active nba defensive rating leaders guards

Jimmy Butler III has the lowest career defensive rating by an active guard, with a 104.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
active NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played leaders guards
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
104.8
10,101
300
33.7
16.6
4.8
3.4
1.6
0.5
5.5
12.1
44.9
0.9
2.8
32.6
4.8
5.9
82.4
56.6
1.3
3.5
1.5
4,994
1,437
1,010
478
144
449
436
+868
2Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
106.9
5,999
201
29.8
15.6
5.1
1.7
1.0
0.4
5.8
12.3
47.1
1.7
4.6
37.5
2.3
3.4
67.7
56.5
1.0
4.1
1.7
3,140
1,023
332
204
78
348
534
+630
3Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
107.6
43,025
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
4Marcus Smart
M. Smart
108.7
20,495
697
29.4
10.5
3.4
4.4
1.6
0.4
3.5
9.1
38.9
1.6
4.9
32.4
1.9
2.4
77.9
51.8
0.8
2.6
1.9
7,314
2,355
3,080
1,081
251
1,290
1,773
+1983
5James Harden
J. Harden
108.7
42,449
1,221
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
29,339
6,809
8,873
1,794
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
6Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
108.7
10,307
473
21.8
6.8
2.9
2.7
1.3
0.5
2.4
5.5
43.8
1.0
2.8
36.5
1.0
1.3
76.2
56.2
0.6
2.3
1.1
3,205
1,356
1,288
629
230
534
928
+1429
7Stephen Curry
S. Curry
108.9
36,303
1,069
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
26,528
4,973
6,743
1,602
282
3,308
2,385
+6266
8Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
109.0
6,462
312
20.7
5.0
2.1
1.1
1.6
0.8
1.9
4.3
44.0
0.9
2.6
34.7
0.4
0.5
70.3
55.8
0.6
1.6
0.6
1,567
662
336
509
248
176
548
+26
9Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
109.0
5,614
227
24.7
7.9
2.9
2.2
1.5
0.4
3.1
6.7
46.3
1.2
3.2
37.4
0.5
0.6
80.3
56.7
0.8
2.1
0.8
1,789
654
493
346
100
177
428
+1029
10Mike Conley
M. Conley
109.2
37,587
1,226
30.7
13.6
2.9
5.5
1.3
0.2
4.8
10.9
43.6
1.6
4.2
38.7
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.6
0.5
2.4
1.8
16,715
3,547
6,782
1,638
256
2,214
2,354
+2728
11Gary Payton II
G. Payton II
109.5
5,171
343
15.1
5.9
3.0
1.3
1.0
0.3
2.5
4.5
56.4
0.5
1.5
32.8
0.4
0.6
63.0
62.3
1.0
2.0
0.7
2,028
1,028
435
328
99
223
594
+66
12Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
109.7
35,718
1,090
32.8
15.9
4.2
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.2
13.4
46.1
1.6
4.2
37.0
1.9
2.4
79.0
54.7
1.0
3.2
2.6
17,287
4,585
6,762
1,526
541
2,819
2,274
+3118
13Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
109.8
25,844
793
32.6
19.6
3.5
2.3
0.9
0.5
7.3
16.1
45.3
3.1
7.6
41.3
1.8
2.1
85.8
57.4
0.5
3.1
1.7
15,531
2,795
1,843
676
413
1,336
1,624
+3914
14De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
110.1
9,272
405
22.9
9.5
3.6
2.7
1.4
0.5
3.4
8.2
41.0
1.5
4.2
35.8
1.2
1.5
78.9
53.1
0.8
2.9
1.4
3,833
1,474
1,113
579
192
579
819
+733
15Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
110.3
9,692
322
30.1
10.6
5.3
5.6
1.5
0.6
3.9
10.0
39.2
2.2
6.1
35.5
0.6
1.0
60.3
51.0
1.0
4.3
2.3
3,422
1,705
1,814
483
188
730
648
+200
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
110.5
20,586
609
33.8
25.1
4.3
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.3
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.3
5.1
84.4
57.5
0.8
3.5
2.7
15,272
2,640
2,928
844
193
1,645
1,463
+2960
17Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
110.6
17,550
530
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
18John Konchar
J. Konchar
110.9
6,387
363
17.6
4.3
4.0
1.5
0.9
0.4
1.6
3.5
46.9
0.6
1.8
34.9
0.4
0.5
72.7
57.7
1.1
3.0
0.5
1,546
1,462
548
323
162
188
436
+114
19Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
111.0
26,879
779
34.5
23.7
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.4
47.4
2.4
6.1
39.4
3.8
4.3
88.8
58.4
0.8
3.3
2.5
18,433
3,173
4,365
1,022
337
1,942
1,770
+1962
20Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
111.0
7,154
268
26.7
12.6
3.4
3.8
1.4
0.6
4.5
10.6
42.3
1.7
5.2
33.1
2.0
2.5
79.2
54.1
0.7
2.7
2.3
3,384
922
1,010
388
166
623
710
-17
21Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
111.0
18,000
514
35.0
29.2
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
22Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
111.2
17,192
550
31.3
14.9
3.4
5.7
1.4
0.5
5.0
12.5
40.1
2.5
6.8
37.1
2.3
2.7
86.2
54.4
0.4
3.0
1.7
8,204
1,884
3,121
757
253
910
1,205
+1913
23T.J. McConnell
T.J. McConnell
111.2
15,894
762
20.9
7.8
2.9
5.0
1.2
0.2
3.5
6.7
51.8
0.2
0.7
34.3
0.6
0.7
78.2
55.3
0.5
2.3
1.6
5,921
2,178
3,829
905
143
1,190
1,044
-779
24Jalen Williams
J. Williams
111.2
7,671
248
30.9
18.0
4.6
4.5
1.3
0.5
7.0
13.7
50.9
1.3
3.5
37.4
2.7
3.4
80.8
59.2
0.8
3.8
1.9
4,464
1,140
1,105
333
135
459
589
+1015
25DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
111.3
34,089
981
34.7
21.2
4.4
3.8
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.3
46.3
0.5
1.7
29.9
5.5
6.6
83.8
55.0
0.7
3.6
2.0
20,762
4,276
3,725
982
326
1,991
2,201
+317
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Heat Heat
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Bucks Bucks
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
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Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
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5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
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Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
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14.0
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76ers 76ers - x
45
37
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45
37
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15.0
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Hornets Hornets
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Heat Heat
43
39
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17.0
11
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32
50
.390
28.0
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Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
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20
62
.244
40.0
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Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
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Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
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64
18
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2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
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Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
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33
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42
40
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22.0
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42
40
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22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
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38.0
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Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
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38.0
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Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
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57
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14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
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42.0
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22
60
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