nba best defensive rating last 5 years

Between December 29, 2020 and December 29, 2025, Matt Mooney has the lowest defensive rating, with a 41.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA best defensive rating by a player last 5 years
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Matt Mooney
M. Mooney
41.4
1
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
-5
2Javin DeLaurier
J. DeLaurier
65.6
1
2.8
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
+4
3Isaiah Stevens
I. Stevens
69.8
3
1.9
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
6
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
+4
4M.J. Walker
M.J. Walker
80.9
2
4.2
0.0
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
8
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
-3
5Paris Bass
P. Bass
83.3
2
3.7
3.0
2.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
43.6
1.0
1.0
1.0
7
6
4
0
1
0
2
2
+2
6Jon Teske
J. Teske
86.9
3
2.6
0.0
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
8
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
-3
7Tre Scott
T. Scott
89.7
2
5.7
3.0
1.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
3.0
50.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
11
6
2
0
1
1
0
2
+4
8Feron Hunt
F. Hunt
92.6
2
4.2
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
8
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
-1
9Yuri Collins
Y. Collins
93.8
2
8.2
1.0
1.5
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.5
1.5
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.0
0.5
0.0
16
2
3
4
2
0
0
5
-5
10Miles Norris
M. Norris
97.9
3
11.6
2.3
3.0
0.0
0.7
0.3
0.7
3.0
22.2
0.7
2.3
28.6
0.3
0.7
50.0
35.4
0.7
2.3
0.0
35
7
9
0
2
1
0
0
-14
11Tacko Fall
T. Fall
98.7
29
6.7
2.0
2.6
0.2
0.0
0.9
0.9
1.4
63.4
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.8
31.8
58.2
0.8
1.8
0.3
194
59
75
5
1
26
9
25
+31
12Shaq Buchanan
S. Buchanan
99.6
2
4.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
2.0
25.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
0.5
0.5
1.0
10
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
-2
13Izaiah Brockington
I. Brockington
99.7
1
3.4
4.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
5.0
40.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
40.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
+3
14Bruno Caboclo
B. Caboclo
100.7
4
3.3
2.8
1.8
0.3
0.0
0.3
1.3
1.8
71.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.5
50.0
69.8
0.5
1.3
0.0
13
11
7
1
0
1
0
2
+5
15Amida Brimah
A. Brimah
100.8
5
5.9
2.6
1.6
0.2
0.0
1.0
1.0
1.6
62.5
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.6
100.0
69.7
0.4
1.2
0.8
29
13
8
1
0
5
4
4
+22
16Ersan Ilyasova
E. Ilyasova
102.2
17
8.7
3.8
1.7
0.2
0.6
0.2
1.2
3.2
38.9
1.1
2.4
43.9
0.3
0.3
100.0
57.8
0.4
1.3
0.5
148
65
29
4
10
3
8
29
+15
17Vincent Poirier
V. Poirier
102.6
10
3.9
0.8
1.4
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.3
1.2
25.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.6
33.3
27.3
0.6
0.8
0.4
39
8
14
2
0
3
4
8
-16
18Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
102.9
103
22.0
4.2
5.7
0.7
1.1
1.7
1.7
3.0
57.2
0.0
0.1
12.5
0.8
1.1
71.2
60.6
1.9
3.7
0.9
2,264
436
583
77
114
179
92
270
-152
19Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
103.3
48
19.2
5.1
4.0
2.1
0.5
1.1
1.7
3.9
44.3
1.0
2.4
40.2
0.7
1.0
71.7
59.4
0.7
3.3
1.0
921
244
191
100
25
52
48
104
+51
20Tyler Hall
T. Hall
103.4
1
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-5
21Jahmai Mashack
J. Mashack
103.6
6
3.5
1.0
0.8
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.3
1.2
28.6
0.3
0.8
40.0
0.0
0.0
42.9
0.0
0.8
0.5
21
6
5
2
1
0
3
1
-19
22Aaron Henry
A. Henry
104.1
6
2.8
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.2
0.8
20.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
20.0
0.0
0.2
0.3
17
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
-20
23Leonard Miller
L. Miller
104.3
40
3.1
1.6
1.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.6
1.2
53.2
0.1
0.4
13.3
0.3
0.4
80.0
59.7
0.2
0.8
0.2
124
64
42
12
6
2
7
14
-4
24Rodions Kurucs
R. Kurucs
104.3
19
6.1
1.5
1.1
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.5
1.6
33.3
0.3
1.1
25.0
0.2
0.2
75.0
44.1
0.3
0.8
0.7
115
28
21
10
9
4
13
15
+1
25Branden Carlson
B. Carlson
104.6
54
8.7
4.2
1.9
0.5
0.1
0.6
1.6
3.2
50.0
0.7
1.9
35.9
0.3
0.5
68.0
61.6
0.5
1.3
0.3
467
228
100
28
8
32
14
42
+65
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4.5
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.655
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