NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff 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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Table
Year Lg Player DBPM Tm
2024 NBA Nikola Jokić 5.69 DEN
2023 NBA Draymond Green 4.07 GSW
2022 NBA Gary Payton II 4.70 GSW
2021 NBA Matisse Thybulle 4.60 PHI
2020 NBA Robert Covington 3.78 HOU
2019 NBA Ricky Rubio 3.57 UTA
2018 NBA David West 4.15 GSW
2017 NBA Draymond Green 4.19 GSW
2016 NBA Danny Green 5.01 SAS
2015 NBA Tony Allen 5.13 MEM
2014 NBA Draymond Green 4.18 GSW
2013 NBA Kevin Garnett* 4.13 BOS
2012 NBA Darren Collison 3.59 IND
2011 NBA Ronnie Brewer 4.07 CHI
2010 NBA Tony Allen 3.50 BOS
2009 NBA Chuck Hayes 5.21 HOU
2008 NBA Ime Udoka 4.38 SAS
2007 NBA Robert Horry 4.90 SAS
2006 NBA Alonzo Mourning* 4.39 MIA
2005 NBA Alonzo Mourning* 4.66 MIA
2004 NBA Lindsey Hunter 4.64 DET
2003 NBA Tim Duncan* 3.95 SAS
2002 NBA Tim Duncan* 4.80 SAS
2001 NBA Shawn Bradley 3.78 DAL
2000 NBA Dan Majerle 4.71 MIA
1999 NBA David Robinson* 4.47 SAS
1998 NBA Charlie Ward 4.37 NYK
1997 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 4.29 HOU
1996 NBA Nate McMillan 4.42 SEA
1995 NBA Doc Rivers 3.22 SAS
1994 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 4.33 HOU
1993 NBA Oliver Miller 5.21 PHO
1992 NBA Greg Anthony 5.14 NYK
1991 NBA Michael Jordan* 4.13 CHI
1990 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 4.40 HOU
1989 NBA Ron Harper 3.50 CLE
1988 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 4.03 HOU
1987 NBA John Stockton* 4.28 UTA
1986 NBA Manute Bol 4.32 WSB
1985 NBA Mark Eaton 5.29 UTA
1984 NBA Mark Eaton 3.40 UTA
1983 NBA Bobby Jones* 2.52 PHI
1982 NBA George Johnson 4.15 SAS
1981 NBA Sam Lacey 3.13 KCK
1980 NBA Magic Johnson* 2.41 LAL
1979 NBA Maurice Cheeks* 3.38 PHI
1978 NBA Tom Owens 2.22 POR
1977 NBA Bobby Jones* 3.90 DEN
1976 NBA Nate Thurmond* 2.16 CLE
  ABA Mike Gale 2.79 SAA
1975 NBA Nate Thurmond* 3.07 CHI
  ABA Fatty Taylor 3.92 DNA
1974 NBA Clifford Ray 2.34 CHI
  ABA Don Buse 3.84 INA