best defensive rating for small forwards 2012 season

LeBron James had the lowest defensive rating by a small forward in 2011-12, with a 97.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games for small forwards 2012 season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
97.3
2011-12
62
37.5
27.1
7.9
6.2
1.9
0.8
10.0
18.9
53.1
0.9
2.4
36.2
6.2
8.1
77.1
60.5
1.5
6.4
3.4
2,326
1,683
492
387
115
50
213
96
+473
2Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
97.7
2011-12
62
35.6
12.4
6.1
5.5
1.7
0.5
4.6
10.2
45.4
1.2
3.1
39.4
2.0
3.2
61.7
53.7
0.9
5.2
1.9
2,209
771
381
339
107
30
115
92
+217
3Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
98.6
2011-12
61
34.0
19.4
5.2
4.5
1.1
0.4
6.5
14.6
44.3
1.6
4.5
36.6
4.8
5.6
85.2
56.7
0.6
4.6
2.8
2,075
1,181
317
274
70
26
173
147
+192
4Luol Deng
L. Deng
99.4
2011-12
54
39.4
15.3
6.5
2.9
1.0
0.7
5.8
14.0
41.2
1.5
4.0
36.7
2.4
3.1
77.0
50.0
1.4
5.1
1.8
2,129
828
350
157
56
36
96
81
+377
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
101.1
2011-12
66
38.6
28.0
8.0
3.5
1.3
1.2
9.7
19.7
49.6
2.0
5.2
38.7
6.5
7.6
86.0
61.0
0.6
7.4
3.8
2,546
1,850
527
231
88
77
248
133
+369
6Shawn Marion
S. Marion
101.5
2011-12
63
30.5
10.6
7.4
2.1
1.1
0.6
4.6
10.3
44.6
0.3
1.1
29.4
1.2
1.5
79.6
48.8
2.3
5.1
1.6
1,919
670
465
132
67
36
98
87
-81
7Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
101.8
2011-12
55
34.1
22.6
6.3
3.6
1.1
0.4
8.0
18.6
43.0
1.2
3.7
33.5
5.4
6.7
80.4
52.5
1.6
4.7
2.6
1,876
1,245
344
200
62
24
144
156
+109
8Landry Fields
L. Fields
101.9
2011-12
66
28.7
8.8
4.2
2.6
1.2
0.3
3.6
7.8
46.0
0.5
1.8
25.6
1.2
2.1
56.2
50.6
0.9
3.3
1.5
1,894
580
278
169
79
17
102
99
+208
9Rudy Gay
R. Gay
102.1
2011-12
65
37.3
19.0
6.4
2.3
1.5
0.8
7.5
16.4
45.5
0.8
2.7
31.2
3.2
4.0
79.1
52.1
2.0
4.4
2.5
2,422
1,232
417
147
95
55
161
138
+95
10Danny Granger
D. Granger
104.4
2011-12
62
33.3
18.7
5.0
1.8
1.0
0.6
6.3
15.2
41.6
2.0
5.2
38.1
4.1
4.7
87.3
54.2
1.3
3.7
1.8
2,062
1,159
307
109
62
40
110
144
+296
11Chandler Parsons
C. Parsons
104.8
2011-12
63
28.6
9.5
4.8
2.1
1.2
0.5
3.9
8.7
45.2
1.0
2.8
33.7
0.7
1.2
55.1
51.3
1.4
3.3
1.3
1,804
599
300
134
73
29
81
142
+62
12Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
105.0
2011-12
64
26.9
7.7
3.4
2.2
1.1
0.4
2.9
7.3
39.4
0.9
3.0
29.6
1.1
1.8
61.7
47.8
1.1
2.3
1.1
1,720
493
218
140
69
27
69
137
+44
13Hedo Turkoglu
H. Turkoglu
105.6
2011-12
53
31.2
10.9
3.8
4.4
0.8
0.3
3.9
9.5
41.5
1.7
4.9
35.3
1.3
1.8
70.5
52.8
0.5
3.3
2.7
1,653
576
199
233
45
17
142
139
+132
14Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
105.9
2011-12
TOT
58
35.8
13.8
6.7
2.8
1.5
0.6
4.9
10.9
45.4
0.8
2.6
30.7
3.1
3.9
80.0
54.7
1.5
5.2
1.9
2,076
800
386
164
85
36
111
145
+97
15Nicolas Batum
N. Batum
106.6
2011-12
59
30.4
13.9
4.6
1.4
1.0
1.0
4.9
10.9
45.1
1.8
4.6
39.1
2.3
2.7
83.6
57.5
1.4
3.2
1.5
1,791
818
271
84
57
60
90
105
-59
16Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
107.6
2011-12
TOT
63
27.7
9.2
3.5
1.4
0.6
0.3
3.2
7.7
41.6
1.8
4.3
42.0
0.9
1.3
69.4
55.0
0.4
3.1
0.8
1,748
578
219
88
37
19
50
121
-27
17Caron Butler
C. Butler
108.4
2011-12
63
29.7
12.0
3.7
1.2
0.8
0.1
4.6
11.2
40.7
1.5
4.1
35.8
1.4
1.7
81.3
50.1
0.7
3.0
1.2
1,871
753
230
78
52
9
77
123
+283
18Jared Dudley
J. Dudley
108.7
2011-12
65
31.1
12.7
4.6
1.7
0.8
0.3
4.8
9.9
48.5
1.2
3.2
38.3
1.8
2.5
72.6
57.5
1.5
3.2
1.1
2,020
823
301
112
49
19
72
107
+86
19Gordon Hayward
G. Hayward
108.8
2011-12
66
30.5
11.8
3.5
3.1
0.8
0.6
4.0
8.9
45.6
0.8
2.4
34.6
2.9
3.5
83.2
56.8
0.9
2.6
1.7
2,015
782
230
207
53
41
109
106
+52
20Dorell Wright
D. Wright
109.0
2011-12
61
27.0
10.3
4.6
1.5
1.0
0.4
3.6
8.6
42.2
1.7
4.8
36.0
1.3
1.6
81.6
55.3
1.0
3.6
0.8
1,650
629
278
94
58
26
51
97
-177
21Tayshaun Prince
T. Prince
109.4
2011-12
63
33.1
12.7
4.5
2.4
0.4
0.5
5.3
12.7
42.1
0.6
1.7
35.6
1.4
1.8
77.4
47.0
1.1
3.3
1.2
2,087
798
281
153
27
32
74
77
-239
22Brandon Rush
B. Rush
110.1
2011-12
65
26.4
9.8
3.9
1.4
0.5
0.9
3.6
7.2
50.1
1.5
3.4
45.2
1.0
1.3
79.3
62.8
0.5
3.4
1.0
1,717
634
251
88
35
58
68
64
-79
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62
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