single season best defensive rating in nba since 2016

Since 2015-16, Hassan Whiteside has the best defensive rating in a season, with a 94.4 rating in 2015-16.

Interpreted as:
single season best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in NBA since 2016
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 Hassan 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
2 Kawhi 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
3 Paul 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
4 Giannis 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
5 DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
97.6
2015-16
LAC LAC
77
33.7
12.7
13.8
1.2
0.7
2.3
4.6
6.6
70.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
8.0
43.0
62.8
3.5
10.3
1.4
2,598
980
1,059
90
51
177
107
207
+440
6 Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
98.1
2015-16
DET DET
81
32.9
16.2
14.8
0.8
1.5
1.4
6.8
13.1
52.1
0.0
0.1
33.3
2.6
7.2
35.5
49.9
4.9
9.9
1.9
2,665
1,314
1,198
67
119
112
155
245
+126
7 LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
98.6
2015-16
SAS SAS
74
30.6
18.0
8.5
1.5
0.5
1.1
7.2
14.1
51.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.5
4.1
85.8
56.5
2.4
6.2
1.3
2,261
1,331
632
110
38
81
99
151
+507
8 Danny Green
D. Green
98.7
2015-16
SAS SAS
79
26.1
7.2
3.8
1.8
1.0
0.8
2.7
7.1
37.6
1.5
4.4
33.2
0.4
0.6
73.9
49.2
0.6
3.2
0.9
2,061
572
303
141
79
64
75
141
+506
9 Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
99.0
2017-18
DET DET
78
33.7
15.0
16.0
3.0
1.5
1.6
6.0
11.3
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.1
5.1
60.5
55.5
5.1
10.9
2.6
2,625
1,171
1,247
237
114
127
200
250
-57
10 Draymond Green
D. Green
99.1
2016-17
GSW GSW
76
32.5
10.2
7.9
7.0
2.0
1.4
3.6
8.6
41.8
1.1
3.5
30.8
2.0
2.8
70.9
52.2
1.3
6.6
2.4
2,471
776
599
533
154
106
184
217
+820
11 Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
99.1
2016-17
DET DET
81
29.7
13.6
13.8
1.1
1.5
1.1
6.0
11.2
53.0
0.0
0.1
28.6
1.7
4.4
38.6
51.8
4.3
9.5
1.9
2,409
1,105
1,115
90
124
89
152
237
-274
12 Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
99.2
2016-17
UTA UTA
81
33.9
14.0
12.8
1.2
0.6
2.6
5.1
7.7
66.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.9
65.3
68.1
3.9
8.9
1.8
2,744
1,137
1,035
97
49
214
147
246
+436
13 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
99.3
2018-19
MIL MIL
72
32.8
27.7
12.5
5.9
1.3
1.5
10.0
17.3
57.8
0.7
2.8
25.6
6.9
9.5
72.9
64.4
2.2
10.3
3.7
2,358
1,994
898
424
92
110
268
232
+654
14 Draymond Green
D. Green
99.8
2015-16
GSW GSW
81
34.7
14.0
9.5
7.4
1.5
1.4
5.0
10.1
49.0
1.2
3.2
38.8
2.8
4.1
69.6
58.7
1.7
7.8
3.2
2,808
1,131
769
598
119
113
259
240
+1070
15 Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
99.9
2016-17
MIA MIA
77
32.6
17.0
14.1
0.7
0.7
2.1
7.0
12.6
55.7
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.6
62.8
57.9
3.8
10.3
2.0
2,513
1,309
1,088
57
57
161
154
226
+98
16 Kent Bazemore
K. Bazemore
100.0
2015-16
ATL ATL
75
27.8
11.6
5.1
2.3
1.3
0.5
4.3
9.7
44.1
1.5
4.1
35.7
1.6
2.0
81.5
55.1
0.4
4.7
1.8
2,083
872
379
171
98
38
138
176
+76
17 Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
100.1
2019-20
MIL MIL
68
26.7
12.0
4.6
1.5
0.7
2.4
4.3
9.9
43.5
1.5
4.8
31.4
1.9
2.2
83.6
55.1
0.9
3.7
1.0
1,817
813
312
99
46
163
70
163
+526
18 Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
100.3
2018-19
UTA UTA
81
31.8
15.9
12.9
2.0
0.8
2.3
5.9
8.8
66.9
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.4
63.6
68.2
3.8
9.0
1.6
2,577
1,284
1,041
161
66
187
130
231
+384
19 Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
100.3
2018-19
DET DET
79
33.5
17.3
15.6
1.4
1.7
1.7
7.1
13.3
53.3
0.1
0.5
13.2
3.1
5.2
59.0
55.5
5.4
10.2
2.2
2,647
1,370
1,232
112
136
138
175
272
+176
20 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
100.5
2016-17
ATL ATL
74
29.7
13.5
12.7
1.4
0.9
1.2
5.2
8.3
63.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
5.7
53.3
62.7
4.0
8.7
2.3
2,199
1,002
940
104
64
92
170
203
-108
21 Clint Capela
C. Capela
100.5
2017-18
HOU HOU
74
27.5
13.9
10.8
0.9
0.8
1.9
6.0
9.1
65.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.5
56.0
65.0
3.3
7.6
1.4
2,034
1,026
802
68
58
137
103
185
+372
22 Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
100.5
2020-21
UTA UTA
71
30.8
14.3
13.5
1.3
0.6
2.7
5.5
8.2
67.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
5.3
62.3
68.3
3.4
10.1
1.7
2,187
1,015
960
89
40
190
118
163
+728
23 Paul George
P. George
100.8
2015-16
IND IND
81
34.8
23.1
7.0
4.1
1.9
0.4
7.5
17.9
41.8
2.6
7.0
37.1
5.6
6.5
86.0
55.7
1.0
6.0
3.3
2,819
1,874
563
329
152
29
265
230
+182
24 Al Horford
A. Horford
100.8
2015-16
ATL ATL
82
32.1
15.2
7.3
3.2
0.8
1.5
6.5
12.8
50.5
1.1
3.1
34.4
1.3
1.6
79.8
56.5
1.8
5.5
1.3
2,631
1,249
596
263
68
121
107
163
+231
25 Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
100.9
2015-16
CHI CHI
72
31.8
16.5
11.0
4.1
0.6
2.0
6.5
13.8
46.9
0.3
1.0
34.8
3.2
4.0
79.2
52.9
2.2
8.9
2.3
2,291
1,187
793
294
42
146
164
148
-3
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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40
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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
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MIA MIA
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Mon
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HOU HOU
114-121
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/2
HOU HOU
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GSW GSW
9:00 PM
Sat
5/3
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DEN DEN
7:30 PM
Sun
5/4
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
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5/4
GSW GSW
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HOU HOU
8:30 PM
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5/5
NYK NYK
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BOS BOS
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