NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Defensive Box Plus/Minus

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
BPM (OBPM/DBPM) and VORP are calculated for seasons 1973-74 until present

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player DBPM
1.Nikola Jokić 3.06
2.David Robinson* 3.05
3.Nate McMillan 2.94
4.Mark Eaton 2.91
5.Draymond Green 2.77
6.Ben Wallace* 2.60
7.Tree Rollins 2.51
8.Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.48
9.Kyle Anderson 2.46
10.Bo Outlaw 2.46
11.George Johnson 2.45
12.Sam Lacey 2.43
13.Tim Duncan* 2.33
14.Marcus Camby 2.33
15.Andrei Kirilenko 2.30
16.Bobby Jones* 2.28
17.Giannis Antetokounmpo 2.20
18.Doc Rivers 2.19
19.John Salley 2.17
20.Kevin Garnett* 2.09
21.Joakim Noah 2.09
22.Don Buse 2.08
23.Michael Jordan* 2.05
24.Manu Ginóbili* 2.04
25.Kim Hughes 2.04
26.Chris Paul 2.02
27.Robert Horry 1.98
28.Thabo Sefolosha 1.97
29.Alvin Robertson 1.96
30.John Stockton* 1.93
31.Tony Allen 1.93
32.Jon Koncak 1.87
33.Theo Ratliff 1.86
34.Rudy Gobert 1.86
35.Mike Gale 1.84
36.Shawn Bradley 1.84
37.Kawhi Leonard 1.83
38.Wes Unseld* 1.82
39.Marc Gasol 1.79
40.Scottie Pippen* 1.78
41.Larry Bird* 1.77
42.Ted McClain 1.77
43.Dikembe Mutombo* 1.76
44.Quinn Buckner 1.75
45.Aaron McKie 1.74
46.Rich Kelley 1.74
47.Vlade Divac* 1.72
48.Andrew Bogut 1.69
49.Michael Ray Richardson 1.65
50.Patrick Ewing* 1.65
51.Paul Pressey 1.64
52.Fatty Taylor 1.63
53.LeBron James 1.62
54.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1.61
55.Magic Johnson* 1.60
56.Fat Lever 1.60
57.Maurice Cheeks* 1.59
58.Foots Walker 1.58
59.Julius Keye 1.58
60.Wendell Ladner 1.56
61.Julius Erving* 1.56
62.Gerald Wallace 1.54
63.Jason Kidd* 1.54
64.Eddie Jones 1.52
65.Danny Green 1.51
66.Darrell Walker 1.51
67.Anthony Davis 1.51
68.Joel Embiid 1.51
69.Bruce Bowen 1.50
70.Alvan Adams 1.49
71.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1.48
72.Josh Smith 1.47
73.James Johnson 1.45
74.Bam Adebayo 1.42
75.Ron Harper 1.40
76.Brevin Knight 1.40
77.Alonzo Mourning* 1.39
78.Coby Dietrick 1.38
79.Andre Iguodala 1.38
80.Mason Plumlee 1.37
81.Larry Nance 1.36
82.Royce O'Neale 1.35
83.Robert Covington 1.35
84.Mookie Blaylock 1.34
85.Jimmy Butler 1.34
86.Doug Christie 1.33
87.Len Elmore 1.31
88.Clyde Drexler* 1.30
89.Alton Lister 1.29
90.Jerome Kersey 1.27
91.Shane Battier 1.27
92.Al Horford 1.27
93.Metta World Peace 1.24
94.Yao Ming* 1.24
95.Rick Mahorn 1.23
96.Kendrick Perkins 1.23
97.Dave Cowens* 1.20
98.Greg Anthony 1.19
99.Nenê 1.19
100.Patrick Beverley 1.19
101.Luka Dončić 1.18
102.Joe Ingles 1.18
103.Rasheed Wallace 1.16
104.Domantas Sabonis 1.16
105.Jusuf Nurkić 1.15
106.Clifford Ray 1.15
107.Chris Webber* 1.12
108.Jack Sikma* 1.12
109.Paul George 1.11
110.Kenyon Martin 1.10
111.Jan van Breda Kolff 1.10
112.Caldwell Jones 1.10
113.Josh Hart 1.10
114.Gar Heard 1.09
115.Brian Taylor 1.09
116.Marcus Smart 1.09
117.Michael Cooper* 1.08
118.Andrew Lang 1.07
119.Hot Rod Williams 1.06
120.Bob Lanier* 1.05
121.Dwight Howard* 1.03
122.Paul Millsap 1.02
123.James Posey 1.01
124.Gene Littles 1.00
125.Kurt Rambis 1.00
126.Shawn Marion 1.00
127.Kurt Thomas 0.99
128.Amir Johnson 0.99
129.Trevor Ariza 0.97
130.Rajon Rondo 0.96
131.T.R. Dunn 0.96
132.Darryl Dawkins 0.96
133.Ervin Johnson 0.96
134.Chris Ford 0.94
135.Brent Barry 0.93
136.Kent Benson 0.92
137.Craig Ehlo 0.91
138.Karl Malone* 0.90
139.Myles Turner 0.89
140.Derrick White 0.89
141.Connie Hawkins* 0.89
142.Ricky Rubio 0.88
143.Anderson Varejão 0.88
144.Mario Chalmers 0.88
145.Mark West 0.87
146.Benoit Benjamin 0.86
147.Terrell Brandon 0.85
148.Derrick McKey 0.85
149.Lamar Odom 0.85
150.Gus Williams 0.85
151.Jarrett Allen 0.84
152.Marvin Webster 0.84
153.Rasho Nesterović 0.83
154.T.J. McConnell 0.83
155.DeMarcus Cousins 0.82
156.Dwyane Wade* 0.82
157.George Hill 0.82
158.M.L. Carr 0.82
159.Dan Majerle 0.82
160.Darrell Armstrong 0.81
161.Kelly Olynyk 0.81
162.Kerry Kittles 0.79
163.Jermaine O'Neal 0.78
164.Roy Hibbert 0.77
165.Charles Barkley* 0.77
166.Artis Gilmore* 0.77
167.Pau Gasol* 0.77
168.Nicolas Batum 0.77
169.Bill Laimbeer 0.76
170.Eric Snow 0.76
171.P.J. Brown 0.76
172.Grant Hill* 0.75
173.Terry Tyler 0.75
174.Anfernee Hardaway 0.75
175.Greg Ballard 0.75
176.Reggie Williams 0.75
177.Fred VanVleet 0.74
178.Walt Simon 0.74
179.Jim Brewer 0.74
180.James Harden 0.74
181.Mario Elie 0.72
182.DeAndre Jordan 0.72
183.Shaquille O'Neal* 0.72
184.Bonzi Wells 0.71
185.P.J. Tucker 0.71
186.Luc Mbah a Moute 0.70
187.Jimmy Jones 0.69
188.Samuel Dalembert 0.69
189.Lonnie Shelton 0.69
190.Danny Manning 0.69
191.Dave Twardzik 0.69
192.Stacey Augmon 0.69
193.Herb Williams 0.69
194.George Lynch 0.68
195.Gerald Govan 0.68
196.Charles Oakley 0.68
197.Bryon Russell 0.68
198.Kirk Hinrich 0.67
199.Anthony Mason 0.67
200.Dejounte Murray 0.67
201.Derrick Favors 0.67
202.Hersey Hawkins 0.67
203.Jae Crowder 0.66
204.Al-Farouq Aminu 0.66
205.OG Anunoby 0.65
206.Corey Brewer 0.65
207.Elden Campbell 0.65
208.Willie Anderson 0.64
209.David West 0.63
210.Christian Laettner 0.63
211.Bill Hanzlik 0.62
212.Charles Smith 0.62
213.Garrett Temple 0.61
214.Kevin Durant 0.60
215.Steve Mix 0.60
216.Eric Bledsoe 0.60
217.Kyle Lowry 0.60
218.Steve Hawes 0.59
219.Tyrone Corbin 0.59
220.Jayson Tatum 0.59
221.Grant Long 0.58
222.Ben Poquette 0.57
223.Jeff Hornacek 0.57
224.Lindsey Hunter 0.57
225.Trent Tucker 0.56
226.Brad Miller 0.56
227.Paul Pierce* 0.55
228.Billy Paultz 0.55
229.George McGinnis* 0.55
230.Clifford Robinson 0.55
231.Rick Barry* 0.54
232.Dennis Rodman* 0.53
233.Tom Gugliotta 0.53
234.Shaun Livingston 0.53
235.Gary Payton* 0.51
236.Travis Best 0.51
237.Nick Anderson 0.51
238.Shawn Kemp 0.51
239.Tracy McGrady* 0.51
240.Derek Harper 0.51
241.Sidney Moncrief* 0.50
242.Bob Sura 0.49
243.Roger Brown* 0.49
244.Darnell Hillman 0.48
245.Boris Diaw 0.48
246.Mike Conley 0.47
247.Ray Williams 0.47
248.Derek Fisher 0.46
249.Chris Morris 0.46
250.Tyson Chandler 0.46

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player DBPM
1.Nikola Jokić 3.06
2.David Robinson* 3.05
3.Nate McMillan 2.94
4.Mark Eaton 2.91
5.Draymond Green 2.77
6.Ben Wallace* 2.60
7.Tree Rollins 2.51
8.Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.48
9.Kyle Anderson 2.46
10.Bo Outlaw 2.46
11.George Johnson 2.45
12.Sam Lacey 2.43
13.Tim Duncan* 2.33
14.Marcus Camby 2.33
15.Andrei Kirilenko 2.30
16.Giannis Antetokounmpo 2.20
17.Bobby Jones* 2.19
18.Doc Rivers 2.19
19.John Salley 2.17
20.Kevin Garnett* 2.09
21.Joakim Noah 2.09
22.Michael Jordan* 2.05
23.Manu Ginóbili* 2.04
24.Chris Paul 2.02
25.Robert Horry 1.98
26.Thabo Sefolosha 1.97
27.Alvin Robertson 1.96
28.John Stockton* 1.93
29.Tony Allen 1.93
30.Jon Koncak 1.87
31.Theo Ratliff 1.86
32.Rudy Gobert 1.86
33.Shawn Bradley 1.84
34.Kawhi Leonard 1.83
35.Wes Unseld* 1.82
36.Marc Gasol 1.79
37.Scottie Pippen* 1.78
38.Larry Bird* 1.77
39.Dikembe Mutombo* 1.76
40.Quinn Buckner 1.75
41.Aaron McKie 1.74
42.Rich Kelley 1.74
43.Vlade Divac* 1.72
44.Andrew Bogut 1.69
45.Don Buse 1.67
46.Michael Ray Richardson 1.65
47.Patrick Ewing* 1.65
48.Paul Pressey 1.64
49.LeBron James 1.62
50.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1.61
51.Magic Johnson* 1.60
52.Fat Lever 1.60
53.Maurice Cheeks* 1.59
54.Foots Walker 1.58
55.Gerald Wallace 1.54
56.Jason Kidd* 1.54
57.Eddie Jones 1.52
58.Danny Green 1.51
59.Darrell Walker 1.51
60.Anthony Davis 1.51
61.Joel Embiid 1.51
62.Bruce Bowen 1.50
63.Alvan Adams 1.49
64.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1.48
65.Josh Smith 1.47
66.James Johnson 1.45
67.Bam Adebayo 1.42
68.Ron Harper 1.40
69.Brevin Knight 1.40
70.Alonzo Mourning* 1.39
71.Andre Iguodala 1.38
72.Mason Plumlee 1.37
73.Larry Nance 1.36
74.Royce O'Neale 1.35
75.Robert Covington 1.35
76.Mookie Blaylock 1.34
77.Jimmy Butler 1.34
78.Doug Christie 1.33
79.Clyde Drexler* 1.30
80.Alton Lister 1.29
81.Jerome Kersey 1.27
82.Shane Battier 1.27
83.Al Horford 1.27
84.Metta World Peace 1.24
85.Yao Ming* 1.24
86.Rick Mahorn 1.23
87.Kendrick Perkins 1.23
88.Julius Erving* 1.21
89.Dave Cowens* 1.20
90.Greg Anthony 1.19
91.Nenê 1.19
92.Patrick Beverley 1.19
93.Luka Dončić 1.18
94.Joe Ingles 1.18
95.Rasheed Wallace 1.16
96.Domantas Sabonis 1.16
97.Jusuf Nurkić 1.15
98.Clifford Ray 1.15
99.Chris Webber* 1.12
100.Jack Sikma* 1.12
101.Paul George 1.11
102.Kenyon Martin 1.10
103.Josh Hart 1.10
104.Gar Heard 1.09
105.Marcus Smart 1.09
106.Caldwell Jones 1.08
107.Michael Cooper* 1.08
108.Andrew Lang 1.07
109.Hot Rod Williams 1.06
110.Bob Lanier* 1.05
111.Dwight Howard* 1.03
112.Paul Millsap 1.02
113.James Posey 1.01
114.Kurt Rambis 1.00
115.Shawn Marion 1.00
116.Kurt Thomas 0.99
117.Amir Johnson 0.99
118.Trevor Ariza 0.97
119.Rajon Rondo 0.96
120.T.R. Dunn 0.96
121.Darryl Dawkins 0.96
122.Ervin Johnson 0.96
123.Chris Ford 0.94
124.Brent Barry 0.93
125.Kent Benson 0.92
126.Craig Ehlo 0.91
127.Karl Malone* 0.90
128.Myles Turner 0.89
129.Derrick White 0.89
130.Ricky Rubio 0.88
131.Anderson Varejão 0.88
132.Mario Chalmers 0.88
133.Mark West 0.87
134.Benoit Benjamin 0.86
135.Terrell Brandon 0.85
136.Derrick McKey 0.85
137.Lamar Odom 0.85
138.Gus Williams 0.85
139.Jarrett Allen 0.84
140.Rasho Nesterović 0.83
141.T.J. McConnell 0.83
142.DeMarcus Cousins 0.82
143.Dwyane Wade* 0.82
144.George Hill 0.82
145.Dan Majerle 0.82
146.Darrell Armstrong 0.81
147.Kelly Olynyk 0.81
148.Kerry Kittles 0.79
149.Jermaine O'Neal 0.78
150.Roy Hibbert 0.77
151.Charles Barkley* 0.77
152.Pau Gasol* 0.77
153.Nicolas Batum 0.77
154.Bill Laimbeer 0.76
155.Eric Snow 0.76
156.P.J. Brown 0.76
157.Grant Hill* 0.75
158.Terry Tyler 0.75
159.Anfernee Hardaway 0.75
160.Greg Ballard 0.75
161.Reggie Williams 0.75
162.Fred VanVleet 0.74
163.Jim Brewer 0.74
164.James Harden 0.74
165.Mario Elie 0.72
166.DeAndre Jordan 0.72
167.Shaquille O'Neal* 0.72
168.Bonzi Wells 0.71
169.P.J. Tucker 0.71
170.Luc Mbah a Moute 0.70
171.Samuel Dalembert 0.69
172.Lonnie Shelton 0.69
173.Danny Manning 0.69
174.Stacey Augmon 0.69
175.Herb Williams 0.69
176.George Lynch 0.68
177.Charles Oakley 0.68
178.Bryon Russell 0.68
179.Kirk Hinrich 0.67
180.Anthony Mason 0.67
181.Dejounte Murray 0.67
182.Derrick Favors 0.67
183.Hersey Hawkins 0.67
184.Jae Crowder 0.66
185.Al-Farouq Aminu 0.66
186.OG Anunoby 0.65
187.Corey Brewer 0.65
188.Elden Campbell 0.65
189.Willie Anderson 0.64
190.David West 0.63
191.Christian Laettner 0.63
192.Bill Hanzlik 0.62
193.Charles Smith 0.62
194.Garrett Temple 0.61
195.Kevin Durant 0.60
196.Steve Mix 0.60
197.Eric Bledsoe 0.60
198.Kyle Lowry 0.60
199.Steve Hawes 0.59
200.Tyrone Corbin 0.59
201.Jayson Tatum 0.59
202.Grant Long 0.58
203.Ben Poquette 0.57
204.Jeff Hornacek 0.57
205.Lindsey Hunter 0.57
206.George McGinnis* 0.57
207.Trent Tucker 0.56
208.Brad Miller 0.56
209.Paul Pierce* 0.55
210.Clifford Robinson 0.55
211.Rick Barry* 0.54
212.Dennis Rodman* 0.53
213.Tom Gugliotta 0.53
214.Shaun Livingston 0.53
215.Gary Payton* 0.51
216.Travis Best 0.51
217.Nick Anderson 0.51
218.Shawn Kemp 0.51
219.Tracy McGrady* 0.51
220.Derek Harper 0.51
221.Sidney Moncrief* 0.50
222.Bob Sura 0.49
223.Boris Diaw 0.48
224.Mike Conley 0.47
225.Artis Gilmore* 0.47
226.Ray Williams 0.47
227.Dan Roundfield 0.46
228.Derek Fisher 0.46
229.Chris Morris 0.46
230.Tyson Chandler 0.46
231.Chris Dudley 0.45
232.Terry Porter 0.45
233.John Starks 0.44
234.Kendall Gill 0.44
235.Marcin Gortat 0.44
236.Andre Drummond 0.44
237.Victor Oladipo 0.44
238.Bismack Biyombo 0.43
239.LaSalle Thompson 0.43
240.Toni Kukoč* 0.43
241.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 0.42
242.Dennis Johnson* 0.42
243.Rafer Alston 0.42
244.Horace Grant 0.42
245.Serge Ibaka 0.40
246.Hedo Türkoğlu 0.40
247.Russell Westbrook 0.40
248.Muggsy Bogues 0.39
249.Elvin Hayes* 0.39
250.Cliff Levingston 0.38

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player DBPM
1.Don Buse 3.01
2.Julius Erving* 2.57
3.Ted McClain 2.35
4.Mike Gale 2.30
5.Brian Taylor 2.00
6.Artis Gilmore* 1.62
7.Julius Keye 1.58
8.Wendell Ladner 1.56
9.Fatty Taylor 1.41
10.Billy Paultz 1.23
11.Caldwell Jones 1.15
12.Gene Littles 1.00
13.Walt Simon 0.74
14.Wil Jones 0.72
15.Gerald Govan 0.68
16.Darnell Hillman 0.61
17.George McGinnis* 0.51
18.Roger Brown* 0.49
19.Joe Caldwell 0.48
20.Warren Jabali 0.45
21.Gene Moore 0.36
22.George Gervin* 0.29
23.Jim Eakins 0.28
24.Jimmy Jones 0.27
25.Joe Hamilton 0.13
26.James Silas 0.04
27.Louie Dampier* 0.04
28.Mel Daniels* 0.03
29.Bob Warren -0.00
30.Bill Melchionni -0.02
31.Dave Robisch -0.14
32.Ralph Simpson -0.26
33.Zelmo Beaty* -0.29
34.Freddie Lewis -0.38
35.George Thompson -0.41
36.Red Robbins -0.48
37.Ron Boone -0.53
38.Chuck Williams -0.53
39.Dan Issel* -0.54
40.Byron Beck -0.57
41.Willie Wise -0.61
42.Mike Lewis -0.64
43.Rich Jones -0.69
44.John Roche -0.69
45.Lee Davis -0.69
46.Mack Calvin -0.71
47.Randy Denton -0.71
48.Goose Ligon -0.80
49.Tom Owens -0.84
50.Marv Roberts -0.85
51.Al Smith -0.96
52.Donnie Freeman -1.07
53.Bob Netolicky -1.10
54.Larry Kenon -1.12
55.Larry Miller -1.13
56.Johnny Neumann -1.25
57.Bill Keller -1.33
58.Steve Jones -1.50
59.George Carter -1.61
60.Cincy Powell -1.63
61.Stew Johnson -1.67
62.Glen Combs -1.76
63.John Beasley -1.91
64.George Lehmann -2.42