top player defensive ratings in the 2019 playoffs

Edmond Sumner had the best defensive rating in the 2019 playoffs, with an 87.2 rating.

NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Edmond Sumner
E. Sumner
87.2
2018-19
1
2.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
+5
2Chris Boucher
C. Boucher
90.8
2018-19
2
2.0
2.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
2.5
40.0
0.5
1.5
33.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
46.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
4
5
1
0
0
1
0
0
-5
3Zhaire Smith
Z. Smith
94.0
2018-19
2
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
+12
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
96.6
2018-19
15
34.3
25.5
12.2
4.9
1.2
2.0
8.6
17.4
49.4
1.2
3.7
32.7
7.1
11.2
63.7
57.2
2.4
9.8
3.3
514
383
183
73
18
30
50
48
+111
5Thaddeus Young
T. Young
97.7
2018-19
4
32.5
10.5
7.0
3.8
2.8
0.8
4.5
10.5
42.9
0.5
2.0
25.0
1.0
1.8
57.1
46.6
2.3
4.8
1.3
130
42
28
15
11
3
5
10
-4
6Brad Wanamaker
B. Wanamaker
99.2
2018-19
4
4.3
2.5
0.0
0.8
0.5
0.0
0.8
1.8
42.9
0.3
0.3
100.0
0.8
1.0
75.0
57.1
0.0
0.0
0.5
17
10
0
3
2
0
2
0
-6
7Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
100.2
2018-19
3
4.3
1.3
2.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.7
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
69.4
0.3
2.0
0.0
13
4
7
0
0
0
0
1
+1
8Eric Moreland
E. Moreland
100.2
2018-19
8
3.5
0.3
1.8
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.3
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.3
1.5
0.0
28
2
14
3
0
0
0
5
-28
9Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
100.4
2018-19
11
30.4
20.2
10.5
3.4
0.7
2.3
6.2
14.5
42.8
1.1
3.5
30.8
6.7
8.2
82.2
55.9
1.9
8.5
3.6
334
222
115
37
8
25
40
34
+143
10Pat Connaughton
P. Connaughton
100.6
2018-19
15
21.6
6.2
6.2
1.4
0.4
0.9
2.5
5.1
48.1
1.0
2.8
35.7
0.3
0.5
50.0
57.7
0.7
5.5
0.6
324
93
93
21
6
13
9
14
+54
11Ersan Ilyasova
E. Ilyasova
101.3
2018-19
15
18.1
6.8
4.7
1.4
0.7
0.4
2.3
5.4
43.2
0.8
2.7
30.0
1.3
1.7
80.0
55.4
1.3
3.4
0.5
272
102
71
21
10
6
7
40
+88
12Marcus Smart
M. Smart
101.4
2018-19
2
16.0
3.5
2.0
2.0
1.5
0.0
0.5
5.5
9.1
0.5
5.5
9.1
2.0
3.0
66.7
25.7
2.0
0.0
1.5
32
7
4
4
3
0
3
3
-19
13Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
101.6
2018-19
24
20.8
9.4
6.0
0.9
0.5
1.0
3.8
8.0
47.7
0.4
1.6
23.7
1.3
1.8
76.2
53.2
1.5
4.5
1.0
500
225
143
22
11
23
25
79
+81
14Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
101.8
2018-19
15
29.2
11.2
5.5
1.4
0.4
1.9
4.1
8.9
45.5
1.5
5.0
29.3
1.6
1.9
82.8
57.2
0.8
4.7
0.7
438
168
82
21
6
28
10
46
+98
15Jodie Meeks
J. Meeks
101.8
2018-19
14
4.7
1.6
0.6
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.6
2.1
31.0
0.1
0.9
15.4
0.1
0.2
66.7
36.3
0.0
0.6
0.2
66
22
9
1
4
1
3
7
-18
16Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
101.9
2018-19
9
32.8
15.2
6.7
1.9
1.1
0.8
5.4
12.4
43.8
1.1
3.4
32.3
3.2
4.3
74.4
53.0
0.8
5.9
2.0
295
137
60
17
10
7
18
21
-7
17Derrick Favors
D. Favors
102.1
2018-19
5
20.6
11.8
7.4
0.8
0.8
1.8
4.6
7.2
63.9
0.0
0.6
0.0
2.6
3.8
68.4
66.5
3.0
4.4
1.0
103
59
37
4
4
9
5
12
+4
18Greg Monroe
G. Monroe
102.1
2018-19
10
9.0
4.0
3.1
0.4
0.5
0.3
1.6
4.0
40.0
0.1
0.4
25.0
0.7
0.9
77.8
45.5
1.4
1.7
0.4
90
40
31
4
5
3
4
11
-43
19Sterling Brown
S. Brown
102.3
2018-19
11
14.7
4.1
2.7
1.7
0.5
0.3
1.4
3.5
39.5
0.6
1.9
33.3
0.7
1.0
72.7
52.5
0.4
2.4
0.7
162
45
30
19
6
3
8
17
+33
20Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
102.4
2018-19
4
24.0
8.5
7.3
4.0
0.8
0.3
3.0
7.3
41.4
0.3
1.0
25.0
2.3
3.5
64.3
48.4
1.8
5.5
1.3
96
34
29
16
3
1
5
12
-33
21Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
102.6
2018-19
24
30.6
9.4
6.4
3.0
0.9
1.1
3.2
7.5
42.2
1.4
3.7
38.2
1.7
1.9
87.0
56.4
0.7
5.8
0.9
735
226
154
73
21
26
21
84
+77
22Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
102.6
2018-19
4
21.0
15.3
4.3
0.8
0.8
0.3
5.3
12.0
43.8
2.8
5.0
55.0
2.0
3.5
57.1
56.3
0.0
4.3
1.5
84
61
17
3
3
1
6
8
-22
23Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
102.6
2018-19
24
39.1
30.5
9.1
3.9
1.7
0.7
10.1
20.7
49.0
2.3
6.0
37.9
8.0
9.0
88.4
61.9
2.3
6.8
3.1
939
732
218
94
40
17
74
56
+156
24Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
102.7
2018-19
9
18.0
6.4
4.3
1.9
0.4
0.2
2.1
6.6
32.2
0.9
3.8
23.5
1.3
1.8
75.0
43.9
0.4
3.9
1.1
162
58
39
17
4
2
10
15
+13
25Kenneth Faried
K. Faried
102.9
2018-19
6
9.3
4.0
3.5
0.3
0.3
0.0
1.5
2.2
69.2
0.2
0.2
100.0
0.8
1.0
83.3
76.7
0.5
3.0
0.0
56
24
21
2
2
0
0
6
+14
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51
.378
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13
20
62
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40.0
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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
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7
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45
37
.549
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8
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45
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44
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10
43
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.524
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11
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32
50
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31
51
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
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22
60
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22
60
.268
42.0