NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Defensive Rating

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
Defensive Rating since 1973-74

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player DRtg
1.Ben Wallace* 92.29
2.Dave Cowens* 93.39
3.Gar Heard 95.13
4.Clifford Ray 95.43
5.Elvin Hayes* 95.70
6.David Robinson* 96.20
7.Wes Unseld* 96.95
8.Paul Silas 97.24
9.Rick Barry* 97.74
10.John Havlicek* 98.06
11.Alonzo Mourning* 98.17
12.Charlie Ward 98.27
13.Marcus Camby 98.38
14.Jo Jo White* 98.76
15.Tim Duncan* 98.83
16.Phil Chenier 98.83
17.Kevin Garnett* 99.08
18.Jermaine O'Neal 99.33
19.Charles Johnson 99.46
20.Greg Ostertag 100.01
21.Kerry Kittles 100.14
22.Patrick Ewing* 100.17
23.Bob Dandridge* 100.34
24.Anderson Varejão 100.46
25.P.J. Brown 100.64
26.George McGinnis* 100.71
27.Dennis Rodman* 100.76
28.Truck Robinson 100.93
29.Rasheed Wallace 101.13
30.Artis Gilmore* 101.15
31.Kenyon Martin 101.20
32.Alvan Adams 101.28
33.Hakeem Olajuwon* 101.35
34.Rodney Rogers 101.35
35.Dwight Howard 101.39
36.Kurt Thomas 101.41
37.Antoine Walker 101.43
38.Ervin Johnson 101.47
39.Dikembe Mutombo* 101.59
40.Joakim Noah 101.64
41.Drew Gooden 101.68
42.Caldwell Jones 101.69
43.Marvin Webster 101.73
44.Antonio McDyess 101.76
45.Brian Grant 101.77
46.Bob Lanier* 101.82
47.Lindsey Hunter 101.83
48.Darryl Dawkins 101.92
49.Tony Allen 101.97
50.Scott Williams 101.98
51.Scottie Pippen* 102.09
52.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 102.10
53.Julius Erving* 102.15
54.Bob McAdoo* 102.28
55.Antonio Davis 102.30
56.Luc Longley 102.35
57.Lonnie Shelton 102.39
58.Larry Kenon 102.44
59.Paul Pierce* 102.50
60.Dale Davis 102.59
61.Shaquille O'Neal* 102.61
62.Jamal Mashburn 102.61
63.Giannis Antetokounmpo 102.63
64.Jason Kidd* 102.63
65.Lionel Hollins 102.64
66.Udonis Haslem 102.66
67.Mehmet Okur 102.66
68.Billy Paultz 102.79
69.Maurice Lucas 102.80
70.Karl Malone* 102.94
71.Draymond Green 103.00
72.George Lynch 103.05
73.DeAndre Jordan 103.07
74.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 103.07
75.Doug Christie 103.15
76.Dwyane Wade* 103.15
77.Jason Collins 103.20
78.Roy Hibbert 103.21
79.Ron Harper 103.30
80.LeBron James 103.31
81.Baron Davis 103.31
82.Manu Ginóbili* 103.32
83.Bill Laimbeer 103.43
84.Tayshaun Prince 103.45
85.Chris Childs 103.50
86.Larry Hughes 103.54
87.Charles Oakley 103.54
88.Anthony Johnson 103.62
89.Bryon Russell 103.67
90.Chris Webber* 103.68
91.Michael Jordan* 103.72
92.Rajon Rondo 103.73
93.Luol Deng 103.78
94.John Salley 103.84
95.Jack Sikma* 103.84
96.Kawhi Leonard 103.86
97.Paul Westphal* 103.94
98.Elden Campbell 103.98
99.Greg Anthony 104.04
100.Jamaal Wilkes* 104.07
101.Robert Horry 104.07
102.David West 104.11
103.Marc Gasol 104.14
104.Charles Smith 104.15
105.Marcin Gortat 104.24
106.Shawn Kemp 104.24
107.Gus Williams 104.26
108.Larry Bird* 104.33
109.Kendrick Perkins 104.34
110.Latrell Sprewell 104.35
111.Richard Hamilton 104.39
112.Moses Malone* 104.41
113.Stephen Jackson 104.46
114.Larry Johnson 104.49
115.Vlade Divac* 104.57
116.Richard Jefferson 104.60
117.Josh Smith 104.62
118.John Johnson 104.65
119.John Starks 104.69
120.James Posey 104.71
121.Chris Bosh* 104.72
122.Henry Bibby 104.74
123.Don Buse 104.87
124.Bobby Jones* 104.90
125.Shawn Marion 104.99
126.Scott Wedman 105.01
127.Mickaël Piétrus 105.02
128.Isiah Thomas* 105.05
129.Anthony Davis 105.05
130.Lamar Odom 105.08
131.Cedric Maxwell 105.09
132.Kurt Rambis 105.20
133.Caron Butler 105.22
134.Toni Kukoč* 105.24
135.Fred Brown 105.25
136.Robert Parish* 105.37
137.Tyson Chandler 105.43
138.Glen Davis 105.45
139.Iman Shumpert 105.51
140.Serge Ibaka 105.52
141.Chauncey Billups* 105.55
142.Rik Smits 105.59
143.Eddie Jones 105.71
144.Thabo Sefolosha 105.73
145.Delonte West 105.73
146.Dan Issel* 105.75
147.Horace Grant 105.77
148.Nenê 105.89
149.Rick Fox 105.90
150.Mario Chalmers 105.93
151.Metta World Peace 105.93
152.Gerald Henderson 105.98
153.Danny Green 105.98
154.Rick Mahorn 106.00
155.Carlos Boozer 106.01
156.Tiny Archibald* 106.02
157.Marques Johnson 106.03
158.Bruce Bowen 106.04
159.Kevin Grevey 106.09
160.Avery Johnson 106.10
161.Andrew Bynum 106.19
162.Clint Capela 106.35
163.Tree Rollins 106.41
164.Hedo Türkoğlu 106.42
165.Anthony Mason 106.45
166.Lance Stephenson 106.46
167.Kobe Bryant* 106.49
168.Alton Lister 106.50
169.Vince Carter* 106.52
170.Maurice Cheeks* 106.60
171.Taj Gibson 106.65
172.Tom Henderson 106.67
173.Al Horford 106.69
174.Allan Houston 106.70
175.Tracy McGrady* 106.75
176.Mookie Blaylock 106.75
177.Mark Eaton 106.78
178.Thaddeus Young 106.81
179.Joel Embiid 106.84
180.Charles Barkley* 106.88
181.Clifford Robinson 106.89
182.Brook Lopez 106.93
183.John Stockton* 106.94
184.Amar'e Stoudemire 106.95
185.Pau Gasol* 106.96
186.Magic Johnson* 106.97
187.Nick Collison 107.00
188.Paul George 107.03
189.Andre Iguodala 107.04
190.Paul Millsap 107.27
191.Brad Daugherty 107.27
192.Jerome Kersey 107.45
193.Kevin Love 107.46
194.Eric Snow 107.47
195.Dirk Nowitzki* 107.48
196.Sean Elliott 107.48
197.Zach Randolph 107.49
198.Steve Kerr 107.50
199.Jrue Holiday 107.51
200.Nate McMillan 107.62
201.Kirk Hinrich 107.62
202.Derek Fisher 107.67
203.Tyrone Hill 107.71
204.Trevor Ariza 107.73
205.Mark West 107.75
206.Jeff Hornacek 107.76
207.Rashard Lewis 107.77
208.Tim Hardaway* 107.79
209.Larry Nance 107.79
210.Tony Parker* 107.80
211.Ray Allen* 107.81
212.Otis Thorpe 107.88
213.DeMarre Carroll 107.95
214.Robert Reid 107.95
215.Aaron McKie 107.99
216.Mike Miller 107.99
217.Dan Majerle 108.00
218.Walter Davis* 108.00
219.Kevin Willis 108.00
220.Kevin Durant 108.08
221.Jeff Teague 108.08
222.Shane Battier 108.10
223.Blake Griffin 108.11
224.Jayson Tatum 108.11
225.Jalen Rose 108.12
226.Tyrone Corbin 108.13
227.Gary Payton* 108.23
228.Boris Diaw 108.23
229.James Jones 108.26
230.Stephen Curry 108.31
231.Matt Barnes 108.35
232.Reggie Miller* 108.36
233.Antawn Jamison 108.36
234.Anfernee Hardaway 108.43
235.Harrison Barnes 108.45
236.Derrick McKey 108.47
237.Bill Cartwright 108.47
238.Mark Jackson 108.49
239.Russell Westbrook 108.50
240.Antoine Carr 108.52
241.Adrian Dantley* 108.56
242.Derrick Rose 108.63
243.George Gervin* 108.63
244.Hot Rod Williams 108.65
245.Steven Adams 108.65
246.Pat Connaughton 108.68
247.Kevon Looney 108.72
248.Norm Nixon 108.73
249.Michael Cooper* 108.74
250.Allen Iverson* 108.76

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player DRtg
1.Ben Wallace* 92.29
2.Dave Cowens* 93.39
3.Gar Heard 95.13
4.Clifford Ray 95.43
5.Elvin Hayes* 95.70
6.David Robinson* 96.20
7.Wes Unseld* 96.95
8.Paul Silas 97.24
9.Rick Barry* 97.74
10.John Havlicek* 98.06
11.Alonzo Mourning* 98.17
12.Charlie Ward 98.27
13.Marcus Camby 98.38
14.Jo Jo White* 98.76
15.Tim Duncan* 98.83
16.Phil Chenier 98.83
17.Kevin Garnett* 99.08
18.Jermaine O'Neal 99.33
19.Charles Johnson 99.46
20.Greg Ostertag 100.01
21.Kerry Kittles 100.14
22.Patrick Ewing* 100.17
23.Bob Dandridge* 100.34
24.Anderson Varejão 100.46
25.P.J. Brown 100.64
26.Dennis Rodman* 100.76
27.Truck Robinson 100.93
28.Rasheed Wallace 101.13
29.Kenyon Martin 101.20
30.Alvan Adams 101.28
31.Hakeem Olajuwon* 101.35
32.Rodney Rogers 101.35
33.Dwight Howard 101.39
34.Kurt Thomas 101.41
35.Antoine Walker 101.43
36.Ervin Johnson 101.47
37.Dikembe Mutombo* 101.59
38.Joakim Noah 101.64
39.Caldwell Jones 101.68
40.Drew Gooden 101.68
41.Antonio McDyess 101.76
42.Brian Grant 101.77
43.Bob Lanier* 101.82
44.Lindsey Hunter 101.83
45.Darryl Dawkins 101.92
46.Tony Allen 101.97
47.Scott Williams 101.98
48.Scottie Pippen* 102.09
49.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 102.10
50.Bob McAdoo* 102.28
51.Antonio Davis 102.30
52.Luc Longley 102.35
53.Lonnie Shelton 102.39
54.Paul Pierce* 102.50
55.Dale Davis 102.59
56.Shaquille O'Neal* 102.61
57.Jamal Mashburn 102.61
58.Giannis Antetokounmpo 102.63
59.Jason Kidd* 102.63
60.Lionel Hollins 102.64
61.Udonis Haslem 102.66
62.Mehmet Okur 102.66
63.Julius Erving* 102.77
64.Maurice Lucas 102.79
65.Karl Malone* 102.94
66.Draymond Green 103.00
67.George Lynch 103.05
68.DeAndre Jordan 103.07
69.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 103.07
70.Doug Christie 103.15
71.Dwyane Wade* 103.15
72.Jason Collins 103.20
73.Roy Hibbert 103.21
74.Ron Harper 103.30
75.LeBron James 103.31
76.Baron Davis 103.31
77.Manu Ginóbili* 103.32
78.Bill Laimbeer 103.43
79.Tayshaun Prince 103.45
80.Chris Childs 103.50
81.Larry Hughes 103.54
82.Charles Oakley 103.54
83.Anthony Johnson 103.62
84.Bryon Russell 103.67
85.Chris Webber* 103.68
86.Michael Jordan* 103.72
87.Rajon Rondo 103.73
88.Luol Deng 103.78
89.John Salley 103.84
90.Jack Sikma* 103.84
91.Kawhi Leonard 103.86
92.Moses Malone* 103.94
93.Paul Westphal* 103.94
94.Elden Campbell 103.98
95.Greg Anthony 104.04
96.Jamaal Wilkes* 104.07
97.Robert Horry 104.07
98.Bobby Jones* 104.09
99.David West 104.11
100.Marc Gasol 104.14
101.Charles Smith 104.15
102.Marcin Gortat 104.24
103.Shawn Kemp 104.24
104.Gus Williams 104.26
105.Larry Bird* 104.33
106.Kendrick Perkins 104.34
107.Latrell Sprewell 104.35
108.Richard Hamilton 104.39
109.Stephen Jackson 104.46
110.Larry Johnson 104.49
111.Vlade Divac* 104.57
112.Richard Jefferson 104.60
113.Josh Smith 104.62
114.John Johnson 104.65
115.John Starks 104.69
116.James Posey 104.71
117.Chris Bosh* 104.72
118.Henry Bibby 104.74
119.Shawn Marion 104.99
120.Scott Wedman 105.01
121.Mickaël Piétrus 105.02
122.Isiah Thomas* 105.05
123.Anthony Davis 105.05
124.Lamar Odom 105.08
125.Cedric Maxwell 105.09
126.Kurt Rambis 105.20
127.Caron Butler 105.22
128.Toni Kukoč* 105.24
129.Fred Brown 105.25
130.Billy Paultz 105.32
131.Robert Parish* 105.37
132.Tyson Chandler 105.43
133.Glen Davis 105.45
134.Iman Shumpert 105.51
135.Serge Ibaka 105.52
136.Chauncey Billups* 105.55
137.Rik Smits 105.59
138.Eddie Jones 105.71
139.Thabo Sefolosha 105.73
140.Delonte West 105.73
141.Horace Grant 105.77
142.Nenê 105.89
143.Rick Fox 105.90
144.Mario Chalmers 105.93
145.Metta World Peace 105.93
146.Gerald Henderson 105.98
147.Danny Green 105.98
148.Rick Mahorn 106.00
149.Carlos Boozer 106.01
150.Tiny Archibald* 106.02
151.Marques Johnson 106.03
152.Bruce Bowen 106.04
153.Kevin Grevey 106.09
154.Avery Johnson 106.10
155.Andrew Bynum 106.19
156.Clint Capela 106.35
157.Tree Rollins 106.41
158.Hedo Türkoğlu 106.42
159.Anthony Mason 106.45
160.Lance Stephenson 106.46
161.Kobe Bryant* 106.49
162.Alton Lister 106.50
163.Vince Carter* 106.52
164.Maurice Cheeks* 106.60
165.Taj Gibson 106.65
166.Tom Henderson 106.67
167.Al Horford 106.69
168.Allan Houston 106.70
169.Tracy McGrady* 106.75
170.Mookie Blaylock 106.75
171.Mark Eaton 106.78
172.Thaddeus Young 106.81
173.Joel Embiid 106.84
174.Charles Barkley* 106.88
175.Clifford Robinson 106.89
176.Brook Lopez 106.93
177.John Stockton* 106.94
178.Amar'e Stoudemire 106.95
179.Pau Gasol* 106.96
180.Magic Johnson* 106.97
181.Nick Collison 107.00
182.Paul George 107.03
183.Andre Iguodala 107.04
184.Paul Millsap 107.27
185.Brad Daugherty 107.27
186.Jerome Kersey 107.45
187.Kevin Love 107.46
188.Eric Snow 107.47
189.Dirk Nowitzki* 107.48
190.Sean Elliott 107.48
191.Zach Randolph 107.49
192.Steve Kerr 107.50
193.Jrue Holiday 107.51
194.Nate McMillan 107.62
195.Kirk Hinrich 107.62
196.Derek Fisher 107.67
197.Tyrone Hill 107.71
198.Trevor Ariza 107.73
199.Mark West 107.75
200.Jeff Hornacek 107.76
201.Rashard Lewis 107.77
202.Tim Hardaway* 107.79
203.Larry Nance 107.79
204.Tony Parker* 107.80
205.Ray Allen* 107.81
206.Otis Thorpe 107.88
207.DeMarre Carroll 107.95
208.Robert Reid 107.95
209.Dan Issel* 107.97
210.Aaron McKie 107.99
211.Mike Miller 107.99
212.Dan Majerle 108.00
213.Walter Davis* 108.00
214.Kevin Willis 108.00
215.Kevin Durant 108.08
216.Jeff Teague 108.08
217.Shane Battier 108.10
218.Blake Griffin 108.11
219.Jayson Tatum 108.11
220.Jalen Rose 108.12
221.Tyrone Corbin 108.13
222.Gary Payton* 108.23
223.Boris Diaw 108.23
224.James Jones 108.26
225.Stephen Curry 108.31
226.Matt Barnes 108.35
227.Reggie Miller* 108.36
228.Antawn Jamison 108.36
229.Anfernee Hardaway 108.43
230.Harrison Barnes 108.45
231.Derrick McKey 108.47
232.Bill Cartwright 108.47
233.Mark Jackson 108.49
234.Russell Westbrook 108.50
235.Antoine Carr 108.52
236.Adrian Dantley* 108.56
237.Derrick Rose 108.63
238.Hot Rod Williams 108.65
239.Steven Adams 108.65
240.Pat Connaughton 108.68
241.Kevon Looney 108.72
242.Norm Nixon 108.73
243.Michael Cooper* 108.74
244.Allen Iverson* 108.76
245.Jimmy Butler 108.78
246.Buck Williams 108.79
247.Dennis Johnson* 108.79
248.James Harden 108.80
249.Carmelo Anthony 108.83
250.David Wesley 108.86

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