best defensive rating point guards2023

LeBron James has a defensive rating of 105.3 in his career.

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NAMEDRTGPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
105.3
43,440
1,622
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
61,031
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
101.1
36,928
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
105.5
33,643
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
107.8
32,597
1,201
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.2
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.2
0.7
6.2
3.2
44,076
8,254
5,280
1,235
1,344
3,799
2,279
+5072
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
102.7
32,292
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
104.3
31,560
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
7James Harden
J. Harden
108.7
29,339
1,221
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,449
6,809
8,873
1,794
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
101.3
28,596
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
99.4
28,316
1,239
35.3
22.9
10.0
3.5
0.9
2.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
59.5
2.4
7.6
2.7
43,787
12,369
4,302
1,160
3,189
2,527
3,667
10Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
108.6
28,289
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
11Moses Malone
M. Malone
104.7
27,409
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
12Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
107.6
27,176
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,025
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
97.9
26,946
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
14DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
112.8
26,711
1,264
34.5
21.1
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.1
0.5
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,635
5,434
5,185
1,250
416
2,475
2,808
-384
15Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
108.4
26,668
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
108.9
26,528
1,069
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,303
4,973
6,743
1,602
282
3,308
2,385
+6266
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.5
26,496
1,392
34.0
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
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
18Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
102.7
26,397
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
19Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
99.0
26,071
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
20Vince Carter
V. Carter
106.6
25,728
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
46,367
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
21Alex English
A. English
110.0
25,613
1,193
31.9
21.5
5.5
3.6
0.9
0.7
8.9
17.6
50.7
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.6
4.3
83.2
55.0
2.3
3.2
2.5
38,063
6,538
4,351
1,067
833
2,821
3,027
22Reggie Miller
R. Miller
108.7
25,279
1,389
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
47,619
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,409
2,730
+2015
23Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
98.9
24,815
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
24Ray Allen
R. Allen
108.1
24,505
1,300
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
46,344
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,709
2,858
+3491
25Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
105.5
24,368
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
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65
.207
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64
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.780
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.756
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3
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.659
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