top nba defense ratings for shooting guards 2000s

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
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Manu Ginobili
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
2Brian Shaw
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
3George Lynch
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
4Aaron McKie
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
5Dan Majerle
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
6Kerry Kittles
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
7Mario Elie
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
8Bonzi Wells
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
9Paul Pierce
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
10Eddie Jones
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
11Stephen Jackson
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
12Vincent Yarbrough
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
13Doug Christie
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
14Tony Delk
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
15Nick Anderson
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
16Tony Allen
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
17Rodney White
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
18Jon Barry
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
19Alvin Williams
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
20Thabo Sefolosha
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
21Luther Head
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
22Hersey Hawkins
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
23Allen Iverson
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
24Courtney Lee
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
25Adrian Griffin
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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