2016 nba player defensive rating leaders

Hassan Whiteside had the best defensive rating in 2015-16, with a 94.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
2016 NBA player defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
94.4
2015-16
73
29.1
14.2
11.8
0.4
0.6
3.7
5.7
9.3
60.6
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.5
65.0
62.9
3.3
8.6
1.9
2,125
1,040
865
29
44
269
137
201
+85
2Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
95.9
2015-16
72
33.1
21.2
6.8
2.6
1.8
1.0
7.7
15.1
50.6
1.8
4.0
44.3
4.1
4.6
87.4
61.6
1.3
5.5
1.5
2,380
1,523
493
186
128
71
105
133
+653
3Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
96.1
2015-16
81
32.7
17.1
9.0
3.3
1.8
1.7
6.2
13.2
47.0
0.9
2.9
31.9
3.8
5.0
75.7
55.6
2.4
6.6
2.4
2,647
1,385
732
265
147
139
191
237
+216
4DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
97.6
2015-16
77
33.7
12.7
13.8
1.2
0.7
2.3
4.6
6.6
70.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
8.0
43.0
62.8
3.5
10.3
1.4
2,598
980
1,059
90
51
177
107
207
+440
5Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
98.1
2015-16
81
32.9
16.2
14.8
0.8
1.5
1.4
6.8
13.1
52.1
0.0
0.1
33.3
2.6
7.2
35.5
49.9
4.9
9.9
1.9
2,665
1,314
1,198
67
119
112
155
245
+126
6LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
98.6
2015-16
74
30.6
18.0
8.5
1.5
0.5
1.1
7.2
14.1
51.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.5
4.1
85.8
56.5
2.4
6.2
1.3
2,261
1,331
632
110
38
81
99
151
+507
7Danny Green
D. Green
98.7
2015-16
79
26.1
7.2
3.8
1.8
1.0
0.8
2.7
7.1
37.6
1.5
4.4
33.2
0.4
0.6
73.9
49.2
0.6
3.2
0.9
2,061
572
303
141
79
64
75
141
+506
8Draymond Green
D. Green
99.8
2015-16
81
34.7
14.0
9.5
7.4
1.5
1.4
5.0
10.1
49.0
1.2
3.2
38.8
2.8
4.1
69.6
58.7
1.7
7.8
3.2
2,808
1,131
769
598
119
113
259
240
+1070
9Kent Bazemore
K. Bazemore
100.0
2015-16
75
27.8
11.6
5.1
2.3
1.3
0.5
4.3
9.7
44.1
1.5
4.1
35.7
1.6
2.0
81.5
55.1
0.4
4.7
1.8
2,083
872
379
171
98
38
138
176
+76
10Paul George
P. George
100.8
2015-16
81
34.8
23.1
7.0
4.1
1.9
0.4
7.5
17.9
41.8
2.6
7.0
37.1
5.6
6.5
86.0
55.7
1.0
6.0
3.3
2,819
1,874
563
329
152
29
265
230
+182
11Al Horford
A. Horford
100.8
2015-16
82
32.1
15.2
7.3
3.2
0.8
1.5
6.5
12.8
50.5
1.1
3.1
34.4
1.3
1.6
79.8
56.5
1.8
5.5
1.3
2,631
1,249
596
263
68
121
107
163
+231
12Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
100.9
2015-16
72
31.8
16.5
11.0
4.1
0.6
2.0
6.5
13.8
46.9
0.3
1.0
34.8
3.2
4.0
79.2
52.9
2.2
8.9
2.3
2,291
1,187
793
294
42
146
164
148
-3
13Kevin Love
K. Love
101.9
2015-16
77
31.5
16.0
9.9
2.4
0.8
0.5
5.3
12.7
41.9
2.1
5.7
36.0
3.4
4.1
82.2
55.3
1.9
8.0
1.8
2,424
1,234
762
185
58
41
142
159
+428
14Jae Crowder
J. Crowder
102.4
2015-16
73
31.6
14.2
5.1
1.8
1.7
0.5
4.9
11.1
44.3
1.7
5.0
33.6
2.7
3.3
82.0
56.5
1.0
4.2
1.1
2,308
1,038
373
135
126
35
83
198
+215
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
102.5
2015-16
79
34.2
30.1
5.4
6.7
2.1
0.2
10.2
20.2
50.4
5.1
11.2
45.4
4.6
5.1
90.8
66.9
0.9
4.6
3.3
2,700
2,375
430
527
169
15
262
161
+1022
16LeBron James
L. James
102.6
2015-16
76
35.6
25.3
7.4
6.8
1.4
0.6
9.7
18.6
52.0
1.1
3.7
30.9
4.7
6.5
73.1
58.8
1.5
6.0
3.3
2,709
1,920
565
514
104
49
249
143
+618
17Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
102.8
2015-16
80
34.4
23.5
7.8
10.4
2.0
0.3
8.2
18.1
45.4
1.3
4.3
29.6
5.8
7.2
81.2
55.4
1.8
6.0
4.3
2,749
1,878
626
834
163
20
342
200
+635
18DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
102.8
2015-16
65
34.6
26.9
11.5
3.3
1.6
1.4
9.2
20.5
45.1
1.1
3.2
33.3
7.3
10.2
71.8
53.8
2.4
9.1
3.8
2,246
1,748
747
214
101
92
249
236
+42
19Chris Paul
C. Paul
102.9
2015-16
74
32.7
19.5
4.2
10.0
2.1
0.2
7.0
15.1
46.2
1.6
4.4
37.1
4.0
4.4
89.6
57.5
0.5
3.7
2.6
2,420
1,446
310
738
152
13
194
185
+553
20Monta Ellis
M. Ellis
103.3
2015-16
81
33.8
13.8
3.3
4.7
1.9
0.5
5.4
12.6
42.7
1.1
3.5
30.9
2.0
2.5
78.6
50.4
0.5
2.8
2.5
2,734
1,121
271
383
150
37
203
174
+108
21Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
103.3
2015-16
72
28.4
14.3
7.3
1.3
0.7
1.9
5.2
12.3
42.1
1.1
3.4
33.3
2.8
3.3
83.8
51.8
1.8
5.5
1.7
2,047
1,028
526
94
53
134
121
205
+15
22Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
103.5
2015-16
82
27.7
7.8
9.0
0.8
0.5
0.6
3.0
5.1
58.8
0.0
0.0
1.8
3.0
61.6
61.1
3.3
5.7
0.7
2,269
643
738
62
38
51
61
202
+358
23Marcin Gortat
M. Gortat
103.6
2015-16
75
30.1
13.5
9.9
1.4
0.6
1.3
5.8
10.2
56.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.8
70.5
59.2
3.0
6.9
1.6
2,256
1,012
741
106
47
96
121
193
+62
24Dwight Howard
D. Howard
103.6
2015-16
71
31.8
13.7
11.8
1.4
1.0
1.6
5.2
8.5
62.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
6.7
48.9
60.4
3.4
8.4
2.3
2,259
976
835
98
69
113
166
219
+17
25Marvin Williams
M. Williams
103.7
2015-16
81
28.9
11.7
6.4
1.4
0.7
1.0
4.2
9.2
45.2
1.9
4.7
40.2
1.5
1.8
83.3
58.5
1.6
4.9
0.8
2,338
948
521
110
58
77
62
133
+249
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.829
2
28
13
.683
6.0
3
27
13
.675
6.5
4
27
14
.659
7.0
5
24
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.632
8.5
6
23
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.622
9.0
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.600
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