which point guard has the best defensive rating

Kaila Charles has the best defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 101.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
Which point guard has the best defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games this regular season?
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kaila Charles
K. Charles
101.8
2026
33
20.1
6.2
4.5
1.4
0.8
0.2
2.3
5.7
40.1
0.7
2.4
29.5
0.9
1.2
78.9
49.8
1.7
2.8
1.0
662
203
147
45
27
7
32
78
+145
2Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
102.6
2026
32
34.3
17.8
3.9
3.6
2.4
0.9
5.7
13.9
41.1
3.3
8.8
37.9
3.0
3.5
85.8
57.5
0.8
3.1
1.3
1,099
569
124
116
77
30
40
87
+118
3Veronica Burton
V. Burton
102.8
2026
33
28.6
12.3
3.5
5.5
1.4
0.5
4.0
9.4
42.7
1.4
3.8
36.2
2.9
3.6
81.5
56.3
1.1
2.4
1.5
944
407
115
183
45
15
51
91
+214
4Aziaha James
A. James
103.6
2026
34
11.5
6.1
2.4
1.2
0.7
0.3
2.2
5.6
38.5
0.4
1.6
22.2
1.4
1.9
73.0
46.9
0.6
1.8
0.7
392
206
82
41
25
9
23
53
+36
5Alicia Flórez
A. Flórez
103.7
2026
24
13.6
3.7
1.6
2.3
0.6
0.1
1.4
4.0
34.0
0.3
1.6
21.1
0.6
1.3
46.7
39.9
0.4
1.2
1.1
326
88
38
56
15
3
27
37
-57
6Tiffany Hayes
T. Hayes
103.7
2026
31
16.2
8.4
1.6
2.5
0.7
0.2
2.6
5.7
46.1
0.5
1.8
28.1
2.5
3.1
82.3
58.8
0.4
1.3
1.1
501
259
50
77
22
5
33
61
+96
7Sonia Citron
S. Citron
104.2
2026
30
33.6
17.1
3.8
3.9
1.2
0.7
5.4
11.5
46.8
1.2
4.1
30.1
5.2
5.8
88.6
61.0
0.8
3.0
2.6
1,008
514
115
117
36
22
77
65
+30
8Cotie McMahon
C. McMahon
104.5
2026
31
20.5
6.7
3.0
2.0
0.6
0.2
2.3
5.7
39.5
0.6
2.0
29.0
1.6
2.7
60.0
48.7
0.5
2.5
1.1
634
209
92
61
19
6
33
60
-54
9Jordin Canada
J. Canada
104.6
2026
33
31.5
11.5
3.7
7.5
2.0
0.2
3.8
8.8
42.6
0.8
2.9
27.8
3.1
4.0
77.4
54.1
0.8
2.9
2.7
1,041
378
122
247
66
6
89
88
+198
10Olivia Miles
O. Miles
104.9
2026
33
31.0
19.8
4.7
6.1
1.2
0.7
7.0
14.1
49.6
1.6
4.0
40.2
4.2
4.8
87.3
61.0
0.7
4.0
3.1
1,024
653
154
201
41
22
102
101
+281
11Maya Caldwell
M. Caldwell
105.3
2026
35
13.9
4.1
2.2
1.1
0.7
0.2
1.4
3.9
37.0
0.7
1.9
37.3
0.6
0.7
80.0
49.7
0.9
1.4
0.7
485
145
78
38
24
7
25
49
+81
12Courtney Williams
C. Williams
105.4
2026
35
30.7
14.7
5.2
4.3
1.1
0.3
6.2
13.6
45.7
1.2
3.3
36.8
1.1
1.3
80.4
51.8
0.9
4.3
1.7
1,073
513
181
149
40
11
60
71
+244
13Kayla McBride
K. McBride
106.0
2026
35
32.2
18.4
3.2
2.1
1.7
0.3
6.1
12.9
47.1
2.9
6.9
42.4
3.3
3.5
91.9
63.5
0.6
2.6
1.3
1,128
643
112
74
59
9
47
65
+256
14Aicha Coulibaly
A. Coulibaly
106.4
2026
23
13.7
5.1
2.6
0.6
0.8
0.2
1.6
3.7
42.4
0.0
0.8
5.6
1.9
2.2
88.0
54.7
0.5
2.0
0.6
315
117
59
14
19
4
14
35
+48
15Allisha Gray
A. Gray
107.2
2026
33
32.8
19.2
3.1
2.4
1.3
0.4
6.5
14.0
46.2
1.7
5.4
31.5
4.6
5.9
77.8
57.9
0.7
2.4
1.5
1,081
635
103
78
43
14
50
92
+207
16Flau'jae Johnson
F. Johnson
107.9
2026
34
28.2
13.7
4.9
2.9
1.4
0.7
4.7
12.1
39.0
1.2
4.5
27.0
3.1
3.8
81.3
49.8
1.0
3.9
2.4
960
467
167
98
46
25
83
92
-53
17Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
108.2
2026
17
20.4
8.9
2.8
4.8
1.1
0.3
2.9
6.8
42.2
0.9
2.3
38.5
2.2
2.9
76.0
54.7
0.5
2.3
1.9
346
151
47
82
19
5
33
30
-35
18Azzi Fudd
A. Fudd
108.2
2026
30
31.7
13.1
1.7
1.8
1.7
0.8
5.2
11.4
45.6
2.1
5.2
39.7
0.6
0.8
82.6
55.8
0.5
1.2
1.1
950
393
52
55
52
25
33
68
+140
19Kaitlyn Chen
K. Chen
108.3
2026
33
14.6
7.0
1.2
2.0
0.3
0.0
2.8
5.2
54.7
0.5
1.4
37.8
0.8
1.1
70.3
61.3
0.4
0.8
1.2
481
231
38
67
9
0
40
38
+44
20Cassandre Prosper
C. Prosper
108.5
2026
29
11.3
2.4
1.2
0.4
0.2
0.1
1.0
3.2
30.4
0.2
1.3
18.4
0.2
0.5
40.0
35.0
0.8
0.4
0.7
329
69
36
13
6
3
20
54
-61
21Kennedy Burke
K. Burke
108.5
2026
31
23.4
8.3
3.3
1.5
1.0
0.9
2.8
7.0
39.4
1.2
3.5
35.2
1.5
2.2
70.6
52.0
1.0
2.3
1.5
725
258
101
45
32
27
47
48
-87
22Antonia Delaere
A. Delaere
109.2
2026
35
11.9
3.1
0.7
1.1
0.5
0.0
1.1
2.4
45.8
0.7
1.6
43.9
0.2
0.2
100.0
62.5
0.2
0.5
0.4
415
107
26
39
16
0
14
36
+87
23Leila Lacan
L. Lacan
109.2
2026
23
28.4
11.9
2.0
4.4
1.8
0.4
4.5
10.5
42.6
1.1
3.3
32.5
1.8
2.5
73.7
51.1
0.6
1.4
2.2
654
273
46
101
41
9
51
69
-121
24Saniya Rivers
S. Rivers
109.2
2026
28
21.9
6.6
2.1
3.1
1.0
0.6
2.6
7.6
33.8
0.3
1.9
16.7
1.1
1.9
61.5
39.2
0.4
1.8
1.4
612
185
60
87
28
18
38
53
-168
25Georgia Amoore
G. Amoore
109.3
2026
33
22.8
5.8
1.2
3.5
0.3
0.1
1.8
5.6
32.8
1.1
3.9
28.5
0.9
1.1
86.1
47.1
0.2
1.0
2.2
751
190
39
116
10
4
71
85
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