best defensive ratings seasons of all-time nba

LeBron James has a defensive rating of 105.0 in his career.

Interpreted as:
best defensive ratings seasons by a player of all-time NBA
NAME DRTG SEAS 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 LeBron James
L. James
105.0
22
1,562
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
6.4
3.5
59,042
42,184
11,731
11,584
2,345
1,150
5,471
2,781
+7389
2 Vince Carter
V. Carter
106.6
22
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
46,367
25,728
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
3 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
104.3
21
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
4 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
99.0
21
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
5 Kevin Willis
K. Willis
105.2
21
1,424
26.9
12.1
8.4
0.9
0.7
0.5
5.0
10.2
48.7
0.0
0.1
21.1
2.1
3.0
71.3
52.5
2.9
5.5
1.8
38,362
17,253
11,901
1,328
958
751
2,520
4,172
-825
6 Robert Parish
R. Parish
102.0
21
1,611
28.4
14.5
9.1
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
72.1
57.1
2.9
6.3
2.1
45,704
23,334
14,715
2,180
1,219
2,361
3,183
4,443
+105
7 Chris Paul
C. Paul
106.4
20
1,354
33.7
17.0
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.8
47.0
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,608
23,011
5,978
12,499
2,717
222
3,093
3,185
+6113
8 Udonis Haslem
U. Haslem
104.4
20
879
24.7
7.5
6.6
0.8
0.5
0.3
3.0
6.2
48.9
0.0
0.1
12.7
1.4
1.9
75.6
53.3
1.8
4.8
0.9
21,720
6,586
5,791
733
424
252
810
2,069
+452
9 Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
111.0
20
1,327
29.4
14.6
2.2
3.4
0.9
0.2
5.1
12.4
41.0
1.7
4.8
34.8
2.8
3.2
86.2
52.9
0.4
1.9
1.9
38,994
19,419
2,948
4,541
1,179
271
2,476
2,008
-1252
10 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
105.5
20
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
11 Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
108.6
19
1,173
31.3
13.9
4.2
6.1
1.3
0.3
4.5
10.6
42.3
1.9
5.1
36.8
3.1
3.8
81.5
56.9
0.8
3.5
2.2
36,680
16,356
4,961
7,099
1,499
351
2,628
3,161
+2835
12 Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
105.5
19
1,231
32.1
11.3
4.9
4.2
1.4
0.5
4.1
8.8
46.3
0.9
2.7
33.0
2.3
3.2
70.9
55.3
0.9
4.0
1.8
39,507
13,968
6,047
5,147
1,765
633
2,240
2,180
+3024
13 Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
108.6
19
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
28,289
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
14 Tyson Chandler
T. Chandler
103.0
19
1,160
27.3
8.2
9.0
0.8
0.5
1.2
3.1
5.1
59.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.2
64.4
62.6
3.0
6.0
1.4
31,617
9,509
10,467
967
630
1,335
1,656
3,268
+321
15 Jason Terry
J. Terry
108.0
19
1,410
29.8
13.4
2.3
3.8
1.1
0.2
4.9
11.1
44.4
1.6
4.3
38.0
2.0
2.3
84.5
55.4
0.4
2.0
1.7
42,034
18,881
3,274
5,415
1,603
275
2,415
2,577
+1718
16 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
102.7
19
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
26,397
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
17 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.5
19
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
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
18 Juwan Howard
J. Howard
106.8
19
1,208
30.3
13.4
6.1
2.2
0.7
0.3
5.4
11.5
46.9
0.0
0.0
12.0
2.5
3.3
76.4
51.4
1.9
4.2
2.0
36,654
16,159
7,428
2,663
818
312
2,469
3,493
-1769
19 Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
101.9
19
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
20 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
101.3
19
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
21 Karl Malone
K. Malone
101.1
19
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
22 Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
102.1
19
1,282
31.4
9.7
9.5
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.7
76.1
52.6
3.1
6.5
2.2
40,280
12,417
12,205
3,217
1,351
384
2,785
4,421
+171
23 John Stockton
J. Stockton
104.0
19
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
24 James Edwards
J. Edwards
106.8
19
1,168
24.3
12.7
5.1
1.3
0.4
0.7
5.0
10.0
49.5
0.0
0.0
4.8
2.8
4.0
69.8
53.9
1.5
3.6
1.7
28,356
14,862
6,004
1,499
420
867
1,931
4,042
25 Moses Malone
M. Malone
104.7
19
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Fri
10/24
CLE CLE
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Sun
10/26
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Mon
10/27
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

1 - 4

105

Final

114

IND Pacers

4 - 1

Tue 13 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
98-104

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM