best point guard defensive rating last 10 seasons

Since 2016-17, LeBron James had the best defensive rating by a point guard, with a 106.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
best point guard defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games last 10 seasons
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
106.1
45
33.4
25.0
7.7
7.8
1.1
0.6
9.4
18.3
51.3
2.3
6.3
36.5
4.0
5.7
69.8
60.2
0.6
7.0
3.7
1,504
1,126
346
350
48
25
168
70
+287
2Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
106.7
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
11,910
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+840
3Justise Winslow
J. Winslow
108.0
66
29.7
12.6
5.4
4.3
1.1
0.3
4.9
11.3
43.3
1.5
3.9
37.5
1.3
2.1
62.8
51.3
1.0
4.4
2.2
1,959
830
355
282
72
19
142
177
+119
4Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
108.6
312
23.6
7.3
3.9
6.3
1.1
0.1
3.0
7.1
42.4
0.8
2.3
35.6
0.4
0.7
64.8
49.3
0.6
3.3
2.2
7,368
2,269
1,221
1,970
333
40
685
530
-330
5Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
108.8
67
22.9
11.4
3.8
3.4
0.9
0.7
4.5
10.2
43.8
0.5
1.7
28.8
2.0
2.8
71.4
50.0
0.7
3.0
2.1
1,536
765
252
228
61
47
140
124
+23
6Raymond Felton
R. Felton
109.2
195
17.7
6.4
2.1
2.3
0.6
0.2
2.6
6.2
41.6
0.8
2.2
33.8
0.5
0.6
81.0
49.6
0.3
1.8
0.9
3,444
1,245
408
446
125
44
173
245
-188
7Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
109.2
226
31.1
24.3
4.0
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.5
16.3
52.3
1.5
3.9
37.7
5.7
6.5
87.8
63.2
0.7
3.3
2.1
7,031
5,490
903
1,204
322
174
475
478
+1597
8Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
109.3
420
28.4
11.3
3.9
6.8
1.4
0.1
3.8
9.5
39.9
1.1
3.4
32.6
2.6
3.1
86.7
52.2
0.6
3.3
2.4
11,945
4,753
1,637
2,851
607
59
987
1,020
+646
9Eric Bledsoe
E. Bledsoe
109.3
404
29.4
15.5
4.1
5.0
1.3
0.4
5.5
12.1
45.5
1.5
4.4
33.7
3.0
3.8
78.7
56.2
0.7
3.4
2.4
11,887
6,258
1,674
2,039
537
171
983
830
+829
10Tyler Johnson
T. Johnson
109.6
135
27.2
11.0
3.2
2.5
0.9
0.5
3.9
9.3
42.3
1.6
4.4
35.8
1.5
1.9
78.5
54.0
0.5
2.7
1.2
3,672
1,479
433
338
117
64
160
252
-88
11Avery Bradley
A. Bradley
109.6
49
24.2
8.6
2.3
1.3
0.9
0.1
3.5
7.8
44.4
1.3
3.5
36.4
0.4
0.5
83.3
53.7
0.4
2.0
1.0
1,186
423
115
63
43
5
47
110
+183
12Shaun Livingston
S. Livingston
109.7
211
16.3
4.9
1.9
1.9
0.5
0.3
2.2
4.1
52.2
0.0
0.0
10.0
0.6
0.8
76.7
55.1
0.5
1.4
0.7
3,441
1,041
399
393
104
68
158
311
+308
13Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
109.8
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
8,246
2,475
1,042
1,041
470
183
449
758
+726
14Shabazz Napier
S. Napier
109.8
239
18.3
8.2
2.0
2.6
0.9
0.2
2.7
6.7
40.7
1.1
3.3
34.4
1.7
2.0
82.6
54.2
0.3
1.7
1.4
4,374
1,969
489
622
223
43
325
290
+22
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
109.8
714
32.3
20.4
8.0
8.3
1.4
0.4
7.5
17.1
44.1
1.4
4.5
31.1
4.0
5.5
72.3
52.4
1.5
6.5
4.0
23,042
14,578
5,740
5,898
1,017
252
2,856
1,878
+356
16Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
109.9
66
21.5
7.7
2.4
3.0
1.2
0.2
2.5
6.7
37.9
0.8
2.9
27.7
1.8
2.1
85.5
50.3
0.2
2.2
1.8
1,421
507
157
197
79
14
117
179
-60
17Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
110.0
92
28.0
14.7
3.9
4.8
1.7
0.8
5.2
12.3
42.4
2.2
6.5
32.9
2.1
2.5
86.8
55.0
0.6
3.3
2.8
2,576
1,353
361
441
156
73
254
243
+184
18Shaquille Harrison
S. Harrison
110.0
73
19.6
6.5
3.0
1.9
1.2
0.4
2.5
5.8
43.2
0.3
1.2
27.0
1.1
1.7
66.7
49.4
0.5
2.6
0.8
1,430
474
222
139
89
30
60
124
-316
19De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
110.1
405
22.9
9.5
3.6
2.7
1.4
0.5
3.4
8.2
41.0
1.5
4.2
35.8
1.2
1.5
78.9
53.1
0.8
2.9
1.4
9,272
3,833
1,474
1,113
579
192
579
819
+733
20Chris Paul
C. Paul
110.1
597
30.3
14.3
4.4
8.1
1.6
0.2
5.1
11.0
46.3
1.7
4.5
37.4
2.5
2.8
88.6
58.5
0.5
3.9
2.1
18,111
8,552
2,626
4,864
935
140
1,232
1,299
+2590
21Jerian Grant
J. Grant
110.3
197
18.5
6.3
1.9
3.1
0.8
0.1
2.2
5.2
41.9
0.8
2.2
34.8
1.2
1.5
76.7
53.6
0.3
1.6
0.9
3,653
1,239
380
619
154
22
184
303
-348
22Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
110.3
534
31.8
14.1
4.4
6.4
1.1
0.3
4.5
10.5
42.7
2.4
6.3
37.5
2.8
3.3
84.5
59.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
16,984
7,555
2,348
3,404
609
181
1,223
1,397
+1759
23Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
110.3
322
30.1
10.6
5.3
5.6
1.5
0.6
3.9
10.0
39.2
2.2
6.1
35.5
0.6
1.0
60.3
51.0
1.0
4.3
2.3
9,692
3,422
1,705
1,814
483
188
730
648
+200
24Shelvin Mack
S. Mack
110.3
181
21.1
7.4
2.2
3.4
0.8
0.1
2.8
6.6
42.7
0.7
2.1
33.7
1.0
1.4
69.8
50.8
0.3
1.8
1.4
3,816
1,333
395
609
143
15
245
275
-309
25Langston Galloway
L. Galloway
110.4
132
17.9
7.2
1.9
1.1
0.6
0.1
2.5
6.7
37.6
1.5
4.0
37.1
0.6
0.8
80.0
50.7
0.3
1.6
0.5
2,358
945
248
151
81
11
64
135
+15
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