| Index | ||||
| Basketball | ||||
| NBA Defensive Player of the Year | NBA Rookie of the Year | |||
| 1960 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | ||
| 1961 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals | ||
| 1962 | Walt Bellamy | Chicago Zephyrs | ||
| 1963 | Terry Dischinger | Chicago Zephyrs | ||
| 1964 | Jerry Lucas | Cincinnati Royals | ||
| 1965 | Willis Reed | New York Knicks | ||
| 1966 | Rick Barry | San Francisco Warriors | ||
| 1967 | Dave Bing | Detroit Pistons | ||
| 1968 | Earl Monroe | Baltimore Bullets | ||
| 1969 | Wes Unseld | Baltimore Bullets | ||
| 1970 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Milwaukee Bucks | ||
| 1971 | Dave Cowens | Boston Celtics | ||
| 1972 | Sidney Wicks | Portland Trail Blazers | ||
| 1973 | Bob McAdoo | Buffalo Braves | ||
| 1974 | Ernie DiGregorio | Buffalo Braves | ||
| 1975 | Jamaal Wilkes | Golden State Warriors | ||
| 1976 | Alvan Adams | Phoenix Suns | ||
| 1977 | Adrian Dantley | Buffalo Braves | ||
| 1978 | Walter Davis | Phoenix Suns | ||
| 1979 | Phil Ford | Kansas City Kings | ||
| 1980 | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | ||
| 1981 | Darrell Griffith | Utah Jazz | ||
| 1982 | Buck Williams | New Jersey Nets | ||
| 1983 | Sidney Moncrief | Milwaukee Bucks | Terry Cummings | San Diego Clippers |
| 1984 | Sidney Moncrief | Milwaukee Bucks | Ralph Sampson | Houston Rockets |
| 1985 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
| 1986 | Alvin Robertson | San Antonio Spurs | Patrick Ewing | New York Knicks |
| 1987 | Michael Cooper | Los Angeles Lakers | Chuck Person | Indiana Pacers |
| 1988 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | Mark Jackson | New York Knicks |
| 1989 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | Mitch Richmond | Golden State Warriors |
| 1990 | Dennis Rodman | Detroit Pistons | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1991 | Dennis Rodman | Detroit Pistons | Derrick Coleman | New Jersey Nets |
| 1992 | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs | Larry Johnson | Charlotte Hornets |
| 1993 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | Shaquille O`Neal | Orlando Magic |
| 1994 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | Chris Webber | Golden State Warriors |
| 1995 | Dikembe Mutombo | Denver Nuggets | Grant Hill | Detroit Pistons |
| 1996 | Gary Payton | Seattle Supersonics | Damon Stoudamire | Toronto Raptors |
| 1997 | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta Flames | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1998 | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta Flames | Tim Duncan | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1999 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat | Vince Carter | Toronto Raptors |
| 2000 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat | Elton Brand | Chicago Bulls |
| 2001 | Dikembe Mutombo | Philadelphia 76ers | Mike Miller | Orlando Magic |
| 2002 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons | Pau Gasol | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2003 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons | Amare Stoudemire | Phoenix Suns |
| 2004 | Ron Artest | Indiana Pacers | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2005 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons | Emeka Okafor | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2006 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons | Chris Paul | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2007 | Marcus Camby | Denver Nuggets | Brandon Roy | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2008 | Kevin Garnett | Boston Celtics | Kevin Durant | Seattle Supersonics |
| 2009 | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic | Derrick Rose | Chicago Bulls |
| 2010 | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic | Tyreke Evans | Sacramento Kings |