1987-1988 nba individual defensive rating rankings

Hakeem Olajuwon had the lowest defensive rating in 1987-88, with a 98.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
1987-1988 NBA individual defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games rankings
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
98.0
1987-88
HOU HOU
79
35.8
22.8
12.1
2.1
2.1
2.7
9.0
17.5
51.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.8
6.9
69.5
55.5
3.8
8.3
3.1
2,825
1,805
959
163
162
214
243
324
2Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
100.7
1987-88
UTA UTA
82
33.3
7.0
8.7
0.7
0.5
3.7
2.8
6.6
41.8
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.3
62.3
45.7
2.8
5.9
1.6
2,731
571
717
55
41
304
131
320
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
100.8
1987-88
UTA UTA
82
39.0
27.7
12.0
2.4
1.4
0.6
10.5
20.1
52.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.7
9.6
70.0
56.8
3.4
8.6
4.0
3,198
2,268
986
199
117
50
325
296
4Roy Tarpley
R. Tarpley
100.9
1987-88
DAL DAL
81
28.5
13.5
11.8
1.1
1.3
1.1
5.5
11.0
50.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.4
74.0
54.1
4.4
7.4
2.1
2,307
1,093
959
86
103
86
172
313
5Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
101.3
1987-88
NYK NYK
82
31.0
20.2
8.2
1.5
1.3
3.0
8.0
14.4
55.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.8
71.6
59.4
3.0
5.3
3.5
2,546
1,653
676
125
104
245
287
332
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
101.4
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
7Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
102.2
1987-88
DET DET
82
35.3
13.5
10.1
2.4
0.8
1.0
5.5
11.3
49.3
0.2
0.5
33.3
2.3
2.6
87.4
54.6
2.0
8.1
1.7
2,897
1,110
832
199
66
78
136
284
8John Stockton
J. Stockton
102.3
1987-88
UTA UTA
82
34.7
14.7
2.9
13.8
3.0
0.2
5.5
9.6
57.4
0.3
0.8
35.8
3.3
4.0
84.0
64.5
0.7
2.2
3.2
2,842
1,204
237
1,128
242
16
262
247
9Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
102.7
1987-88
DET DET
82
26.2
11.6
8.7
1.3
0.9
0.5
4.9
8.6
56.1
0.1
0.2
29.4
1.9
3.5
53.5
57.1
3.9
4.8
1.9
2,147
953
715
110
75
45
156
273
10Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
102.7
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
34.3
12.4
13.0
3.0
0.8
0.3
4.6
9.5
48.3
0.0
0.1
25.0
3.2
4.4
72.7
54.3
4.0
9.0
2.9
2,816
1,014
1,066
248
68
28
241
272
11Fat Lever
F. Lever
103.4
1987-88
DEN DEN
82
37.3
18.9
8.1
7.8
2.7
0.3
7.8
16.6
47.3
0.1
0.7
21.1
3.0
3.9
78.5
51.6
2.5
5.6
2.2
3,061
1,546
665
639
223
21
182
214
12Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
103.4
1987-88
LAC LAC
66
32.9
13.0
8.0
2.6
0.8
3.4
5.2
10.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.7
3.9
70.6
53.4
1.7
6.3
3.4
2,171
860
530
172
50
225
223
203
13Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
103.5
1987-88
CLE CLE
77
27.4
10.9
6.6
1.3
0.8
1.9
4.1
8.6
47.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.6
75.6
53.6
2.1
4.5
1.4
2,106
843
506
103
61
145
104
203
14John Salley
J. Salley
103.8
1987-88
DET DET
82
24.4
8.5
4.9
1.4
0.6
1.7
3.1
5.6
56.6
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.2
70.9
61.4
2.0
2.9
1.5
2,003
701
402
113
53
137
120
294
15Danny Schayes
D. Schayes
103.9
1987-88
DEN DEN
81
26.7
13.9
8.2
1.3
0.8
1.1
4.5
8.2
54.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
6.0
83.6
64.0
2.5
5.7
1.9
2,166
1,129
662
106
62
92
155
323
16Sidney Green
S. Green
104.0
1987-88
NYK NYK
82
25.0
7.8
7.8
1.1
0.8
0.4
3.1
7.1
44.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.3
66.3
48.0
2.7
5.1
1.8
2,049
642
642
93
65
32
148
318
17Thurl Bailey
T. Bailey
104.6
1987-88
UTA UTA
82
34.2
19.6
6.5
1.9
0.6
1.5
7.7
15.7
49.2
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.1
5.0
82.6
54.7
1.6
4.8
2.3
2,804
1,604
531
158
49
125
190
186
18Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
104.8
1987-88
IND IND
80
33.7
13.5
8.3
2.3
1.1
0.9
5.1
10.4
49.6
0.0
0.2
20.0
3.2
3.9
80.9
55.8
2.0
6.3
2.0
2,692
1,079
662
183
90
69
156
302
19Michael Cage
M. Cage
104.8
1987-88
LAC LAC
72
36.9
14.5
13.0
1.5
1.3
0.8
5.0
10.6
47.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.8
53.7
5.2
7.9
2.2
2,660
1,046
938
110
91
58
160
194
20Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
105.3
1987-88
TOT
77
26.0
12.7
6.4
1.5
0.6
1.4
5.2
12.0
43.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
2.9
76.4
47.7
1.7
4.6
2.1
2,004
976
489
113
50
106
164
195
21Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
105.5
1987-88
MIL MIL
82
35.6
16.5
8.6
3.4
1.1
1.0
6.3
12.9
48.6
0.0
0.2
21.4
3.9
4.2
92.2
55.8
2.4
6.3
1.9
2,923
1,352
709
279
93
80
157
316
22Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
105.6
1987-88
POR POR
79
36.6
19.2
8.3
3.1
1.6
0.8
7.7
15.5
49.9
0.0
0.2
20.0
3.7
5.0
73.5
54.2
2.7
5.6
2.0
2,888
1,516
657
243
127
65
161
302
23Dave Corzine
D. Corzine
105.8
1987-88
CHI CHI
80
29.1
10.1
6.6
1.9
0.5
1.2
4.3
8.9
48.1
0.0
0.1
11.1
1.4
1.9
75.2
51.4
2.1
4.5
1.4
2,328
804
527
154
36
95
109
149
24James Donaldson
J. Donaldson
105.9
1987-88
DAL DAL
81
31.1
7.0
9.3
0.8
0.5
1.3
2.6
4.7
55.8
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.3
77.8
61.6
3.0
6.3
1.4
2,523
571
755
66
40
104
113
175
25Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
105.9
1987-88
POR POR
81
37.8
27.0
6.6
5.8
2.5
0.6
10.5
20.7
50.6
0.1
0.6
21.2
5.9
7.2
81.1
56.4
3.2
3.4
2.9
3,060
2,185
533
467
203
52
236
250
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