lowest defensive rating for shooting guards in 1988

Michael Jordan had the lowest defensive rating by a shooting guard in 1987-88, with a 101.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games for shooting guards in 1988
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
101.4
1987-88
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
2Fat Lever
F. Lever
103.4
1987-88
82
37.3
18.9
8.1
7.8
2.7
0.3
7.8
16.6
47.3
0.1
0.7
21.1
3.0
3.9
78.5
51.6
2.5
5.6
2.2
3,061
1,546
665
639
223
21
182
214
3Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
105.9
1987-88
81
37.8
27.0
6.6
5.8
2.5
0.6
10.5
20.7
50.6
0.1
0.6
21.2
5.9
7.2
81.1
56.4
3.2
3.4
2.9
3,060
2,185
533
467
203
52
236
250
4Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
107.0
1987-88
80
26.9
10.2
1.9
5.1
1.6
0.1
3.6
8.3
43.7
0.2
1.1
21.6
2.7
3.1
86.9
52.7
0.3
1.6
1.6
2,150
819
148
405
124
9
130
162
5Byron Scott
B. Scott
107.7
1987-88
81
37.6
21.7
4.1
4.1
1.9
0.3
8.8
16.6
52.7
0.8
2.2
34.6
3.4
3.9
85.8
59.0
0.9
3.2
2.0
3,048
1,754
333
335
155
27
161
204
6Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
108.5
1987-88
82
33.3
14.2
2.4
4.7
1.1
0.2
5.5
11.7
47.2
0.0
0.2
21.1
3.1
3.8
81.5
53.0
0.8
1.7
2.1
2,732
1,161
200
387
87
15
172
155
7John Long
J. Long
108.7
1987-88
81
25.0
12.8
2.8
2.1
1.0
0.1
5.1
10.9
47.4
0.4
1.0
44.2
2.0
2.3
90.7
53.9
0.9
1.9
1.6
2,022
1,034
229
173
84
11
127
164
8Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
109.0
1987-88
82
36.3
19.6
6.1
6.8
3.0
0.8
8.0
17.2
46.5
0.3
1.2
28.4
3.3
4.5
74.8
51.3
2.0
4.1
3.1
2,978
1,610
498
557
243
69
251
300
9Gerald Wilkins
G. Wilkins
109.6
1987-88
81
33.4
17.4
3.3
4.0
1.1
0.3
7.3
16.3
44.6
0.5
1.6
30.2
2.4
3.0
78.6
49.3
1.3
2.0
2.6
2,703
1,412
270
326
90
22
212
183
10Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
110.2
1987-88
80
31.7
18.0
2.4
3.4
1.4
0.3
7.0
15.8
44.5
0.2
1.0
23.1
3.7
4.3
86.8
50.9
0.8
1.6
2.3
2,534
1,438
190
273
109
26
186
210
11Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
111.4
1987-88
71
36.3
18.7
3.5
3.7
0.9
0.3
7.0
14.8
47.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.7
5.3
87.3
54.4
1.2
2.3
2.0
2,580
1,325
246
262
64
18
144
112
12Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
111.5
1987-88
81
37.3
15.7
3.1
6.2
1.4
0.2
6.0
12.1
49.1
1.8
4.4
41.5
2.0
2.2
87.8
59.8
0.7
2.3
1.9
3,018
1,270
249
503
115
17
153
203
13Jeff Malone
J. Malone
111.9
1987-88
80
33.2
20.5
2.6
3.0
0.6
0.2
8.1
17.0
47.6
0.1
0.3
41.7
4.2
4.8
88.2
53.7
0.6
2.0
2.2
2,655
1,641
206
237
51
13
172
198
14Jeff Hornacek
J. Hornacek
111.9
1987-88
82
27.4
9.5
3.2
6.6
1.3
0.1
3.7
7.4
50.6
0.2
0.7
29.3
1.9
2.3
82.2
56.9
0.9
2.3
1.9
2,243
781
262
540
107
10
156
151
15Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
111.9
1987-88
75
37.2
25.8
4.5
2.6
1.0
0.1
10.2
20.3
50.3
1.4
3.5
41.3
4.0
5.3
76.7
57.2
2.2
2.3
2.3
2,790
1,938
340
197
74
11
172
221
16Randy Wittman
R. Wittman
112.2
1987-88
82
29.4
10.0
2.1
3.7
0.6
0.2
4.6
9.6
47.8
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.1
79.8
49.8
0.5
1.6
1.0
2,412
823
170
302
50
18
82
117
17Rod Higgins
R. Higgins
114.2
1987-88
68
32.2
15.5
4.3
2.8
1.0
0.5
5.6
10.7
52.6
0.3
0.6
48.7
4.0
4.7
84.8
60.8
1.4
2.9
1.6
2,188
1,054
293
188
70
31
111
188
18Reggie Theus
R. Theus
115.7
1987-88
73
36.3
21.6
3.2
6.3
0.8
0.2
8.5
18.1
47.0
0.2
0.8
27.1
4.4
5.3
83.1
52.9
1.0
2.2
3.2
2,653
1,574
232
463
59
16
234
173
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Thu
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
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15
.750
2
41
20
.672
4.5
3
40
22
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6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.5
5
35
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.574
10.5
6
33
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.541
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7
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8
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.532
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9
31
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.500
15.0
10
31
31
.500
15.0
11
26
34
.433
19.0
12
25
37
.403
21.0
13
16
45
.262
29.5
14
15
46
.246
30.5
15
15
46
.246
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
48
15
.762
2
44
17
.721
3.0
3
38
22
.633
8.5
4
39
23
.629
8.5
5
38
24
.613
9.5
6
37
24
.607
10.0
7
35
26
.574
12.0
8
31
30
.508
16.0
9
29
31
.483
17.5
10
29
33
.468
18.5
11
23
37
.383
23.5
12
21
40
.344
26.0
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19
44
.302
29.0
14
18
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.295
29.0
15
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