lowest defensive rating in 500 or more games played by small forwards since 1979

Since 1978-79, Julius Erving has the best defensive rating by a small forward when playing 500+ games, with a 100.6 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Julius Erving
J. Erving
100.6
546
34.6
23.3
6.9
4.0
1.9
1.7
9.2
17.9
51.5
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.9
6.4
76.6
56.4
2.6
4.4
3.1
18,916
12,721
3,791
2,200
1,025
907
1,713
1,495
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
101.2
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
30,504
19,719
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
3Scottie 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
4Shawn Marion
S. Marion
101.6
871
33.7
14.4
8.1
1.8
1.4
1.0
6.0
12.5
47.6
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.4
81.6
53.2
2.3
5.8
1.5
29,363
12,578
7,059
1,600
1,236
845
1,311
1,852
+843
5Bruce Bowen
B. Bowen
102.2
873
27.6
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.8
0.4
2.2
5.5
40.9
0.9
2.4
39.3
0.7
1.2
57.5
50.8
0.5
2.2
0.7
24,052
5,290
2,428
1,089
712
336
646
1,930
+2659
6Alvin Scott
A. Scott
102.7
546
17.1
4.8
3.0
1.4
0.6
0.6
1.8
3.8
47.9
0.0
0.0
20.0
1.1
1.5
74.3
53.5
1.0
2.0
1.0
9,315
2,596
1,635
759
352
331
532
876
7Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
102.9
980
33.2
18.6
5.3
3.4
1.2
0.5
6.1
13.5
45.4
1.5
4.0
37.5
4.8
6.0
80.5
57.6
0.8
4.6
2.4
32,545
18,186
5,236
3,316
1,194
501
2,395
2,633
+2898
8George Lynch
G. Lynch
103.1
693
23.4
6.8
5.1
1.5
1.1
0.3
2.8
6.2
44.9
0.2
0.6
29.6
1.1
1.6
65.8
49.2
2.0
3.1
1.2
16,186
4,746
3,549
1,017
751
239
838
1,539
-176
9Bryon Russell
B. Russell
103.1
775
23.0
7.8
3.4
1.2
1.0
0.2
2.6
6.0
43.8
0.8
2.1
37.3
1.7
2.3
74.5
55.1
0.9
2.5
0.9
17,807
6,027
2,619
949
810
184
725
1,779
+1959
10Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
103.1
604
29.5
11.1
5.2
2.7
1.3
1.7
3.8
7.8
48.2
0.4
1.4
30.7
3.2
4.3
74.1
57.4
1.7
3.5
1.8
17,805
6,728
3,141
1,617
796
1,033
1,091
1,202
+1037
11Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
103.1
770
29.0
11.3
5.8
2.0
1.4
0.8
4.0
8.6
47.2
0.4
1.4
31.1
2.8
4.0
70.6
55.0
1.4
4.4
1.7
22,355
8,733
4,465
1,509
1,069
623
1,306
1,640
-64
12Jerome 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
13Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
103.4
991
31.7
13.2
4.5
2.7
1.7
0.5
4.7
11.4
41.4
1.2
3.4
33.9
2.6
3.6
71.5
50.8
1.2
3.3
1.8
31,440
13,058
4,448
2,631
1,721
522
1,791
2,586
+1818
14Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
103.7
608
32.5
16.2
4.8
2.4
1.1
1.0
6.0
13.1
45.3
1.1
2.9
36.7
3.2
4.7
69.2
53.4
1.6
3.3
2.0
19,784
9,872
2,948
1,459
684
609
1,205
1,917
+894
15Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
103.7
726
29.1
13.2
6.3
2.3
1.2
0.3
5.6
11.9
47.4
0.1
0.4
33.8
1.8
2.3
78.8
51.2
1.8
4.5
1.4
21,137
9,581
4,592
1,671
847
243
995
1,716
16Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
103.8
747
31.8
20.2
6.3
3.0
1.7
0.6
7.3
14.7
49.8
1.6
4.2
39.2
3.9
4.5
86.2
60.4
1.2
5.2
1.7
23,725
15,088
4,739
2,278
1,281
476
1,238
1,246
+4566
17Toni Kukoc
T. Kukoc
104.1
571
26.8
11.9
4.2
3.8
1.0
0.4
4.4
9.9
44.8
0.9
2.6
35.3
2.1
2.9
72.7
53.3
1.2
3.0
1.9
15,304
6,776
2,421
2,143
546
208
1,057
993
+1155
18Devean George
D. George
104.1
630
18.5
5.6
3.1
0.9
0.7
0.4
2.1
5.3
39.2
0.7
2.0
34.3
0.8
1.0
72.1
48.5
0.9
2.3
0.7
11,682
3,536
1,975
543
436
230
447
1,270
+541
19Shane Battier
S. Battier
104.2
692
29.2
8.0
3.8
1.6
1.0
0.9
2.9
6.4
44.5
1.3
3.3
38.7
1.0
1.3
74.2
56.9
1.2
2.7
0.8
20,192
5,521
2,654
1,074
675
618
535
1,539
+2000
20Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
104.2
536
34.2
20.2
6.6
3.8
1.3
0.7
8.4
16.2
51.9
0.0
0.2
16.9
3.4
4.6
73.6
55.5
2.6
4.1
2.4
18,324
10,810
3,554
2,029
689
372
1,269
1,331
21James Posey
J. Posey
104.5
790
27.1
8.7
4.7
1.6
1.1
0.4
2.9
7.2
40.9
1.2
3.4
34.6
1.6
2.0
82.0
53.9
0.9
3.8
1.2
21,439
6,874
3,739
1,299
845
279
916
2,148
-208
22Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
104.6
513
37.5
16.9
3.9
3.5
1.2
0.3
6.3
15.2
41.6
1.1
3.1
34.3
3.2
3.9
81.9
49.9
0.7
3.2
2.3
19,261
8,680
1,999
1,802
598
130
1,203
928
+284
23Donyell Marshall
D. Marshall
104.7
519
27.1
12.0
6.8
1.6
0.8
0.9
4.6
10.7
43.4
0.6
2.0
31.5
2.1
2.9
72.4
50.1
2.2
4.6
1.6
14,050
6,214
3,510
834
437
488
820
1,211
-992
24Luol Deng
L. Deng
104.7
828
34.5
15.0
6.1
2.3
1.0
0.5
5.8
12.7
45.6
0.7
2.1
33.0
2.8
3.6
77.0
52.6
1.6
4.4
1.7
28,547
12,450
5,025
1,902
806
415
1,378
1,377
+1331
25Paul George
P. George
105.0
692
35.5
22.7
6.6
4.0
1.8
0.4
7.7
17.6
44.0
2.8
7.4
38.5
4.4
5.1
85.8
57.2
0.9
5.8
2.9
24,540
15,725
4,599
2,783
1,226
297
2,005
1,886
+2969
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7
.696
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.625
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14
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.583
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100-102
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