best defensive rating for small forward 2010s

Between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons, Tony Allen had the best defensive rating by a small forward, with a 98.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games for small forward 2010s
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tony Allen
T. Allen
98.3
63
26.2
8.6
4.4
1.4
2.0
0.5
3.6
7.2
49.5
0.2
0.5
34.5
1.3
2.0
62.7
52.8
1.6
2.8
1.4
1,648
539
280
86
129
30
86
166
+251
2Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
99.5
467
30.8
17.7
6.3
2.4
1.8
0.7
6.4
12.9
49.5
1.4
3.6
38.3
3.5
4.1
84.8
59.9
1.3
5.1
1.5
14,404
8,250
2,950
1,123
829
313
679
793
+2764
3Kent Bazemore
K. Bazemore
100.0
75
27.8
11.6
5.1
2.3
1.3
0.5
4.3
9.7
44.1
1.5
4.1
35.7
1.6
2.0
81.5
55.1
0.4
4.7
1.8
2,083
872
379
171
98
38
138
176
+76
4Thabo Sefolosha
T. Sefolosha
101.3
277
20.7
6.2
4.0
1.3
1.2
0.4
2.4
5.1
46.7
0.6
1.7
36.0
0.8
1.1
71.4
55.3
0.7
3.3
0.8
5,745
1,704
1,111
349
329
106
219
373
+267
5Danny Green
D. Green
101.3
68
24.3
9.1
3.4
1.5
1.0
0.9
3.2
7.4
43.2
1.9
4.7
41.5
0.7
0.9
79.4
58.0
0.4
3.0
1.1
1,651
618
229
104
65
61
76
107
+331
6Kyle Anderson
K. Anderson
101.3
300
19.6
5.3
3.9
1.9
1.0
0.5
2.1
4.4
49.2
0.2
0.6
32.4
0.9
1.2
70.6
54.6
0.7
3.3
0.9
5,882
1,601
1,171
572
295
159
260
414
+425
7Paul George
P. George
102.0
477
36.1
22.5
6.9
3.7
1.9
0.4
7.5
17.5
43.2
2.7
7.2
38.1
4.6
5.5
85.0
56.5
1.0
5.9
2.9
17,201
10,709
3,297
1,777
901
203
1,371
1,319
+1827
8Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
102.2
52
16.1
5.3
3.0
2.1
0.3
0.3
1.9
4.4
43.7
0.3
0.6
45.5
1.1
1.6
67.5
51.0
0.4
2.5
1.0
837
273
154
110
16
15
53
35
+85
9Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
102.6
455
29.1
14.9
4.6
3.0
0.9
0.4
4.9
11.0
45.1
1.5
4.0
37.3
3.5
4.3
83.0
58.0
0.5
4.1
2.0
13,257
6,784
2,072
1,347
401
184
890
1,113
+1410
10Lamar Odom
L. Odom
103.2
50
20.5
6.6
4.2
1.7
0.4
0.4
2.5
7.0
35.2
0.6
2.2
25.2
1.2
2.0
59.2
42.3
0.7
3.4
1.0
1,027
332
208
83
20
18
52
97
-77
11Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
103.7
364
32.0
11.4
6.3
2.3
1.4
0.7
4.0
8.6
45.8
0.6
1.9
32.0
2.9
4.0
72.8
55.0
1.3
5.0
1.8
11,666
4,163
2,305
833
492
246
666
738
+355
12Quentin Richardson
Q. Richardson
103.7
181
21.6
6.3
3.7
0.9
0.7
0.2
2.2
5.6
39.8
1.2
3.5
36.2
0.6
0.8
75.9
53.0
0.7
3.1
0.7
3,903
1,142
675
169
123
29
124
317
+209
13Carlos Delfino
C. Delfino
104.0
245
29.0
10.6
4.2
2.3
1.2
0.2
3.8
9.5
40.2
2.0
5.3
36.9
1.0
1.2
80.2
52.8
0.5
3.7
1.3
7,095
2,586
1,022
572
303
48
314
423
+93
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
104.1
695
36.9
28.0
7.4
4.4
1.1
1.2
9.4
18.9
50.1
2.0
5.3
38.4
7.0
8.0
88.5
62.6
0.7
6.8
3.2
25,652
19,445
5,162
3,089
774
813
2,196
1,362
+4830
15James Johnson
J. Johnson
104.1
333
19.6
7.0
3.4
1.6
0.8
1.0
2.9
6.0
47.9
0.2
1.0
25.7
1.1
1.5
68.2
52.8
0.9
2.5
1.3
6,513
2,338
1,128
542
270
331
432
712
-253
16LeBron James
L. James
104.1
573
37.2
26.9
7.7
7.8
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.0
51.9
1.5
4.4
34.5
5.7
7.7
73.0
60.0
1.1
6.6
3.7
21,315
15,425
4,430
4,464
857
423
2,126
1,020
+3599
17Matt Barnes
M. Barnes
104.6
492
26.0
9.2
4.9
1.7
0.8
0.6
3.4
7.6
44.4
1.2
3.7
33.7
1.2
1.6
76.0
55.4
1.2
3.7
1.3
12,811
4,532
2,397
856
416
298
626
1,356
+1457
18Robert Covington
R. Covington
104.7
319
30.4
13.0
5.6
1.6
1.7
0.8
4.3
10.7
40.2
2.4
6.6
36.0
2.0
2.5
81.3
55.2
1.0
4.7
1.8
9,706
4,139
1,797
506
540
259
575
988
+27
19Mickael Pietrus
M. Pietrus
104.9
94
22.1
8.0
2.7
0.6
0.7
0.4
2.8
6.8
41.9
1.4
3.9
36.8
0.9
1.4
63.8
54.2
0.5
2.2
0.9
2,073
751
251
58
65
37
85
171
+84
20Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
105.0
624
30.3
9.8
4.7
4.2
1.3
0.5
3.6
7.8
46.5
0.9
2.7
34.2
1.6
2.4
67.2
55.2
0.8
3.9
1.5
18,910
6,113
2,912
2,630
797
313
915
942
+2702
21Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
105.2
318
31.8
14.9
6.9
3.6
1.1
1.3
5.4
10.9
49.7
0.4
1.4
27.7
3.7
4.9
74.0
56.9
1.4
5.5
2.3
10,106
4,737
2,193
1,136
358
410
737
931
-290
22Shawn Marion
S. Marion
105.2
351
28.7
10.4
6.2
1.5
0.9
0.6
4.5
9.2
48.8
0.3
0.9
29.9
1.1
1.4
77.2
52.7
1.9
4.3
1.3
10,067
3,634
2,192
524
321
211
455
555
+70
23Justise Winslow
J. Winslow
105.4
96
29.5
7.3
5.2
1.9
1.0
0.3
2.9
7.2
40.0
0.4
1.6
25.8
1.1
1.7
66.5
46.0
1.1
4.1
1.3
2,828
698
497
184
94
32
128
236
+99
24Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
105.4
151
18.7
5.1
3.5
1.5
0.6
0.3
1.9
4.2
45.1
0.7
1.9
37.4
0.6
0.8
78.8
56.6
0.3
3.1
0.8
2,820
769
521
219
90
40
125
277
+367
25Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
105.4
159
30.8
14.8
5.5
1.9
1.1
0.7
5.4
11.8
46.1
1.4
3.5
40.0
2.6
3.1
84.0
56.5
0.8
4.8
1.5
4,898
2,355
879
296
167
115
236
338
+704
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64
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.780
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62
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.756
2.0
3
54
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.659
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53
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5
52
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