best defensive rating 1986-1987 guard

Michael Jordan had the lowest defensive rating by a guard in 1986-87, with a 104.3 rating.

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NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
104.3
1986-87
82
40.0
37.1
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
2Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
104.4
1986-87
82
31.6
12.8
3.6
10.0
2.1
0.4
4.2
9.2
45.1
0.0
0.3
19.0
4.5
5.4
82.8
55.3
1.0
2.6
2.6
2,590
1,053
299
823
171
30
217
287
3Ron Harper
R. Harper
105.2
1986-87
82
37.4
22.9
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
105.9
1986-87
80
36.3
23.9
6.3
12.2
1.7
0.5
8.5
16.4
52.2
0.1
0.5
20.5
6.7
7.9
84.8
60.2
1.5
4.8
3.8
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
300
168
5Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
106.3
1986-87
81
33.3
17.7
5.2
5.2
3.2
0.4
7.3
15.6
46.6
0.2
0.6
27.1
3.0
4.0
75.3
51.0
2.3
2.9
3.0
2,697
1,435
424
421
260
35
243
264
6Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
106.5
1986-87
81
37.2
20.6
3.9
10.0
1.9
0.2
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.2
1.2
19.4
4.9
6.4
76.8
52.8
1.0
2.9
4.2
3,013
1,671
319
813
153
20
343
251
7Fat Lever
F. Lever
106.6
1986-87
82
37.2
18.9
8.9
8.0
2.5
0.4
7.8
16.7
46.9
0.3
1.1
23.9
3.0
3.8
78.2
51.5
2.6
6.3
2.0
3,054
1,552
729
654
201
34
167
219
8Rickey Green
R. Green
106.7
1986-87
81
25.8
9.6
2.0
6.7
1.4
0.0
3.7
8.0
46.7
0.1
0.2
36.8
2.1
2.6
82.7
53.1
0.5
1.5
1.6
2,090
781
163
541
110
2
133
108
9Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
107.0
1986-87
82
38.0
21.7
6.3
6.9
2.5
0.9
8.6
17.2
50.2
0.1
0.6
23.4
4.4
5.7
76.0
55.2
2.8
3.5
3.1
3,114
1,782
518
566
204
71
253
281
10Vern Fleming
V. Fleming
107.3
1986-87
82
31.1
12.0
4.1
5.8
1.3
0.2
4.5
8.9
50.9
0.0
0.1
20.0
2.9
3.7
78.8
57.0
1.3
2.7
2.0
2,549
980
334
473
109
18
167
222
11Vinnie Johnson
V. Johnson
107.8
1986-87
78
27.8
15.7
3.3
3.8
1.2
0.2
6.8
14.8
46.2
0.1
0.2
28.6
2.0
2.6
78.6
49.4
1.6
1.7
1.7
2,166
1,228
257
300
92
16
133
159
12Robert Reid
R. Reid
108.0
1986-87
75
34.6
13.7
3.9
4.3
1.0
0.3
5.6
13.4
41.7
0.7
2.2
32.7
1.8
2.4
76.8
47.5
0.6
3.2
1.4
2,594
1,029
289
323
75
21
104
232
13Byron Scott
B. Scott
108.1
1986-87
82
33.3
17.0
3.5
3.4
1.5
0.2
6.8
13.8
48.9
0.8
1.8
43.6
2.7
3.1
89.2
56.1
0.8
2.7
1.8
2,729
1,397
286
281
125
18
144
163
14John Bagley
J. Bagley
108.1
1986-87
72
30.3
10.7
3.5
5.3
1.3
0.1
4.3
10.2
42.6
0.4
1.4
30.1
1.6
1.9
83.1
48.5
0.8
2.7
2.3
2,182
768
252
379
91
7
163
114
15Terry Porter
T. Porter
108.3
1986-87
80
33.9
13.1
4.2
8.9
2.0
0.1
4.7
9.6
48.8
0.2
0.8
21.7
3.5
4.2
83.8
57.0
0.9
3.3
3.2
2,714
1,045
337
715
159
9
255
192
16John Long
J. Long
108.4
1986-87
80
28.3
15.2
2.7
3.2
1.2
0.1
6.1
14.6
41.9
0.2
0.8
28.4
2.7
3.1
89.0
47.6
0.9
1.8
1.9
2,265
1,218
217
258
96
8
153
167
17Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
108.4
1986-87
82
27.5
10.5
3.1
4.5
1.0
0.5
3.9
9.0
43.8
1.1
2.8
38.5
1.5
1.8
85.1
53.6
0.7
2.4
1.2
2,253
859
254
373
78
43
102
199
18Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
108.4
1986-87
68
38.6
15.6
3.2
7.9
2.6
0.2
6.1
11.6
52.7
0.1
0.3
23.5
3.3
4.3
77.7
57.9
0.7
2.5
2.5
2,624
1,061
215
538
180
15
173
109
19Derek Harper
D. Harper
108.5
1986-87
77
33.2
16.0
2.6
7.9
2.2
0.3
6.5
12.9
50.1
1.0
2.8
35.8
2.1
3.0
68.4
56.1
0.7
1.9
1.8
2,556
1,230
199
609
167
25
138
195
20Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
108.6
1986-87
71
35.2
14.8
3.4
5.6
1.4
0.2
5.8
11.9
48.6
1.2
2.7
44.3
2.1
2.3
89.7
57.4
0.7
2.7
2.0
2,499
1,053
242
400
101
14
141
189
21Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
109.3
1986-87
79
30.9
11.8
2.1
4.5
1.1
0.1
4.7
9.5
49.3
0.1
0.3
40.9
2.3
3.1
74.8
54.3
0.6
1.5
2.2
2,439
931
167
352
83
5
171
194
22Darrell Walker
D. Walker
109.4
1986-87
81
24.9
12.2
4.0
3.5
1.5
0.5
4.4
9.2
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.5
74.5
54.7
1.9
2.1
2.3
2,020
988
327
282
120
37
187
229
23Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
109.5
1986-87
79
37.1
13.4
3.3
7.5
1.1
0.5
5.4
12.1
44.4
0.1
0.8
11.3
2.6
3.2
83.3
49.9
0.6
2.7
2.2
2,933
1,062
261
594
87
38
177
201
24Craig Hodges
C. Hodges
109.8
1986-87
78
27.5
10.8
1.8
3.1
1.0
0.1
4.0
8.7
46.2
1.1
2.9
37.3
1.7
1.9
89.1
56.7
0.6
1.2
1.6
2,147
846
140
240
76
7
124
189
25Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
109.9
1986-87
79
31.7
19.5
3.4
1.8
0.8
0.3
7.3
13.6
53.4
0.0
0.4
10.7
4.9
5.6
88.0
60.6
1.5
1.9
1.5
2,505
1,540
266
144
64
24
120
222
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