best defensive rating nba player 1981-82

Jack Sikma had the lowest defensive rating in 1981-82, with a 97.2 rating.

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best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA player 1981-82

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	97.2	1981-82	SEA	82	37.2	19.6	12.7	3.4	1.2	1.3	7.1	14.8	47.9	0.0	0.2	15.4	5.5	6.4	85.5	55.9	2.7	9.9	2.6	3,049	1,611	1,038	277	102	107	213	268
2	Tree Rollins T. Rollins	98.3	1981-82	ATL	79	25.5	6.1	7.7	0.7	0.4	2.8	2.6	4.4	58.4	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.6	61.2	60.0	2.1	5.6	1.0	2,018	483	611	59	35	224	79	285
3	Robert Parish R. Parish	98.9	1981-82	BOS	80	31.7	19.9	10.8	1.8	0.9	2.4	8.4	15.4	54.2	0.0	0.0		3.2	4.4	71.0	57.1	3.6	7.2	2.8	2,534	1,590	866	140	68	192	221	267
4	Alvan Adams A. Adams	99.3	1981-82	PHX	79	30.3	15.1	7.4	4.5	1.4	1.0	6.4	13.0	49.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	2.9	78.1	52.9	1.7	5.7	2.5	2,393	1,196	586	356	114	78	196	269
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	99.4	1981-82	BOS	77	38.0	22.9	10.9	5.8	1.9	0.9	9.2	18.4	50.3	0.1	0.7	21.2	4.3	4.9	86.3	55.7	2.6	8.3	3.3	2,923	1,761	837	447	143	66	254	244
6	Rick Mahorn R. Mahorn	99.7	1981-82	WAS	80	33.3	12.2	8.8	1.9	0.7	1.7	5.2	10.2	50.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.9	63.2	53.1	1.9	6.9	2.0	2,664	976	704	150	57	138	162	349
7	Buck Williams B. Williams	99.9	1981-82	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	6.3	10.7	58.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.7	62.4	60.3	4.2	8.0	2.9	2,825	1,268	1,005	107	84	84	235	285
8	Dan Roundfield D. Roundfield	100.1	1981-82	ATL	61	36.3	18.6	11.8	2.7	1.0	1.5	7.0	14.9	46.6	0.0	0.1	20.0	4.7	6.1	76.0	52.7	3.7	8.1	3.0	2,217	1,134	721	162	64	93	183	210
9	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	100.2	1981-82	WAS	82	27.0	14.4	9.3	1.6	0.5	0.7	5.1	9.1	56.1	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.2	5.5	75.2	62.3	3.1	6.2	2.9	2,214	1,183	762	134	44	58	237	319
10	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	100.5	1981-82	MIL	70	30.8	12.9	3.6	4.7	2.5	0.0	5.7	11.7	48.2	0.1	0.2	26.7	1.6	2.4	65.5	50.6	1.1	2.5	2.6	2,156	906	250	328	174	3	180	218
11	Greg Ballard G. Ballard	100.6	1981-82	WAS	79	37.3	18.8	8.0	3.2	1.7	0.3	7.9	16.5	47.5	0.1	0.3	40.9	3.0	3.6	83.0	51.9	1.7	6.3	1.5	2,946	1,486	633	250	137	22	119	204
12	Len Elmore L. Elmore	101.2	1981-82	NJN	81	25.9	9.1	5.4	1.2	1.1	1.1	3.7	8.0	46.0	0.0	0.0		1.7	2.1	79.4	50.6	2.1	3.4	1.7	2,100	735	441	100	92	92	136	280
13	Ray Williams R. Williams	101.4	1981-82	NJN	82	33.3	20.4	4.0	6.0	2.4	0.5	7.8	16.9	46.2	0.1	0.7	16.7	4.7	5.7	83.2	52.7	1.4	2.5	3.5	2,732	1,674	325	488	199	43	290	302
14	Herb Williams H. Williams	101.5	1981-82	IND	82	27.8	11.5	7.4	1.7	0.6	2.2	5.0	10.4	47.7	0.0	0.1	28.6	1.5	2.3	67.0	50.3	2.1	5.2	1.7	2,277	942	605	139	53	178	137	200
15	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	101.8	1981-82	PHI	81	30.2	7.9	8.7	1.2	0.5	1.8	2.9	5.7	49.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	2.7	81.7	57.1	2.0	6.7	1.9	2,446	641	708	100	38	146	155	301
16	Julius Erving J. Erving	101.8	1981-82	PHI	81	34.4	24.4	6.9	3.9	2.0	1.7	9.6	17.6	54.6	0.0	0.1	27.3	5.1	6.7	76.3	59.3	2.7	4.2	2.6	2,789	1,974	557	319	161	141	214	229
17	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	102.2	1981-82	PHI	79	31.6	11.2	3.1	8.4	2.6	0.4	4.5	8.6	52.1	0.1	0.3	27.3	2.2	2.8	77.7	57.0	0.6	2.5	2.3	2,498	881	248	667	209	33	184	247
18	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	102.3	1981-82	SEA	81	32.9	14.9	6.3	3.1	1.2	0.5	6.3	12.9	48.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.3	3.0	78.3	52.3	2.0	4.3	2.5	2,667	1,204	509	252	99	43	199	317
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	102.3	1981-82	LAL	78	38.3	18.6	9.6	9.5	2.7	0.4	7.1	13.3	53.7	0.1	0.4	20.7	4.2	5.6	76.0	59.0	3.2	6.4	3.7	2,991	1,447	751	743	208	34	286	223
20	Kevin McHale K. McHale	102.5	1981-82	BOS	82	28.4	13.6	6.8	1.1	0.4	2.3	5.7	10.7	53.1	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.0	75.4	56.8	2.3	4.5	1.7	2,332	1,117	556	91	30	185	137	264
21	Bobby Jones B. Jones	102.6	1981-82	PHI	76	28.7	14.4	5.2	2.5	1.3	1.5	5.5	9.7	56.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	4.4	79.0	62.0	1.4	3.7	1.9	2,181	1,095	393	189	99	112	145	211
22	Darwin Cook D. Cook	102.8	1981-82	NJN	82	25.5	11.0	1.9	3.9	1.8	0.3	4.7	9.8	48.2	0.1	0.4	22.6	1.4	2.0	72.8	51.4	0.6	1.3	2.1	2,090	899	155	319	146	24	175	196
23	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	102.8	1981-82	MIL	80	37.3	19.8	6.7	4.8	1.7	0.3	7.0	13.3	52.3	0.0	0.2	7.1	5.9	7.2	81.7	60.1	2.8	3.9	2.6	2,980	1,581	534	382	138	22	208	206
24	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	102.9	1981-82	WAS	76	27.4	13.3	5.6	0.8	0.6	0.9	5.2	10.9	47.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.4	84.2	53.5	1.9	3.7	2.3	2,086	1,009	422	64	45	68	175	249
25	Gus Williams G. Williams	103.1	1981-82	SEA	80	36.0	23.4	3.1	6.9	2.2	0.5	9.7	19.9	48.6	0.1	0.5	22.5	4.0	5.5	73.4	52.6	1.2	1.9	2.5	2,876	1,875	244	549	172	36	197	163

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1	Thunder	64	16	.800
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2	Celtics - x	54	25	.684	3.5
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.5
4	Cavaliers - x	51	29	.638	7.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	16	.800
2	Spurs - x	61	19	.763	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	52	28	.650	12.0
4	Lakers - x	50	29	.633	13.5
5	Rockets - x	50	29	.633	13.5
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11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	38.0
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13	Mavericks - e	25	55	.313	39.0
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