nba defensive rating leaders in 2018 by forward

Anthony Davis had the lowest defensive rating by a forward in 2017-18, with a 102.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders in 2018 by forward
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Anthony Davis
A. Davis
102.3
2017-18
NOP NOP
75
36.4
28.1
11.1
2.3
1.5
2.6
10.4
19.5
53.4
0.7
2.2
34.0
6.6
8.0
82.8
61.2
2.5
8.6
2.2
2,727
2,110
832
174
115
193
162
159
+298
2Robert Covington
R. Covington
102.5
2017-18
PHI PHI
80
31.6
12.6
5.4
2.0
1.7
0.9
4.3
10.5
41.3
2.5
6.9
36.9
1.5
1.7
85.3
56.3
0.7
4.7
1.6
2,525
1,009
433
156
137
72
126
238
+543
3Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
103.4
2017-18
BOS BOS
80
30.5
13.9
5.0
1.6
1.0
0.7
5.0
10.4
47.5
1.3
3.0
43.4
2.7
3.2
82.6
58.6
0.6
4.4
1.4
2,443
1,112
402
128
83
58
114
170
+344
4Derrick Favors
D. Favors
103.5
2017-18
UTA UTA
77
28.0
12.3
7.2
1.3
0.7
1.1
5.1
9.1
56.3
0.2
0.8
22.2
1.8
2.8
65.1
59.3
2.6
4.6
1.1
2,153
944
552
102
54
82
88
164
+143
5Al-Farouq Aminu
A. Aminu
104.2
2017-18
POR POR
69
30.0
9.3
7.6
1.2
1.1
0.6
3.3
8.4
39.5
1.8
4.9
36.9
0.9
1.2
73.8
52.2
1.4
6.2
1.1
2,072
644
525
84
79
40
79
136
+221
6Draymond Green
D. Green
104.6
2017-18
GSW GSW
70
32.7
11.0
7.6
7.3
1.4
1.3
4.0
8.8
45.4
1.1
3.7
30.1
1.9
2.5
77.5
55.6
1.1
6.6
2.9
2,287
773
535
508
95
91
202
185
+312
7Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
105.2
2017-18
TOR TOR
76
27.5
12.6
6.3
0.8
0.4
1.3
5.0
10.3
48.3
1.4
3.9
36.0
1.2
1.6
79.7
57.4
1.0
5.3
1.2
2,093
959
478
62
29
99
90
209
+314
8LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
105.4
2017-18
SAS SAS
75
33.5
23.1
8.5
2.0
0.6
1.2
9.2
18.0
51.0
0.4
1.2
29.3
4.5
5.3
83.7
57.0
3.3
5.2
1.5
2,509
1,735
635
152
43
90
111
161
+285
9Joe Ingles
J. Ingles
105.5
2017-18
UTA UTA
82
31.5
11.5
4.2
4.8
1.1
0.2
4.1
8.8
46.7
2.5
5.7
44.0
0.8
1.0
79.5
62.3
0.3
3.9
1.9
2,579
940
344
392
90
20
159
178
+267
10Paul George
P. George
106.0
2017-18
OKC OKC
79
36.6
21.9
5.7
3.3
2.0
0.5
7.3
17.0
43.0
3.1
7.7
40.1
4.3
5.2
82.2
57.0
0.9
4.7
2.7
2,891
1,734
447
263
161
39
212
233
+226
11Josh Richardson
J. Richardson
106.2
2017-18
MIA MIA
81
33.2
12.9
3.5
2.9
1.5
0.9
4.9
10.9
45.1
1.6
4.1
37.8
1.5
1.8
84.5
55.1
0.9
2.7
1.7
2,689
1,045
285
231
121
75
140
199
+40
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
106.3
2017-18
MIL MIL
75
36.7
26.9
10.0
4.8
1.5
1.4
9.9
18.7
52.9
0.6
1.9
30.7
6.5
8.5
76.0
59.8
2.1
8.0
3.0
2,756
2,014
753
361
109
106
223
231
+148
13P.J. Tucker
P.J. Tucker
106.4
2017-18
HOU HOU
82
27.8
6.1
5.6
0.9
1.0
0.3
2.1
5.4
39.0
1.4
3.8
37.1
0.5
0.7
71.7
53.7
1.1
4.4
0.9
2,281
502
457
77
78
26
74
205
+522
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
106.6
2017-18
GSW GSW
68
34.2
26.4
6.8
5.4
0.7
1.8
9.3
18.0
51.6
2.5
6.1
41.9
5.3
5.9
88.9
64.0
0.5
6.4
3.0
2,325
1,792
464
366
50
119
207
133
+347
15Otto Porter Jr.
O. Porter Jr.
106.6
2017-18
WAS WAS
77
31.6
14.7
6.4
2.0
1.5
0.5
5.8
11.5
50.3
1.8
4.1
44.1
1.4
1.7
82.8
60.2
1.3
5.1
1.0
2,432
1,134
492
157
116
41
75
151
+287
16Dario Šarić
D. Šarić
106.9
2017-18
PHI PHI
78
29.6
14.6
6.7
2.6
0.7
0.3
5.2
11.4
45.3
2.0
5.1
39.3
2.3
2.7
86.0
58.2
2.0
4.7
1.9
2,312
1,141
520
202
51
20
148
160
+279
17Thaddeus Young
T. Young
107.0
2017-18
IND IND
81
32.2
11.8
6.3
1.9
1.7
0.4
5.2
10.7
48.7
0.7
2.2
32.0
0.7
1.1
59.8
52.8
2.3
4.0
1.3
2,607
955
512
152
135
36
105
175
+210
18Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
107.0
2017-18
HOU HOU
67
33.9
11.7
4.4
1.6
1.5
0.2
4.0
9.7
41.2
2.5
6.9
36.8
1.1
1.3
85.4
56.7
0.5
3.9
0.8
2,269
782
294
105
98
13
52
132
+378
19Kelly Oubre Jr.
K. Oubre Jr.
108.6
2017-18
WAS WAS
81
27.5
11.8
4.5
1.2
1.0
0.4
3.9
9.8
40.3
1.6
4.6
34.1
2.4
2.9
82.0
53.4
0.7
3.8
1.1
2,231
953
363
98
80
35
90
234
-115
20Evan Turner
E. Turner
108.9
2017-18
POR POR
79
25.7
8.2
3.1
2.2
0.6
0.4
3.3
7.3
44.7
0.5
1.7
31.8
1.2
1.4
85.0
52.0
0.4
2.7
1.3
2,034
649
244
173
47
29
99
163
-51
21Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
109.0
2017-18
OKC OKC
78
32.1
16.2
5.8
1.3
0.6
0.6
6.1
15.0
40.4
2.2
6.1
35.7
1.9
2.5
76.7
50.3
0.9
4.9
1.3
2,501
1,261
453
103
47
49
99
197
+272
22LeBron James
L. James
109.0
2017-18
CLE CLE
82
36.9
27.5
8.6
9.1
1.4
0.9
10.5
19.3
54.2
1.8
5.0
36.7
4.7
6.5
73.1
62.1
1.2
7.5
4.2
3,026
2,251
709
747
116
71
347
136
+104
23Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
109.3
2017-18
LAL LAL
77
31.2
16.1
6.3
1.8
0.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.0
2.1
5.6
36.6
1.9
2.7
70.7
54.9
1.1
5.1
1.8
2,401
1,242
483
141
49
34
140
160
-126
24Marvin Williams
M. Williams
109.3
2017-18
CHA CHA
78
25.7
9.5
4.7
1.2
0.7
0.5
3.3
7.2
45.8
1.6
3.9
41.3
1.3
1.6
82.9
60.3
0.9
3.8
0.8
2,006
744
370
96
56
38
66
116
+68
25Tobias Harris
T. Harris
109.5
2017-18
TOT
80
33.4
18.6
5.5
2.4
0.9
0.4
7.0
15.3
46.0
2.3
5.6
41.1
2.2
2.7
82.9
56.5
0.7
4.7
1.3
2,668
1,486
437
192
71
35
105
164
-113
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