best defensive rating current guards 2021-2022

Gary Payton II had the best defensive rating by an active guard in 2021-22, with a 102.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games current guards 2021-2022
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Gary Payton II
G. Payton II
102.6
2021-22
GSW GSW
71
17.6
7.1
3.5
0.9
1.4
0.3
3.0
4.8
61.6
0.6
1.7
35.8
0.5
0.8
60.3
67.9
1.0
2.5
0.6
1,247
502
247
64
96
22
40
131
+182
2De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
106.5
2021-22
MEM MEM
73
22.7
10.8
4.5
2.7
1.4
0.5
3.8
9.5
40.4
1.9
5.1
37.4
1.2
1.6
75.0
52.9
0.9
3.6
1.5
1,657
791
328
194
104
39
112
128
+221
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
106.5
2021-22
DAL DAL
65
35.4
28.4
9.1
8.7
1.2
0.6
9.9
21.6
45.7
3.1
8.8
35.3
5.6
7.5
74.4
57.1
0.9
8.3
4.5
2,301
1,847
593
568
75
36
292
145
+146
4Marcus Smart
M. Smart
107.1
2021-22
BOS BOS
71
32.3
12.1
3.8
5.9
1.7
0.3
4.2
10.1
41.8
1.7
5.1
33.1
2.0
2.5
79.3
54.0
0.6
3.2
2.2
2,296
861
270
417
119
18
159
160
+443
5Stephen Curry
S. Curry
107.6
2021-22
GSW GSW
64
34.5
25.5
5.2
6.3
1.3
0.4
8.4
19.1
43.7
4.5
11.7
38.0
4.3
4.7
92.3
60.1
0.5
4.7
3.2
2,211
1,630
335
404
85
23
206
130
+507
6Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
107.9
2021-22
PHI PHI
66
25.5
5.7
2.3
1.1
1.7
1.1
2.3
4.5
50.0
0.7
2.2
31.3
0.5
0.7
79.1
59.4
0.6
1.7
0.6
1,685
379
151
75
115
71
39
158
+87
7Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
108.5
2021-22
SAS SAS
68
34.8
21.1
8.3
9.2
2.0
0.3
8.4
18.3
46.2
1.4
4.3
32.7
2.9
3.6
79.4
53.3
1.2
7.1
2.6
2,366
1,438
563
627
138
23
180
138
+49
8Damion Lee
D. Lee
108.6
2021-22
GSW GSW
63
19.9
7.4
3.2
1.0
0.6
0.1
2.7
6.1
44.1
1.0
3.0
33.7
1.0
1.2
88.0
56.1
0.4
2.8
0.6
1,256
467
203
63
39
6
38
95
+93
9Devin Booker
D. Booker
108.8
2021-22
PHX PHX
68
34.5
26.8
5.0
4.8
1.1
0.4
9.7
20.9
46.6
2.7
7.0
38.3
4.6
5.3
86.8
57.6
0.7
4.4
2.4
2,344
1,822
342
329
77
26
162
180
+469
10Josh Green
J. Green
108.9
2021-22
DAL DAL
67
15.5
4.8
2.4
1.2
0.7
0.2
1.9
3.8
50.8
0.4
1.2
35.9
0.5
0.7
68.9
57.8
0.8
1.6
0.7
1,039
319
161
79
45
14
44
115
+70
11Cameron Payne
C. Payne
109.1
2021-22
PHX PHX
58
22.0
10.8
3.0
4.9
0.7
0.3
4.1
10.1
40.9
1.2
3.6
33.6
1.3
1.5
84.3
50.0
0.4
2.6
1.8
1,277
626
175
282
40
17
103
119
+148
12John Konchar
J. Konchar
109.1
2021-22
MEM MEM
72
17.9
4.8
4.6
1.5
0.6
0.3
1.9
3.6
51.5
0.7
1.8
41.3
0.4
0.7
55.1
61.5
1.2
3.4
0.4
1,291
349
329
109
45
22
29
90
+92
13Jordan Poole
J. Poole
109.9
2021-22
GSW GSW
76
30.0
18.5
3.4
4.0
0.8
0.3
6.2
13.9
44.8
2.8
7.6
36.4
3.2
3.5
92.5
59.8
0.4
3.0
2.5
2,283
1,405
260
304
60
23
187
206
+324
14Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
110.1
2021-22
MIA MIA
63
33.9
13.4
4.5
7.5
1.1
0.3
4.4
10.0
44.0
2.3
6.1
37.7
2.3
2.8
85.1
60.0
0.5
4.0
2.7
2,133
844
282
474
67
17
168
177
+250
15Alec Burks
A. Burks
110.1
2021-22
NYK NYK
81
28.6
11.7
4.9
3.0
1.0
0.3
3.5
9.0
39.1
1.9
4.8
40.4
2.7
3.3
82.2
55.9
0.6
4.3
1.1
2,318
944
397
239
85
26
91
215
+123
16Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
110.1
2021-22
BOS BOS
71
14.1
6.2
1.9
2.0
0.4
0.1
2.3
5.3
42.9
1.4
3.5
41.2
0.3
0.3
100.0
57.8
0.5
1.4
0.6
1,001
442
134
139
25
6
41
61
+64
17Josh Richardson
J. Richardson
110.4
2021-22
TOT
65
24.6
10.2
2.8
1.8
0.9
0.4
3.6
8.2
43.8
1.6
3.8
41.5
1.5
1.7
88.9
57.3
0.6
2.2
1.0
1,600
666
185
115
56
29
66
116
+138
18Desmond Bane
D. Bane
110.4
2021-22
MEM MEM
76
29.8
18.2
4.4
2.7
1.2
0.4
6.7
14.5
46.1
3.0
6.9
43.6
1.8
2.0
90.3
59.2
0.6
3.8
1.5
2,266
1,384
334
208
92
29
111
196
+361
19Gabe Vincent
G. Vincent
110.7
2021-22
MIA MIA
68
23.4
8.7
1.9
3.1
0.9
0.2
3.1
7.5
41.7
1.8
4.8
36.8
0.6
0.8
81.5
55.1
0.3
1.5
1.4
1,589
591
126
210
62
12
98
158
+99
20Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
110.8
2021-22
DAL DAL
42
29.6
14.2
3.7
2.2
0.9
0.1
5.0
12.6
39.4
2.4
7.2
33.6
1.9
2.5
75.7
52.0
0.3
3.4
0.8
1,245
598
156
92
38
6
34
74
+36
21Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
111.0
2021-22
CHI CHI
35
34.6
13.0
5.4
5.1
1.8
0.9
4.6
10.9
42.3
3.1
7.4
42.3
0.6
0.8
75.0
57.5
1.0
4.4
2.3
1,212
455
190
178
64
31
82
85
+81
22Ja Morant
J. Morant
111.1
2021-22
MEM MEM
57
33.1
27.4
5.7
6.7
1.2
0.4
10.2
20.6
49.3
1.5
4.5
34.4
5.5
7.3
76.1
57.5
1.4
4.4
3.4
1,889
1,564
325
384
66
22
196
86
+189
23Tyler Herro
T. Herro
111.1
2021-22
MIA MIA
66
32.6
20.7
5.0
4.0
0.7
0.1
7.6
17.0
44.7
2.7
6.7
39.9
2.9
3.3
86.8
56.1
0.5
4.5
2.6
2,151
1,367
329
263
44
8
174
95
+240
24James Harden
J. Harden
111.2
2021-22
TOT
65
37.2
22.0
7.7
10.3
1.3
0.6
6.3
15.3
41.0
2.3
6.9
33.0
7.2
8.2
87.7
58.3
0.8
6.8
4.4
2,419
1,432
500
667
82
36
284
153
+173
25Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
111.2
2021-22
TOR TOR
65
37.9
20.3
4.4
6.7
1.7
0.5
6.8
16.9
40.3
3.7
9.9
37.7
3.0
3.4
87.4
55.2
0.7
3.8
2.6
2,462
1,320
289
434
111
35
170
162
+212
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Knicks Knicks - x
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Sun
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BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
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SAC SAC
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BKN BKN
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TOR TOR
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NOP NOP
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OKC OKC
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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SAS SAS
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OKC OKC
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OKC OKC
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SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/30
SAS SAS
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