top 10 nba defensive ratings all-time in a season 2010s

Between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons, Dwight Howard had the best defensive rating in a season, with a 94.1 rating in 2010-11.

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top 10 NBA defensive ratings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player all-time in a season 2010s

	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	Dwight Howard D. Howard	94.1	2010-11	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
2	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	94.2	2011-12	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
3	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
4	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	95.0	2010-11	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
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.0	2012-13	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
6	Carlos Boozer C. Boozer	95.1	2011-12	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
7	Dwight Howard D. Howard	95.3	2009-10	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
8	Joakim Noah J. Noah	95.6	2011-12	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
9	Dwight Howard D. Howard	95.6	2011-12	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
10	Joakim Noah J. Noah	95.8	2013-14	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
11	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
12	Josh Smith J. Smith	95.9	2011-12	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
13	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
14	Elton Brand E. Brand	96.2	2011-12	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
15	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
16	Roy Hibbert R. Hibbert	96.7	2012-13	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
17	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
18	Paul George P. George	97.0	2012-13	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
19	Paul George P. George	97.0	2013-14	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
20	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
21	Andrew Bogut A. Bogut	97.3	2010-11	MIL	65	35.3	12.8	11.1	2.0	0.7	2.6	5.6	11.4	49.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.5	3.3	44.2	49.6	3.1	8.0	1.9	2,297	830	720	131	47	168	125	217	+12
22	LeBron James L. James	97.3	2011-12	MIA	62	37.5	27.1	7.9	6.2	1.9	0.8	10.0	18.9	53.1	0.9	2.4	36.2	6.2	8.1	77.1	60.5	1.5	6.4	3.4	2,326	1,683	492	387	115	50	213	96	+473
23	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
24	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	97.7	2013-14	SAS	74	29.2	15.1	9.7	3.0	0.6	1.9	6.0	12.2	49.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	4.3	73.1	53.5	2.1	7.6	2.1	2,158	1,119	721	220	43	139	159	134	+298
25	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	97.7	2011-12	PHI	62	35.6	12.4	6.1	5.5	1.7	0.5	4.6	10.2	45.4	1.2	3.1	39.4	2.0	3.2	61.7	53.7	0.9	5.2	1.9	2,209	771	381	339	107	30	115	92	+217

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6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
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10.9

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

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5.0

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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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