Hakeem Olajuwon had a defensive rating of 97.9 in his career.

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olajuwan defensive rating in his career

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	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	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	102.6	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	344
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	101.6	1985-86	HOU	68	36.3	23.5	11.5	2.0	2.0	3.4	9.2	17.5	52.6	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.9	64.5	56.0	4.9	6.6	2.9	2,467	1,597	781	137	134	231	195	271
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	98.7	1986-87	HOU	75	36.8	23.4	11.4	2.9	1.9	3.4	9.0	17.8	50.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	5.3	7.6	70.2	55.4	4.2	7.2	3.0	2,760	1,755	858	220	140	254	228	294
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	98.0	1987-88	HOU	79	35.8	22.8	12.1	2.1	2.1	2.7	9.0	17.5	51.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.8	6.9	69.5	55.5	3.8	8.3	3.1	2,825	1,805	959	163	162	214	243	324
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	94.9	1988-89	HOU	82	36.9	24.8	13.5	1.8	2.6	3.4	9.6	19.0	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.5	8.0	69.6	55.2	4.1	9.4	3.4	3,024	2,034	1,105	149	213	282	275	329
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	93.4	1989-90	HOU	82	38.1	24.3	14.0	2.9	2.1	4.6	9.8	19.6	50.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	4.7	6.5	71.3	54.1	3.6	10.4	3.9	3,124	1,995	1,149	234	174	376	316	314
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	93.4	1990-91	HOU	56	36.8	21.2	13.8	2.3	2.2	3.9	8.7	17.1	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.8	4.9	76.9	54.9	3.9	9.8	3.1	2,062	1,187	770	131	121	221	174	221
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	98.9	1991-92	HOU	70	37.7	21.6	12.1	2.2	1.8	4.3	8.4	16.8	50.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.7	6.1	76.6	55.3	3.5	8.6	2.7	2,636	1,510	845	157	127	304	187	263
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	96.1	1992-93	HOU	82	39.5	26.1	13.0	3.5	1.8	4.2	10.3	19.5	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.4	7.0	77.9	57.7	3.5	9.6	3.2	3,242	2,140	1,068	291	150	342	262	305
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	94.9	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	27.3	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	100.3	1994-95	HOU	72	39.6	27.8	10.8	3.5	1.8	3.4	11.1	21.5	51.7	0.0	0.2	18.8	5.6	7.5	75.6	56.3	2.4	8.4	3.3	2,853	2,005	775	255	133	242	237	250
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	100.7	1995-96	HOU	72	38.8	26.9	10.9	3.6	1.6	2.9	10.7	20.8	51.4	0.0	0.2	21.4	5.5	7.6	72.4	55.8	2.4	8.4	3.4	2,797	1,936	784	257	113	207	247	242
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	99.0	1996-97	HOU	78	36.6	23.2	9.2	3.0	1.5	2.2	9.3	18.3	51.0	0.1	0.2	31.3	4.5	5.7	78.7	55.8	2.2	7.0	3.6	2,852	1,810	716	236	117	173	281	249	+382
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	101.2	1997-98	HOU	47	34.7	16.4	9.8	3.0	1.8	2.0	6.5	13.5	48.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.4	4.5	75.5	53.1	2.5	7.3	2.7	1,633	772	460	143	84	96	126	152	+70
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	95.8	1998-99	HOU	50	35.7	18.9	9.6	1.8	1.6	2.5	7.5	14.5	51.4	0.1	0.3	30.8	3.9	5.4	71.7	55.9	2.1	7.4	2.8	1,784	945	478	88	82	123	139	160	+61
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	100.5	1999-00	HOU	44	23.8	10.3	6.2	1.4	0.9	1.6	4.4	9.6	45.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	2.5	61.6	48.4	1.5	4.8	1.7	1,049	455	274	61	41	70	73	88	-39
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	98.0	2000-01	HOU	58	26.6	11.9	7.4	1.2	1.2	1.5	4.9	9.8	49.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.4	62.1	52.6	2.1	5.3	1.4	1,545	689	431	72	70	88	81	141	+62
18	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	95.9	2001-02	TOR	61	22.6	7.1	6.0	1.1	1.2	1.5	3.2	6.9	46.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.4	56.0	47.8	1.6	4.4	1.6	1,378	435	366	66	74	90	98	147	+28
	Total	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
	Average	97.9			68.8	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	2456.8	1497.0	763.8	169.9	120.1	212.8	203.7	243.5	94.0

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6	Suns	24	15	.615	8.5
7	Rockets	22	14	.611	9.0
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9	Trail Blazers	19	21	.475	14.0

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Tue 1/13	CHI	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 1/15	OKC	@	HOU	7:30 PM
Fri 1/16	MIN	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Sun 1/18	NOP	@	HOU	7:00 PM
Tue 1/20	SAS	@	HOU	8:00 PM

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2	Knicks	25	14	.641	3.5
3	Celtics	24	15	.615	4.5
4	Raptors	24	17	.585	5.5
5	76ers	22	16	.579	6.0
6	Magic	22	18	.550	7.0
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8	Heat	20	19	.513	8.5
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11	Bucks	17	22	.436	11.5
12	Hornets	14	26	.350	15.0
13	Nets	11	26	.297	16.5
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1	Thunder	33	7	.825
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3	Nuggets	26	13	.667	6.5
4	Timberwolves	26	14	.650	7.0
5	Lakers	23	14	.622	8.5
6	Suns	24	15	.615	8.5
7	Rockets	22	14	.611	9.0
8	Warriors	21	19	.525	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	19	21	.475	14.0
10	Grizzlies	17	22	.436	15.5
11	Clippers	16	23	.410	16.5
12	Mavericks	15	25	.375	18.0
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14	Kings	10	30	.250	23.0
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Tue 12/16	MEM	@	MIN	116-110
Wed 12/17	ATL	@	CHA	126-133
Wed 12/17	NYK	@	IND	114-113
Wed 12/17	MIA	@	BKN	106-95
Wed 12/17	LAC	@	OKC	101-122

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Tue 1/13	CHI	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Tue 1/13	SAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM
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