most defensive player of the year nba

Rudy Gobert, Ben Wallace and Dikembe Mutombo are tied for the most career Defensive Player of the Year awards, with 4.

Interpreted as:
most defensive player of the year by a player NBA
NAMEDPOYGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
4
866
30.7
12.6
11.7
1.4
0.7
2.1
4.7
7.1
65.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
63.8
67.4
3.4
8.3
1.6
26,601
10,877
10,115
1,188
597
1,780
1,389
2,313
+3664
2Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
4
1,088
29.5
5.7
9.6
1.3
1.3
2.0
2.4
5.0
47.4
0.0
0.0
13.7
1.0
2.5
41.4
47.4
3.2
6.5
1.0
32,085
6,254
10,482
1,437
1,369
2,137
1,061
2,078
+2103
3Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4
1,196
30.8
9.8
10.3
1.0
0.4
2.8
3.5
6.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.1
68.4
57.3
3.2
7.1
1.8
36,791
11,729
12,359
1,240
494
3,289
2,173
3,383
+1607
4Dwight Howard
D. Howard
3
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
5Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
2
758
31.8
20.4
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.4
14.8
49.8
1.7
4.2
39.0
3.9
4.6
86.4
60.5
1.2
5.2
1.7
24,138
15,435
4,826
2,323
1,308
489
1,266
1,264
+4643
6Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
2
838
31.0
17.1
8.5
1.1
0.5
2.8
6.1
11.6
52.7
0.0
0.1
24.7
4.8
7.0
69.2
58.3
2.6
5.9
2.6
25,975
14,311
7,137
946
414
2,356
2,209
2,810
+1651
7Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
2
911
31.7
7.3
13.1
1.8
0.7
0.6
3.0
5.8
52.1
0.1
0.4
23.1
1.2
2.0
58.4
54.6
4.8
8.4
1.6
28,839
6,683
11,954
1,600
611
531
1,484
2,843
+827
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
9Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
2
875
28.8
6.0
7.9
1.0
0.4
3.5
2.4
5.2
45.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.9
64.9
49.6
2.1
5.8
1.5
25,169
5,216
6,939
840
368
3,064
1,293
2,955
10Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
2
767
30.2
15.6
4.7
3.6
1.2
0.3
5.4
10.7
50.2
0.1
0.5
28.4
4.7
5.6
83.1
59.1
1.9
2.8
2.0
23,150
11,931
3,575
2,793
924
226
1,551
1,635
11Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
1
301
32.6
16.6
8.9
3.0
0.8
1.6
6.6
12.2
54.2
0.6
2.0
31.7
2.7
4.0
68.7
59.5
2.3
6.7
1.9
9,802
4,982
2,691
913
252
478
584
719
+1116
12Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
1
441
28.7
18.5
5.6
1.5
1.0
1.9
6.6
14.0
46.7
1.7
4.9
35.2
3.6
4.6
78.9
57.5
1.3
4.2
1.9
12,673
8,147
2,449
669
445
827
838
1,618
+359
13Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1
660
29.4
10.6
3.4
4.5
1.6
0.4
3.6
9.2
38.9
1.6
4.9
32.3
1.9
2.4
78.1
51.8
0.8
2.6
1.9
19,426
6,979
2,255
2,973
1,028
238
1,243
1,683
+1799
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
1
881
32.8
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.3
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.3
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
28,868
21,183
8,750
4,409
980
1,081
2,658
2,589
+3160
15Draymond Green
D. Green
1
911
28.6
8.7
6.9
5.6
1.3
1.0
3.2
7.2
44.9
0.9
2.7
32.0
1.4
2.0
71.0
54.1
1.1
5.8
2.3
26,089
7,918
6,263
5,109
1,210
911
2,114
2,631
+4647
16Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
1
891
32.2
14.0
7.4
3.4
0.9
1.4
5.2
10.8
48.1
0.5
1.3
36.0
3.2
4.1
77.6
55.7
1.6
5.8
2.0
28,719
12,514
6,604
2,996
792
1,254
1,755
2,551
+1139
17Joakim Noah
J. Noah
1
672
27.7
8.8
9.0
2.8
0.8
1.3
3.3
6.8
49.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.9
70.0
54.0
3.2
5.8
1.7
18,646
5,881
6,058
1,907
534
874
1,133
1,874
+589
18Tyson Chandler
T. Chandler
1
1,160
27.3
8.2
9.0
0.8
0.5
1.2
3.1
5.1
59.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.2
64.4
62.6
3.0
6.0
1.4
31,617
9,509
10,467
967
630
1,335
1,656
3,268
+321
19Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1
991
31.7
13.2
4.5
2.7
1.7
0.5
4.7
11.4
41.4
1.2
3.4
33.9
2.6
3.6
71.5
50.8
1.2
3.3
1.8
31,440
13,058
4,448
2,631
1,721
522
1,791
2,586
+1818
20Marcus Camby
M. Camby
1
973
29.5
9.5
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
3.9
8.3
46.6
0.0
0.1
20.5
1.8
2.6
67.0
50.3
2.7
7.1
1.4
28,684
9,262
9,513
1,837
967
2,331
1,362
2,687
-23
21Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
22Gary Payton
G. Payton
1
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
23David Robinson
D. Robinson
1
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
25Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
1
779
31.7
14.0
5.2
5.0
2.7
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.7
0.3
1.0
29.5
2.3
3.1
74.3
52.7
2.1
3.1
2.7
24,669
10,882
4,066
3,929
2,112
323
2,116
2,638

More Jazz Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

RPG

9.6

Nurkić

Jusuf Nurkić

APG

6.8

George

Keyonte George
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

13th

DRTG

123.1

30th

NETRTG

-7.2

26th

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
14
23
.378
16.0
12
13
22
.371
16.0
13
Jazz Jazz
12
23
.343
17.0
14
8
29
.216
22.0
15
8
30
.211
22.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/7
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
9:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
9:30 PM
Mon
1/12
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

12 - 23

117

Final

137

Mon 5 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
27
9
.750
2
23
12
.657
3.5
3
23
13
.639
4.0
4
22
15
.595
5.5
5
19
15
.559
7.0
6
21
17
.553
7.0
7
20
17
.541
7.5
8
20
17
.541
7.5
9
17
19
.472
10.0
10
17
21
.447
11.0
11
16
20
.444
11.0
12
13
23
.361
14.0
13
11
22
.333
14.5
14
10
25
.286
16.5
15
6
31
.162
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
25
11
.694
4.5
3
23
11
.676
5.5
4
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
11
.667
6.0
6
24
13
.649
6.0
7
21
15
.583
8.5
8
19
18
.514
11.0
9
17
20
.459
13.0
10
16
20
.444
13.5
11
14
23
.378
16.0
12
13
22
.371
16.0
13
12
23
.343
17.0
14
8
29
.216
22.0
15
8
30
.211
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
12/5
@
99-94
Fri
12/5
@
112-124
Fri
12/5
@
106-109
Fri
12/5
@
127-111
Fri
12/5
@
109-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:30 PM