most defensive player of the year in a decade

Ben Wallace has won the most Defensive Player of the Year awards in a decade, with 4 in the 2000s.

Interpreted as:

most defensive player of the year by a player in a decade

	NAME	DPOY	DECADE	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4	2000s	756	33.5	6.8	11.2	1.6	1.4	2.3	2.8	5.9	46.7	0.0	0.1	11.6	1.2	2.9	42.5	47.0	3.6	7.7	1.1	25,340	5,114	8,500	1,179	1,063	1,775	837	1,552	+2284
2	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	3	1990s	603	36.7	12.9	12.1	1.5	0.5	3.6	4.6	8.8	52.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	5.5	66.3	57.4	3.7	8.3	2.4	22,130	7,762	7,282	900	322	2,174	1,464	2,009	+1078
3	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	2	2020s	423	32.6	14.0	12.8	1.4	0.7	1.9	5.3	7.8	67.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	5.2	65.0	69.2	3.5	9.3	1.6	13,769	5,934	5,425	578	300	823	697	1,184	+2169
4	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	2	2010s	406	28.7	11.1	10.5	1.3	0.7	2.2	4.1	6.5	62.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.7	63.1	65.0	3.2	7.3	1.6	11,661	4,524	4,275	545	276	895	641	1,025	+1292
5	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	2	2010s	467	30.8	17.7	6.3	2.4	1.8	0.7	6.4	12.9	49.5	1.4	3.6	38.3	3.5	4.1	84.8	59.9	1.3	5.1	1.5	14,404	8,250	2,950	1,123	829	313	679	793	+2764
6	Dwight Howard D. Howard	2	2010s	637	33.5	17.4	12.7	1.5	1.0	1.9	6.4	10.7	59.2	0.0	0.1	9.8	4.7	8.6	54.5	60.0	3.5	9.2	2.9	21,340	11,079	8,077	955	623	1,237	1,857	2,077	+1934
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	2	1990s	689	38.1	23.9	11.6	3.0	1.8	3.5	9.6	18.7	51.3	0.0	0.1	24.0	4.7	6.3	74.7	55.7	2.9	8.7	3.3	26,260	16,484	8,000	2,079	1,229	2,381	2,240	2,445	+513
8	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	2	1990s	658	34.9	6.8	15.1	2.0	0.7	0.5	2.8	5.5	50.1	0.1	0.5	22.9	1.1	1.9	58.7	53.1	5.3	9.9	1.7	22,940	4,461	9,964	1,321	441	361	1,090	2,071	+903
9	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	2	1980s	568	30.2	7.0	8.7	1.2	0.4	4.2	2.8	6.3	44.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.3	64.9	48.1	2.3	6.4	1.8	17,181	3,969	4,916	693	242	2,391	1,016	2,037
10	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	2	1980s	695	31.7	16.7	5.0	3.9	1.3	0.3	5.8	11.5	50.3	0.1	0.5	27.6	5.0	6.1	83.2	59.1	2.0	3.0	2.1	22,054	11,594	3,447	2,689	874	217	1,485	1,523
11	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	1	2020s	269	32.5	16.4	9.0	2.9	0.8	1.6	6.6	12.0	54.8	0.6	1.8	31.5	2.7	3.8	69.4	59.8	2.2	6.7	1.9	8,745	4,412	2,408	784	222	419	514	640	+1012
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1	2020s	394	33.0	29.9	11.9	6.0	1.0	1.1	11.0	19.2	57.5	0.8	2.8	28.9	7.1	10.8	66.0	62.6	2.2	9.7	3.4	13,013	11,793	4,686	2,367	402	438	1,358	1,137	+2502
13	Marcus Smart M. Smart	1	2020s	294	30.7	12.1	3.3	5.3	1.6	0.4	4.1	10.2	40.3	1.9	5.6	33.6	2.0	2.5	78.9	53.5	0.6	2.7	2.1	9,038	3,561	978	1,558	465	107	617	726	+1079
14	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	1	2020s	349	29.0	19.3	5.7	1.5	1.0	2.0	6.8	14.6	46.2	1.9	5.3	35.0	3.9	4.9	79.5	57.4	1.4	4.3	1.9	10,124	6,720	1,986	538	362	695	664	1,265	+550
15	Draymond Green D. Green	1	2010s	533	28.1	9.1	6.9	4.9	1.4	1.1	3.3	7.5	43.9	0.9	2.8	32.3	1.6	2.2	70.6	53.5	1.2	5.8	2.0	14,979	4,825	3,700	2,589	730	576	1,089	1,482	+3565
16	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	1	2010s	597	27.4	8.5	9.3	0.8	0.6	1.0	3.1	4.9	63.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	3.2	68.8	66.9	3.0	6.3	1.3	16,337	5,062	5,560	493	335	571	803	1,553	+154
17	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	1	2010s	713	33.7	15.4	7.7	3.6	0.9	1.5	5.7	11.9	48.0	0.5	1.3	35.0	3.5	4.4	78.3	55.3	1.6	6.1	2.1	24,044	10,946	5,509	2,597	669	1,068	1,479	2,047	+1120
18	Joakim Noah J. Noah	1	2010s	513	29.5	9.4	9.8	3.3	0.8	1.4	3.6	7.5	48.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	3.1	70.3	53.5	3.3	6.4	1.9	15,124	4,842	5,020	1,710	416	699	956	1,454	+571
19	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1	2000s	407	35.9	17.3	12.5	1.4	0.9	2.0	6.1	10.8	56.8	0.0	0.0	8.3	5.1	8.4	60.1	59.7	3.6	8.9	3.0	14,623	7,035	5,107	580	363	814	1,202	1,298	+976
20	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	1	2000s	604	34.8	16.1	5.1	3.2	2.1	0.6	5.7	13.6	42.2	1.2	3.5	34.2	3.5	4.8	72.3	51.3	1.2	3.9	2.3	21,037	9,722	3,092	1,915	1,244	375	1,372	1,776	+923
21	Marcus Camby M. Camby	1	2000s	585	31.4	10.4	10.8	2.0	1.0	2.7	4.2	8.8	47.5	0.0	0.1	20.3	2.0	2.8	69.8	51.5	2.7	8.1	1.4	18,384	6,071	6,313	1,189	612	1,560	830	1,687	+267
22	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1	2000s	769	38.2	21.6	12.1	4.7	1.3	1.6	8.5	17.1	49.9	0.2	0.7	28.6	4.4	5.6	79.4	55.4	2.6	9.4	2.6	29,345	16,638	9,288	3,603	1,037	1,206	2,003	1,882	+3322
23	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	1	2000s	383	25.3	12.5	6.6	0.7	0.3	2.6	4.7	8.6	53.9	0.0	0.0	11.1	3.1	4.8	65.0	57.8	2.0	4.5	1.9	9,689	4,770	2,513	284	111	984	727	1,156	+417
24	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	1	2000s	593	24.7	6.7	8.6	0.6	0.3	1.9	2.3	4.6	50.6	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.7	72.7	57.2	2.6	5.9	1.2	14,661	3,967	5,077	340	172	1,115	709	1,374	+529
25	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	1	1990s	455	35.8	21.0	10.2	1.5	0.7	3.0	7.3	14.0	52.1	0.0	0.2	26.3	6.3	8.8	71.2	58.5	3.1	7.1	3.3	16,286	9,541	4,624	662	303	1,372	1,482	1,654	+1234