best defensive rating nba starters

Sherell Ford has the best career defensive rating by a player as a starter, with a 79.4 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Sherell Ford
S. Ford
79.4
1
14.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
16.7
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
16.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
14
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
2Soumaila Samake
S. Samake
80.6
1
13.0
2.0
6.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
2.0
4.0
1.0
13
2
6
0
0
2
1
4
-7
3Ruben Wolkowyski
R. Wolkowyski
81.6
1
29.0
3.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
1.0
6.0
16.7
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
23.3
0.0
4.0
1.0
29
3
4
0
0
2
1
3
+13
4Glen Rice Jr.
G. Rice Jr.
83.6
1
28.9
7.0
3.0
1.0
3.0
0.0
3.0
9.0
33.3
1.0
5.0
20.0
0.0
0.0
38.9
1.0
2.0
2.0
29
7
3
1
3
0
2
2
-1
5Boniface N'Dong
B. N'Dong
86.6
1
22.6
4.0
7.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
8.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.0
5.0
1.0
23
4
7
0
0
0
1
2
-4
6Frank Williams
F. Williams
89.5
3
25.7
12.7
2.0
5.3
2.0
0.3
5.0
8.7
57.7
2.0
3.7
54.5
0.7
0.7
100.0
70.7
0.3
1.7
2.3
77
38
6
16
6
1
7
7
+56
7Dexter Pittman
D. Pittman
91.2
6
16.6
7.7
4.5
0.7
0.3
0.5
3.3
6.2
54.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.2
85.7
57.4
2.2
2.3
1.7
99
46
27
4
2
3
10
24
-6
8Alize Johnson
A. Johnson
91.9
1
38.3
11.0
17.0
4.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
2.0
5.0
40.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
56.4
7.0
10.0
3.0
38
11
17
4
0
1
3
3
+10
9Hugo González
H. González
92.4
3
22.2
6.0
7.0
1.3
1.7
1.0
2.3
6.3
36.8
1.0
3.3
30.0
0.3
1.0
33.3
44.3
1.7
5.3
0.3
66
18
21
4
5
3
1
7
+23
10Ryan Humphrey
R. Humphrey
92.9
1
15.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
16.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
16.7
1.0
1.0
4.0
15
2
2
0
0
0
4
2
-5
11Kevin Burleson
K. Burleson
94.2
1
35.7
0.0
2.0
2.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
36
0
2
2
3
0
2
2
-14
12Jerome Moiso
J. Moiso
94.3
3
23.0
2.7
4.0
0.3
0.7
1.0
1.3
3.3
40.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
40.0
1.0
3.0
1.7
69
8
12
1
2
3
5
5
-19
13Horacio Llamas
H. Llamas
94.5
2
19.5
5.5
3.0
0.5
1.5
0.5
2.5
5.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.5
33.3
48.6
0.0
3.0
2.5
39
11
6
1
3
1
5
4
+4
14Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
95.7
912
32.5
6.4
10.7
1.5
1.4
2.2
2.6
5.6
47.4
0.0
0.1
12.2
1.1
2.7
42.0
47.5
3.5
7.2
1.1
29,621
5,873
9,738
1,379
1,251
1,982
979
1,827
+1997
15Robert Archibald
R. Archibald
95.8
3
15.0
3.0
3.0
0.3
0.7
0.3
1.0
2.3
42.9
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
46.7
1.3
1.7
0.7
45
9
9
1
2
1
2
3
-15
16Jay Guidinger
J. Guidinger
96.2
5
14.2
2.6
4.4
1.4
0.6
1.4
1.2
2.6
46.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.8
25.0
44.0
1.2
3.2
0.8
71
13
22
7
3
7
4
18
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
96.2
1,389
34.1
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.7
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,304
26,452
15,067
4,223
1,025
3,019
3,377
3,301
+8896
18Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
96.3
314
27.0
13.4
8.3
2.2
0.8
1.2
4.9
10.0
49.4
0.3
1.1
31.3
3.2
4.0
79.4
56.9
1.7
6.6
1.9
8,479
4,199
2,612
698
240
377
609
945
+1278
19Dedric Willoughby
D. Willoughby
96.3
1
9.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
9
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
-2
20David Robinson
D. Robinson
96.3
985
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.5
34,218
20,752
10,470
2,438
1,387
2,949
2,414
2,826
+2454
21Luke Harangody
L. Harangody
96.5
1
37.2
16.0
10.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
6.0
11.0
54.5
1.0
1.0
100.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
62.7
4.0
6.0
1.0
37
16
10
0
3
0
1
3
-3
22Ben Uzoh
B. Uzoh
96.6
8
34.5
7.4
6.4
4.9
1.4
0.4
3.3
9.1
35.6
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.1
77.8
38.3
1.6
4.8
1.9
276
59
51
39
11
3
15
20
+33
23Reece Gaines
R. Gaines
96.8
1
33.0
8.0
6.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
5.0
60.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
68.0
0.0
6.0
2.0
33
8
6
2
0
0
2
2
+11
24Brandon Paul
B. Paul
97.0
2
31.8
9.0
4.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
2.5
7.5
33.3
0.0
2.5
0.0
4.0
4.0
100.0
48.6
0.0
4.0
0.5
64
18
8
5
4
3
1
8
-17
25Jabari Bird
J. Bird
97.0
1
28.6
7.0
7.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
6.0
33.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
45.1
2.0
5.0
4.0
29
7
7
1
1
0
4
2
+4
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Nuggets Nuggets
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60
22
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56
26
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Knicks Knicks - x
53
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64
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