lowest defensive rating in a single season by a guard scoring over 20 points per game

Phil Chenier has the lowest defensive rating by a guard with more than 20.0 points per game in a season, with a 92.5 rating in 1974-75.

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	NAME	DRTG	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	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	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	92.5	21.8	1974-75	WAS	77	37.3	3.8	3.2	2.3	0.8	9.0	19.9	45.0				3.9	4.7	82.5	49.6	1.0	2.8		2,869	1,681	292	248	176	58		158
2	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	94.1	20.5	1973-74	NYK	80	41.7	6.7	6.9	2.0	0.2	8.4	17.9	47.2				3.7	4.4	83.8	51.9	1.5	5.2		3,338	1,643	536	551	161	15		212
3	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	94.5	21.9	1973-74	CAP	76	38.7	5.1	3.1	2.0	0.9	9.2	21.1	43.4				3.6	4.4	82.0	47.5	1.5	3.6		2,942	1,668	388	239	155	67		135
4	Jerry West J. West	95.3	20.3	1973-74	LAL	31	31.2	3.7	6.6	2.6	0.7	7.5	16.7	44.7				5.3	6.4	83.3	51.9	1.0	2.8		967	629	116	206	81	23		80
5	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	97.3	21.5	1974-75	NYK	78	41.1	6.0	6.1	2.4	0.2	8.6	17.8	48.3				4.2	5.1	82.8	53.4	1.2	4.8		3,204	1,675	465	474	190	14		205
6	Fred Brown F. Brown	97.4	21.0	1974-75	SEA	81	33.0	4.2	3.5	2.3	0.2	9.1	19.0	48.0				2.8	3.4	83.1	51.3	1.4	2.8		2,669	1,700	343	284	187	14		227
7	Phil Smith P. Smith	97.7	20.0	1975-76	GSW	82	34.1	4.6	4.4	1.3	0.2	8.0	16.9	47.7				3.9	5.0	78.8	52.5	1.6	3.0		2,793	1,641	376	362	108	18		223
8	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	97.9	20.5	1975-76	PHX	82	36.1	3.2	5.4	2.6	0.5	8.0	16.2	49.4				4.5	5.4	83.0	55.1	0.9	2.3		2,960	1,679	259	440	210	38		218
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	98.0	22.5	1999-00	LAL	66	38.2	6.3	4.9	1.6	0.9	8.4	17.9	46.8	0.7	2.2	31.9	5.0	6.1	82.1	54.6	1.6	4.7	2.8	2,524	1,485	416	323	106	62	182	220	+531
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	98.3	21.6	1980-81	LAL	37	37.1	8.6	8.6	3.4	0.7	8.4	15.9	53.2	0.1	0.5	17.6	4.6	6.1	76.0	58.2	2.7	5.9	3.9	1,371	798	320	317	127	27	143	100
11	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	98.7	22.1	2011-12	MIA	49	33.2	4.8	4.6	1.7	1.3	8.5	17.1	49.7	0.3	1.1	26.8	4.8	6.1	79.1	55.9	1.5	3.3	2.6	1,625	1,082	237	225	82	63	129	110	+344
12	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	98.7	25.9	1975-76	NOJ	62	38.3	4.8	5.4	1.4	0.4	9.7	21.2	45.9				6.4	7.9	81.1	52.4	0.7	4.1		2,373	1,604	300	332	87	23		197
13	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	99.0	26.8	1998-99	PHI	48	41.5	4.9	4.6	2.3	0.1	9.1	22.0	41.2	1.2	4.1	29.1	7.4	9.9	75.1	50.8	1.4	3.5	3.5	1,990	1,284	236	223	110	7	167	98	+185
14	Randy Smith R. Smith	99.2	21.8	1975-76	BUF	82	38.6	5.1	5.9	1.9	0.0	8.6	17.3	49.4				4.7	5.7	81.7	54.9	1.3	3.8		3,167	1,787	417	484	153	4		274
15	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	99.2	31.1	2000-01	PHI	71	42.0	3.8	4.6	2.5	0.3	10.7	25.5	42.0	1.4	4.3	32.0	8.2	10.1	81.4	51.8	0.7	3.1	3.3	2,979	2,207	273	325	178	20	237	147	+368
16	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	99.2	26.1	2001-02	BOS	82	40.3	6.9	3.2	1.9	1.0	8.6	19.5	44.2	2.6	6.3	40.4	6.3	7.8	80.9	57.0	1.0	5.9	2.9	3,302	2,144	566	261	154	86	241	237	+314
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	99.4	30.4	1995-96	CHI	82	37.7	6.6	4.3	2.2	0.5	11.2	22.6	49.5	1.4	3.2	42.7	6.7	8.0	83.4	58.2	1.8	4.8	2.4	3,090	2,491	543	352	180	42	197	195
18	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	99.5	21.3	1976-77	PHX	81	32.1	2.3	5.7	1.7	0.3	8.4	16.3	51.8				4.5	5.4	82.5	57.1	0.7	1.6		2,600	1,726	190	459	134	21		171
19	Fred Brown F. Brown	99.5	23.1	1975-76	SEA	76	33.1	4.2	2.7	1.9	0.2	9.8	20.0	48.8				3.6	4.1	86.9	52.9	1.5	2.7		2,516	1,757	317	207	143	18		186
20	David Thompson D. Thompson	99.5	25.9	1976-77	DEN	82	36.6	4.1	4.1	1.4	0.6	10.0	19.8	50.7				5.8	7.6	76.6	55.9	1.7	2.4		3,001	2,125	334	337	114	53		236
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	99.5	25.9	2002-03	BOS	79	39.2	7.3	4.4	1.8	0.8	8.4	20.2	41.6	1.5	4.9	30.2	7.6	9.5	80.2	53.2	1.3	6.0	3.6	3,096	2,048	578	349	139	62	288	227	+124
22	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	99.6	20.9	1974-75	NYK	78	36.1	4.2	3.5	1.4	0.4	8.6	18.7	45.7				3.8	4.6	82.7	50.4	0.7	3.5		2,814	1,633	327	270	108	29		200
23	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	99.7	31.4	2001-02	PHI	60	43.7	4.5	5.5	2.8	0.2	11.1	27.8	39.8	1.3	4.5	29.1	7.9	9.8	81.2	48.9	0.7	3.8	4.0	2,622	1,883	269	331	168	13	237	102	+278
24	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	99.8	20.2	1976-77	WAS	78	36.4	3.8	3.8	1.5	0.5	8.4	18.9	44.4				3.5	4.1	84.1	48.9	0.7	3.1		2,842	1,578	299	294	120	39		166
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	99.8	28.7	1997-98	CHI	82	38.8	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

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Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	TOR	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
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