nba best defensive rating with atleast 600 games

Tim Duncan had the lowest defensive rating when playing 600+ games, with a 95.5 rating.

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NBA best defensive rating by a player with atleast 600 or more games
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.5
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
95.6
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
3Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
95.7
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
4Clifford Ray
C. Ray
96.4
629
25.5
7.3
8.4
1.9
0.8
1.0
3.0
5.5
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.5
58.1
55.3
2.6
5.8
1.7
16,059
4,618
5,287
1,203
501
638
532
2,090
5Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
96.5
761
30.8
9.5
9.0
4.3
1.3
1.5
3.8
8.7
44.3
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.8
2.4
75.0
48.7
2.2
6.9
2.2
23,463
7,206
6,873
3,275
999
1,160
978
2,636
6George Johnson
G. Johnson
96.8
848
20.9
5.0
6.8
1.1
0.5
2.5
2.1
4.6
45.2
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.9
1.3
69.8
48.9
2.3
4.5
1.6
17,753
4,280
5,749
921
456
2,082
872
2,667
7Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
97.5
894
36.0
18.6
10.9
1.7
1.0
2.0
7.4
16.1
46.0
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.7
5.5
67.6
50.0
3.1
7.8
2.4
32,199
16,600
9,751
1,540
864
1,771
1,358
2,967
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
97.9
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
9Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
98.5
716
33.3
19.5
9.4
3.3
1.1
1.5
7.8
14.9
52.8
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.8
5.0
77.0
57.2
2.6
6.8
2.6
23,844
13,984
6,696
2,353
777
1,100
1,112
2,201
10Marcus Camby
M. Camby
98.5
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
11Jim Brewer
J. Brewer
98.5
703
22.7
5.8
6.3
1.5
0.8
0.7
2.5
5.7
44.8
0.0
0.1
7.7
0.8
1.3
57.1
46.7
2.4
4.0
0.9
15,936
4,099
4,458
1,038
556
510
332
1,536
12Steve Mix
S. Mix
98.8
726
24.4
10.9
5.4
1.8
1.2
0.2
4.2
8.3
50.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
2.5
3.1
80.9
56.2
1.9
3.5
1.3
17,716
7,909
3,908
1,340
884
173
563
1,583
13Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
98.9
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
24,815
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
14Harvey Catchings
H. Catchings
98.9
725
18.2
3.2
5.0
0.8
0.4
1.7
1.3
2.9
43.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.0
64.7
47.5
1.7
3.3
1.1
13,182
2,335
3,639
608
261
1,226
594
2,000
15Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
99.0
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
16Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
99.1
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
17Rich Kelley
R. Kelley
99.2
814
21.8
7.6
7.0
2.6
0.9
0.9
2.7
5.4
48.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
2.9
78.3
56.5
2.3
4.7
2.4
17,711
6,199
5,678
2,092
694
749
1,576
2,613
18Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
99.4
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
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
99.4
1,239
35.3
22.9
10.0
3.5
0.9
2.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
59.5
2.4
7.6
2.7
43,787
28,316
12,369
4,302
1,160
3,189
2,527
3,667
20Bobby Jones
B. Jones
99.5
774
26.1
11.5
5.5
2.4
1.4
1.3
4.4
8.0
55.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.5
78.0
60.4
1.7
3.8
1.8
20,177
8,911
4,256
1,888
1,050
982
1,217
2,104
21Malik Rose
M. Rose
99.7
813
16.5
6.2
4.1
0.8
0.6
0.4
2.2
5.0
43.7
0.0
0.1
17.7
1.7
2.3
74.3
50.7
1.4
2.7
1.3
13,404
5,003
3,371
684
487
293
1,059
1,896
+355
22Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
99.8
772
32.6
15.5
9.4
1.7
0.7
0.7
6.2
12.9
48.3
0.0
0.0
100.0
3.1
4.6
66.2
52.0
2.6
6.8
3.0
25,141
11,988
7,267
1,348
533
510
1,592
2,253
23Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
99.8
772
33.4
22.5
9.5
2.3
1.0
1.5
8.9
17.4
50.8
0.0
0.1
8.1
4.8
6.3
75.3
55.6
2.4
7.1
2.6
25,765
17,346
7,320
1,812
751
1,147
1,223
2,470
24Charlie Ward
C. Ward
99.9
630
22.3
6.3
2.6
4.0
1.2
0.2
2.2
5.4
40.8
1.0
2.8
36.4
0.8
1.0
77.1
53.1
0.4
2.2
1.6
14,080
3,947
1,648
2,539
776
128
1,038
1,276
+757
25Dwight Howard
D. Howard
99.9
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
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