who had the best defensive rating in nba in 1983-1984

Larry Bird had the best defensive rating in 1983-84, with a 100.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
Who had the best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in NBA in 1983-1984?
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 Larry Bird
L. Bird
100.8
1983-84
BOS BOS
79
38.3
24.2
10.1
6.6
1.8
0.9
9.6
19.5
49.2
0.2
0.9
24.7
4.7
5.3
88.8
55.2
2.3
7.8
3.0
3,028
1,908
796
520
144
69
237
197
2 Ray Williams
R. Williams
101.0
1983-84
NYK NYK
76
29.3
14.8
3.5
5.9
2.1
0.3
5.5
12.4
44.5
0.3
1.1
30.9
3.5
4.2
82.7
52.1
0.9
2.6
2.9
2,230
1,124
267
449
162
26
219
274
3 Moses Malone
M. Malone
101.7
1983-84
PHI PHI
71
36.8
22.7
13.4
1.4
1.0
1.5
7.5
15.5
48.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.7
10.2
75.0
56.6
5.0
8.4
3.5
2,613
1,609
950
96
71
110
250
188
4 Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
102.3
1983-84
NYK NYK
77
32.3
17.0
8.4
1.4
0.6
1.3
5.9
10.5
56.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.2
6.5
80.5
63.7
2.5
5.9
2.6
2,487
1,310
649
107
44
97
200
262
5 Robert Parish
R. Parish
102.4
1983-84
BOS BOS
80
35.8
19.0
10.7
1.7
0.7
1.5
7.8
14.3
54.6
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.6
74.5
58.4
3.0
7.7
2.3
2,867
1,520
857
139
55
116
184
266
6 Julius Erving
J. Erving
102.4
1983-84
PHI PHI
77
34.8
22.4
6.9
4.0
1.8
1.8
8.8
17.2
51.2
0.1
0.3
33.3
4.7
6.3
75.4
56.2
2.5
4.4
3.0
2,683
1,727
532
309
141
139
230
217
7 Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
102.4
1983-84
UTA UTA
82
26.1
5.6
7.3
1.4
0.3
4.3
2.4
5.1
46.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.5
59.3
49.0
1.8
5.5
1.2
2,139
461
595
113
25
351
98
303
8 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
102.6
1983-84
MIL MIL
72
27.9
13.6
6.3
2.6
0.8
0.7
5.4
9.5
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.8
70.8
60.7
2.0
4.4
2.3
2,007
978
455
186
58
51
163
228
9 Buck Williams
B. Williams
102.7
1983-84
NJN NJN
81
37.1
15.7
12.3
1.6
1.0
1.5
6.1
11.4
53.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
6.1
57.0
55.6
4.4
8.0
2.9
3,003
1,274
1,000
130
81
125
237
298
10 Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
102.9
1983-84
ATL ATL
77
30.5
8.6
7.7
0.8
0.5
3.6
3.6
6.9
51.8
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.5
62.1
54.4
2.6
5.1
1.3
2,351
666
593
62
35
277
101
297
11 Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
103.4
1983-84
MIL MIL
74
36.7
20.7
6.5
4.3
1.6
0.6
8.7
17.4
50.2
0.0
0.2
15.4
3.3
4.6
70.9
53.4
2.3
4.1
2.4
2,715
1,535
480
315
115
45
180
194
12 Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
103.4
1983-84
NYK NYK
65
32.8
10.8
8.4
1.4
0.7
0.4
4.4
8.9
48.9
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.2
64.6
52.2
2.6
5.8
2.5
2,135
701
545
94
43
27
160
217
13 Rick Mahorn
R. Mahorn
103.5
1983-84
WAS WAS
82
32.9
9.0
9.0
1.6
0.8
1.5
3.7
7.4
50.7
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.3
65.1
53.6
2.1
6.9
1.7
2,701
739
738
131
62
123
142
358
14 Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
103.5
1983-84
HOU HOU
82
32.8
21.0
11.1
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.7
16.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.3
66.1
55.1
3.6
7.6
3.6
2,693
1,720
913
163
70
197
294
339
15 Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
103.9
1983-84
NJN NJN
81
29.8
16.8
6.7
1.5
0.7
1.7
6.3
10.6
59.3
0.0
0.1
40.0
4.2
5.7
73.5
64.1
2.0
4.7
2.9
2,417
1,357
541
123
60
136
231
386
16 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
104.1
1983-84
SEA SEA
82
36.5
19.1
11.1
4.0
1.2
1.1
7.0
14.1
49.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
5.9
85.6
57.2
2.7
8.4
2.9
2,993
1,563
911
327
95
92
236
301
17 Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
104.4
1983-84
IND IND
79
33.9
19.1
9.1
3.0
1.5
0.4
7.8
15.1
51.9
0.1
0.3
33.3
3.3
4.3
76.8
56.1
2.9
6.2
2.8
2,676
1,506
719
234
121
28
218
242
18 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
104.6
1983-84
LAL LAL
67
38.3
17.6
7.3
13.1
2.2
0.7
6.6
11.6
56.5
0.1
0.4
20.7
4.3
5.3
81.0
62.8
1.5
5.9
4.6
2,567
1,178
491
875
150
49
306
169
19 Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
104.6
1983-84
ATL ATL
73
35.8
18.9
9.9
2.5
0.8
1.0
6.9
14.2
48.5
0.0
0.2
0.0
5.1
6.7
77.0
55.1
2.8
7.1
2.8
2,610
1,380
721
184
61
74
205
221
20 Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
104.7
1983-84
WAS WAS
75
41.1
22.2
12.3
3.9
0.9
1.0
8.0
13.8
57.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.2
8.5
73.3
63.3
3.5
8.8
4.6
3,082
1,665
922
296
68
72
342
285
21 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
104.7
1983-84
PHI PHI
75
33.3
12.7
2.7
6.4
2.3
0.3
5.1
9.4
55.0
0.1
0.3
40.0
2.3
3.1
73.3
59.1
0.6
2.1
2.4
2,494
950
205
478
171
20
182
196
22 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
104.8
1983-84
BOS BOS
82
31.4
18.4
7.4
1.3
0.3
1.5
7.2
12.9
55.6
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.1
5.4
76.5
60.5
2.5
4.9
1.8
2,577
1,511
610
104
23
126
150
243
23 Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
104.8
1983-84
MIL MIL
79
38.9
20.9
6.7
4.5
1.4
0.3
7.1
14.2
49.8
0.1
0.2
27.8
6.7
7.9
84.8
59.1
2.7
4.0
2.7
3,075
1,654
528
358
108
27
217
204
24 Herb Williams
H. Williams
105.0
1983-84
IND IND
69
33.0
14.9
8.0
3.1
0.9
1.6
6.0
12.5
47.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.0
4.3
70.2
52.0
2.2
5.8
3.0
2,279
1,029
554
215
60
108
207
193
25 Albert King
A. King
105.0
1983-84
NJN NJN
79
26.6
14.7
4.9
2.6
1.2
0.4
5.9
12.0
49.2
0.0
0.3
13.6
2.9
3.7
78.6
54.1
1.6
3.3
2.6
2,103
1,165
388
203
91
33
208
258
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TEAM 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
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Wed
10/22
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
10/24
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Sun
10/26
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
3:30 PM
Mon
10/27
BOS BOS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Last Game
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81

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Thunder Thunder
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Rockets Rockets
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Knicks Knicks
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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UTA UTA
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CHA CHA
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MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
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Tue
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10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
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NYK NYK
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