lowest defensive rating in 500 or more games played by small forwards since 1999

Since 1998-99, Shawn Marion has the best defensive rating by a small forward when playing 500+ games, with a 101.6 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shawn 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
2Bruce Bowen
B. Bowen
102.1
811
28.0
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.8
0.4
2.2
5.5
40.8
1.0
2.5
39.4
0.6
1.1
56.8
51.0
0.5
2.3
0.7
22,746
4,950
2,254
1,008
625
306
594
1,756
+2647
3Paul 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
4Andrei 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
5Gerald 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
6Metta 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
7Kawhi 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
8Devean 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
9Shane 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
10James 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
11Latrell 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
12Luol 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
13Paul 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
14Hedo Turkoglu
H. Turkoglu
105.1
959
27.4
11.4
4.0
2.9
0.8
0.3
4.0
9.3
42.7
1.3
3.3
38.3
2.2
2.7
78.6
54.1
0.7
3.4
1.6
26,303
10,907
3,882
2,799
731
289
1,562
2,353
+2191
15Josh Howard
J. Howard
105.3
507
30.3
14.3
5.7
1.6
1.0
0.5
5.4
12.2
44.8
0.7
2.0
33.2
2.8
3.6
77.0
52.2
1.7
4.0
1.4
15,350
7,270
2,886
817
530
276
723
1,297
+1937
16LeBron James
L. James
105.3
1,292
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
48,869
35,392
9,843
9,783
1,922
976
4,547
2,336
+6128
17Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
105.4
848
31.3
11.2
4.7
4.3
1.3
0.5
4.1
8.9
46.3
0.9
2.8
33.1
2.1
3.0
69.1
55.0
0.8
3.9
1.7
26,555
9,521
4,024
3,639
1,144
444
1,414
1,361
+2956
18Vince Carter
V. Carter
105.4
571
31.6
19.0
4.7
3.2
1.1
0.7
6.9
15.4
44.7
1.5
3.9
37.7
3.7
4.7
78.8
54.3
1.3
3.4
1.8
18,029
10,831
2,683
1,824
629
413
1,025
1,541
+850
19Matt Barnes
M. Barnes
105.8
650
25.1
8.7
4.8
1.8
0.8
0.5
3.2
7.2
44.0
1.1
3.4
33.6
1.2
1.6
74.6
54.7
1.2
3.6
1.3
16,332
5,655
3,102
1,173
525
334
845
1,721
+1377
20Matt Harpring
M. Harpring
106.0
546
28.0
12.4
5.5
1.4
0.8
0.2
4.7
9.6
48.4
0.3
0.8
34.5
2.7
3.7
74.8
54.8
2.1
3.4
1.6
15,276
6,745
3,001
777
426
86
881
1,485
+284
21Kyle Anderson
K. Anderson
106.0
653
20.8
6.3
4.1
2.7
1.0
0.6
2.5
5.2
48.1
0.3
0.9
33.2
1.0
1.4
70.2
54.0
0.8
3.3
1.0
13,581
4,082
2,693
1,754
627
387
635
1,007
+606
22Danny Granger
D. Granger
106.0
524
30.9
16.0
4.9
1.8
0.9
0.8
5.4
12.5
43.5
1.6
4.2
38.4
3.5
4.1
84.8
55.9
1.2
3.7
1.8
16,209
8,358
2,546
926
467
430
941
1,445
-31
23Trevor 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
24Peja Stojakovic
P. Stojakovic
106.3
804
33.5
17.0
4.7
1.8
0.9
0.1
6.0
13.3
45.0
2.2
5.5
40.1
2.8
3.1
89.5
57.7
0.9
3.8
1.4
26,966
13,647
3,782
1,408
747
106
1,090
1,398
+2742
25Kevin Durant
K. Durant
106.4
981
36.9
27.8
7.2
4.5
1.1
1.1
9.5
18.9
50.6
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.7
7.6
88.5
62.6
0.7
6.6
3.2
36,203
27,300
7,106
4,453
1,045
1,121
3,131
1,911
+5422
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ORTG

116.7

11th

DRTG

114.3

15th

NETRTG

2.4

13th

3P%

36.8

11th

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Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
7.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
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13
12
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11
13
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12/8
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@
MIN MIN
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Thu
12/18
GSW GSW
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Last Game
PHX Suns

13 - 10

98

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117

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15 - 5

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
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4
Rockets Rockets
15
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15
7
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6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
8
.652
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Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
16
7
.696
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Magic Magic
14
10
.583
5.0
6
Heat Heat
14
10
.583
5.0

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/9
MIN MIN
@
UTA UTA
120-113
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
LAC LAC
105-102
Mon
11/10
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
119-109
Mon
11/10
MEM MEM
@
NYK NYK
120-133
Mon
11/10
GSW GSW
@
OKC OKC
102-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
12/8
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
7:30 PM
Mon
12/8
SAS SAS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
12/9
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
6:00 PM
Tue
12/9
NYK NYK
@
TOR TOR
8:30 PM