point guard with the least defensive rating in a season after 1995

Since 1995-96, Charlie Ward has the lowest defensive rating by a point guard in a season, with a 95.9 rating in 1998-99.

Interpreted as:
point guard with the least defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in a season after 1995
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Charlie Ward
C. Ward
95.9
1998-99
NYK NYK
50
31.1
7.6
3.4
5.4
2.1
0.2
2.7
6.7
40.4
1.1
3.0
35.6
1.1
1.6
70.5
51.3
0.5
3.0
2.6
1,556
378
172
271
103
8
131
105
+77
2Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
96.2
1998-99
ATL ATL
48
36.7
13.3
4.7
5.8
2.1
0.2
5.1
13.6
37.9
1.6
5.2
30.7
1.4
1.9
75.8
46.3
0.9
3.7
2.4
1,763
640
224
278
99
9
115
61
+220
3Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
96.3
2002-03
NJN NJN
80
37.4
18.7
6.3
8.9
2.2
0.3
6.4
15.6
41.4
1.6
4.6
34.1
4.2
5.0
84.1
52.6
1.4
4.9
3.7
2,989
1,495
504
711
179
25
296
127
+497
4Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
96.7
1998-99
ORL ORL
50
38.9
15.8
5.7
5.3
2.2
0.5
6.0
14.3
42.0
0.8
2.8
28.6
3.0
4.2
70.6
48.8
1.5
4.2
3.0
1,944
791
284
266
111
23
150
111
+129
5Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
96.8
2003-04
NJN NJN
67
36.6
15.5
6.4
9.2
1.8
0.2
5.5
14.3
38.4
1.4
4.4
32.1
3.1
3.7
82.7
48.5
1.3
5.1
3.2
2,450
1,036
428
618
122
14
214
110
+362
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
97.2
2000-01
PHX PHX
77
39.8
16.9
6.4
9.8
2.2
0.3
5.9
14.2
41.1
0.9
3.0
29.7
4.3
5.2
81.4
51.0
1.2
5.2
3.7
3,065
1,299
494
753
166
23
286
171
+138
7Brevin Knight
B. Knight
97.3
1997-98
CLE CLE
80
31.0
9.0
3.2
8.2
2.5
0.2
3.3
7.4
44.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.1
80.1
51.5
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,483
723
253
656
196
18
194
271
+298
8Charlie Ward
C. Ward
97.5
1997-98
NYK NYK
82
28.3
7.8
3.3
5.7
1.8
0.5
2.9
6.3
45.5
1.0
2.6
37.7
1.1
1.4
80.5
56.7
0.4
3.0
2.1
2,317
642
274
466
144
37
175
195
+278
9Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
97.5
2001-02
NJN NJN
82
37.3
14.7
7.3
9.9
2.1
0.2
5.4
13.9
39.1
1.4
4.4
32.1
2.5
3.0
81.4
48.4
1.6
5.7
3.5
3,056
1,208
595
808
175
20
286
136
+346
10Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
97.6
1999-00
PHX PHX
67
39.0
14.3
7.2
10.1
2.0
0.4
5.2
12.8
40.9
0.8
2.5
33.7
3.0
3.7
82.9
49.8
1.4
5.8
3.4
2,616
959
483
678
134
28
226
148
+305
11John Stockton
J. Stockton
98.3
1998-99
UTA UTA
50
28.2
11.1
2.9
7.5
1.6
0.3
4.0
8.2
48.8
0.3
1.0
32.0
2.7
3.4
81.1
57.1
0.6
2.3
2.2
1,410
553
146
374
81
13
110
107
+304
12Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
98.4
2007-08
BOS BOS
77
29.9
10.6
4.2
5.1
1.7
0.2
4.6
9.3
49.2
0.1
0.2
26.3
1.4
2.3
61.1
51.5
1.0
3.2
1.9
2,306
814
322
393
129
13
147
187
+612
13Ron Harper
R. Harper
98.5
1999-00
LAL LAL
80
25.5
7.0
4.2
3.4
1.1
0.5
2.7
6.6
39.9
0.4
1.3
31.1
1.3
1.8
68.0
46.8
1.2
3.0
1.7
2,042
557
337
270
85
39
132
164
+331
14Eric Snow
E. Snow
98.9
1998-99
PHI PHI
48
35.8
8.6
3.4
6.3
2.1
0.0
3.1
7.3
42.8
0.1
0.4
23.8
2.3
3.1
73.3
49.9
0.5
2.9
2.3
1,716
413
162
301
100
1
111
149
+130
15Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
98.9
2011-12
BOS BOS
53
36.9
11.9
4.8
11.7
1.8
0.1
4.8
10.8
44.8
0.2
0.8
23.8
2.0
3.4
59.7
48.3
1.2
3.7
3.6
1,957
630
257
620
95
3
193
99
+196
16Chauncey Billups
C. Billups
98.9
2003-04
DET DET
78
35.4
16.9
3.5
5.7
1.1
0.1
5.0
12.8
39.4
1.7
4.3
38.8
5.2
5.9
87.8
55.0
0.4
3.1
2.4
2,758
1,318
276
446
84
8
189
177
+412
17Tony Parker
T. Parker
98.9
2003-04
SAS SAS
75
34.4
14.7
3.2
5.5
0.8
0.1
5.6
12.6
44.7
0.8
2.7
31.2
2.5
3.6
70.2
51.6
0.6
2.6
2.4
2,577
1,099
237
411
61
7
179
148
+394
18Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
99.1
2005-06
NJN NJN
80
37.2
13.3
7.3
8.4
1.9
0.4
4.6
11.3
40.4
1.7
4.9
35.2
2.4
3.1
79.5
52.6
1.1
6.2
2.4
2,975
1,065
580
672
150
29
192
157
+269
19Steve Francis
S. Francis
99.4
2003-04
HOU HOU
79
40.4
16.6
5.5
6.2
1.8
0.4
5.7
14.1
40.3
0.9
3.2
29.2
4.3
5.5
77.5
50.1
1.5
4.0
3.7
3,194
1,310
433
493
139
35
294
257
+194
20Baron Davis
B. Davis
99.4
2000-01
CHA CHA
82
38.9
13.8
5.0
7.3
2.1
0.4
5.0
11.7
42.7
1.0
3.3
31.0
2.8
4.1
67.7
51.2
1.6
3.4
2.8
3,192
1,131
408
598
170
36
226
267
+267
21Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
99.9
2010-11
BOS BOS
68
37.2
10.6
4.4
11.2
2.3
0.2
4.7
9.9
47.5
0.1
0.6
23.3
1.1
1.9
56.8
49.5
1.3
3.1
3.4
2,527
721
297
760
153
11
234
120
+436
22Chris Childs
C. Childs
100.0
1998-99
NYK NYK
48
27.0
6.8
2.8
4.0
0.9
0.0
2.4
5.6
42.7
0.8
2.0
38.3
1.3
1.6
82.1
54.4
0.4
2.4
1.8
1,297
328
133
193
44
1
85
156
+10
23Ron Harper
R. Harper
100.1
1997-98
CHI CHI
82
27.9
9.3
3.5
2.9
1.3
0.6
3.6
8.1
44.1
0.2
1.0
19.0
2.0
2.6
75.0
50.3
1.3
2.2
1.1
2,284
764
290
241
108
48
91
181
+464
24Avery Johnson
A. Johnson
100.1
1998-99
SAS SAS
50
33.4
9.7
2.4
7.4
1.0
0.2
4.4
9.2
47.3
0.0
0.2
8.3
1.0
1.8
56.8
48.7
0.4
1.9
2.2
1,672
487
118
369
51
11
112
101
+299
25Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
100.1
1996-97
ATL ATL
78
39.2
17.4
5.3
5.9
2.7
0.3
6.4
14.9
43.2
2.8
7.7
36.6
1.7
2.2
75.3
54.8
1.5
3.8
2.4
3,056
1,354
413
463
212
20
185
141
+585
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