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.[1] Oliver introduced the defensive rating statistic in his 2004 book, Basketball on Paper.[2]

  1. ^ Fromal, Adam (January 27, 2012). "Understanding the NBA: Explaining Advanced Defensive Stats and Metrics". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Calculating Individual Offensive and Defensive Ratings". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2023.