best defensive rating for shooting guards 2002

Paul Pierce had the lowest defensive rating by a shooting guard in 2001-02, with a 99.2 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games for shooting guards 2002
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
99.2
2001-02
BOS BOS
82
40.3
26.1
6.9
3.2
1.9
1.0
8.6
19.5
44.2
2.6
6.3
40.4
6.3
7.8
80.9
57.0
1.0
5.9
2.9
3,302
2,144
566
261
154
86
241
237
+314
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
99.7
2001-02
PHI PHI
60
43.7
31.4
4.5
5.5
2.8
0.2
11.1
27.8
39.8
1.3
4.5
29.1
7.9
9.8
81.2
48.9
0.7
3.8
4.0
2,622
1,883
269
331
168
13
237
102
+278
3Eddie Jones
E. Jones
100.2
2001-02
MIA MIA
81
39.0
18.3
4.7
3.2
1.4
1.0
6.4
14.8
43.2
1.8
4.7
39.0
3.7
4.4
83.7
54.6
0.8
3.9
1.8
3,156
1,480
378
262
117
77
148
258
+72
4Doug Christie
D. Christie
100.8
2001-02
SAC SAC
81
34.5
12.0
4.6
4.2
2.0
0.3
4.2
9.1
46.0
1.1
3.2
35.2
2.5
3.0
85.1
57.8
0.9
3.7
2.0
2,798
972
374
340
160
25
164
209
+485
5Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
100.8
2001-02
NJN NJN
82
31.7
13.4
3.4
2.6
1.6
0.4
5.3
11.5
46.6
1.2
3.0
40.5
1.6
2.1
74.4
54.2
0.8
2.5
1.3
2,601
1,102
275
216
130
31
109
108
+234
6Bonzi Wells
B. Wells
102.5
2001-02
POR POR
74
31.7
17.0
6.0
2.8
1.5
0.3
6.6
14.0
46.9
0.9
2.3
38.4
2.9
3.9
74.1
53.8
1.6
4.4
2.6
2,348
1,255
444
204
113
25
191
208
+175
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
102.9
2001-02
LAL LAL
80
38.3
25.2
5.5
5.5
1.5
0.4
9.4
20.0
46.9
0.4
1.7
25.0
6.1
7.4
82.9
54.4
1.4
4.1
2.8
3,063
2,019
441
438
118
35
223
228
+444
8Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
103.4
2001-02
ORL ORL
76
38.3
25.6
7.9
5.3
1.6
1.0
9.4
20.9
45.1
1.4
3.7
36.4
5.5
7.3
74.8
53.2
2.0
5.9
2.5
2,912
1,948
597
400
119
73
189
139
+291
9Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
103.6
2001-02
PHX PHX
80
30.8
12.0
4.4
4.1
1.5
0.4
4.9
11.6
41.8
0.3
1.0
27.7
2.0
2.4
81.0
47.2
1.2
3.2
2.4
2,462
959
350
324
122
32
189
184
-67
10Steve Smith
S. Smith
104.2
2001-02
SAS SAS
77
28.7
11.6
2.5
2.0
0.7
0.2
4.0
8.9
45.5
1.5
3.2
47.2
2.1
2.4
87.8
58.8
0.6
1.9
1.4
2,211
895
193
151
54
15
108
158
+292
11Brent Barry
B. Barry
104.2
2001-02
SEA SEA
81
37.5
14.4
5.4
5.3
1.8
0.5
5.0
9.8
50.8
2.0
4.8
42.4
2.4
2.9
84.6
65.2
0.7
4.7
2.0
3,040
1,164
441
426
147
37
165
182
+200
12Antonio Daniels
A. Daniels
104.5
2001-02
SAS SAS
82
26.5
9.2
2.1
2.8
0.6
0.1
3.3
7.5
44.0
0.7
2.4
29.1
1.9
2.6
75.2
53.4
0.3
1.9
0.9
2,175
753
176
228
48
12
70
104
+264
13Vince Carter
V. Carter
104.8
2001-02
TOR TOR
60
39.8
24.7
5.2
4.0
1.6
0.7
9.3
21.8
42.8
2.0
5.2
38.7
4.1
5.1
79.8
51.5
2.3
2.9
2.6
2,385
1,484
313
239
94
43
154
191
+66
14Quentin Richardson
Q. Richardson
107.0
2001-02
LAC LAC
81
26.6
13.3
4.1
1.6
1.0
0.3
4.9
11.4
43.2
1.6
4.3
38.1
1.8
2.3
76.5
53.4
1.4
2.7
1.3
2,152
1,076
334
128
78
21
102
142
+77
15Shane Battier
S. Battier
107.6
2001-02
MEM MEM
78
39.7
14.4
5.4
2.8
1.6
1.0
5.3
12.3
42.9
1.3
3.5
37.3
2.5
3.6
70.0
51.8
2.3
3.1
2.0
3,097
1,125
418
216
121
81
155
215
-289
16Anthony Peeler
A. Peeler
107.6
2001-02
MIN MIN
82
25.1
9.0
2.5
2.2
0.7
0.1
3.5
8.3
42.1
1.4
3.5
39.2
0.6
0.7
86.2
51.9
0.5
2.1
0.9
2,060
737
206
177
61
11
76
137
+17
17Reggie Miller
R. Miller
107.7
2001-02
IND IND
79
36.6
16.5
2.8
3.2
1.1
0.1
5.2
11.6
45.3
2.3
5.6
40.6
3.7
4.1
91.1
61.7
0.3
2.5
1.5
2,889
1,304
219
253
88
10
120
143
-7
18David Wesley
D. Wesley
108.1
2001-02
CHA CHA
67
37.1
14.2
2.1
3.5
1.1
0.2
5.4
13.6
40.0
1.3
3.8
33.2
2.1
2.8
73.4
47.9
0.7
1.5
1.8
2,487
951
143
236
74
15
119
147
-77
19Wally Szczerbiak
W. Szczerbiak
108.3
2001-02
MIN MIN
82
38.0
18.7
4.8
3.1
0.8
0.3
7.4
14.6
50.7
1.1
2.3
45.5
2.8
3.3
83.1
58.0
1.5
3.3
2.2
3,117
1,531
391
257
66
21
181
188
+277
20Ray Allen
R. Allen
108.8
2001-02
MIL MIL
69
36.6
21.8
4.5
3.9
1.3
0.3
7.7
16.6
46.2
3.3
7.7
43.4
3.1
3.6
87.3
59.8
1.2
3.3
2.3
2,525
1,503
312
271
88
18
159
157
+49
21Trenton Hassell
T. Hassell
109.7
2001-02
CHI CHI
78
28.7
8.7
3.3
2.2
0.7
0.6
3.4
8.1
42.5
0.8
2.1
36.4
1.1
1.5
76.3
50.2
0.8
2.4
1.3
2,237
681
255
172
55
44
101
184
-464
22Allan Houston
A. Houston
109.8
2001-02
NYK NYK
77
37.8
20.4
3.3
2.5
0.7
0.1
7.4
16.9
43.7
1.8
4.5
39.3
3.8
4.4
87.0
54.0
0.5
2.8
2.2
2,914
1,567
252
190
54
10
170
182
-346
23Jason Richardson
J. Richardson
110.2
2001-02
GSW GSW
80
32.9
14.4
4.3
3.0
1.3
0.4
5.8
13.6
42.6
1.0
3.1
33.3
1.8
2.6
67.1
48.7
1.6
2.7
2.0
2,629
1,151
340
236
106
31
160
195
-274
24Cuttino Mobley
C. Mobley
110.2
2001-02
HOU HOU
74
42.1
21.7
4.1
2.5
1.5
0.5
8.0
18.4
43.8
2.0
5.1
39.5
3.6
4.2
85.0
53.7
0.9
3.2
2.4
3,116
1,606
300
187
109
37
180
189
-191
25Wesley Person
W. Person
110.5
2001-02
CLE CLE
78
35.8
15.1
3.8
2.2
1.0
0.5
6.0
12.1
49.5
1.8
4.1
44.4
1.3
1.6
79.8
58.9
0.6
3.1
0.9
2,793
1,176
294
173
77
37
74
93
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EasternWLPCTGB
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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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7.0
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Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
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8.0
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Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
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46
36
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37
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45
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17
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2.0
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49
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37
45
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26
56
.317
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26
56
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25
57
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22
60
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22
60
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