best defensive rating leaders of all-time in a season in the last 20 years with 50 games played

Between November 28, 2005 and November 28, 2025, Greg Stiemsma has the lowest defensive rating with 50+ games played in a season, with a 90.4 rating in his rookie season in 2011-12.

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best defensive rating leaders of all-time in a season in the last 20 years with 50 or more games played
NAMEDRTGGPSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Greg Stiemsma
G. Stiemsma
90.4
55
2011-12
BOS BOS
13.9
2.9
3.2
0.5
0.7
1.5
1.2
2.2
54.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.7
70.7
57.9
0.9
2.3
0.6
766
161
177
28
37
85
33
144
-64
2Omer Asik
O. Asik
91.5
66
2011-12
CHI CHI
14.7
3.1
5.3
0.5
0.5
1.0
1.2
2.4
50.6
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.6
45.6
50.9
1.9
3.4
1.0
971
205
350
32
30
68
68
121
+123
3Tyrus Thomas
T. Thomas
93.6
72
2006-07
CHI CHI
13.4
5.2
3.7
0.6
0.6
1.1
1.9
3.9
47.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.4
60.6
52.1
1.2
2.5
1.3
966
374
269
40
46
76
94
162
+147
4Amir Johnson
A. Johnson
93.8
62
2007-08
DET DET
12.3
3.6
3.8
0.5
0.4
1.3
1.5
2.7
55.8
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.9
67.3
58.4
1.4
2.4
0.6
764
221
235
29
24
82
39
141
+180
5Cole Aldrich
C. Aldrich
94.3
60
2015-16
LAC LAC
13.3
5.5
4.8
0.8
0.8
1.1
2.2
3.8
59.6
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
71.4
62.6
1.4
3.4
1.1
800
328
288
50
47
68
64
139
-26
6Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
94.7
71
2007-08
BOS BOS
32.8
18.8
9.2
3.4
1.4
1.3
7.5
13.9
53.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.8
4.7
80.1
58.8
1.9
7.3
1.9
2,328
1,337
655
244
100
89
138
163
+736
7Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
94.9
67
2005-06
SAS SAS
34.8
18.0
10.8
3.2
0.9
1.9
6.9
14.6
47.4
0.0
0.0
50.0
4.1
6.9
60.2
51.0
2.9
8.0
2.4
2,333
1,203
726
213
62
127
164
184
+412
8Dwight Howard
D. Howard
94.9
54
2011-12
ORL ORL
38.3
20.6
14.5
1.9
1.5
2.1
7.7
13.4
57.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
10.6
49.1
56.9
3.7
10.8
3.2
2,070
1,113
785
104
81
116
175
159
+179
9Dwight Howard
D. Howard
95.3
79
2008-09
ORL ORL
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
+553
10Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
95.3
73
2015-16
MIA MIA
29.1
14.2
11.8
0.4
0.6
3.7
5.7
9.3
60.6
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.5
65.0
62.9
3.3
8.6
1.9
2,125
1,040
865
29
44
269
137
201
+85
11Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.3
69
2012-13
SAS SAS
30.1
17.8
9.9
2.7
0.7
2.7
7.1
14.1
50.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
3.6
4.3
81.7
55.4
1.8
8.1
2.1
2,078
1,227
686
184
50
183
147
117
+459
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.5
80
2006-07
SAS SAS
34.1
20.0
10.6
3.4
0.8
2.4
7.7
14.1
54.6
0.0
0.1
11.1
4.5
7.1
63.7
57.9
2.7
7.9
2.8
2,726
1,599
846
273
66
190
224
203
+748
13Dwight Howard
D. Howard
95.6
78
2010-11
ORL ORL
37.6
22.9
14.1
1.4
1.4
2.4
7.9
13.4
59.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
11.7
59.6
61.6
4.0
10.1
3.6
2,935
1,784
1,098
107
107
186
279
258
+498
14Tyrus Thomas
T. Thomas
95.6
54
2009-10
TOT
22.6
9.4
6.2
1.0
1.2
1.6
3.6
7.8
46.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
3.2
68.6
51.1
1.5
4.7
1.7
1,220
508
335
56
63
85
92
129
-31
15Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
95.6
75
2006-07
HOU HOU
17.2
3.1
6.5
0.2
0.3
1.0
1.1
2.0
55.6
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.2
69.0
60.1
2.2
4.3
0.5
1,289
230
488
13
22
76
38
156
+101
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.8
61
2015-16
SAS SAS
25.2
8.6
7.3
2.7
0.8
1.3
3.5
7.2
48.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.1
70.2
52.3
1.9
5.4
1.5
1,536
522
447
163
47
78
90
125
+426
17Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
95.9
66
2011-12
CHI CHI
29.5
15.0
8.5
1.9
1.0
0.4
6.8
12.8
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.1
69.3
54.9
1.7
6.8
1.7
1,948
991
564
125
63
24
115
168
+274
18Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
95.9
70
2005-06
DET DET
35.2
7.0
11.1
2.0
1.8
2.3
2.8
5.4
52.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
3.4
37.8
50.2
3.6
7.4
1.1
2,464
487
774
138
127
158
76
144
+480
19Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
96.0
60
2011-12
BOS BOS
31.1
15.8
8.2
2.9
0.9
1.0
6.5
13.0
50.3
0.1
0.2
33.3
2.7
3.2
85.7
55.0
1.1
7.1
1.8
1,864
947
494
175
56
61
107
141
+267
20Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
96.0
71
2010-11
BOS BOS
31.3
14.9
8.9
2.4
1.3
0.8
6.1
11.6
52.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
2.6
3.1
86.2
57.5
1.2
7.7
1.6
2,220
1,056
631
171
95
57
115
148
+553
21Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
96.0
77
2006-07
CHI CHI
35.0
6.4
10.7
2.4
1.4
2.0
2.5
5.5
45.3
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.4
3.5
40.8
45.6
3.9
6.7
1.3
2,697
494
821
186
111
156
101
153
+167
22Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
96.0
72
2015-16
SAS SAS
33.0
21.2
6.8
2.6
1.8
1.0
7.7
15.1
50.6
1.8
4.0
44.3
4.1
4.6
87.4
61.6
1.3
5.5
1.5
2,380
1,523
493
186
128
71
105
133
+653
23Dwight Howard
D. Howard
96.1
82
2009-10
ORL ORL
34.7
18.3
13.2
1.8
0.9
2.8
6.2
10.2
61.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.9
10.0
59.2
63.0
3.5
9.7
3.3
2,843
1,503
1,082
144
75
228
274
287
+619
24Hasheem Thabeet
H. Thabeet
96.2
66
2012-13
OKC OKC
11.7
2.4
3.0
0.2
0.5
0.9
1.0
1.6
60.4
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.8
60.4
61.9
1.0
1.9
0.6
770
160
195
11
30
60
41
148
+138
25Marcin Gortat
M. Gortat
96.3
63
2008-09
ORL ORL
12.6
3.8
4.5
0.2
0.3
0.8
1.7
3.0
56.7
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.4
0.7
57.8
57.8
1.5
3.0
0.4
794
239
286
14
18
53
25
111
-57
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119.6

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11
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@
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5:00 PM
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11/30
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
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12/2
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BOS BOS
8:00 PM
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12/4
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7:00 PM
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12/5
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BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Last Game
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114

Final

117

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10 - 8

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Thunder Thunder
18
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2
Lakers Lakers
13
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13
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
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6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
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IND IND
128-108
Thu
10/30
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PHI PHI
109-108
Thu
10/30
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
112-101
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CHI CHI
125-135
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@
DET DET
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Fri
11/28
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CHA CHA
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