single season best defensive rating since 2015

Since 2014-15, Hassan Whiteside has the lowest 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 since 2015

	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	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	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	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	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	96.4	2014-15	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
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	96.9	2014-15	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
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	97.0	2019-20	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
7	Draymond Green D. Green	97.1	2014-15	GSW	79	31.5	11.7	8.2	3.7	1.6	1.3	4.3	9.7	44.3	1.4	4.2	33.7	1.7	2.5	66.0	54.0	1.4	6.7	1.7	2,490	921	647	291	123	99	133	253	+839
8	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	97.6	2015-16	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
9	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	97.9	2014-15	UTA	82	26.3	8.4	9.5	1.3	0.8	2.3	3.1	5.2	60.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.3	62.3	62.7	3.2	6.2	1.4	2,158	686	775	109	64	189	111	175	+5
10	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	98.1	2015-16	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
11	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	98.5	2014-15	LAC	82	34.4	11.5	15.0	0.7	1.0	2.2	4.6	6.5	71.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.3	5.7	39.7	63.8	4.8	10.1	1.3	2,820	946	1,226	61	81	183	109	245	+621
12	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	98.6	2015-16	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
13	Danny Green D. Green	98.7	2015-16	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
14	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	99.0	2017-18	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
15	Draymond Green D. Green	99.1	2016-17	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
16	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	99.1	2016-17	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
17	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	99.2	2016-17	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
18	Nerlens Noel N. Noel	99.3	2014-15	PHI	75	30.8	9.9	8.1	1.7	1.8	1.9	4.0	8.7	46.2	0.0	0.0		1.9	3.1	60.9	49.3	2.5	5.7	1.9	2,311	744	611	128	133	142	146	208	-430
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	99.3	2018-19	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
20	Paul Millsap P. Millsap	99.3	2014-15	ATL	73	32.7	16.7	7.8	3.1	1.8	0.9	6.1	12.7	47.6	1.1	3.0	35.6	3.5	4.6	75.7	56.5	1.9	5.9	2.3	2,390	1,218	570	223	130	69	166	201	+406
21	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	99.7	2014-15	MEM	81	33.2	17.4	7.8	3.8	0.9	1.6	6.5	13.2	49.4	0.0	0.2	17.6	4.3	5.4	79.5	55.8	1.4	6.4	2.2	2,687	1,413	630	307	70	131	176	208	+225
22	Draymond Green D. Green	99.8	2015-16	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
23	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	99.9	2016-17	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
24	Kent Bazemore K. Bazemore	100.0	2015-16	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
25	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	100.1	2014-15	DET	82	30.5	13.8	13.5	0.7	0.9	1.9	6.0	11.7	51.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.5	38.9	50.4	5.3	8.1	1.5	2,502	1,130	1,104	55	73	153	120	285	-54

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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27.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

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10.7

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Playoffs APG Leaders

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8.1

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

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150.0

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113.6

Davison

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Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

121.3

116.0

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111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

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105.1

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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
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0