best nba defensive rating 1989-90 to 1999-00

Between the 1989-90 and 1999-00 seasons, Tim Duncan had the best defensive rating, with a 94.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
best NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 1989-90 to 1999-00
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
94.1
206
39.0
22.0
12.0
2.8
0.8
2.4
8.5
16.6
51.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
5.0
7.0
71.0
56.0
3.4
8.6
3.2
8,042
4,531
2,466
579
166
497
667
611
+1275
2 David Robinson
D. Robinson
96.0
765
36.5
23.7
11.3
2.8
1.5
3.3
8.4
16.1
52.2
0.0
0.1
25.3
6.9
9.3
73.9
58.8
3.3
8.0
2.8
27,921
18,142
8,651
2,170
1,170
2,506
2,108
2,304
+1124
3 Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
96.4
331
26.8
13.7
8.4
2.2
0.8
1.2
5.0
9.9
50.7
0.4
1.2
33.5
3.3
4.1
78.8
58.4
1.8
6.6
2.0
8,867
4,537
2,770
731
269
383
677
1,012
+1106
4 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
97.0
228
19.8
4.0
6.3
0.5
0.8
1.3
1.7
3.3
51.7
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.6
39.0
50.4
2.1
4.1
0.7
4,511
910
1,431
105
191
303
149
416
+169
5 Shawn Marion
S. Marion
97.1
51
24.7
10.2
6.5
1.4
0.7
1.0
4.4
9.2
47.1
0.1
0.4
18.2
1.4
1.7
84.7
51.1
2.1
4.5
1.0
1,260
520
332
69
38
53
51
113
+118
6 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
7 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
97.3
764
36.9
23.4
10.9
2.1
0.9
2.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
0.0
0.1
18.8
5.1
6.8
74.7
55.1
2.4
8.5
3.1
28,167
17,843
8,337
1,569
697
1,982
2,367
2,594
+591
8 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
97.4
733
37.3
23.1
11.3
2.9
1.7
3.3
9.3
18.1
51.1
0.0
0.1
23.5
4.5
6.1
74.4
55.5
2.8
8.4
3.2
27,309
16,939
8,274
2,140
1,270
2,451
2,313
2,533
+474
9 Kurt Thomas
K. Thomas
98.6
227
23.1
8.2
6.0
0.9
0.7
0.5
3.4
7.0
48.1
0.0
0.0
14.3
1.4
2.0
69.5
51.6
1.7
4.3
1.4
5,255
1,863
1,361
195
156
104
311
794
+34
10 Greg Ostertag
G. Ostertag
98.7
326
20.6
5.2
6.0
0.3
0.3
2.0
1.9
4.0
48.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.2
61.7
52.8
2.0
4.0
0.9
6,713
1,704
1,944
98
89
650
297
826
+1205
11 Kelvin Cato
K. Cato
98.7
182
17.2
5.5
4.3
0.4
0.5
1.5
2.0
4.2
48.9
0.0
0.0
12.5
1.4
2.2
63.8
53.4
1.3
3.0
0.8
3,133
1,000
791
68
85
274
142
439
-4
12 Charlie Ward
C. Ward
98.8
355
23.8
6.2
2.8
4.2
1.4
0.2
2.2
5.3
41.8
0.9
2.5
35.7
0.9
1.2
76.0
53.7
0.4
2.4
1.8
8,453
2,217
1,002
1,499
481
82
642
769
+618
13 Theo Ratliff
T. Ratliff
99.5
340
24.9
8.3
5.7
0.4
0.5
2.4
3.1
6.1
51.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.9
72.4
56.4
2.1
3.6
1.3
8,466
2,825
1,942
149
172
805
428
982
+272
14 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
99.6
534
35.6
21.1
10.1
1.5
0.6
3.1
7.5
14.2
52.6
0.0
0.2
25.0
6.1
8.6
71.2
58.7
3.0
7.0
3.2
19,034
11,259
5,377
785
343
1,666
1,699
1,962
+1504
15 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
99.6
670
34.8
6.7
15.1
2.0
0.7
0.5
2.7
5.5
50.0
0.1
0.5
22.8
1.1
1.9
58.9
53.1
5.3
9.9
1.7
23,329
4,495
10,135
1,335
443
362
1,109
2,112
+827
16 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
99.9
685
36.7
12.7
12.3
1.5
0.5
3.6
4.5
8.6
52.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.5
66.8
57.9
3.7
8.6
2.4
25,114
8,704
8,439
1,005
349
2,443
1,638
2,257
+939
17 Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
99.9
829
30.6
16.8
9.5
1.8
1.2
1.4
6.0
12.0
49.7
0.0
0.1
28.2
4.8
6.5
73.9
56.5
3.3
6.2
3.0
25,345
13,915
7,836
1,532
1,031
1,190
2,484
3,219
+606
18 Brevin Knight
B. Knight
99.9
184
29.5
9.2
3.1
7.7
2.0
0.3
3.4
8.0
42.7
0.0
0.1
9.1
2.4
3.1
77.4
49.4
0.7
2.5
2.5
5,423
1,698
577
1,416
373
46
456
571
+211
19 Jerome Williams
J. Williams
100.1
242
19.6
6.2
6.5
0.6
0.9
0.2
2.3
4.3
52.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.6
63.7
57.0
2.6
3.9
0.9
4,738
1,503
1,567
146
222
39
219
466
+312
20 Michael Doleac
M. Doleac
100.6
130
16.3
6.7
3.7
0.6
0.4
0.4
2.8
6.2
45.8
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
1.3
76.6
49.4
1.2
2.5
0.7
2,115
869
482
83
48
51
91
341
+156
21 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
100.7
534
37.7
27.5
12.4
2.7
0.7
2.7
11.0
19.1
57.7
0.0
0.0
5.9
5.4
10.1
53.4
58.3
4.0
8.3
2.9
20,148
14,687
6,615
1,430
400
1,436
1,554
1,836
+1848
22 Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
100.8
775
32.8
9.5
9.5
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.7
7.7
48.0
0.0
0.2
24.8
2.1
2.7
78.4
53.7
3.2
6.3
2.0
25,419
7,363
7,344
1,933
888
211
1,574
2,783
+245
23 Ervin Johnson
E. Johnson
100.9
483
22.2
5.4
7.1
0.5
0.7
1.6
2.2
4.3
50.8
0.0
0.0
14.3
1.1
1.8
61.8
53.9
2.3
4.8
1.1
10,722
2,632
3,406
264
321
787
538
1,511
-375
24 Baron Davis
B. Davis
101.0
82
18.6
5.9
2.0
3.8
1.2
0.2
2.2
5.3
42.0
0.3
1.4
22.5
1.2
1.9
63.4
48.6
0.6
1.4
1.7
1,523
486
165
309
97
19
140
201
+54
25 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
101.0
813
37.6
18.5
7.1
5.8
2.2
0.9
7.3
15.2
47.9
1.0
2.9
33.2
3.0
4.3
70.4
54.3
2.0
5.1
3.0
30,554
15,062
5,751
4,718
1,756
730
2,409
2,347
+1590
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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ORTG

114.4

19th

DRTG

117.2

25th

NETRTG

-2.8

21st

3P%

35.7

20th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
13
Spurs Spurs
34
48
.415
34.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
21
61
.256
47.0
15
Jazz Jazz
17
65
.207
51.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/22
SAS SAS
@
DAL DAL
9:30 PM
Fri
10/24
SAS SAS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BKN BKN
@
SAS SAS
2:00 PM
Mon
10/27
TOR TOR
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Thu
10/30
MIA MIA
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

34 - 48

125

Final

118

TOR Raptors

30 - 52

Sun 13 Apr 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