1996-1997 nba individual defensive rating rankings

Alonzo Mourning had the lowest defensive rating in 1996-97, with a 95.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
1996-1997 NBA individual defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games rankings
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
95.3
1996-97
MIA MIA
66
35.2
19.8
9.9
1.6
0.8
2.9
7.2
13.4
53.4
0.0
0.1
11.1
5.5
8.6
64.2
57.8
2.9
7.1
3.4
2,320
1,310
656
104
56
189
226
272
+465
2Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
95.5
1996-97
NYK NYK
78
37.0
22.4
10.7
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.4
17.2
48.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.6
7.5
75.4
54.8
2.2
8.4
3.4
2,887
1,751
834
156
69
189
269
250
+315
3Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
96.7
1996-97
ATL ATL
80
37.2
13.3
11.6
1.4
0.6
3.3
4.8
9.0
52.7
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
70.5
58.4
3.4
8.3
2.3
2,973
1,066
929
110
49
264
186
249
+432
4P.J. Brown
P.J. Brown
98.0
1996-97
MIA MIA
80
32.4
9.5
8.4
1.2
1.1
1.2
3.8
8.2
45.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.8
73.2
50.5
3.0
5.4
1.4
2,592
761
670
92
85
98
113
283
+346
5Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
98.5
1996-97
NYK NYK
80
35.9
10.8
9.8
2.8
1.4
0.3
4.2
8.7
48.8
0.1
0.2
26.3
2.3
2.8
80.8
54.5
3.1
6.7
2.1
2,873
864
781
221
111
21
171
305
+105
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
99.0
1996-97
HOU HOU
78
36.6
23.2
9.2
3.0
1.5
2.2
9.3
18.3
51.0
0.1
0.2
31.3
4.5
5.7
78.7
55.8
2.2
7.0
3.6
2,852
1,810
716
236
117
173
281
249
+382
7Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
99.0
1996-97
SEA SEA
81
34.0
18.7
10.0
1.9
1.5
1.0
6.5
12.7
51.0
0.1
0.4
36.4
5.6
7.5
74.2
58.3
3.4
6.6
3.5
2,750
1,516
807
156
125
81
280
320
+462
8Grant Hill
G. Hill
99.7
1996-97
DET DET
80
39.3
21.4
9.0
7.3
1.8
0.6
7.8
15.7
49.6
0.1
0.4
30.3
5.6
7.9
71.1
55.6
1.5
7.5
3.2
3,147
1,710
721
583
144
48
259
186
+413
9Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
100.0
1996-97
HOU HOU
53
37.9
19.2
13.5
4.7
1.3
0.5
6.3
13.1
48.4
1.1
3.9
28.3
5.4
7.8
69.4
58.1
4.0
9.5
2.8
2,009
1,016
716
248
69
25
151
153
+312
10Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
100.1
1996-97
ATL ATL
78
39.2
17.4
5.3
5.9
2.7
0.3
6.4
14.9
43.2
2.8
7.7
36.6
1.7
2.2
75.3
54.8
1.5
3.8
2.4
3,056
1,354
413
463
212
20
185
141
+585
11Tyrone Hill
T. Hill
100.5
1996-97
CLE CLE
74
34.9
12.9
9.9
1.2
0.9
0.4
4.8
8.0
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.1
63.3
62.6
3.5
6.4
2.0
2,582
955
736
92
63
30
147
268
+243
12Chris Webber
C. Webber
100.5
1996-97
WAS WAS
72
39.0
20.1
10.3
4.6
1.7
1.9
8.4
16.2
51.8
0.8
2.1
39.7
2.5
4.3
56.5
55.4
3.3
7.0
3.2
2,806
1,445
743
331
122
137
230
258
+158
13Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
100.9
1996-97
ATL ATL
82
38.3
18.1
8.8
2.7
1.2
0.8
6.7
13.8
48.6
0.4
1.1
35.2
4.4
5.4
81.6
56.2
2.6
6.2
2.7
3,140
1,486
720
223
102
64
218
277
+582
14Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
101.2
1996-97
CHI CHI
82
37.7
20.2
6.5
5.7
1.9
0.5
7.9
16.7
47.4
1.9
5.2
36.8
2.5
3.5
70.1
55.4
2.0
4.5
2.6
3,095
1,656
531
467
154
45
214
213
+807
15Karl Malone
K. Malone
101.2
1996-97
UTA UTA
82
36.6
27.4
9.9
4.5
1.4
0.6
10.5
19.2
55.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.4
8.4
75.5
60.0
2.4
7.5
2.8
2,998
2,249
809
368
113
48
233
217
+768
16Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
101.8
1996-97
CLE CLE
78
36.8
19.5
3.9
6.3
1.8
0.4
7.4
16.8
43.8
1.3
3.5
37.3
3.4
3.8
90.2
52.6
0.6
3.2
2.3
2,868
1,519
301
490
138
30
178
177
+128
17John Starks
J. Starks
101.8
1996-97
NYK NYK
77
26.5
13.8
2.7
2.8
1.2
0.1
4.8
11.1
43.1
1.9
5.3
36.9
2.2
2.9
76.9
55.5
0.5
2.2
2.1
2,042
1,061
205
217
90
11
158
196
+209
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
101.8
1996-97
CHI CHI
82
37.9
29.6
5.9
4.3
1.7
0.5
11.2
23.1
48.6
1.4
3.6
37.4
5.9
7.0
83.3
56.7
1.4
4.5
2.0
3,106
2,431
482
352
140
44
166
156
+818
19Bob Sura
B. Sura
101.9
1996-97
CLE CLE
82
27.7
9.2
3.8
4.8
1.1
0.4
3.1
7.2
43.1
0.6
2.0
32.3
2.4
3.9
61.4
51.9
0.9
2.8
2.2
2,269
755
308
390
90
33
181
218
+11
20Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
102.0
1996-97
MIA MIA
81
38.7
20.3
3.4
8.6
1.9
0.1
7.1
17.1
41.5
2.5
7.3
34.4
3.6
4.5
79.9
53.2
0.6
2.8
2.8
3,136
1,644
277
695
151
9
230
165
+535
21Bobby Phills
B. Phills
102.4
1996-97
CLE CLE
69
34.4
12.6
3.6
3.4
1.6
0.3
4.8
11.1
42.8
1.2
3.1
39.4
1.8
2.5
71.8
51.4
0.9
2.6
2.0
2,375
866
245
233
113
21
135
174
+111
22Dale Davis
D. Davis
102.5
1996-97
IND IND
80
32.4
10.4
9.7
0.7
0.8
1.0
4.6
8.6
53.8
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.7
42.8
53.2
3.8
5.9
1.4
2,589
832
772
59
60
77
108
233
+12
23Chris Childs
C. Childs
102.6
1996-97
NYK NYK
65
31.9
9.3
2.9
6.1
1.2
0.2
3.2
7.8
41.4
1.1
2.8
38.7
1.7
2.3
75.8
52.6
0.3
2.6
2.8
2,076
605
191
398
78
11
180
213
+163
24Chris Mills
C. Mills
102.9
1996-97
CLE CLE
80
39.6
13.4
6.2
2.5
1.1
0.5
5.1
11.2
45.3
1.1
2.8
39.1
2.2
2.6
84.2
54.4
1.5
4.7
1.5
3,167
1,072
497
198
86
41
120
222
+219
25Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
103.0
1996-97
HOU HOU
62
36.6
18.0
6.0
5.7
1.9
0.6
6.4
14.5
44.2
1.9
5.4
35.5
3.2
4.3
75.0
54.8
1.9
4.1
2.5
2,271
1,114
373
354
119
36
156
151
+365
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