NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Defensive Box Plus/Minus

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
BPM (OBPM/DBPM) and VORP are calculated for seasons 1973-74 until present

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player DBPM
1.David Robinson* 3.05
2.Nate McMillan 2.94
3.Nikola Jokić 2.91
4.Draymond Green 2.91
5.Mark Eaton 2.91
6.Ben Wallace* 2.60
7.Tree Rollins 2.51
8.Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.48
9.Bo Outlaw 2.46
10.George Johnson 2.45
11.Sam Lacey 2.43
12.Tim Duncan* 2.33
13.Marcus Camby 2.33
14.Andrei Kirilenko 2.30
15.Bobby Jones* 2.28
16.Doc Rivers 2.19
17.Giannis Antetokounmpo 2.19
18.John Salley 2.17
19.Chris Paul 2.12
20.Kevin Garnett* 2.09
21.Joakim Noah 2.09
22.Don Buse 2.08
23.Michael Jordan* 2.05
24.Manu Ginóbili* 2.04
25.Kim Hughes 2.04
26.Rudy Gobert 2.02
27.Kawhi Leonard 2.01
28.Robert Horry 1.98
29.Thabo Sefolosha 1.97
30.Alvin Robertson 1.96
31.John Stockton* 1.93
32.Tony Allen 1.93
33.Jon Koncak 1.87
34.Theo Ratliff 1.86
35.Mike Gale 1.84
36.Shawn Bradley 1.84
37.Wes Unseld* 1.82
38.Marc Gasol 1.79
39.Scottie Pippen* 1.78
40.Larry Bird* 1.77
41.Ted McClain 1.77
42.Dikembe Mutombo* 1.76
43.Quinn Buckner 1.75
44.Aaron McKie 1.74
45.Rich Kelley 1.74
46.Vlade Divac* 1.72
47.LeBron James 1.71
48.Andrew Bogut 1.69
49.Micheal Ray Richardson 1.65
50.Patrick Ewing* 1.65
51.Paul Pressey 1.64
52.Fatty Taylor 1.63
53.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1.61
54.Magic Johnson* 1.60
55.Fat Lever 1.60
56.Maurice Cheeks* 1.59
57.Foots Walker 1.58
58.Julius Keye 1.58
59.Wendell Ladner 1.56
60.Julius Erving* 1.56
61.Gerald Wallace 1.54
62.Jason Kidd* 1.54
63.Anthony Davis 1.53
64.Eddie Jones 1.52
65.Danny Green 1.51
66.Darrell Walker 1.51
67.Bruce Bowen 1.50
68.Alvan Adams 1.49
69.Josh Smith 1.47
70.James Johnson 1.45
71.Ron Harper 1.40
72.Jimmy Butler 1.40
73.Brevin Knight 1.40
74.Alonzo Mourning* 1.39
75.Mason Plumlee 1.39
76.Coby Dietrick 1.38
77.Andre Iguodala 1.38
78.Larry Nance 1.36
79.Robert Covington 1.35
80.Mookie Blaylock 1.34
81.Doug Christie 1.33
82.Len Elmore 1.31
83.Clyde Drexler* 1.30
84.Alton Lister 1.29
85.Al Horford 1.28
86.Jerome Kersey 1.27
87.Shane Battier 1.27
88.Metta World Peace 1.24
89.Yao Ming* 1.24
90.Rick Mahorn 1.23
91.Kendrick Perkins 1.23
92.Domantas Sabonis 1.21
93.Dave Cowens* 1.20
94.Greg Anthony 1.19
95.Nenê 1.19
96.Patrick Beverley 1.19
97.Joe Ingles 1.18
98.Paul George 1.17
99.Marcus Smart 1.17
100.Rasheed Wallace 1.16
101.Clifford Ray 1.15
102.Chris Webber* 1.12
103.Jack Sikma* 1.12
104.Kenyon Martin 1.10
105.Jan van Breda Kolff 1.10
106.Caldwell Jones 1.10
107.Gar Heard 1.09
108.Brian Taylor 1.09
109.Michael Cooper 1.08
110.Andrew Lang 1.07
111.Myles Turner 1.06
112.Hot Rod Williams 1.06
113.Bob Lanier* 1.05
114.Dwight Howard 1.03
115.Paul Millsap 1.02
116.James Posey 1.01
117.Gene Littles 1.00
118.Kurt Rambis 1.00
119.Shawn Marion 1.00
120.Kurt Thomas 0.99
121.Amir Johnson 0.99
122.Trevor Ariza 0.97
123.Rajon Rondo 0.96
124.T.R. Dunn 0.96
125.Darryl Dawkins 0.96
126.Ervin Johnson 0.96
127.Chris Ford 0.94
128.Brent Barry 0.93
129.Kent Benson 0.92
130.Craig Ehlo 0.91
131.Karl Malone* 0.90
132.Connie Hawkins* 0.89
133.Ricky Rubio 0.88
134.Anderson Varejão 0.88
135.Mario Chalmers 0.88
136.Mark West 0.87
137.Benoit Benjamin 0.86
138.Terrell Brandon 0.85
139.Derrick McKey 0.85
140.Lamar Odom 0.85
141.Gus Williams 0.85
142.Marvin Webster 0.84
143.James Harden 0.84
144.Rasho Nesterović 0.83
145.DeMarcus Cousins 0.82
146.Dwyane Wade* 0.82
147.Kelly Olynyk 0.82
148.George Hill 0.82
149.M.L. Carr 0.82
150.Dan Majerle 0.82
151.Darrell Armstrong 0.81
152.Kerry Kittles 0.79
153.Jermaine O'Neal 0.78
154.Roy Hibbert 0.77
155.Charles Barkley* 0.77
156.Artis Gilmore* 0.77
157.Pau Gasol* 0.77
158.Bill Laimbeer 0.76
159.Eric Snow 0.76
160.P.J. Brown 0.76
161.Grant Hill* 0.75
162.Terry Tyler 0.75
163.Anfernee Hardaway 0.75
164.Greg Ballard 0.75
165.Reggie Williams 0.75
166.Walt Simon 0.74
167.Jim Brewer 0.74
168.DeAndre Jordan 0.73
169.Nicolas Batum 0.72
170.Mario Elie 0.72
171.Shaquille O'Neal* 0.72
172.P.J. Tucker 0.71
173.Kevin Durant 0.71
174.Bonzi Wells 0.71
175.Luc Mbah a Moute 0.70
176.Jimmy Jones 0.69
177.Samuel Dalembert 0.69
178.Lonnie Shelton 0.69
179.Danny Manning 0.69
180.Dave Twardzik 0.69
181.Stacey Augmon 0.69
182.Herb Williams 0.69
183.George Lynch 0.68
184.Gerald Govan 0.68
185.Charles Oakley 0.68
186.Bryon Russell 0.68
187.Kirk Hinrich 0.67
188.Anthony Mason 0.67
189.Jae Crowder 0.67
190.Derrick Favors 0.67
191.Hersey Hawkins 0.67
192.Fred VanVleet 0.66
193.Al-Farouq Aminu 0.66
194.Corey Brewer 0.65
195.Elden Campbell 0.65
196.Willie Anderson 0.64
197.David West 0.63
198.Christian Laettner 0.63
199.Bill Hanzlik 0.62
200.Charles Smith 0.62
201.Steve Mix 0.60
202.Eric Bledsoe 0.60
203.Steve Hawes 0.59
204.Tyrone Corbin 0.59
205.Kyle Lowry 0.59
206.Garrett Temple 0.59
207.Grant Long 0.58
208.Ben Poquette 0.57
209.Jeff Hornacek 0.57
210.Lindsey Hunter 0.57
211.Trent Tucker 0.56
212.Brad Miller 0.56
213.Paul Pierce* 0.55
214.Billy Paultz 0.55
215.George McGinnis* 0.55
216.Clifford Robinson 0.55
217.Rick Barry* 0.54
218.Dennis Rodman* 0.53
219.Tom Gugliotta 0.53
220.Shaun Livingston 0.53
221.Jayson Tatum 0.52
222.Gary Payton* 0.51
223.Travis Best 0.51
224.Nick Anderson 0.51
225.Shawn Kemp 0.51
226.Andre Drummond 0.51
227.Tracy McGrady* 0.51
228.Derek Harper 0.51
229.Russell Westbrook 0.50
230.Sidney Moncrief* 0.50
231.Bob Sura 0.49
232.Roger Brown* 0.49
233.Darnell Hillman 0.48
234.Boris Diaw 0.48
235.Ray Williams 0.47
236.Derek Fisher 0.46
237.Chris Morris 0.46
238.Tyson Chandler 0.46
239.Chris Dudley 0.45
240.Terry Porter 0.45
241.Warren Jabali 0.45
242.John Starks 0.44
243.Kendall Gill 0.44
244.Marcin Gortat 0.44
245.Mikal Bridges 0.44
246.Bismack Biyombo 0.44
247.Victor Oladipo 0.44
248.Dan Roundfield 0.43
249.LaSalle Thompson 0.43
250.Toni Kukoč* 0.43

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player DBPM
1.Don Buse 3.01
2.Julius Erving* 2.57
3.Ted McClain 2.35
4.Mike Gale 2.30
5.Brian Taylor 2.00
6.Artis Gilmore* 1.62
7.Julius Keye 1.58
8.Wendell Ladner 1.56
9.Fatty Taylor 1.41
10.Billy Paultz 1.23
11.Caldwell Jones 1.15
12.Gene Littles 1.00
13.Walt Simon 0.74
14.Wil Jones 0.72
15.Gerald Govan 0.68
16.Darnell Hillman 0.61
17.George McGinnis* 0.51
18.Roger Brown* 0.49
19.Joe Caldwell 0.48
20.Warren Jabali 0.45
21.Gene Moore 0.36
22.George Gervin* 0.29
23.Jim Eakins 0.28
24.Jimmy Jones 0.27
25.Joe Hamilton 0.13
26.James Silas 0.04
27.Louie Dampier* 0.04
28.Mel Daniels* 0.03
29.Bob Warren -0.00
30.Bill Melchionni -0.02
31.Dave Robisch -0.14
32.Ralph Simpson -0.26
33.Zelmo Beaty* -0.29
34.Freddie Lewis -0.38
35.George Thompson -0.41
36.Red Robbins -0.48
37.Ron Boone -0.53
38.Chuck Williams -0.53
39.Dan Issel* -0.54
40.Byron Beck -0.57
41.Willie Wise -0.61
42.Mike Lewis -0.64
43.Rich Jones -0.69
44.John Roche -0.69
45.Lee Davis -0.69
46.Mack Calvin -0.71
47.Randy Denton -0.71
48.Goose Ligon -0.80
49.Tom Owens -0.84
50.Marv Roberts -0.85
51.Al Smith -0.96
52.Donnie Freeman -1.07
53.Bob Netolicky -1.10
54.Larry Kenon -1.12
55.Larry Miller -1.13
56.Johnny Neumann -1.25
57.Bill Keller -1.33
58.Steve Jones -1.50
59.George Carter -1.61
60.Cincy Powell -1.63
61.Stew Johnson -1.67
62.Glen Combs -1.76
63.John Beasley -1.91
64.George Lehmann -2.42

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player DBPM
1.David Robinson* 3.05
2.Nate McMillan 2.94
3.Nikola Jokić 2.91
4.Draymond Green 2.91
5.Mark Eaton 2.91
6.Ben Wallace* 2.60
7.Tree Rollins 2.51
8.Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.48
9.Bo Outlaw 2.46
10.George Johnson 2.45
11.Sam Lacey 2.43
12.Tim Duncan* 2.33
13.Marcus Camby 2.33
14.Andrei Kirilenko 2.30
15.Bobby Jones* 2.19
16.Doc Rivers 2.19
17.Giannis Antetokounmpo 2.19
18.John Salley 2.17
19.Chris Paul 2.12
20.Kevin Garnett* 2.09
21.Joakim Noah 2.09
22.Michael Jordan* 2.05
23.Manu Ginóbili* 2.04
24.Rudy Gobert 2.02
25.Kawhi Leonard 2.01
26.Robert Horry 1.98
27.Thabo Sefolosha 1.97
28.Alvin Robertson 1.96
29.John Stockton* 1.93
30.Tony Allen 1.93
31.Jon Koncak 1.87
32.Theo Ratliff 1.86
33.Shawn Bradley 1.84
34.Wes Unseld* 1.82
35.Marc Gasol 1.79
36.Scottie Pippen* 1.78
37.Larry Bird* 1.77
38.Dikembe Mutombo* 1.76
39.Quinn Buckner 1.75
40.Aaron McKie 1.74
41.Rich Kelley 1.74
42.Vlade Divac* 1.72
43.LeBron James 1.71
44.Andrew Bogut 1.69
45.Don Buse 1.67
46.Micheal Ray Richardson 1.65
47.Patrick Ewing* 1.65
48.Paul Pressey 1.64
49.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1.61
50.Magic Johnson* 1.60
51.Fat Lever 1.60
52.Maurice Cheeks* 1.59
53.Foots Walker 1.58
54.Gerald Wallace 1.54
55.Jason Kidd* 1.54
56.Anthony Davis 1.53
57.Eddie Jones 1.52
58.Danny Green 1.51
59.Darrell Walker 1.51
60.Bruce Bowen 1.50
61.Alvan Adams 1.49
62.Josh Smith 1.47
63.James Johnson 1.45
64.Ron Harper 1.40
65.Jimmy Butler 1.40
66.Brevin Knight 1.40
67.Alonzo Mourning* 1.39
68.Mason Plumlee 1.39
69.Andre Iguodala 1.38
70.Larry Nance 1.36
71.Robert Covington 1.35
72.Mookie Blaylock 1.34
73.Doug Christie 1.33
74.Clyde Drexler* 1.30
75.Alton Lister 1.29
76.Al Horford 1.28
77.Jerome Kersey 1.27
78.Shane Battier 1.27
79.Metta World Peace 1.24
80.Yao Ming* 1.24
81.Rick Mahorn 1.23
82.Kendrick Perkins 1.23
83.Domantas Sabonis 1.21
84.Julius Erving* 1.21
85.Dave Cowens* 1.20
86.Greg Anthony 1.19
87.Nenê 1.19
88.Patrick Beverley 1.19
89.Joe Ingles 1.18
90.Paul George 1.17
91.Marcus Smart 1.17
92.Rasheed Wallace 1.16
93.Clifford Ray 1.15
94.Chris Webber* 1.12
95.Jack Sikma* 1.12
96.Kenyon Martin 1.10
97.Gar Heard 1.09
98.Caldwell Jones 1.08
99.Michael Cooper 1.08
100.Andrew Lang 1.07
101.Myles Turner 1.06
102.Hot Rod Williams 1.06
103.Bob Lanier* 1.05
104.Dwight Howard 1.03
105.Paul Millsap 1.02
106.James Posey 1.01
107.Kurt Rambis 1.00
108.Shawn Marion 1.00
109.Kurt Thomas 0.99
110.Amir Johnson 0.99
111.Trevor Ariza 0.97
112.Rajon Rondo 0.96
113.T.R. Dunn 0.96
114.Darryl Dawkins 0.96
115.Ervin Johnson 0.96
116.Chris Ford 0.94
117.Brent Barry 0.93
118.Kent Benson 0.92
119.Craig Ehlo 0.91
120.Karl Malone* 0.90
121.Ricky Rubio 0.88
122.Anderson Varejão 0.88
123.Mario Chalmers 0.88
124.Mark West 0.87
125.Benoit Benjamin 0.86
126.Terrell Brandon 0.85
127.Derrick McKey 0.85
128.Lamar Odom 0.85
129.Gus Williams 0.85
130.James Harden 0.84
131.Rasho Nesterović 0.83
132.DeMarcus Cousins 0.82
133.Dwyane Wade* 0.82
134.Kelly Olynyk 0.82
135.George Hill 0.82
136.Dan Majerle 0.82
137.Darrell Armstrong 0.81
138.Kerry Kittles 0.79
139.Jermaine O'Neal 0.78
140.Roy Hibbert 0.77
141.Charles Barkley* 0.77
142.Pau Gasol* 0.77
143.Bill Laimbeer 0.76
144.Eric Snow 0.76
145.P.J. Brown 0.76
146.Grant Hill* 0.75
147.Terry Tyler 0.75
148.Anfernee Hardaway 0.75
149.Greg Ballard 0.75
150.Reggie Williams 0.75
151.Jim Brewer 0.74
152.DeAndre Jordan 0.73
153.Nicolas Batum 0.72
154.Mario Elie 0.72
155.Shaquille O'Neal* 0.72
156.P.J. Tucker 0.71
157.Kevin Durant 0.71
158.Bonzi Wells 0.71
159.Luc Mbah a Moute 0.70
160.Samuel Dalembert 0.69
161.Lonnie Shelton 0.69
162.Danny Manning 0.69
163.Stacey Augmon 0.69
164.Herb Williams 0.69
165.George Lynch 0.68
166.Charles Oakley 0.68
167.Bryon Russell 0.68
168.Kirk Hinrich 0.67
169.Anthony Mason 0.67
170.Jae Crowder 0.67
171.Derrick Favors 0.67
172.Hersey Hawkins 0.67
173.Fred VanVleet 0.66
174.Al-Farouq Aminu 0.66
175.Corey Brewer 0.65
176.Elden Campbell 0.65
177.Willie Anderson 0.64
178.David West 0.63
179.Christian Laettner 0.63
180.Bill Hanzlik 0.62
181.Charles Smith 0.62
182.Steve Mix 0.60
183.Eric Bledsoe 0.60
184.Steve Hawes 0.59
185.Tyrone Corbin 0.59
186.Kyle Lowry 0.59
187.Garrett Temple 0.59
188.Grant Long 0.58
189.Ben Poquette 0.57
190.Jeff Hornacek 0.57
191.Lindsey Hunter 0.57
192.George McGinnis* 0.57
193.Trent Tucker 0.56
194.Brad Miller 0.56
195.Paul Pierce* 0.55
196.Clifford Robinson 0.55
197.Rick Barry* 0.54
198.Dennis Rodman* 0.53
199.Tom Gugliotta 0.53
200.Shaun Livingston 0.53
201.Jayson Tatum 0.52
202.Gary Payton* 0.51
203.Travis Best 0.51
204.Nick Anderson 0.51
205.Shawn Kemp 0.51
206.Andre Drummond 0.51
207.Tracy McGrady* 0.51
208.Derek Harper 0.51
209.Russell Westbrook 0.50
210.Sidney Moncrief* 0.50
211.Bob Sura 0.49
212.Boris Diaw 0.48
213.Artis Gilmore* 0.47
214.Ray Williams 0.47
215.Dan Roundfield 0.46
216.Derek Fisher 0.46
217.Chris Morris 0.46
218.Tyson Chandler 0.46
219.Chris Dudley 0.45
220.Terry Porter 0.45
221.John Starks 0.44
222.Kendall Gill 0.44
223.Marcin Gortat 0.44
224.Mikal Bridges 0.44
225.Bismack Biyombo 0.44
226.Victor Oladipo 0.44
227.LaSalle Thompson 0.43
228.Toni Kukoč* 0.43
229.Dennis Johnson* 0.42
230.Rafer Alston 0.42
231.Horace Grant 0.42
232.Mike Conley 0.42
233.Serge Ibaka 0.40
234.Hedo Türkoğlu 0.40
235.Muggsy Bogues 0.39
236.Elvin Hayes* 0.39
237.Cliff Levingston 0.38
238.Courtney Lee 0.38
239.Josh Richardson 0.38
240.Fred Brown 0.36
241.Matt Barnes 0.36
242.Elton Brand 0.36
243.Rick Fox 0.35
244.Mickey Johnson 0.35
245.Taj Gibson 0.35
246.Dirk Nowitzki* 0.35
247.Kevin Edwards 0.35
248.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 0.35
249.Baron Davis 0.34
250.Brad Daugherty 0.34