lowest defensive rating in 1998 by a shooting guard

Michael Jordan had the lowest defensive rating by a shooting guard in 1997-98, with a 99.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in 1998 by a shooting guard
NAME DRTG SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
99.8
1997-98
CHI CHI
82
38.8
28.7
5.8
3.5
1.7
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
2 Wesley Person
W. Person
100.8
1997-98
CLE CLE
82
39.0
14.7
4.4
2.3
1.6
0.6
5.4
11.7
46.0
2.3
5.5
43.0
1.6
2.1
77.6
58.3
0.8
3.6
1.3
3,198
1,204
363
188
129
49
110
108
+167
3 John Starks
J. Starks
102.0
1997-98
NYK NYK
82
26.7
12.9
2.8
2.7
1.0
0.1
4.5
11.5
39.3
1.6
4.9
32.7
2.3
2.9
78.7
50.4
0.6
2.2
1.7
2,188
1,059
230
219
78
5
143
205
+91
4 Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
103.1
1997-98
SEA SEA
82
31.7
10.5
4.1
2.7
1.8
0.2
3.4
7.8
44.0
1.5
3.7
41.5
2.2
2.5
86.8
59.4
0.9
3.2
1.2
2,597
862
334
221
148
17
102
153
+487
5 Jaren Jackson
J. Jackson
103.2
1997-98
SAS SAS
82
27.1
8.8
2.6
1.9
0.7
0.1
3.1
8.0
39.4
1.4
3.6
37.7
1.1
1.4
79.7
51.1
0.7
1.9
1.3
2,226
722
210
156
60
8
104
222
+341
6 Allan Houston
A. Houston
103.3
1997-98
NYK NYK
82
34.7
18.4
3.3
2.6
0.8
0.3
7.0
15.6
44.7
1.0
2.6
38.5
3.5
4.1
85.1
53.0
0.5
2.8
2.4
2,848
1,509
274
212
63
24
200
207
+131
7 Eddie Jones
E. Jones
104.5
1997-98
LAL LAL
80
36.4
16.9
3.8
3.1
2.0
0.7
6.1
12.6
48.4
1.8
4.6
38.9
2.9
3.8
76.5
59.2
1.1
2.7
1.8
2,910
1,349
302
246
160
55
146
164
+610
8 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
105.2
1997-98
IND IND
81
34.5
19.5
2.9
2.1
1.0
0.1
6.4
13.3
47.7
2.0
4.7
42.9
4.7
5.4
86.8
61.9
0.6
2.3
1.6
2,795
1,578
232
171
78
11
128
148
+524
9 Voshon Lenard
V. Lenard
105.6
1997-98
MIA MIA
81
32.4
12.6
3.6
2.2
0.7
0.2
4.5
10.5
42.5
1.9
4.7
40.5
1.7
2.2
78.8
54.7
0.9
2.7
1.2
2,621
1,020
292
180
58
16
99
219
+373
10 Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
105.8
1997-98
PHX PHX
68
33.3
15.9
2.5
3.0
1.0
0.2
6.0
14.1
42.7
1.8
4.6
38.6
2.1
2.8
78.1
52.1
0.4
2.1
1.7
2,263
1,082
173
203
71
14
116
102
+162
11 Isaiah Rider
I. Rider
106.0
1997-98
POR POR
74
37.6
19.7
4.7
3.1
0.7
0.3
7.4
17.6
42.3
1.8
5.7
32.1
3.0
3.6
82.8
51.4
1.3
3.3
2.5
2,786
1,458
346
231
55
19
187
188
+92
12 Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
106.2
1997-98
TOT
79
32.2
15.8
3.4
3.1
1.1
0.7
5.4
12.3
43.5
0.6
2.5
24.1
4.5
5.7
78.7
53.2
1.3
2.0
2.8
2,545
1,249
266
241
89
59
224
175
-19
13 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
106.2
1997-98
LAL LAL
79
26.0
15.4
3.1
2.5
0.9
0.5
4.9
11.6
42.8
0.9
2.8
34.1
4.6
5.8
79.4
54.8
1.0
2.1
2.0
2,056
1,220
242
199
74
40
157
180
+264
14 Calbert Cheaney
C. Cheaney
106.3
1997-98
WAS WAS
82
34.6
12.8
4.0
2.1
1.2
0.4
5.5
12.0
45.7
0.2
0.6
28.3
1.7
2.6
64.7
48.8
1.0
3.0
1.3
2,841
1,050
324
173
96
36
104
264
-5
15 Jeff Hornacek
J. Hornacek
106.5
1997-98
UTA UTA
80
30.8
14.2
3.4
4.4
1.4
0.2
5.0
10.4
48.2
0.7
1.6
44.1
3.6
4.0
88.5
58.7
0.8
2.6
1.7
2,460
1,139
270
349
109
15
132
175
+464
16 Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
107.0
1997-98
NJN NJN
77
36.5
17.2
4.7
2.3
1.7
0.5
6.6
15.0
44.0
1.4
3.4
41.8
2.6
3.2
80.8
52.5
1.7
3.0
1.4
2,814
1,328
362
176
132
37
106
152
+144
17 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
107.6
1997-98
HOU HOU
70
35.3
18.4
4.9
5.5
1.8
0.6
6.5
15.1
42.7
1.5
4.8
31.7
4.0
4.9
80.1
53.1
1.5
3.4
2.7
2,473
1,287
346
382
126
42
189
193
+69
18 Ron Mercer
R. Mercer
107.7
1997-98
BOS BOS
80
33.3
15.3
3.5
2.2
1.6
0.2
6.4
14.3
45.0
0.0
0.4
10.7
2.4
2.8
83.9
49.1
1.4
2.1
1.7
2,662
1,221
280
176
125
17
132
213
-101
19 Ray Allen
R. Allen
107.8
1997-98
MIL MIL
82
40.1
19.5
4.9
4.3
1.4
0.1
6.9
16.0
42.8
1.6
4.5
36.4
4.2
4.8
87.5
53.9
1.5
3.4
3.2
3,287
1,602
405
356
111
12
263
244
-71
20 Steve Smith
S. Smith
108.3
1997-98
ATL ATL
73
39.1
20.1
4.2
4.0
1.0
0.4
6.7
15.1
44.4
1.3
3.8
35.1
5.3
6.2
85.5
56.3
1.8
2.4
2.4
2,857
1,464
309
292
75
29
176
219
+202
21 Dennis Scott
D. Scott
108.9
1997-98
TOT
81
28.3
11.0
3.0
1.9
0.7
0.5
4.1
10.2
39.7
1.5
4.2
36.5
1.3
1.6
80.8
50.2
0.6
2.5
1.3
2,290
888
247
153
53
39
104
152
-145
22 Jim Jackson
J. Jackson
108.9
1997-98
TOT
79
38.6
15.7
5.1
4.8
1.0
0.1
6.0
14.0
43.0
0.8
2.4
31.9
2.9
3.6
81.2
50.4
1.6
3.4
3.3
3,046
1,242
400
381
79
8
263
186
-302
23 Doug Christie
D. Christie
108.9
1997-98
TOR TOR
78
37.7
16.5
5.2
3.6
2.4
0.7
5.9
13.7
42.8
1.3
3.9
32.6
3.5
4.2
82.9
53.0
1.2
4.0
2.9
2,939
1,287
404
282
190
57
228
198
-485
24 Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
109.4
1997-98
SAC SAC
70
36.7
23.2
3.3
4.0
1.3
0.2
7.8
17.4
44.5
1.9
4.8
38.9
5.8
6.7
86.4
56.9
0.7
2.6
2.6
2,569
1,623
229
279
88
15
181
154
-132
25 Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
109.4
1997-98
DET DET
72
32.3
13.1
1.4
3.5
0.6
0.0
4.6
11.0
41.6
2.2
5.9
37.1
1.8
2.1
82.5
54.9
0.2
1.3
1.2
2,326
943
104
253
44
2
84
99
+28
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41
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.500
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
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3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
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Nuggets Nuggets
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
3/24
CLE CLE
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POR POR
122-111
Tue
3/25
WAS WAS
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PHI PHI
119-114
Tue
3/25
LAL LAL
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IND IND
120-119
Tue
3/25
LAC LAC
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NYK NYK
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TOR TOR
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BKN BKN
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
5/5
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Tue
5/6
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Tue
5/6
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM