top point guard defensive rating all-time

Slick Watts has the best career defensive rating by a point guard, with a 97.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
top point guard defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played all-time
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Slick 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
2Norm 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
3Walt 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
4Jim Price
J. Price
99.6
10,159
370
27.5
11.1
3.3
4.1
1.6
0.3
4.6
10.5
44.4
1.9
2.3
81.6
48.6
0.9
2.4
1.7
4,123
1,220
1,528
596
106
275
1,003
5Charlie 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
6Dave Bing
D. Bing
100.4
11,547
322
35.9
16.9
3.2
6.1
1.3
0.3
6.5
14.7
44.0
4.0
4.9
80.7
50.1
1.1
2.0
2.7
5,433
1,016
1,957
422
84
216
947
7Jo 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
8Quinn 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
9Foots 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
10Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
101.9
48,068
1,315
36.6
13.0
6.4
9.0
1.9
0.3
4.6
11.5
40.1
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.3
3.0
78.4
50.6
1.3
5.1
3.0
17,071
8,402
11,842
2,559
425
3,927
2,447
+3681
11Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
102.2
14,987
545
27.5
11.7
2.4
4.6
1.6
0.3
4.8
10.8
44.3
0.0
0.2
15.7
2.1
2.9
74.7
48.6
0.6
1.8
2.7
6,387
1,325
2,528
874
162
1,063
1,540
12Gus Williams
G. Williams
102.5
25,164
792
31.8
17.6
2.8
5.6
2.0
0.4
7.2
15.7
46.2
0.2
0.9
23.6
3.0
4.0
75.7
50.6
1.0
1.7
2.5
13,955
2,182
4,458
1,621
286
1,592
1,584
13Jim Cleamons
J. Cleamons
102.6
13,392
455
29.4
9.5
3.4
4.4
1.0
0.2
4.0
8.6
46.2
0.1
0.4
22.6
1.6
2.1
76.5
50.2
1.1
2.3
1.6
4,344
1,563
2,008
465
103
251
966
14Henry Bibby
H. Bibby
102.7
15,000
620
24.2
8.9
2.4
3.5
0.9
0.1
3.3
7.9
42.5
0.3
0.9
29.3
2.2
2.8
77.9
49.2
0.7
1.7
1.8
5,546
1,499
2,195
561
34
573
1,297
15Kevin Porter
K. Porter
103.0
17,890
588
30.4
12.2
1.9
8.6
1.4
0.1
5.1
10.5
48.5
0.0
0.1
18.8
2.0
2.7
74.5
52.2
0.6
1.3
3.5
7,173
1,107
5,077
830
72
1,133
2,045
16Don Buse
D. Buse
103.1
15,975
590
27.1
7.1
2.4
4.7
1.8
0.2
2.9
6.5
44.5
0.4
1.3
33.4
1.0
1.3
78.0
49.9
0.6
1.8
1.1
4,188
1,423
2,780
1,086
89
563
906
17Eric Snow
E. Snow
103.6
21,288
765
27.8
7.1
2.6
5.1
1.2
0.1
2.6
6.2
42.7
0.1
0.3
19.1
1.8
2.4
76.4
49.5
0.5
2.1
1.7
5,469
1,986
3,928
908
89
1,302
1,824
+549
18Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
103.7
18,749
700
26.8
6.2
4.2
6.4
2.0
0.5
2.4
5.4
44.6
0.4
1.1
33.8
1.0
1.6
65.3
51.1
1.2
3.0
1.9
4,333
2,931
4,467
1,426
332
1,352
2,156
+219
19Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
103.7
14,443
547
26.4
8.5
2.9
6.1
1.4
0.3
3.2
8.2
39.3
0.7
2.4
29.9
1.3
1.9
71.6
47.1
0.6
2.3
2.5
4,652
1,605
3,330
776
155
1,375
1,306
+503
20Darrell Armstrong
D. Armstrong
103.9
16,167
675
24.0
9.1
2.7
3.9
1.3
0.1
3.2
7.8
40.8
1.1
3.4
33.3
1.6
1.9
86.9
53.0
0.7
2.0
1.8
6,169
1,854
2,648
906
80
1,187
1,098
+387
21Brevin Knight
B. Knight
103.9
18,176
729
24.9
7.3
2.4
6.1
1.7
0.1
2.8
6.7
41.2
0.0
0.2
13.4
1.8
2.2
78.9
47.6
0.4
2.1
1.9
5,342
1,785
4,481
1,229
87
1,367
1,856
-1087
22Anthony Carter
A. Carter
103.9
11,721
590
19.9
4.9
2.1
3.9
1.0
0.2
2.0
5.0
40.3
0.2
0.7
24.5
0.7
1.0
70.2
45.3
0.4
1.7
1.6
2,899
1,251
2,294
574
109
919
1,054
-289
23John Stockton
J. Stockton
104.0
47,764
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,244
3,942
+2941
24Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
104.0
28,570
957
29.9
9.8
4.5
7.9
1.6
0.1
4.1
8.9
45.6
0.5
1.4
32.4
1.2
1.9
61.1
50.1
1.0
3.6
2.7
9,337
4,349
7,584
1,518
125
2,586
1,997
+1331
25Chris Childs
C. Childs
104.1
13,617
541
25.2
6.9
2.4
4.9
0.9
0.1
2.4
5.9
40.3
0.7
2.0
34.4
1.4
1.7
81.6
51.4
0.4
2.1
2.0
3,710
1,308
2,633
490
54
1,064
1,586
+98
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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WesternWLPCTGB
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.857
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25
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.735
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3
21
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.677
7.0
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23
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.676
6.5
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21
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.656
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