best defensive rating small foward in 500 games nba history

Rick Barry has the best career defensive rating by a small forward when playing 500+ games, with a 99.5 rating.

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NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
99.5
554
35.4
21.2
5.2
5.7
2.0
0.5
8.6
19.1
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
3.9
4.2
91.6
50.5
0.9
4.3
2.5
19,585
11,729
2,876
3,163
1,104
269
574
1,464
2Julius Erving
J. Erving
99.8
702
34.6
22.8
7.1
4.0
1.9
1.6
9.0
17.6
51.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.8
6.2
77.4
56.2
2.5
4.5
3.1
24,285
16,019
4,967
2,785
1,319
1,117
1,951
1,953
3Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
100.5
526
34.9
19.1
6.2
3.5
1.3
0.6
7.9
16.4
48.0
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.3
4.2
80.1
52.4
1.7
4.4
2.7
18,370
10,062
3,245
1,821
661
303
630
1,798
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
101.2
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
30,504
19,719
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
5Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
101.4
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
6Bob Gross
B. Gross
101.5
513
24.5
8.9
4.4
2.9
1.2
0.7
3.6
7.1
51.2
0.0
0.1
17.9
1.7
2.1
79.8
55.7
1.8
2.6
2.1
12,575
4,567
2,253
1,481
615
361
729
1,484
7Shawn Marion
S. Marion
101.6
871
33.7
14.4
8.1
1.8
1.4
1.0
6.0
12.5
47.6
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.4
81.6
53.2
2.3
5.8
1.5
29,363
12,578
7,059
1,600
1,236
845
1,311
1,852
+843
8John Drew
J. Drew
101.7
639
30.6
21.2
7.3
1.6
1.4
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.1
0.0
0.1
12.9
6.0
8.0
74.4
53.8
3.1
4.2
2.8
19,568
13,553
4,668
1,054
894
189
1,168
2,368
9M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
101.9
604
23.5
9.7
4.3
1.8
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.2
47.0
0.1
0.4
25.6
1.9
2.6
74.6
51.9
1.5
2.8
1.7
14,216
5,853
2,595
1,112
812
226
867
1,484
10Alvin Scott
A. Scott
102.1
627
17.3
4.9
3.2
1.4
0.6
0.6
1.9
3.9
48.1
0.0
0.0
20.0
1.2
1.6
73.3
53.6
1.1
2.1
1.0
10,853
3,088
1,992
847
404
371
617
1,034
11Bruce Bowen
B. Bowen
102.2
873
27.6
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.8
0.4
2.2
5.5
40.9
0.9
2.4
39.3
0.7
1.2
57.5
50.8
0.5
2.2
0.7
24,052
5,290
2,428
1,089
712
336
646
1,930
+2659
12John Johnson
J. Johnson
102.6
638
27.5
11.8
4.9
3.5
0.8
0.4
4.8
10.6
45.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.7
78.0
49.8
1.6
3.3
2.7
17,515
7,516
3,142
2,238
487
235
917
1,740
13Ollie Johnson
O. Johnson
102.6
612
20.3
7.5
3.0
1.7
0.7
0.4
3.1
6.3
49.6
0.0
0.1
15.0
1.2
1.4
84.5
53.7
1.0
2.1
1.2
12,416
4,569
1,863
1,012
455
224
355
1,337
14Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
102.9
980
33.2
18.6
5.3
3.4
1.2
0.5
6.1
13.5
45.4
1.5
4.0
37.5
4.8
6.0
80.5
57.6
0.8
4.6
2.4
32,545
18,186
5,236
3,316
1,194
501
2,395
2,633
+2898
15George Lynch
G. Lynch
103.1
693
23.4
6.8
5.1
1.5
1.1
0.3
2.8
6.2
44.9
0.2
0.6
29.6
1.1
1.6
65.8
49.2
2.0
3.1
1.2
16,186
4,746
3,549
1,017
751
239
838
1,539
-176
16Bryon Russell
B. Russell
103.1
775
23.0
7.8
3.4
1.2
1.0
0.2
2.6
6.0
43.8
0.8
2.1
37.3
1.7
2.3
74.5
55.1
0.9
2.5
0.9
17,807
6,027
2,619
949
810
184
725
1,779
+1959
17Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
103.1
604
29.5
11.1
5.2
2.7
1.3
1.7
3.8
7.8
48.2
0.4
1.4
30.7
3.2
4.3
74.1
57.4
1.7
3.5
1.8
17,805
6,728
3,141
1,617
796
1,033
1,091
1,202
+1037
18Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
103.1
770
29.0
11.3
5.8
2.0
1.4
0.8
4.0
8.6
47.2
0.4
1.4
31.1
2.8
4.0
70.6
55.0
1.4
4.4
1.7
22,355
8,733
4,465
1,509
1,069
623
1,306
1,640
-64
19Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
103.2
1,153
24.4
10.3
5.5
1.9
1.2
0.7
4.1
8.8
46.5
0.1
0.2
20.1
2.0
2.9
69.0
50.8
2.0
3.5
1.4
28,115
11,825
6,339
2,134
1,439
799
1,583
3,455
+523
20Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
103.4
991
31.7
13.2
4.5
2.7
1.7
0.5
4.7
11.4
41.4
1.2
3.4
33.9
2.6
3.6
71.5
50.8
1.2
3.3
1.8
31,440
13,058
4,448
2,631
1,721
522
1,791
2,586
+1818
21Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
103.5
802
27.5
12.4
6.1
2.2
1.1
0.3
5.3
11.1
47.2
0.1
0.4
33.8
1.8
2.3
78.7
51.1
1.8
4.3
1.3
22,073
9,953
4,858
1,733
877
256
1,059
1,806
22Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
103.7
608
32.5
16.2
4.8
2.4
1.1
1.0
6.0
13.1
45.3
1.1
2.9
36.7
3.2
4.7
69.2
53.4
1.6
3.3
2.0
19,784
9,872
2,948
1,459
684
609
1,205
1,917
+894
23Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
103.8
616
34.2
20.1
7.1
3.6
1.3
0.8
8.3
16.0
51.9
0.0
0.2
16.9
3.4
4.7
73.6
55.6
2.7
4.4
2.3
21,089
12,367
4,401
2,219
781
475
1,444
1,552
24Scott Wedman
S. Wedman
103.8
906
28.6
13.2
4.8
2.0
0.9
0.3
5.7
11.8
48.1
0.2
0.5
33.5
1.7
2.1
79.4
51.5
1.7
3.1
1.3
25,927
11,916
4,355
1,771
846
301
883
2,549
25Toni Kukoc
T. Kukoc
104.1
571
26.8
11.9
4.2
3.8
1.0
0.4
4.4
9.9
44.8
0.9
2.6
35.3
2.1
2.9
72.7
53.3
1.2
3.0
1.9
15,304
6,776
2,421
2,143
546
208
1,057
993
+1155
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22.0
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GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sat
10/24
GSW GSW
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PHX PHX
10:00 PM
Mon
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10:00 PM
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8:00 PM
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Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
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Knicks Knicks - x
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Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
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45
37
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15.0
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Hornets Hornets
44
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16.0
10
Heat Heat
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39
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17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
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28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
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13
Nets Nets - e
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Pacers Pacers - e
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Wizards Wizards - e
17
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Thunder Thunder - z
64
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Spurs Spurs - x
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2.0
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Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
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Lakers Lakers - x
53
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Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
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Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
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Suns Suns - x
45
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Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
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Clippers Clippers
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Warriors Warriors
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Pelicans Pelicans - e
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56
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Mavericks Mavericks - e
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Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
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Tue
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NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
9:30 PM
Wed
10/21
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ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Wed
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7:00 PM