what is the lowest defensive rating ever since 1990 for a guard

Since 1989-90, Charlie Ward has the lowest defensive rating by a guard, with a 99.9 rating.

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Assumption:1,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	Charlie Ward C. Ward	99.9	630	22.3	6.3	2.6	4.0	1.2	0.2	2.2	5.4	40.8	1.0	2.8	36.4	0.8	1.0	77.1	53.1	0.4	2.2	1.6	14,080	3,947	1,648	2,539	776	128	1,038	1,276	+757
2	George 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
3	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	100.4	1,057	25.4	13.3	3.5	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.3	9.7	44.7	1.4	3.8	36.9	3.2	3.9	82.7	58.2	0.6	2.8	2.0	26,859	14,043	3,697	4,001	1,392	319	2,116	2,212	+5468
4	Bonzi 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
5	Paul 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
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	101.8	585	38.4	30.8	6.3	5.1	2.3	0.7	11.7	23.4	50.1	0.8	2.4	35.9	6.6	7.9	83.0	57.4	1.5	4.8	2.5	22,445	18,014	3,707	2,966	1,344	417	1,439	1,408	+1416
7	Vincent 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
8	Nick Calathes N. Calathes	101.9	129	15.6	4.6	1.9	2.7	1.0	0.1	1.9	4.3	44.1	0.2	0.8	28.8	0.5	0.9	58.1	48.4	0.3	1.6	1.3	2,011	590	243	353	129	13	162	217	+107
9	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	101.9	1,391	36.0	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
10	Tony Allen T. Allen	102.0	757	21.7	8.1	3.4	1.3	1.4	0.4	3.1	6.6	47.3	0.2	0.5	27.7	1.7	2.4	71.5	52.9	1.2	2.2	1.4	16,406	6,115	2,604	991	1,029	307	1,032	1,781	+700
11	Aaron McKie A. McKie	102.1	478	24.0	7.6	3.2	2.7	1.1	0.2	2.9	6.7	43.9	0.4	1.3	33.0	1.3	1.7	76.6	51.3	0.6	2.6	1.5	11,469	3,634	1,548	1,297	536	97	695	945	+530
12	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	102.2	568	24.1	5.6	3.8	5.1	1.9	0.4	2.2	5.0	44.0	0.5	1.4	35.6	0.7	1.1	64.5	51.0	1.0	2.8	1.6	13,696	3,204	2,165	2,912	1,094	222	931	1,696	+280
13	Paul George P. George	102.5	175	26.5	13.2	4.9	2.3	1.4	0.5	4.6	10.4	44.2	1.6	4.3	38.2	2.4	2.9	82.6	56.7	0.7	4.3	1.8	4,642	2,307	866	408	238	84	312	431	+498
14	Eddie Jones E. Jones	102.8	824	34.1	15.0	4.0	2.9	1.7	0.6	5.2	12.0	43.8	1.6	4.4	37.4	2.9	3.5	81.1	55.4	0.8	3.1	1.6	28,058	12,357	3,258	2,414	1,409	484	1,315	2,104	+1806
15	Rodney 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
16	Ronnie Brewer R. Brewer	103.0	337	23.5	7.8	2.9	1.7	1.3	0.2	3.1	6.3	49.8	0.1	0.6	23.7	1.4	2.1	67.8	54.2	0.9	2.0	0.8	7,921	2,643	973	589	435	83	260	380	+788
17	Mario Elie M. Elie	103.2	273	24.5	7.2	2.8	2.2	0.9	0.2	2.5	5.3	46.4	0.6	1.7	37.4	1.6	1.9	84.6	58.2	0.7	2.1	1.2	6,691	1,964	768	587	245	48	334	518	+601
18	Lance Stephenson L. Stephenson	103.4	310	25.2	9.0	4.5	3.0	0.7	0.2	3.6	7.9	45.5	0.7	2.3	31.3	1.1	1.6	67.5	52.2	0.7	3.8	1.7	7,798	2,789	1,409	943	211	48	528	610	+541
19	Darrell Armstrong D. Armstrong	103.6	840	23.7	9.2	2.7	4.0	1.3	0.1	3.2	7.7	40.9	1.1	3.3	33.4	1.7	2.0	87.1	53.2	0.8	1.9	1.9	19,915	7,712	2,269	3,394	1,133	98	1,556	1,398	+554
20	Adrian 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
21	Jamaal Tinsley J. Tinsley	103.7	547	26.4	8.5	2.9	6.1	1.4	0.3	3.2	8.2	39.3	0.7	2.4	29.9	1.3	1.9	71.6	47.1	0.6	2.3	2.5	14,443	4,652	1,605	3,330	776	155	1,375	1,306	+503
22	Doug Christie D. Christie	103.8	765	32.6	11.6	4.2	3.7	1.9	0.5	4.0	9.5	42.5	1.0	2.8	35.1	2.5	3.1	82.4	53.5	1.0	3.2	2.1	24,961	8,873	3,217	2,867	1,482	372	1,621	1,899	+1091
23	Thabo Sefolosha T. Sefolosha	103.9	485	23.6	5.8	3.7	1.5	1.0	0.4	2.2	5.0	44.4	0.6	1.7	35.5	0.8	1.0	73.3	53.4	0.7	3.0	0.9	11,428	2,809	1,806	711	507	203	457	898	+917
24	Ron Harper R. Harper	103.9	788	29.8	12.2	4.2	3.6	1.5	0.7	4.7	10.7	43.4	0.6	2.0	29.8	2.3	3.2	72.4	50.4	1.2	2.9	1.9	23,454	9,631	3,285	2,807	1,200	519	1,518	1,696	+1199
25	Jared Dudley J. Dudley	103.9	72	23.8	7.2	3.1	1.8	1.0	0.2	2.8	5.9	46.8	1.0	2.7	38.5	0.7	0.9	71.6	57.2	0.6	2.4	0.9	1,717	518	220	130	72	11	62	113	+110

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13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
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Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BKN	@	NYK	7:30 PM
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122.0

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102.5

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3	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Pacers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
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11	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.0
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13	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.0