Defensive rating


Defensive rating or defensive efficiency is a statistic used in basketball to measure an individual player's efficiency at preventing the other team from scoring points. It was created by author and statistician Dean Oliver.

Formula

The formula is: Defensive Player Rating = + Opponents Differential= 1/5 of possessions - Times blown by + Deflections * OAPDW. This stat can't be influenced by the defense of a player's teammates.