lowest drtg by a player in a season minimum 2829 minutes and minimum 24 ppg

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the best defensive rating with 24.0+ points per game and 2,829+ minutes played in a season, with an 88.8 rating in 1973-74.

Regular season

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	88.8	3,548	27.0	1973-74	MIL	81	43.8	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	11.7	21.7	53.9				3.6	5.2	70.2	56.4	3.5	11.0		2,191	1,178	386	112	283		238
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	90.0	3,379	27.7	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	56.7	3.3	13.5		2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292
3	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	91.5	3,231	24.2	2003-04	MIN	82	39.4	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	9.8	19.6	49.9	0.1	0.5	25.6	4.5	5.7	79.1	54.7	3.0	10.9	2.6	1,987	1,139	409	120	178	212	202	+614
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	92.5	3,016	26.2	1976-77	LAL	82	36.8	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	10.8	18.7	57.9				4.6	6.5	70.1	60.8	3.2	10.0		2,152	1,090	319	101	261		262
5	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	92.7	2,972	24.5	1993-94	NYK	79	37.6	11.2	2.3	1.1	2.7	9.4	19.0	49.6	0.1	0.2	28.6	5.6	7.4	76.5	55.1	2.8	8.4	3.3	1,939	885	179	90	217	260	275
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	93.4	3,124	24.3	1989-90	HOU	82	38.1	14.0	2.9	2.1	4.6	9.8	19.6	50.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	4.7	6.5	71.3	54.1	3.6	10.4	3.9	1,995	1,149	234	174	376	316	314
7	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	94.2	3,003	24.2	1992-93	NYK	81	37.1	12.1	1.9	0.9	2.0	9.6	19.1	50.3	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.9	6.9	71.9	54.6	2.4	9.7	3.3	1,959	980	151	74	161	265	286
8	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	94.6	3,539	34.5	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	94.6	3,163	29.7	1999-00	LAL	79	40.0	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	12.1	21.1	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.4	52.4	57.8	4.3	9.4	2.8	2,344	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	94.9	3,024	24.8	1988-89	HOU	82	36.9	13.5	1.8	2.6	3.4	9.6	19.0	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.5	8.0	69.6	55.2	4.1	9.4	3.4	2,034	1,105	149	213	282	275	329
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	94.9	3,277	27.3	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289
12	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	95.1	3,185	30.6	1973-74	BUF	74	43.0	15.1	2.3	1.2	3.3	12.2	22.3	54.7				6.2	7.8	79.3	59.4	3.8	11.3		2,261	1,117	170	88	246		252
13	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	95.6	3,328	31.1	1975-76	BUF	78	42.7	12.4	4.0	1.2	2.1	12.0	24.6	48.7				7.2	9.4	76.2	54.2	3.1	9.3		2,427	965	315	93	160		298
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.7	3,329	25.5	2001-02	SAS	82	40.6	12.7	3.7	0.7	2.5	9.3	18.3	50.8	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.8	8.5	79.9	57.6	3.3	9.4	3.2	2,089	1,042	307	61	203	263	217	+563
15	David Robinson D. Robinson	95.9	3,095	25.6	1990-91	SAS	82	37.7	13.0	2.5	1.5	3.9	9.2	16.7	55.2	0.0	0.1	14.3	7.2	9.5	76.2	61.5	4.1	8.9	3.3	2,101	1,063	208	127	320	270	264
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	96.1	3,242	26.1	1992-93	HOU	82	39.5	13.0	3.5	1.8	4.2	10.3	19.5	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.4	7.0	77.9	57.7	3.5	9.6	3.2	2,140	1,068	291	150	342	262	305
17	David Robinson D. Robinson	96.4	3,019	25.0	1995-96	SAS	82	36.8	12.2	3.0	1.4	3.3	8.7	16.8	51.6	0.0	0.1	33.3	7.6	10.0	76.1	58.9	3.9	8.3	2.3	2,051	1,000	247	111	271	190	262
18	Moses Malone M. Malone	96.5	2,922	24.5	1982-83	PHI	78	37.5	15.3	1.3	1.1	2.0	8.4	16.7	50.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	10.1	76.1	57.8	5.7	9.6	3.4	1,908	1,194	101	89	157	264	206
19	Chris Webber C. Webber	96.7	2,836	27.1	2000-01	SAC	70	40.5	11.1	4.2	1.3	1.7	11.2	23.4	48.1	0.0	0.4	7.1	4.6	6.6	70.3	51.6	2.6	8.5	2.8	1,898	777	294	93	118	195	226	+374
20	Julius Erving J. Erving	96.7	2,874	24.6	1980-81	PHI	82	35.0	8.0	4.4	2.1	1.8	9.7	18.6	52.1	0.0	0.2	22.2	5.1	6.5	78.7	57.2	3.0	5.0	3.2	2,014	657	364	173	147	266	233
21	Rick Barry R. Barry	96.8	2,918	25.1	1973-74	GSW	80	36.5	6.8	6.1	2.1	0.5	10.0	21.8	45.6				5.2	5.8	89.9	51.5	1.3	5.5		2,009	540	484	169	40		265
22	David Robinson D. Robinson	96.8	3,002	24.3	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	1,993	983	164	138	319	257	259
23	Rick Barry R. Barry	96.8	3,235	30.6	1974-75	GSW	80	40.4	5.7	6.2	2.9	0.4	12.9	27.7	46.4				4.9	5.5	90.4	50.9	1.2	4.6		2,450	456	492	228	33		225
24	David Robinson D. Robinson	97.9	3,241	29.8	1993-94	SAS	80	40.5	10.7	4.8	1.7	3.3	10.5	20.7	50.7	0.1	0.4	34.5	8.7	11.6	74.9	57.7	3.0	7.7	3.2	2,383	855	381	139	265	253	228
25	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	98.2	3,117	25.1	2002-03	DAL	80	39.0	9.9	3.0	1.4	1.0	8.6	18.6	46.3	1.9	4.9	37.9	6.0	6.9	88.1	58.1	1.0	8.9	1.9	2,011	791	239	111	82	152	206	+778

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11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
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Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	IND	@	MIL	8:00 PM
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12.9

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11.6

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10.7

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9.9

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2.0

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BPG Leaders

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111.3

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113.0

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8.2

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6.5

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Dončić

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Dončić

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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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