2008-2009 top 20 defensive plus minus

LeBron James had the highest plus/minus in 2008-09, at +870.

Interpreted as:
2008-2009 top 20 defensive plus minus by a player
NAME+/-SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1LeBron James
L. James
+870
2008-09
81
37.7
28.4
7.6
7.2
1.7
1.1
9.7
19.9
48.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
7.3
9.4
78.0
59.1
1.3
6.3
3.0
3,054
2,304
613
587
137
93
241
139
2Lamar Odom
L. Odom
+694
2008-09
78
29.7
11.3
8.2
2.6
1.0
1.3
4.4
9.0
49.2
0.4
1.3
32.0
2.1
3.3
62.3
54.2
2.3
5.9
1.8
2,316
885
637
204
77
98
138
235
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
+657
2008-09
82
36.1
26.8
5.2
4.9
1.5
0.5
9.8
20.9
46.7
1.4
4.1
35.1
5.9
6.9
85.6
56.1
1.1
4.1
2.6
2,960
2,201
429
399
120
37
210
189
4Ray Allen
R. Allen
+626
2008-09
79
36.4
18.2
3.5
2.8
0.9
0.2
6.3
13.2
48.0
2.5
6.2
40.9
3.0
3.2
95.2
62.4
0.8
2.7
1.7
2,876
1,434
278
218
69
13
134
157
5Delonte West
D. West
+609
2008-09
64
33.6
11.7
3.2
3.5
1.5
0.2
4.5
9.8
45.7
1.4
3.6
39.9
1.4
1.7
83.3
55.9
0.5
2.7
1.4
2,152
751
203
226
94
13
92
125
6Rashard Lewis
R. Lewis
+584
2008-09
79
36.2
17.7
5.7
2.6
1.0
0.6
6.1
13.8
43.9
2.8
7.0
39.7
2.8
3.4
83.6
58.0
1.2
4.6
2.0
2,859
1,401
453
205
81
51
158
194
7Mo Williams
M. Williams
+582
2008-09
81
35.0
17.8
3.4
4.1
0.9
0.1
6.5
13.9
46.7
2.3
5.2
43.6
2.6
2.8
91.2
58.8
0.6
2.9
2.2
2,834
1,443
279
329
69
9
179
215
8Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
+571
2008-09
81
37.0
18.9
9.6
3.5
0.6
1.0
7.3
12.9
56.7
0.0
0.0
50.0
4.2
5.4
78.1
61.7
3.2
6.4
1.9
2,999
1,528
780
284
52
81
157
172
9Dwight Howard
D. Howard
+553
2008-09
79
35.7
20.6
13.8
1.4
1.0
2.9
7.1
12.4
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.4
10.7
59.4
60.0
4.3
9.6
3.0
2,821
1,624
1,093
112
77
231
240
270
10Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
+545
2008-09
82
29.8
9.9
2.3
3.2
1.2
0.1
3.6
8.4
42.4
1.5
3.7
39.7
1.3
1.6
84.6
54.6
0.3
2.0
0.9
2,441
814
188
261
95
6
72
187
11Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
+533
2008-09
81
37.5
20.5
5.6
3.6
1.0
0.3
6.7
14.6
45.7
1.5
3.8
39.1
5.7
6.8
83.0
58.2
0.7
5.0
2.8
3,035
1,658
457
294
80
27
228
215
12Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
+510
2008-09
80
33.0
11.9
5.2
8.2
1.9
0.1
4.8
9.5
50.5
0.2
0.6
31.3
2.2
3.4
64.2
54.3
1.3
4.0
2.6
2,642
953
416
659
149
11
209
193
13Hedo Turkoglu
H. Turkoglu
+510
2008-09
77
36.6
16.8
5.3
4.9
0.8
0.2
5.5
13.3
41.3
1.7
4.9
35.6
4.1
5.1
80.7
54.1
0.6
4.7
2.6
2,815
1,294
410
375
64
19
204
218
14Brandon Roy
B. Roy
+505
2008-09
78
37.2
22.6
4.7
5.1
1.1
0.3
8.1
16.9
48.0
1.1
2.8
37.7
5.3
6.5
82.4
57.3
1.3
3.4
1.9
2,903
1,765
370
400
88
22
152
127
15Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
+491
2008-09
65
27.2
12.9
7.5
1.0
0.4
1.3
5.3
11.1
47.2
0.2
0.6
38.5
2.1
2.7
79.9
52.3
2.4
5.1
1.4
1,765
838
490
64
28
84
90
183
16LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
+487
2008-09
81
37.1
18.1
7.5
1.9
1.0
1.0
7.4
15.3
48.4
0.1
0.3
25.0
3.2
4.1
78.1
52.9
2.9
4.6
1.5
3,004
1,470
605
157
77
77
121
207
17Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
+477
2008-09
57
31.1
15.8
8.5
2.5
1.1
1.2
6.9
13.0
53.1
0.0
0.1
25.0
1.9
2.3
84.1
56.3
1.4
7.1
1.6
1,772
899
485
144
63
68
90
128
18Yao Ming
Y. Ming
+453
2008-09
77
33.6
19.7
9.9
1.8
0.4
1.9
7.4
13.4
54.8
0.0
0.0
100.0
4.9
5.7
86.6
61.8
2.6
7.2
3.0
2,589
1,514
761
137
30
150
234
257
19Anderson Varejao
A. Varejao
+440
2008-09
81
28.5
8.6
7.2
1.0
0.9
0.8
3.3
6.2
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.1
61.6
56.5
2.0
5.1
1.0
2,306
694
581
81
75
66
80
239
20Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
+432
2008-09
56
23.5
2.9
6.5
0.8
0.9
1.3
1.2
2.8
44.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.1
42.2
45.0
2.4
4.0
0.6
1,314
165
362
44
48
75
34
82
21Steve Blake
S. Blake
+397
2008-09
69
31.7
11.0
2.5
5.0
1.0
0.1
4.0
9.4
42.8
2.0
4.8
42.7
0.9
1.1
84.0
55.7
0.4
2.1
1.6
2,188
757
173
348
69
4
108
126
22Jameer Nelson
J. Nelson
+369
2008-09
42
31.2
16.7
3.5
5.4
1.2
0.1
6.4
12.6
50.3
2.0
4.3
45.3
2.0
2.3
88.7
61.2
0.5
3.0
2.0
1,309
702
145
226
51
3
83
123
23JR Smith
JR Smith
+357
2008-09
81
27.7
15.2
3.7
2.8
1.0
0.2
5.2
11.7
44.6
2.2
5.6
39.7
2.5
3.4
75.4
57.6
0.5
3.1
1.9
2,245
1,233
297
227
78
14
150
190
24Chris Paul
C. Paul
+350
2008-09
78
38.5
22.8
5.5
11.0
2.8
0.1
8.1
16.1
50.3
0.8
2.3
36.4
5.8
6.7
86.8
59.9
0.9
4.7
3.0
3,002
1,781
432
861
216
10
231
212
25Matt Bonner
M. Bonner
+341
2008-09
81
23.8
8.2
4.8
1.0
0.6
0.3
3.3
6.6
49.6
1.5
3.3
44.0
0.2
0.3
73.9
61.1
1.2
3.6
0.5
1,928
667
386
82
47
26
37
190
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.533
7.0
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17
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.531
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8:00 PM
Wed
12/31
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3:30 PM
Fri
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Sun
1/4
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2:00 PM
Tue
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@
7:00 PM
Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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1
24
8
.750
2
22
9
.710
1.5
3
19
12
.613
4.5
4
19
14
.576
5.5
5
18
14
.563
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.533
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.531
7.0
8
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16
.515
7.5
9
15
16
.484
8.5
10
15
18
.455
9.5
11
13
19
.406
11.0
12
11
20
.355
12.5
13
10
19
.345
12.5
14
7
23
.233
16.0
15
6
26
.188
18.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
27
5
.844
2
23
8
.742
3.5
3
22
9
.710
4.5
4
19
10
.655
6.5
5
19
10
.655
6.5
6
20
12
.625
7.0
7
18
13
.581
8.5
8
16
16
.500
11.0
9
15
17
.469
12.0
10
13
19
.406
14.0
11
12
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.387
14.5
12
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.364
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.323
16.5
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.258
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123-130
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109-118

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/29
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7:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:30 PM
Mon
12/29
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7:30 PM
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