Defensive rating

Defensive rating or defensive efficiency is a statistic used in basketball to measure an individual player's efficiency at preventing the other team from scoring points. It was created by author and statistician Dean Oliver.[1] Oliver introduced the defensive rating statistic in his 2004 book, Basketball on Paper.[2]

Formula

The formula is: Defensive Player Rating = (Players Steals*Blocks) + Opponents Differential= 1/5 of possessions - Times blown by + Deflections * OAPDW( Official Adjusted Players Defensive Withstand). This stat can be influenced by the defense of a player's teammates.

Leaders

Gar Heard's 95.30 defensive rating is the NBA's all-time career record.[3] Ben Wallace's 87.48 defensive rating in 2003–2004 is the single-season record.[4]

Year-by-year

^ Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
† Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time
Season Player Position DRtg Team
1999–2000 David Robinson* Center 92.22 San Antonio Spurs
2000–01 Marcus Camby Center 90.56 New York Knicks
2001–02 Ben Wallace* Center 92.89 Detroit Pistons
2002–03 Ben Wallace* Center 89.99 Detroit Pistons
2003–04 † Ben Wallace* Center 87.48 Detroit Pistons
2004–05 † Tim Duncan* Power forward 93.17 San Antonio Spurs
2005–06 Tim Duncan* Power forward 94.41 San Antonio Spurs
2006–07 † Tim Duncan* Power forward 94.45 San Antonio Spurs
2007–08 † Kevin Garnett* Power forward 93.85 Boston Celtics
2008–09 Dwight Howard Center 94.56 Orlando Magic
2009–10 Dwight Howard Center 95.44 Orlando Magic
2010–11 Dwight Howard Center 94.18 Orlando Magic
2011–12 Kevin Garnett* Power forward 94.21 Boston Celtics
2012–13 † Tim Duncan* Power forward 94.97 San Antonio Spurs
2013–14 Joakim Noah Center 95.82 Chicago Bulls
2014–15 Kawhi Leonard^ Small forward 94.45 San Antonio Spurs
2015–16 Hassan Whiteside Center 94.52 Miami Heat
2016–17 Andre Drummond^ Center 99.04 Detroit Pistons
2017–18 Andre Drummond^ Center 99.01 Detroit Pistons
2018–19 Hassan Whiteside Center 99.03 Miami Heat
2019–20 Giannis Antetokounmpo^ Power forward 97.11 Milwaukee Bucks
2020–21 Rudy Gobert^ Center 100.64 Utah Jazz
2021–22 Robert Williams III^ Center 102.42 Boston Celtics

See also

References

  1. ^ Fromal, Adam (January 27, 2012). "Understanding the NBA: Explaining Advanced Defensive Stats and Metrics". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Calculating Individual Offensive and Defensive Ratings". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Defensive Rating". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "NBA & ABA Single Season Leaders and Records for Defensive Rating". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2023.