lowest defensive rating by a guard minimum 20 ppg in 2020s

Between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons, Paul George had the lowest defensive rating by a guard when scoring 20.0+ points per game, with a 105.6 rating.

NAMEDRTGPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Paul George
P. George
105.6
21.5
48
29.6
5.7
3.9
1.4
0.4
7.1
16.3
43.9
3.3
7.9
41.2
4.0
4.5
87.6
58.9
0.5
5.2
2.6
1,419
1,033
272
185
68
20
125
113
+258
2LeBron James
L. James
106.1
25.0
45
33.4
7.7
7.8
1.1
0.6
9.4
18.3
51.3
2.3
6.3
36.5
4.0
5.7
69.8
60.2
0.6
7.0
3.7
1,504
1,126
346
350
48
25
168
70
+287
3Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
107.7
20.3
57
33.9
6.4
2.1
1.1
0.4
7.5
15.6
48.1
2.3
5.9
38.2
3.1
4.3
72.4
58.3
1.1
5.3
2.2
1,934
1,159
364
118
65
20
125
167
+229
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
110.4
28.0
448
34.3
5.1
5.7
1.5
0.8
9.7
18.9
51.1
1.5
4.2
35.9
7.1
8.2
86.8
62.1
0.7
4.3
2.4
15,376
12,522
2,271
2,540
665
377
1,082
1,008
+2171
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
111.3
30.5
442
35.5
8.6
8.6
1.3
0.5
10.3
21.7
47.4
3.3
9.3
35.6
6.6
8.7
76.1
59.8
0.9
7.8
4.0
15,682
13,495
3,813
3,801
584
212
1,785
1,044
+1541
6Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
112.0
26.1
453
33.9
4.5
5.1
1.4
0.3
9.1
19.9
45.9
3.2
8.8
37.0
4.6
5.4
85.5
58.6
0.8
3.7
2.7
15,350
11,827
2,028
2,315
620
135
1,212
1,042
+2232
7James Harden
J. Harden
112.5
23.5
456
35.8
6.2
9.1
1.3
0.7
6.9
16.1
43.2
3.0
8.3
36.2
6.6
7.6
87.2
60.5
0.7
5.4
3.8
16,343
10,712
2,809
4,130
605
300
1,735
1,017
+1573
8Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
112.6
24.6
442
34.8
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
15,399
10,854
2,319
1,826
587
282
1,273
888
+942
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
113.3
27.2
375
33.2
4.9
5.7
1.1
0.3
9.0
19.5
46.2
4.7
11.7
40.3
4.5
4.9
92.3
62.9
0.5
4.4
3.1
12,444
10,213
1,841
2,155
402
128
1,145
664
+1551
10Ja Morant
J. Morant
113.6
22.4
327
31.7
4.6
7.4
1.0
0.3
8.1
17.3
46.6
1.3
4.3
31.1
4.9
6.4
77.3
55.7
0.9
3.7
3.4
10,370
7,331
1,513
2,428
335
92
1,108
555
+770
11LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
113.9
20.8
303
31.0
5.7
7.3
1.4
0.3
7.3
17.5
41.8
3.2
8.8
36.5
2.9
3.4
84.7
54.6
1.2
4.5
3.2
9,391
6,304
1,726
2,224
427
93
971
922
+12
12Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
114.3
22.5
272
33.8
5.4
8.0
1.1
0.7
8.4
18.6
44.9
1.9
5.7
34.0
3.8
4.5
84.0
54.5
0.8
4.6
3.8
9,186
6,119
1,476
2,164
307
179
1,030
778
+8
13Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
114.4
21.8
54
34.4
5.1
3.7
0.8
1.0
8.1
18.1
44.7
2.1
6.2
33.2
3.5
5.0
70.9
53.6
1.2
3.9
2.4
1,858
1,175
274
198
45
53
132
127
-201
14Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
115.1
26.3
271
35.8
4.9
5.5
1.3
0.6
9.7
19.9
48.9
3.0
7.5
40.0
3.9
4.2
91.3
60.5
0.9
3.9
2.2
9,710
7,139
1,321
1,480
350
160
600
652
+966
15De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
115.5
23.4
449
34.1
4.1
6.2
1.4
0.4
8.7
18.1
47.9
1.8
5.5
32.8
4.2
5.6
75.3
56.9
0.7
3.4
2.7
15,319
10,492
1,844
2,797
642
175
1,213
1,178
+285
16DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
115.7
25.5
229
36.7
4.7
5.1
1.1
0.5
9.1
18.3
49.6
0.7
2.2
33.6
6.5
7.5
86.7
58.9
0.6
4.1
2.0
8,414
5,831
1,075
1,172
241
105
469
525
+82
17Devin Booker
D. Booker
115.8
26.5
465
35.2
4.3
5.9
0.9
0.3
9.2
19.3
47.7
2.2
6.2
35.1
5.8
6.6
88.3
59.5
0.7
3.6
3.0
16,348
12,300
2,021
2,754
409
140
1,377
1,305
+1519
18Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
116.0
24.1
400
34.8
4.5
4.2
0.9
0.3
8.5
17.6
48.3
2.9
7.3
39.8
4.1
4.9
84.1
60.9
0.4
4.0
2.8
13,913
9,628
1,783
1,663
351
126
1,108
807
-680
19Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
116.0
20.6
488
31.2
3.3
5.6
0.8
0.1
7.5
15.5
48.6
1.9
4.8
38.8
3.7
4.5
83.2
59.2
0.5
2.9
1.9
15,239
10,070
1,627
2,722
371
52
937
938
+1728
20Jamal Murray
J. Murray
116.0
21.4
373
34.0
4.1
6.0
1.1
0.4
7.8
16.6
47.2
2.6
6.4
40.4
3.2
3.7
87.1
58.8
0.7
3.4
2.2
12,671
7,998
1,520
2,237
411
147
814
662
+1916
21Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
116.2
21.1
388
33.1
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
12,848
8,182
1,242
1,864
420
162
620
785
+673
22Bradley Beal
B. Beal
117.2
23.9
319
34.2
4.1
5.1
1.0
0.5
8.8
18.2
48.1
2.0
5.6
36.3
4.3
5.1
84.8
58.4
0.9
3.2
2.8
10,902
7,622
1,323
1,618
334
148
900
745
-453
23CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
117.7
21.0
452
33.6
4.0
4.7
0.9
0.5
7.9
17.6
45.1
3.0
7.7
39.1
2.1
2.8
76.0
55.8
0.7
3.3
1.9
15,205
9,510
1,829
2,102
410
223
853
938
+220
24Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
118.1
27.6
351
36.2
4.4
7.4
1.0
0.3
8.5
19.1
44.6
3.7
9.9
37.4
6.9
7.5
91.1
61.6
0.5
3.9
2.9
12,706
9,689
1,556
2,590
341
96
1,026
593
+799
25Trae Young
T. Young
118.5
26.2
417
34.8
3.4
10.1
1.1
0.1
8.2
18.8
43.5
2.8
7.7
35.6
7.1
8.1
87.7
58.6
0.6
2.8
4.3
14,502
10,940
1,416
4,215
446
61
1,782
734
+149
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