current forwards with best defensive rating

Kawhi Leonard has the best career defensive rating by an active forward, with a 104.3 rating.

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current forwards with best defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
104.3
25,366
798
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.4
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.3
60.7
1.2
5.2
1.7
16,546
5,075
2,470
1,377
498
1,345
1,303
+4937
2Draymond Green
D. Green
104.8
27,151
949
28.6
8.7
6.8
5.6
1.3
1.0
3.2
7.2
44.7
0.9
2.8
32.1
1.4
2.0
71.0
54.1
1.1
5.7
2.3
8,235
6,462
5,324
1,244
930
2,208
2,733
+4463
3Anthony Davis
A. Davis
104.9
23,150
676
34.2
23.4
10.5
2.5
1.3
2.3
8.8
16.8
52.5
0.4
1.5
28.9
5.3
6.7
79.2
59.2
2.7
7.8
2.0
15,834
7,081
1,690
873
1,546
1,321
1,582
+695
4Jonathan Isaac
J. Isaac
105.0
6,160
328
18.8
6.8
4.5
0.7
0.9
1.2
2.5
5.7
44.1
0.7
2.2
31.6
1.1
1.5
73.2
53.7
1.3
3.3
0.7
2,231
1,491
244
283
391
233
474
+17
5Taj Gibson
T. Gibson
105.0
20,699
858
24.1
8.9
5.9
1.0
0.5
1.0
3.7
7.2
51.1
0.1
0.2
26.7
1.5
2.1
71.2
54.9
2.2
3.8
1.1
7,670
5,090
837
463
867
951
2,150
+798
6LeBron James
L. James
105.4
56,405
1,498
37.7
27.1
7.6
7.5
1.5
0.7
10.0
19.5
51.1
1.6
4.7
35.0
5.6
7.6
73.7
59.5
1.1
6.4
3.5
40,660
11,317
11,201
2,239
1,102
5,209
2,643
+7365
7Paul George
P. George
105.9
27,009
770
35.1
22.1
6.5
4.0
1.8
0.4
7.6
17.2
43.9
2.8
7.3
38.4
4.2
4.9
85.5
57.1
0.8
5.7
2.8
17,031
5,014
3,094
1,363
333
2,175
2,071
+2975
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
105.9
29,272
895
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
9Kyle Anderson
K. Anderson
106.8
16,175
757
21.4
6.8
4.2
2.8
1.0
0.6
2.7
5.5
48.0
0.4
1.1
34.0
1.1
1.5
71.5
54.7
0.8
3.5
1.0
5,142
3,217
2,104
744
467
753
1,204
+598
10Kevin Love
K. Love
107.2
24,419
849
28.8
16.2
9.9
2.4
0.6
0.4
5.3
12.2
43.4
1.9
5.1
36.6
3.7
4.5
82.8
57.1
2.2
7.7
1.8
13,731
8,432
2,052
513
303
1,501
1,570
+861
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
107.7
41,308
1,121
36.8
27.6
7.1
4.5
1.0
1.1
9.5
18.7
50.8
2.1
5.2
39.5
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.8
0.6
6.4
3.2
30,973
7,906
5,088
1,157
1,269
3,567
2,157
+5723
12Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
108.1
20,707
601
34.5
23.5
7.4
3.9
1.1
0.6
8.2
17.8
45.8
2.7
7.2
36.8
4.5
5.4
83.9
58.2
0.9
6.5
2.4
14,132
4,453
2,328
662
387
1,428
1,258
+3763
13Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
108.4
12,380
402
30.8
19.5
7.6
1.8
0.7
1.8
6.9
14.9
46.5
1.8
4.8
36.3
4.0
4.7
83.6
57.6
1.7
5.9
1.7
7,857
3,064
724
293
731
690
1,194
+466
14Joe Ingles
J. Ingles
108.5
17,636
750
23.5
7.7
3.0
3.5
0.8
0.1
2.7
6.1
44.8
1.6
4.0
40.9
0.6
0.8
77.5
60.0
0.3
2.7
1.4
5,763
2,214
2,623
631
103
1,072
1,282
+1926
15Kevon Looney
K. Looney
108.7
7,422
423
17.5
4.9
5.8
1.6
0.5
0.5
2.1
3.5
58.5
0.0
0.1
22.2
0.8
1.2
61.1
60.2
2.1
3.7
0.6
2,065
2,446
695
200
226
248
903
+573
16Nicolas Batum
N. Batum
109.0
29,332
1,064
27.6
9.1
4.6
2.6
0.9
0.6
3.2
7.3
44.2
1.5
4.0
37.6
1.1
1.3
82.7
57.5
1.0
3.6
1.3
9,649
4,869
2,807
924
668
1,378
1,868
+1566
17Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
109.3
19,871
607
32.7
19.2
5.6
4.9
1.6
0.4
6.2
12.7
48.5
0.7
2.2
33.3
6.1
7.2
85.3
60.4
1.9
3.7
1.7
11,664
3,421
2,947
977
243
1,010
806
+1810
18Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
109.7
10,498
358
29.3
14.9
9.7
4.2
0.7
0.4
5.8
10.4
55.7
0.4
1.3
32.6
2.9
4.0
72.8
61.3
2.4
7.3
2.3
5,350
3,474
1,500
258
158
838
1,116
+574
19Tobias Harris
T. Harris
110.1
32,474
1,033
31.4
15.9
6.1
2.4
0.8
0.5
6.1
12.7
47.8
1.3
3.7
36.6
2.4
2.9
83.8
56.9
1.0
5.1
1.4
16,440
6,292
2,450
827
565
1,407
2,033
+964
20Larry Nance Jr.
L. Nance Jr.
110.4
11,945
546
21.9
7.3
5.9
1.7
1.1
0.5
3.0
5.6
54.0
0.4
1.2
35.0
0.9
1.3
69.8
59.6
1.8
4.1
0.9
4,008
3,199
944
581
257
469
1,135
-612
21Jeff Green
J. Green
110.5
33,432
1,247
26.8
11.6
3.9
1.4
0.6
0.5
4.2
9.3
45.0
1.0
2.9
33.7
2.3
2.8
80.4
55.0
0.8
3.1
1.3
14,480
4,907
1,792
761
593
1,586
2,514
-1862
22Jarred Vanderbilt
J. Vanderbilt
110.6
7,303
374
19.5
5.6
5.9
1.4
1.0
0.4
2.3
4.1
54.6
0.2
0.7
29.0
0.9
1.4
63.3
59.0
1.9
4.1
0.9
2,096
2,218
520
381
149
351
722
+76
23Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
110.6
22,409
760
29.5
15.9
4.8
3.8
1.1
0.2
5.8
12.6
46.0
1.8
4.6
38.4
2.6
2.9
87.7
57.3
0.6
4.1
2.0
12,107
3,629
2,911
813
141
1,544
1,890
+1750
24Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
110.7
6,566
210
31.3
14.3
7.6
4.0
1.4
0.8
5.6
10.4
54.1
0.3
1.3
21.9
2.8
3.8
73.1
59.3
2.7
4.8
2.0
3,005
1,587
848
294
175
418
483
+681
25Chris Boucher
C. Boucher
110.7
6,491
354
18.3
9.1
5.2
0.5
0.5
0.9
3.3
6.7
48.9
0.9
2.8
33.7
1.7
2.1
77.8
60.0
1.7
3.5
0.5
3,222
1,825
178
180
330
194
667
+291
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