nba defensive rating leaders guards active

Jimmy Butler III has the best career defensive rating by an active guard, with a 104.8 rating.

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NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played leaders guards active
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
104.8
10,101
300
33.7
16.6
4.8
3.4
1.6
0.5
5.5
12.1
44.9
0.9
2.8
32.6
4.8
5.9
82.4
56.6
1.3
3.5
1.5
4,994
1,437
1,010
478
144
449
436
+868
2Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
106.7
11,910
383
31.1
13.1
7.4
7.2
1.5
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.8
0.0
0.1
13.9
2.3
3.8
59.2
57.6
1.7
5.7
3.0
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+840
3Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
106.9
5,999
201
29.8
15.6
5.1
1.7
1.0
0.4
5.8
12.3
47.1
1.7
4.6
37.5
2.3
3.4
67.7
56.5
1.0
4.1
1.7
3,140
1,023
332
204
78
348
534
+630
4Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
107.6
43,025
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
5Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
108.6
36,798
1,187
31.0
13.8
4.2
6.0
1.3
0.3
4.4
10.5
42.3
1.9
5.1
36.7
3.1
3.8
81.5
56.9
0.8
3.4
2.2
16,373
4,970
7,110
1,501
353
2,632
3,169
+2796
6Marcus Smart
M. Smart
108.7
20,495
697
29.4
10.5
3.4
4.4
1.6
0.4
3.5
9.1
38.9
1.6
4.9
32.4
1.9
2.4
77.9
51.8
0.8
2.6
1.9
7,314
2,355
3,080
1,081
251
1,290
1,773
+1983
7James Harden
J. Harden
108.7
42,449
1,221
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
29,339
6,809
8,873
1,794
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
8Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
108.7
10,307
473
21.8
6.8
2.9
2.7
1.3
0.5
2.4
5.5
43.8
1.0
2.8
36.5
1.0
1.3
76.2
56.2
0.6
2.3
1.1
3,205
1,356
1,288
629
230
534
928
+1429
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
108.9
36,303
1,069
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
26,528
4,973
6,743
1,602
282
3,308
2,385
+6266
10Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
109.0
6,462
312
20.7
5.0
2.1
1.1
1.6
0.8
1.9
4.3
44.0
0.9
2.6
34.7
0.4
0.5
70.3
55.8
0.6
1.6
0.6
1,567
662
336
509
248
176
548
+26
11Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
109.0
5,614
227
24.7
7.9
2.9
2.2
1.5
0.4
3.1
6.7
46.3
1.2
3.2
37.4
0.5
0.6
80.3
56.7
0.8
2.1
0.8
1,789
654
493
346
100
177
428
+1029
12Mike Conley
M. Conley
109.2
37,587
1,226
30.7
13.6
2.9
5.5
1.3
0.2
4.8
10.9
43.6
1.6
4.2
38.7
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.6
0.5
2.4
1.8
16,715
3,547
6,782
1,638
256
2,214
2,354
+2728
13Gary Payton II
G. Payton II
109.5
5,171
343
15.1
5.9
3.0
1.3
1.0
0.3
2.5
4.5
56.4
0.5
1.5
32.8
0.4
0.6
63.0
62.3
1.0
2.0
0.7
2,028
1,028
435
328
99
223
594
+66
14Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
109.7
35,718
1,090
32.8
15.9
4.2
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.2
13.4
46.1
1.6
4.2
37.0
1.9
2.4
79.0
54.7
1.0
3.2
2.6
17,287
4,585
6,762
1,526
541
2,819
2,274
+3118
15Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
109.8
25,844
793
32.6
19.6
3.5
2.3
0.9
0.5
7.3
16.1
45.3
3.1
7.6
41.3
1.8
2.1
85.8
57.4
0.5
3.1
1.7
15,531
2,795
1,843
676
413
1,336
1,624
+3914
16Garrett Temple
G. Temple
109.9
15,535
793
19.6
5.8
2.2
1.6
0.8
0.3
2.1
5.2
39.9
0.9
2.7
34.2
0.8
1.0
74.4
51.6
0.4
1.8
0.9
4,599
1,720
1,269
614
243
675
1,370
-1198
17Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
110.0
13,894
524
26.5
9.8
4.0
5.8
1.2
0.3
4.1
9.1
44.4
0.4
1.3
28.6
1.3
2.1
62.3
48.6
1.0
3.0
2.2
5,121
2,086
3,033
612
162
1,143
1,036
-1318
18De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
110.1
9,272
405
22.9
9.5
3.6
2.7
1.4
0.5
3.4
8.2
41.0
1.5
4.2
35.8
1.2
1.5
78.9
53.1
0.8
2.9
1.4
3,833
1,474
1,113
579
192
579
819
+733
19Delon Wright
D. Wright
110.2
11,175
548
20.4
6.7
3.0
3.0
1.2
0.3
2.4
5.5
44.6
0.7
1.9
34.8
1.1
1.4
79.9
54.8
0.8
2.2
0.9
3,656
1,650
1,636
655
188
477
562
+416
20Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
110.3
9,692
322
30.1
10.6
5.3
5.6
1.5
0.6
3.9
10.0
39.2
2.2
6.1
35.5
0.6
1.0
60.3
51.0
1.0
4.3
2.3
3,422
1,705
1,814
483
188
730
648
+200
21Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
110.5
20,586
609
33.8
25.1
4.3
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.3
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.3
5.1
84.4
57.5
0.8
3.5
2.7
15,272
2,640
2,928
844
193
1,645
1,463
+2960
22Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
110.6
17,550
530
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
23John Konchar
J. Konchar
110.9
6,387
363
17.6
4.3
4.0
1.5
0.9
0.4
1.6
3.5
46.9
0.6
1.8
34.9
0.4
0.5
72.7
57.7
1.1
3.0
0.5
1,546
1,462
548
323
162
188
436
+114
24Cory Joseph
C. Joseph
110.9
18,296
866
21.1
6.7
2.4
2.9
0.7
0.2
2.6
5.8
44.0
0.6
1.7
35.0
1.0
1.2
78.6
52.6
0.5
1.9
1.0
5,828
2,094
2,517
626
183
850
1,355
+58
25Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
111.0
26,879
779
34.5
23.7
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.4
47.4
2.4
6.1
39.4
3.8
4.3
88.8
58.4
0.8
3.3
2.5
18,433
3,173
4,365
1,022
337
1,942
1,770
+1962
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EasternWLPCTGB
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60
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56
26
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Knicks Knicks - x
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45
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Pelicans Pelicans - e
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