best defensive rating guards nba 2004

Manu Ginobili had the lowest defensive rating by a guard in 2003-04, with a 93.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games guards NBA 2004
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
93.1
2003-04
77
29.4
12.8
4.5
3.8
1.8
0.2
4.3
10.2
41.8
1.1
3.2
35.9
3.1
3.9
80.2
53.6
1.1
3.4
2.1
2,260
987
344
291
136
16
161
181
+406
2Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
96.8
2003-04
67
36.6
15.5
6.4
9.2
1.8
0.2
5.5
14.3
38.4
1.4
4.4
32.1
3.1
3.7
82.7
48.5
1.3
5.1
3.2
2,450
1,036
428
618
122
14
214
110
+362
3Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
98.6
2003-04
78
35.5
17.6
3.6
4.0
1.3
0.2
6.8
14.9
45.5
0.2
0.9
26.5
3.8
4.4
86.8
52.2
1.0
2.6
2.7
2,772
1,375
279
310
103
17
210
222
+394
4Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
98.6
2003-04
82
34.7
13.1
4.0
2.5
1.5
0.5
5.3
11.7
45.3
1.2
3.4
35.1
1.3
1.7
78.7
52.6
0.7
3.3
1.2
2,842
1,072
327
206
125
40
95
144
+238
5Chauncey Billups
C. Billups
98.9
2003-04
78
35.4
16.9
3.5
5.7
1.1
0.1
5.0
12.8
39.4
1.7
4.3
38.8
5.2
5.9
87.8
55.0
0.4
3.1
2.4
2,758
1,318
276
446
84
8
189
177
+412
6Tony Parker
T. Parker
98.9
2003-04
75
34.4
14.7
3.2
5.5
0.8
0.1
5.6
12.6
44.7
0.8
2.7
31.2
2.5
3.6
70.2
51.6
0.6
2.6
2.4
2,577
1,099
237
411
61
7
179
148
+394
7Steve Francis
S. Francis
99.4
2003-04
79
40.4
16.6
5.5
6.2
1.8
0.4
5.7
14.1
40.3
0.9
3.2
29.2
4.3
5.5
77.5
50.1
1.5
4.0
3.7
3,194
1,310
433
493
139
35
294
257
+194
8Cuttino Mobley
C. Mobley
100.7
2003-04
80
40.4
15.8
4.5
3.2
1.3
0.4
5.8
13.5
42.6
2.1
5.3
39.0
2.2
2.7
81.1
53.5
0.5
4.0
2.3
3,229
1,260
362
258
107
33
180
179
+114
9Reggie Miller
R. Miller
101.1
2003-04
80
28.2
10.0
2.4
3.1
0.8
0.1
3.3
7.4
43.8
1.7
4.2
40.1
1.8
2.1
88.5
60.0
0.2
2.1
0.9
2,254
800
188
249
65
11
68
96
+504
10Vince Carter
V. Carter
101.5
2003-04
73
38.2
22.5
4.8
4.8
1.2
0.9
8.3
20.0
41.7
1.3
3.3
38.3
4.6
5.7
80.6
50.1
1.3
3.5
3.1
2,785
1,645
349
348
88
65
223
212
-8
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
101.6
2003-04
65
37.6
24.0
5.5
5.1
1.7
0.4
7.9
18.1
43.8
1.1
3.3
32.7
7.0
8.2
85.2
55.1
1.6
3.9
2.6
2,447
1,557
359
330
112
28
171
176
+309
12Baron Davis
B. Davis
101.8
2003-04
67
40.1
22.9
4.3
7.5
2.4
0.4
8.3
20.9
39.5
2.8
8.7
32.1
3.5
5.3
67.3
49.2
1.0
3.3
3.2
2,686
1,532
287
501
158
27
215
178
+172
13Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
102.0
2003-04
81
35.0
19.8
3.3
7.3
1.3
0.2
7.7
15.7
48.8
0.9
2.3
39.8
3.6
4.1
87.3
56.6
0.5
2.8
2.7
2,838
1,603
271
592
102
18
220
247
+536
14Darrell Armstrong
D. Armstrong
102.3
2003-04
79
28.4
10.6
2.9
3.9
1.7
0.2
3.7
9.3
39.5
1.7
5.4
31.5
1.6
1.8
85.4
52.5
0.8
2.1
2.0
2,247
840
226
311
133
16
155
148
+104
15Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
102.4
2003-04
48
42.5
26.4
3.7
6.8
2.4
0.1
9.1
23.4
38.7
1.2
4.1
28.6
7.1
9.5
74.5
47.8
0.7
3.0
4.4
2,040
1,266
178
324
115
5
209
87
-91
16Rafer Alston
R. Alston
102.4
2003-04
82
31.5
10.2
2.8
4.5
1.4
0.2
3.5
9.3
37.6
2.0
5.3
37.1
1.3
1.6
76.9
50.9
0.3
2.4
1.6
2,581
838
226
372
114
18
128
212
+67
17Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
102.5
2003-04
61
34.9
16.2
4.0
4.5
1.4
0.6
6.1
13.1
46.5
0.3
0.9
30.2
3.8
5.1
74.7
53.0
1.4
2.7
3.2
2,126
991
247
275
86
34
196
140
+87
18Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
102.5
2003-04
80
38.7
23.0
6.5
5.1
1.6
0.7
7.5
18.7
40.2
1.4
4.8
29.9
6.5
7.9
81.9
51.7
0.9
5.7
3.8
3,099
1,836
522
410
131
52
303
234
-67
19Trenton Hassell
T. Hassell
103.2
2003-04
81
28.0
5.0
3.2
1.6
0.4
0.7
2.2
4.7
46.5
0.0
0.2
30.8
0.6
0.8
78.7
49.8
0.8
2.3
0.6
2,264
406
257
133
36
54
46
200
+290
20Eddie Jones
E. Jones
103.3
2003-04
81
37.0
17.3
3.8
3.2
1.1
0.4
5.8
14.3
40.9
2.2
5.9
37.0
3.4
4.1
83.5
53.8
0.5
3.3
1.6
2,998
1,401
308
258
92
34
129
226
+85
21Mike James
M. James
103.4
2003-04
TOT
81
27.1
9.3
2.9
4.2
1.2
0.0
3.4
8.1
41.4
1.3
3.5
37.7
1.3
1.6
81.1
52.8
0.3
2.5
1.5
2,196
753
234
339
96
3
124
156
+38
22Gary Payton
G. Payton
103.5
2003-04
82
34.5
14.6
4.2
5.5
1.2
0.2
5.9
12.5
47.1
0.7
2.0
33.3
2.2
3.1
71.4
52.8
0.9
3.3
1.8
2,825
1,199
342
449
96
19
151
169
+329
23Andre Miller
A. Miller
103.8
2003-04
82
34.6
14.8
4.5
6.1
1.7
0.3
5.2
11.5
45.7
0.1
0.8
18.5
4.2
5.0
83.2
54.1
1.5
2.9
2.6
2,838
1,214
366
501
142
25
215
194
+163
24Jason Richardson
J. Richardson
103.9
2003-04
78
37.6
18.7
6.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.2
16.5
43.8
1.0
3.5
28.2
3.3
4.8
68.4
50.4
1.6
5.1
2.5
2,936
1,461
524
226
86
41
196
182
0
25Jalen Rose
J. Rose
104.2
2003-04
TOT
66
37.8
15.5
4.0
5.0
0.8
0.3
5.8
14.4
40.2
1.0
3.1
34.2
2.8
3.5
81.0
48.5
0.5
3.5
3.2
2,497
1,022
266
329
51
22
208
184
-125
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