best point guard defensive rating 2023 on

Point guards had their lowest defensive rating in 2022-23, with a 115.5 rating.

NAMEDRTGPOSITIONSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Patrick Beverley
P. Beverley
113.5
Point Guard
2022-23
67
27.1
6.2
3.7
2.9
0.9
0.6
2.1
5.4
40.0
1.2
3.6
33.5
0.7
1.0
72.3
53.4
0.7
3.0
0.9
1,816
415
247
194
63
41
60
187
-80
2Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
116.1
Point Guard
2022-23
4
11.0
4.3
1.3
1.8
0.3
0.3
1.5
3.5
42.9
0.3
0.8
33.3
1.0
1.8
57.1
49.8
0.3
1.0
1.0
44
17
5
7
1
1
4
5
-26
3Mike Conley
M. Conley
117.8
Point Guard
2022-23
67
30.3
11.9
2.7
6.7
1.1
0.2
3.9
9.1
42.8
2.0
5.2
38.5
2.1
2.5
83.4
58.3
0.5
2.2
1.5
2,029
798
182
450
73
14
103
139
+60
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
114.8
Point Guard
2022-23
56
34.7
29.4
6.1
6.3
0.9
0.4
10.0
20.2
49.3
4.9
11.4
42.7
4.6
5.0
91.5
65.6
0.7
5.4
3.2
1,941
1,648
341
352
52
20
179
117
+268
5Goran Dragic
G. Dragic
116.8
Point Guard
2022-23
58
15.0
6.3
1.4
2.6
0.2
0.1
2.4
5.8
42.1
0.9
2.5
35.9
0.5
0.8
68.9
51.4
0.3
1.1
1.1
870
365
81
151
13
4
63
65
+5
6George Hill
G. Hill
115.5
Point Guard
2022-23
46
18.1
5.0
1.8
2.4
0.6
0.1
1.7
3.6
47.0
0.7
2.1
35.8
0.9
1.2
76.4
61.0
0.3
1.5
0.7
833
232
85
110
26
6
34
55
+41
7Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
112.4
Point Guard
2022-23
67
32.6
19.3
5.1
7.4
1.2
0.4
7.3
15.3
47.9
2.4
6.1
38.4
2.3
2.6
85.9
58.6
1.2
3.9
2.9
2,182
1,290
341
495
79
25
197
116
+481
8Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
116.0
Point Guard
2022-23
60
37.4
27.1
5.1
5.5
1.1
0.8
9.9
20.1
49.4
3.1
8.3
37.9
4.1
4.6
90.5
61.3
1.0
4.1
2.1
2,241
1,623
304
331
66
45
128
165
+222
9Reggie Jackson
R. Jackson
117.6
Point Guard
2022-23
68
24.4
10.2
2.1
3.4
0.7
0.1
3.9
9.4
41.1
1.4
4.2
33.3
1.0
1.1
91.0
51.4
0.4
1.8
1.7
1,657
693
144
233
47
6
115
114
-79
10Cory Joseph
C. Joseph
121.5
Point Guard
2022-23
62
19.8
6.9
1.7
3.5
0.5
0.1
2.4
5.7
42.7
1.1
2.9
38.9
0.9
1.2
79.2
55.8
0.3
1.4
0.9
1,227
427
106
217
34
9
56
88
-110
11Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
120.8
Point Guard
2022-23
58
36.3
32.2
4.8
7.3
0.9
0.3
9.6
20.7
46.3
4.2
11.3
37.1
8.8
9.6
91.4
64.5
0.8
4.0
3.3
2,106
1,866
277
425
50
18
191
109
+105
12Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
114.0
Point Guard
2022-23
55
31.2
11.2
4.1
5.1
1.0
0.4
3.6
8.8
40.4
1.9
5.6
34.5
2.1
2.5
85.9
56.5
0.8
3.3
1.9
1,718
615
225
281
57
21
103
143
+55
13Patty Mills
P. Mills
118.2
Point Guard
2022-23
40
14.2
6.2
1.1
1.4
0.4
0.1
2.2
5.2
41.1
1.2
3.4
36.6
0.6
0.8
83.3
55.4
0.2
0.9
0.8
567
246
44
56
15
3
30
32
-66
14Chris Paul
C. Paul
112.3
Point Guard
2022-23
59
32.0
13.9
4.3
8.9
1.5
0.4
5.0
11.3
44.0
1.7
4.4
37.5
2.3
2.7
83.1
55.5
0.5
3.8
1.9
1,889
819
251
524
91
22
114
126
+84
15Derrick Rose
D. Rose
117.1
Point Guard
2022-23
27
12.5
5.6
1.5
1.7
0.3
0.2
2.3
5.9
38.4
0.7
2.3
30.2
0.4
0.4
91.7
46.3
0.3
1.2
0.8
338
152
40
46
7
5
22
18
-29
16Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
110.0
Point Guard
2022-23
33
17.2
5.2
2.1
3.5
0.8
0.2
1.8
5.4
34.3
0.6
2.5
25.6
0.8
1.1
80.0
44.2
0.3
1.8
0.9
566
171
70
115
26
6
31
51
+45
17Dennis Schröder
D. Schröder
117.2
Point Guard
2022-23
66
30.1
12.6
2.5
4.5
0.8
0.2
4.1
9.8
41.5
1.1
3.4
32.9
3.3
3.8
85.7
54.5
0.3
2.2
1.7
1,986
830
165
298
50
10
112
145
+125
18Ish Smith
I. Smith
116.0
Point Guard
2022-23
43
9.3
2.5
1.3
2.3
0.2
0.2
1.2
3.0
39.7
0.0
0.3
16.7
0.0
0.1
50.0
40.7
0.1
1.1
1.0
398
108
54
100
8
7
44
33
-36
19Kemba Walker
K. Walker
119.5
Point Guard
2022-23
9
16.0
8.0
1.8
2.1
0.2
0.2
2.7
6.3
42.1
0.8
3.1
25.0
1.9
2.3
81.0
54.3
0.3
1.4
0.4
144
72
16
19
2
2
4
11
-1
20John Wall
J. Wall
115.2
Point Guard
2022-23
34
22.2
11.4
2.7
5.2
0.8
0.4
4.1
9.9
40.8
1.0
3.2
30.3
2.3
3.3
68.1
49.8
0.4
2.3
2.4
755
386
92
178
27
12
80
59
-106
21Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
113.3
Point Guard
2022-23
73
29.1
15.9
5.8
7.5
1.0
0.5
5.9
13.6
43.6
1.2
3.9
31.1
2.8
4.3
65.6
51.3
1.2
4.6
3.5
2,126
1,159
423
551
76
33
255
162
-21
22Raul Neto
R. Neto
112.6
Point Guard
2022-23
48
10.5
3.3
1.0
1.6
0.4
0.1
1.2
2.3
51.8
0.3
0.9
28.6
0.6
0.7
91.2
62.8
0.2
0.8
0.5
505
157
46
79
17
4
24
49
+11
23Matthew Dellavedova
M. Dellavedova
119.2
Point Guard
2022-23
32
6.7
1.5
0.4
1.3
0.2
0.0
0.5
1.6
34.0
0.3
0.8
33.3
0.1
0.2
57.1
44.3
0.0
0.4
0.3
213
47
13
41
7
0
10
20
-51
24Marcus Smart
M. Smart
111.7
Point Guard
2022-23
61
32.1
11.5
3.1
6.3
1.5
0.4
4.1
9.9
41.5
1.9
5.6
33.6
1.4
1.9
74.6
53.8
0.8
2.4
2.3
1,957
703
191
382
93
23
143
172
+240
25Spencer Dinwiddie
S. Dinwiddie
118.2
Point Guard
2022-23
79
34.5
17.3
3.4
6.5
0.8
0.3
5.8
13.3
43.8
2.3
6.2
36.9
3.4
4.2
81.2
57.3
0.4
3.1
1.8
2,725
1,369
270
515
67
24
145
187
-10
Total115.54,79124.111.83.04.30.90.34.29.544.61.44.035.71.92.381.556.00.52.51.6115,51856,42614,60520,4054,2941,2767,5388,220+1545
Average115.546.524.111.83.04.30.90.34.29.544.61.44.035.71.92.381.556.00.52.51.61121.5547.8141.8198.141.712.473.279.815.0
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
32
10
.762
2
27
16
.628
5.5
3
26
18
.591
7.0
4
27
19
.587
7.0
5
25
20
.556
8.5
6
23
19
.548
9.0
7
23
19
.548
9.0
8
23
21
.523
10.0
9
21
22
.488
11.5
10
21
25
.457
13.0
11
18
25
.419
14.5
12
16
28
.364
17.0
13
12
30
.286
20.0
14
10
32
.238
22.0
15
10
35
.222
23.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
8
.822
2
30
14
.682
6.5
3
29
15
.659
7.5
4
26
15
.634
9.0
5
26
16
.619
9.5
6
27
17
.614
9.5
7
27
17
.614
9.5
8
25
20
.556
12.0
9
22
22
.500
14.5
10
19
24
.442
17.0
11
18
24
.429
17.5
12
18
26
.409
18.5
13
15
29
.341
21.5
14
12
33
.267
25.0
15
10
36
.217
27.5

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12/25
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12/25
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107-113
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