LeBron James had his lowest defensive rating in a season in 2011-12, with a 97.3 rating.

Interpreted as:

lebron's best defensive rating in a regular season in his career

	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	LeBron James L. James	97.3	2011-12	MIA	62	37.5	27.1	7.9	6.2	1.9	0.8	10.0	18.9	53.1	0.9	2.4	36.2	6.2	8.1	77.1	60.5	1.5	6.4	3.4	2,326	1,683	492	387	115	50	213	96	+473
2	LeBron James L. James	99.0	2008-09	CLE	81	37.7	28.4	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	9.7	19.9	48.9	1.6	4.7	34.4	7.3	9.4	78.0	59.1	1.3	6.3	3.0	3,054	2,304	613	587	137	93	241	139	+870
3	LeBron James L. James	100.3	2006-07	CLE	78	40.9	27.3	6.7	6.0	1.6	0.7	9.9	20.8	47.6	1.3	4.0	31.9	6.3	9.0	69.8	55.2	1.1	5.7	3.2	3,190	2,132	526	470	125	55	250	171	+377
4	LeBron James L. James	100.9	2012-13	MIA	76	37.9	26.8	8.0	7.3	1.7	0.9	10.1	17.8	56.5	1.4	3.3	40.6	5.3	7.0	75.3	64.0	1.3	6.8	3.0	2,877	2,036	610	551	129	67	226	110	+720
5	LeBron James L. James	101.5	2010-11	MIA	79	38.8	26.7	7.5	7.0	1.6	0.6	9.6	18.8	51.0	1.2	3.5	33.0	6.4	8.4	75.9	59.4	1.0	6.5	3.6	3,063	2,111	590	554	124	50	284	163	+619
6	LeBron James L. James	101.7	2009-10	CLE	76	39.0	29.7	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	10.1	20.1	50.3	1.7	5.1	33.3	7.8	10.2	76.7	60.4	0.9	6.4	3.4	2,966	2,258	554	651	125	77	261	119	+648
7	LeBron James L. James	102.6	2015-16	CLE	76	35.6	25.3	7.4	6.8	1.4	0.6	9.7	18.6	52.0	1.1	3.7	30.9	4.7	6.5	73.1	58.8	1.5	6.0	3.3	2,709	1,920	565	514	104	49	249	143	+618
8	LeBron James L. James	103.4	2004-05	CLE	80	42.4	27.2	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	9.9	21.1	47.2	1.4	3.9	35.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	55.4	1.4	6.0	3.3	3,388	2,175	588	577	177	52	262	146	+152
9	LeBron James L. James	103.6	2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	30.0	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	10.6	21.9	48.4	1.5	4.8	31.5	7.3	10.3	71.2	56.8	1.8	6.1	3.4	3,027	2,250	592	539	138	81	255	165	+139
10	LeBron James L. James	104.2	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	31.4	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
11	LeBron James L. James	104.5	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	20.9	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	7.9	18.9	41.7	0.8	2.7	29.0	4.4	5.8	75.4	48.8	1.3	4.2	3.5	3,122	1,654	432	465	130	58	273	149	-144
12	LeBron James L. James	104.6	2014-15	CLE	69	36.1	25.3	6.0	7.4	1.6	0.7	9.0	18.5	48.8	1.7	4.9	35.4	5.4	7.7	71.0	57.7	0.7	5.3	3.9	2,493	1,743	416	511	109	49	272	135	+539
13	LeBron James L. James	104.8	2013-14	MIA	77	37.7	27.1	6.9	6.3	1.6	0.3	10.0	17.6	56.7	1.5	4.0	37.9	5.7	7.6	75.0	64.9	1.1	5.9	3.5	2,902	2,089	533	488	121	26	270	126	+410
14	LeBron James L. James	106.1	2020-21	LAL	45	33.4	25.0	7.7	7.8	1.1	0.6	9.4	18.3	51.3	2.3	6.3	36.5	4.0	5.7	69.8	60.2	0.6	7.0	3.7	1,504	1,126	346	350	48	25	168	70	+287
15	LeBron James L. James	106.2	2019-20	LAL	67	34.6	25.3	7.8	10.2	1.2	0.5	9.6	19.4	49.3	2.2	6.3	34.8	3.9	5.7	69.3	57.7	1.0	6.9	3.9	2,316	1,698	525	684	78	36	261	118	+441
16	LeBron James L. James	107.9	2018-19	LAL	55	35.2	27.4	8.5	8.3	1.3	0.6	10.1	19.9	51.0	2.0	5.9	33.9	5.1	7.6	66.5	58.8	1.0	7.4	3.6	1,937	1,505	465	454	72	33	197	94	+115
17	LeBron James L. James	108.4	2016-17	CLE	74	37.8	26.4	8.6	8.7	1.2	0.6	9.9	18.2	54.8	1.7	4.6	36.3	4.8	7.2	67.4	61.9	1.3	7.3	4.1	2,795	1,954	639	646	92	44	303	134	+483
18	LeBron James L. James	109.0	2017-18	CLE	82	36.9	27.5	8.6	9.1	1.4	0.9	10.5	19.3	54.2	1.8	5.0	36.7	4.7	6.5	73.1	62.1	1.2	7.5	4.2	3,026	2,251	709	747	116	71	347	136	+104
19	LeBron James L. James	111.4	2021-22	LAL	56	37.2	30.3	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	11.4	21.8	52.4	2.9	8.0	35.9	4.5	6.0	75.6	61.9	1.1	7.1	3.5	2,084	1,695	459	349	73	59	196	121	-117
20	LeBron James L. James	113.0	2022-23	LAL	55	35.5	28.9	8.3	6.8	0.9	0.6	11.1	22.2	50.0	2.2	6.9	32.1	4.6	5.9	76.8	58.3	1.2	7.1	3.2	1,954	1,590	457	375	50	32	178	88	+214
21	LeBron James L. James	113.6	2024-25	LAL	70	34.9	24.4	7.8	8.2	1.0	0.6	9.3	18.1	51.3	2.1	5.7	37.6	3.7	4.7	78.2	60.4	1.0	6.8	3.7	2,444	1,710	546	575	70	39	260	99	-54
22	LeBron James L. James	114.5	2023-24	LAL	71	35.3	25.7	7.3	8.3	1.3	0.5	9.6	17.9	54.0	2.1	5.1	41.0	4.3	5.7	75.0	63.0	0.9	6.4	3.5	2,504	1,822	518	589	89	38	245	78	+220
23	LeBron James L. James	115.7	2025-26	LAL	60	33.2	20.9	6.1	7.2	1.2	0.6	7.9	15.3	51.5	1.3	4.1	31.7	3.9	5.3	73.7	59.4	0.7	5.4	3.0	1,989	1,256	364	432	72	35	179	81	+119

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

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8.0

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.9

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

5.0

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
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
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0