Quality Defensive Games - X*Cell's Blog

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Quality Defensive Games

Posted on November 9, 2010 at 05:36 PM.

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1 OR more Blocks

AND

1 OR more Steals

AND

3 OR less Personal Fouls

It's not perfect because of it's simplistic nature but you can check a barebones boxscore and determine a QDG, and when racked up over an entire season, the better defenders consistently top the charts.

Ben Wallace was a long-time QDG title holder. LeBron won the title last year.

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Title Holders (only dates back to 1987)

Year - Winner (QDG's); Runner Up
1987 - Michael Jordan (36); James Worthy (33)
1988 - Michael Jordan (35); Mike Gminsky (29)
1989 - Hot Rod Williams (34); R. Harper & R. Parish (31)
1990 - David Robinson (42); Larry Bird (29)
1991 - David Robinson (37); Dominique Wilkins (34)
1992 - Horace Grant (44); L. Nance & L. Simmons (39)
1993 - David Robinson (38); Ron Harper (32)
1994 - David Robinson (39); Clarence Weatherspoon (36)
1995 - David Robinson (40); Hakeem Olajuwon (31)
1996 - Robert Horry (30); David Robinson (29)
1997 - Kevin Garnett (41); Hakeem Olajuwon (35)
1998 - Kevin Garnett (39); Bo Outlaw (29)
1999 - Eddie Jones (23); D. Robinson & B. Wallace (22)
2000 - Bo Outlaw (40); Tracy McGrady (34)
2001 - Tracy McGrady (50); Ben Wallace (37)
2002 - Ben Wallace (51); Andrei Kirilenko (42)
2003 - Andrei Kirilenko (46); Ben Wallace (44)
2004 - Ben Wallace (56); Andrei Kirilenko (47)
2005 - Ben Wallace (48); Shawn Marion (41)
2006 - Ben Wallace (47); Shawn Marion (43)
2007 - Ben Wallace (48); Shawn Marion (36)
2008 - Ben Wallace (37); LeBron James (36)
2009 - Dwyane Wade (44); LeBron James (42)
2010 - LeBron James (41); Josh Smith (38)

Top 10 QDG's (Career)

498 - Ben Wallace
479 - Kevin Garnett
438 - David Robinson
356 - Hakeem Olajuwon
345 - Scottie Pippen
339 - Shawn Marion
334 - Tim Duncan
331 - Karl Malone
326 - Michael Jordan
321 - Horace Grant

(Rasheed Wallace & Andrei Kirilenko are also part of the 300-club)

Top 10 QDG's (Playoffs)

70 - Ben Wallace
54 - Tim Duncan
54 - Robert Horry
46 - Scottie Pippen
39 - Kevin Garnett
38 - Shaquille O'Neal
37 - Kobe Bryant
37 - Michael Jordan
36 - LeBron James
33 - David Robinson

(Charles Barkley & Horace Grant are also part of the 30-club)