best defensive rating point guard since 1995

Since 1994-95, Charlie Ward has the best defensive rating by a point guard, with a 99.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games point guard since 1995
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Charlie Ward
C. Ward
99.9
630
22.3
6.3
2.6
4.0
1.2
0.2
2.2
5.4
40.8
1.0
2.8
36.4
0.8
1.0
77.1
53.1
0.4
2.2
1.6
14,080
3,947
1,648
2,539
776
128
1,038
1,276
+757
2Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
100.7
172
24.0
5.0
3.7
4.4
1.8
0.4
1.9
4.6
41.7
0.7
2.1
35.3
0.5
0.7
64.1
51.3
0.7
3.0
1.4
4,129
863
630
758
318
77
233
496
+219
3Ron Harper
R. Harper
101.1
365
24.9
7.4
3.3
2.8
1.2
0.5
2.9
6.5
43.9
0.4
1.5
29.6
1.2
1.7
71.5
50.9
1.0
2.3
1.1
9,091
2,702
1,199
1,023
423
182
408
690
+1295
4Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
101.9
1,315
36.6
13.0
6.4
9.0
1.9
0.3
4.6
11.5
40.1
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.3
3.0
78.4
50.6
1.3
5.1
3.0
48,068
17,071
8,402
11,842
2,559
425
3,927
2,447
+3681
5Bob Sura
B. Sura
102.7
190
20.6
6.6
3.0
3.7
0.9
0.2
2.3
5.7
40.3
0.5
1.5
32.7
1.6
2.3
70.6
49.9
0.7
2.3
1.7
3,913
1,262
574
702
167
42
329
392
+66
6Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
102.7
141
15.8
4.5
1.8
2.0
1.0
0.3
1.5
4.2
36.5
0.7
1.9
34.8
0.8
1.0
74.0
48.2
0.3
1.4
0.8
2,224
632
247
285
138
42
117
325
7Eric Snow
E. Snow
103.6
765
27.8
7.1
2.6
5.1
1.2
0.1
2.6
6.2
42.7
0.1
0.3
19.1
1.8
2.4
76.4
49.5
0.5
2.1
1.7
21,288
5,469
1,986
3,928
908
89
1,302
1,824
+549
8Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
103.6
534
35.4
13.6
4.3
6.3
2.3
0.3
5.2
12.8
40.5
1.9
5.5
34.3
1.3
1.8
73.0
49.9
1.1
3.2
2.3
18,891
7,257
2,297
3,369
1,239
139
1,214
915
+347
9Nick Calathes
N. Calathes
103.7
71
16.5
4.9
1.9
2.9
0.9
0.1
2.0
4.4
45.7
0.3
0.9
31.1
0.6
1.0
61.1
50.6
0.3
1.6
1.4
1,173
347
137
207
66
8
101
117
+19
10Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
103.7
547
26.4
8.5
2.9
6.1
1.4
0.3
3.2
8.2
39.3
0.7
2.4
29.9
1.3
1.9
71.6
47.1
0.6
2.3
2.5
14,443
4,652
1,605
3,330
776
155
1,375
1,306
+503
11Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
103.8
487
34.4
16.5
3.4
7.2
1.8
0.3
6.4
14.3
45.0
0.8
2.1
36.8
2.9
3.3
88.4
52.6
0.6
2.8
2.2
16,770
8,058
1,674
3,512
898
161
1,065
988
+892
12Darrell Armstrong
D. Armstrong
103.9
675
24.0
9.1
2.7
3.9
1.3
0.1
3.2
7.8
40.8
1.1
3.4
33.3
1.6
1.9
86.9
53.0
0.7
2.0
1.8
16,167
6,169
1,854
2,648
906
80
1,187
1,098
+387
13Brevin Knight
B. Knight
103.9
729
24.9
7.3
2.4
6.1
1.7
0.1
2.8
6.7
41.2
0.0
0.2
13.4
1.8
2.2
78.9
47.6
0.4
2.1
1.9
18,176
5,342
1,785
4,481
1,229
87
1,367
1,856
-1087
14Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
104.0
957
29.9
9.8
4.5
7.9
1.6
0.1
4.1
8.9
45.6
0.5
1.4
32.4
1.2
1.9
61.1
50.1
1.0
3.6
2.7
28,570
9,337
4,349
7,584
1,518
125
2,586
1,997
+1331
15Chris Childs
C. Childs
104.1
541
25.2
6.9
2.4
4.9
0.9
0.1
2.4
5.9
40.3
0.7
2.0
34.4
1.4
1.7
81.6
51.4
0.4
2.1
2.0
13,617
3,710
1,308
2,633
490
54
1,064
1,586
+98
16Jalen Rose
J. Rose
104.2
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
17John Stockton
J. Stockton
104.3
688
31.4
12.9
2.8
9.3
1.8
0.2
4.6
8.8
51.9
0.7
1.7
41.0
3.0
3.6
83.2
61.7
0.6
2.2
2.6
21,616
8,841
1,923
6,423
1,234
151
1,804
1,640
+2941
18Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
104.5
364
32.4
11.6
3.1
5.7
1.2
0.3
4.2
10.2
41.0
1.4
3.8
38.2
1.8
2.2
80.2
51.8
0.4
2.7
2.1
11,805
4,229
1,127
2,069
431
114
771
1,169
+162
19Junior Harrington
J. Harrington
104.5
111
22.9
5.1
2.9
3.3
0.9
0.2
2.0
5.4
37.4
0.1
0.5
25.9
0.9
1.4
65.8
42.3
0.5
2.4
1.9
2,546
570
318
366
101
20
209
329
-324
20Speedy Claxton
S. Claxton
104.5
334
25.6
9.3
2.5
4.3
1.5
0.1
3.4
8.2
40.9
0.1
0.7
19.3
2.4
3.2
76.2
48.1
0.6
1.9
1.7
8,548
3,096
830
1,441
503
40
580
827
-201
21Erick Strickland
E. Strickland
104.6
340
21.0
8.0
2.9
2.4
1.0
0.1
2.8
7.2
38.8
0.9
2.4
35.9
1.5
1.9
83.1
49.8
0.5
2.4
1.3
7,141
2,724
979
811
327
28
440
670
-181
22Rafer Alston
R. Alston
104.9
671
28.9
10.1
2.8
4.8
1.2
0.2
3.7
9.5
38.3
1.5
4.2
35.4
1.3
1.8
72.9
49.0
0.4
2.5
1.8
19,392
6,799
1,891
3,202
813
105
1,195
1,408
+444
23Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
104.9
76
33.6
13.9
3.5
4.3
1.2
0.2
4.7
10.9
42.7
1.5
4.4
35.0
3.0
3.5
85.9
55.6
0.7
2.8
1.7
2,556
1,057
264
325
90
16
128
141
+224
24Tony Parker
T. Parker
105.0
1,254
30.5
15.5
2.7
5.6
0.8
0.1
6.2
12.6
49.1
0.4
1.3
32.4
2.7
3.6
75.1
54.6
0.4
2.4
2.3
38,279
19,473
3,396
7,036
1,053
98
2,865
2,059
+5690
25Orien Greene
O. Greene
105.1
80
15.4
3.2
1.8
1.6
1.0
0.1
1.3
3.2
39.5
0.1
0.5
22.5
0.6
0.9
66.2
44.9
0.5
1.4
1.4
1,235
254
145
129
77
10
109
181
-102
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
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