2018 best defensive rating small forward

Robert Covington had the best defensive rating by a small forward in 2017-18, with a 102.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
2018 best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games small forward
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Robert Covington
R. Covington
102.5
2017-18
80
31.6
12.6
5.4
2.0
1.7
0.9
4.3
10.5
41.3
2.5
6.9
36.9
1.5
1.7
85.3
56.3
0.7
4.7
1.6
2,525
1,009
433
156
137
72
126
238
+543
2Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
103.4
2017-18
80
30.5
13.9
5.0
1.6
1.0
0.7
5.0
10.4
47.5
1.3
3.0
43.4
2.7
3.2
82.6
58.6
0.6
4.4
1.4
2,443
1,112
402
128
83
58
114
170
+344
3Joe Ingles
J. Ingles
105.5
2017-18
82
31.5
11.5
4.2
4.8
1.1
0.2
4.1
8.8
46.7
2.5
5.7
44.0
0.8
1.0
79.5
62.3
0.3
3.9
1.9
2,579
940
344
392
90
20
159
178
+267
4Paul George
P. George
106.0
2017-18
79
36.6
21.9
5.7
3.3
2.0
0.5
7.3
17.0
43.0
3.1
7.7
40.1
4.3
5.2
82.2
57.0
0.9
4.7
2.7
2,891
1,734
447
263
161
39
212
233
+226
5Josh Richardson
J. Richardson
106.2
2017-18
81
33.2
12.9
3.5
2.9
1.5
0.9
4.9
10.9
45.1
1.6
4.1
37.8
1.5
1.8
84.5
55.1
0.9
2.7
1.7
2,689
1,045
285
231
121
75
140
199
+40
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
106.6
2017-18
68
34.2
26.4
6.8
5.4
0.7
1.8
9.3
18.0
51.6
2.5
6.1
41.9
5.3
5.9
88.9
64.0
0.5
6.4
3.0
2,325
1,792
464
366
50
119
207
133
+347
7Otto Porter Jr.
O. Porter Jr.
106.6
2017-18
77
31.6
14.7
6.4
2.0
1.5
0.5
5.8
11.5
50.3
1.8
4.1
44.1
1.4
1.7
82.8
60.2
1.3
5.1
1.0
2,432
1,134
492
157
116
41
75
151
+287
8Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
107.0
2017-18
67
33.9
11.7
4.4
1.6
1.5
0.2
4.0
9.7
41.2
2.5
6.9
36.8
1.1
1.3
85.4
56.7
0.5
3.9
0.8
2,269
782
294
105
98
13
52
132
+378
9Kelly Oubre Jr.
K. Oubre Jr.
108.6
2017-18
81
27.5
11.8
4.5
1.2
1.0
0.4
3.9
9.8
40.3
1.6
4.6
34.1
2.4
2.9
82.0
53.4
0.7
3.8
1.1
2,231
953
363
98
80
35
90
234
-115
10Evan Turner
E. Turner
108.9
2017-18
79
25.7
8.2
3.1
2.2
0.6
0.4
3.3
7.3
44.7
0.5
1.7
31.8
1.2
1.4
85.0
52.0
0.4
2.7
1.3
2,034
649
244
173
47
29
99
163
-51
11LeBron James
L. James
109.0
2017-18
82
36.9
27.5
8.6
9.1
1.4
0.9
10.5
19.3
54.2
1.8
5.0
36.7
4.7
6.5
73.1
62.1
1.2
7.5
4.2
3,026
2,251
709
747
116
71
347
136
+104
12DeMarre Carroll
D. Carroll
110.4
2017-18
73
29.9
13.5
6.6
2.0
0.8
0.4
4.5
10.8
41.4
2.0
5.4
37.1
2.6
3.4
76.4
55.0
1.4
5.1
1.4
2,180
983
479
147
59
30
103
165
-66
13Taurean Prince
T. Prince
110.6
2017-18
82
30.0
14.1
4.7
2.6
1.0
0.5
5.1
11.9
42.6
2.1
5.6
38.5
1.9
2.2
84.4
54.9
0.6
4.1
2.3
2,459
1,158
389
214
85
42
191
168
-359
14Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
110.8
2017-18
82
36.4
20.1
5.2
4.0
1.5
0.3
7.2
15.5
46.6
1.8
5.0
35.9
3.9
4.4
88.4
57.7
0.5
4.7
2.3
2,982
1,652
429
328
119
21
191
270
+99
15Wesley Matthews
W. Matthews
111.1
2017-18
63
33.9
12.7
3.1
2.7
1.2
0.3
4.5
11.1
40.6
2.4
6.4
38.1
1.3
1.6
82.2
54.1
0.4
2.7
1.3
2,135
802
198
172
76
16
83
140
-321
16Denzel Valentine
D. Valentine
111.3
2017-18
77
27.2
10.2
5.1
3.2
0.8
0.1
3.9
9.4
41.7
1.9
4.8
38.6
0.5
0.7
74.5
52.7
0.6
4.5
1.3
2,095
783
393
244
65
11
99
185
-276
17Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
111.8
2017-18
80
30.8
14.3
3.4
1.5
0.7
0.1
5.1
10.7
47.4
1.9
4.8
40.2
2.2
2.6
86.8
60.5
0.4
3.0
1.3
2,464
1,141
270
119
55
8
106
129
+87
18Allen Crabbe
A. Crabbe
111.8
2017-18
75
29.3
13.2
4.3
1.6
0.6
0.5
4.5
11.0
40.7
2.7
7.1
37.8
1.5
1.8
85.2
55.8
0.4
3.9
1.0
2,197
990
324
117
47
35
78
168
-82
19E'Twaun Moore
E. Moore
112.1
2017-18
82
31.5
12.5
2.9
2.3
1.0
0.1
5.2
10.1
50.8
1.6
3.7
42.5
0.6
0.8
70.6
59.3
0.7
2.2
1.2
2,586
1,022
238
187
79
12
102
182
+151
20Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
112.8
2017-18
82
36.3
17.7
4.4
2.0
1.1
0.6
6.9
15.9
43.8
1.4
4.1
33.1
2.5
3.8
64.3
50.5
1.0
3.4
1.7
2,979
1,452
358
160
91
51
138
163
+208
21Jonathon Simmons
J. Simmons
112.8
2017-18
69
29.4
13.9
3.5
2.5
0.8
0.2
5.1
11.0
46.5
1.0
3.0
33.8
2.7
3.5
76.8
55.5
0.9
2.6
2.1
2,029
962
239
171
58
16
146
175
-294
22Wilson Chandler
W. Chandler
113.1
2017-18
74
31.5
10.0
5.4
2.1
0.6
0.5
3.8
8.5
44.5
1.2
3.3
35.8
1.2
1.5
77.2
54.2
1.4
4.0
1.2
2,331
738
398
159
43
39
92
156
+62
23Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
113.2
2017-18
82
28.6
11.0
3.1
1.6
0.9
0.2
4.1
9.4
44.0
1.1
3.2
35.6
1.5
2.0
74.7
53.1
0.6
2.5
1.5
2,343
898
257
135
73
17
124
233
-243
24Bogdan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
113.2
2017-18
78
27.9
11.8
2.9
3.3
0.9
0.2
4.4
9.9
44.6
1.7
4.2
39.2
1.3
1.5
84.0
55.6
0.4
2.5
1.6
2,175
917
223
258
72
16
125
172
-362
25T.J. Warren
T.J. Warren
114.2
2017-18
65
33.0
19.6
5.1
1.3
1.0
0.6
8.1
16.4
49.8
0.3
1.4
22.2
3.0
3.9
75.7
54.1
1.9
3.2
1.3
2,142
1,271
333
85
65
41
85
149
-431
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2
26
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.578
7.0
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11.0
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13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
14
.682
6.0
3
29
15
.659
7.0
4
26
15
.634
8.5
5
26
16
.619
9.0
6
27
17
.614
9.0
7
27
17
.614
9.0
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.556
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.500
14.0
10
19
24
.442
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