best defensive ratings by active point guards

Chris Paul has the lowest career defensive rating by an active point guard, with a 106.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive ratings with a minimum of 5000 minutes played by active point guards
NAME DRTG MIN GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Chris Paul
C. Paul
106.4
45,608
1,354
33.7
17.0
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.8
47.0
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
23,011
5,978
12,499
2,717
222
3,093
3,185
+6113
2 Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
106.7
11,910
383
31.1
13.1
7.4
7.2
1.5
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.8
0.0
0.1
13.9
2.3
3.8
59.2
57.6
1.7
5.7
3.0
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+840
3 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
107.0
41,172
1,237
33.3
21.2
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.4
43.9
1.1
3.6
30.5
4.8
6.3
77.2
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
26,205
8,677
9,925
1,955
406
4,829
3,157
+3039
4 James Harden
J. Harden
108.4
8,603
238
36.1
29.3
6.9
9.2
1.7
0.6
8.6
19.9
43.2
3.7
10.3
35.7
8.4
9.7
86.5
60.6
0.9
6.0
5.0
6,976
1,633
2,180
397
151
1,192
621
+1126
5 Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
108.6
36,680
1,173
31.3
13.9
4.2
6.1
1.3
0.3
4.5
10.6
42.3
1.9
5.1
36.8
3.1
3.8
81.5
56.9
0.8
3.5
2.2
16,356
4,961
7,099
1,499
351
2,628
3,161
+2835
6 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
108.6
34,974
1,026
34.1
24.7
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.3
42.3
3.9
4.3
91.1
62.5
0.7
4.0
3.1
25,386
4,819
6,540
1,553
265
3,187
2,310
+6177
7 Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
108.8
24,805
769
32.3
14.6
4.0
6.1
1.4
0.4
5.7
12.6
45.4
1.4
3.8
37.9
1.8
2.2
80.0
53.9
0.9
3.1
2.5
11,252
3,080
4,671
1,045
332
1,939
1,604
+1964
8 Marcus Smart
M. Smart
108.9
7,346
253
29.0
10.6
3.2
4.8
1.5
0.3
3.7
9.1
40.5
1.6
4.9
33.3
1.6
2.2
74.2
52.9
0.7
2.5
2.0
2,681
808
1,202
391
73
508
614
+764
9 Mike Conley
M. Conley
109.0
36,596
1,172
31.2
14.1
2.9
5.7
1.4
0.2
4.9
11.3
43.8
1.6
4.2
38.9
2.5
3.1
82.5
55.7
0.5
2.5
1.9
16,470
3,454
6,625
1,603
242
2,180
2,270
+2713
10 De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
109.6
8,147
356
22.9
9.1
3.7
2.8
1.4
0.5
3.2
7.9
41.0
1.5
4.1
36.9
1.1
1.4
77.9
53.4
0.7
3.0
1.4
3,231
1,316
988
502
172
488
728
+638
11 Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
109.8
8,246
363
22.7
6.8
2.9
2.9
1.3
0.5
2.4
5.4
44.0
1.0
2.6
38.0
1.0
1.4
75.1
56.5
0.6
2.3
1.2
2,475
1,042
1,041
470
183
449
758
+726
12 Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
110.0
13,894
524
26.5
9.8
4.0
5.8
1.2
0.3
4.1
9.1
44.4
0.4
1.3
28.6
1.3
2.1
62.3
48.6
1.0
3.0
2.2
5,121
2,086
3,033
612
162
1,143
1,036
-1318
13 Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
110.1
8,964
287
31.2
11.4
5.5
5.8
1.5
0.6
4.2
10.6
39.8
2.3
6.4
36.2
0.7
1.1
59.9
51.4
1.0
4.5
2.4
3,262
1,565
1,678
438
179
678
602
+168
14 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
110.5
25,075
729
34.4
23.6
4.0
5.7
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.3
47.4
2.4
6.0
39.3
3.8
4.3
88.6
58.3
0.8
3.2
2.5
17,199
2,933
4,134
956
314
1,831
1,669
+1838
15 T.J. McConnell
T.J. McConnell
110.8
14,931
706
21.1
7.6
2.9
5.0
1.2
0.2
3.4
6.6
51.6
0.2
0.7
34.5
0.6
0.7
77.8
55.1
0.5
2.4
1.6
5,396
2,054
3,542
849
133
1,126
982
-645
16 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
110.9
13,393
378
35.4
30.0
8.8
8.7
1.3
0.5
10.2
21.5
47.4
3.2
9.1
35.3
6.4
8.5
75.7
59.4
0.9
7.9
4.0
11,352
3,318
3,271
479
178
1,530
891
+1354
17 Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
110.9
8,228
356
23.1
7.7
3.3
4.1
1.4
0.4
3.1
7.2
43.6
0.7
1.9
33.8
0.8
1.0
73.6
50.3
0.5
2.8
1.6
2,743
1,169
1,444
496
154
566
956
-537
18 Cory Joseph
C. Joseph
110.9
18,296
866
21.1
6.7
2.4
2.9
0.7
0.2
2.6
5.8
44.0
0.6
1.7
35.0
1.0
1.2
78.6
52.6
0.5
1.9
1.0
5,828
2,094
2,517
626
183
850
1,355
+58
19 Patty Mills
P. Mills
111.0
18,315
921
19.9
8.7
1.6
2.2
0.6
0.1
3.1
7.3
42.3
1.7
4.4
38.5
0.8
0.9
85.7
56.2
0.3
1.3
0.9
8,004
1,491
2,010
581
80
861
1,164
+1764
20 Reggie Jackson
R. Jackson
111.1
21,858
884
24.7
12.3
2.8
4.1
0.7
0.1
4.6
10.9
42.3
1.3
3.8
34.5
1.8
2.1
85.4
52.1
0.5
2.3
1.8
10,845
2,463
3,606
593
110
1,563
1,677
+787
21 Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
111.2
17,192
550
31.3
14.9
3.4
5.7
1.4
0.5
5.0
12.5
40.1
2.5
6.8
37.1
2.3
2.7
86.2
54.4
0.4
3.0
1.7
8,204
1,884
3,121
757
253
910
1,205
+1913
22 Danté Exum
D. Exum
111.9
5,889
314
18.8
6.3
1.9
2.3
0.4
0.2
2.3
5.3
43.6
0.8
2.2
34.6
0.9
1.2
76.6
54.0
0.4
1.6
1.2
1,968
606
715
131
50
372
539
+252
23 Markelle Fultz
M. Fultz
112.0
5,336
218
24.5
10.6
3.2
4.4
1.1
0.3
4.5
9.4
47.4
0.3
1.2
28.3
1.3
1.7
74.2
51.8
0.9
2.3
1.8
2,306
698
953
249
60
386
390
-182
24 Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
112.0
14,745
503
29.3
15.5
5.8
5.4
1.5
0.3
6.2
13.6
45.3
1.2
3.5
34.0
2.0
2.5
79.0
52.7
0.9
4.9
2.1
7,803
2,925
2,718
741
139
1,061
901
-323
25 Dennis Schröder
D. Schröder
112.1
23,018
842
27.3
13.9
2.9
4.9
0.8
0.1
5.1
11.8
43.2
1.3
3.7
34.2
2.5
3.0
83.6
53.1
0.4
2.5
2.2
11,738
2,434
4,097
694
121
1,886
1,752
+47
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1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
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Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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50
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21
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3.0
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51
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13.0
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50
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14.0
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16.0
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