best point guard defensive rating 2023 with at least 21 games played

Point guards had their lowest defensive rating with 21+ games played in 2022-23, with a 115.5 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPPOSITIONSEASONMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Patrick Beverley
P. Beverley
113.5
67
Point Guard
2022-23
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
4
Point Guard
2022-23
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
67
Point Guard
2022-23
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
56
Point Guard
2022-23
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
58
Point Guard
2022-23
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
46
Point Guard
2022-23
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
67
Point Guard
2022-23
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
60
Point Guard
2022-23
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
68
Point Guard
2022-23
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
62
Point Guard
2022-23
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
58
Point Guard
2022-23
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
55
Point Guard
2022-23
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
40
Point Guard
2022-23
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
59
Point Guard
2022-23
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
27
Point Guard
2022-23
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
33
Point Guard
2022-23
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
66
Point Guard
2022-23
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
43
Point Guard
2022-23
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
9
Point Guard
2022-23
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
34
Point Guard
2022-23
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
73
Point Guard
2022-23
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
48
Point Guard
2022-23
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
32
Point Guard
2022-23
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
61
Point Guard
2022-23
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
79
Point Guard
2022-23
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
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
1.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
2.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
5
2
.714
0.5
4
Pistons Pistons
5
2
.714
0.5
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
1.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
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LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
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NYK NYK
111-119
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10/21
BKN BKN
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CHA CHA
117-136
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10/21
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121-125

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11/4
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GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Tue
11/4
OKC OKC
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LAC LAC
11:00 PM
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
BKN BKN
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
UTA UTA
@
DET DET
7:00 PM