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   Dave Cowens* 92.39   George Johnson 87.05
1976-77Bobby Jones* 89.91   Dave Cowens* 92.81   Dave Cowens* 92.81   George Johnson 87.05
1977-78Bill Walton* 89.50   Dave Cowens* 92.81   Dave Cowens* 92.81   George Johnson 87.05
1978-79Robert Parish* 94.37   Dave Cowens* 92.81   Dave Cowens* 92.81   George Johnson 87.05
1979-80Tree Rollins 95.90   Dave Cowens* 93.39   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1980-81Alvan Adams 96.24   Gar Heard 95.13   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1981-82Jack Sikma* 97.23   Larry Bird* 94.93   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1982-83Alton Lister 96.19   Dave Cowens* 93.39   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1983-84Alton Lister 98.63   Elvin Hayes* 95.70   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1984-85Mark Eaton 96.50   Larry Bird* 99.95   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1985-86Bill Walton* 97.49   Jack Sikma* 100.09   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1986-87Hakeem Olajuwon* 98.75   Caldwell Jones 101.11   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1987-88Hakeem Olajuwon* 98.05   Hakeem Olajuwon* 100.91   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1988-89Hakeem Olajuwon* 94.86   Hakeem Olajuwon* 100.79   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1989-90Hakeem Olajuwon* 93.43   Dennis Rodman* 100.86   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1990-91Hakeem Olajuwon* 93.39   Hakeem Olajuwon* 101.02   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1991-92David Robinson* 94.38   Hakeem Olajuwon* 101.02   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1992-93Patrick Ewing* 94.34   Hakeem Olajuwon* 100.14   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1993-94Patrick Ewing* 92.88   Hakeem Olajuwon* 99.31   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1994-95Scottie Pippen* 98.25   David Robinson* 100.44   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1995-96David Robinson* 96.45   Dennis Rodman* 100.82   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1996-97Alonzo Mourning* 95.31   Dennis Rodman* 100.89   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1997-98David Robinson* 93.61   David Robinson* 100.11   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1998-99David Robinson* 87.94   David Robinson* 97.73   Dave Cowens* 93.39   George Johnson 87.05
1999-00David Robinson* 92.22   David Robinson* 97.06   Dave Cowens* 93.39   David Robinson* 84.01
2000-01Marcus Camby 90.56   Tim Duncan* 95.11   Dave Cowens* 93.39   David Robinson* 84.01
2001-02Ben Wallace* 92.89   Tim Duncan* 95.00   Dave Cowens* 93.39   David Robinson* 84.01
2002-03Ben Wallace* 89.99   Tim Duncan* 94.04   Dave Cowens* 93.39   David Robinson* 84.01
2003-04Ben Wallace* 87.48   Ben Wallace* 86.73   Ben Wallace* 86.73   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2004-05Tim Duncan* 93.17   Ben Wallace* 88.89   Ben Wallace* 88.89   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2005-06Tim Duncan* 94.41   Ben Wallace* 90.63   Ben Wallace* 90.63   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2006-07Tim Duncan* 94.45   Ben Wallace* 91.30   Ben Wallace* 91.30   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2007-08Kevin Garnett* 93.85   Ben Wallace* 91.83   Ben Wallace* 91.83   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2008-09Dwight Howard 94.56   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2009-10Dwight Howard 95.44   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2010-11Dwight Howard 94.18   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2011-12Kevin Garnett* 94.21   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2012-13Tim Duncan* 94.97   Tim Duncan* 98.16   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2013-14Joakim Noah 95.82   Tim Duncan* 98.66   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2014-15Kawhi Leonard 96.39   Tim Duncan* 98.77   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2015-16Hassan Whiteside 94.52   Tim Duncan* 98.83   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2016-17Andre Drummond 99.04   Draymond Green 100.36   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2017-18Andre Drummond 99.01   Draymond Green 100.00   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2018-19Hassan Whiteside 99.03   Dwight Howard 100.66   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2019-20Giannis Antetokounmpo 97.11   Dwight Howard 101.24   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2020-21Rudy Gobert 100.64   Anderson Varejão 100.46   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2021-22Robert Williams 102.42   Dwight Howard 101.39   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2022-23Jaren Jackson Jr. 105.33   Giannis Antetokounmpo 102.63   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91
2023-24Rudy Gobert 104.45   Giannis Antetokounmpo 102.63   Ben Wallace* 92.29   Ben Wallace* 83.91