best defensive rating point guards in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Fatty Taylor had the lowest defensive rating by a point guard, with a 95.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games point guards in the 1970s
NAME DRTG GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Fatty Taylor
F. Taylor
95.3
79
19.6
3.8
2.7
3.6
1.7
0.1
1.7
4.0
42.0
0.5
0.8
56.9
43.9
1.1
1.5
1,548
301
211
288
132
9
202
2 Ron Lee
R. Lee
96.0
224
22.9
10.6
3.2
3.5
2.2
0.3
4.4
10.0
43.8
1.8
2.6
70.8
47.5
1.1
2.1
2.7
5,123
2,374
721
773
488
56
386
715
3 Slick Watts
S. Watts
97.4
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
2.2
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
239
1,314
4 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
97.5
70
35.4
12.7
4.0
6.4
1.1
0.1
4.8
11.0
43.8
3.0
3.6
83.5
50.2
1.0
3.0
2,477
888
279
446
77
4
132
5 Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
97.6
424
34.6
11.0
4.3
6.5
1.8
0.2
4.1
10.1
40.2
2.9
3.7
77.3
46.8
1.3
3.0
2.1
14,655
4,666
1,809
2,776
767
71
249
1,481
6 Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
97.6
219
17.3
7.9
2.4
1.4
1.1
0.1
3.6
8.1
44.4
0.7
0.9
72.4
46.2
0.8
1.6
3,796
1,729
518
315
239
21
423
7 Herm Gilliam
H. Gilliam
97.7
62
32.3
14.1
4.3
5.7
2.2
0.3
6.2
13.6
45.4
1.7
2.2
79.1
48.3
1.0
3.3
2,003
874
267
355
134
18
190
8 Gus Williams
G. Williams
98.0
314
27.1
14.5
2.8
3.6
1.9
0.4
6.0
13.1
46.1
2.4
3.1
77.5
50.1
1.0
1.8
2.4
8,496
4,553
893
1,133
604
115
379
721
9 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
98.1
356
38.2
18.9
5.4
5.7
1.9
0.2
7.7
16.1
47.9
3.5
4.3
81.9
52.6
1.1
4.3
2.1
13,599
6,721
1,923
2,020
679
62
135
920
10 Ken Charles
K. Charles
98.6
81
27.7
10.1
2.7
2.5
1.5
0.6
4.0
8.9
45.6
2.0
2.5
78.5
50.5
0.7
2.0
2,247
817
219
204
123
48
257
11 Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
98.7
163
34.1
20.9
2.8
5.5
2.1
0.4
8.2
16.2
50.6
4.5
5.4
82.7
56.1
0.8
2.0
5,560
3,405
449
899
344
59
389
12 Al Skinner
A. Skinner
98.7
79
28.6
12.6
4.6
3.7
1.3
0.7
4.8
11.2
43.1
2.9
3.7
79.1
49.0
1.4
3.2
2,256
995
363
289
103
53
279
13 Foots Walker
F. Walker
98.8
351
22.3
6.7
2.8
4.3
1.6
0.2
2.6
5.9
43.5
1.6
2.1
74.6
49.1
0.8
2.0
2.3
7,815
2,361
980
1,508
567
58
308
757
14 Bob Weiss
B. Weiss
98.8
204
15.2
3.1
1.2
2.6
0.9
0.2
1.2
2.8
43.8
0.6
0.7
77.6
48.5
0.2
0.9
3,101
624
239
540
183
40
306
15 Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
99.2
295
29.9
14.2
2.7
4.5
1.9
0.4
5.7
13.1
43.8
2.7
3.6
74.7
48.2
0.7
2.1
3.2
8,823
4,180
811
1,324
568
119
464
967
16 Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
99.4
155
22.4
10.2
2.2
3.5
2.1
0.4
4.0
9.7
41.1
2.2
2.8
78.0
46.6
0.7
1.5
2.3
3,473
1,576
334
542
327
59
350
303
17 Ted McClain
T. McClain
99.4
142
21.3
6.3
2.4
3.4
1.2
0.1
2.6
5.9
44.3
1.1
1.5
75.7
48.4
0.5
1.9
1.3
3,022
892
341
481
164
19
90
379
18 Jim Price
J. Price
99.6
370
27.5
11.1
3.3
4.1
1.6
0.3
4.6
10.5
44.4
1.9
2.3
81.6
48.6
0.9
2.4
1.7
10,159
4,123
1,220
1,528
596
106
275
1,003
19 Butch Beard
B. Beard
99.9
392
24.2
9.2
3.7
3.5
1.3
0.1
3.6
7.2
50.3
1.9
2.5
77.3
55.3
1.2
2.5
1.9
9,505
3,591
1,452
1,365
499
36
164
1,105
20 Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
99.9
450
37.8
17.3
3.9
5.3
1.3
0.2
7.4
16.6
44.3
2.6
3.0
85.3
48.2
0.9
2.9
2.7
17,027
7,779
1,738
2,399
587
98
329
1,050
21 Charles Dudley
C. Dudley
100.0
349
17.9
5.4
3.1
3.5
0.8
0.0
1.9
3.9
49.8
1.5
2.2
66.8
55.1
1.2
1.9
1.9
6,238
1,874
1,083
1,214
284
13
227
707
22 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
100.1
82
29.4
8.4
3.1
5.3
2.1
0.1
3.6
7.0
51.0
1.2
1.7
72.1
54.1
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,409
685
254
431
174
12
193
198
23 Don Buse
D. Buse
100.2
245
32.8
8.0
3.0
5.8
2.5
0.2
3.4
7.5
45.5
1.2
1.5
79.6
49.2
0.7
2.3
1.3
8,038
1,972
736
1,432
622
48
220
422
24 Fred Brown
F. Brown
100.3
77
25.5
14.0
2.2
3.4
1.5
0.3
5.8
12.4
46.9
2.4
2.7
88.8
51.6
0.5
1.7
2.1
1,961
1,075
172
260
119
23
164
142
25 Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
100.3
139
26.2
11.7
2.9
5.4
1.3
0.2
4.3
9.3
45.9
3.2
4.0
78.9
52.8
0.8
2.0
3,644
1,633
397
757
174
26
261
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
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Rockets Rockets
52
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.634
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Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
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