single season best defensive rating in nba history teams after 1976 post merger

Since 1976-77, Ben Wallace has the lowest defensive rating by a big man in a season, with an 87.5 rating in 2003-04.

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Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	87.5	2003-04	DET	81	37.7	9.5	12.4	1.7	1.8	3.0	3.9	9.2	42.1	0.0	0.1	12.5	1.8	3.6	49.0	44.1	4.0	8.4	1.5	3,050	773	1,006	138	143	246	123	162	+437
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	88.0	1998-99	SAS	49	31.7	15.8	10.0	2.1	1.4	2.4	5.5	10.8	50.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.9	7.4	65.8	56.4	3.0	7.0	2.2	1,554	775	492	103	69	119	108	143	+331
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	88.5	2003-04	SAS	69	36.6	22.3	12.4	3.1	0.9	2.7	8.6	17.1	50.1	0.0	0.2	16.7	5.1	8.5	59.9	53.4	3.3	9.2	2.7	2,527	1,538	859	213	62	185	183	164	+543
4	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	90.0	2002-03	DET	73	39.4	6.9	15.4	1.6	1.4	3.2	2.9	6.0	48.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.2	2.6	45.0	48.6	4.0	11.4	1.2	2,873	506	1,126	120	104	230	88	179	+222
5	Marcus Camby M. Camby	90.5	2000-01	NYK	63	33.8	12.0	11.5	0.8	1.0	2.2	4.8	9.2	52.4	0.0	0.1	12.5	2.4	3.6	66.7	55.9	3.1	8.4	1.0	2,127	759	723	52	66	136	63	205	+67
6	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	91.2	1998-99	NYK	38	34.2	17.3	9.9	1.1	0.8	2.6	6.5	14.9	43.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.3	6.1	70.6	49.1	1.9	8.0	2.6	1,300	657	377	43	30	100	99	105	+47
7	Bill Walton B. Walton	91.3	1976-77	POR	65	34.8	18.6	14.4	3.8	1.0	3.2	7.6	14.3	52.8				3.5	5.0	69.7	56.3	3.2	11.1		2,264	1,210	934	245	66	211		174
8	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	91.5	2003-04	MIN	82	39.4	24.2	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	9.8	19.6	49.9	0.1	0.5	25.6	4.5	5.7	79.1	54.7	3.0	10.9	2.6	3,231	1,987	1,139	409	120	178	212	202	+614
9	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	91.5	1998-99	SAS	50	39.3	21.7	11.4	2.4	0.9	2.5	8.4	16.9	49.5	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.9	7.2	69.0	54.1	3.2	8.2	2.9	1,963	1,084	571	121	45	126	146	147	+371
10	David Robinson D. Robinson	92.0	2000-01	SAS	80	29.6	14.4	8.6	1.5	1.0	2.5	5.0	10.3	48.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	5.9	74.7	55.9	2.6	6.0	1.5	2,371	1,151	691	116	80	197	122	212	+562
11	David Robinson D. Robinson	92.2	1999-00	SAS	80	32.0	17.8	9.6	1.8	1.2	2.3	6.6	12.9	51.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	6.4	72.6	56.8	2.4	7.2	2.1	2,557	1,427	770	142	97	183	164	247	+416
12	Rasho Nesterovic R. Nesterovic	92.2	2003-04	SAS	82	28.7	8.7	7.7	1.4	0.6	2.0	4.0	8.5	46.9	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.4	47.4	47.3	3.1	4.6	1.3	2,353	710	633	114	51	165	107	247	+278
13	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	92.3	1998-99	ATL	50	36.6	10.8	12.2	1.1	0.3	2.9	3.5	6.8	51.2	0.0	0.0		3.9	5.7	68.4	58.4	3.8	8.4	1.9	1,829	541	610	57	16	147	94	145	+225
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	92.5	1976-77	LAL	82	36.8	26.2	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	10.8	18.7	57.9				4.6	6.5	70.1	60.8	3.2	10.0		3,016	2,152	1,090	319	101	261		262
15	Gar Heard G. Heard	92.5	1977-78	PHX	80	26.2	7.8	8.2	1.7	1.6	1.3	3.3	7.8	42.4				1.1	1.8	61.2	44.9	2.1	6.1	1.5	2,099	620	652	132	129	101	120	213
16	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	92.7	1993-94	NYK	79	37.6	24.5	11.2	2.3	1.1	2.7	9.4	19.0	49.6	0.1	0.2	28.6	5.6	7.4	76.5	55.1	2.8	8.4	3.3	2,972	1,939	885	179	90	217	260	275
17	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	92.7	1976-77	CHI	82	35.1	18.6	13.0	2.4	0.5	2.5	7.0	13.3	52.2				4.7	7.1	66.0	56.6	3.8	9.2		2,877	1,527	1,070	199	44	203		266
18	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	92.8	1998-99	MIA	46	38.1	20.1	11.0	1.6	0.7	3.9	7.0	13.8	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	9.2	65.2	56.3	3.6	7.4	3.0	1,753	924	507	74	34	180	139	161	+340
19	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	92.9	2001-02	DET	80	36.5	7.6	13.0	1.4	1.7	3.5	3.2	6.0	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.9	42.3	52.2	4.0	9.0	0.9	2,921	609	1,039	115	138	278	70	178	+150
20	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	93.1	2003-04	NJN	65	34.6	16.7	9.5	2.5	1.5	1.3	6.8	13.8	48.8	0.1	0.4	28.0	3.1	4.5	68.4	52.8	2.0	7.4	2.6	2,252	1,086	617	160	95	82	168	230	+198
21	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	93.1	2004-05	SAS	66	33.4	20.3	11.1	2.7	0.7	2.6	7.8	15.8	49.6	0.0	0.1	33.3	4.6	6.9	67.0	54.0	3.1	8.0	1.9	2,203	1,342	732	179	45	174	127	144	+692
22	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	93.1	2003-04	IND	78	35.7	20.1	10.0	2.1	0.8	2.6	7.8	17.9	43.4	0.0	0.2	11.1	4.5	5.9	75.7	48.9	2.5	7.5	2.3	2,788	1,566	778	164	59	199	181	248	+446
23	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
24	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
25	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	93.5	2000-01	SAS	82	38.7	22.2	12.2	3.0	0.9	2.3	8.6	17.1	49.9	0.1	0.3	25.9	5.0	8.1	61.8	53.6	3.2	9.0	3.0	3,174	1,820	997	245	70	192	242	247	+692

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4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
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