NBA Progressive Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Defensive Win Shares

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

Table
  Year-by-Year DWS   Active DWS   Career DWS   Single Season DWS
1946-47Stan Miasek 5.65   Stan Miasek 5.65   Stan Miasek 5.65   Stan Miasek 5.65
1947-48Howie Dallmar 6.81   Howie Dallmar 10.29   Howie Dallmar 10.29   Howie Dallmar 6.81
1948-49Andy Phillip* 4.54   Joe Fulks* 12.57   Joe Fulks* 12.57   Howie Dallmar 6.81
1949-50George Mikan* 6.99   Joe Fulks* 16.33   Joe Fulks* 16.33   George Mikan* 6.99
1950-51George Mikan* 7.68   Joe Fulks* 20.86   Joe Fulks* 20.86   George Mikan* 7.68
1951-52George Mikan* 9.47   George Mikan* 27.99   George Mikan* 27.99   George Mikan* 9.47
1952-53George Mikan* 8.26   George Mikan* 36.25   George Mikan* 36.25   George Mikan* 9.47
1953-54George Mikan* 8.04   George Mikan* 44.29   George Mikan* 44.29   George Mikan* 9.47
1954-55Dolph Schayes* 6.63   Jim Pollard* 33.44   George Mikan* 44.29   George Mikan* 9.47
1955-56Maurice Stokes* 5.86   George Mikan* 45.17   George Mikan* 45.17   George Mikan* 9.47
1956-57Maurice Stokes* 6.81   Dolph Schayes* 40.96   George Mikan* 45.17   George Mikan* 9.47
1957-58Bill Russell* 8.71   Dolph Schayes* 45.29   Dolph Schayes* 45.29   George Mikan* 9.47
1958-59Bill Russell* 9.84   Dolph Schayes* 48.96   Dolph Schayes* 48.96   Bill Russell* 9.84
1959-60Bill Russell* 10.76   Dolph Schayes* 52.23   Dolph Schayes* 52.23   Bill Russell* 10.76
1960-61Bill Russell* 12.91   Dolph Schayes* 56.02   Dolph Schayes* 56.02   Bill Russell* 12.91
1961-62Bill Russell* 13.79   Bill Russell* 62.11   Bill Russell* 62.11   Bill Russell* 13.79
1962-63Bill Russell* 14.36   Bill Russell* 76.47   Bill Russell* 76.47   Bill Russell* 14.36
1963-64Bill Russell* 18.11   Bill Russell* 94.59   Bill Russell* 94.59   Bill Russell* 18.11
1964-65Bill Russell* 16.79   Bill Russell* 111.38   Bill Russell* 111.38   Bill Russell* 18.11
1965-66Bill Russell* 13.62   Bill Russell* 125.00   Bill Russell* 125.00   Bill Russell* 18.11
1966-67Bill Russell* 9.91   Bill Russell* 134.91   Bill Russell* 134.91   Bill Russell* 18.11
1967-68Wilt Chamberlain* 12.30   Bill Russell* 144.30   Bill Russell* 144.30   Bill Russell* 18.11
1968-69Bill Russell* 11.10   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1969-70Willis Reed* 8.88   Wilt Chamberlain* 86.05   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1970-71Wes Unseld* 7.65   Wilt Chamberlain* 90.91   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1971-72Wilt Chamberlain* 9.68   Wilt Chamberlain* 100.59   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1972-73Dave Cowens* 10.57   Wilt Chamberlain* 109.72   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1973-74Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.41   John Havlicek* 69.83   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1974-75Elvin Hayes* 9.43   John Havlicek* 73.72   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1975-76Dave Cowens* 7.34   John Havlicek* 77.17   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1976-77Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.82   John Havlicek* 80.28   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1977-78Elvin Hayes* 6.48   John Havlicek* 82.42   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1978-79Jack Sikma* 6.85   Elvin Hayes* 74.68   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1979-80Caldwell Jones 6.52   Elvin Hayes* 78.86   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1980-81Larry Bird* 7.78   Elvin Hayes* 83.79   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1981-82Jack Sikma* 7.38   Elvin Hayes* 86.86   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1982-83Moses Malone* 7.18   Elvin Hayes* 88.66   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1983-84Larry Bird* 7.30   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 90.17   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1984-85Mark Eaton 7.11   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 94.73   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1985-86Larry Bird* 7.69   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 98.67   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1986-87Hakeem Olajuwon* 6.85   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 102.50   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1987-88Karl Malone* 6.86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 105.93   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1988-89Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.17   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 108.23   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1989-90Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.04   Robert Parish* 64.58   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1990-91David Robinson* 7.92   Robert Parish* 68.80   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1991-92Patrick Ewing* 8.10   Robert Parish* 72.73   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1992-93Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.18   Robert Parish* 76.21   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1993-94Patrick Ewing* 10.40   Robert Parish* 78.34   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1994-95David Robinson* 8.33   Robert Parish* 80.40   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1995-96David Robinson* 7.63   Hakeem Olajuwon* 85.17   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1996-97Patrick Ewing* 7.57   Hakeem Olajuwon* 91.74   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1997-98Tim Duncan* 7.82   Hakeem Olajuwon* 94.62   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1998-99Tim Duncan* 6.34   Hakeem Olajuwon* 97.98   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 8.07   Hakeem Olajuwon* 99.54   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2000-01Tim Duncan* 8.20   Hakeem Olajuwon* 102.11   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2001-02Ben Wallace* 8.52   Hakeem Olajuwon* 105.19   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2002-03Ben Wallace* 9.88   Karl Malone* 100.95   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2003-04Ben Wallace* 11.84   Karl Malone* 104.06   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2004-05Ben Wallace* 9.40   Dikembe Mutombo* 66.25   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2005-06Ben Wallace* 8.23   Tim Duncan* 68.81   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2006-07Tim Duncan* 8.18   Tim Duncan* 76.99   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2007-08Kevin Garnett* 8.27   Tim Duncan* 84.62   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2008-09Dwight Howard 9.51   Tim Duncan* 89.78   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2009-10Dwight Howard 8.58   Tim Duncan* 94.73   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2010-11Dwight Howard 8.27   Tim Duncan* 99.06   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2011-12LeBron James 6.09   Tim Duncan* 102.66   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2012-13Paul George 7.26   Tim Duncan* 108.95   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2013-14Paul George 7.86   Tim Duncan* 114.75   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2014-15Draymond Green 6.88   Tim Duncan* 119.78   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2015-16Paul Millsap 6.65   Tim Duncan* 123.73   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2016-17Draymond Green 6.77   LeBron James 76.42   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2017-18Andre Drummond 5.73   LeBron James 80.37   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2018-19Giannis Antetokounmpo 6.79   LeBron James 82.96   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2019-20Anthony Davis 5.61   LeBron James 87.79   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2020-21Rudy Gobert 5.50   LeBron James 90.78   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2021-22Jayson Tatum 6.07   LeBron James 93.10   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2022-23Jayson Tatum 5.40   LeBron James 96.45   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11
2023-24Rudy Gobert 6.06   LeBron James 99.37   Bill Russell* 155.40   Bill Russell* 18.11