best defensive rating power forwards all-time single season

Elvin Hayes has the best defensive rating by a power forward in a season, with an 87.7 rating in 1974-75.

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Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	87.7	1974-75	WAS	82	42.3	23.0	12.2	2.5	1.9	2.3	9.0	20.3	44.3				5.0	6.5	76.6	49.6	2.7	9.5		3,465	1,887	1,004	206	158	187		238
2	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	88.5	2003-04	SAS	69	36.6	22.3	12.4	3.1	0.9	2.7	8.6	17.1	50.1	0.0	0.2	16.7	5.1	8.5	59.9	53.4	3.3	9.2	2.7	2,527	1,538	859	213	62	185	183	164	+543
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	88.7	1973-74	CAP	81	44.5	21.4	18.1	2.0	1.1	3.0	8.5	20.1	42.3				4.4	6.1	72.1	47.0	4.4	13.7		3,602	1,735	1,463	163	86	240		252
4	Curtis Perry C. Perry	91.0	1973-74	MIL	81	29.5	9.0	8.7	2.3	1.3	1.2	4.0	9.0	44.6				1.0	1.7	58.2	46.2	3.0	5.7		2,386	728	703	183	104	97		301
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	91.1	1975-76	WAS	80	37.2	19.8	11.0	1.5	1.3	2.5	8.1	17.3	47.0				3.6	5.7	62.8	50.1	2.6	8.4		2,975	1,585	878	121	104	202		293
6	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	91.5	2003-04	MIN	82	39.4	24.2	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	9.8	19.6	49.9	0.1	0.5	25.6	4.5	5.7	79.1	54.7	3.0	10.9	2.6	3,231	1,987	1,139	409	120	178	212	202	+614
7	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	91.5	1998-99	SAS	50	39.3	21.7	11.4	2.4	0.9	2.5	8.4	16.9	49.5	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.9	7.2	69.0	54.1	3.2	8.2	2.9	1,963	1,084	571	121	45	126	146	147	+371
8	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	92.1	1975-76	PHI	77	38.3	23.0	12.6	4.7	2.6	0.5	8.4	20.2	41.7				6.2	8.3	74.0	48.2	3.4	9.2		2,946	1,769	967	359	198	41		334
9	Gar Heard G. Heard	92.5	1977-78	PHX	80	26.2	7.8	8.2	1.7	1.6	1.3	3.3	7.8	42.4				1.1	1.8	61.2	44.9	2.1	6.1	1.5	2,099	620	652	132	129	101	120	213
10	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	92.6	1973-74	NYK	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		2,699	1,282	757	253	67	39		222
11	Gar Heard G. Heard	92.7	1974-75	BUF	67	32.1	11.1	9.9	2.8	1.6	1.8	4.7	12.2	38.8				1.6	2.8	56.4	41.1	2.8	7.2		2,148	742	666	190	106	120		242
12	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	93.1	2003-04	NJN	65	34.6	16.7	9.5	2.5	1.5	1.3	6.8	13.8	48.8	0.1	0.4	28.0	3.1	4.5	68.4	52.8	2.0	7.4	2.6	2,252	1,086	617	160	95	82	168	230	+198
13	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	93.1	2004-05	SAS	66	33.4	20.3	11.1	2.7	0.7	2.6	7.8	15.8	49.6	0.0	0.1	33.3	4.6	6.9	67.0	54.0	3.1	8.0	1.9	2,203	1,342	732	179	45	174	127	144	+692
14	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	93.1	2003-04	IND	78	35.7	20.1	10.0	2.1	0.8	2.6	7.8	17.9	43.4	0.0	0.2	11.1	4.5	5.9	75.7	48.9	2.5	7.5	2.3	2,788	1,566	778	164	59	199	181	248	+446
15	Paul Silas P. Silas	93.2	1974-75	BOS	82	32.5	10.6	12.5	2.7	0.7	0.3	3.8	9.1	41.7				3.0	4.2	70.9	48.2	4.2	8.3		2,661	868	1,025	224	60	22		229
16	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	93.5	2000-01	SAS	82	38.7	22.2	12.2	3.0	0.9	2.3	8.6	17.1	49.9	0.1	0.3	25.9	5.0	8.1	61.8	53.6	3.2	9.0	3.0	3,174	1,820	997	245	70	192	242	247	+692
17	Paul Silas P. Silas	93.7	1973-74	BOS	82	31.7	11.5	11.2	2.3	0.8	0.2	4.1	9.4	44.0				3.2	4.1	78.3	51.3	4.1	7.1		2,599	944	915	186	63	20		246
18	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	93.7	1975-76	WAS	82	25.1	11.2	6.8	1.4	0.5	1.3	4.3	9.5	45.4				2.6	3.8	67.2	50.1	1.7	5.1		2,055	919	557	113	42	107		239
19	Phil Jackson P. Jackson	93.8	1973-74	NYK	82	25.0	11.1	5.8	1.6	0.5	0.8	4.4	9.2	47.7				2.3	3.0	77.6	52.8	1.5	4.3		2,050	913	478	134	42	67		277
20	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	93.8	2007-08	BOS	71	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
21	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	93.9	2004-05	CHI	80	27.4	8.0	9.7	0.8	0.9	1.8	2.6	5.2	49.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	4.2	67.3	56.5	3.3	6.4	1.5	2,189	640	775	65	69	141	118	268	+106
22	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	94.0	1976-77	PHI	79	35.1	21.4	11.5	3.8	2.1	0.5	8.3	18.2	45.8				4.7	6.9	68.1	50.3	4.1	7.4		2,769	1,690	911	302	163	37		299
23	Gar Heard G. Heard	94.1	1973-74	BUF	81	35.7	15.3	11.7	2.2	1.7	2.8	6.5	14.9	43.5				2.4	3.6	65.0	46.4	3.3	8.4		2,889	1,239	947	180	136	230		300
24	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	94.2	1975-76	GSW	82	33.1	17.8	8.8	2.0	1.2	0.4	7.5	16.3	46.3				2.8	3.6	77.2	49.9	2.4	6.4		2,716	1,461	720	167	102	31		222
25	Theo Ratliff T. Ratliff	94.3	1998-99	PHI	50	32.5	11.2	8.1	0.6	0.9	3.0	3.9	8.4	47.0	0.0	0.0		3.3	4.6	72.5	53.9	2.8	5.4	1.8	1,627	560	407	30	45	149	92	180	+51

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