Since 1979-80, Ben Wallace has the best defensive rating with 1,500+ minutes played in a season, with an 87.5 rating in 2003-04.

best drtg by a player in a season since 1980 with 1500+ minutes
2003-04 Wallace 1998-99 Robinson 2003-04 Duncan 2002-03 Wallace 2000-01 Camby 2003-04 Garnett 1998-99 Duncan 2000-01 Robinson 1999-00 Robinson 2003-04 Nesterovic 1998-99 Mutombo 1993-94 Ewing 1998-99 Mourning 2001-02 Wallace 2003-04 Martin 2003-04 Ginobili 2004-05 Duncan 2003-04 O'Neal 1990-91 Olajuwon 1989-90 Olajuwon 2000-01 Marion 2000-01 Duncan 1997-98 Robinson 2007-08 Garnett 2003-04 Turkoglu 2004-05 Wallace 2004-05 Chandler 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 87.5 88.0 88.5 90.0 90.5 91.5 91.5 92.0 92.2 92.2 92.3 92.7 92.8 92.9 93.1 93.1 93.1 93.1 93.4 93.4 93.4 93.5 93.6 93.8 93.8 93.9 93.9
NAME SEASON TM GP DRTG MIN MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
Ben Wallace illustration Ben Wallace
2003-04
DET logo DET
81 87.5 3,050 37.7 9.5 12.4 1.7 1.8 3.0 1.5 3.9 9.2 42.1 0.0 0.1 12.5 1.8 3.6 49.0 773 1,006 138 143 246 123 162 +437
David Robinson illustration David Robinson
1998-99
SAS logo SAS
49 88.0 1,554 31.7 15.8 10.0 2.1 1.4 2.4 2.2 5.5 10.8 50.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.9 7.4 65.8 775 492 103 69 119 108 143 +331
Tim Duncan illustration Tim Duncan
2003-04
SAS logo SAS
69 88.5 2,527 36.6 22.3 12.4 3.1 0.9 2.7 2.7 8.6 17.1 50.1 0.0 0.2 16.7 5.1 8.5 59.9 1,538 859 213 62 185 183 164 +543
Ben Wallace illustration Ben Wallace
2002-03
DET logo DET
73 90.0 2,873 39.4 6.9 15.4 1.6 1.4 3.2 1.2 2.9 6.0 48.1 0.0 0.1 16.7 1.2 2.6 45.0 506 1,126 120 104 230 88 179 +222
Marcus Camby illustration Marcus Camby
2000-01
NYK logo NYK
63 90.5 2,127 33.8 12.0 11.5 0.8 1.0 2.2 1.0 4.8 9.2 52.4 0.0 0.1 12.5 2.4 3.6 66.7 759 723 52 66 136 63 205 +67
Kevin Garnett illustration Kevin Garnett
2003-04
MIN logo MIN
82 91.5 3,231 39.4 24.2 13.9 5.0 1.5 2.2 2.6 9.8 19.6 49.9 0.1 0.5 25.6 4.5 5.7 79.1 1,987 1,139 409 120 178 212 202 +614
Tim Duncan illustration Tim Duncan
1998-99
SAS logo SAS
50 91.5 1,963 39.3 21.7 11.4 2.4 0.9 2.5 2.9 8.4 16.9 49.5 0.0 0.1 14.3 4.9 7.2 69.0 1,084 571 121 45 126 146 147 +371
David Robinson illustration David Robinson
2000-01
SAS logo SAS
80 92.0 2,371 29.6 14.4 8.6 1.5 1.0 2.5 1.5 5.0 10.3 48.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 5.9 74.7 1,151 691 116 80 197 122 212 +562
David Robinson illustration David Robinson
1999-00
SAS logo SAS
80 92.2 2,557 32.0 17.8 9.6 1.8 1.2 2.3 2.1 6.6 12.9 51.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.6 6.4 72.6 1,427 770 142 97 183 164 247 +416
Rasho Nesterovic illustration Rasho Nesterovic
2003-04
SAS logo SAS
82 92.2 2,353 28.7 8.7 7.7 1.4 0.6 2.0 1.3 4.0 8.5 46.9 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.4 47.4 710 633 114 51 165 107 247 +278
Dikembe Mutombo illustration Dikembe Mutombo
1998-99
ATL logo ATL
50 92.3 1,829 36.6 10.8 12.2 1.1 0.3 2.9 1.9 3.5 6.8 51.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 5.7 68.4 541 610 57 16 147 94 145 +225
Patrick Ewing illustration Patrick Ewing
1993-94
NYK logo NYK
79 92.7 2,972 37.6 24.5 11.2 2.3 1.1 2.7 3.3 9.4 19.0 49.6 0.1 0.2 28.6 5.6 7.4 76.5 1,939 885 179 90 217 260 275
Alonzo Mourning illustration Alonzo Mourning
1998-99
MIA logo MIA
46 92.8 1,753 38.1 20.1 11.0 1.6 0.7 3.9 3.0 7.0 13.8 51.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 9.2 65.2 924 507 74 34 180 139 161 +340
Ben Wallace illustration Ben Wallace
2001-02
DET logo DET
80 92.9 2,921 36.5 7.6 13.0 1.4 1.7 3.5 0.9 3.2 6.0 53.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.9 42.3 609 1,039 115 138 278 70 178 +150
Kenyon Martin illustration Kenyon Martin
2003-04
NJN logo NJN
65 93.1 2,252 34.6 16.7 9.5 2.5 1.5 1.3 2.6 6.8 13.8 48.8 0.1 0.4 28.0 3.1 4.5 68.4 1,086 617 160 95 82 168 230 +198
Manu Ginobili illustration Manu Ginobili
2003-04
SAS logo SAS
77 93.1 2,260 29.4 12.8 4.5 3.8 1.8 0.2 2.1 4.3 10.2 41.8 1.1 3.2 35.9 3.1 3.9 80.2 987 344 291 136 16 161 181 +406
Tim Duncan illustration Tim Duncan
2004-05
SAS logo SAS
66 93.1 2,203 33.4 20.3 11.1 2.7 0.7 2.6 1.9 7.8 15.8 49.6 0.0 0.1 33.3 4.6 6.9 67.0 1,342 732 179 45 174 127 144 +692
Jermaine O'Neal illustration Jermaine O'Neal
2003-04
IND logo IND
78 93.1 2,788 35.7 20.1 10.0 2.1 0.8 2.6 2.3 7.8 17.9 43.4 0.0 0.2 11.1 4.5 5.9 75.7 1,566 778 164 59 199 181 248 +446
Hakeem Olajuwon illustration Hakeem Olajuwon
1990-91
HOU logo HOU
56 93.4 2,062 36.8 21.2 13.8 2.3 2.2 3.9 3.1 8.7 17.1 50.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 3.8 4.9 76.9 1,187 770 131 121 221 174 221
Hakeem Olajuwon illustration Hakeem Olajuwon
1989-90
HOU logo HOU
82 93.4 3,124 38.1 24.3 14.0 2.9 2.1 4.6 3.9 9.8 19.6 50.1 0.0 0.1 16.7 4.7 6.5 71.3 1,995 1,149 234 174 376 316 314
Shawn Marion illustration Shawn Marion
2000-01
PHX logo PHX
79 93.4 2,857 36.2 17.3 10.7 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.6 7.1 14.7 48.0 0.3 1.0 25.6 3.0 3.7 81.0 1,369 848 160 132 108 129 211 +274
Tim Duncan illustration Tim Duncan
2000-01
SAS logo SAS
82 93.5 3,174 38.7 22.2 12.2 3.0 0.9 2.3 3.0 8.6 17.1 49.9 0.1 0.3 25.9 5.0 8.1 61.8 1,820 997 245 70 192 242 247 +692
David Robinson illustration David Robinson
1997-98
SAS logo SAS
73 93.6 2,457 33.7 21.6 10.6 2.7 0.9 2.6 2.8 7.5 14.6 51.1 0.0 0.1 25.0 6.6 9.0 73.5 1,574 775 199 64 192 202 204 +356
Kevin Garnett illustration Kevin Garnett
2007-08
BOS logo BOS
71 93.8 2,328 32.8 18.8 9.2 3.4 1.4 1.3 1.9 7.5 13.9 53.9 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.8 4.7 80.1 1,337 655 244 100 89 138 163 +736
Hedo Turkoglu illustration Hedo Turkoglu
2003-04
SAS logo SAS
80 93.8 2,073 25.9 9.2 4.5 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.2 3.3 8.1 40.6 1.3 3.0 41.9 1.4 2.0 70.8 739 358 154 80 32 94 165 +466
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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