top 15 best defensive rating guards above 20 mins per game

Allen Iverson has the best career defensive rating by a guard when his defensive rating has been 15.0 or above and playing >20.0 minutes per game, with a 105.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
top 15 or higher best defensive rating guards above 20 mins per game
NAMEDRTGMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
105.5
41.1
914
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
2Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
110.8
40.0
400
20.1
4.3
4.7
1.7
0.7
7.1
16.2
43.6
1.4
4.2
33.2
4.6
5.8
79.1
53.6
1.0
3.3
3.1
16,009
8,032
1,725
1,862
696
269
1,247
761
-395
3Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
101.5
39.0
288
25.0
6.7
4.2
1.6
0.7
8.1
19.2
42.4
1.9
5.5
35.0
6.8
8.4
80.7
54.5
1.0
5.7
3.4
11,237
7,201
1,943
1,214
472
213
984
820
+373
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
102.6
38.6
930
31.5
6.3
5.4
2.5
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
5Tony Campbell
T. Campbell
111.2
38.1
159
22.5
5.0
2.7
1.5
0.5
8.6
19.4
44.6
0.2
0.7
21.7
5.1
6.4
79.4
50.7
2.3
2.7
2.8
6,057
3,581
797
427
232
79
441
464
6Wally Szczerbiak
W. Szczerbiak
108.3
38.0
82
18.7
4.8
3.1
0.8
0.3
7.4
14.6
50.7
1.1
2.3
45.5
2.8
3.3
83.1
58.0
1.5
3.3
2.2
3,117
1,531
391
257
66
21
181
188
+277
7Walt 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
8Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
109.5
37.7
846
19.3
3.0
7.6
1.2
0.1
6.8
15.7
43.3
1.2
3.6
32.5
4.5
5.7
78.4
52.8
0.7
2.3
3.0
31,891
16,297
2,516
6,471
1,022
121
2,547
2,014
-1016
9Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
103.6
37.6
225
20.4
2.6
4.8
1.1
0.1
8.4
17.9
46.7
3.7
4.4
84.1
51.5
0.6
2.0
8,466
4,599
585
1,069
247
33
608
10Steve Francis
S. Francis
105.5
37.6
576
18.1
5.6
6.0
1.5
0.4
6.2
14.4
42.9
1.0
2.9
34.1
4.8
6.1
79.7
53.3
1.7
3.9
3.5
21,632
10,446
3,215
3,473
846
223
2,030
1,813
+51
11Jimmy Walker
J. Walker
102.6
37.4
229
17.2
2.7
3.1
1.1
0.2
7.0
14.6
47.5
3.3
3.9
84.5
52.6
0.6
2.1
8,570
3,939
620
709
253
36
578
12LeBron James
L. James
105.0
37.3
124
22.4
6.3
6.6
1.4
0.7
8.4
18.7
45.1
1.3
4.0
33.3
4.2
5.8
73.4
52.9
1.0
5.2
3.6
4,626
2,780
778
815
178
83
441
219
+143
13Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
102.2
37.0
432
24.8
4.3
5.3
1.4
0.3
9.7
22.1
44.0
0.2
0.3
66.7
5.4
6.5
83.0
49.8
1.0
3.3
3.7
15,999
10,730
1,847
2,269
587
108
530
1,175
14Cuttino Mobley
C. Mobley
107.0
37.0
747
16.0
3.9
2.7
1.2
0.4
5.8
13.4
43.3
1.5
3.8
37.8
3.0
3.6
83.5
53.6
0.7
3.2
2.0
27,618
11,964
2,902
2,015
878
313
1,520
1,710
-59
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
104.4
36.9
874
19.7
7.3
11.4
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.3
52.1
0.3
1.2
29.8
5.5
6.5
84.8
60.9
1.8
5.5
3.9
32,287
17,239
6,376
9,921
1,698
361
3,403
2,002
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
105.2
36.5
1,280
25.4
5.3
4.8
1.5
0.5
8.8
19.6
45.1
1.3
4.0
33.4
6.4
7.6
83.7
55.3
1.1
4.2
3.0
46,774
32,482
6,800
6,122
1,882
627
3,881
3,238
+4724
17Gordon Hayward
G. Hayward
111.0
36.4
77
16.2
5.1
5.2
1.4
0.5
5.5
13.4
41.3
1.1
3.6
30.4
4.0
4.9
81.6
52.0
0.8
4.3
2.8
2,800
1,248
391
400
110
40
212
155
-395
18Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
106.8
36.3
979
19.2
3.6
9.3
1.9
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
3,682
2,971
19Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
113.3
36.2
900
25.1
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,612
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
20Caron Butler
C. Butler
106.1
36.1
75
17.6
6.2
2.5
1.7
0.2
6.6
14.5
45.5
0.5
1.6
34.2
3.9
4.4
87.0
53.5
1.5
4.7
2.3
2,708
1,318
466
186
127
18
175
238
+119
21Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
109.8
36.1
79
18.2
3.8
4.2
1.7
0.2
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.8
4.6
39.6
3.5
3.9
88.8
56.0
0.6
3.3
2.3
2,852
1,434
302
331
131
19
180
204
-29
22Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
101.9
36.0
1,391
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
23Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
103.6
35.9
484
16.1
5.8
7.6
2.8
0.4
6.7
14.5
46.0
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.5
3.6
70.1
50.1
1.9
4.0
3.5
17,371
7,784
2,823
3,686
1,363
188
1,713
1,671
24Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
109.9
35.8
982
17.4
4.0
4.2
0.9
0.2
6.6
15.0
44.1
1.6
4.5
36.7
2.5
3.1
80.3
53.1
0.8
3.2
2.1
35,172
17,062
3,916
4,130
854
205
2,024
1,758
+444
25Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
100.9
35.7
541
16.0
3.6
4.9
1.3
0.2
6.8
15.3
44.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.3
2.8
85.0
48.4
0.9
2.7
2.4
19,315
8,632
1,940
2,675
686
112
504
1,257
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Raptors Raptors
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.561
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EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
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26
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3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
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Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
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Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
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Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
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76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
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45
37
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19
63
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41.0
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Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
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Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
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Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
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Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
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49
33
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40
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Clippers Clippers
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Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
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Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
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Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
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38.0
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Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
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Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
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Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
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