lowest defensive rating in 1000 or more games played by small forwards since 1979

Since 1978-79, Scottie Pippen has the lowest defensive rating by a small forward when playing 1,000+ games, with a 101.4 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
101.4
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
2Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
103.2
1,153
24.4
10.3
5.5
1.9
1.2
0.7
4.1
8.8
46.5
0.1
0.2
20.1
2.0
2.9
69.0
50.8
2.0
3.5
1.4
28,115
11,825
6,339
2,134
1,439
799
1,583
3,455
+523
3LeBron James
L. James
105.3
1,293
37.8
27.4
7.6
7.6
1.5
0.8
10.0
19.9
50.5
1.7
4.9
34.7
5.6
7.7
73.5
58.9
1.2
6.5
3.5
48,905
35,411
9,858
9,791
1,922
979
4,550
2,338
+6112
4Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
106.3
1,118
29.4
10.4
4.8
2.1
1.5
0.3
3.7
8.8
42.2
1.4
4.1
35.1
1.5
2.1
73.1
53.5
1.0
3.8
1.3
32,912
11,593
5,356
2,379
1,628
355
1,473
2,205
+936
5Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
106.7
1,181
29.0
12.6
4.0
2.0
0.7
0.3
4.4
9.4
46.4
0.9
2.3
37.6
3.0
3.9
76.8
56.7
0.8
3.2
1.5
34,293
14,904
4,720
2,412
787
347
1,768
2,637
+749
6Tayshaun Prince
T. Prince
107.5
1,017
31.0
11.1
4.3
2.4
0.6
0.5
4.5
9.9
45.5
0.6
1.5
36.7
1.5
2.0
75.6
51.3
1.1
3.2
1.0
31,576
11,272
4,332
2,407
571
500
1,064
1,251
+1536
7Rudy Gay
R. Gay
108.2
1,000
32.0
16.3
5.7
2.1
1.1
0.7
6.2
13.6
45.2
1.0
3.0
34.4
2.9
3.7
80.0
53.5
1.3
4.4
2.1
31,971
16,271
5,689
2,119
1,140
720
2,102
2,311
-355
8Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
108.4
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
26,668
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
9Glen Rice
G. Rice
109.0
1,000
35.0
18.3
4.4
2.1
1.0
0.3
6.8
14.9
45.6
1.6
3.9
40.0
3.2
3.8
84.6
55.4
0.9
3.4
1.7
34,985
18,336
4,387
2,097
958
265
1,733
2,361
+1039
10Alex English
A. English
110.5
1,051
34.1
23.3
5.7
4.0
1.0
0.7
9.7
19.1
50.6
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.9
4.7
83.6
55.0
2.4
3.2
2.6
35,863
24,513
5,975
4,197
1,009
760
2,684
2,771
11Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
111.1
1,199
27.2
16.0
4.0
2.1
0.6
0.2
6.4
13.6
47.2
0.5
1.4
33.5
2.7
3.2
84.0
53.3
1.5
2.5
1.7
32,604
19,202
4,832
2,550
739
180
2,076
2,962
-15
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