best defensive rating season for a guard

Jerry Sloan has the lowest defensive rating by a guard in a season, with a 91.6 rating in 1974-75.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games season for a guard

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Jerry Sloan J. Sloan	91.6	1974-75	CHI	78	33.0	12.2	6.9	2.1	2.2	0.2	4.9	11.1	43.9				2.5	3.3	74.8	48.7	2.3	4.6		2,577	953	538	161	171	17		265
2	Jerry Sloan J. Sloan	91.8	1973-74	CHI	77	37.1	13.2	7.2	1.9	2.4	0.1	5.4	12.0	44.7				2.5	3.5	71.1	48.9	1.9	5.3		2,860	1,018	556	149	183	10		273
3	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	92.5	1974-75	WAS	77	37.3	21.8	3.8	3.2	2.3	0.8	9.0	19.9	45.0				3.9	4.7	82.5	49.6	1.0	2.8		2,869	1,681	292	248	176	58		158
4	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	93.1	2003-04	SAS	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
5	Chris Ford C. Ford	93.1	1973-74	DET	82	25.1	7.1	3.7	3.4	1.8	0.2	3.2	7.3	44.4				0.7	0.9	74.0	46.5	1.3	2.4		2,059	585	304	279	148	14		159
6	Don Chaney D. Chaney	93.8	1974-75	BOS	82	26.9	9.5	4.5	2.2	1.5	0.8	3.9	9.1	42.8				1.6	2.0	80.6	47.1	2.1	2.4		2,208	775	370	181	122	66		244
7	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	94.0	1973-74	CHI	80	35.8	14.3	4.7	6.9	2.0	0.1	5.3	13.1	40.6				3.6	4.6	77.8	47.0	1.4	3.3		2,863	1,142	377	548	162	7		282
8	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	94.1	1973-74	NYK	80	41.7	20.5	6.7	6.9	2.0	0.2	8.4	17.9	47.2				3.7	4.4	83.8	51.9	1.5	5.2		3,338	1,643	536	551	161	15		212
9	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	94.3	1974-75	CHI	70	37.0	15.0	4.7	5.8	2.0	0.2	5.8	13.9	42.0				3.4	4.3	79.2	47.7	1.2	3.5		2,590	1,050	328	403	139	14		246
10	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	94.5	1973-74	CAP	76	38.7	21.9	5.1	3.1	2.0	0.9	9.2	21.1	43.4				3.6	4.4	82.0	47.5	1.5	3.6		2,942	1,668	388	239	155	67		135
11	Kevin Porter K. Porter	94.5	1974-75	WAS	81	32.0	11.6	1.9	8.0	1.9	0.1	5.0	10.2	49.1				1.6	2.3	70.4	51.9	0.7	1.2		2,589	943	152	650	152	11		320
12	Lucius Allen L. Allen	94.8	1973-74	MIL	72	33.2	17.6	4.0	5.2	1.9	0.3	7.3	14.8	49.5				3.0	3.8	78.8	53.6	1.2	2.8		2,388	1,268	291	374	137	22		215
13	Slick Watts S. Watts	95.4	1974-75	SEA	82	25.1	6.8	3.2	6.1	2.3	0.1	2.8	6.7	42.1				1.1	1.9	60.8	45.0	1.2	2.0		2,056	557	262	499	190	12		254
14	Charlie Ward C. Ward	95.9	1998-99	NYK	50	31.1	7.6	3.4	5.4	2.1	0.2	2.7	6.7	40.4	1.1	3.0	35.6	1.1	1.6	70.5	51.3	0.5	3.0	2.6	1,556	378	172	271	103	8	131	105	+77
15	Slick Watts S. Watts	95.9	1975-76	SEA	82	33.9	13.0	4.5	8.1	3.2	0.2	5.3	12.4	42.7				2.4	4.2	57.8	45.7	1.4	3.1		2,776	1,065	365	661	261	16		270
16	Don Chaney D. Chaney	95.9	1973-74	BOS	81	27.9	10.4	4.7	2.2	1.0	0.8	4.3	9.3	46.4				1.8	2.2	82.8	51.0	2.6	2.1		2,258	845	378	176	83	62		247
17	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	96.2	1998-99	ATL	48	36.7	13.3	4.7	5.8	2.1	0.2	5.1	13.6	37.9	1.6	5.2	30.7	1.4	1.9	75.8	46.3	0.9	3.7	2.4	1,763	640	224	278	99	9	115	61	+220
18	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	96.2	1975-76	WAS	80	36.9	19.9	4.0	3.2	2.0	0.6	8.2	16.9	48.3				3.5	4.3	82.7	52.8	1.1	3.0		2,952	1,590	320	255	158	45		186
19	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	96.3	2002-03	NJN	80	37.4	18.7	6.3	8.9	2.2	0.3	6.4	15.6	41.4	1.6	4.6	34.1	4.2	5.0	84.1	52.6	1.4	4.9	3.7	2,989	1,495	504	711	179	25	296	127	+497
20	Wilbur Holland W. Holland	96.3	1976-77	CHI	79	31.1	14.9	3.2	3.2	2.1	0.2	6.4	14.2	45.4				2.0	2.4	82.3	48.8	1.0	2.2		2,453	1,176	253	253	169	16		201
21	Darrell Armstrong D. Armstrong	96.4	1998-99	ORL	50	30.0	13.8	3.6	6.7	2.2	0.1	4.6	10.4	44.1	1.4	3.8	36.5	3.2	3.6	90.4	57.5	1.1	2.5	3.2	1,502	690	180	335	108	4	158	90	+191
22	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	96.7	1998-99	ORL	50	38.9	15.8	5.7	5.3	2.2	0.5	6.0	14.3	42.0	0.8	2.8	28.6	3.0	4.2	70.6	48.8	1.5	4.2	3.0	1,944	791	284	266	111	23	150	111	+129
23	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	96.8	2003-04	NJN	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
24	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	96.9	1974-75	BOS	82	39.3	18.3	3.8	5.6	1.6	0.2	8.0	17.6	45.7				2.3	2.7	83.4	48.8	1.0	2.8		3,220	1,502	311	458	128	17		207
25	Slick Watts S. Watts	97.1	1976-77	SEA	79	33.3	13.0	3.9	8.0	2.7	0.3	5.4	12.8	42.2				2.2	3.7	58.7	44.9	1.0	2.9		2,627	1,028	307	630	214	25		256

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