nba leaders in def rating with at least 15 mpg

Jerry Sloan has the lowest career defensive rating when playing 15.0+ minutes per game, with a 92.3 rating.

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NAMEDRTGMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
92.3
34.2
177
12.4
6.8
1.9
2.2
0.2
4.9
11.3
43.9
2.5
3.4
72.6
48.5
2.1
4.8
6,054
2,194
1,210
332
381
32
615
2Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
92.6
38.0
71
18.1
10.7
3.6
0.9
0.5
7.9
17.1
46.1
2.3
3.1
75.6
49.0
1.9
8.8
2,699
1,282
757
253
67
39
222
3Willis Reed
W. Reed
92.7
26.3
19
11.1
7.4
1.6
0.6
1.1
4.4
9.7
45.7
2.2
2.8
79.2
50.6
2.5
4.9
500
210
141
30
12
21
49
4Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
93.0
28.3
269
7.6
9.6
2.5
0.5
2.1
3.0
7.3
40.8
1.7
2.8
61.2
44.9
2.8
6.8
7,609
2,053
2,571
670
125
553
738
5Elmore Smith
E. Smith
93.8
29.1
408
11.8
9.4
1.2
0.8
2.9
4.9
9.9
49.0
2.0
3.4
59.5
51.4
2.3
7.1
1.7
11,864
4,801
3,832
505
325
1,183
183
1,340
6Bill Hewitt
B. Hewitt
94.1
25.9
18
7.0
6.4
1.3
0.5
0.6
3.1
7.2
43.4
0.8
1.3
60.9
45.3
1.7
4.8
467
126
116
24
9
10
46
7Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
94.3
16.8
304
4.9
5.8
2.9
0.4
0.5
2.0
4.1
49.2
0.9
1.3
67.9
52.8
1.8
4.0
1.2
5,119
1,501
1,756
882
110
138
26
689
8Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
94.4
22.3
73
6.2
5.1
3.2
0.4
0.3
2.7
5.8
46.2
0.9
1.3
69.8
49.2
0.8
4.3
1,627
455
374
230
28
24
134
9Manny Leaks
M. Leaks
94.5
15.9
53
4.1
4.6
0.5
0.2
0.7
1.5
4.4
34.1
1.1
1.6
69.9
40.2
1.8
2.8
845
216
244
25
10
39
95
10Curtis Perry
C. Perry
94.5
30.1
320
10.9
9.3
2.1
1.2
0.9
4.5
9.6
46.7
1.9
2.6
71.8
50.4
3.2
6.1
1.4
9,636
3,474
2,972
678
379
291
63
1,141
11Otto Moore
O. Moore
94.9
23.1
282
6.3
7.2
1.9
0.7
1.2
2.6
5.9
43.9
1.1
1.7
65.2
47.3
1.8
5.5
6,503
1,768
2,043
545
186
342
728
12Jerry West
J. West
95.3
31.2
31
20.3
3.7
6.6
2.6
0.7
7.5
16.7
44.7
5.3
6.4
83.3
51.9
1.0
2.8
967
629
116
206
81
23
80
13Fatty Taylor
F. Taylor
95.3
19.6
79
3.8
2.7
3.6
1.7
0.1
1.7
4.0
42.0
0.5
0.8
56.9
43.9
1.1
1.5
1,548
301
211
288
132
9
202
14Gar Heard
G. Heard
95.4
26.6
583
8.9
8.0
1.8
1.3
1.3
3.7
8.9
41.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.5
2.2
65.8
44.9
2.3
5.7
1.2
15,493
5,167
4,653
1,060
784
780
349
1,711
15Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.5
34.0
1,392
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
16Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
95.5
37.9
524
17.1
12.8
4.0
1.1
0.9
7.2
15.7
46.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
50.1
3.0
9.8
2.2
19,878
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
17David Robinson
D. Robinson
95.6
34.7
987
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
18Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
95.7
29.5
1,088
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
19Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
95.8
32.6
151
12.4
13.2
2.5
0.8
0.2
4.3
8.6
50.7
3.7
4.7
78.2
58.1
4.2
8.9
4,917
1,872
1,986
381
116
28
482
20Jimmy Jones
J. Jones
95.9
18.5
140
6.4
1.9
2.0
0.8
0.1
2.6
5.1
50.5
1.3
1.7
73.8
54.8
0.5
1.5
2,590
901
272
283
111
15
321
21Zaid Abdul-Aziz
Z. Abdul-Aziz
96.2
21.5
209
8.3
7.8
1.4
0.6
1.0
3.1
7.1
44.2
2.0
2.6
77.7
50.3
2.4
5.4
0.7
4,485
1,726
1,627
283
131
205
11
434
22Clifford Ray
C. Ray
96.4
25.5
629
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
23Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
96.4
34.6
591
8.7
11.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
3.7
7.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.2
62.5
54.4
3.5
8.4
1.9
20,468
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
24Cornell Warner
C. Warner
96.4
26.9
246
6.8
8.1
1.3
0.5
0.6
2.8
6.0
47.6
1.2
1.6
70.5
51.1
2.4
5.7
6,606
1,680
2,000
315
132
144
782
25Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
96.4
35.0
100
18.4
8.7
5.5
1.2
0.5
7.1
16.7
42.5
4.1
5.3
77.6
48.1
1.6
7.1
3,499
1,837
873
549
115
45
327
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20
62
.244
40.0
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19
63
.232
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17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
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.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
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.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
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.634
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.598
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45
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.549
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