NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Defensive Rating

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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  Year-by-Year DRtg   Active DRtg   Career DRtg   Single Season DRtg
1973-74Bob Lanier* 87.99               Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 89.90
1974-75Elvin Hayes* 87.60               George Johnson 87.05
1975-76George Johnson 89.81         Dave Cowens* 92.39   George Johnson 87.05
1976-77Bobby Jones* 89.91         Dave Cowens* 92.81   George Johnson 87.05
1977-78Bill Walton* 89.50   Elvin Hayes* 91.85   Dave Cowens* 92.81   George Johnson 87.05
1978-79Robert Parish* 94.37   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 92.34   Dave Cowens* 92.81   George Johnson 87.05
1979-80Tree Rollins 95.90   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 93.45   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1980-81Alvan Adams 96.24   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 94.39   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1981-82Jack Sikma* 97.23   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 95.28   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1982-83Alton Lister 96.19   Dave Cowens* 95.52   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1983-84Alton Lister 98.63   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 96.89   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1984-85Mark Eaton 96.50   George Johnson 96.61   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1985-86Bill Walton* 97.49   George Johnson 96.67   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1986-87Hakeem Olajuwon* 98.75   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 98.58   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1987-88Hakeem Olajuwon* 98.05   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 99.01   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1988-89Hakeem Olajuwon* 94.86   Mark Eaton 99.29   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1989-90Hakeem Olajuwon* 93.43   Hakeem Olajuwon* 98.04   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1990-91Hakeem Olajuwon* 93.39   Hakeem Olajuwon* 97.55   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1991-92David Robinson* 94.38   Hakeem Olajuwon* 97.70   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1992-93Patrick Ewing* 94.34   Hakeem Olajuwon* 97.52   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1993-94Patrick Ewing* 92.88   David Robinson* 97.09   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1994-95Scottie Pippen* 98.25   David Robinson* 97.35   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1995-96David Robinson* 96.45   David Robinson* 97.23   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1996-97Alonzo Mourning* 95.31   David Robinson* 97.28   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1997-98David Robinson* 93.61   David Robinson* 96.93   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1998-99David Robinson* 87.94   David Robinson* 96.41   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1999-00David Robinson* 92.22   David Robinson* 96.04   Dave Cowens* 93.39   David Robinson* 84.01
2000-01Marcus Camby 90.56   David Robinson* 95.74   Dave Cowens* 93.39   David Robinson* 84.01
2001-02Ben Wallace* 92.89   David Robinson* 95.68   Dave Cowens* 93.39   David Robinson* 84.01
2002-03Ben Wallace* 89.99   Tim Duncan* 94.38   Dave Cowens* 93.39   David Robinson* 84.01
2003-04Ben Wallace* 87.48   Ben Wallace* 92.77   Ben Wallace* 86.73   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2004-05Tim Duncan* 93.17   Ben Wallace* 92.94   Ben Wallace* 88.89   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2005-06Tim Duncan* 94.41   Ben Wallace* 93.23   Ben Wallace* 90.63   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2006-07Tim Duncan* 94.45   Ben Wallace* 93.42   Ben Wallace* 91.30   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2007-08Kevin Garnett* 93.85   Tim Duncan* 94.01   Ben Wallace* 91.83   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2008-09Dwight Howard 94.56   Ben Wallace* 94.42   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2009-10Dwight Howard 95.44   Tim Duncan* 94.92   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2010-11Dwight Howard 94.18   Tim Duncan* 95.25   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2011-12Kevin Garnett* 94.21   Tim Duncan* 95.39   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2012-13Tim Duncan* 94.97   Tim Duncan* 95.37   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2013-14Joakim Noah 95.82   Tim Duncan* 95.49   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2014-15Kawhi Leonard 96.39   Tim Duncan* 95.56   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2015-16Hassan Whiteside 94.52   Tim Duncan* 95.57   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2016-17Andre Drummond 99.04   Dwight Howard 99.11   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2017-18Andre Drummond 99.01   Dwight Howard 99.47   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2018-19Hassan Whiteside 99.03   Dwight Howard 99.55   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2019-20Giannis Antetokounmpo 97.11   Dwight Howard 99.66   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2020-21Rudy Gobert 100.64   Dwight Howard 99.75   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2021-22Robert Williams 102.42   Dwight Howard 99.99   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2022-23Jaren Jackson Jr. 105.33   Andre Drummond 100.75   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2023-24Rudy Gobert 104.45   Andre Drummond 101.12   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91

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