re: MJ vs Kobe vs LBJ .... comparison thru 10 seasons

NBA/ABA
Rank Player DRtg
1. Gar Heard 95.30
2. Tim Duncan 95.43
3. Dave Cowens* 95.52
4. David Robinson* 95.65
5. Ben Wallace 95.76
6. Clifford Ray 96.26
7. Wes Unseld* 96.31
8. Sam Lacey 96.45
9. Jim Ard 96.53
10. George Johnson 96.67
11. Paul Silas 96.77
12. Elvin Hayes* 97.36
13. George McGinnis 97.61
14. Kim Hughes 97.66
15. Hakeem Olajuwon* 97.89
16. Connie Hawkins* 98.08
17. Bob Lanier* 98.40
18. Dwight Howard 98.43
19. Jim Brewer 98.51
20. Marcus Camby 98.53
21. Steve Mix 98.72
22. Mel Daniels* 98.91
23. Kevin Garnett 99.00
24. Patrick Ewing* 99.08
25. Yao Ming 99.10
26. Rich Kelley 99.18
27. Dikembe Mutombo 99.19
28. Bobby Jones 99.25
29. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 99.30
30. Len Elmore 99.33
31. Rick Barry* 99.44
32. Julius Erving* 99.53
33. Alonzo Mourning 99.57
34. Ted McClain 99.59
35. Truck Robinson 99.74
36. Bob McAdoo* 99.75
37. Manu Ginobili 99.84
38. Marvin Webster 99.92
39. Alvan Adams 99.94
40. Jermaine O'Neal 100.01
41. Shawn Kemp 100.14
42. Darryl Dawkins 100.25
43. Dennis Rodman* 100.26
44. Jim Chones 100.27
45. Tree Rollins 100.36
46. Mark Eaton 100.37
47. Bruce Seals 100.37
48. Darnell Hillman 100.43
49. Spencer Haywood 100.44
50. Bob Dandridge 100.48
51. Mike Green 100.60
52. Jo Jo White 100.83
53. Shawn Bradley 100.92
54. Rasheed Wallace 100.96
55. Chris Webber 100.96
56. Steve Hawes 101.01
57. Rajon Rondo 101.02
58. Karl Malone* 101.05
59. Sidney Wicks 101.08
60. Quinn Buckner 101.09
61. Kurt Thomas 101.13
62. Theo Ratliff 101.18
63. Robert Horry 101.19
64. Shawn Marion 101.19
65. Al Skinner 101.21
66. Dan Roundfield 101.23
67. Shaquille O'Neal 101.26
68. Jimmy Jones 101.28
69. Kenyon Martin 101.29
70. Bonzi Wells 101.32
71. Billy Paultz 101.33
72. Vlade Divac 101.38
73. Jack Sikma 101.38
74. Artis Gilmore* 101.40
75. Larry Bird* 101.44
76. Fred Brown 101.48
77. Paul Westphal 101.48
78. Ervin Johnson 101.48
79. Mickey Johnson 101.50
80. Scottie Pippen* 101.51
81. Kendrick Perkins 101.55
82. Foots Walker 101.58
83. Caldwell Jones 101.60
84. Tyson Chandler 101.64
85. Jeff Foster 101.68
86. Marvin Barnes 101.68
87. Lonnie Shelton 101.70
88. Coby Dietrick 101.73
89. Chris Dudley 101.74
90. Bo Outlaw 101.82
91. Mike Gale 101.83
92. Wil Jones 101.88
93. Brian Grant 101.88
94. Robert Parish* 101.88
95. Rasho Nesterovic 102.00
96. Jason Kidd 102.00
97. LeBron James 102.03
98. Carlos Boozer 102.03
99. M.L. Carr 102.04
100. P.J. Brown 102.05
101. Tim Bassett 102.06
102. Aaron McKie 102.06
103. Samuel Dalembert 102.14
104. Larry Kenon 102.17
105. Mike Bantom 102.22
106. Charles Oakley 102.24
107. Pete Maravich* 102.24
108. Bruce Bowen 102.25
109. Nazr Mohammed 102.25
110. Swen Nater 102.25
111. Elden Campbell 102.26
112. John Drew 102.33
113. Maurice Lucas 102.35
114. Fatty Taylor 102.36
115. Alton Lister 102.40
116. Chris Ford 102.40
117. Andrei Kirilenko 102.44
118. Gus Williams 102.47
119. Paul Pierce 102.47
120. Charlie Scott 102.50
121. Rick Mahorn 102.51
122. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 102.51
123. John Johnson 102.54
124. Dale Davis 102.63
125. Jan Van Breda Kolff 102.65
126. Henry Bibby 102.68
127. Nene Hilario 102.70
128. Bingo Smith 102.71
129. Lionel Hollins 102.72
130. Don Buse 102.81
131. Josh Smith 102.82

132. Michael Jordan

Tells you everything you need to know about the Defensive Rating statistic. The likes of Pistol Pete and Jason Kidd are better than Jordan defensively. Hell, Carlos Boozer is on the same level as Lebron......thats right Carlos Boozer.