top defensive rating playoffs 2023 minimum 5 games

Josh Minott had the lowest defensive rating in the 2023 playoffs, with a 78.2 rating in his rookie season.

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top defensive rating by a player playoffs 2023 minimum 5 games
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Josh Minott
J. Minott
78.2
2022-23
1
6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
6
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
-4
2Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
100.4
2022-23
3
5.7
0.0
2.0
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.3
1.7
17
0
6
3
1
0
5
5
-7
3Anthony Davis
A. Davis
101.9
2022-23
16
38.0
22.6
14.1
2.6
1.4
3.1
8.3
15.9
52.0
0.3
0.9
33.3
5.8
6.8
85.2
59.9
2.4
11.7
2.1
608
361
225
41
22
50
34
46
+54
4Lamar Stevens
L. Stevens
103.5
2022-23
2
4.5
2.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
86.8
0.0
1.5
0.0
9
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
+7
5Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
104.3
2022-23
11
20.0
3.1
4.6
1.3
0.8
1.4
1.0
2.1
47.8
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.5
75.0
56.6
2.1
2.5
0.5
220
34
51
14
9
15
5
29
-2
6Mo Bamba
M. Bamba
105.4
2022-23
3
3.3
0.0
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
10
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
+8
7Zeke Nnaji
Z. Nnaji
105.4
2022-23
5
2.4
1.0
0.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.8
50.0
0.2
0.6
33.3
0.0
0.0
62.5
0.0
0.4
0.2
12
5
2
0
1
0
1
0
-6
8Obi Toppin
O. Toppin
105.8
2022-23
11
15.9
7.0
3.5
0.6
0.7
0.3
2.7
6.4
42.9
1.2
3.9
30.2
0.4
0.5
80.0
53.3
0.9
2.6
0.7
175
77
39
7
8
3
8
12
-3
9Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
105.9
2022-23
11
27.1
6.5
9.3
0.8
0.7
1.5
2.6
4.4
60.4
0.0
0.0
1.2
3.0
39.4
56.8
5.0
4.3
0.9
298
71
102
9
8
16
10
29
-1
10Danny Green
D. Green
106.1
2022-23
4
10.0
0.8
1.8
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.3
1.3
20.0
0.3
1.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
30.0
0.5
1.3
0.5
40
3
7
1
2
1
2
7
-13
11Dean Wade
D. Wade
106.4
2022-23
2
5.5
1.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
53.2
0.0
1.5
0.0
11
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
-8
12DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
106.6
2022-23
4
3.5
1.3
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.5
0.8
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.5
50.0
64.4
0.0
1.0
0.5
14
5
4
1
0
1
2
2
+7
13Shake Milton
S. Milton
106.7
2022-23
6
3.5
1.3
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.5
0.8
60.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
68.0
0.0
0.5
0.2
21
8
3
2
2
0
1
3
-4
14Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
107.1
2022-23
5
37.6
9.8
10.0
2.0
0.6
1.2
4.4
9.6
45.8
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.0
1.6
62.5
47.6
3.0
7.0
2.4
188
49
50
10
3
6
12
13
-4
15Kevon Looney
K. Looney
107.4
2022-23
13
25.0
6.5
13.1
3.3
0.6
0.4
2.8
4.9
57.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.4
55.6
58.4
4.7
8.4
1.0
325
84
170
43
8
5
13
36
+50
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
107.7
2022-23
20
39.5
30.0
13.5
9.5
1.1
1.0
11.4
20.7
54.8
1.8
3.8
46.1
5.6
7.0
79.9
63.1
3.5
10.0
3.5
789
600
269
190
21
20
70
69
+169
17Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
108.0
2022-23
5
41.4
23.2
5.0
7.2
2.0
0.6
9.0
20.8
43.3
2.6
9.0
28.9
2.6
3.6
72.2
51.8
0.6
4.4
3.8
207
116
25
36
10
3
19
14
-9
18Josh Hart
J. Hart
108.2
2022-23
11
32.1
10.4
7.4
2.2
0.8
0.3
4.1
8.5
47.9
0.9
2.9
31.3
1.3
2.0
63.6
55.0
1.6
5.7
1.9
353
114
81
24
9
3
21
38
-19
19Peyton Watson
P. Watson
108.4
2022-23
5
2.8
1.0
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.4
1.0
40.0
0.2
0.4
50.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.2
0.6
0.2
14
5
4
1
0
1
1
2
-6
20Tyus Jones
T. Jones
108.5
2022-23
6
20.0
4.5
3.0
3.7
1.3
0.0
1.8
6.0
30.6
0.5
3.2
15.8
0.3
0.5
66.7
36.2
0.5
2.5
1.3
120
27
18
22
8
0
8
5
-19
21Kevin Love
K. Love
108.6
2022-23
20
18.0
6.9
5.6
1.2
0.5
0.4
2.3
6.0
37.8
1.7
4.4
37.5
0.7
0.8
87.5
54.3
0.7
4.9
0.5
359
137
111
24
9
7
10
35
-26
22Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
108.6
2022-23
9
37.3
23.7
9.8
2.7
0.7
2.8
7.3
17.0
43.1
0.6
3.1
17.9
8.4
9.3
90.5
56.1
1.8
8.0
3.9
336
213
88
24
6
25
35
27
-6
23Draymond Green
D. Green
108.7
2022-23
12
30.6
9.4
6.9
6.8
1.5
1.0
3.5
7.6
46.2
0.4
1.7
25.0
2.0
2.8
72.7
53.5
1.6
5.3
2.3
367
113
83
82
18
12
27
48
-12
24Julius Randle
J. Randle
108.8
2022-23
10
33.0
16.6
8.3
3.6
0.5
0.3
5.5
14.7
37.4
1.7
6.6
25.8
3.9
5.5
70.9
48.5
1.7
6.6
3.5
330
166
83
36
5
3
35
24
+15
25Cedi Osman
C. Osman
108.9
2022-23
5
18.6
6.0
3.0
1.0
0.4
0.2
1.8
5.0
36.0
1.2
4.0
30.0
1.2
1.8
66.7
51.8
0.2
2.8
1.0
93
30
15
5
2
1
5
12
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StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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@
3:00 PM
Last Game
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26
31
.456
17.0
12
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35
.407
20.0
13
16
41
.281
27.0
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15
42
.263
28.0
15
15
44
.254
29.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
42
16
.724
2.0
3
36
21
.632
7.5
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
36
23
.610
8.5
6
34
23
.596
9.5
7
33
26
.559
11.5
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
28
31
.475
16.5
10
27
30
.474
16.5
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
36
.368
22.5
13
18
40
.310
26.0
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17
42
.288
27.5
15
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