when did all defensive selections start

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was selected for the All-Defensive team once as a starter in his career.

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When did all defensive selections by a player start?
NAMEALLDEFENSEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
625
31.3
19.4
6.8
2.5
8.0
14.2
56.6
0.0
0.0
6.7
3.3
4.5
73.5
59.9
19,557
12,117
4,274
1,577
1,798
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
706
38.8
25.1
9.9
6.7
9.8
19.7
49.9
0.8
2.1
37.9
4.6
5.2
89.3
57.0
27,388
17,703
6,982
4,739
1,687
3Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
1
135
26.8
10.6
3.0
4.3
4.6
9.8
47.1
0.0
1.3
2.0
64.3
49.4
3,619
1,427
406
579
402
4Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
5
736
34.2
12.6
2.9
7.4
0.3
5.0
9.6
52.3
0.1
0.2
23.5
2.5
3.1
80.0
57.3
25,141
9,268
2,125
5,427
208
1,487
5Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
6
673
34.5
13.7
3.6
6.1
1.3
0.5
5.2
11.6
44.9
0.1
0.5
16.3
3.2
3.9
82.5
51.6
2.4
23,247
9,206
2,455
4,129
844
319
1,609
1,870
6Bobby Jones
B. Jones
2
123
27.3
12.0
4.3
2.5
1.2
4.5
8.1
56.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
3.7
78.8
61.7
3,358
1,471
526
302
147
335
7Rick Mahorn
R. Mahorn
1
613
31.0
9.6
8.3
1.4
3.9
7.7
50.4
0.0
1.8
2.7
69.3
54.1
19,015
5,880
5,110
847
2,336
-13
8Moses Malone
M. Malone
1
784
35.8
22.4
12.1
1.5
1.3
7.6
15.7
48.4
0.0
7.2
9.2
78.4
56.8
28,066
17,561
9,522
1,143
1,008
1,764
9Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
5
513
34.3
18.6
5.2
4.4
6.4
12.9
50.1
0.2
5.6
6.7
83.7
59.0
17,585
9,554
2,642
2,241
1,227
10Buck Williams
B. Williams
4
1,140
13.8
10.7
5.3
0.0
3.3
4.9
66.5
15,763
12,171
+30
11T.R. Dunn
T.R. Dunn
3
457
30.5
6.1
5.9
2.2
2.5
5.1
47.6
0.0
1.2
1.7
72.1
51.9
1.0
13,952
2,791
2,688
1,028
459
1,218
12Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
2
463
6.5
7.3
2.7
0.0
1.1
1.5
71.1
2,992
3,368
13Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
3
270
17.3
10.5
6.5
0.0
4.2
5.6
76.1
4,663
2,829
14Lonnie Shelton
L. Shelton
1
253
30.2
12.5
5.7
2.7
5.4
11.2
48.0
0.0
1.7
2.3
76.7
51.3
7,647
3,153
1,440
685
951
15Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
1
739
34.3
16.4
9.7
3.4
6.0
12.8
46.6
0.3
4.2
4.9
86.5
54.9
25,317
12,153
7,186
2,506
2,673
16Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
1
409
27.2
6.9
6.9
1.4
2.7
5.6
48.3
0.0
0.0
7.7
1.5
1.9
80.0
53.9
11,115
2,812
2,833
558
1,420
17Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
7
94
34.6
11.6
3.9
6.4
4.5
9.9
45.3
0.7
1.9
2.3
83.6
53.3
3,251
1,093
368
597
266
18Kevin McHale
K. McHale
6
399
37.9
22.3
9.0
2.3
8.7
15.4
56.6
0.0
0.1
18.8
4.9
6.1
80.3
61.8
15,107
8,914
3,583
934
1,219
19Danny Vranes
D. Vranes
1
246
27.7
7.1
5.4
1.7
2.9
5.7
50.3
0.0
1.4
2.3
59.3
52.9
2.1
3.3
1.4
6,810
1,740
1,318
419
347
824
20Larry Nance
L. Nance
3
795
35.6
18.3
8.5
2.8
1.0
2.4
7.4
13.5
54.8
0.0
0.1
14.8
3.4
4.5
76.2
58.9
2.7
5.9
1.9
28,293
14,533
6,787
2,238
794
1,887
1,533
2,407
21Fat Lever
F. Lever
1
599
34.5
15.4
6.9
7.0
2.4
0.3
6.3
14.0
45.1
0.2
0.8
32.0
2.6
3.3
77.6
50.0
2.2
4.7
2.1
20,656
9,245
4,111
4,195
1,445
173
1,274
1,546
22Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
5
816
29.9
6.2
8.2
1.0
3.6
2.5
5.3
46.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.0
64.8
50.0
24,376
5,069
6,720
790
2,935
2,799
23Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
3
420
33.4
13.4
4.7
6.8
1.7
0.7
4.9
9.9
49.5
0.1
0.5
24.4
3.4
4.5
76.5
56.2
2.9
14,023
5,619
1,992
2,835
731
286
1,209
1,351
24Rodney McCray
R. McCray
2
629
35.5
13.2
7.3
4.0
0.9
0.7
5.1
10.1
50.8
0.1
0.3
27.1
2.8
3.7
76.7
56.2
2.3
4.9
2.0
22,320
8,273
4,565
2,538
542
440
1,273
1,499
25Derek Harper
D. Harper
2
883
34.4
15.3
2.5
6.1
1.7
0.3
5.9
12.7
46.2
1.1
3.1
35.9
2.5
3.3
75.0
54.1
0.6
1.9
2.1
30,384
13,499
2,237
5,415
1,519
224
1,877
2,141
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