nba highest defensive rating starter

Jamel Artis has the highest career defensive rating by a player as a starter, with a 144.8 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jamel Artis
J. Artis
144.8
1
33.2
12.0
6.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
5.0
12.0
41.7
2.0
5.0
40.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
2.0
4.0
2.0
33
12
6
1
0
1
2
1
-24
2Arinze Onuaku
A. Onuaku
142.4
1
26.1
12.0
6.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
0.0
0.0
2.0
6.0
33.3
69.4
5.0
1.0
0.0
26
12
6
2
1
0
0
1
-25
3Lindell Wigginton
L. Wigginton
139.7
1
41.0
25.0
5.0
11.0
0.0
1.0
10.0
20.0
50.0
4.0
10.0
40.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
61.2
0.0
5.0
5.0
41
25
5
11
0
1
5
3
-27
4Ricky Wilson
R. Wilson
139.7
1
45.0
11.0
1.0
11.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
12.0
25.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
37.6
0.0
1.0
3.0
45
11
1
11
0
0
3
2
5Jamal Cain
J. Cain
139.3
2
33.1
13.0
4.5
2.0
0.5
0.5
4.5
11.5
39.1
1.0
3.5
28.6
3.0
3.0
100.0
50.7
4.0
0.5
0.0
66
26
9
4
1
1
0
4
-14
6Kylor Kelley
K. Kelley
139.1
2
27.3
8.5
8.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
3.5
6.0
58.3
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.0
75.0
61.8
2.0
6.5
0.5
55
17
17
2
1
1
1
4
-33
7Dylan Cardwell
D. Cardwell
137.5
1
5.1
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
-12
8Keljin Blevins
K. Blevins
136.9
1
24.2
0.0
2.0
5.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
24
0
2
5
1
0
1
1
-12
9Asa Newell
A. Newell
136.5
2
31.8
9.5
7.5
1.5
0.0
0.5
4.0
9.0
44.4
0.5
2.5
20.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
48.1
3.0
4.5
2.0
64
19
15
3
0
1
4
4
-34
10Alando Tucker
A. Tucker
136.0
1
31.7
16.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
7.0
11.0
63.6
2.0
3.0
66.7
0.0
0.0
72.7
2.0
2.0
2.0
32
16
4
1
0
0
2
1
-5
11Donald Whiteside
D. Whiteside
135.2
1
36.0
2.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
9.0
11.1
0.0
7.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
11.1
0.0
0.0
4.0
36
2
0
2
0
0
4
1
-43
12Justin Minaya
J. Minaya
134.6
1
37.6
8.0
6.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
10.0
30.0
1.0
6.0
16.7
1.0
1.0
100.0
38.3
6.0
0.0
2.0
38
8
6
2
0
0
2
5
-40
13Jamir Watkins
J. Watkins
134.6
7
31.2
11.9
4.0
1.9
0.6
0.7
4.1
9.6
43.3
1.7
5.6
30.8
1.9
2.6
72.2
55.4
0.9
3.1
1.1
218
83
28
13
4
5
8
24
-102
14Toby Okani
T. Okani
132.1
4
39.2
12.5
3.0
1.3
0.8
0.5
5.3
13.5
38.9
1.8
5.8
30.4
0.3
1.5
16.7
44.1
1.3
1.8
0.5
157
50
12
5
3
2
2
12
-109
15Nikola Topić
N. Topić
132.0
2
38.9
16.0
3.0
12.5
2.0
0.0
7.0
14.0
50.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
54.6
1.5
1.5
6.5
78
32
6
25
4
0
13
6
-35
16Gal Mekel
G. Mekel
131.8
1
26.5
6.0
2.0
7.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
12.0
25.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
26
6
2
7
0
0
1
1
+7
17Javon Freeman-Liberty
J. Freeman-Liberty
131.8
6
30.7
13.0
4.8
3.0
0.5
0.3
5.0
9.7
51.7
0.7
2.8
23.5
2.3
2.5
93.3
60.4
1.3
3.5
1.7
184
78
29
18
3
2
10
11
-54
18Kyle Collinsworth
K. Collinsworth
131.5
2
31.0
7.0
9.0
4.5
0.5
0.0
2.5
9.5
26.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
32.3
3.5
5.5
2.5
62
14
18
9
1
0
5
4
-34
19Dariq Whitehead
D. Whitehead
131.4
2
31.4
23.5
3.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
9.5
19.5
48.7
3.5
10.5
33.3
1.0
1.0
100.0
58.9
0.5
3.0
1.5
63
47
7
1
0
0
3
2
-20
20Nate Williams
N. Williams
131.4
6
32.4
13.5
3.0
2.3
0.8
0.3
6.0
10.7
56.3
1.2
2.8
41.2
0.3
0.5
66.7
62.0
1.8
1.2
1.5
194
81
18
14
5
2
9
17
-68
21Antonio Burks
A. Burks
131.3
1
23.3
10.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
7.0
71.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
63.5
0.0
0.0
2.0
23
10
0
3
0
0
2
1
-4
22James Thomas
J. Thomas
131.2
2
16.0
2.0
1.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
69.4
1.0
0.5
0.5
32
4
3
1
1
1
1
6
-15
23Josh Oduro
J. Oduro
131.0
1
31.4
4.0
6.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
82.0
3.0
3.0
1.0
31
4
6
2
0
0
1
6
-4
24Chaundee Brown
C. Brown
130.4
2
31.1
10.0
6.0
1.5
1.0
0.0
3.0
9.5
31.6
1.5
4.5
33.3
2.5
3.0
83.3
46.2
0.5
5.5
0.0
62
20
12
3
2
0
0
5
-27
25Tyler Cavanaugh
T. Cavanaugh
130.0
1
28.5
11.0
9.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
9.0
44.4
1.0
3.0
33.3
2.0
2.0
100.0
55.7
5.0
4.0
2.0
29
11
9
1
1
0
2
3
-7
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