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Career Leaders and Records for Defensive Win Shares

Leaders and Records: Season / Career / Active / Yearly

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Total

RankPlayerDWS
1.Hakeem Olajuwon*94.89
2.Karl Malone91.52
3.Patrick Ewing*80.20
4.David Robinson79.49
5.Robert Parish*72.26
6.Tim Duncan70.83
7.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*70.22
8.Dikembe Mutombo67.65
9.Scottie Pippen65.87
10.Kevin Garnett65.53
11.Julius Erving*65.09
12.John Stockton64.33
13.Buck Williams62.67
14.Michael Jordan62.48
15.Charles Oakley62.23
16.Ben Wallace61.72
17.Shaquille O'Neal61.00
18.Jack Sikma59.69
19.Moses Malone*59.32
20.Larry Bird*58.67
21.Jason Kidd58.66
22.Artis Gilmore57.97
23.Clifford Robinson56.45
24.Vlade Divac53.69
25.Charles Barkley*53.65
26.Dennis Rodman52.89
27.Caldwell Jones52.35
28.Shawn Kemp52.27
29.Elvin Hayes*52.06
30.Clyde Drexler*51.21
31.Chris Webber49.51
32.Gary Payton48.98
33.Bill Laimbeer48.68
34.Horace Grant48.47
35.Rasheed Wallace48.45
36.Mark Eaton48.31
37.P.J. Brown47.66
38.Alonzo Mourning47.16
39.Kevin Willis46.61
40.Magic Johnson*45.32
41.Terry Cummings45.12
42.Shawn Marion44.96
43.Otis Thorpe44.55
44.Jerome Kersey44.23
45.Alvan Adams44.10
46.Larry Nance44.08
47.Ron Harper44.04
48.Bobby Jones43.87
49.Robert Horry43.10
50.Eddie Jones43.02
51.Marcus Camby42.67
52.Sam Perkins42.45
53.Maurice Cheeks42.29
54.Dennis Johnson42.28
55.A.C. Green40.88
56.Dale Davis40.62
57.Tree Rollins40.60
58.Maurice Lucas40.55
59.Rick Mahorn40.35
60.Terry Porter39.19
61.Isiah Thomas*39.10
62.Anthony Mason38.94
63.George McGinnis38.22
64.Sam Lacey38.11
65.Mookie Blaylock38.00
66.Elden Campbell37.76
67.Truck Robinson37.16
68.Rod Strickland37.10
69.Herb Williams36.81
70.Kevin McHale*36.77
71.Mark Jackson36.75
72.Paul Pierce36.61
73.Allen Iverson36.40
74.Hot Rod Williams36.18
75.Michael Cage36.14
76.Dirk Nowitzki36.02
77.Derrick Coleman35.93
78.Jermaine O'Neal35.58
79.Dan Roundfield35.37
80.Bob Lanier*34.86
81.Dominique Wilkins*34.38
82.Kobe Bryant33.90
83.Dan Majerle33.84
84.Wes Unseld*33.62
85.Reggie Miller33.56
86.Dave Cowens*33.47
87.Dan Issel*33.27
88.Detlef Schrempf33.15
89.Gus Williams33.05
90.Fat Lever33.05
91.Antoine Walker32.97
92.Mychal Thompson32.86
93.Kurt Thomas32.83
94.Mickey Johnson32.82
95.Bob McAdoo*32.82
96.Derek Harper32.62
97.Tom Chambers32.54
98.Jeff Hornacek32.45
99.Grant Long32.43
100.Doc Rivers32.23
101.Tyrone Corbin32.10
102.Tracy McGrady31.96
103.George Johnson31.76
104.Grant Hill31.53
105.Donyell Marshall31.39
106.Hersey Hawkins31.36
107.Alvin Robertson31.15
108.Nate McMillan31.06
109.Antonio Davis31.05
110.Shawn Bradley31.02
111.Tyrone Hill31.01
112.Alton Lister31.01
113.Bruce Bowen30.96
114.Antonio McDyess30.43
115.James Donaldson30.25
116.Thurl Bailey30.11
117.Derrick McKey30.05
118.Christian Laettner29.87
119.Larry Kenon29.86
120.Doug Christie29.85
121.Rich Kelley29.74
122.Benoit Benjamin29.71
123.Bo Outlaw29.64
124.Brian Grant29.60
125.James Worthy*29.55
126.Greg Ballard29.54
127.Don Buse29.29
128.Billy Paultz29.19
129.John Starks29.03
130.Tom Gugliotta29.01
131.Danny Manning28.87
132.Clarence Weatherspoon28.86
133.Bill Cartwright28.72
134.Juwan Howard28.68
135.George Gervin*28.52
136.Kendall Gill28.49
137.Sidney Moncrief28.49
138.Mark West28.29
139.Darryl Dawkins28.28
140.Byron Scott28.21
141.Jamaal Wilkes28.18
142.Walter Davis28.06
143.Nick Anderson27.97
144.Latrell Sprewell27.67
145.Chris Dudley27.65
146.Paul Pressey27.58
147.Theo Ratliff27.54
148.Wayne Cooper27.46
149.James Edwards27.41
150.Tim Hardaway27.23
151.LaSalle Thompson27.14
152.Elton Brand27.09
153.Armon Gilliam27.05
154.Mike Gminski26.89
155.Olden Polynice26.83
156.Gar Heard26.58
157.Marques Johnson26.56
158.Brad Daugherty26.50
159.Jim Chones26.38
160.Kenyon Martin26.35
161.Anfernee Hardaway26.22
162.Kenny Anderson26.17
163.Aaron McKie26.11
164.Vince Carter26.11
165.Rik Smits26.09
166.Rony Seikaly26.08
167.Danny Ainge25.87
168.Dave Greenwood25.81
169.Bernard King25.76
170.Larry Smith25.72
171.Micheal Ray Richardson25.68
172.David Wesley25.52
173.Lonnie Shelton25.51
174.Toni Kukoc25.46
175.Larry Johnson25.46
176.Danny Schayes25.42
177.Ron Artest25.39
178.Rodney Rogers25.36
179.Terry Tyler25.25
180.Cedric Maxwell25.25
181.Eric Snow25.21
182.Zydrunas Ilgauskas25.08
183.Clifford Ray25.03
184.Craig Ehlo25.02
185.Swen Nater24.97
186.Ervin Johnson24.95
187.Michael Cooper24.91
188.Glen Rice24.90
189.Baron Davis24.88
190.Michael Finley24.83
191.Terrell Brandon24.78
192.Kurt Rambis24.63
193.Chris Mullin24.60
194.Tony Parker24.56
195.Cliff Robinson24.56
196.Bill Walton*24.54
197.Sean Elliott24.25
198.Joe Smith24.21
199.Rasho Nesterovic24.21
200.Alex English*24.13
201.Manu Ginobili24.01
202.Stacey Augmon23.95
203.Andrei Kirilenko23.75
204.Lamar Odom23.75
205.Erick Dampier23.74
206.Xavier McDaniel23.74
207.Scott Wedman23.64
208.Yao Ming23.63
209.John Salley23.59
210.Joe Barry Carroll23.53
211.John Drew23.49
212.Steve Mix23.47
213.Quinn Buckner23.43
214.Bryon Russell23.26
215.Vinnie Johnson23.26
216.Rodney McCray23.19
217.Arvydas Sabonis23.16
218.Darrell Walker23.11
219.Fred Brown23.11
220.Charles Smith23.06
221.Avery Johnson23.04
222.Kevin Johnson22.89
223.Paul Silas22.84
224.James Posey22.79
225.Adrian Dantley*22.75
226.Jon Koncak22.73
227.Darrell Armstrong22.63
228.Greg Ostertag22.62
229.Shane Battier22.55
230.T.R. Dunn22.47
231.Chris Morris22.47
232.Brad Miller22.45
233.Ray Williams22.41
234.Rick Fox22.35
235.Joe Dumars*22.29
236.George Lynch22.23
237.Paul Westphal22.22
238.Tyson Chandler22.12
239.Lindsey Hunter22.12
240.Robert Reid22.07
241.Rick Barry*22.00
242.Chuck Person21.97
243.Charlie Ward21.96
244.Steve Smith21.96
245.Brent Barry21.75
246.Harvey Catchings21.72
247.Chauncey Billups21.69
248.Bonzi Wells21.55
249.Malik Rose21.54
250.Rickey Green21.54

NBA

RankPlayerDWS
1.Hakeem Olajuwon*94.89
2.Karl Malone91.52
3.Patrick Ewing*80.20
4.David Robinson79.49
5.Robert Parish*72.26
6.Tim Duncan70.83
7.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*70.22
8.Dikembe Mutombo67.65
9.Scottie Pippen65.87
10.Kevin Garnett65.53
11.John Stockton64.33
12.Buck Williams62.67
13.Michael Jordan62.48
14.Charles Oakley62.23
15.Ben Wallace61.72
16.Shaquille O'Neal61.00
17.Jack Sikma59.69
18.Larry Bird*58.67
19.Jason Kidd58.66
20.Clifford Robinson56.45
21.Vlade Divac53.69
22.Charles Barkley*53.65
23.Moses Malone*53.39
24.Dennis Rodman52.89
25.Shawn Kemp52.27
26.Elvin Hayes*52.06
27.Clyde Drexler*51.21
28.Chris Webber49.51
29.Gary Payton48.98
30.Bill Laimbeer48.68
31.Horace Grant48.47
32.Rasheed Wallace48.45
33.Mark Eaton48.31
34.P.J. Brown47.66
35.Alonzo Mourning47.16
36.Kevin Willis46.61
37.Magic Johnson*45.32
38.Terry Cummings45.12
39.Shawn Marion44.96
40.Otis Thorpe44.55
41.Julius Erving*44.36
42.Jerome Kersey44.23
43.Alvan Adams44.10
44.Larry Nance44.08
45.Ron Harper44.04
46.Robert Horry43.10
47.Eddie Jones43.02
48.Marcus Camby42.67
49.Sam Perkins42.45
50.Maurice Cheeks42.29
51.Dennis Johnson42.28
52.A.C. Green40.88
53.Dale Davis40.62
54.Tree Rollins40.60
55.Rick Mahorn40.35
56.Caldwell Jones39.81
57.Terry Porter39.19
58.Isiah Thomas*39.10
59.Anthony Mason38.94
60.Sam Lacey38.11
61.Mookie Blaylock38.00
62.Elden Campbell37.76
63.Truck Robinson37.16
64.Rod Strickland37.10
65.Herb Williams36.81
66.Kevin McHale*36.77
67.Mark Jackson36.75
68.Paul Pierce36.61
69.Allen Iverson36.40
70.Hot Rod Williams36.18
71.Michael Cage36.14
72.Dirk Nowitzki36.02
73.Artis Gilmore36.00
74.Derrick Coleman35.93
75.Jermaine O'Neal35.58
76.Bob Lanier*34.86
77.Dominique Wilkins*34.38
78.Dan Roundfield34.36
79.Bobby Jones33.98
80.Kobe Bryant33.90
81.Dan Majerle33.84
82.Maurice Lucas33.82
83.Wes Unseld*33.62
84.Reggie Miller33.56
85.Dave Cowens*33.47
86.Detlef Schrempf33.15
87.Gus Williams33.05
88.Fat Lever33.05
89.Antoine Walker32.97
90.Mychal Thompson32.86
91.Kurt Thomas32.83
92.Mickey Johnson32.82
93.Bob McAdoo*32.82
94.Derek Harper32.62
95.Tom Chambers32.54
96.Jeff Hornacek32.45
97.Grant Long32.43
98.Doc Rivers32.23
99.Tyrone Corbin32.10
100.Tracy McGrady31.96
101.George Johnson31.76
102.Grant Hill31.53
103.Donyell Marshall31.39
104.Hersey Hawkins31.36
105.Alvin Robertson31.15
106.Nate McMillan31.06
107.Antonio Davis31.05
108.Shawn Bradley31.02
109.Tyrone Hill31.01
110.Alton Lister31.01
111.Bruce Bowen30.96
112.Antonio McDyess30.43
113.James Donaldson30.25
114.Thurl Bailey30.11
115.Derrick McKey30.05
116.Christian Laettner29.87
117.Doug Christie29.85
118.Rich Kelley29.74
119.Benoit Benjamin29.71
120.Bo Outlaw29.64
121.Brian Grant29.60
122.James Worthy*29.55
123.Greg Ballard29.54
124.John Starks29.03
125.Tom Gugliotta29.01
126.Danny Manning28.87
127.Clarence Weatherspoon28.86
128.Bill Cartwright28.72
129.Juwan Howard28.68
130.Kendall Gill28.49
131.Sidney Moncrief28.49
132.Mark West28.29
133.Darryl Dawkins28.28
134.Byron Scott28.21
135.Jamaal Wilkes28.18
136.Walter Davis28.06
137.Nick Anderson27.97
138.Latrell Sprewell27.67
139.Chris Dudley27.65
140.Paul Pressey27.58
141.Theo Ratliff27.54
142.Wayne Cooper27.46
143.James Edwards27.41
144.Tim Hardaway27.23
145.LaSalle Thompson27.14
146.Elton Brand27.09
147.Armon Gilliam27.05
148.George McGinnis27.04
149.Mike Gminski26.89
150.Olden Polynice26.83
151.Gar Heard26.58
152.Marques Johnson26.56
153.Brad Daugherty26.50
154.Kenyon Martin26.35
155.Anfernee Hardaway26.22
156.Kenny Anderson26.17
157.Aaron McKie26.11
158.Vince Carter26.11
159.Rik Smits26.09
160.Rony Seikaly26.08
161.Danny Ainge25.87
162.Dave Greenwood25.81
163.Bernard King25.76
164.Larry Smith25.72
165.Micheal Ray Richardson25.68
166.David Wesley25.52
167.Lonnie Shelton25.51
168.Toni Kukoc25.46
169.Larry Johnson25.46
170.Danny Schayes25.42
171.Ron Artest25.39
172.Rodney Rogers25.36
173.Terry Tyler25.25
174.Cedric Maxwell25.25
175.Eric Snow25.21
176.Zydrunas Ilgauskas25.08
177.Clifford Ray25.03
178.Craig Ehlo25.02
179.Ervin Johnson24.95
180.Michael Cooper24.91
181.Glen Rice24.90
182.Baron Davis24.88
183.Michael Finley24.83
184.Terrell Brandon24.78
185.Kurt Rambis24.63
186.Chris Mullin24.60
187.Tony Parker24.56
188.Cliff Robinson24.56
189.Bill Walton*24.54
190.Sean Elliott24.25
191.Joe Smith24.21
192.Rasho Nesterovic24.21
193.Alex English*24.13
194.Manu Ginobili24.01
195.Stacey Augmon23.95
196.Andrei Kirilenko23.75
197.Lamar Odom23.75
198.Erick Dampier23.74
199.Xavier McDaniel23.74
200.Scott Wedman23.64
201.Yao Ming23.63
202.John Salley23.59
203.Joe Barry Carroll23.53
204.John Drew23.49
205.Steve Mix23.47
206.Quinn Buckner23.43
207.Bryon Russell23.26
208.Vinnie Johnson23.26
209.Rodney McCray23.19
210.Jim Chones23.18
211.Arvydas Sabonis23.16
212.Darrell Walker23.11
213.Fred Brown23.11
214.Charles Smith23.06
215.Avery Johnson23.04
216.Kevin Johnson22.89
217.Paul Silas22.84
218.James Posey22.79
219.Adrian Dantley*22.75
220.Jon Koncak22.73
221.Darrell Armstrong22.63
222.Greg Ostertag22.62
223.Shane Battier22.55
224.T.R. Dunn22.47
225.Chris Morris22.47
226.Brad Miller22.45
227.Ray Williams22.41
228.Rick Fox22.35
229.Joe Dumars*22.29
230.George Lynch22.23
231.Paul Westphal22.22
232.Tyson Chandler22.12
233.Lindsey Hunter22.12
234.Robert Reid22.07
235.Rick Barry*22.00
236.Chuck Person21.97
237.Charlie Ward21.96
238.Steve Smith21.96
239.Brent Barry21.75
240.Harvey Catchings21.72
241.Chauncey Billups21.69
242.Bonzi Wells21.55
243.Malik Rose21.54
244.Rickey Green21.54
245.Sam Cassell21.48
246.LeBron James21.46
247.Vin Baker21.45
248.Peja Stojakovic21.44
249.Dave Corzine21.16
250.Shareef Abdur-Rahim21.10

ABA

RankPlayerDWS
1.Artis Gilmore21.96
2.Julius Erving*20.74
3.Billy Paultz14.77
4.Larry Kenon14.00
5.Dan Issel*13.16
6.Caldwell Jones12.55
7.George McGinnis11.18
8.Swen Nater10.98
9.Ted McClain10.28
10.George Gervin*10.28
11.Brian Taylor10.21
12.Wil Jones10.19
13.Bobby Jones9.89
14.Darnell Hillman9.85
15.Don Buse9.71
16.Mike Gale9.27
17.Ralph Simpson8.62
18.Rich Jones8.58
19.Louie Dampier8.30
20.Mike Green8.27
21.Dave Robisch8.18
22.James Silas7.72
23.Coby Dietrick7.63
24.Fatty Taylor7.63
25.Marvin Barnes7.49
26.Bird Averitt6.74
27.Maurice Lucas6.73
28.John Williamson6.69
29.Mel Daniels6.69
30.Jim Eakins6.54
31.Len Elmore6.46
32.Ron Boone6.25
33.Tom Owens6.10
34.Gerald Govan5.98
35.Moses Malone*5.93
36.Ronald Thomas5.55
37.Tim Bassett5.27
38.Randy Denton5.17
39.Mack Calvin5.15
40.Byron Beck5.02
41.Freddie Lewis5.02
42.Billy Knight4.99
43.Gus Gerard4.28
44.Bill Melchionni4.25
45.Wendell Ladner4.15
46.Chuck Williams4.13
47.Marv Roberts4.11
48.Willard Sojourner4.09
49.Ed Manning4.07
50.George Karl3.90
51.Jan Van Breda Kolff3.86
52.Kim Hughes3.79
53.Joe Caldwell3.70
54.Goo Kennedy3.63
55.Roger Brown3.58
56.Willie Wise3.57
57.Al Skinner3.56
58.Jim Bradley3.56
59.David Vaughn3.34
60.Stew Johnson3.33
61.Gene Littles3.26
62.Jim Chones3.20
63.Julius Keye3.14
64.Warren Jabali3.10
65.Mike Jackson3.09
66.David Thompson*3.07
67.Al Smith3.02
68.John Roche2.95
69.George Carter2.93
70.Charles Edge2.92
71.Chuck Terry2.86
72.Bill Keller2.83
73.Bo Lamar2.77
74.Kevin Joyce2.64
75.Dave Twardzik2.64
76.Red Robbins2.57
77.Collis Jones2.55
78.M.L. Carr2.40
79.Bob Netolicky2.30
80.Joe Hamilton2.24
81.Johnny Neumann2.24
82.Donnie Freeman2.17
83.Zelmo Beaty2.16
84.Mark Olberding2.12
85.Travis Grant2.11
86.Claude Terry2.03
87.Mike Barr1.99
88.Lee Davis1.99
89.Jimmy Jones1.96
90.George Adams1.92
91.Cincinnatus Powell1.84
92.Jimmy O'Brien1.82
93.Billy Cunningham*1.81
94.Patrick McFarland1.79
95.Billy Schaeffer1.77
96.Bruce Seals1.77
97.Steve Jones1.73
98.Willie Long1.70
99.Walter Simon1.56
100.Roger Brown1.55
101.Bob Warren1.50
102.Billy Shepherd1.43
103.Gene Moore1.27
104.Mel Bennett1.14
105.Don Chaney1.13
106.Scott English1.11
107.Dan Roundfield1.01
108.George Irvine0.99
109.Lloyd Batts0.96
110.Simmie Hill0.95
111.Lionel Billingy0.91
112.Fly Williams0.91
113.Barry Parkhill0.91
114.Mike D'Antoni0.88
115.Don Adams0.88
116.Charles Jordan0.87
117.Darrell Elston0.83
118.James Foster0.82
119.Marvin Webster0.80
120.Wali Jones0.79
121.George Thompson0.72
122.Jim O'Brien0.72
123.Lamar Green0.72
124.Mike Flynn0.71
125.Allan Bristow0.67
126.Monte Towe0.63
127.Roy Ebron0.59
128.Henry Ward0.59
129.Jerry Chambers0.58
130.Jim McDaniels0.57
131.Rick Mount0.55
132.Ronnie Robinson0.54
133.Dennis Wuycik0.54
134.Donald Washington0.51
135.Oliver Taylor0.51
136.Jim Ard0.49
137.Larry Miller0.49
138.Ticky Burden0.48
139.Hank Williams0.44
140.Steve Green0.41
141.Gary Gregor0.40
142.Johnny Baum0.40
143.Billy Harris0.38
144.Clyde Dickey0.38
145.Rudy Hackett0.37
146.Aulcie Perry0.35
147.Harry Rogers0.34
148.Wilbert Robinson0.34
149.William Franklin0.32
150.John Beasley0.30
151.Allen Murphy0.28
152.George Bucci0.27
153.Terry Driscoll0.25
154.Jimmy Conner0.24
155.Goose Ligon0.24
156.Larry Finch0.21
157.Flynn Robinson0.20
158.Tom Ingelsby0.20
159.Paul Stovall0.17
160.Ron King0.16
161.Collis Temple0.13
162.Bob Nash0.13
163.Skeeter Swift0.13
164.Milt Williams0.13
165.Joby Wright0.13
166.Rick Darnell0.11
167.Bill Newton0.11
168.Bob Arnzen0.11
169.Ken Smith0.10
170.Glen Combs0.10
171.Stan Love0.09
172.Wayne Pack0.09
173.Joe Reaves0.08
174.Art Williams0.08
175.Bernie Fryer0.07
176.Jimmie Baker0.06
177.Nathaniel Barnett0.05
178.Jerry Pender0.05
179.Duane Dillard0.05
180.Bill Higgins0.05
181.Rich Rinaldi0.03
182.Greg Lee0.03
183.Roy McPipe0.03
184.Bob Lackey0.02
185.Kenneth Gardner0.02
186.Larry Cannon0.01
187.Bernie Williams0.01
188.Skip Wise0.01
189.Mike Lewis0.01