current small forwards with best defensive rating

James Johnson has the lowest career defensive rating by an active small forward, with a 104.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
current small forwards with best defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Johnson
J. Johnson
104.1
6,513
333
19.6
7.0
3.4
1.6
0.8
1.0
2.9
6.0
47.9
0.2
1.0
25.7
1.1
1.5
68.2
52.8
0.9
2.5
1.3
2,338
1,128
542
270
331
432
712
-253
2Kawhi 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
3Paul George
P. George
105.0
24,540
692
35.5
22.7
6.6
4.0
1.8
0.4
7.7
17.6
44.0
2.8
7.4
38.5
4.4
5.1
85.8
57.2
0.9
5.8
2.9
15,725
4,599
2,783
1,226
297
2,005
1,886
+2969
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
105.2
10,106
318
31.8
14.9
6.9
3.6
1.1
1.3
5.4
10.9
49.7
0.4
1.4
27.7
3.7
4.9
74.0
56.9
1.4
5.5
2.3
4,737
2,193
1,136
358
410
737
931
-290
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
106.4
36,203
981
36.9
27.8
7.2
4.5
1.1
1.1
9.5
18.9
50.6
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.7
7.6
88.5
62.6
0.7
6.6
3.2
27,300
7,106
4,453
1,045
1,121
3,131
1,911
+5422
6Jae Crowder
J. Crowder
107.6
15,802
643
24.6
9.0
4.2
1.6
1.0
0.3
3.1
7.3
42.4
1.5
4.1
35.4
1.3
1.7
78.1
55.7
0.7
3.5
0.8
5,768
2,712
1,043
658
217
511
1,266
+1257
7Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
107.6
13,006
383
34.0
22.5
7.1
3.5
1.0
0.7
7.8
16.8
46.3
2.4
6.5
36.8
4.6
5.4
84.5
58.7
0.9
6.2
2.2
8,613
2,738
1,336
396
258
854
817
+2449
8Josh Richardson
J. Richardson
108.1
6,842
207
33.1
13.5
3.5
3.2
1.3
0.7
4.9
11.7
42.2
1.8
4.9
35.8
1.8
2.2
84.2
53.3
0.8
2.7
1.5
2,793
716
669
260
148
318
531
+115
9Joe 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
10Nicolas Batum
N. Batum
108.6
26,670
912
29.2
9.9
4.9
2.9
0.9
0.7
3.5
8.0
44.3
1.6
4.2
37.2
1.3
1.5
82.7
57.3
1.0
3.9
1.4
9,043
4,467
2,659
825
609
1,307
1,657
+1428
11P.J. Tucker
P.J. Tucker
109.1
14,177
519
27.3
6.9
5.4
1.5
1.1
0.2
2.5
5.8
43.2
0.9
2.3
36.9
1.0
1.3
75.4
53.9
1.5
3.9
1.0
3,561
2,812
766
555
123
500
1,196
-60
12Jeff Green
J. Green
109.2
11,299
389
29.0
12.8
4.2
1.6
0.6
0.5
4.6
11.0
42.0
1.0
3.0
31.9
2.6
3.3
79.4
51.4
0.9
3.3
1.5
4,965
1,633
610
251
183
599
792
-1338
13Jimmy 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
14OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
110.6
12,148
418
29.1
12.0
4.3
1.6
1.3
0.5
4.5
9.6
47.4
1.7
4.4
37.6
1.3
1.7
74.5
58.1
1.1
3.2
1.3
5,001
1,786
667
527
224
547
1,001
+1294
15Amen 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
16Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
111.2
14,909
473
31.5
21.8
5.7
3.4
1.0
0.4
8.2
17.0
48.0
2.0
5.6
35.2
3.5
4.6
75.8
57.3
1.0
4.6
2.5
10,334
2,677
1,621
480
177
1,188
1,175
+1792
17Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
112.0
15,687
607
25.8
7.4
4.5
2.4
0.8
0.4
2.6
6.2
42.3
1.7
4.4
39.0
0.5
0.7
75.6
57.3
0.6
3.9
1.0
4,513
2,760
1,463
510
263
620
1,403
+740
18Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
112.3
21,267
697
30.5
12.8
4.6
1.6
0.7
0.2
4.4
9.7
45.3
1.4
3.7
38.4
2.5
3.2
79.9
57.4
1.0
3.6
1.1
8,893
3,185
1,134
476
124
761
1,090
+608
19Torrey Craig
T. Craig
112.3
8,913
458
19.5
5.9
3.9
1.0
0.5
0.6
2.2
5.0
45.2
0.9
2.6
35.4
0.5
0.7
70.1
55.9
1.3
2.7
0.6
2,697
1,802
476
234
255
294
930
-853
20Taurean Prince
T. Prince
112.7
7,769
302
25.7
10.4
3.7
1.9
0.9
0.4
3.7
8.5
43.5
1.8
4.5
40.0
1.2
1.5
82.4
56.8
0.4
3.2
1.5
3,130
1,113
588
273
109
465
618
-704
21Derrick Jones Jr.
D. Jones Jr.
112.9
11,434
547
20.9
7.5
3.3
0.8
0.7
0.7
2.8
5.6
50.6
0.7
2.1
33.0
1.2
1.6
71.2
59.6
1.2
2.1
0.6
4,094
1,803
435
390
364
351
1,036
+483
22Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
113.0
5,229
152
34.4
21.3
6.9
4.6
0.9
0.6
7.4
16.6
44.2
1.3
4.2
32.1
5.3
7.2
73.1
53.8
1.1
5.8
2.9
3,241
1,051
700
131
86
447
313
-214
23Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
113.2
6,866
256
26.8
14.2
7.4
4.0
1.0
0.6
5.5
11.1
49.7
1.0
3.1
33.5
2.2
2.9
75.1
57.6
1.1
6.3
2.0
3,644
1,895
1,036
253
150
501
473
+137
24Caleb Martin
C. Martin
113.3
8,097
351
23.1
7.8
3.7
1.6
0.9
0.4
2.9
6.5
44.7
0.9
2.6
34.9
1.1
1.5
71.6
54.5
1.0
2.8
1.0
2,721
1,316
567
299
140
336
610
-237
25Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
113.4
23,123
698
33.1
18.1
4.4
2.2
1.0
0.7
6.8
14.9
45.3
1.6
4.4
36.7
3.0
4.1
72.4
54.2
1.3
3.1
1.7
12,652
3,106
1,569
687
484
1,219
1,492
+292
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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54
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.659
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