what is the worse defensive rating in nba history

Collin Sexton has the highest career defensive rating, with a 120.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
What is the worse defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a player in NBA history?
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
120.5
12,687
428
29.6
18.7
2.8
3.7
0.8
0.1
6.8
14.4
47.1
1.5
3.9
38.6
3.6
4.3
84.1
57.3
0.9
1.9
2.3
7,984
1,191
1,594
332
57
1,003
959
-1983
2Anfernee Simons
A. Simons
120.4
10,964
412
26.6
14.9
2.5
3.2
0.5
0.1
5.3
12.3
43.1
2.5
6.5
38.2
1.9
2.1
87.9
56.6
0.3
2.1
1.6
6,146
1,024
1,324
211
52
653
754
-896
3Trae Young
T. Young
118.3
16,760
488
34.3
25.2
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.5
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.3
57.8
0.6
2.9
4.2
12,309
1,697
4,787
509
75
2,061
850
-145
4De'Andre Hunter
D. Hunter
117.9
10,391
347
29.9
14.9
4.1
1.6
0.7
0.3
5.2
11.5
45.2
1.8
4.9
36.9
2.7
3.2
82.1
57.4
0.6
3.5
1.4
5,168
1,424
546
239
100
481
952
-132
5Jalen Green
J. Green
117.4
10,069
309
32.6
20.1
4.3
3.3
0.8
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.2
2.5
7.4
34.2
3.6
4.5
79.8
54.3
0.5
3.7
2.4
6,204
1,314
1,034
242
91
731
478
-732
6Jordan Poole
J. Poole
117.0
11,562
419
27.6
16.9
2.7
3.8
0.9
0.3
5.7
13.5
42.1
2.5
7.2
34.5
3.0
3.4
88.1
56.2
0.4
2.3
2.3
7,063
1,122
1,576
358
117
971
1,063
-1060
7Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
116.9
11,137
392
28.4
15.4
5.4
2.1
0.7
0.2
5.7
12.1
47.2
1.5
4.4
35.0
2.5
3.3
76.3
57.0
1.2
4.2
1.3
6,047
2,135
836
275
96
517
749
-1045
8Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
116.9
10,997
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
8.8
1.5
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
9Rui Hachimura
R. Hachimura
116.6
10,037
358
28.0
12.9
4.8
1.3
0.6
0.3
5.0
10.1
49.8
1.2
3.0
38.8
1.6
2.1
76.3
58.2
1.0
3.8
0.9
4,609
1,717
456
220
105
324
591
-230
10Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
116.6
12,363
439
28.2
13.5
2.3
1.5
1.1
0.2
4.8
11.4
42.2
2.4
6.2
38.9
1.5
1.8
82.1
55.5
0.4
2.0
0.7
5,928
1,015
643
500
77
305
693
-241
11Coby White
C. White
116.4
12,746
428
29.8
15.3
3.6
3.9
0.7
0.2
5.4
12.5
43.3
2.3
6.3
36.9
2.1
2.4
86.2
56.2
0.4
3.3
1.8
6,548
1,557
1,655
296
72
769
907
-315
12Kevin Huerter
K. Huerter
116.4
14,023
501
28.0
11.6
3.4
2.9
0.9
0.4
4.4
9.9
44.2
2.1
5.6
37.3
0.8
1.0
76.6
56.2
0.6
2.8
1.2
5,828
1,700
1,460
459
180
607
1,122
+227
13Malik Monk
M. Monk
116.3
12,408
542
22.9
12.4
2.6
3.1
0.6
0.3
4.5
10.3
43.5
1.8
5.1
35.2
1.6
1.9
84.9
55.6
0.4
2.2
1.6
6,706
1,415
1,701
335
184
863
896
-215
14Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
116.2
11,065
340
32.5
20.3
3.1
4.6
1.0
0.4
7.3
15.7
46.2
2.3
6.0
38.1
3.5
4.0
86.9
58.0
0.3
2.8
1.5
6,898
1,054
1,559
328
126
507
685
+631
15Malik Beasley
M. Beasley
115.9
13,739
578
23.8
11.7
2.8
1.4
0.7
0.1
4.2
9.9
42.6
2.5
6.4
39.1
0.7
1.0
76.9
56.7
0.4
2.4
0.8
6,738
1,612
789
387
67
474
779
+376
16Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
115.7
21,267
775
27.4
15.8
3.3
2.9
0.8
0.2
5.9
13.5
43.6
1.8
5.5
33.6
2.2
2.6
82.9
53.9
0.9
2.5
1.9
12,255
2,567
2,251
623
121
1,441
1,314
-1331
17Cedi Osman
C. Osman
115.7
10,815
476
22.7
9.3
3.0
2.0
0.7
0.1
3.4
7.8
43.2
1.5
4.2
35.7
1.1
1.5
71.1
55.0
0.5
2.5
1.0
4,427
1,411
933
312
71
483
908
-1456
18Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
115.7
14,931
507
29.4
18.5
3.2
5.1
0.7
0.1
6.8
13.9
48.8
1.6
4.2
38.8
3.3
4.0
82.6
59.1
0.5
2.7
1.8
9,379
1,612
2,575
367
49
896
942
+1479
19Bogdan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
115.6
14,529
512
28.4
14.2
3.3
3.2
1.0
0.3
5.1
11.8
43.6
2.4
6.4
38.2
1.4
1.7
84.6
56.5
0.5
2.9
1.4
7,256
1,710
1,646
512
129
732
1,093
+180
20Doug McDermott
D. McDermott
115.6
13,580
698
19.5
8.6
2.1
1.0
0.2
0.1
3.2
6.9
47.1
1.4
3.4
41.1
0.7
0.9
80.4
59.3
0.4
1.7
0.6
6,004
1,455
664
146
63
437
987
-412
21Grayson Allen
G. Allen
115.6
10,696
418
25.6
10.8
3.0
2.1
0.8
0.3
3.6
8.0
45.1
2.2
5.2
41.5
1.4
1.7
85.4
61.9
0.5
2.5
1.0
4,509
1,259
871
317
116
425
672
+456
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
115.5
23,911
695
34.4
24.5
4.0
5.3
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.4
2.1
6.0
35.3
5.3
6.1
87.3
58.1
0.6
3.4
3.0
17,002
2,813
3,669
597
198
2,116
2,036
+76
23Buddy Hield
B. Hield
115.3
20,602
737
28.0
14.8
4.1
2.5
0.9
0.3
5.4
12.4
43.2
2.9
7.4
39.5
1.1
1.3
85.9
56.9
0.7
3.3
1.6
10,911
2,988
1,812
636
228
1,179
1,478
-670
24Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
115.2
13,866
447
31.0
15.9
6.2
2.7
0.8
0.7
5.9
13.0
45.9
1.8
5.2
33.8
2.3
2.7
82.9
56.3
1.1
5.1
1.6
7,121
2,770
1,213
336
307
710
835
-1416
25Spencer Dinwiddie
S. Dinwiddie
115.1
17,219
621
27.7
13.0
3.0
5.1
0.7
0.3
4.2
10.2
41.4
1.6
4.7
33.3
3.0
3.8
79.6
54.9
0.4
2.6
1.6
8,078
1,851
3,153
448
167
1,007
1,345
-551
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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