best defensive rating for small forward all-time

John Havlicek has the best career defensive rating by a small forward, with a 98.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played for small forward all-time
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
98.7
14,531
395
36.8
18.5
5.1
4.8
1.2
0.3
7.5
16.5
45.3
3.5
4.1
84.3
50.3
1.5
3.5
2.5
7,295
1,999
1,885
476
117
204
1,024
2Rick Barry
R. Barry
99.5
19,585
554
35.4
21.2
5.2
5.7
2.0
0.5
8.6
19.1
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
3.9
4.2
91.6
50.5
0.9
4.3
2.5
11,729
2,876
3,163
1,104
269
574
1,464
3Julius Erving
J. Erving
99.8
24,285
702
34.6
22.8
7.1
4.0
1.9
1.6
9.0
17.6
51.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.8
6.2
77.4
56.2
2.5
4.5
3.1
16,019
4,967
2,785
1,319
1,117
1,951
1,953
4Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
100.5
18,370
526
34.9
19.1
6.2
3.5
1.3
0.6
7.9
16.4
48.0
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.3
4.2
80.1
52.4
1.7
4.4
2.7
10,062
3,245
1,821
661
303
630
1,798
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
101.2
30,504
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
19,719
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
6Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
101.4
41,069
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
7Jim McMillian
J. McMillian
101.4
12,477
389
32.1
12.9
5.2
2.6
1.1
0.2
5.3
10.7
49.4
2.3
2.8
84.7
54.2
1.6
3.6
1.2
5,022
2,020
994
435
80
120
693
8Bob Gross
B. Gross
101.5
12,575
513
24.5
8.9
4.4
2.9
1.2
0.7
3.6
7.1
51.2
0.0
0.1
17.9
1.7
2.1
79.8
55.7
1.8
2.6
2.1
4,567
2,253
1,481
615
361
729
1,484
9Shawn Marion
S. Marion
101.6
29,363
871
33.7
14.4
8.1
1.8
1.4
1.0
6.0
12.5
47.6
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.4
81.6
53.2
2.3
5.8
1.5
12,578
7,059
1,600
1,236
845
1,311
1,852
+843
10John Drew
J. Drew
101.7
19,568
639
30.6
21.2
7.3
1.6
1.4
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.1
0.0
0.1
12.9
6.0
8.0
74.4
53.8
3.1
4.2
2.8
13,553
4,668
1,054
894
189
1,168
2,368
11Bingo Smith
B. Smith
101.8
11,844
404
29.3
14.1
4.4
2.1
0.9
0.3
6.2
13.7
45.3
0.3
1.0
28.4
1.6
1.9
82.8
48.3
1.3
3.1
1.0
5,681
1,759
834
350
139
81
1,120
12M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
101.9
14,216
604
23.5
9.7
4.3
1.8
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.2
47.0
0.1
0.4
25.6
1.9
2.6
74.6
51.9
1.5
2.8
1.7
5,853
2,595
1,112
812
226
867
1,484
13Alvin Scott
A. Scott
102.1
10,853
627
17.3
4.9
3.2
1.4
0.6
0.6
1.9
3.9
48.1
0.0
0.0
20.0
1.2
1.6
73.3
53.6
1.1
2.1
1.0
3,088
1,992
847
404
371
617
1,034
14Jan van Breda Kolff
J. van Breda Kolff
102.1
10,155
434
23.4
6.0
4.1
1.9
0.8
0.8
2.1
4.9
43.9
0.0
0.1
30.0
1.7
2.0
81.4
51.6
1.2
2.9
1.4
2,596
1,778
815
363
329
506
1,225
15Bruce Bowen
B. Bowen
102.2
24,052
873
27.6
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.8
0.4
2.2
5.5
40.9
0.9
2.4
39.3
0.7
1.2
57.5
50.8
0.5
2.2
0.7
5,290
2,428
1,089
712
336
646
1,930
+2659
16John Johnson
J. Johnson
102.6
17,515
638
27.5
11.8
4.9
3.5
0.8
0.4
4.8
10.6
45.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.7
78.0
49.8
1.6
3.3
2.7
7,516
3,142
2,238
487
235
917
1,740
17Ollie Johnson
O. Johnson
102.6
12,416
612
20.3
7.5
3.0
1.7
0.7
0.4
3.1
6.3
49.6
0.0
0.1
15.0
1.2
1.4
84.5
53.7
1.0
2.1
1.2
4,569
1,863
1,012
455
224
355
1,337
18Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
102.9
32,545
980
33.2
18.6
5.3
3.4
1.2
0.5
6.1
13.5
45.4
1.5
4.0
37.5
4.8
6.0
80.5
57.6
0.8
4.6
2.4
18,186
5,236
3,316
1,194
501
2,395
2,633
+2898
19George Lynch
G. Lynch
103.1
16,186
693
23.4
6.8
5.1
1.5
1.1
0.3
2.8
6.2
44.9
0.2
0.6
29.6
1.1
1.6
65.8
49.2
2.0
3.1
1.2
4,746
3,549
1,017
751
239
838
1,539
-176
20Bryon Russell
B. Russell
103.1
17,807
775
23.0
7.8
3.4
1.2
1.0
0.2
2.6
6.0
43.8
0.8
2.1
37.3
1.7
2.3
74.5
55.1
0.9
2.5
0.9
6,027
2,619
949
810
184
725
1,779
+1959
21Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
103.1
17,805
604
29.5
11.1
5.2
2.7
1.3
1.7
3.8
7.8
48.2
0.4
1.4
30.7
3.2
4.3
74.1
57.4
1.7
3.5
1.8
6,728
3,141
1,617
796
1,033
1,091
1,202
+1037
22Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
103.1
22,355
770
29.0
11.3
5.8
2.0
1.4
0.8
4.0
8.6
47.2
0.4
1.4
31.1
2.8
4.0
70.6
55.0
1.4
4.4
1.7
8,733
4,465
1,509
1,069
623
1,306
1,640
-64
23Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
103.2
28,115
1,153
24.4
10.3
5.5
1.9
1.2
0.7
4.1
8.8
46.5
0.1
0.2
20.1
2.0
2.9
69.0
50.8
2.0
3.5
1.4
11,825
6,339
2,134
1,439
799
1,583
3,455
+523
24Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
103.4
31,440
991
31.7
13.2
4.5
2.7
1.7
0.5
4.7
11.4
41.4
1.2
3.4
33.9
2.6
3.6
71.5
50.8
1.2
3.3
1.8
13,058
4,448
2,631
1,721
522
1,791
2,586
+1818
25Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
103.5
22,073
802
27.5
12.4
6.1
2.2
1.1
0.3
5.3
11.1
47.2
0.1
0.4
33.8
1.8
2.3
78.7
51.1
1.8
4.3
1.3
9,953
4,858
1,733
877
256
1,059
1,806
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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122.6

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115.6

17th

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7.0

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36.9

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
IND IND
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

15 - 9

121

Final

113

TOR Raptors

15 - 10

Sun 7 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107
Tue
11/11
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
113-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/10
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM