rockets best defensive rating by player

Hakeem Olajuwon has the lowest career defensive rating for the Rockets, with a 98.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
rockets best defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played by player
NAME DRTG MIN GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
98.0
42,844
1,177
36.4
22.5
11.4
2.5
1.8
3.2
9.0
17.5
51.3
0.0
0.1
20.5
4.6
6.4
71.3
55.5
3.3
8.0
3.0
26,511
13,382
2,992
2,088
3,740
3,569
4,236
+536
2 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
99.1
15,818
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.1
83.3
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
3 Kevin Kunnert
K. Kunnert
99.8
8,699
341
25.5
10.4
8.5
1.6
0.5
1.2
4.6
9.6
47.9
1.2
1.8
68.7
50.2
2.9
5.6
1.8
3,550
2,891
532
175
413
141
1,282
4 Kelvin Cato
K. Cato
100.4
7,112
317
22.4
6.2
6.2
0.5
0.6
1.4
2.4
4.6
52.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.3
61.7
55.7
1.9
4.2
0.9
1,975
1,955
158
176
431
289
851
+34
5 Ed Ratleff
E. Ratleff
100.7
8,433
338
24.9
8.3
4.0
2.7
1.3
0.4
3.4
7.6
45.4
1.5
1.8
80.3
49.8
1.4
2.7
1.0
2,813
1,363
896
430
143
67
801
6 Chuck Hayes
C. Hayes
101.3
8,558
426
20.1
4.4
5.7
1.3
0.9
0.4
1.9
3.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.9
60.5
53.4
2.0
3.8
0.8
1,858
2,449
537
367
186
326
1,128
+763
7 Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
101.7
11,133
303
36.7
22.7
5.5
5.6
1.3
0.6
8.3
19.7
42.0
1.6
4.8
32.2
4.6
6.3
73.7
50.6
0.8
4.7
2.5
6,888
1,667
1,699
396
176
764
522
+1094
8 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
101.8
5,878
183
32.1
16.0
11.7
1.5
0.9
1.6
6.0
10.0
60.1
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.0
7.6
52.3
60.0
3.2
8.5
2.8
2,919
2,132
279
157
294
510
596
+567
9 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
102.0
6,398
183
35.0
16.5
12.2
3.9
1.1
0.4
5.7
11.8
48.2
0.5
1.9
25.3
4.6
6.5
71.2
56.2
3.8
8.4
2.4
3,017
2,235
720
197
70
442
477
+532
10 Rafer Alston
R. Alston
103.4
9,588
267
35.9
12.6
3.5
5.7
1.4
0.2
4.6
12.0
38.1
1.9
5.5
35.0
1.5
2.1
73.0
48.8
0.4
3.1
2.2
3,370
941
1,519
385
50
575
600
+827
11 Maurice Taylor
M. Taylor
103.6
6,335
249
25.4
10.5
4.7
1.3
0.4
0.5
4.5
9.6
46.7
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.6
2.1
72.3
49.9
1.5
3.2
1.8
2,619
1,164
330
109
119
437
735
-152
12 Moses Malone
M. Malone
103.6
17,780
464
38.3
24.0
15.0
1.5
0.9
1.6
8.7
17.0
51.4
0.0
0.1
6.7
6.5
8.9
73.6
57.4
6.5
8.5
3.8
11,119
6,959
697
433
758
1,448
1,317
13 Luther Head
L. Head
103.7
6,222
255
24.4
8.8
2.7
2.3
0.8
0.1
3.2
7.5
42.2
1.5
3.8
39.2
1.0
1.3
76.6
54.7
0.3
2.3
1.3
2,242
680
582
215
24
342
392
+97
14 Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
103.7
10,674
305
35.0
19.7
10.5
2.7
1.0
1.9
8.2
16.3
49.9
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.3
5.0
66.1
53.0
3.0
7.4
3.6
5,995
3,189
827
307
585
1,093
1,185
15 Juwan Howard
J. Howard
103.7
6,284
221
28.4
10.4
6.1
1.5
0.5
0.1
4.3
9.3
45.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.2
82.2
50.4
2.0
4.2
1.5
2,300
1,351
337
110
21
324
583
-142
16 Steve Francis
S. Francis
104.0
15,024
384
39.1
19.0
6.0
6.3
1.6
0.4
6.5
15.2
43.0
1.2
3.5
34.5
4.7
5.9
78.9
53.3
1.9
4.1
3.6
7,281
2,318
2,411
619
166
1,399
1,210
+351
17 Robert Horry
R. Horry
104.2
9,408
295
31.9
10.5
5.3
3.1
1.4
1.2
4.0
9.0
44.7
1.0
2.7
35.6
1.5
2.1
74.2
53.2
1.4
3.9
1.9
3,109
1,568
919
409
343
575
754
18 Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
104.5
18,991
532
35.7
19.3
7.4
2.3
0.7
0.3
8.1
15.8
51.2
0.3
1.1
26.2
3.0
3.7
80.5
55.1
2.2
5.2
1.6
10,242
3,956
1,205
374
175
332
1,395
19 Mike Newlin
M. Newlin
104.6
13,493
440
30.7
14.7
3.1
4.6
1.1
0.1
5.5
11.6
47.1
3.8
4.4
86.8
54.5
0.8
2.3
2.4
6,465
1,352
2,037
467
42
295
1,382
20 Clint Capela
C. Capela
104.6
8,674
334
26.0
12.2
9.7
1.0
0.7
1.5
5.3
8.3
63.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
3.1
52.6
62.9
3.3
6.4
1.2
4,075
3,243
324
229
491
412
838
+989
21 Dwight Jones
D. Jones
104.7
5,208
258
20.2
7.3
5.1
0.9
0.6
0.3
2.9
6.3
45.7
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.0
76.9
50.9
1.8
3.4
1.6
1,893
1,325
225
153
89
287
692
22 Shane Battier
S. Battier
104.8
11,912
348
34.2
8.8
4.7
2.3
0.9
1.0
3.1
7.1
42.9
1.7
4.3
38.8
1.0
1.3
74.3
56.8
1.1
3.6
0.9
3,052
1,623
784
310
351
326
766
+1047
23 Luis Scola
L. Scola
105.1
11,662
386
30.2
14.5
7.7
1.9
0.7
0.3
6.0
11.9
51.0
0.0
0.0
5.9
2.4
3.2
74.4
54.6
2.1
5.6
1.8
5,597
2,984
723
274
124
691
1,183
+608
24 Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
105.2
18,631
518
36.0
15.8
9.7
2.6
0.8
0.3
6.2
11.1
55.9
0.0
0.1
9.1
3.4
5.0
67.0
59.3
3.3
6.4
2.5
8,177
5,010
1,338
404
178
1,320
1,703
25 Kenny Thomas
K. Thomas
105.3
6,687
238
28.1
9.8
6.3
1.5
0.8
0.6
3.8
8.5
44.5
0.2
1.0
24.8
2.0
3.0
67.7
50.1
2.0
4.3
1.7
2,334
1,507
366
195
137
411
589
-61
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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ORTG

115.3

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110.8

4th

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4.6

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35.3

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1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
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50
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18.0
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50
32
.610
18.0
5
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50
32
.610
18.0
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103

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0