most minutes by a dpoy

Michael Jordan has played the most minutes by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 3,311 minutes on the court in 1987-88.

Interpreted as:
most minutes by a dpoy in a regular season by a player
NAMEMINDPOYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3,311
1
1987-88
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,277
1
1993-94
80
41.0
27.3
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
3Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,242
1
1992-93
82
39.5
26.1
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
4Gary Payton
G. Payton
3,162
1
1995-96
81
39.0
19.3
4.2
7.5
2.9
0.2
7.6
15.8
48.4
1.2
3.7
32.8
2.8
3.8
74.8
55.4
1.3
2.9
3.2
1,563
339
608
231
19
260
221
5Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3,100
1
1994-95
82
37.8
11.5
12.5
1.4
0.5
3.9
4.3
7.7
55.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.6
65.4
59.5
3.9
8.7
2.3
946
1,029
113
40
321
192
284
6Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
3,075
1
1983-84
79
38.9
20.9
6.7
4.5
1.4
0.3
7.1
14.2
49.8
0.1
0.2
27.8
6.7
7.9
84.8
59.1
2.7
4.0
2.7
1,654
528
358
108
27
217
204
7Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
2,973
1
1996-97
80
37.2
13.3
11.6
1.4
0.6
3.3
4.8
9.0
52.7
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
70.5
58.4
3.4
8.3
2.3
1,066
929
110
49
264
186
249
+432
8Dwight Howard
D. Howard
2,935
1
2010-11
78
37.6
22.9
14.1
1.4
1.4
2.4
7.9
13.4
59.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
11.7
59.6
61.6
4.0
10.1
3.6
1,784
1,098
107
107
186
279
258
+498
9Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
2,921
1
2001-02
80
36.5
7.6
13.0
1.4
1.7
3.5
3.2
6.0
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.9
42.3
52.2
4.0
9.0
0.9
609
1,039
115
138
278
70
178
+150
10Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
2,917
1
1997-98
82
35.6
13.4
11.4
1.0
0.4
3.4
4.9
9.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.5
67.0
58.4
3.4
8.0
2.0
1,101
932
82
34
277
168
254
+421
11Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
2,914
1
1988-89
82
35.5
6.2
10.3
1.0
0.5
3.8
2.3
5.0
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.4
66.0
51.3
2.8
7.5
1.7
508
843
83
40
315
142
290
12Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
2,890
1
2005-06
82
35.2
7.3
11.3
1.9
1.8
2.2
2.9
5.7
51.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
3.6
41.6
50.1
3.7
7.6
1.1
597
923
158
146
181
88
164
+598
13Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
2,878
1
1985-86
82
35.1
17.0
6.3
5.5
3.7
0.5
6.9
13.3
51.4
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.2
4.0
79.5
56.3
2.2
4.0
3.1
1,392
516
448
301
40
256
296
14Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
2,873
1
2002-03
73
39.4
6.9
15.4
1.6
1.4
3.2
2.9
6.0
48.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.2
2.6
45.0
48.6
4.0
11.4
1.2
506
1,126
120
104
230
88
179
+222
15Dwight Howard
D. Howard
2,843
1
2009-10
82
34.7
18.3
13.2
1.8
0.9
2.8
6.2
10.2
61.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.9
10.0
59.2
63.0
3.5
9.7
3.3
1,503
1,082
144
75
228
274
287
+619
16Dwight Howard
D. Howard
2,821
1
2008-09
79
35.7
20.6
13.8
1.4
1.0
2.9
7.1
12.4
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.4
10.7
59.4
60.0
4.3
9.6
3.0
1,624
1,093
112
77
231
240
270
+553
17Joakim Noah
J. Noah
2,820
1
2013-14
80
35.3
12.6
11.3
5.4
1.2
1.5
4.8
10.0
47.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.2
73.7
53.1
3.5
7.7
2.4
1,007
900
431
99
121
194
245
+232
18Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
2,813
1
1984-85
82
34.3
9.7
11.3
1.5
0.4
5.6
3.7
8.2
44.9
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.3
71.2
50.2
2.5
8.8
2.5
794
927
124
36
456
206
312
19Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
2,796
1
2012-13
80
35.0
14.1
7.8
4.0
1.0
1.7
5.4
10.9
49.4
0.0
0.2
7.1
3.4
4.0
84.8
55.9
2.3
5.5
2.0
1,127
622
318
80
139
157
255
+434
20Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
2,748
1
1999-00
79
34.8
21.7
9.5
1.6
0.5
3.7
8.3
15.0
55.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
7.4
71.1
59.6
2.7
6.8
2.7
1,718
753
123
40
294
217
308
+270
21Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
2,747
1
1990-91
82
33.5
8.2
12.5
1.0
0.8
0.7
3.4
6.8
49.3
0.1
0.4
20.0
1.4
2.1
63.1
52.5
4.4
8.1
1.1
669
1,026
85
65
55
94
281
22Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
2,714
1
2003-04
73
37.2
18.3
5.3
3.7
2.1
0.7
6.4
15.2
42.1
1.0
3.3
31.0
4.4
6.0
73.3
51.1
1.4
3.9
2.8
1,333
385
272
152
50
202
194
+486
23Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
2,710
1
1982-83
76
35.7
22.5
5.8
3.9
1.5
0.3
8.0
15.2
52.4
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
7.9
82.6
60.2
2.5
3.2
2.6
1,712
437
300
113
23
197
180
24Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
2,671
1
2004-05
74
36.1
9.7
12.2
1.7
1.4
2.4
4.0
8.8
45.3
0.0
0.1
11.1
1.8
4.1
42.8
45.9
3.9
8.2
1.1
721
902
123
106
176
82
159
+343
25Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
2,593
1
2023-24
76
34.1
14.0
12.9
1.3
0.7
2.1
5.3
8.1
66.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.1
63.8
67.6
3.8
9.2
1.6
1,061
982
102
52
162
119
238
+411
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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20.3

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RPG

9.4

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APG

8.9

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113.8

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118.0

22nd

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-4.2

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36.2

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
14
12
.538
7.0
9
15
13
.536
7.0
10
Bulls Bulls
11
15
.423
10.0
11
11
16
.407
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
Sun
12/21
@
3:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
@
7:30 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

15 - 13

111

Final

127

CHI Bulls

11 - 15

Wed 17 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
14
12
.538
7.0
9
15
13
.536
7.0
10
11
15
.423
10.0
11
11
16
.407
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
10
.630
7.5
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
14
.481
11.5
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
@
119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123
Sat
11/15
@
129-106
Sat
11/15
@
124-106

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM