nba defensive rating leaders by a guard career minimum 359 games played

Phil Chenier has the lowest career defensive rating by a guard when playing 359+ games, with a 97.3 rating.

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NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
97.3
426
32.5
17.7
3.5
2.9
1.6
0.6
7.3
16.3
44.7
0.1
0.3
40.0
3.1
3.8
81.8
49.2
0.9
2.7
1.4
13,859
7,537
1,507
1,236
682
238
157
792
2Slick Watts
S. Watts
97.4
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
2.2
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
239
1,314
3Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
97.6
424
34.6
11.0
4.3
6.5
1.8
0.2
4.1
10.1
40.2
2.9
3.7
77.3
46.8
1.3
3.0
2.1
14,655
4,666
1,809
2,776
767
71
249
1,481
4Don Chaney
D. Chaney
98.1
420
22.2
6.9
3.4
2.0
1.2
0.5
2.9
6.9
42.4
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.1
1.4
80.6
46.3
1.5
1.8
0.9
9,306
2,913
1,408
844
492
196
159
1,069
5Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
98.1
359
38.0
18.7
5.4
5.6
1.9
0.2
7.6
15.9
47.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.5
4.2
81.9
52.6
1.1
4.2
2.1
13,626
6,731
1,926
2,028
681
63
139
922
6Jim Price
J. Price
99.2
451
26.6
10.4
3.2
4.0
1.6
0.3
4.4
9.8
44.4
1.7
2.1
81.5
48.5
0.9
2.4
1.7
11,987
4,712
1,451
1,789
724
126
275
1,250
7Ron Lee
R. Lee
99.3
448
21.4
7.3
2.7
3.8
1.9
0.3
2.9
7.0
41.6
0.2
0.6
32.1
1.5
2.1
70.5
46.6
0.9
1.8
2.1
9,586
3,285
1,219
1,688
869
122
783
1,368
8Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
99.6
451
20.1
8.6
2.6
1.9
1.2
0.1
3.9
9.1
43.0
0.7
1.0
76.0
44.9
0.9
1.7
1.0
9,085
3,866
1,186
855
534
40
160
917
9Charlie Ward
C. Ward
99.9
630
22.3
6.3
2.6
4.0
1.2
0.2
2.2
5.4
40.8
1.0
2.8
36.4
0.8
1.0
77.1
53.1
0.4
2.2
1.6
14,080
3,947
1,648
2,539
776
128
1,038
1,276
+757
10Butch Beard
B. Beard
99.9
392
24.2
9.2
3.7
3.5
1.3
0.1
3.6
7.2
50.3
1.9
2.5
77.3
55.3
1.2
2.5
1.9
9,505
3,591
1,452
1,365
499
36
164
1,105
11Lucius Allen
L. Allen
100.3
400
30.4
14.7
3.3
4.8
1.5
0.3
6.0
13.2
45.6
2.6
3.3
77.6
49.9
1.0
2.3
2.3
12,171
5,863
1,309
1,912
604
124
247
1,088
12Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
100.4
1,057
25.4
13.3
3.5
3.8
1.3
0.3
4.3
9.7
44.7
1.4
3.8
36.9
3.2
3.9
82.7
58.2
0.6
2.8
2.0
26,859
14,043
3,697
4,001
1,392
319
2,116
2,212
+5468
13Dave Bing
D. Bing
100.4
386
33.8
15.8
3.0
5.8
1.3
0.2
6.1
13.8
44.2
3.7
4.5
80.4
50.2
1.1
1.9
2.7
13,063
6,111
1,159
2,232
483
89
216
1,097
14Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
100.9
541
35.7
16.0
3.6
4.9
1.3
0.2
6.8
15.3
44.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.3
2.8
85.0
48.4
0.9
2.7
2.4
19,315
8,632
1,940
2,675
686
112
504
1,257
15Dick Snyder
D. Snyder
101.0
434
24.0
11.0
2.3
2.4
0.7
0.4
4.7
9.7
48.2
1.7
2.0
85.0
52.3
0.6
1.7
0.7
10,415
4,780
988
1,045
300
157
84
1,001
16Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
101.1
719
22.6
8.2
2.7
4.3
1.9
0.1
3.5
7.7
46.1
0.0
0.1
18.4
1.2
1.8
65.7
48.7
0.8
1.9
2.2
16,245
5,929
1,969
3,114
1,337
80
1,382
2,097
17Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
101.1
420
20.3
8.1
1.9
3.8
1.8
0.2
3.2
7.8
41.4
0.1
0.4
22.4
1.7
2.2
76.3
46.7
0.5
1.4
2.1
8,507
3,414
788
1,595
766
96
897
893
18Bonzi Wells
B. Wells
101.5
481
26.0
12.4
4.7
2.1
1.4
0.3
4.8
10.7
45.2
0.4
1.3
32.7
2.3
3.2
71.3
51.0
1.4
3.3
2.0
12,513
5,949
2,241
1,007
650
158
983
1,256
+495
19Foots Walker
F. Walker
101.5
658
22.9
6.4
2.6
4.7
1.5
0.1
2.3
5.4
43.5
0.0
0.1
22.7
1.7
2.2
76.2
50.2
0.7
1.9
1.8
15,036
4,199
1,686
3,111
992
83
792
1,414
20Fred Brown
F. Brown
101.6
851
25.5
15.1
2.7
3.1
1.4
0.2
6.4
13.3
48.2
0.3
0.8
37.3
2.1
2.4
86.2
52.3
0.8
1.9
1.6
21,743
12,815
2,282
2,662
1,149
166
840
1,667
21Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
101.6
763
26.8
16.5
2.0
4.6
1.3
0.3
6.5
12.9
50.5
0.2
0.7
27.5
3.3
4.0
82.1
56.0
0.5
1.5
2.6
20,465
12,564
1,513
3,522
1,022
262
1,117
1,617
22Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
101.9
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
23Tony Allen
T. Allen
102.0
757
21.7
8.1
3.4
1.3
1.4
0.4
3.1
6.6
47.3
0.2
0.5
27.7
1.7
2.4
71.5
52.9
1.2
2.2
1.4
16,406
6,115
2,604
991
1,029
307
1,032
1,781
+700
24Aaron McKie
A. McKie
102.1
478
24.0
7.6
3.2
2.7
1.1
0.2
2.9
6.7
43.9
0.4
1.3
33.0
1.3
1.7
76.6
51.3
0.6
2.6
1.5
11,469
3,634
1,548
1,297
536
97
695
945
+530
25Doug Collins
D. Collins
102.2
415
33.6
17.9
3.2
3.3
1.2
0.3
7.1
14.1
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
4.5
83.3
55.7
1.1
2.1
2.8
13,945
7,427
1,339
1,368
518
114
485
1,245
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32
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.390
28.0
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.378
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
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53
29
.646
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52
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.634
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46
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.561
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6
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46
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45
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.549
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45
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.549
15.0
9
44
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.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
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11
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32
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12
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31
51
.378
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Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
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Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
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.305
39.0
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Kings Kings - e
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.268
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122-113
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