best defensive rating guards in nba 2010s

Between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons, Ronnie Brewer had the lowest defensive rating by a guard, with a 101.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games guards in NBA 2010s
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ronnie Brewer
R. Brewer
101.0
205
25.2
7.2
3.3
2.1
1.3
0.3
2.9
6.3
46.4
0.2
0.6
26.0
1.1
1.8
62.3
50.2
0.8
2.5
0.8
5,158
1,469
680
431
269
58
167
226
+518
2Paul 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
3Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
101.7
119
17.4
6.6
4.2
2.3
0.9
0.3
2.7
6.1
44.1
0.2
0.5
31.6
1.1
1.5
70.8
48.8
1.0
3.2
1.4
2,065
784
501
279
105
37
172
180
+152
4Tony Allen
T. Allen
101.8
475
23.4
8.5
3.9
1.3
1.6
0.4
3.4
7.2
47.4
0.1
0.5
25.8
1.6
2.3
69.0
51.9
1.5
2.5
1.3
11,101
4,022
1,876
624
737
209
627
1,146
+370
5Nick Calathes
N. Calathes
101.9
129
15.6
4.6
1.9
2.7
1.0
0.1
1.9
4.3
44.1
0.2
0.8
28.8
0.5
0.9
58.1
48.4
0.3
1.6
1.3
2,011
590
243
353
129
13
162
217
+107
6Danny Green
D. Green
102.8
552
25.6
9.0
3.5
1.6
1.0
0.8
3.2
7.5
42.4
1.9
4.6
40.3
0.7
0.9
82.0
56.7
0.6
2.9
1.0
14,116
4,958
1,940
893
544
445
564
964
+2488
7Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
103.0
579
23.5
12.1
3.0
4.0
1.1
0.3
4.0
9.2
44.0
1.4
3.9
36.3
2.6
3.1
83.4
57.4
0.5
2.5
1.9
13,622
6,999
1,754
2,297
658
157
1,117
1,097
+2776
8Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
103.3
284
31.5
7.8
4.6
6.7
1.7
0.3
2.6
6.9
38.5
1.8
4.8
37.1
0.7
0.9
82.9
53.7
0.5
4.1
1.9
8,956
2,211
1,317
1,892
486
99
541
469
+693
9Lance Stephenson
L. Stephenson
103.4
310
25.2
9.0
4.5
3.0
0.7
0.2
3.6
7.9
45.5
0.7
2.3
31.3
1.1
1.6
67.5
52.2
0.7
3.8
1.7
7,798
2,789
1,409
943
211
48
528
610
+541
10Delonte West
D. West
103.5
128
23.5
8.5
2.4
3.1
1.0
0.4
3.2
7.2
45.3
0.5
1.5
34.4
1.5
1.8
83.7
53.4
0.4
2.0
1.5
3,013
1,084
307
399
133
49
196
182
+94
11Jared Dudley
J. Dudley
103.9
72
23.8
7.2
3.1
1.8
1.0
0.2
2.8
5.9
46.8
1.0
2.7
38.5
0.7
0.9
71.6
57.2
0.6
2.4
0.9
1,717
518
220
130
72
11
62
113
+110
12Otto Porter Jr.
O. Porter Jr.
103.9
74
19.4
6.0
3.0
0.9
0.6
0.4
2.4
5.3
45.0
0.5
1.4
33.7
0.8
1.1
73.4
52.3
0.9
2.0
0.7
1,432
445
221
65
44
30
52
97
-35
13Thabo Sefolosha
T. Sefolosha
104.0
345
26.4
6.1
4.1
1.5
1.2
0.5
2.3
5.0
45.1
0.7
2.1
35.9
0.8
1.0
76.5
55.3
0.8
3.3
0.9
9,124
2,089
1,398
522
413
162
304
670
+932
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
104.0
739
34.7
23.8
7.3
8.7
1.8
0.3
8.4
19.2
43.7
1.2
3.9
30.9
5.9
7.3
80.0
53.2
1.6
5.6
4.1
25,661
17,603
5,361
6,462
1,332
234
3,052
1,870
+3425
15Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
104.4
590
32.8
10.7
5.0
9.5
1.7
0.1
4.5
10.0
45.3
0.5
1.7
31.9
1.1
1.9
58.8
49.5
1.0
4.0
3.1
19,340
6,299
2,959
5,626
1,005
81
1,855
1,269
+215
16Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
104.6
660
31.6
20.1
4.6
4.7
1.4
0.8
7.6
15.8
47.7
0.6
1.9
29.7
4.4
5.8
75.8
54.6
1.2
3.4
2.8
20,848
13,243
3,008
3,076
900
506
1,829
1,309
+1801
17Chris Paul
C. Paul
104.7
650
34.1
18.1
4.4
9.6
2.1
0.2
6.3
13.5
46.9
1.6
4.1
37.7
3.9
4.4
88.0
58.7
0.6
3.7
2.4
22,181
11,770
2,829
6,215
1,396
99
1,528
1,573
+4212
18Mickael Pietrus
M. Pietrus
104.8
99
20.5
7.1
2.6
0.6
0.5
0.3
2.5
6.4
38.9
1.5
4.2
34.9
0.6
0.9
67.0
51.9
0.3
2.3
0.7
2,028
699
256
58
50
31
72
182
+17
19Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
104.8
80
34.7
13.0
5.3
5.4
1.7
0.7
5.0
11.0
45.1
1.1
3.6
31.7
1.9
3.4
57.4
52.0
1.0
4.3
2.6
2,779
1,038
423
433
139
52
206
127
+381
20Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
104.8
300
33.7
16.6
4.8
3.4
1.6
0.5
5.5
12.1
44.9
0.9
2.8
32.6
4.8
5.9
82.4
56.6
1.3
3.5
1.5
10,101
4,994
1,437
1,010
478
144
449
436
+868
21Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
104.8
160
34.0
16.4
8.5
7.9
1.6
0.8
6.8
12.2
55.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.8
4.8
58.3
57.0
2.0
6.5
3.5
5,432
2,616
1,356
1,271
252
131
552
420
+503
22CJ Miles
CJ Miles
105.0
190
23.4
11.6
2.7
1.1
0.8
0.4
4.0
10.1
39.7
1.8
5.2
34.8
1.7
2.2
78.6
52.2
0.4
2.3
1.0
4,450
2,203
505
207
159
73
196
396
+182
23Evan Turner
E. Turner
105.1
208
24.9
8.5
4.5
2.6
0.7
0.3
3.5
8.0
43.3
0.3
1.0
26.5
1.2
1.6
77.1
48.4
0.5
4.0
1.4
5,169
1,761
929
544
142
58
285
376
-176
24Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
105.2
564
25.9
8.7
2.4
3.6
1.4
0.2
2.9
7.1
41.7
1.1
3.3
34.8
1.7
2.2
79.7
54.6
0.3
2.1
1.8
14,619
4,925
1,357
2,009
790
95
1,037
1,516
+1408
25Andre Roberson
A. Roberson
105.3
216
19.8
3.9
3.6
0.8
0.8
0.5
1.6
3.3
49.4
0.3
1.1
26.6
0.3
0.7
50.0
54.1
1.2
2.5
0.6
4,275
834
785
178
170
116
130
437
+573
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