Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Manu Ginobili had the lowest defensive rating by a shooting guard, with a 97.7 rating.
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top NBA defense ratings with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games for shooting guards 2000s| 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Ginobili | 97.7 | 478 | 27.7 | 14.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 45.4 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 37.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 82.1 | 59.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 13,237 | 7,044 | 1,943 | 1,704 | 734 | 162 | 999 | 1,115 | +2692 |
| 2 |  | B. Shaw | 99.7 | 74 | 16.9 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 38.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 31.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 75.9 | 44.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1,249 | 305 | 216 | 201 | 35 | 14 | 75 | 105 | +120 |
| 3 |  | G. Lynch | 100.1 | 81 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 40.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 35.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 55.4 | 46.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1,497 | 363 | 353 | 104 | 66 | 19 | 52 | 136 | +129 |
| 4 |  | A. McKie | 100.4 | 138 | 28.9 | 10.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 46.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 34.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 77.4 | 54.3 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3,986 | 1,472 | 523 | 567 | 167 | 22 | 298 | 259 | +435 |
| 5 |  | D. Majerle | 100.9 | 187 | 25.6 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 36.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 34.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 75.7 | 51.7 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 4,794 | 1,073 | 675 | 384 | 190 | 47 | 132 | 358 | +375 |
| 6 | | K. Kittles | 101.0 | 302 | 31.6 | 12.9 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 11.2 | 45.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 37.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 77.2 | 53.6 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 9,533 | 3,898 | 1,111 | 754 | 443 | 123 | 322 | 494 | +720 |
| 7 | | M. Elie | 101.1 | 147 | 25.3 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 42.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 38.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 83.0 | 55.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3,723 | 889 | 404 | 324 | 131 | 21 | 190 | 268 | +344 |
| 8 | | B. Wells | 101.5 | 481 | 26.0 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 45.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 32.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 71.3 | 51.0 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 12,513 | 5,949 | 2,241 | 1,007 | 650 | 158 | 983 | 1,256 | +495 |
| 9 |  | P. Pierce | 101.5 | 288 | 39.0 | 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 |
| 10 | | E. Jones | 101.6 | 530 | 33.9 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 12.0 | 42.2 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 37.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 83.3 | 54.5 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 17,985 | 7,844 | 2,148 | 1,524 | 800 | 294 | 826 | 1,377 | +933 |
| 11 |  | S. Jackson | 101.7 | 161 | 32.1 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 12.2 | 42.1 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 33.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 77.7 | 51.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 5,164 | 2,275 | 598 | 408 | 229 | 73 | 379 | 397 | +240 |
| 12 |  | V. Yarbrough | 101.8 | 59 | 23.4 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 39.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 26.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 79.0 | 44.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1,381 | 406 | 162 | 130 | 57 | 33 | 81 | 145 | -180 |
| 13 | | D. Christie | 102.1 | 456 | 33.3 | 10.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 43.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 35.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 85.8 | 54.5 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 15,201 | 4,821 | 1,875 | 1,886 | 865 | 210 | 871 | 1,088 | +1808 |
| 14 | | T. Delk | 102.3 | 115 | 24.3 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 9.6 | 40.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 31.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 79.6 | 48.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2,797 | 1,202 | 320 | 188 | 102 | 24 | 118 | 217 | +46 |
| 15 |  | N. Anderson | 102.5 | 93 | 24.3 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 38.1 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 32.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 48.7 | 46.9 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2,263 | 819 | 364 | 136 | 104 | 20 | 102 | 131 | +21 |
| 16 |  | T. Allen | 102.5 | 282 | 18.8 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 47.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 30.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 75.2 | 54.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 5,305 | 2,093 | 728 | 367 | 292 | 98 | 405 | 635 | +330 |
| 17 | | R. White | 102.9 | 72 | 21.7 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 40.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 23.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 78.4 | 46.9 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1,563 | 650 | 213 | 121 | 45 | 32 | 156 | 134 | -309 |
| 18 | | J. Barry | 102.9 | 432 | 20.1 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 44.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 41.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 88.7 | 59.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 8,697 | 2,997 | 980 | 1,100 | 390 | 65 | 472 | 594 | +922 |
| 19 |  | A. Williams | 103.0 | 56 | 30.9 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 40.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 29.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 77.6 | 46.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1,730 | 494 | 150 | 224 | 55 | 10 | 78 | 114 | -197 |
| 20 |  | T. Sefolosha | 103.2 | 140 | 16.5 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 42.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 33.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 65.8 | 48.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2,304 | 720 | 408 | 189 | 94 | 41 | 153 | 228 | -15 |
| 21 |  | L. Head | 103.4 | 233 | 25.3 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 42.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 39.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 76.1 | 55.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 5,900 | 2,136 | 653 | 547 | 209 | 23 | 326 | 377 | +143 |
| 22 | | H. Hawkins | 103.5 | 120 | 19.2 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 42.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 38.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 88.5 | 56.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2,303 | 663 | 255 | 206 | 107 | 24 | 119 | 191 | -450 |
| 23 |  | A. Iverson | 103.5 | 478 | 42.2 | 28.2 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 23.3 | 42.0 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 31.1 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 78.3 | 51.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 20,164 | 13,480 | 1,767 | 2,816 | 1,113 | 81 | 1,712 | 851 | +1225 |
| 24 |  | C. Lee | 103.5 | 77 | 25.2 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 45.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 40.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 83.0 | 55.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1,939 | 646 | 178 | 91 | 76 | 14 | 69 | 157 | +239 |
| 25 | | A. Griffin | 103.7 | 310 | 20.5 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 45.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 28.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 76.4 | 49.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 6,368 | 1,538 | 1,170 | 514 | 343 | 46 | 245 | 678 | +453 |
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| 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 |
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| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
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| 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 |
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| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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