best defensive rating NBA by decade
| LEAGUE | DRTG | DECADE | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBA | 99.8 | 1970s | 9,758 | 241.3 | 106.5 | 46.9 | 24.4 | 9.1 | 4.9 | 43.0 | 92.2 | 46.7 | 20.5 | 27.1 | 75.6 | 51.2 | 14.7 | 32.2 | 20.1 | 2,354,520 | 1,039,691 | 458,092 | 238,132 | 89,017 | 47,474 | 196,509 | 242,299 | |||
| 2 | NBA | 105.3 | 2000s | 24,190 | 241.8 | 96.9 | 41.9 | 21.5 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 36.2 | 80.6 | 44.9 | 5.6 | 15.7 | 35.6 | 18.9 | 25.1 | 75.4 | 52.9 | 11.7 | 30.2 | 14.7 | 5,849,700 | 2,344,829 | 1,014,419 | 519,367 | 183,462 | 119,490 | 355,647 | 531,581 |
| 3 | NBA | 106.9 | 1980s | 18,942 | 241.6 | 109.3 | 43.8 | 25.8 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 43.1 | 88.8 | 48.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 28.9 | 22.1 | 29.1 | 75.8 | 53.8 | 14.5 | 29.3 | 17.9 | 4,575,630 | 2,070,271 | 829,113 | 488,906 | 166,519 | 101,748 | 338,999 | 472,336 |
| 4 | NBA | 107.0 | 1990s | 21,868 | 241.7 | 101.3 | 42.3 | 23.5 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 38.6 | 83.2 | 46.4 | 4.0 | 11.4 | 34.7 | 20.0 | 26.8 | 74.6 | 53.3 | 13.4 | 28.9 | 15.8 | 5,285,420 | 2,214,848 | 925,671 | 513,246 | 184,434 | 112,584 | 345,402 | 497,206 |
| 5 | NBA | 107.3 | 2010s | 24,118 | 241.8 | 102.2 | 43.0 | 22.3 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 38.2 | 83.9 | 45.6 | 8.2 | 23.1 | 35.6 | 17.6 | 23.1 | 76.0 | 54.4 | 10.7 | 32.3 | 14.3 | 5,831,020 | 2,465,806 | 1,036,057 | 537,561 | 184,101 | 117,905 | 345,448 | 489,498 |
| 6 | NBA | 113.3 | 2020s | 14,118 | 241.5 | 112.9 | 44.1 | 25.4 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 41.4 | 88.6 | 46.8 | 12.7 | 35.2 | 36.1 | 17.3 | 22.3 | 77.9 | 57.4 | 10.4 | 33.7 | 14.0 | 3,409,520 | 1,594,117 | 622,476 | 359,062 | 107,831 | 68,589 | 197,865 | 274,947 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.
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