The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Defensive Player of the Year is an annual Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) award given since the 1993 PBA season to the top defensive player of the season. Unlike the traditional player awards, which is given by the league, this citation is awarded by the PBA Press Corps.[1]
Since its inception, the award has been given to 20 individuals. The most recent award winner is Jio Jalalon of the Magnolia Hotshots.
| ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the PBA | |
| Inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame | ||
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has received the award | |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won |
| Season | Player | Position | Country of birth | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | San Miguel Beermen | ||||
| Center | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | ||||
| Forward | San Miguel Beermen (2) | ||||
| Center | |||||
| Forward | San Miguel Beermen (3) | ||||
| Forward | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | ||||
| (2) | Forward | Formula Shell Zoom Masters (2) | |||
| (2) | Forward | San Miguel Beermen (4) | |||
| (3) | Forward | Shell Turbo Chargers (3) | |||
| Forward | Red Bull Thunder | ||||
| Forward | Coca-Cola Tigers | ||||
| Forward | Sta. Lucia Realtors | ||||
| Forward | Purefoods Chunkee Giants (2) | ||||
| Guard | Air21 Express | ||||
| Forward | Air21 Express (2) | ||||
| (2) | Guard | Burger King Whoppers (3) | |||
| ^ | Forward | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |||
| (2) | Forward | Petron Blaze Boosters (5) | |||
| Forward | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (2) | ||||
| (2) | Forward | San Mig Coffee Mixers (3) | |||
| (3) | Forward | San Mig Coffee Mixers (4) | |||
| ^ | Center | San Miguel Beermen (6) | |||
| ^ | Guard | San Miguel Beermen (7) | |||
| ^ (2) | Guard | San Miguel Beermen (8) | |||
| ^ | Center | Blackwater Elite | |||
| ^ | Forward | NorthPort Batang Pier | |||
| ^ | Center | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | |||
| (3) | Forward | NorthPort Batang Pier (2) | |||
| ^ | Guard | Magnolia Hotshots (5) |
| Total | Player |
|---|---|
| 3 | Chris Jackson |
| Marc Pingris | |
| Arwind Santos | |
| 2 | Freddie Abuda |
| Wynne Arboleda | |
| Chris Ross |