Michael Cooper has the fewest minutes per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season with 27.5 minutes per game in 1986-87.

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NBA fewest mpg played by dpoy in a regular season by a player winner

	NAME	MPG	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	27.5	1	1986-87	LAL	82	10.5	3.1	4.5	1.0	0.5	3.9	9.0	43.8	1.1	2.8	38.5	1.5	1.8	85.1	53.6	0.7	2.4	1.2	2,253	859	254	373	78	43	102	199
2	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	28.4	1	2022-23	MEM	63	18.6	6.8	1.0	1.0	3.0	6.6	13.0	50.6	1.6	4.5	35.5	3.8	4.9	78.8	61.3	1.7	5.0	1.7	1,787	1,173	426	60	65	189	107	227	+367
3	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	29.0	1	1989-90	DET	82	8.8	9.7	0.9	0.6	0.7	3.5	6.0	58.1	0.0	0.1	11.1	1.7	2.6	65.4	60.8	4.1	5.6	1.1	2,377	719	792	72	52	60	90	276
4	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	29.2	1	2025-26	SAS	64	25.0	11.5	3.1	1.0	3.1	8.6	16.9	51.2	1.9	5.5	34.9	5.8	7.0	82.7	62.6	2.0	9.5	2.4	1,866	1,600	736	199	66	197	155	156	+682
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.4	1	2019-20	MIL	63	29.5	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	61.3	2.2	11.4	3.7	1,917	1,857	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
6	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	30.5	1	2024-25	CLE	71	18.5	9.3	3.2	0.9	1.6	7.1	12.8	55.7	1.2	3.2	37.0	3.1	4.3	72.5	63.3	2.3	7.0	2.0	2,167	1,316	659	226	61	113	145	141	+546
7	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	30.8	1	2020-21	UTA	71	14.3	13.5	1.3	0.6	2.7	5.5	8.2	67.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	5.3	62.3	68.3	3.4	10.1	1.7	2,187	1,015	960	89	40	190	118	163	+728
8	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	31.8	1	2014-15	SAS	64	16.5	7.2	2.5	2.3	0.8	6.2	12.8	47.9	1.0	3.0	34.9	3.2	3.9	80.2	56.7	1.3	5.9	1.5	2,033	1,057	461	161	148	48	97	128	+441
9	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	31.8	1	2018-19	UTA	81	15.9	12.9	2.0	0.8	2.3	5.9	8.8	66.9	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.4	63.6	68.2	3.8	9.0	1.6	2,577	1,284	1,041	161	66	187	130	231	+384
10	Marcus Smart M. Smart	32.3	1	2021-22	BOS	71	12.1	3.8	5.9	1.7	0.3	4.2	10.1	41.8	1.7	5.1	33.1	2.0	2.5	79.3	54.0	0.6	3.2	2.2	2,296	861	270	417	119	18	159	160	+443
11	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	32.4	1	2017-18	UTA	56	13.5	10.7	1.4	0.8	2.3	4.9	7.9	62.2	0.0	0.0		3.6	5.3	68.2	65.7	2.9	7.8	1.9	1,816	756	601	80	44	129	107	153	+341
12	Draymond Green D. Green	32.5	1	2016-17	GSW	76	10.2	7.9	7.0	2.0	1.4	3.6	8.6	41.8	1.1	3.5	30.8	2.0	2.8	70.9	52.2	1.3	6.6	2.4	2,471	776	599	533	154	106	184	217	+820
13	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	32.8	1	2007-08	BOS	71	18.8	9.2	3.4	1.4	1.3	7.5	13.9	53.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.8	4.7	80.1	58.8	1.9	7.3	1.9	2,328	1,337	655	244	100	89	138	163	+736
14	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	33.1	1	2015-16	SAS	72	21.2	6.8	2.6	1.8	1.0	7.7	15.1	50.6	1.8	4.0	44.3	4.1	4.6	87.4	61.6	1.3	5.5	1.5	2,380	1,523	493	186	128	71	105	133	+653
15	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	33.2	1	2011-12	NYK	62	11.3	9.9	0.9	0.9	1.4	3.9	5.7	67.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	5.1	68.9	70.8	3.4	6.5	1.6	2,061	699	612	56	56	89	102	186	+125
16	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	33.5	1	1990-91	DET	82	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	2,747	669	1,026	85	65	55	94	281
17	Marcus Camby M. Camby	33.8	1	2006-07	DEN	70	11.2	11.7	3.2	1.2	3.3	4.5	9.4	47.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	3.2	72.9	51.9	2.3	9.3	1.7	2,369	785	816	223	87	231	122	183	+115
18	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	34.1	1	2023-24	MIN	76	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	2,593	1,061	982	102	52	162	119	238	+411
19	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	34.3	1	1984-85	UTA	82	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	2,813	794	927	124	36	456	206	312
20	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	34.5	1	2000-01	TOT	75	10.0	13.5	1.0	0.4	2.7	3.6	7.4	48.4	0.0	0.0		2.8	3.9	72.5	54.7	4.1	9.4	1.9	2,591	749	1,015	76	29	203	144	204	+51
21	Dwight Howard D. Howard	34.7	1	2009-10	ORL	82	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	2,843	1,503	1,082	144	75	228	274	287	+619
22	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	34.8	1	1999-00	MIA	79	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	2,748	1,718	753	123	40	294	217	308	+270
23	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	35.0	1	2012-13	MEM	80	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	2,796	1,127	622	318	80	139	157	255	+434
24	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	35.1	1	1985-86	SAS	82	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	2,878	1,392	516	448	301	40	256	296
25	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	35.2	1	2005-06	DET	82	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	2,890	597	923	158	146	181	88	164	+598

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