league average defensive rating by position 2010s

Point guards had a defensive rating of 108.8 between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons.

POSITIONDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Point Guard
108.8
49,486
24.3
10.6
2.7
4.3
0.9
0.2
3.9
8.9
43.1
1.0
2.9
35.6
1.9
2.3
80.8
53.3
0.5
2.2
1.8
1,203,203
525,247
133,136
212,407
45,700
9,272
88,172
88,494
+4771
2
Shooting Guard
109.1
51,880
23.9
10.5
2.8
2.1
0.8
0.3
3.8
8.7
43.1
1.2
3.3
36.2
1.7
2.1
80.1
53.9
0.5
2.3
1.3
1,238,827
542,255
143,723
110,690
40,655
12,999
66,317
89,780
-2028
3
Small Forward
107.9
49,846
23.8
9.6
3.7
1.7
0.8
0.4
3.5
8.0
44.0
1.0
2.8
35.6
1.6
2.0
77.6
54.2
0.7
2.9
1.2
1,185,007
478,741
184,057
85,535
38,933
18,614
57,683
89,008
-3472
4
Power Forward
106.2
51,247
22.5
9.6
5.3
1.4
0.6
0.6
3.7
7.8
47.3
0.6
1.6
35.0
1.6
2.2
73.5
54.5
1.5
3.8
1.1
1,151,190
489,644
270,499
69,305
32,252
30,102
58,559
108,499
+895
5
Center
104.5
50,043
21.0
8.6
6.1
1.2
0.5
0.9
3.4
6.6
51.8
0.1
0.4
33.3
1.6
2.3
68.3
56.2
1.9
4.2
1.2
1,052,705
429,919
304,642
59,624
26,561
46,918
60,024
113,717
-166
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
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
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/17
@
118-125
Tue
3/17
@
124-116
Wed
3/18
@
117-95
Wed
3/18
@
111-130
Wed
3/18
@
99-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/17
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/17
@
10:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
1:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
3:30 PM
Sat
4/18
@
6:00 PM