nba best defensive rating 1999

David Robinson had the lowest defensive rating in 1998-99, with an 88.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 1999
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1David Robinson
D. Robinson
88.0
1998-99
49
31.7
15.8
10.0
2.1
1.4
2.4
5.5
10.8
50.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.9
7.4
65.8
56.4
3.0
7.0
2.2
1,554
775
492
103
69
119
108
143
+331
2Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
91.2
1998-99
38
34.2
17.3
9.9
1.1
0.8
2.6
6.5
14.9
43.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.3
6.1
70.6
49.1
1.9
8.0
2.6
1,300
657
377
43
30
100
99
105
+47
3Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
91.5
1998-99
50
39.3
21.7
11.4
2.4
0.9
2.5
8.4
16.9
49.5
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.9
7.2
69.0
54.1
3.2
8.2
2.9
1,963
1,084
571
121
45
126
146
147
+371
4Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
92.3
1998-99
50
36.6
10.8
12.2
1.1
0.3
2.9
3.5
6.8
51.2
0.0
0.0
3.9
5.7
68.4
58.4
3.8
8.4
1.9
1,829
541
610
57
16
147
94
145
+225
5Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
92.8
1998-99
46
38.1
20.1
11.0
1.6
0.7
3.9
7.0
13.8
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
9.2
65.2
56.3
3.6
7.4
3.0
1,753
924
507
74
34
180
139
161
+340
6Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
93.6
1998-99
50
27.0
12.1
7.9
2.4
0.7
1.3
4.6
9.6
48.5
0.1
0.5
29.2
2.7
3.5
77.1
54.6
1.8
6.1
1.7
1,349
606
393
119
34
63
85
147
+159
7Theo Ratliff
T. Ratliff
94.3
1998-99
50
32.5
11.2
8.1
0.6
0.9
3.0
3.9
8.4
47.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.6
72.5
53.9
2.8
5.4
1.8
1,627
560
407
30
45
149
92
180
+51
8Greg Ostertag
G. Ostertag
95.1
1998-99
48
27.9
5.7
7.3
0.5
0.3
2.7
2.1
4.3
47.6
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.5
62.0
52.3
2.2
5.1
0.9
1,340
273
348
23
12
131
45
140
+318
9George Lynch
G. Lynch
95.3
1998-99
43
30.6
8.3
6.5
1.8
2.0
0.5
3.4
8.1
42.1
0.2
0.5
39.1
1.2
2.0
63.1
46.1
2.6
3.9
1.8
1,315
356
279
76
85
22
79
142
+109
10Grant Long
G. Long
95.6
1998-99
50
27.6
9.8
5.9
1.1
1.1
0.3
3.0
7.2
42.1
0.1
0.4
16.7
3.7
4.7
78.3
52.9
2.0
3.9
1.5
1,380
489
296
53
57
16
74
143
+205
11Karl Malone
K. Malone
95.8
1998-99
49
37.4
23.8
9.4
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.0
16.3
49.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.7
9.8
78.8
57.7
2.2
7.3
3.3
1,832
1,164
463
201
62
28
162
134
+355
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
95.8
1998-99
50
35.7
18.9
9.6
1.8
1.6
2.5
7.5
14.5
51.4
0.1
0.3
30.8
3.9
5.4
71.7
55.9
2.1
7.4
2.8
1,784
945
478
88
82
123
139
160
+61
13Charlie Ward
C. Ward
95.9
1998-99
50
31.1
7.6
3.4
5.4
2.1
0.2
2.7
6.7
40.4
1.1
3.0
35.6
1.1
1.6
70.5
51.3
0.5
3.0
2.6
1,556
378
172
271
103
8
131
105
+77
14Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
96.2
1998-99
48
36.7
13.3
4.7
5.8
2.1
0.2
5.1
13.6
37.9
1.6
5.2
30.7
1.4
1.9
75.8
46.3
0.9
3.7
2.4
1,763
640
224
278
99
9
115
61
+220
15Darrell Armstrong
D. Armstrong
96.4
1998-99
50
30.0
13.8
3.6
6.7
2.2
0.1
4.6
10.4
44.1
1.4
3.8
36.5
3.2
3.6
90.4
57.5
1.1
2.5
3.2
1,502
690
180
335
108
4
158
90
+191
16Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
96.7
1998-99
50
38.9
15.8
5.7
5.3
2.2
0.5
6.0
14.3
42.0
0.8
2.8
28.6
3.0
4.2
70.6
48.8
1.5
4.2
3.0
1,944
791
284
266
111
23
150
111
+129
17Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
96.8
1998-99
49
28.9
12.8
4.9
1.2
1.0
1.1
4.9
9.7
50.8
0.3
0.6
41.9
2.7
3.7
73.2
56.6
1.2
3.8
1.6
1,414
628
241
60
48
54
80
175
+303
18Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
96.9
1998-99
46
26.8
6.0
8.3
0.4
1.1
2.0
2.5
4.3
57.8
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.9
35.6
53.9
3.0
5.4
0.8
1,231
277
384
18
50
90
36
111
+12
19Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
97.1
1998-99
47
37.9
20.8
10.4
4.3
1.7
1.8
8.8
19.1
46.0
0.1
0.3
28.6
3.1
4.4
70.4
49.3
3.5
6.9
2.9
1,780
977
489
202
78
83
135
152
+76
20Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
97.1
1998-99
49
26.4
8.6
8.0
0.8
0.7
3.2
3.4
7.1
48.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.8
2.3
74.8
52.7
2.7
5.3
1.1
1,294
420
392
40
35
159
56
153
+134
21Isaac Austin
I. Austin
97.4
1998-99
49
25.7
9.7
4.8
1.8
1.0
0.7
3.8
9.2
40.8
0.0
0.1
28.6
2.1
3.2
66.9
45.7
1.7
3.1
2.3
1,259
477
237
89
47
35
114
125
-15
22Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
97.4
1998-99
47
33.6
14.9
5.9
1.9
1.4
0.3
5.4
13.6
39.5
2.0
5.9
34.7
2.1
3.4
61.1
49.3
1.1
4.8
1.8
1,581
701
277
91
64
15
83
72
+89
23Brian Grant
B. Grant
97.5
1998-99
48
31.8
11.5
9.8
1.4
0.4
0.7
3.8
8.0
47.9
0.0
0.0
3.8
4.7
81.4
57.1
3.6
6.2
2.0
1,525
550
470
67
21
34
96
136
+260
24Horace Grant
H. Grant
97.5
1998-99
50
33.2
8.9
7.0
1.8
0.9
1.2
4.0
9.1
43.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.4
67.1
45.5
2.3
4.7
0.9
1,660
443
351
90
46
60
44
99
+42
25P.J. Brown
P.J. Brown
97.7
1998-99
50
32.2
11.4
6.9
1.3
0.9
1.0
4.6
9.5
48.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
2.9
77.4
52.7
2.3
4.6
1.4
1,611
571
346
66
46
48
69
166
+202
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