Defensive rating

Defensive rating or defensive efficiency is a statistic used in basketball to measure an individual player's efficiency at preventing the other team from scoring points. It was created by author and statistician Dean Oliver.[1] Oliver introduced the defensive rating statistic in his 2004 book, Basketball on Paper.[2]

Formula

The formula is: Defensive Player Rating = (Players Steals*Blocks) + Opponents Differential= 1/5 of possessions - Times blown by + Deflections * OAPDW( Official Adjusted Players Defensive Withstand). This stat can be influenced by the defense of a player's teammates.

Leaders

Gar Heard's 95.30 defensive rating is the NBA's all-time career record.[3] Ben Wallace's 87.48 defensive rating in 2003–2004 is the single-season record.[4]

Year-by-year

^Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
Team (X)Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time
SeasonPlayerPositionDRtgTeam
1999–2000David Robinson*Center92.22San Antonio Spurs
2000–01Marcus CambyCenter90.56New York Knicks
2001–02Ben Wallace*Center92.89Detroit Pistons
2002–03Ben Wallace*Center89.99Detroit Pistons
2003–04Ben Wallace*Center87.48Detroit Pistons
2004–05Tim Duncan*Power forward93.17San Antonio Spurs
2005–06Tim Duncan*Power forward94.41San Antonio Spurs
2006–07Tim Duncan*Power forward94.45San Antonio Spurs
2007–08Kevin Garnett*Power forward93.85Boston Celtics
2008–09Dwight HowardCenter94.56Orlando Magic
2009–10Dwight HowardCenter95.44Orlando Magic
2010–11Dwight HowardCenter94.18Orlando Magic
2011–12Kevin Garnett*Power forward94.21Boston Celtics
2012–13Tim Duncan*Power forward94.97San Antonio Spurs
2013–14Joakim NoahCenter95.82Chicago Bulls
2014–15Kawhi Leonard^Small forward94.45San Antonio Spurs
2015–16Hassan WhitesideCenter94.52Miami Heat
2016–17Andre Drummond^Center99.04Detroit Pistons
2017–18Andre Drummond^Center99.01Detroit Pistons
2018–19Hassan WhitesideCenter99.03Miami Heat
2019–20Giannis Antetokounmpo^Power forward97.11Milwaukee Bucks
2020–21Rudy Gobert^Center100.64Utah Jazz
2021–22Robert Williams III^Center102.42Boston Celtics

See also

References