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Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Lg Player Age Tm G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
2007-08 NBA Kevin Garnett (V) 31 BOS 71 2328 1337 655 244 100 89 .539 .000 .801 32.8 18.8 9.2 3.4 1.4 1.3
2006-07 NBA Marcus Camby (V) 32 DEN 70 2369 785 816 223 87 231 .473 .000 .729 33.8 11.2 11.7 3.2 1.2 3.3
2005-06 NBA Ben Wallace (V) 31 DET 82 2890 597 923 158 146 181 .510 .000 .416 35.2 7.3 11.3 1.9 1.8 2.2
2004-05 NBA Ben Wallace (V) 30 DET 74 2671 721 902 123 106 176 .453 .111 .428 36.1 9.7 12.2 1.7 1.4 2.4
2003-04 NBA Ron Artest (V) 24 IND 73 2714 1333 385 272 152 50 .421 .310 .733 37.2 18.3 5.3 3.7 2.1 0.7
2002-03 NBA Ben Wallace (V) 28 DET 73 2872 506 1126 120 104 230 .481 .167 .450 39.3 6.9 15.4 1.6 1.4 3.2
2001-02 NBA Ben Wallace (V) 27 DET 80 2921 609 1039 115 138 278 .531 .000 .423 36.5 7.6 13.0 1.4 1.7 3.5
2000-01 NBA Dikembe Mutombo (V) 34 TOT 75 2591 749 1015 76 29 203 .484 .725 34.5 10.0 13.5 1.0 0.4 2.7
1999-00 NBA Alonzo Mourning (V) 29 MIA 79 2748 1718 753 123 40 294 .551 .000 .711 34.8 21.7 9.5 1.6 0.5 3.7
1998-99 NBA Alonzo Mourning (V) 28 MIA 46 1753 924 507 74 34 180 .511 .000 .652 38.1 20.1 11.0 1.6 0.7 3.9
1997-98 NBA Dikembe Mutombo (V) 31 ATL 82 2917 1101 932 82 34 277 .537 .670 35.6 13.4 11.4 1.0 0.4 3.4
1996-97 NBA Dikembe Mutombo (V) 30 ATL 80 2973 1066 929 110 49 264 .527 .705 37.2 13.3 11.6 1.4 0.6 3.3
1995-96 NBA Gary Payton (V) 27 SEA 81 3162 1563 339 608 231 19 .484 .328 .748 39.0 19.3 4.2 7.5 2.9 0.2
1994-95 NBA Dikembe Mutombo 28 DEN 82 3100 946 1029 113 40 321 .556 .654 37.8 11.5 12.5 1.4 0.5 3.9
1993-94 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon 31 HOU 80 3277 2184 955 287 128 297 .528 .421 .716 41.0 27.3 11.9 3.6 1.6 3.7
1992-93 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon 30 HOU 82 3242 2140 1068 291 150 342 .529 .000 .779 39.5 26.1 13.0 3.5 1.8 4.2
1991-92 NBA David Robinson 26 SAS 68 2564 1578 829 181 158 305 .551 .125 .701 37.7 23.2 12.2 2.7 2.3 4.5
1990-91 NBA Dennis Rodman 29 DET 82 2747 669 1026 85 65 55 .493 .200 .631 33.5 8.2 12.5 1.0 0.8 0.7
1989-90 NBA Dennis Rodman 28 DET 82 2377 719 792 72 52 60 .581 .111 .654 29.0 8.8 9.7 0.9 0.6 0.7
1988-89 NBA Mark Eaton 32 UTA 82 2914 508 843 83 40 315 .462 .660 35.5 6.2 10.3 1.0 0.5 3.8
1987-88 NBA Michael Jordan 24 CHI 82 3311 2868 449 485 259 131 .535 .132 .841 40.4 35.0 5.5 5.9 3.2 1.6
1986-87 NBA Michael Cooper 30 LAL 82 2253 859 254 373 78 43 .438 .385 .851 27.5 10.5 3.1 4.5 1.0 0.5
1985-86 NBA Alvin Robertson 23 SAS 82 2878 1392 516 448 301 40 .514 .276 .795 35.1 17.0 6.3 5.5 3.7 0.5
1984-85 NBA Mark Eaton 28 UTA 82 2813 794 927 124 36 456 .449 .712 34.3 9.7 11.3 1.5 0.4 5.6
1983-84 NBA Sidney Moncrief 26 MIL 79 3075 1654 528 358 108 27 .498 .278 .848 38.9 20.9 6.7 4.5 1.4 0.3
1982-83 NBA Sidney Moncrief 25 MIL 76 2710 1712 437 300 113 23 .524 .100 .826 35.7 22.5 5.8 3.9 1.5 0.3