eastern conference guards with the best defensive rating

Phil Chenier has the best career defensive rating by an Eastern Conference guard, with a 97.2 rating.

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eastern conference guards with the best defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
97.2
13,777
417
33.0
18.0
3.6
2.9
1.6
0.6
7.4
16.6
44.8
0.1
0.3
41.7
3.1
3.8
81.7
49.2
0.9
2.7
1.4
7,508
1,499
1,229
682
238
153
782
2Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
98.1
13,626
359
38.0
18.7
5.4
5.6
1.9
0.2
7.6
15.9
47.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.5
4.2
81.9
52.6
1.1
4.2
2.1
6,731
1,926
2,028
681
63
139
922
3Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
99.6
16,144
421
38.3
17.6
4.0
5.4
1.3
0.2
7.5
17.0
44.2
2.6
3.1
85.2
48.1
1.0
3.0
2.8
7,421
1,666
2,266
561
95
259
977
4Charlie Ward
C. Ward
99.9
13,295
580
22.9
6.5
2.7
4.2
1.3
0.2
2.3
5.6
41.3
1.0
2.8
36.6
0.9
1.1
77.0
53.6
0.4
2.3
1.7
3,753
1,561
2,451
744
125
993
1,221
+761
5Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
100.1
20,776
582
35.7
13.5
6.8
8.4
1.8
0.3
4.7
12.0
39.6
1.6
4.6
34.3
2.4
3.0
80.7
50.7
1.3
5.6
2.8
7,831
3,985
4,869
1,075
160
1,629
1,001
+1858
6Eddie Jones
E. Jones
100.9
14,065
379
37.1
17.5
4.4
3.3
1.6
0.7
6.0
14.0
42.8
1.8
4.8
38.2
3.7
4.3
84.2
54.9
0.8
3.6
1.8
6,622
1,676
1,245
621
257
681
1,050
+649
7Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
101.5
11,237
288
39.0
25.0
6.7
4.2
1.6
0.7
8.1
19.2
42.4
1.9
5.5
35.0
6.8
8.4
80.7
54.5
1.0
5.7
3.4
7,201
1,943
1,214
472
213
984
820
+373
8Foots Walker
F. Walker
101.5
15,036
658
22.9
6.4
2.6
4.7
1.5
0.1
2.3
5.4
43.5
0.0
0.1
22.7
1.7
2.2
76.2
50.2
0.7
1.9
1.8
4,199
1,686
3,111
992
83
792
1,414
9Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
101.9
15,477
415
37.3
25.2
4.4
5.3
1.4
0.3
9.8
22.3
44.1
0.1
0.2
75.0
5.5
6.6
83.0
49.9
1.0
3.3
3.9
10,440
1,807
2,215
572
104
485
1,145
10Baron Davis
B. Davis
102.0
13,583
407
33.4
14.4
3.7
6.5
1.8
0.4
5.4
13.0
41.2
1.5
4.7
33.1
2.2
3.3
65.3
49.9
1.0
2.6
2.7
5,875
1,487
2,653
738
160
1,082
1,125
+828
11Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
102.1
19,999
644
31.1
10.2
4.6
8.0
1.7
0.1
4.2
9.1
46.4
0.3
1.0
29.7
1.4
2.3
61.5
50.3
1.0
3.5
2.7
6,558
2,954
5,133
1,126
85
1,730
1,381
+1699
12Henry Bibby
H. Bibby
102.1
13,888
547
25.4
9.5
2.6
3.6
0.9
0.1
3.6
8.3
42.8
0.1
0.6
21.2
2.4
3.0
78.4
49.3
0.8
1.8
2.0
5,211
1,425
1,995
514
32
497
1,212
13Doug Collins
D. Collins
102.2
13,945
415
33.6
17.9
3.2
3.3
1.2
0.3
7.1
14.1
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
4.5
83.3
55.7
1.1
2.1
2.8
7,427
1,339
1,368
518
114
485
1,245
14Ron Harper
R. Harper
102.5
16,560
578
28.7
12.4
3.7
3.6
1.7
0.7
4.8
10.5
45.7
0.4
1.4
27.7
2.4
3.4
70.9
51.7
1.2
2.5
2.0
7,193
2,128
2,070
986
399
1,130
1,321
+790
15Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
102.5
13,398
377
35.5
16.9
3.2
7.7
1.5
0.1
6.0
14.7
40.9
2.2
6.1
35.6
2.7
3.4
80.0
52.2
0.5
2.7
2.7
6,384
1,195
2,891
550
47
1,014
812
+1711
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
102.6
35,887
930
38.6
31.5
6.3
5.4
2.5
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
29,277
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
17Kevin Porter
K. Porter
102.7
14,959
480
31.2
12.9
2.0
8.9
1.5
0.1
5.3
11.0
48.5
0.0
0.1
18.8
2.2
2.9
74.7
52.3
0.6
1.3
3.5
6,179
950
4,256
702
61
1,121
1,673
18Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
102.8
12,016
398
30.2
10.4
3.4
7.0
1.7
0.3
3.9
9.9
39.5
0.9
2.8
30.7
1.7
2.4
71.3
47.4
0.8
2.7
2.9
4,144
1,368
2,786
660
128
1,145
1,076
+582
19Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
102.9
13,948
463
30.1
16.9
2.7
3.6
1.0
0.3
6.9
14.4
48.1
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.7
82.4
52.7
0.6
2.1
1.6
7,832
1,236
1,667
473
121
305
1,061
20Jim Cleamons
J. Cleamons
102.9
15,401
534
28.8
9.1
3.3
4.3
1.0
0.2
3.8
8.1
46.4
0.1
0.4
22.6
1.5
2.0
76.7
50.4
1.1
2.3
1.5
4,855
1,775
2,291
533
120
364
1,108
21Brevin Knight
B. Knight
103.1
13,466
470
28.7
9.0
2.9
7.3
1.9
0.1
3.4
8.1
41.5
0.0
0.2
13.2
2.3
2.9
79.6
48.2
0.5
2.4
2.2
4,235
1,362
3,424
910
62
1,022
1,339
-629
22Darrell Armstrong
D. Armstrong
103.3
18,305
712
25.7
10.3
2.9
4.4
1.5
0.1
3.6
8.6
41.5
1.2
3.7
33.9
1.9
2.2
87.4
53.9
0.8
2.1
2.0
7,318
2,073
3,130
1,061
87
1,431
1,235
+621
23Darwin Cook
D. Cook
103.4
13,013
546
23.8
9.7
2.2
3.9
1.8
0.4
4.1
9.2
45.2
0.1
0.4
19.7
1.4
1.8
76.1
48.9
0.7
1.5
1.9
5,313
1,201
2,121
973
193
1,034
1,194
24Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
103.4
10,616
382
27.8
10.9
4.2
5.4
1.5
0.6
4.1
8.3
48.7
0.1
0.4
19.9
2.7
3.6
74.2
54.8
1.3
2.8
2.5
4,148
1,599
2,044
584
246
941
1,116
25Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
103.5
16,297
451
36.1
16.3
5.9
7.6
2.8
0.4
6.7
14.6
46.3
0.3
1.2
22.5
2.6
3.7
70.5
50.5
1.9
4.0
3.5
7,373
2,678
3,441
1,262
179
1,576
1,547
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22
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56
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.683
4.0
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62
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40.0
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19
63
.232
41.0
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17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
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64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
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33
.598
15.0
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
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22
60
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