who are the top point guards in defensive rating

Art Williams has the lowest career defensive rating by a point guard when his defensive rating has been above 0.0, with a 91.5 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Art Williams
A. Williams
91.5
67
9.2
2.6
1.7
2.4
0.7
0.0
1.1
2.5
43.5
0.4
0.5
84.4
47.5
0.3
1.4
617
173
115
163
44
3
100
2Dave Britton
D. Britton
92.9
2
4.5
2.0
1.0
1.5
0.5
0.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
66.7
0.0
1.0
1.0
9
4
2
3
1
0
2
2
3Dennis DuVal
D. DuVal
94.3
50
5.3
1.9
0.6
0.7
0.4
0.1
0.8
2.2
36.1
0.4
0.5
66.7
40.0
0.2
0.4
267
96
31
34
22
4
49
4Howard Nathan
H. Nathan
94.7
5
3.0
2.6
0.0
0.4
0.6
0.0
1.0
1.8
55.6
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.6
0.8
75.0
60.4
0.0
0.0
1.6
15
13
0
2
3
0
8
2
5Tony Jackson
T. Jackson
94.9
2
7.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.5
1.5
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
14
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
6Jerry West
J. West
95.3
31
31.2
20.3
3.7
6.6
2.6
0.7
7.5
16.7
44.7
5.3
6.4
83.3
51.9
1.0
2.8
967
629
116
206
81
23
80
7Fatty Taylor
F. Taylor
95.3
79
19.6
3.8
2.7
3.6
1.7
0.1
1.7
4.0
42.0
0.5
0.8
56.9
43.9
1.1
1.5
1,548
301
211
288
132
9
202
8Jimmy Jones
J. Jones
95.9
140
18.5
6.4
1.9
2.0
0.8
0.1
2.6
5.1
50.5
1.3
1.7
73.8
54.8
0.5
1.5
2,590
901
272
283
111
15
321
9Rick Adelman
R. Adelman
96.2
113
15.0
4.4
1.5
1.5
0.9
0.1
1.7
4.1
40.6
1.1
1.6
70.9
46.4
0.4
1.1
1,692
501
164
168
106
9
164
10Pepe Sanchez
P. Sanchez
97.0
38
4.9
0.5
0.6
1.3
0.4
0.0
0.2
0.9
27.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
100.0
29.5
0.2
0.4
0.2
187
20
21
49
16
1
8
24
-4
11Slick Watts
S. Watts
97.4
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
2.2
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
11,513
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
239
1,314
12Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
97.5
70
35.4
12.7
4.0
6.4
1.1
0.1
4.8
11.0
43.8
3.0
3.6
83.5
50.2
1.0
3.0
2,477
888
279
446
77
4
132
13Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
97.6
424
34.6
11.0
4.3
6.5
1.8
0.2
4.1
10.1
40.2
2.9
3.7
77.3
46.8
1.3
3.0
2.1
14,655
4,666
1,809
2,776
767
71
249
1,481
14Charles Johnson
C. Johnson
97.6
219
17.3
7.9
2.4
1.4
1.1
0.1
3.6
8.1
44.4
0.7
0.9
72.4
46.2
0.8
1.6
3,796
1,729
518
315
239
21
423
15Herm Gilliam
H. Gilliam
97.7
62
32.3
14.1
4.3
5.7
2.2
0.3
6.2
13.6
45.4
1.7
2.2
79.1
48.3
1.0
3.3
2,003
874
267
355
134
18
190
16Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
98.1
359
38.0
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
17Dell Demps
D. Demps
98.4
2
5.5
2.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
29.1
0.0
0.0
0.5
11
4
0
1
2
0
1
1
18Kalin Lucas
K. Lucas
98.4
2
6.0
1.0
1.5
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
34.7
0.0
1.5
0.0
12
2
3
1
1
0
0
2
-10
19Ken Charles
K. Charles
98.6
81
27.7
10.1
2.7
2.5
1.5
0.6
4.0
8.9
45.6
2.0
2.5
78.5
50.5
0.7
2.0
2,247
817
219
204
123
48
257
20Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
98.7
163
34.1
20.9
2.8
5.5
2.1
0.4
8.2
16.2
50.6
4.5
5.4
82.7
56.1
0.8
2.0
5,560
3,405
449
899
344
59
389
21Al Skinner
A. Skinner
98.7
79
28.6
12.6
4.6
3.7
1.3
0.7
4.8
11.2
43.1
2.9
3.7
79.1
49.0
1.4
3.2
2,256
995
363
289
103
53
279
22John McCullough
J. McCullough
98.7
8
2.9
2.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.0
1.1
1.6
69.2
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.6
60.0
69.1
0.1
0.4
0.4
23
21
4
3
2
0
3
3
23Ron Williams
R. Williams
98.7
126
14.4
5.0
1.0
1.9
0.6
0.0
2.2
4.8
45.1
0.7
0.9
85.5
49.0
0.2
0.8
1,814
636
131
245
75
4
199
24Bob Weiss
B. Weiss
98.8
204
15.2
3.1
1.2
2.6
0.9
0.2
1.2
2.8
43.8
0.6
0.7
77.6
48.5
0.2
0.9
3,101
624
239
540
183
40
306
25Alphonso Ford
A. Ford
99.1
6
2.7
2.7
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.0
1.2
2.2
53.8
0.2
0.2
100.0
0.2
0.3
50.0
57.6
0.0
0.0
0.2
16
16
0
1
2
0
1
2
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