Voici l’historique du titre de meilleur défenseur de la NBA :
| Par match | Shoot | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | Joueur | Age | EQU | M | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | INT | CTR | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 2012-13 | Marc Gasol | 28 | MEM | 80 | 35.0 | 14.1 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .494 | .071 | .848 |
| 2011-12 | Tyson Chandler | 29 | NYK | 62 | 33.2 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .679 | .000 | .689 |
| 2010-11 | Dwight Howard | 25 | ORL | 78 | 37.6 | 22.9 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | .593 | .000 | .596 |
| 2009-10 | Dwight Howard | 24 | ORL | 82 | 34.7 | 18.3 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.8 | .612 | .000 | .592 |
| 2008-09 | Dwight Howard | 23 | ORL | 79 | 35.7 | 20.6 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | .572 | .000 | .594 |
| 2007-08 | Kevin Garnett | 31 | BOS | 71 | 32.8 | 18.8 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .539 | .000 | .801 |
| 2006-07 | Marcus Camby | 32 | DEN | 70 | 33.8 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 | .473 | .000 | .729 |
| 2005-06 | Ben Wallace | 31 | DET | 82 | 35.2 | 7.3 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .510 | .000 | .416 |
| 2004-05 | Ben Wallace | 30 | DET | 74 | 36.1 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | .453 | .111 | .428 |
| 2003-04 | Metta World Peace | 24 | IND | 73 | 37.2 | 18.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | .421 | .310 | .733 |
| 2002-03 | Ben Wallace | 28 | DET | 73 | 39.4 | 6.9 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | .481 | .167 | .450 |
| 2001-02 | Ben Wallace | 27 | DET | 80 | 36.5 | 7.6 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | .531 | .000 | .423 |
| 2000-01 | Dikembe Mutombo | 34 | TOT | 75 | 34.5 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.7 | .484 | .725 | |
| 1999-00 | Alonzo Mourning | 29 | MIA | 79 | 34.8 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 3.7 | .551 | .000 | .711 |
| 1998-99 | Alonzo Mourning | 28 | MIA | 46 | 38.1 | 20.1 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.9 | .511 | .000 | .652 |
| 1997-98 | Dikembe Mutombo | 31 | ATL | 82 | 35.6 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | .537 | .670 | |
| 1996-97 | Dikembe Mutombo | 30 | ATL | 80 | 37.2 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | .527 | .705 | |
| 1995-96 | Gary Payton | 27 | SEA | 81 | 39.0 | 19.3 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 0.2 | .484 | .328 | .748 |
| 1994-95 | Dikembe Mutombo | 28 | DEN | 82 | 37.8 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.9 | .556 | .654 | |
| 1993-94 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 31 | HOU | 80 | 41.0 | 27.3 | 11.9 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 | .528 | .421 | .716 |
| 1992-93 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 30 | HOU | 82 | 39.5 | 26.1 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .529 | .000 | .779 |
| 1991-92 | David Robinson | 26 | SAS | 68 | 37.7 | 23.2 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 4.5 | .551 | .125 | .701 |
| 1990-91 | Dennis Rodman | 29 | DET | 82 | 33.5 | 8.2 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | .493 | .200 | .631 |
| 1989-90 | Dennis Rodman | 28 | DET | 82 | 29.0 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .581 | .111 | .654 |
| 1988-89 | Mark Eaton | 32 | UTA | 82 | 35.5 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | .462 | .660 | |
| 1987-88 | Michael Jordan | 24 | CHI | 82 | 40.4 | 35.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.6 | .535 | .132 | .841 |
| 1986-87 | Michael Cooper | 30 | LAL | 82 | 27.5 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .438 | .385 | .851 |
| 1985-86 | Alvin Robertson | 23 | SAS | 82 | 35.1 | 17.0 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | .514 | .276 | .795 |
| 1984-85 | Mark Eaton | 28 | UTA | 82 | 34.3 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 5.6 | .449 | .712 | |
| 1983-84 | Sidney Moncrief | 26 | MIL | 79 | 38.9 | 20.9 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | .498 | .278 | .848 |
| 1982-83 | Sidney Moncrief | 25 | MIL | 76 | 35.7 | 22.5 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | .524 | .100 | .826 |
