single season best defensive rating in nba history teams since 2007

Since 2006-07, Kevin Garnett has the lowest defensive rating in a season, with a 93.8 rating in 2007-08.

Interpreted as:
single season best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in NBA history teams since 2007
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
93.8
2007-08
BOS BOS
71
32.8
18.8
9.2
3.4
1.4
1.3
7.5
13.9
53.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.8
4.7
80.1
58.8
1.9
7.3
1.9
2,328
1,337
655
244
100
89
138
163
+736
2Dwight Howard
D. Howard
94.1
2010-11
ORL ORL
78
37.6
22.9
14.1
1.4
1.4
2.4
7.9
13.4
59.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
11.7
59.6
61.6
4.0
10.1
3.6
2,935
1,784
1,098
107
107
186
279
258
+498
3Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
94.2
2011-12
BOS BOS
60
31.1
15.8
8.2
2.9
0.9
1.0
6.5
13.0
50.3
0.1
0.2
33.3
2.7
3.2
85.7
55.0
1.1
7.1
1.8
1,864
947
494
175
56
61
107
141
+267
4Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
94.4
2015-16
MIA MIA
73
29.1
14.2
11.8
0.4
0.6
3.7
5.7
9.3
60.6
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.5
65.0
62.9
3.3
8.6
1.9
2,125
1,040
865
29
44
269
137
201
+85
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
94.4
2006-07
SAS SAS
80
34.1
20.0
10.6
3.4
0.8
2.4
7.7
14.1
54.6
0.0
0.1
11.1
4.5
7.1
63.7
57.9
2.7
7.9
2.8
2,726
1,599
846
273
66
190
224
203
+748
6Dwight Howard
D. Howard
94.5
2008-09
ORL ORL
79
35.7
20.6
13.8
1.4
1.0
2.9
7.1
12.4
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.4
10.7
59.4
60.0
4.3
9.6
3.0
2,821
1,624
1,093
112
77
231
240
270
+553
7Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
94.8
2006-07
CHI CHI
77
35.0
6.4
10.7
2.4
1.4
2.0
2.5
5.5
45.3
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.4
3.5
40.8
45.6
3.9
6.7
1.3
2,697
494
821
186
111
156
101
153
+167
8Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
95.0
2010-11
BOS BOS
71
31.3
14.9
8.9
2.4
1.3
0.8
6.1
11.6
52.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
2.6
3.1
86.2
57.5
1.2
7.7
1.6
2,220
1,056
631
171
95
57
115
148
+553
9Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.0
2012-13
SAS SAS
69
30.1
17.8
9.9
2.7
0.7
2.7
7.1
14.1
50.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
3.6
4.3
81.7
55.4
1.8
8.1
2.1
2,078
1,227
686
184
50
183
147
117
+459
10Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
95.1
2011-12
CHI CHI
66
29.5
15.0
8.5
1.9
1.0
0.4
6.8
12.8
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.1
69.3
54.9
1.7
6.8
1.7
1,948
991
564
125
63
24
115
168
+274
11Dwight Howard
D. Howard
95.3
2009-10
ORL ORL
82
34.7
18.3
13.2
1.8
0.9
2.8
6.2
10.2
61.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.9
10.0
59.2
63.0
3.5
9.7
3.3
2,843
1,503
1,082
144
75
228
274
287
+619
12Joakim Noah
J. Noah
95.6
2011-12
CHI CHI
64
30.4
10.2
9.8
2.5
0.6
1.4
3.9
7.7
50.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.2
74.8
56.1
3.8
6.0
1.4
1,945
652
629
160
41
92
92
162
+291
13Dwight Howard
D. Howard
95.6
2011-12
ORL ORL
54
38.3
20.6
14.5
1.9
1.5
2.1
7.7
13.4
57.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
10.6
49.1
56.9
3.7
10.8
3.2
2,070
1,113
785
104
81
116
175
159
+179
14Joakim Noah
J. Noah
95.8
2013-14
CHI CHI
80
35.3
12.6
11.3
5.4
1.2
1.5
4.8
10.0
47.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.2
73.7
53.1
3.5
7.7
2.4
2,820
1,007
900
431
99
121
194
245
+232
15Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
95.9
2015-16
SAS SAS
72
33.1
21.2
6.8
2.6
1.8
1.0
7.7
15.1
50.6
1.8
4.0
44.3
4.1
4.6
87.4
61.6
1.3
5.5
1.5
2,380
1,523
493
186
128
71
105
133
+653
16Josh Smith
J. Smith
95.9
2011-12
ATL ATL
66
35.3
18.8
9.6
3.9
1.4
1.7
7.6
16.7
45.8
0.4
1.7
25.7
3.1
4.9
63.0
49.9
2.1
7.5
2.5
2,329
1,239
632
257
93
115
164
172
+274
17Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
96.1
2015-16
ATL ATL
81
32.7
17.1
9.0
3.3
1.8
1.7
6.2
13.2
47.0
0.9
2.9
31.9
3.8
5.0
75.7
55.6
2.4
6.6
2.4
2,647
1,385
732
265
147
139
191
237
+216
18Elton Brand
E. Brand
96.2
2011-12
PHI PHI
60
28.9
11.0
7.2
1.6
1.0
1.6
4.8
9.7
49.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.9
73.3
52.1
2.4
4.7
1.1
1,732
659
429
97
58
97
65
176
+197
19Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
96.4
2014-15
SAS SAS
64
31.8
16.5
7.2
2.5
2.3
0.8
6.2
12.8
47.9
1.0
3.0
34.9
3.2
3.9
80.2
56.7
1.3
5.9
1.5
2,033
1,057
461
161
148
48
97
128
+441
20Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
96.6
2007-08
SAS SAS
78
34.0
19.3
11.3
2.8
0.7
1.9
7.5
15.1
49.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.3
5.9
73.0
54.6
3.0
8.3
2.3
2,651
1,508
881
218
56
152
178
185
+420
21Roy Hibbert
R. Hibbert
96.7
2012-13
IND IND
79
28.7
11.9
8.3
1.4
0.5
2.6
4.9
10.9
44.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
2.1
2.8
74.1
48.9
3.7
4.6
2.1
2,269
937
656
113
39
206
162
279
+386
22Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
96.9
2014-15
SAS SAS
77
28.9
13.9
9.1
3.0
0.8
2.0
5.4
10.6
51.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
3.0
4.0
74.0
56.0
2.2
6.9
1.7
2,227
1,070
704
230
63
151
131
165
+305
23Paul George
P. George
97.0
2012-13
IND IND
79
37.6
17.4
7.6
4.1
1.8
0.6
6.2
14.9
41.9
2.2
5.9
36.2
2.8
3.5
80.7
53.1
1.1
6.5
2.9
2,972
1,377
603
327
143
51
233
227
+365
24Paul George
P. George
97.0
2013-14
IND IND
80
36.2
21.7
6.8
3.5
1.9
0.3
7.2
17.0
42.4
2.3
6.3
36.4
5.0
5.8
86.4
55.5
0.8
6.0
2.8
2,898
1,737
542
283
151
22
224
198
+371
25Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
97.0
2019-20
MIL MIL
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
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112-101
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