nba defensive rating leaders all-time by a guard

Phil Chenier has the best career defensive rating by a guard, with a 97.3 rating.

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Assumption:10,000+ MIN
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	97.3	13,859	426	32.5	17.7	3.5	2.9	1.6	0.6	7.3	16.3	44.7	0.1	0.3	40.0	3.1	3.8	81.8	49.2	0.9	2.7	1.4	7,537	1,507	1,236	682	238	157	792
2	Slick Watts S. Watts	97.4	11,513	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	3,901	1,398	2,678	961	111	239	1,314
3	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	97.6	14,655	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	4,666	1,809	2,776	767	71	249	1,481
4	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	98.1	13,626	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	6,731	1,926	2,028	681	63	139	922
5	Jim Price J. Price	99.2	11,987	451	26.6	10.4	3.2	4.0	1.6	0.3	4.4	9.8	44.4				1.7	2.1	81.5	48.5	0.9	2.4	1.7	4,712	1,451	1,789	724	126	275	1,250
6	Charlie Ward C. Ward	99.9	14,080	630	22.3	6.3	2.6	4.0	1.2	0.2	2.2	5.4	40.8	1.0	2.8	36.4	0.8	1.0	77.1	53.1	0.4	2.2	1.6	3,947	1,648	2,539	776	128	1,038	1,276	+757
7	Lucius Allen L. Allen	100.3	12,171	400	30.4	14.7	3.3	4.8	1.5	0.3	6.0	13.2	45.6				2.6	3.3	77.6	49.9	1.0	2.3	2.3	5,863	1,309	1,912	604	124	247	1,088
8	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	100.4	26,859	1,057	25.4	13.3	3.5	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.3	9.7	44.7	1.4	3.8	36.9	3.2	3.9	82.7	58.2	0.6	2.8	2.0	14,043	3,697	4,001	1,392	319	2,116	2,212	+5468
9	Dave Bing D. Bing	100.4	13,063	386	33.8	15.8	3.0	5.8	1.3	0.2	6.1	13.8	44.2				3.7	4.5	80.4	50.2	1.1	1.9	2.7	6,111	1,159	2,232	483	89	216	1,097
10	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	100.9	19,315	541	35.7	16.0	3.6	4.9	1.3	0.2	6.8	15.3	44.6	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.3	2.8	85.0	48.4	0.9	2.7	2.4	8,632	1,940	2,675	686	112	504	1,257
11	Dick Snyder D. Snyder	101.0	10,415	434	24.0	11.0	2.3	2.4	0.7	0.4	4.7	9.7	48.2				1.7	2.0	85.0	52.3	0.6	1.7	0.7	4,780	988	1,045	300	157	84	1,001
12	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	101.1	16,245	719	22.6	8.2	2.7	4.3	1.9	0.1	3.5	7.7	46.1	0.0	0.1	18.4	1.2	1.8	65.7	48.7	0.8	1.9	2.2	5,929	1,969	3,114	1,337	80	1,382	2,097
13	Fred Carter F. Carter	101.2	10,194	298	34.2	18.1	3.8	4.3	1.2	0.2	7.7	17.9	43.0				2.7	3.7	71.6	46.3	1.1	2.7		5,387	1,127	1,276	371	65		944
14	Bonzi Wells B. Wells	101.5	12,513	481	26.0	12.4	4.7	2.1	1.4	0.3	4.8	10.7	45.2	0.4	1.3	32.7	2.3	3.2	71.3	51.0	1.4	3.3	2.0	5,949	2,241	1,007	650	158	983	1,256	+495
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	101.5	11,237	288	39.0	25.0	6.7	4.2	1.6	0.7	8.1	19.2	42.4	1.9	5.5	35.0	6.8	8.4	80.7	54.5	1.0	5.7	3.4	7,201	1,943	1,214	472	213	984	820	+373
16	Foots Walker F. Walker	101.5	15,036	658	22.9	6.4	2.6	4.7	1.5	0.1	2.3	5.4	43.5	0.0	0.1	22.7	1.7	2.2	76.2	50.2	0.7	1.9	1.8	4,199	1,686	3,111	992	83	792	1,414
17	Fred Brown F. Brown	101.6	21,743	851	25.5	15.1	2.7	3.1	1.4	0.2	6.4	13.3	48.2	0.3	0.8	37.3	2.1	2.4	86.2	52.3	0.8	1.9	1.6	12,815	2,282	2,662	1,149	166	840	1,667
18	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	101.6	20,465	763	26.8	16.5	2.0	4.6	1.3	0.3	6.5	12.9	50.5	0.2	0.7	27.5	3.3	4.0	82.1	56.0	0.5	1.5	2.6	12,564	1,513	3,522	1,022	262	1,117	1,617
19	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	101.9	50,111	1,391	36.0	12.6	6.3	8.7	1.9	0.3	4.5	11.2	40.0	1.4	4.1	34.9	2.2	2.8	78.5	50.7	1.3	5.0	2.9	17,529	8,725	12,091	2,684	450	4,003	2,572	+3868
20	Tony Allen T. Allen	102.0	16,406	757	21.7	8.1	3.4	1.3	1.4	0.4	3.1	6.6	47.3	0.2	0.5	27.7	1.7	2.4	71.5	52.9	1.2	2.2	1.4	6,115	2,604	991	1,029	307	1,032	1,781	+700
21	Aaron McKie A. McKie	102.1	11,469	478	24.0	7.6	3.2	2.7	1.1	0.2	2.9	6.7	43.9	0.4	1.3	33.0	1.3	1.7	76.6	51.3	0.6	2.6	1.5	3,634	1,548	1,297	536	97	695	945	+530
22	Doug Collins D. Collins	102.2	13,945	415	33.6	17.9	3.2	3.3	1.2	0.3	7.1	14.1	50.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	4.5	83.3	55.7	1.1	2.1	2.8	7,427	1,339	1,368	518	114	485	1,245
23	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	102.2	15,999	432	37.0	24.8	4.3	5.3	1.4	0.3	9.7	22.1	44.0	0.2	0.3	66.7	5.4	6.5	83.0	49.8	1.0	3.3	3.7	10,730	1,847	2,269	587	108	530	1,175
24	Chris Ford C. Ford	102.4	20,506	720	28.5	9.5	3.0	3.5	1.6	0.3	4.1	8.9	45.8	0.5	1.5	37.5	1.1	1.5	73.8	49.4	1.1	1.8	1.8	6,838	2,128	2,525	1,152	192	726	1,684
25	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	102.5	10,192	600	17.0	5.2	1.8	1.9	1.6	0.3	2.0	4.6	44.0	0.2	0.6	29.2	1.0	1.3	73.0	50.0	0.5	1.3	1.1	3,131	1,098	1,147	940	182	682	1,220

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.8

Davis

RPG

8.4

Davis

APG

10.4

Young

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.5

12th

DRTG

115.7

19th

NETRTG

-2.2

17th

3P%

28.5

28th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.5
8	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	WAS	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	ATL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 11/6	WAS	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM

Last Game

Wizards

2 - 3

111

Final

121

Cavaliers

3 - 1

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

14.0

Towns

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.8

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.4

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.3

Wembanyama

3.0

Holmgren

2.8

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

86.7

Carter

81.7

Reaves

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

126.7

121.1

119.4

118.0

117.8

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

103.5

106.3

107.2

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

16.4

10.6

9.8

9.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-3

0-4

1-4

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

228.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

241.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

37.6

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.58

Dončić

1.57

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Wembanyama

1.64

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.5
8	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.5
13	Knicks	1	3	.250	2.5
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Spurs	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.0