single season best defensive rating in nba history after 97-98 teams

Since 1998-99, Ben Wallace has the lowest defensive rating in a season, with an 87.5 rating in 2003-04.

Interpreted as:
single season best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in NBA history after 97-98 teams
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 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
87.5
2003-04
DET DET
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
3,050
773
1,006
138
143
246
123
162
+437
2 David Robinson
D. Robinson
88.0
1998-99
SAS SAS
49
31.7
15.8
10.0
2.1
1.4
2.4
5.5
10.8
50.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.9
7.4
65.8
56.4
3.0
7.0
2.2
1,554
775
492
103
69
119
108
143
+331
3 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
88.5
2003-04
SAS SAS
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
2,527
1,538
859
213
62
185
183
164
+543
4 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
90.0
2002-03
DET DET
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
2,873
506
1,126
120
104
230
88
179
+222
5 Marcus Camby
M. Camby
90.5
2000-01
NYK NYK
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
2,127
759
723
52
66
136
63
205
+67
6 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
91.2
1998-99
NYK NYK
38
34.2
17.3
9.9
1.1
0.8
2.6
6.5
14.9
43.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.3
6.1
70.6
49.1
1.9
8.0
2.6
1,300
657
377
43
30
100
99
105
+47
7 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
91.5
2003-04
MIN MIN
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
3,231
1,987
1,139
409
120
178
212
202
+614
8 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
91.5
1998-99
SAS SAS
50
39.3
21.7
11.4
2.4
0.9
2.5
8.4
16.9
49.5
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.9
7.2
69.0
54.1
3.2
8.2
2.9
1,963
1,084
571
121
45
126
146
147
+371
9 David Robinson
D. Robinson
92.0
2000-01
SAS SAS
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
2,371
1,151
691
116
80
197
122
212
+562
10 David Robinson
D. Robinson
92.2
1999-00
SAS SAS
80
32.0
17.8
9.6
1.8
1.2
2.3
6.6
12.9
51.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
6.4
72.6
56.8
2.4
7.2
2.1
2,557
1,427
770
142
97
183
164
247
+416
11 Rasho Nesterovic
R. Nesterovic
92.2
2003-04
SAS SAS
82
28.7
8.7
7.7
1.4
0.6
2.0
4.0
8.5
46.9
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.4
47.4
47.3
3.1
4.6
1.3
2,353
710
633
114
51
165
107
247
+278
12 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
92.3
1998-99
ATL ATL
50
36.6
10.8
12.2
1.1
0.3
2.9
3.5
6.8
51.2
0.0
0.0
3.9
5.7
68.4
58.4
3.8
8.4
1.9
1,829
541
610
57
16
147
94
145
+225
13 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
92.8
1998-99
MIA MIA
46
38.1
20.1
11.0
1.6
0.7
3.9
7.0
13.8
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
9.2
65.2
56.3
3.6
7.4
3.0
1,753
924
507
74
34
180
139
161
+340
14 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
92.9
2001-02
DET DET
80
36.5
7.6
13.0
1.4
1.7
3.5
3.2
6.0
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.9
42.3
52.2
4.0
9.0
0.9
2,921
609
1,039
115
138
278
70
178
+150
15 Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
93.1
2003-04
NJN NJN
65
34.6
16.7
9.5
2.5
1.5
1.3
6.8
13.8
48.8
0.1
0.4
28.0
3.1
4.5
68.4
52.8
2.0
7.4
2.6
2,252
1,086
617
160
95
82
168
230
+198
16 Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
93.1
2003-04
SAS SAS
77
29.4
12.8
4.5
3.8
1.8
0.2
4.3
10.2
41.8
1.1
3.2
35.9
3.1
3.9
80.2
53.6
1.1
3.4
2.1
2,260
987
344
291
136
16
161
181
+406
17 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
93.1
2004-05
SAS SAS
66
33.4
20.3
11.1
2.7
0.7
2.6
7.8
15.8
49.6
0.0
0.1
33.3
4.6
6.9
67.0
54.0
3.1
8.0
1.9
2,203
1,342
732
179
45
174
127
144
+692
18 Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
93.1
2003-04
IND IND
78
35.7
20.1
10.0
2.1
0.8
2.6
7.8
17.9
43.4
0.0
0.2
11.1
4.5
5.9
75.7
48.9
2.5
7.5
2.3
2,788
1,566
778
164
59
199
181
248
+446
19 Shawn Marion
S. Marion
93.4
2000-01
PHX PHX
79
36.2
17.3
10.7
2.0
1.7
1.4
7.1
14.7
48.0
0.3
1.0
25.6
3.0
3.7
81.0
53.2
2.8
7.9
1.6
2,857
1,369
848
160
132
108
129
211
+274
20 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
93.5
2000-01
SAS SAS
82
38.7
22.2
12.2
3.0
0.9
2.3
8.6
17.1
49.9
0.1
0.3
25.9
5.0
8.1
61.8
53.6
3.2
9.0
3.0
3,174
1,820
997
245
70
192
242
247
+692
21 Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
93.6
1998-99
POR POR
50
27.0
12.1
7.9
2.4
0.7
1.3
4.6
9.6
48.5
0.1
0.5
29.2
2.7
3.5
77.1
54.6
1.8
6.1
1.7
1,349
606
393
119
34
63
85
147
+159
22 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
93.8
2007-08
BOS BOS
71
32.8
18.8
9.2
3.4
1.4
1.3
7.5
13.9
53.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.8
4.7
80.1
58.8
1.9
7.3
1.9
2,328
1,337
655
244
100
89
138
163
+736
23 Hedo Turkoglu
H. Turkoglu
93.8
2003-04
SAS SAS
80
25.9
9.2
4.5
1.9
1.0
0.4
3.3
8.1
40.6
1.3
3.0
41.9
1.4
2.0
70.8
51.6
0.7
3.8
1.2
2,073
739
358
154
80
32
94
165
+466
24 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
93.9
2004-05
DET DET
74
36.1
9.7
12.2
1.7
1.4
2.4
4.0
8.8
45.3
0.0
0.1
11.1
1.8
4.1
42.8
45.9
3.9
8.2
1.1
2,671
721
902
123
106
176
82
159
+343
25 Tyson Chandler
T. Chandler
93.9
2004-05
CHI CHI
80
27.4
8.0
9.7
0.8
0.9
1.8
2.6
5.2
49.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.2
67.3
56.5
3.3
6.4
1.5
2,189
640
775
65
69
141
118
268
+106
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