best defensive rating small forward by year

Bobby Jones has the lowest defensive rating by a small forward in a season, with an 89.9 rating in 1976-77.

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best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games small forward by year

	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	Bobby Jones B. Jones	89.9	1976-77	DEN	82	29.5	15.1	8.3	3.2	2.3	2.0	6.1	10.7	57.0				2.9	4.0	71.7	60.5	2.1	6.1		2,419	1,238	678	264	186	162		238
2	Shawn Marion S. Marion	93.4	2000-01	PHX	79	36.2	17.3	10.7	2.0	1.7	1.4	7.1	14.7	48.0	0.3	1.0	25.6	3.0	3.7	81.0	53.2	2.8	7.9	1.6	2,857	1,369	848	160	132	108	129	211	+274
3	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	93.6	1973-74	MIL	71	35.5	18.9	6.7	2.8	1.6	0.6	8.2	16.3	50.3				2.5	3.0	81.8	53.5	1.6	5.1		2,521	1,341	479	201	111	41		271
4	Hedo Turkoglu H. Turkoglu	93.8	2003-04	SAS	80	25.9	9.2	4.5	1.9	1.0	0.4	3.3	8.1	40.6	1.3	3.0	41.9	1.4	2.0	70.8	51.6	0.7	3.8	1.2	2,073	739	358	154	80	32	94	165	+466
5	Rick Barry R. Barry	93.8	1975-76	GSW	81	38.5	21.0	6.1	6.1	2.5	0.3	8.7	20.0	43.5				3.5	3.8	92.3	48.3	0.9	5.2		3,122	1,701	496	496	202	27		215
6	Don Adams D. Adams	94.0	1973-74	DET	74	31.1	10.3	6.1	1.9	1.5	0.2	4.1	10.0	40.8				2.1	2.7	76.1	45.7	1.8	4.3		2,298	759	448	141	110	12		242
7	Julius Erving J. Erving	95.0	1976-77	PHI	82	35.9	21.6	8.5	3.7	1.9	1.4	8.4	16.7	49.9				4.9	6.3	77.7	55.3	2.3	6.1		2,940	1,770	695	306	159	113		251
8	George Lynch G. Lynch	95.3	1998-99	PHI	43	30.6	8.3	6.5	1.8	2.0	0.5	3.4	8.1	42.1	0.2	0.5	39.1	1.2	2.0	63.1	46.1	2.6	3.9	1.8	1,315	356	279	76	85	22	79	142	+109
9	Mike Riordan M. Riordan	95.3	1974-75	WAS	74	29.6	15.4	3.8	2.7	1.0	0.1	7.0	14.3	49.2				1.3	1.6	83.8	51.3	1.2	2.6		2,191	1,138	284	198	72	6		238
10	John Drew J. Drew	95.7	1974-75	ATL	78	29.3	18.5	10.7	1.8	1.5	0.5	6.8	15.8	42.8				5.0	7.0	71.3	49.1	4.6	6.1		2,289	1,442	836	138	119	39		274
11	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	95.9	2015-16	SAS	72	33.1	21.2	6.8	2.6	1.8	1.0	7.7	15.1	50.6	1.8	4.0	44.3	4.1	4.6	87.4	61.6	1.3	5.5	1.5	2,380	1,523	493	186	128	71	105	133	+653
12	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	96.0	2003-04	IND	73	37.2	18.3	5.3	3.7	2.1	0.7	6.4	15.2	42.1	1.0	3.3	31.0	4.4	6.0	73.3	51.1	1.4	3.9	2.8	2,714	1,333	385	272	152	50	202	194	+486
13	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	96.2	1973-74	BOS	76	40.7	22.6	6.4	5.9	1.3	0.4	9.0	19.8	45.6				4.6	5.5	83.2	50.9	1.8	4.6		3,091	1,716	487	447	95	32		196
14	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	96.3	1974-75	PHI	80	35.7	19.5	9.1	5.5	1.1	0.4	7.6	17.8	42.8				4.3	5.6	77.7	48.3	1.6	7.5		2,859	1,563	726	442	91	35		270
15	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	96.4	2014-15	SAS	64	31.8	16.5	7.2	2.5	2.3	0.8	6.2	12.8	47.9	1.0	3.0	34.9	3.2	3.9	80.2	56.7	1.3	5.9	1.5	2,033	1,057	461	161	148	48	97	128	+441
16	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	96.4	1974-75	BOS	82	38.2	19.2	5.9	5.3	1.3	0.2	7.8	17.2	45.5				3.5	4.0	87.0	50.5	1.9	4.0		3,132	1,573	484	432	110	16		231
17	Chet Walker C. Walker	96.6	1973-74	CHI	82	32.5	19.3	5.0	2.4	0.8	0.0	7.0	14.4	48.6				5.4	6.1	87.5	56.6	1.6	3.4		2,661	1,583	406	200	68	4		201
18	Chet Walker C. Walker	96.6	1974-75	CHI	76	32.3	19.2	5.7	2.2	0.6	0.1	6.9	14.2	48.7				5.4	6.3	86.0	56.8	1.5	4.2		2,452	1,461	432	169	49	6		181
19	Julius Erving J. Erving	96.7	1980-81	PHI	82	35.0	24.6	8.0	4.4	2.1	1.8	9.7	18.6	52.1	0.0	0.2	22.2	5.1	6.5	78.7	57.2	3.0	5.0	3.2	2,874	2,014	657	364	173	147	266	233
20	Rick Barry R. Barry	96.8	1973-74	GSW	80	36.5	25.1	6.8	6.1	2.1	0.5	10.0	21.8	45.6				5.2	5.8	89.9	51.5	1.3	5.5		2,918	2,009	540	484	169	40		265
21	Rick Barry R. Barry	96.8	1974-75	GSW	80	40.4	30.6	5.7	6.2	2.9	0.4	12.9	27.7	46.4				4.9	5.5	90.4	50.9	1.2	4.6		3,235	2,450	456	492	228	33		225
22	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	96.9	1993-94	CHI	72	38.3	22.0	8.7	5.6	2.9	0.8	8.7	17.8	49.1	0.9	2.7	32.0	3.8	5.7	66.0	54.4	2.4	6.3	3.2	2,759	1,587	629	403	211	58	232	227
23	Larry Steele L. Steele	96.9	1975-76	POR	81	29.4	9.9	3.6	4.0	2.1	0.2	4.0	8.0	49.5				1.9	2.5	75.9	53.9	1.0	2.7		2,382	798	292	324	170	19		289
24	Steve Mix S. Mix	97.0	1975-76	PHI	81	37.5	13.9	8.2	2.7	2.0	0.4	5.2	10.4	49.9				3.5	4.3	81.8	56.5	2.7	5.5		3,039	1,129	662	216	158	29		288
25	Paul George P. George	97.0	2012-13	IND	79	37.6	17.4	7.6	4.1	1.8	0.6	6.2	14.9	41.9	2.2	5.9	36.2	2.8	3.5	80.7	53.1	1.1	6.5	2.9	2,972	1,377	603	327	143	51	233	227	+365

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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
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4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
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14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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