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NBA & ABA Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners

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Defensive Player of the Year

Per Game Shooting Advanced
Season Lg Player Age Tm MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
2010-11 NBA Dwight Howard (V) 25 ORL 37.6 22.9 14.1 1.4 1.4 2.4 .593 .000 .596 14.4 .236
2009-10 NBA Dwight Howard (V) 24 ORL 34.7 18.3 13.2 1.8 0.9 2.8 .612 .000 .592 13.2 .223
2008-09 NBA Dwight Howard (V) 23 ORL 35.7 20.6 13.8 1.4 1.0 2.9 .572 .000 .594 13.8 .234
2007-08 NBA Kevin Garnett (V) 31 BOS 32.8 18.8 9.2 3.4 1.4 1.3 .539 .000 .801 12.9 .265
2006-07 NBA Marcus Camby (V) 32 DEN 33.8 11.2 11.7 3.2 1.2 3.3 .473 .000 .729 7.6 .155
2005-06 NBA Ben Wallace (V) 31 DET 35.2 7.3 11.3 1.9 1.8 2.2 .510 .000 .416 10.1 .168
2004-05 NBA Ben Wallace (V) 30 DET 36.1 9.7 12.2 1.7 1.4 2.4 .453 .111 .428 8.5 .153
2003-04 NBA Metta World Peace (V) 24 IND 37.2 18.3 5.3 3.7 2.1 0.7 .421 .310 .733 8.0 .141
2002-03 NBA Ben Wallace (V) 28 DET 39.4 6.9 15.4 1.6 1.4 3.2 .481 .167 .450 10.6 .176
2001-02 NBA Ben Wallace (V) 27 DET 36.5 7.6 13.0 1.4 1.7 3.5 .531 .000 .423 11.6 .190
2000-01 NBA Dikembe Mutombo (V) 34 TOT 34.5 10.0 13.5 1.0 0.4 2.7 .484 .725 8.1 .151
1999-00 NBA Alonzo Mourning (V) 29 MIA 34.8 21.7 9.5 1.6 0.5 3.7 .551 .000 .711 12.9 .226
1998-99 NBA Alonzo Mourning (V) 28 MIA 38.1 20.1 11.0 1.6 0.7 3.9 .511 .000 .652 7.9 .216
1997-98 NBA Dikembe Mutombo (V) 31 ATL 35.6 13.4 11.4 1.0 0.4 3.4 .537 .670 10.8 .177
1996-97 NBA Dikembe Mutombo (V) 30 ATL 37.2 13.3 11.6 1.4 0.6 3.3 .527 .705 11.3 .183
1995-96 NBA Gary Payton (V) 27 SEA 39.0 19.3 4.2 7.5 2.9 0.2 .484 .328 .748 11.5 .174
1994-95 NBA Dikembe Mutombo (V) 28 DEN 37.8 11.5 12.5 1.4 0.5 3.9 .556 .654 8.7 .135
1993-94 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon (V) 31 HOU 41.0 27.3 11.9 3.6 1.6 3.7 .528 .421 .716 14.3 .210
1992-93 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon (V) 30 HOU 39.5 26.1 13.0 3.5 1.8 4.2 .529 .000 .779 15.8 .234
1991-92 NBA David Robinson (V) 26 SAS 37.7 23.2 12.2 2.7 2.3 4.5 .551 .125 .701 13.9 .260
1990-91 NBA Dennis Rodman (V) 29 DET 33.5 8.2 12.5 1.0 0.8 0.7 .493 .200 .631 8.7 .151
1989-90 NBA Dennis Rodman (V) 28 DET 29.0 8.8 9.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 .581 .111 .654 9.3 .189
1988-89 NBA Mark Eaton (V) 32 UTA 35.5 6.2 10.3 1.0 0.5 3.8 .462 .660 6.6 .108
1987-88 NBA Michael Jordan (V) 24 CHI 40.4 35.0 5.5 5.9 3.2 1.6 .535 .132 .841 21.2 .308
1986-87 NBA Michael Cooper (V) 30 LAL 27.5 10.5 3.1 4.5 1.0 0.5 .438 .385 .851 6.1 .131
1985-86 NBA Alvin Robertson (V) 23 SAS 35.1 17.0 6.3 5.5 3.7 0.5 .514 .276 .795 8.6 .143
1984-85 NBA Mark Eaton (V) 28 UTA 34.3 9.7 11.3 1.5 0.4 5.6 .449 .712 5.4 .093
1983-84 NBA Sidney Moncrief 26 MIL 38.9 20.9 6.7 4.5 1.4 0.3 .498 .278 .848 12.7 .198
1982-83 NBA Sidney Moncrief 25 MIL 35.7 22.5 5.8 3.9 1.5 0.3 .524 .100 .826 13.2 .233

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