2002-03 to 2023-24 nba team defensive rating rankings

Between the 2002-03 and 2023-24 seasons, David Robinson had the best defensive rating, with a 94.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
2002-03 to 2023-24 NBA team defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player rankings
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1David Robinson
D. Robinson
94.9
64
26.2
8.5
7.9
1.0
0.8
1.7
3.1
6.6
46.9
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.3
71.0
53.1
2.5
5.4
1.3
1,676
546
508
61
52
111
83
126
+340
2Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
96.0
1,022
32.1
17.7
10.4
3.0
0.7
2.1
6.9
13.7
50.4
0.0
0.1
19.4
3.8
5.5
68.9
54.7
2.6
7.8
2.2
32,823
18,056
10,586
3,094
728
2,128
2,209
2,229
+6380
3Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
96.1
700
31.3
6.0
9.9
1.6
1.3
2.0
2.5
5.4
45.6
0.0
0.1
13.6
1.1
2.6
42.8
46.2
3.3
6.6
1.0
21,893
4,224
6,960
1,094
933
1,370
725
1,292
+1748
4Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
96.7
78
15.5
6.1
4.3
1.8
0.8
0.6
2.2
4.6
47.6
0.0
0.1
50.0
1.7
2.1
78.7
54.9
1.1
3.2
1.0
1,209
476
335
142
61
49
75
141
+207
5Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
97.5
933
32.7
17.2
10.1
3.5
1.2
1.2
6.9
13.6
50.5
0.1
0.3
23.1
3.4
4.2
80.8
55.7
1.9
8.2
2.0
30,508
16,077
9,410
3,290
1,124
1,113
1,840
2,204
+3686
6Marcus Camby
M. Camby
98.2
650
29.5
8.5
10.6
2.3
1.0
2.5
3.5
7.6
46.2
0.0
0.1
23.0
1.5
2.1
68.9
49.9
2.6
8.0
1.4
19,158
5,551
6,894
1,483
661
1,595
878
1,626
+360
7Robert Horry
R. Horry
98.4
412
19.2
5.0
4.0
1.5
0.8
0.7
1.8
4.5
38.8
0.6
1.9
33.6
0.9
1.2
70.2
49.5
1.4
2.6
0.8
7,918
2,066
1,634
617
320
281
343
825
+1179
8Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
98.5
224
15.1
4.3
3.9
0.4
0.5
1.4
1.7
3.3
49.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.3
78.4
55.6
1.3
2.5
0.5
3,389
973
863
89
123
307
117
525
+535
9Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
98.7
158
31.9
12.6
3.9
2.5
1.5
0.5
5.0
11.0
45.6
1.2
3.3
35.3
1.4
1.8
77.9
53.3
0.7
3.2
1.0
5,036
1,989
611
396
234
73
157
266
+456
10Yao Ming
Y. Ming
99.1
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.1
83.3
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,818
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
11Ivan Johnson
I. Johnson
99.4
125
15.8
6.5
3.9
0.6
0.8
0.3
2.6
5.0
51.7
0.0
0.2
15.8
1.2
1.8
66.2
55.1
1.1
2.8
1.1
1,969
808
492
78
99
32
140
247
+10
12Karl Malone
K. Malone
99.6
123
35.0
18.1
8.1
4.4
1.5
0.4
6.4
13.7
46.7
0.0
0.1
20.0
5.2
6.9
75.9
53.9
1.4
6.7
2.5
4,309
2,221
995
542
186
51
313
320
+391
13Robert Traylor
R. Traylor
99.7
214
14.6
4.9
4.0
0.7
0.6
0.6
2.0
4.3
46.3
0.0
0.1
18.8
0.9
1.5
57.2
48.9
1.6
2.4
0.9
3,120
1,039
856
154
138
124
188
529
-7
14Rodney Rogers
R. Rogers
99.8
195
20.9
7.5
4.2
1.7
0.8
0.4
2.9
7.2
39.9
0.7
2.3
31.4
1.0
1.3
75.6
47.9
1.1
3.0
1.4
4,079
1,461
816
330
150
78
275
547
-97
15Vladimir Stepania
V. Stepania
99.8
121
16.9
4.5
5.6
0.4
0.5
0.5
1.9
4.4
43.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.4
54.7
45.4
2.2
3.5
0.7
2,047
549
679
47
56
55
88
230
-125
16Dwight Howard
D. Howard
99.9
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
17Eddie Griffin
E. Griffin
100.2
230
21.0
6.6
5.8
0.8
0.4
1.7
2.7
6.9
38.2
0.6
2.1
30.7
0.7
1.1
64.5
44.8
1.7
4.1
0.8
4,833
1,529
1,328
183
88
384
180
389
+50
18Joakim Noah
J. Noah
100.2
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
19Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
100.3
647
30.3
15.6
7.8
1.7
0.5
2.0
6.0
12.9
46.5
0.0
0.1
18.3
3.6
4.8
74.8
51.9
2.0
5.8
2.2
19,580
10,080
5,059
1,097
344
1,273
1,394
2,032
+722
20Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
100.4
1,057
25.4
13.3
3.5
3.8
1.3
0.3
4.3
9.7
44.7
1.4
3.8
36.9
3.2
3.9
82.7
58.2
0.6
2.8
2.0
26,859
14,043
3,697
4,001
1,392
319
2,116
2,212
+5468
21Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
100.4
619
31.5
13.5
6.7
1.7
1.0
1.4
5.2
12.0
43.4
1.4
4.1
34.0
1.7
2.3
74.5
51.9
1.2
5.5
1.3
19,505
8,338
4,150
1,074
599
862
783
1,778
+2273
22Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
100.4
511
24.7
12.6
10.8
0.6
0.5
2.2
5.3
9.0
58.6
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.1
3.5
60.5
60.2
3.1
7.7
1.5
12,645
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
23Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
101.1
864
27.2
12.7
12.4
1.2
1.3
1.3
5.4
9.9
54.3
0.0
0.1
12.5
2.0
4.2
48.2
54.4
4.2
8.1
1.8
23,468
11,000
10,671
1,073
1,094
1,130
1,567
2,505
-572
24Donyell Marshall
D. Marshall
101.1
438
25.1
10.3
6.5
1.1
0.8
0.8
3.9
8.8
43.8
1.3
3.5
37.3
1.2
1.7
74.5
53.8
1.7
4.8
1.1
10,977
4,502
2,866
471
353
360
472
962
-117
25Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
101.2
87
26.7
9.5
4.0
3.9
1.4
0.4
3.7
8.5
43.1
0.6
2.1
28.2
1.6
2.0
78.9
50.7
0.9
3.1
2.2
2,323
825
346
335
126
34
193
187
+107
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
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.659
10.0
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53
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.646
11.0
5
52
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12.0
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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
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53
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.646
7.0
4
52
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.634
8.0
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46
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46
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45
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45
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15.0
9
44
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.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
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
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56
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38.0
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38.0
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22
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113-131
Fri
3/27
@
106-119
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@
129-135

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/10
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5/10
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