best nba defensive rating 1983-84 to 1998-99

Between the 1983-84 and 1998-99 seasons, Tim Duncan had the best defensive rating, with a 93.8 rating.

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best NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 1983-84 to 1998-99

	NAME	DRTG	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	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	93.8	132	39.1	21.3	11.7	2.6	0.8	2.5	8.5	16.2	52.7	0.0	0.1	5.9	4.3	6.4	67.4	56.3	3.3	8.4	3.2	5,167	2,815	1,548	345	100	332	425	401	+800
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	96.3	685	37.0	24.4	11.5	3.0	1.6	3.4	8.6	16.5	52.3	0.0	0.1	25.8	7.1	9.7	74.0	58.9	3.4	8.1	2.8	25,364	16,715	7,881	2,028	1,073	2,323	1,944	2,057	+708
3	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	96.6	265	27.1	14.2	8.5	2.3	0.9	1.2	5.1	10.1	50.7	0.5	1.4	33.3	3.4	4.4	77.8	58.7	1.9	6.6	2.2	7,179	3,759	2,257	613	226	305	580	828	+809
4	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	97.1	87	29.3	14.0	8.8	0.9	0.6	1.6	5.6	10.7	51.8	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.9	3.8	74.7	56.3	3.4	5.4	1.8	2,550	1,215	767	75	56	142	155	312	+199
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	97.9	1,075	37.4	23.6	11.8	2.7	1.8	3.3	9.4	18.2	51.5	0.0	0.1	21.0	4.8	6.7	71.7	55.7	3.5	8.3	3.2	40,250	25,367	12,677	2,859	1,977	3,582	3,415	4,007	+513
6	Robert Traylor R. Traylor	97.9	49	16.0	5.3	3.7	0.8	0.9	0.9	2.2	4.1	53.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	1.6	53.8	54.8	1.6	2.1	0.9	786	259	182	38	44	44	42	140	+68
7	Brevin Knight B. Knight	98.4	119	30.8	9.2	3.2	8.1	2.2	0.2	3.3	7.6	43.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.6	3.3	78.1	50.8	0.7	2.5	2.5	3,669	1,096	384	958	266	25	299	386	+337
8	Charlie Ward C. Ward	98.4	283	22.9	6.0	2.7	4.2	1.4	0.2	2.1	5.0	41.7	0.8	2.2	34.4	1.0	1.3	75.0	53.1	0.5	2.3	1.9	6,467	1,689	774	1,199	386	66	540	593	+439
9	Larry Hughes L. Hughes	98.6	50	19.8	9.1	3.8	1.5	0.9	0.3	3.4	8.3	41.1	0.2	1.0	15.4	2.1	3.0	70.9	47.4	1.7	2.1	1.4	988	455	189	77	44	14	68	97	+13
10	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	98.8	977	36.4	23.3	10.4	2.1	1.0	2.7	9.1	17.9	51.0	0.0	0.1	15.8	5.0	6.8	74.3	55.8	2.5	7.9	3.3	35,551	22,736	10,155	2,030	1,025	2,674	3,179	3,480	+446
11	Greg Ostertag G. Ostertag	99.1	245	20.8	5.5	6.0	0.3	0.3	2.0	2.1	4.2	49.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.1	61.0	52.8	1.9	4.0	0.9	5,107	1,337	1,462	80	69	478	218	630	+1042
12	Jerome Williams J. Williams	99.5	160	16.5	5.1	4.9	0.5	0.8	0.1	1.8	3.7	50.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.1	65.5	55.2	2.2	2.7	0.7	2,636	814	778	78	127	18	114	270	+164
13	Michael Doleac M. Doleac	99.6	49	15.9	6.2	3.0	0.4	0.4	0.3	2.6	5.4	46.8	0.0	0.0		1.1	1.6	67.5	50.3	1.3	1.7	0.5	780	304	148	20	19	17	26	117	+128
14	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	99.7	47	22.5	9.6	6.4	0.7	0.8	0.3	3.8	8.4	45.2	0.1	0.2	30.0	1.9	3.3	58.8	48.7	2.8	3.6	1.4	1,058	449	301	34	38	16	68	102	-48
15	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	99.7	603	36.7	12.9	12.1	1.5	0.5	3.6	4.6	8.8	52.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	5.5	66.3	57.4	3.7	8.3	2.4	22,130	7,762	7,282	900	322	2,174	1,464	2,009	+1078
16	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	99.9	747	30.6	16.7	9.5	1.9	1.2	1.5	6.0	11.8	50.8	0.0	0.1	27.8	4.7	6.4	73.4	57.2	3.3	6.2	2.9	22,853	12,452	7,111	1,394	931	1,094	2,193	2,848	+742
17	Matt Harpring M. Harpring	100.1	50	22.3	8.2	4.3	0.9	0.6	0.1	3.0	6.4	46.3	0.2	0.5	40.0	2.0	2.9	71.3	53.3	1.8	2.5	1.5	1,114	408	214	45	30	6	73	112	-4
18	Theo Ratliff T. Ratliff	100.1	283	23.6	7.6	5.3	0.4	0.5	2.2	2.9	5.6	51.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.6	70.9	56.2	2.0	3.3	1.1	6,671	2,149	1,507	113	140	634	320	797	+163
19	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	100.1	899	31.6	7.4	13.1	1.8	0.7	0.6	3.1	5.9	52.2	0.1	0.4	23.2	1.2	2.0	58.3	54.7	4.8	8.3	1.6	28,450	6,649	11,783	1,586	609	530	1,465	2,802	+903
20	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	100.2	455	35.8	21.0	10.2	1.5	0.7	3.0	7.3	14.0	52.1	0.0	0.2	26.3	6.3	8.8	71.2	58.5	3.1	7.1	3.3	16,286	9,541	4,624	662	303	1,372	1,482	1,654	+1234
21	Ervin Johnson E. Johnson	100.5	403	21.3	5.6	6.8	0.5	0.6	1.6	2.2	4.4	50.7	0.0	0.0	16.7	1.1	1.8	62.1	53.7	2.2	4.7	1.1	8,593	2,249	2,758	220	240	660	458	1,213	-447
22	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	100.6	794	29.8	6.1	8.2	0.9	0.4	3.5	2.4	5.3	46.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.0	64.8	50.0	2.2	5.9	1.5	23,641	4,865	6,477	728	344	2,789	1,153	2,698
23	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	100.7	48	34.0	16.5	6.4	2.4	1.7	1.0	5.9	13.5	43.9	1.8	4.3	41.2	2.9	4.1	71.3	54.0	2.4	4.0	2.4	1,632	791	309	115	82	50	113	139	-64
24	Cedric Henderson C. Henderson	101.2	132	30.6	9.7	4.0	2.1	1.2	0.5	4.1	8.9	45.6	0.0	0.1	12.5	1.6	2.1	74.7	49.4	0.9	3.1	2.0	4,044	1,286	522	281	154	69	262	374	+21
25	Karl Malone K. Malone	101.3	1,110	37.5	26.1	10.7	3.3	1.4	0.8	9.6	18.3	52.6	0.1	0.2	26.8	6.8	9.3	73.0	58.3	2.7	8.0	3.1	41,661	28,946	11,839	3,700	1,575	902	3,473	3,584	+1707

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1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

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Fri 5/15	SAS	@	MIN	9:30 PM
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Gilgeous-Alexander

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

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9.5

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150.0

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616.5

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44.2

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
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11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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Sat 3/28	SAS	@	MIL	127-95
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Fri 5/15	SAS	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Sun 5/17	MIN	@	SAS	1:00 PM
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