current shooting guard with best defensive rating

Jimmy Butler III has the best career defensive rating by an active shooting guard, with a 104.8 rating.

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current shooting guard with best defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
104.8
10,101
300
33.7
16.6
4.8
3.4
1.6
0.5
5.5
12.1
44.9
0.9
2.8
32.6
4.8
5.9
82.4
56.6
1.3
3.5
1.5
4,994
1,437
1,010
478
144
449
436
+868
2Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
106.9
5,999
201
29.8
15.6
5.1
1.7
1.0
0.4
5.8
12.3
47.1
1.7
4.6
37.5
2.3
3.4
67.7
56.5
1.0
4.1
1.7
3,140
1,023
332
204
78
348
534
+630
3Marcus Smart
M. Smart
107.2
11,380
382
29.8
10.6
3.6
4.4
1.6
0.4
3.5
9.3
37.7
1.5
4.8
31.8
2.1
2.6
79.4
50.8
0.9
2.7
1.8
4,054
1,375
1,693
603
155
690
997
+963
4James Harden
J. Harden
108.1
31,408
913
34.4
22.7
5.3
6.7
1.4
0.6
6.7
15.2
44.2
2.5
6.9
36.5
6.7
7.8
86.0
60.8
0.7
4.6
3.4
20,711
4,840
6,136
1,318
504
3,068
2,236
+3484
5Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
109.0
6,462
312
20.7
5.0
2.1
1.1
1.6
0.8
1.9
4.3
44.0
0.9
2.6
34.7
0.4
0.5
70.3
55.8
0.6
1.6
0.6
1,567
662
336
509
248
176
548
+26
6Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
109.0
5,614
227
24.7
7.9
2.9
2.2
1.5
0.4
3.1
6.7
46.3
1.2
3.2
37.4
0.5
0.6
80.3
56.7
0.8
2.1
0.8
1,789
654
493
346
100
177
428
+1029
7Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
109.8
25,844
793
32.6
19.6
3.5
2.3
0.9
0.5
7.3
16.1
45.3
3.1
7.6
41.3
1.8
2.1
85.8
57.4
0.5
3.1
1.7
15,531
2,795
1,843
676
413
1,336
1,624
+3914
8Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
110.5
20,586
609
33.8
25.1
4.3
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.3
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.3
5.1
84.4
57.5
0.8
3.5
2.7
15,272
2,640
2,928
844
193
1,645
1,463
+2960
9John Konchar
J. Konchar
110.9
6,387
363
17.6
4.3
4.0
1.5
0.9
0.4
1.6
3.5
46.9
0.6
1.8
34.9
0.4
0.5
72.7
57.7
1.1
3.0
0.5
1,546
1,462
548
323
162
188
436
+114
10Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
110.9
9,353
268
34.9
19.3
4.7
6.6
1.6
0.8
7.6
15.8
48.1
1.8
5.0
34.9
2.4
3.1
76.3
56.2
1.1
3.6
2.7
5,170
1,260
1,769
427
203
734
592
+957
11Jalen Williams
J. Williams
111.2
7,671
248
30.9
18.0
4.6
4.5
1.3
0.5
7.0
13.7
50.9
1.3
3.5
37.4
2.7
3.4
80.8
59.2
0.8
3.8
1.9
4,464
1,140
1,105
333
135
459
589
+1015
12DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
111.3
34,089
981
34.7
21.2
4.4
3.8
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.3
46.3
0.5
1.7
29.9
5.5
6.6
83.8
55.0
0.7
3.6
2.0
20,762
4,276
3,725
982
326
1,991
2,201
+317
13Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
K. Caldwell-Pope
111.3
28,124
963
29.2
11.0
2.9
1.9
1.1
0.3
3.9
9.2
42.7
1.6
4.5
36.5
1.5
1.8
82.6
55.1
0.6
2.4
1.0
10,600
2,833
1,790
1,100
273
984
1,743
+859
14Donte DiVincenzo
D. DiVincenzo
111.4
13,105
498
26.3
11.0
4.3
3.0
1.2
0.3
3.9
9.1
42.3
2.3
6.1
38.0
0.9
1.2
76.7
56.8
0.9
3.4
1.4
5,469
2,119
1,512
599
146
714
942
+1542
15Javonte Green
J. Green
111.5
5,401
304
17.8
6.0
3.2
0.7
1.0
0.4
2.1
4.4
48.9
0.7
1.9
35.6
1.0
1.3
77.6
60.3
0.9
2.3
0.5
1,822
972
226
292
125
157
451
+68
16Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
111.6
10,519
304
34.6
26.1
5.3
5.3
1.4
0.8
9.0
18.1
49.9
1.3
3.8
34.6
6.7
7.8
85.6
60.5
0.7
4.5
2.5
7,921
1,600
1,606
439
248
748
705
+465
17Pat Connaughton
P. Connaughton
111.6
11,735
637
18.4
5.8
3.3
1.3
0.5
0.3
2.1
4.8
43.8
1.1
3.1
35.7
0.5
0.6
76.7
56.9
0.7
2.6
0.5
3,689
2,084
847
294
160
340
707
+586
18Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
111.6
5,091
152
33.5
13.0
6.4
5.1
2.5
0.6
5.6
11.2
50.4
0.7
2.3
29.0
1.0
1.7
60.3
54.4
2.0
4.3
1.9
1,974
969
782
378
86
290
341
+241
19Derrick White
D. White
112.2
14,889
486
30.6
14.1
3.9
4.6
0.9
1.0
4.9
11.2
43.6
2.2
6.1
35.9
2.1
2.4
86.3
57.3
0.7
3.2
1.5
6,847
1,898
2,229
445
482
733
994
+2694
20Caris LeVert
C. LeVert
112.4
14,468
527
27.5
13.8
3.6
4.1
1.0
0.4
5.1
11.7
43.5
1.5
4.3
34.6
2.1
2.8
73.4
53.1
0.7
2.9
1.8
7,249
1,910
2,154
550
231
941
1,034
+227
21Josh Hart
J. Hart
112.4
16,367
531
30.8
10.6
7.1
3.6
1.1
0.3
3.9
8.1
48.2
1.2
3.4
35.2
1.5
2.1
75.1
58.5
1.3
5.7
1.5
5,609
3,767
1,897
567
169
789
1,247
+799
22Aaron Wiggins
A. Wiggins
112.4
6,891
339
20.3
8.7
3.2
1.4
0.7
0.3
3.4
6.9
48.7
1.1
2.9
38.0
0.9
1.1
78.4
59.0
0.9
2.3
0.9
2,962
1,068
477
245
90
315
478
+558
23Bradley Beal
B. Beal
112.5
27,681
807
34.3
21.4
4.0
4.3
1.1
0.4
7.9
17.0
46.4
2.1
5.7
37.6
3.5
4.3
82.1
56.8
0.9
3.2
2.4
17,306
3,250
3,442
885
339
1,947
1,819
+137
24Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
112.6
15,399
442
34.8
24.6
5.2
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.6
19.0
45.3
3.0
8.0
36.9
4.4
5.5
80.2
57.4
0.7
4.5
2.9
10,854
2,319
1,826
587
282
1,273
888
+942
25Josh Giddey
J. Giddey
112.7
6,079
210
28.9
13.9
7.3
5.7
0.8
0.5
5.8
12.5
46.4
1.0
3.3
31.0
1.2
1.7
75.3
52.4
1.7
5.6
2.6
2,920
1,534
1,200
159
95
550
342
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StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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.524
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32
50
.390
28.0
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29.0
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20
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40.0
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.232
41.0
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.780
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54
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.659
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.646
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.512
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