who has the most defensive player of the year in the nba

Rudy Gobert, Ben Wallace and Dikembe Mutombo are tied for the most career Defensive Player of the Year awards, with 4.

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1Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
4
911
30.7
12.4
11.7
1.4
0.7
2.0
4.7
7.1
65.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
63.2
67.1
3.4
8.3
1.6
27,990
11,329
10,646
1,260
637
1,845
1,453
2,422
+3762
2Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
4
1,088
29.5
5.7
9.6
1.3
1.3
2.0
2.4
5.0
47.4
0.0
0.0
13.7
1.0
2.5
41.4
47.4
3.2
6.5
1.0
32,085
6,254
10,482
1,437
1,369
2,137
1,061
2,078
+2103
3Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4
1,196
30.8
9.8
10.3
1.0
0.4
2.8
3.5
6.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.1
68.4
57.3
3.2
7.1
1.8
36,791
11,729
12,359
1,240
494
3,289
2,173
3,383
+1607
4Dwight Howard
D. Howard
3
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
5Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
2
800
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.4
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.4
60.6
1.2
5.2
1.7
25,418
16,585
5,090
2,473
1,384
499
1,349
1,311
+4944
6Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
2
838
31.0
17.1
8.5
1.1
0.5
2.8
6.1
11.6
52.7
0.0
0.1
24.7
4.8
7.0
69.2
58.3
2.6
5.9
2.6
25,975
14,311
7,137
946
414
2,356
2,209
2,810
+1651
7Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
2
911
31.7
7.3
13.1
1.8
0.7
0.6
3.0
5.8
52.1
0.1
0.4
23.1
1.2
2.0
58.4
54.6
4.8
8.4
1.6
28,839
6,683
11,954
1,600
611
531
1,484
2,843
+827
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
9Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
2
875
28.8
6.0
7.9
1.0
0.4
3.5
2.4
5.2
45.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.9
64.9
49.6
2.1
5.8
1.5
25,169
5,216
6,939
840
368
3,064
1,293
2,955
10Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
2
767
30.2
15.6
4.7
3.6
1.2
0.3
5.4
10.7
50.2
0.1
0.5
28.4
4.7
5.6
83.1
59.1
1.9
2.8
2.0
23,150
11,931
3,575
2,793
924
226
1,551
1,635
11Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
1
187
30.4
23.6
11.0
3.5
1.1
3.5
8.4
17.4
48.4
2.2
6.3
34.0
4.6
5.6
81.4
59.3
2.1
8.9
3.1
5,693
4,406
2,061
659
214
652
575
427
+722
12Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
1
340
32.4
16.8
9.0
3.1
0.8
1.6
6.7
12.3
54.8
0.7
2.1
31.9
2.7
4.0
67.3
59.9
2.3
6.7
1.9
11,016
5,710
3,043
1,039
273
538
643
810
+1216
13Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
1
459
28.8
18.5
5.6
1.5
1.0
1.9
6.6
14.1
46.8
1.7
4.9
35.1
3.7
4.6
79.3
57.6
1.3
4.3
1.9
13,197
8,514
2,550
704
468
851
881
1,680
+347
14Marcus Smart
M. Smart
1
701
29.4
10.5
3.4
4.4
1.6
0.4
3.5
9.1
38.9
1.6
4.9
32.5
1.9
2.4
78.0
51.9
0.8
2.6
1.9
20,596
7,361
2,367
3,090
1,087
251
1,298
1,779
+2015
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
1
901
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
16.0
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,461
21,700
8,956
4,517
1,000
1,092
2,718
2,636
+3080
16Draymond Green
D. Green
1
954
28.6
8.6
6.8
5.6
1.3
1.0
3.2
7.1
44.7
0.9
2.8
32.1
1.4
2.0
71.0
54.1
1.1
5.7
2.3
27,294
8,250
6,488
5,360
1,248
935
2,226
2,749
+4464
17Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
1
891
32.2
14.0
7.4
3.4
0.9
1.4
5.2
10.8
48.1
0.5
1.3
36.0
3.2
4.1
77.6
55.7
1.6
5.8
2.0
28,719
12,514
6,604
2,996
792
1,254
1,755
2,551
+1139
18Joakim Noah
J. Noah
1
672
27.7
8.8
9.0
2.8
0.8
1.3
3.3
6.8
49.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.9
70.0
54.0
3.2
5.8
1.7
18,646
5,881
6,058
1,907
534
874
1,133
1,874
+589
19Tyson Chandler
T. Chandler
1
1,160
27.3
8.2
9.0
0.8
0.5
1.2
3.1
5.1
59.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.2
64.4
62.6
3.0
6.0
1.4
31,617
9,509
10,467
967
630
1,335
1,656
3,268
+321
20Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
1
991
31.7
13.2
4.5
2.7
1.7
0.5
4.7
11.4
41.4
1.2
3.4
33.9
2.6
3.6
71.5
50.8
1.2
3.3
1.8
31,440
13,058
4,448
2,631
1,721
522
1,791
2,586
+1818
21Marcus Camby
M. Camby
1
973
29.5
9.5
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
3.9
8.3
46.6
0.0
0.1
20.5
1.8
2.6
67.0
50.3
2.7
7.1
1.4
28,684
9,262
9,513
1,837
967
2,331
1,362
2,687
-23
22Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
23Gary Payton
G. Payton
1
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,117
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
24David Robinson
D. Robinson
1
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438

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