player with best relative defensive rating nba history

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a defensive rating of 99.4 in his career.

	NAME	DRTG	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	Kareem 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
2	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	100.2	49	11.7	3.8	1.2	2.5	0.5	0.1	1.6	3.7	42.2				0.7	0.9	75.6	46.5	0.4	0.8		571	186	57	122	26	6		78
3	Zaid Abdul-Aziz Z. Abdul-Aziz	96.2	209	21.5	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
4	Don Adams D. Adams	97.4	258	23.6	6.9	4.7	1.7	1.1	0.2	2.8	6.8	40.7				1.4	2.0	72.1	45.3	1.4	3.3		6,088	1,793	1,208	439	283	55		750
5	Rick Adelman R. Adelman	96.2	113	15.0	4.4	1.5	1.5	0.9	0.1	1.7	4.1	40.6				1.1	1.6	70.9	46.4	0.4	1.1		1,692	501	164	168	106	9		164
6	Lucius Allen L. Allen	100.3	400	30.4	14.7	3.3	4.8	1.5	0.3	6.0	13.2	45.6				2.6	3.3	77.6	49.9	1.0	2.3	2.3	12,171	5,863	1,309	1,912	604	124	247	1,088
7	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	105.0	638	33.4	16.2	2.1	6.9	1.1	0.1	5.7	12.4	46.1	0.1	0.3	22.4	4.7	5.8	80.6	54.0	0.5	1.6	2.7	21,339	10,309	1,359	4,415	719	81	1,123	1,379
8	Dennis Awtrey D. Awtrey	100.5	523	19.9	4.6	4.2	2.1	0.4	0.3	1.8	3.9	45.5	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.5	66.8	49.8	1.3	2.9	1.1	10,386	2,389	2,217	1,103	186	182	245	1,116
9	Mike Bantom M. Bantom	102.3	706	27.9	12.1	6.4	2.3	0.9	0.7	4.9	10.4	46.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	2.4	3.4	69.2	50.8	2.3	4.1	2.4	19,725	8,568	4,517	1,623	630	478	946	2,489
10	Dick Barnett D. Barnett	99.4	5	11.6	4.4	0.8	1.2	0.2	0.0	2.0	5.2	38.5				0.4	0.6	66.7	40.3	0.2	0.6		58	22	4	6	1	0		2
11	Jim Barnett J. Barnett	102.1	237	19.9	9.0	2.1	2.1	0.6	0.1	3.5	7.8	44.9				2.0	2.5	81.0	50.8	0.8	1.3		4,722	2,137	503	498	131	30		420
12	Rick Barry R. Barry	99.5	554	35.4	21.2	5.2	5.7	2.0	0.5	8.6	19.1	44.9	1.0	3.1	33.0	3.9	4.2	91.6	50.5	0.9	4.3	2.5	19,585	11,729	2,876	3,163	1,104	269	574	1,464
13	Butch Beard B. Beard	99.9	392	24.2	9.2	3.7	3.5	1.3	0.1	3.6	7.2	50.3				1.9	2.5	77.3	55.3	1.2	2.5	1.9	9,505	3,591	1,452	1,365	499	36	164	1,105
14	Ron Behagen R. Behagen	97.5	388	23.5	10.3	7.0	1.6	0.7	0.4	4.1	9.7	42.5	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.7	75.4	47.2	2.3	4.7	1.9	9,131	3,977	2,712	624	290	160	189	1,293
15	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	98.7	78	31.5	13.0	9.6	2.4	0.7	0.6	5.0	10.3	48.7				3.0	4.9	61.0	52.3	3.4	6.2		2,454	1,017	745	189	52	48		234
16	Dennis Bell D. Bell	97.1	63	8.7	2.8	1.9	0.4	0.4	0.2	1.2	3.2	37.4				0.4	0.7	53.5	39.4	0.8	1.1		545	175	119	28	28	10		65
17	Henry Bibby H. Bibby	102.7	620	24.2	8.9	2.4	3.5	0.9	0.1	3.3	7.9	42.5	0.3	0.9	29.3	2.2	2.8	77.9	49.2	0.7	1.7	1.8	15,000	5,546	1,499	2,195	561	34	573	1,297
18	Dave Bing D. Bing	100.4	386	33.8	15.8	3.0	5.8	1.3	0.2	6.1	13.8	44.2				3.7	4.5	80.4	50.2	1.1	1.9	2.7	13,063	6,111	1,159	2,232	483	89	216	1,097
19	John Block J. Block	96.6	138	19.7	8.3	4.5	1.1	0.8	0.5	3.2	7.1	44.3				2.0	2.6	79.0	50.5	1.4	3.1		2,723	1,150	623	145	111	67		352
20	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	94.3	304	16.8	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
21	Freddie Boyd F. Boyd	102.2	245	21.9	7.9	1.3	2.8	0.8	0.1	3.3	7.7	42.4				1.3	2.0	66.1	45.7	0.2	1.1	1.0	5,372	1,924	323	685	184	29	20	467
22	Steve Bracey S. Bracey	100.7	117	15.4	5.8	1.6	2.4	0.6	0.1	2.5	5.6	45.4				0.8	1.1	70.1	48.2	0.3	1.3		1,803	684	184	283	74	6		198
23	Bill Bradley B. Bradley	101.0	310	30.1	11.0	2.7	2.8	0.7	0.2	4.8	10.7	44.3				1.5	1.7	87.0	47.8	0.6	2.1		9,336	3,400	841	864	209	65		939
24	Jim 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
25	Bill Bridges B. Bridges	97.7	97	23.0	6.5	6.5	1.8	0.7	0.4	2.6	6.2	41.4				1.4	2.0	67.2	45.8	2.6	3.9		2,227	635	633	179	69	36		284

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Tue 5/5	LAL	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Thu 5/7	LAL	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 5/9	OKC	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Mon 5/11	OKC	@	LAL	10:30 PM
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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
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5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
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