lowest defensive rating in a season 2000+ min

Ben Wallace has the best defensive rating with 2,000+ minutes played in a season, with an 87.5 rating in 2003-04.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMEDRTGMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
87.5
3,050
2003-04
81
37.7
9.5
12.4
1.7
1.8
3.0
3.9
9.2
42.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
1.8
3.6
49.0
44.1
4.0
8.4
1.5
773
1,006
138
143
246
123
162
+437
2Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
87.7
3,465
1974-75
82
42.3
23.0
12.2
2.5
1.9
2.3
9.0
20.3
44.3
5.0
6.5
76.6
49.6
2.7
9.5
1,887
1,004
206
158
187
238
3Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
88.0
3,047
1973-74
81
37.6
22.5
13.3
4.2
1.4
3.0
9.2
18.3
50.4
4.0
5.0
79.7
54.8
3.3
9.9
1,822
1,074
343
110
247
273
4Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
88.4
2,904
1974-75
73
39.8
9.2
14.8
4.1
1.6
0.9
3.7
7.5
50.2
1.7
2.5
68.5
53.8
4.4
10.4
672
1,077
297
115
68
180
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
88.5
2,527
2003-04
69
36.6
22.3
12.4
3.1
0.9
2.7
8.6
17.1
50.1
0.0
0.2
16.7
5.1
8.5
59.9
53.4
3.3
9.2
2.7
1,538
859
213
62
185
183
164
+543
6Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
88.7
3,602
1973-74
81
44.5
21.4
18.1
2.0
1.1
3.0
8.5
20.1
42.3
4.4
6.1
72.1
47.0
4.4
13.7
1,735
1,463
163
86
240
252
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
88.8
3,548
1973-74
81
43.8
27.0
14.5
4.8
1.4
3.5
11.7
21.7
53.9
3.6
5.2
70.2
56.4
3.5
11.0
2,191
1,178
386
112
283
238
8Clifford Ray
C. Ray
89.3
2,632
1973-74
80
32.9
9.3
12.2
3.1
0.7
2.2
3.9
7.7
51.1
1.5
2.5
60.8
53.4
3.6
8.7
747
977
246
58
173
281
9Bobby Jones
B. Jones
89.9
2,419
1976-77
82
29.5
15.1
8.3
3.2
2.3
2.0
6.1
10.7
57.0
2.9
4.0
71.7
60.5
2.1
6.1
1,238
678
264
186
162
238
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
90.0
3,379
1975-76
82
41.2
27.7
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
11Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
90.0
2,873
2002-03
73
39.4
6.9
15.4
1.6
1.4
3.2
2.9
6.0
48.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.2
2.6
45.0
48.6
4.0
11.4
1.2
506
1,126
120
104
230
88
179
+222
12Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
90.4
3,352
1973-74
80
41.9
19.0
15.7
4.4
1.2
1.3
8.1
18.4
43.7
2.9
3.4
83.2
47.6
3.3
12.4
1,518
1,257
354
95
101
294
13Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
90.5
2,756
1974-75
80
34.5
7.9
11.3
4.1
0.6
2.4
3.1
8.6
36.4
1.7
2.8
58.9
40.3
3.2
8.1
632
904
328
46
195
271
14Marcus Camby
M. Camby
90.5
2,127
2000-01
63
33.8
12.0
11.5
0.8
1.0
2.2
4.8
9.2
52.4
0.0
0.1
12.5
2.4
3.6
66.7
55.9
3.1
8.4
1.0
759
723
52
66
136
63
205
+67
15Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
90.7
2,632
1974-75
65
40.5
20.4
14.7
4.6
1.3
1.1
8.8
18.4
47.5
2.9
3.8
78.3
50.9
3.5
11.2
1,329
958
296
87
73
243
16Curtis Perry
C. Perry
91.0
2,386
1973-74
81
29.5
9.0
8.7
2.3
1.3
1.2
4.0
9.0
44.6
1.0
1.7
58.2
46.2
3.0
5.7
728
703
183
104
97
301
17Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
91.1
2,975
1975-76
80
37.2
19.8
11.0
1.5
1.3
2.5
8.1
17.3
47.0
3.6
5.7
62.8
50.1
2.6
8.4
1,585
878
121
104
202
293
18Bill Walton
B. Walton
91.3
2,264
1976-77
65
34.8
18.6
14.4
3.8
1.0
3.2
7.6
14.3
52.8
3.5
5.0
69.7
56.3
3.2
11.1
1,210
934
245
66
211
174
19Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
91.5
3,378
1974-75
81
41.7
11.5
14.2
5.3
1.7
2.1
4.8
11.3
42.7
1.8
2.4
75.4
46.4
2.8
11.4
928
1,149
428
139
168
274
20Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
91.5
3,231
2003-04
82
39.4
24.2
13.9
5.0
1.5
2.2
9.8
19.6
49.9
0.1
0.5
25.6
4.5
5.7
79.1
54.7
3.0
10.9
2.6
1,987
1,139
409
120
178
212
202
+614
21Elmore Smith
E. Smith
91.6
2,922
1973-74
81
36.1
12.5
11.2
1.9
0.9
4.9
5.4
11.7
45.7
1.8
3.1
59.0
47.9
2.5
8.7
1,015
906
150
71
393
309
22Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
91.6
2,577
1974-75
78
33.0
12.2
6.9
2.1
2.2
0.2
4.9
11.1
43.9
2.5
3.3
74.8
48.7
2.3
4.6
953
538
161
171
17
265
23Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
91.8
2,860
1973-74
77
37.1
13.2
7.2
1.9
2.4
0.1
5.4
12.0
44.7
2.5
3.5
71.1
48.9
1.9
5.3
1,018
556
149
183
10
273
24David Robinson
D. Robinson
92.0
2,371
2000-01
80
29.6
14.4
8.6
1.5
1.0
2.5
5.0
10.3
48.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
5.9
74.7
55.9
2.6
6.0
1.5
1,151
691
116
80
197
122
212
+562
25George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
92.1
2,946
1975-76
77
38.3
23.0
12.6
4.7
2.6
0.5
8.4
20.2
41.7
6.2
8.3
74.0
48.2
3.4
9.2
1,769
967
359
198
41
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TEAMWLPCTGB
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4
1
.800
2
4
1
.800
3
3
1
.750
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4
3
1
.750
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3
2
.600
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@
7:30 PM
Mon
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11/4
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7:00 PM
Sun
11/8
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NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
4
1
.800
2
4
1
.800
3
3
1
.750
0.5
4
3
1
.750
0.5
5
3
2
.600
1.0
6
3
2
.600
1.0
7
3
3
.500
1.5
8
2
3
.400
2.0
9
2
3
.400
2.0
10
2
3
.400
2.0
11
1
3
.250
2.5
12
1
4
.200
3.0
13
1
4
.200
3.0
14
1
4
.200
3.0
15
0
4
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3.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
5
0
1.000
2
5
0
1.000
3
4
1
.800
1.0
4
4
1
.800
1.0
5
3
1
.750
1.5
6
3
2
.600
2.0
7
3
2
.600
2.0
8
3
2
.600
2.0
9
2
2
.500
2.5
10
2
3
.400
3.0
11
1
2
.333
3.0
12
1
3
.250
3.5
13
1
4
.200
4.0
14
1
4
.200
4.0
15
0
5
.000
5.0

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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10/30
@
7:30 PM
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10/30
@
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
@
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10/30
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