best career defensive rating with 1,000 minute minimum

Jerry Sloan has the best career defensive rating when playing 1,000+ minutes, with a 92.3 rating.

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best career defensive rating by a player with 1,000 minute minimum
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
92.3
6,054
177
34.2
12.4
6.8
1.9
2.2
0.2
4.9
11.3
43.9
2.5
3.4
72.6
48.5
2.1
4.8
2,194
1,210
332
381
32
615
2Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
92.6
2,699
71
38.0
18.1
10.7
3.6
0.9
0.5
7.9
17.1
46.1
2.3
3.1
75.6
49.0
1.9
8.8
1,282
757
253
67
39
222
3Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
93.0
7,609
269
28.3
7.6
9.6
2.5
0.5
2.1
3.0
7.3
40.8
1.7
2.8
61.2
44.9
2.8
6.8
2,053
2,571
670
125
553
738
4Elmore Smith
E. Smith
93.8
11,864
408
29.1
11.8
9.4
1.2
0.8
2.9
4.9
9.9
49.0
2.0
3.4
59.5
51.4
2.3
7.1
1.7
4,801
3,832
505
325
1,183
183
1,340
5Jim Davis
J. Davis
94.1
2,025
157
12.9
4.1
3.7
1.1
0.6
0.4
1.5
3.5
43.3
1.1
1.6
68.4
49.2
1.3
2.4
645
578
176
89
66
287
6Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
94.3
5,119
304
16.8
4.9
5.8
2.9
0.4
0.5
2.0
4.1
49.2
0.9
1.3
67.9
52.8
1.8
4.0
1.2
1,501
1,756
882
110
138
26
689
7Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
94.4
1,627
73
22.3
6.2
5.1
3.2
0.4
0.3
2.7
5.8
46.2
0.9
1.3
69.8
49.2
0.8
4.3
455
374
230
28
24
134
8Curtis Perry
C. Perry
94.5
9,636
320
30.1
10.9
9.3
2.1
1.2
0.9
4.5
9.6
46.7
1.9
2.6
71.8
50.4
3.2
6.1
1.4
3,474
2,972
678
379
291
63
1,141
9Otto Moore
O. Moore
94.9
6,503
282
23.1
6.3
7.2
1.9
0.7
1.2
2.6
5.9
43.9
1.1
1.7
65.2
47.3
1.8
5.5
1,768
2,043
545
186
342
728
10Mel Counts
M. Counts
95.2
2,239
150
14.9
5.0
4.6
1.8
0.6
0.5
2.1
5.0
41.8
0.8
1.1
75.4
45.7
1.2
3.3
756
687
274
85
74
355
11Tom Kozelko
T. Kozelko
95.3
1,911
189
10.1
2.2
1.8
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.9
2.1
41.9
0.4
0.5
74.5
46.0
0.6
1.2
407
346
99
68
16
281
12Jim Ard
J. Ard
95.3
2,666
218
12.2
3.5
3.8
0.7
0.2
0.4
1.4
3.8
36.1
0.8
1.1
69.5
41.0
1.1
2.7
0.9
771
820
149
43
96
14
384
13Fatty Taylor
F. Taylor
95.3
1,548
79
19.6
3.8
2.7
3.6
1.7
0.1
1.7
4.0
42.0
0.5
0.8
56.9
43.9
1.1
1.5
301
211
288
132
9
202
14Gar Heard
G. Heard
95.4
15,493
583
26.6
8.9
8.0
1.8
1.3
1.3
3.7
8.9
41.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.5
2.2
65.8
44.9
2.3
5.7
1.2
5,167
4,653
1,060
784
780
349
1,711
15Earl Williams
E. Williams
95.5
1,882
146
12.9
4.5
5.6
0.9
0.4
0.4
2.0
4.6
43.2
0.6
1.2
47.5
44.3
2.1
3.5
1.0
664
814
126
62
62
20
270
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.5
47,368
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
17Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
95.5
19,878
524
37.9
17.1
12.8
4.0
1.1
0.9
7.2
15.7
46.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
50.1
3.0
9.8
2.2
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
18David Robinson
D. Robinson
95.6
34,271
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
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
19Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
95.7
32,085
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
6,254
10,482
1,437
1,369
2,137
1,061
2,078
+2103
20Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
95.8
4,917
151
32.6
12.4
13.2
2.5
0.8
0.2
4.3
8.6
50.7
3.7
4.7
78.2
58.1
4.2
8.9
1,872
1,986
381
116
28
482
21Jimmy Jones
J. Jones
95.9
2,590
140
18.5
6.4
1.9
2.0
0.8
0.1
2.6
5.1
50.5
1.3
1.7
73.8
54.8
0.5
1.5
901
272
283
111
15
321
22Rick Adelman
R. Adelman
96.2
1,692
113
15.0
4.4
1.5
1.5
0.9
0.1
1.7
4.1
40.6
1.1
1.6
70.9
46.4
0.4
1.1
501
164
168
106
9
164
23Zaid Abdul-Aziz
Z. Abdul-Aziz
96.2
4,485
209
21.5
8.3
7.8
1.4
0.6
1.0
3.1
7.1
44.2
2.0
2.6
77.7
50.3
2.4
5.4
0.7
1,726
1,627
283
131
205
11
434
24Clifford Ray
C. Ray
96.4
16,059
629
25.5
7.3
8.4
1.9
0.8
1.0
3.0
5.5
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.5
58.1
55.3
2.6
5.8
1.7
4,618
5,287
1,203
501
638
532
2,090
25Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
96.4
20,468
591
34.6
8.7
11.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
3.7
7.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.2
62.5
54.4
3.5
8.4
1.9
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
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Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:30 PM
Sat
11/29
CHI CHI
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Mon
12/1
CHI CHI
@
ORL ORL
7:30 PM
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12/3
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CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/5
IND IND
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Last Game
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
18
1
.947
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
4.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
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4
Rockets Rockets
12
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Suns Suns
12
7
.632
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
15
3
.833
2
Raptors Raptors
14
5
.737
1.5
3
Heat Heat
13
6
.684
2.5
4
Knicks Knicks
11
6
.647
3.5
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
3.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
10/30
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
128-108
Thu
10/30
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
109-108
Thu
10/30
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
112-101
Thu
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CHI CHI
125-135
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MEM MEM
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:30 PM
Fri
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IND IND
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ATL ATL
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