highest defense rating guards

Anfernee Simons has the highest career defensive rating by a guard, with a 120.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defense rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played guards
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Anfernee Simons
A. Simons
120.1
11,791
444
26.6
14.9
2.5
3.2
0.5
0.1
5.3
12.3
43.2
2.5
6.6
38.1
1.8
2.0
88.1
56.6
0.4
2.1
1.6
6,622
1,108
1,399
227
56
695
801
-871
2Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
120.1
13,771
475
29.0
18.3
2.7
3.6
0.8
0.1
6.6
14.0
47.2
1.5
3.9
38.9
3.6
4.2
84.1
57.7
0.8
1.9
2.3
8,708
1,299
1,728
393
63
1,092
1,064
-2050
3Trae Young
T. Young
118.3
17,005
498
34.1
25.1
3.4
9.8
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.3
43.3
2.6
7.4
35.2
6.6
7.6
87.2
58.0
0.6
2.8
4.2
12,489
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
4Jalen Green
J. Green
117.2
10,867
339
32.1
19.9
4.2
3.3
0.8
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.2
2.5
7.4
33.9
3.5
4.3
79.6
54.0
0.5
3.7
2.4
6,741
1,426
1,121
274
99
801
518
-737
5Jordan Poole
J. Poole
117.2
12,283
451
27.2
16.6
2.6
3.7
0.8
0.3
5.6
13.3
41.8
2.5
7.2
34.4
3.0
3.4
87.7
56.0
0.4
2.3
2.3
7,466
1,187
1,671
378
130
1,025
1,134
-1113
6Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
117.2
10,202
331
30.8
15.8
3.9
4.5
0.8
0.3
5.2
10.7
48.3
1.8
5.0
36.8
3.6
4.2
86.5
63.0
0.7
3.3
1.9
5,239
1,307
1,476
265
106
641
609
+604
7Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
117.0
11,273
422
26.7
12.7
2.1
1.4
1.1
0.2
4.5
10.6
42.2
2.3
6.0
38.7
1.4
1.7
82.5
55.6
0.3
1.8
0.7
5,339
898
598
458
68
283
645
-413
8Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
116.9
10,997
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
8.8
1.5
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
9Malik Monk
M. Monk
116.9
13,305
585
22.7
12.3
2.6
3.1
0.6
0.3
4.4
10.2
43.4
1.8
5.1
35.5
1.6
1.9
85.1
55.7
0.4
2.2
1.6
7,216
1,494
1,842
354
198
935
963
-442
10Coby White
C. White
116.7
13,815
472
29.3
15.4
3.6
3.9
0.7
0.2
5.4
12.5
43.4
2.3
6.3
36.9
2.2
2.6
85.6
56.5
0.4
3.3
1.9
7,273
1,709
1,818
317
77
880
1,006
-245
11Kevin Huerter
K. Huerter
116.2
15,114
551
27.4
11.4
3.4
2.9
0.9
0.4
4.3
9.8
44.2
2.0
5.5
36.8
0.7
1.0
76.2
56.0
0.6
2.8
1.2
6,294
1,878
1,592
507
199
655
1,196
+362
12Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
116.2
12,848
388
33.1
21.1
3.2
4.8
1.1
0.4
7.5
16.4
46.1
2.4
6.3
37.7
3.6
4.2
87.3
58.0
0.3
2.9
1.6
8,182
1,242
1,864
420
162
620
785
+673
13Terance Mann
T. Mann
116.0
10,268
434
23.7
8.5
3.7
2.1
0.6
0.2
3.3
6.5
49.7
0.9
2.3
37.1
1.1
1.4
78.7
59.3
1.1
2.6
0.9
3,687
1,596
927
257
101
370
881
-209
14Bogdan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
116.0
12,575
448
28.1
14.3
3.4
3.1
1.0
0.3
5.2
11.9
43.4
2.5
6.7
38.0
1.5
1.7
84.5
56.6
0.5
2.9
1.4
6,427
1,515
1,409
443
115
621
944
+486
15Malik Beasley
M. Beasley
115.9
13,739
578
23.8
11.7
2.8
1.4
0.7
0.1
4.2
9.9
42.6
2.5
6.4
39.1
0.7
1.0
76.9
56.7
0.4
2.4
0.8
6,738
1,612
789
387
67
474
779
+376
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
115.8
16,830
561
30.0
19.2
3.2
5.3
0.7
0.1
7.0
14.4
48.5
1.7
4.5
38.5
3.4
4.1
82.6
58.9
0.5
2.7
1.8
10,748
1,796
2,952
408
56
1,025
1,065
+1645
17Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
115.8
22,107
825
26.8
15.3
3.2
2.8
0.8
0.2
5.7
13.1
43.7
1.8
5.3
33.6
2.1
2.5
82.9
53.9
0.9
2.4
1.8
12,651
2,650
2,307
644
125
1,479
1,389
-1253
18Devin Vassell
D. Vassell
115.6
10,446
370
28.2
14.1
3.8
2.6
1.0
0.4
5.2
11.8
44.3
2.1
5.7
37.2
1.5
1.9
80.7
55.8
0.5
3.3
1.1
5,212
1,413
955
376
157
393
576
-389
19Devin Booker
D. Booker
115.6
25,294
737
34.3
24.6
4.0
5.3
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.3
2.1
6.0
35.2
5.4
6.2
87.3
58.1
0.6
3.4
3.0
18,120
2,966
3,908
628
208
2,236
2,140
+231
20Grayson Allen
G. Allen
115.5
11,694
454
25.8
11.2
3.0
2.2
0.8
0.3
3.7
8.4
44.3
2.2
5.5
40.3
1.6
1.8
85.7
61.0
0.5
2.5
1.1
5,091
1,371
1,007
362
125
482
753
+458
21Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
115.4
18,356
700
26.2
12.8
2.7
1.6
0.5
0.1
4.4
10.4
42.1
2.2
6.1
36.9
1.7
2.2
80.9
56.1
0.3
2.4
0.8
8,939
1,866
1,143
380
95
576
1,021
+244
22Darius Garland
D. Garland
115.4
14,037
427
32.9
18.9
2.6
6.7
1.1
0.1
6.9
15.2
45.4
2.4
6.1
38.9
2.7
3.1
86.6
56.9
0.5
2.1
2.9
8,049
1,122
2,859
490
52
1,257
787
+977
23Buddy Hield
B. Hield
115.3
20,999
765
27.4
14.5
4.0
2.4
0.9
0.3
5.3
12.2
43.3
2.9
7.3
39.5
1.1
1.3
85.6
57.0
0.7
3.3
1.6
11,122
3,052
1,846
653
236
1,203
1,503
-660
24Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
115.2
22,685
693
32.7
20.7
4.0
3.9
0.9
0.3
7.4
15.7
47.0
2.4
6.0
39.1
3.6
4.3
83.5
58.8
0.4
3.6
2.6
14,338
2,773
2,684
599
193
1,799
1,457
-2104
25Tyus Jones
T. Jones
115.1
15,402
749
20.6
7.3
1.9
4.2
0.9
0.1
2.8
6.4
44.1
1.0
2.6
37.2
0.7
0.8
82.0
54.0
0.3
1.7
0.8
5,448
1,450
3,181
704
68
582
552
-404
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45
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