nba team leaders in defensive efficiency at the guard position

M.J. Walker has the best career defensive rating by a guard when his defensive rating has been above 0.0, with an 85.9 rating.

	NAME	DRTG	GP	MPG	PPG	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	M.J. Walker	85.9	2	4.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	8	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	-3
2	Roger Burkman R. Burkman	89.4	6	5.0	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.8	1.0	83.3	37.7	0.3	0.7	0.5	30	5	6	5	6	2	3	6
3	Zach Lofton Z. Lofton	90.2	1	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
4	Art Williams A. Williams	91.5	67	9.2	2.6	1.7	2.4	0.7	0.0	1.1	2.5	43.5				0.4	0.5	84.4	47.5	0.3	1.4		617	173	115	163	44	3		100
5	Russ Lee R. Lee	92.1	36	4.6	2.4	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.0	1.1	2.6	40.4				0.3	0.4	68.8	43.1	0.4	0.7		166	87	40	20	11	0		29
6	Jerry Sloan J. Sloan	92.3	177	34.2	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
7	Dave Britton D. Britton	92.9	2	4.5	2.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.5	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		66.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	9	4	2	3	1	0	2	2
8	Rich Rinaldi R. Rinaldi	93.1	7	6.9	1.3	1.0	1.4	0.4	0.1	0.4	3.1	13.6				0.4	0.6	75.0	18.9	0.3	0.7		48	9	7	10	3	1		7
9	Ron Rowan R. Rowan	93.8	7	2.3	1.7	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.3	44.4	0.1	0.1	100.0	0.4	0.6	75.0	55.8	0.1	0.0	0.4	16	12	1	1	4	0	3	1
10	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	94.1	4	9.5	1.5	1.3	1.8	1.3	0.5	0.8	3.3	23.1				0.0	0.5	0.0	21.6	0.3	1.0	0.8	38	6	5	7	5	2	3	3
11	Dennis DuVal D. DuVal	94.3	50	5.3	1.9	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.8	2.2	36.1				0.4	0.5	66.7	40.0	0.2	0.4		267	96	31	34	22	4		49
12	Tito Maddox T. Maddox	94.6	9	3.9	1.2	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.3	1.3	25.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.9	62.5	35.4	0.1	0.7	0.3	35	11	7	5	3	1	3	4	-8
13	Howard Nathan H. Nathan	94.7	5	3.0	2.6	0.0	0.4	0.6	0.0	1.0	1.8	55.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.8	75.0	60.4	0.0	0.0	1.6	15	13	0	2	3	0	8	2
14	Tony Jackson T. Jackson	94.9	2	7.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	33.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	14	2	2	2	2	0	0	1
15	Jerry West J. West	95.3	31	31.2	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
16	Fatty Taylor F. Taylor	95.3	79	19.6	3.8	2.7	3.6	1.7	0.1	1.7	4.0	42.0				0.5	0.8	56.9	43.9	1.1	1.5		1,548	301	211	288	132	9		202
17	Larry Fogle L. Fogle	95.4	2	7.0	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	2.5	20.0				0.0	0.0		20.0	0.5	1.0		14	2	3	0	1	0		4
18	Jimmy Jones J. Jones	95.9	140	18.5	6.4	1.9	2.0	0.8	0.1	2.6	5.1	50.5				1.3	1.7	73.8	54.8	0.5	1.5		2,590	901	272	283	111	15		321
19	Rick Adelman R. Adelman	96.2	113	15.0	4.4	1.5	1.5	0.9	0.1	1.7	4.1	40.6				1.1	1.6	70.9	46.4	0.4	1.1		1,692	501	164	168	106	9		164
20	Allie McGuire A. McGuire	96.2	2	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0				0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	1.0		10	4	2	1	0	0		2
21	Mike D'Antoni M. D'Antoni	96.5	130	14.3	3.3	1.4	1.9	1.2	0.2	1.4	3.6	39.2				0.5	0.7	73.6	42.6	0.3	1.1		1,858	432	186	248	152	27		239
22	Pepe Sanchez P. Sanchez	97.0	38	4.9	0.5	0.6	1.3	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.9	27.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	29.5	0.2	0.4	0.2	187	20	21	49	16	1	8	24	-4
23	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	97.0	40	8.2	2.5	1.0	0.6	0.3	0.0	1.1	3.2	34.1				0.4	0.5	78.9	37.6	0.4	0.6		326	101	40	23	10	1		56
24	Ben Kelso B. Kelso	97.2	46	6.5	1.8	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.8	2.1	36.5				0.3	0.5	68.2	40.2	0.3	0.3		298	85	31	18	12	1		45
25	Phil 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

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More NBA News

Suns forward Dillon Brooks agrees to $73 million, three-year extension, AP sources say

Aug 6, 2026

The Warriors re-sign guards De'Anthony Melton and Gary Payton II

Aug 1, 2026

Spanish League MVP Mario Hezonja returns to NBA on 1-year contract with Cleveland Cavaliers

Jul 31, 2026

Blazers representatives, Portland officials meet to discuss Moda Center renovation, lease

Jul 31, 2026

More Suns Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.1

Booker

RPG

8.0

Williams

APG

6.0

Booker

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

16th

DRTG

113.9

10th

NETRTG

1.5

15th

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

131

Final

122

Suns

0 - 4

Mon 27 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

M.J. Walker has the best career defensive rating by a guard when his defensive rating has been above 0.0, with an 85.9 rating.

Related Searches

More NBA News

More Suns Stats

26.1

8.0

6.0

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings