most defensive player of the year awards

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 awards by a player
NAMEDPOYGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
4
865
30.7
12.6
11.7
1.4
0.7
2.1
4.7
7.1
65.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
63.7
67.4
3.4
8.3
1.6
26,568
10,864
10,099
1,187
597
1,778
1,386
2,311
+3644
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
757
31.8
20.4
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.4
14.8
49.8
1.7
4.2
39.1
3.9
4.6
86.4
60.5
1.2
5.2
1.7
24,100
15,411
4,814
2,318
1,307
487
1,261
1,263
+4635
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
300
32.6
16.5
9.0
3.0
0.8
1.6
6.6
12.2
54.2
0.6
2.0
31.9
2.7
4.0
68.6
59.5
2.3
6.7
1.9
9,767
4,962
2,685
908
250
476
580
715
+1117
12Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
1
440
28.7
18.5
5.5
1.5
1.0
1.9
6.6
14.0
46.7
1.7
4.9
35.1
3.6
4.6
78.9
57.5
1.3
4.2
1.9
12,637
8,126
2,440
667
443
824
832
1,615
+338
13Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1
659
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
19,390
6,966
2,249
2,969
1,027
237
1,239
1,680
+1785
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
910
28.6
8.7
6.9
5.6
1.3
1.0
3.2
7.2
44.9
0.9
2.7
32.1
1.4
2.0
70.9
54.1
1.1
5.8
2.3
26,057
7,912
6,258
5,097
1,208
911
2,113
2,630
+4632
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

27.9

Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

RPG

9.5

Nurkić

Jusuf Nurkić

APG

6.9

George

Keyonte George
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

15th

DRTG

122.7

30th

NETRTG

-6.8

26th

3P%

35.5

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
13
23
.361
17.0
12
12
22
.353
17.0
13
Jazz Jazz
12
22
.353
17.0
14
8
28
.222
22.0
15
8
29
.216
22.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/5
@
10:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
9:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
9:30 PM
Mon
1/12
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

12 - 22

114

Final

123

GSW Warriors

19 - 17

Sat 3 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
26
9
.743
2
23
12
.657
3.0
3
22
12
.647
3.5
4
21
15
.583
5.5
5
19
14
.576
6.0
6
20
16
.556
6.5
7
20
16
.556
6.5
8
20
17
.541
7.0
9
17
18
.486
9.0
10
17
20
.459
10.0
11
16
20
.444
10.5
12
12
23
.343
14.0
13
11
22
.333
14.0
14
9
25
.265
16.5
15
6
30
.167
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
6
.833
2
25
10
.714
4.5
3
22
11
.667
6.5
4
23
12
.657
6.5
5
21
11
.656
7.0
6
23
13
.639
7.0
7
21
14
.600
8.5
8
19
17
.528
11.0
9
16
20
.444
14.0
10
15
20
.429
14.5
11
13
23
.361
17.0
12
12
22
.353
17.0
13
12
22
.353
17.0
14
8
28
.222
22.0
15
8
29
.216
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/4
@
105-106
Thu
12/4
@
105-126
Thu
12/4
@
112-146
Thu
12/4
@
117-130
Thu
12/4
@
134-133

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/5
@
7:00 PM
Mon
1/5
@
7:30 PM
Mon
1/5
@
7:30 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:00 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:00 PM