best defensive rating for shooting guards 2002-03 to 2011-12

Between the 2002-03 and 2011-12 seasons, Kerry Kittles had the best defensive rating by a shooting guard, with a 98.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games for shooting guards 2002-03 to 2011-12
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
98.7
158
31.9
12.6
3.9
2.5
1.5
0.5
5.0
11.0
45.6
1.2
3.3
35.3
1.4
1.8
77.9
53.3
0.7
3.2
1.0
5,036
1,989
611
396
234
73
157
266
+456
2Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
99.6
667
27.9
15.2
4.0
3.9
1.5
0.3
4.9
10.7
45.2
1.5
4.1
37.3
3.9
4.7
83.5
59.1
0.8
3.2
2.1
18,605
10,114
2,638
2,618
984
226
1,391
1,488
+3846
3George Lynch
G. Lynch
100.1
81
18.5
4.5
4.4
1.3
0.8
0.2
1.8
4.4
40.9
0.3
1.0
35.4
0.5
0.9
55.4
46.4
1.7
2.6
0.6
1,497
363
353
104
66
19
52
136
+129
4Iman Shumpert
I. Shumpert
101.1
59
28.9
9.5
3.2
2.8
1.7
0.1
3.6
9.1
40.1
0.8
2.7
30.6
1.5
1.8
79.8
48.4
0.7
2.4
1.9
1,705
563
186
164
101
8
111
173
+113
5Paul George
P. George
101.2
127
25.4
10.0
4.7
1.8
1.3
0.5
3.6
8.1
44.5
1.0
2.9
35.2
1.8
2.2
78.8
55.0
0.7
3.9
1.5
3,223
1,274
594
223
170
64
187
318
+240
6Bonzi Wells
B. Wells
101.5
341
26.4
12.1
4.7
2.1
1.4
0.4
4.7
10.7
44.2
0.3
1.2
29.6
2.3
3.2
70.8
49.9
1.3
3.4
2.0
9,003
4,114
1,615
706
468
121
695
895
+219
7Tony Allen
T. Allen
101.7
466
19.8
7.8
2.8
1.3
1.3
0.4
2.9
6.0
48.2
0.1
0.5
28.4
1.9
2.5
74.5
54.9
0.9
1.9
1.4
9,213
3,634
1,299
622
584
194
651
1,047
+510
8Vincent Yarbrough
V. Yarbrough
101.8
59
23.4
6.9
2.7
2.2
1.0
0.6
2.8
7.3
39.3
0.4
1.3
26.9
0.8
1.1
79.0
44.6
0.6
2.1
1.4
1,381
406
162
130
57
33
81
145
-180
9Lucious Harris
L. Harris
101.9
77
25.6
10.3
3.0
2.0
0.7
0.1
3.9
9.4
41.3
0.6
1.8
34.6
2.0
2.5
80.4
49.4
0.8
2.2
0.9
1,973
795
232
155
53
8
71
95
+112
10Evan Turner
E. Turner
102.2
143
24.5
8.2
4.8
2.4
0.6
0.2
3.4
7.8
43.6
0.2
0.7
26.9
1.2
1.6
74.7
48.1
0.5
4.3
1.3
3,510
1,175
682
339
89
34
185
255
+4
11Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
102.4
206
38.5
24.5
6.7
4.6
1.5
0.6
8.0
19.1
41.6
1.7
5.1
32.4
7.0
8.7
80.7
53.5
1.0
5.6
3.6
7,935
5,057
1,377
953
318
127
743
583
+59
12Fred Hoiberg
F. Hoiberg
102.5
218
17.7
5.1
2.7
1.2
0.7
0.1
1.7
3.6
46.2
0.7
1.6
44.7
1.0
1.2
85.1
61.0
0.3
2.4
0.4
3,860
1,111
586
264
156
30
89
300
+294
13Doug Christie
D. Christie
102.7
221
32.6
8.8
3.9
4.2
1.9
0.4
3.3
7.3
45.1
0.6
1.8
35.1
1.7
2.0
84.2
54.3
0.8
3.1
1.9
7,200
1,950
861
936
420
97
409
488
+937
14Jon Barry
J. Barry
102.8
226
19.6
6.4
2.2
2.4
0.9
0.1
2.2
5.1
43.1
1.0
2.4
40.3
1.0
1.2
85.6
56.8
0.4
1.8
1.0
4,421
1,447
493
546
193
32
223
290
+503
15Rodney White
R. White
102.9
72
21.7
9.0
3.0
1.7
0.6
0.4
3.6
8.9
40.8
0.4
1.9
23.9
1.4
1.7
78.4
46.9
0.6
2.4
2.2
1,563
650
213
121
45
32
156
134
-309
16Ron Mercer
R. Mercer
103.0
111
19.7
6.8
1.8
1.2
0.6
0.2
3.0
7.3
41.3
0.0
0.2
21.7
0.7
0.9
79.6
44.1
0.4
1.5
0.7
2,187
751
203
134
63
19
80
160
+13
17Ronnie Brewer
R. Brewer
103.0
337
23.5
7.8
2.9
1.7
1.3
0.2
3.1
6.3
49.8
0.1
0.6
23.7
1.4
2.1
67.8
54.2
0.9
2.0
0.8
7,921
2,643
973
589
435
83
260
380
+788
18Alvin Williams
A. Williams
103.0
56
30.9
8.8
2.7
4.0
1.0
0.2
3.6
8.9
40.5
0.5
1.6
29.2
1.2
1.5
77.6
46.3
0.3
2.4
1.4
1,730
494
150
224
55
10
78
114
-197
19Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
103.3
535
37.5
26.2
5.2
6.4
1.8
1.1
9.2
18.9
48.7
0.6
2.0
29.1
7.2
9.3
77.1
56.9
1.3
3.9
3.6
20,039
13,999
2,773
3,422
969
577
1,919
1,367
+2208
20Eddie Jones
E. Jones
103.5
314
31.0
12.2
3.6
2.5
1.2
0.4
4.1
10.1
41.0
1.7
4.6
36.3
2.2
2.8
81.2
53.9
0.5
3.1
1.2
9,740
3,824
1,135
786
381
110
383
760
+372
21Brent Barry
B. Barry
103.7
420
23.3
7.8
2.6
3.0
0.8
0.2
2.6
5.7
45.8
1.4
3.4
40.8
1.2
1.4
81.9
61.5
0.4
2.3
1.2
9,772
3,284
1,108
1,243
356
93
506
675
+737
22Stephen Jackson
S. Jackson
103.9
309
34.6
16.8
4.2
3.1
1.4
0.5
6.0
14.4
41.9
1.5
4.5
33.3
3.2
4.1
78.7
51.8
0.8
3.4
2.7
10,698
5,182
1,303
949
441
144
847
755
+123
23Thabo Sefolosha
T. Sefolosha
104.1
343
22.2
5.3
3.7
1.4
0.9
0.4
2.1
4.7
44.0
0.4
1.3
33.2
0.7
1.0
70.8
51.4
0.7
3.0
1.0
7,615
1,813
1,269
492
325
142
338
631
+298
24Luther Head
L. Head
104.2
280
24.0
8.9
2.6
2.2
0.8
0.1
3.2
7.6
42.6
1.5
3.7
38.9
1.0
1.3
77.1
54.7
0.3
2.3
1.4
6,713
2,493
733
619
227
32
380
430
+153
25Rodney Buford
R. Buford
104.4
64
20.5
7.0
3.0
1.0
0.6
0.1
2.9
7.6
38.2
0.5
1.7
31.5
0.6
0.7
82.2
43.7
0.5
2.4
0.5
1,313
445
189
63
40
4
35
101
-237
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56
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53
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3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
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5
52
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49
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45
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.549
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8
42
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22.0
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