best defensive rating 1988-1989 guard

John Stockton had the lowest defensive rating by a guard in 1988-89, with a 101.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 1988-1989 guard
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
101.1
1988-89
82
38.7
17.1
3.0
13.6
3.2
0.2
6.1
11.3
53.8
0.2
0.8
24.2
4.8
5.5
86.3
62.4
1.0
2.0
3.8
3,171
1,400
248
1,118
263
14
308
241
2Ron Harper
R. Harper
101.6
1988-89
82
34.8
18.6
5.0
5.3
2.3
0.9
7.2
14.0
51.1
0.4
1.4
25.0
3.9
5.2
75.1
57.0
1.5
3.5
2.8
2,851
1,526
409
434
185
74
230
224
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
103.1
1988-89
81
40.2
32.5
8.0
8.0
2.9
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
3,255
2,633
652
650
234
65
290
247
4Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
103.6
1988-89
82
29.0
13.8
4.0
1.6
1.0
0.3
5.7
12.7
44.6
0.7
2.4
31.1
1.7
2.2
78.0
50.4
0.9
3.1
1.7
2,382
1,135
330
130
86
22
141
175
5Fat Lever
F. Lever
103.8
1988-89
71
38.7
19.8
9.3
7.9
2.7
0.3
7.9
17.2
45.7
0.3
0.9
34.8
3.8
4.8
78.5
51.3
2.6
6.7
2.2
2,745
1,409
662
559
195
20
157
178
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
104.9
1988-89
77
37.5
22.5
7.9
12.8
1.8
0.3
7.5
14.8
50.9
0.8
2.4
31.4
6.7
7.3
91.1
62.5
1.4
6.4
4.1
2,886
1,730
607
988
138
22
312
172
7Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
105.2
1988-89
65
35.2
17.3
5.9
6.0
3.0
0.6
7.2
14.8
48.3
0.1
0.7
20.0
2.8
3.9
72.3
52.3
2.4
3.5
3.6
2,287
1,122
384
393
197
36
231
259
8Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
105.4
1988-89
80
36.6
18.2
3.4
8.3
1.7
0.3
7.1
15.3
46.4
0.4
1.5
27.3
3.6
4.4
81.8
52.8
0.6
2.8
3.7
2,924
1,458
273
663
133
20
298
209
9Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
105.6
1988-89
76
32.4
13.6
3.8
6.9
2.4
0.5
4.9
10.7
45.5
0.6
1.6
34.7
3.3
3.8
86.1
54.8
1.2
2.6
2.1
2,462
1,032
286
525
181
40
158
263
10Darrell Walker
D. Walker
105.8
1988-89
79
32.5
9.0
6.4
6.3
2.0
0.3
3.6
8.6
42.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.8
2.3
77.2
46.9
1.7
4.7
2.3
2,565
714
507
496
155
23
184
215
11Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
106.0
1988-89
67
32.4
12.1
3.9
6.6
1.8
0.7
4.6
9.7
47.4
0.2
0.8
21.8
2.8
3.6
77.6
53.9
1.1
2.8
2.7
2,170
813
262
439
119
44
184
221
12Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
106.0
1988-89
78
39.3
27.2
7.9
5.8
2.7
0.7
10.6
21.4
49.6
0.3
1.3
26.0
5.6
7.0
79.9
55.5
3.7
4.2
3.2
3,064
2,123
615
450
213
54
250
269
13Mark Price
M. Price
106.2
1988-89
75
36.4
18.9
3.0
8.4
1.5
0.1
7.1
13.4
52.6
1.2
2.8
44.1
3.5
3.9
90.1
62.3
0.6
2.4
2.8
2,728
1,414
226
631
115
7
212
98
14Vinnie Johnson
V. Johnson
106.6
1988-89
82
25.3
13.8
3.1
3.0
0.9
0.2
5.6
12.1
46.4
0.2
0.5
29.5
2.4
3.2
73.4
50.8
1.3
1.8
1.3
2,073
1,130
255
242
74
17
105
155
15Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
106.6
1988-89
82
34.0
14.2
3.7
8.6
1.5
0.1
4.8
10.9
44.3
1.3
3.6
37.3
3.2
3.8
84.5
56.5
0.6
3.1
3.1
2,788
1,162
306
709
124
11
253
196
16Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
106.9
1988-89
75
31.2
7.1
5.2
9.3
2.1
0.6
2.7
6.5
41.0
0.2
0.9
21.4
1.6
2.5
63.0
46.8
1.9
3.3
2.8
2,341
532
388
696
156
42
211
236
17Jeff Hornacek
J. Hornacek
107.0
1988-89
78
31.9
13.5
3.4
6.0
1.7
0.1
5.6
11.4
49.5
0.3
1.0
33.3
1.9
2.3
82.6
54.5
1.0
2.4
1.4
2,487
1,054
266
465
129
8
111
188
18Jay Humphries
J. Humphries
107.1
1988-89
73
30.4
11.6
2.6
5.5
1.9
0.1
4.7
9.8
48.3
0.3
1.3
26.6
1.8
2.2
81.6
53.9
1.0
1.6
2.2
2,220
844
189
405
142
5
160
187
19Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
107.2
1988-89
81
39.2
20.4
4.2
12.2
1.7
0.3
7.0
13.9
50.5
0.0
0.3
9.1
6.3
7.1
88.2
59.7
0.6
3.6
4.0
3,179
1,650
340
991
135
24
322
226
20Lester Conner
L. Conner
107.6
1988-89
82
30.9
10.3
4.3
7.4
2.2
0.1
3.8
8.2
45.7
0.2
0.5
35.1
2.6
3.3
78.8
53.1
1.2
3.1
2.2
2,532
843
355
604
181
5
181
132
21Michael Adams
M. Adams
107.8
1988-89
77
36.2
18.5
3.7
6.4
2.2
0.1
6.1
14.1
43.3
2.2
6.1
35.6
4.2
5.1
81.9
56.7
0.9
2.8
2.3
2,787
1,424
283
490
166
11
180
149
22Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
107.8
1988-89
81
27.9
12.9
2.4
2.5
1.1
0.2
5.1
11.6
43.8
0.4
1.1
34.8
2.4
2.9
82.3
50.3
0.6
1.8
1.7
2,259
1,046
194
206
89
18
136
195
23Byron Scott
B. Scott
107.9
1988-89
74
35.2
19.6
4.1
3.1
1.5
0.4
7.9
16.2
49.1
1.0
2.6
39.9
2.6
3.1
86.3
55.8
1.0
3.1
2.1
2,605
1,448
302
231
114
27
157
181
24Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
108.1
1988-89
72
34.4
16.9
4.7
8.6
1.9
0.1
6.7
14.2
46.7
1.1
3.3
33.8
2.5
3.6
69.8
53.5
1.5
3.3
3.1
2,477
1,219
341
619
139
7
226
163
25Winston Garland
W. Garland
108.2
1988-89
79
33.7
14.5
4.2
6.4
2.2
0.2
5.9
13.6
43.4
0.1
0.5
23.3
2.6
3.2
80.9
48.3
1.3
2.9
2.4
2,661
1,145
328
505
175
14
187
216
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.811
2
25
11
.694
4.5
3
23
11
.676
5.5
4
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
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.667
6.0
6
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.649
6.0
7
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8.5
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11.0
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13.0
10
16
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13.5
11
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16.0
12
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