nba guards with best defensive rating in who played more than 20 mpg

Jerry Sloan has the lowest career defensive rating by a guard when playing >20.0 minutes per game, with a 92.3 rating.

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NAMEDRTGMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
92.3
34.2
177
12.4
6.8
1.9
2.2
0.2
4.9
11.3
43.9
2.5
3.4
72.6
48.5
2.1
4.8
6,054
2,194
1,210
332
381
32
615
2Jerry West
J. West
95.3
31.2
31
20.3
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
3Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
97.3
32.5
426
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
4Slick Watts
S. Watts
97.4
26.3
437
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
5Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
97.5
35.4
70
12.7
4.0
6.4
1.1
0.1
4.8
11.0
43.8
3.0
3.6
83.5
50.2
1.0
3.0
2,477
888
279
446
77
4
132
6Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
97.6
34.6
424
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
7Don Chaney
D. Chaney
98.1
22.2
420
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
8Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
98.1
38.0
359
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
9Larry Steele
L. Steele
99.0
25.9
303
9.2
2.8
2.9
1.9
0.2
3.7
7.5
49.8
1.8
2.2
81.1
54.6
0.9
1.8
1.0
7,849
2,792
837
869
577
66
66
903
10Herm Gilliam
H. Gilliam
99.2
23.7
283
10.7
3.2
3.2
1.3
0.2
4.7
10.6
44.1
1.3
1.7
79.1
47.1
0.9
2.2
6,705
3,028
892
897
369
49
621
11Jim Price
J. Price
99.2
26.6
451
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
12Ron Lee
R. Lee
99.3
21.4
448
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
13Nate Williams
N. Williams
99.5
21.8
321
11.8
3.4
1.4
1.1
0.3
5.0
10.7
46.7
1.8
2.2
83.1
50.6
1.1
2.3
1.1
7,006
3,793
1,092
462
358
103
176
891
14Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
99.6
20.1
451
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
15Charlie Ward
C. Ward
99.9
22.3
630
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
16Ed Sherod
E. Sherod
99.9
25.4
64
6.2
2.3
4.9
1.5
0.2
2.7
6.6
40.6
0.0
0.2
7.7
0.8
1.3
65.0
43.3
0.7
1.7
1.6
1,624
395
149
311
96
14
104
112
17Butch Beard
B. Beard
99.9
24.2
392
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
18Lucius Allen
L. Allen
100.3
30.4
400
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
19Dean Meminger
D. Meminger
100.3
23.0
258
6.7
2.6
3.1
0.9
0.1
2.6
5.6
46.6
1.5
2.3
64.2
50.6
1.1
1.5
5,928
1,738
672
810
242
28
454
20Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
100.3
26.2
139
11.7
2.9
5.4
1.3
0.2
4.3
9.3
45.9
3.2
4.0
78.9
52.8
0.8
2.0
3,644
1,633
397
757
174
26
261
21Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
100.4
25.4
1,057
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
22Archie Clark
A. Clark
100.4
27.6
212
11.3
2.4
4.4
1.1
0.1
4.8
10.2
47.0
1.7
2.1
82.7
50.8
0.6
1.8
5,856
2,404
513
936
231
15
467
23Al Skinner
A. Skinner
100.4
22.0
203
9.3
3.3
2.6
1.0
0.4
3.4
7.8
43.7
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.0
80.8
50.7
1.0
2.3
1.9
4,460
1,884
673
526
208
76
235
636
24Louie Nelson
L. Nelson
100.4
22.1
224
9.4
2.4
1.9
0.9
0.1
3.7
8.4
43.7
2.1
2.9
73.8
49.0
0.9
1.5
1.5
4,947
2,113
527
436
202
21
48
437
25Dave Bing
D. Bing
100.4
33.8
386
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
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