best defensive rating small forwards all-time

John Havlicek has the lowest career defensive rating by a small forward, with a 98.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played small forwards all-time
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 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
98.7
14,531
395
36.8
18.5
5.1
4.8
1.2
0.3
7.5
16.5
45.3
3.5
4.1
84.3
50.3
1.5
3.5
2.5
7,295
1,999
1,885
476
117
204
1,024
2 Rick Barry
R. Barry
99.5
19,585
554
35.4
21.2
5.2
5.7
2.0
0.5
8.6
19.1
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
3.9
4.2
91.6
50.5
0.9
4.3
2.5
11,729
2,876
3,163
1,104
269
574
1,464
3 Julius Erving
J. Erving
99.8
24,285
702
34.6
22.8
7.1
4.0
1.9
1.6
9.0
17.6
51.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.8
6.2
77.4
56.2
2.5
4.5
3.1
16,019
4,967
2,785
1,319
1,117
1,951
1,953
4 Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
100.5
18,370
526
34.9
19.1
6.2
3.5
1.3
0.6
7.9
16.4
48.0
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.3
4.2
80.1
52.4
1.7
4.4
2.7
10,062
3,245
1,821
661
303
630
1,798
5 Larry Bird
L. Bird
101.2
30,504
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
19,719
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
6 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
101.4
41,069
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
7 Jim McMillian
J. McMillian
101.4
12,477
389
32.1
12.9
5.2
2.6
1.1
0.2
5.3
10.7
49.4
2.3
2.8
84.7
54.2
1.6
3.6
1.2
5,022
2,020
994
435
80
120
693
8 Bob Gross
B. Gross
101.5
12,575
513
24.5
8.9
4.4
2.9
1.2
0.7
3.6
7.1
51.2
0.0
0.1
17.9
1.7
2.1
79.8
55.7
1.8
2.6
2.1
4,567
2,253
1,481
615
361
729
1,484
9 Shawn Marion
S. Marion
101.6
29,363
871
33.7
14.4
8.1
1.8
1.4
1.0
6.0
12.5
47.6
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.4
81.6
53.2
2.3
5.8
1.5
12,578
7,059
1,600
1,236
845
1,311
1,852
+843
10 John Drew
J. Drew
101.7
19,568
639
30.6
21.2
7.3
1.6
1.4
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.1
0.0
0.1
12.9
6.0
8.0
74.4
53.8
3.1
4.2
2.8
13,553
4,668
1,054
894
189
1,168
2,368
11 Bingo Smith
B. Smith
101.8
11,844
404
29.3
14.1
4.4
2.1
0.9
0.3
6.2
13.7
45.3
0.3
1.0
28.4
1.6
1.9
82.8
48.3
1.3
3.1
1.0
5,681
1,759
834
350
139
81
1,120
12 M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
101.9
14,216
604
23.5
9.7
4.3
1.8
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.2
47.0
0.1
0.4
25.6
1.9
2.6
74.6
51.9
1.5
2.8
1.7
5,853
2,595
1,112
812
226
867
1,484
13 Alvin Scott
A. Scott
102.1
10,853
627
17.3
4.9
3.2
1.4
0.6
0.6
1.9
3.9
48.1
0.0
0.0
20.0
1.2
1.6
73.3
53.6
1.1
2.1
1.0
3,088
1,992
847
404
371
617
1,034
14 Jan van Breda Kolff
J. van Breda Kolff
102.1
10,155
434
23.4
6.0
4.1
1.9
0.8
0.8
2.1
4.9
43.9
0.0
0.1
30.0
1.7
2.0
81.4
51.6
1.2
2.9
1.4
2,596
1,778
815
363
329
506
1,225
15 Bruce Bowen
B. Bowen
102.2
24,052
873
27.6
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.8
0.4
2.2
5.5
40.9
0.9
2.4
39.3
0.7
1.2
57.5
50.8
0.5
2.2
0.7
5,290
2,428
1,089
712
336
646
1,930
+2659
16 John Johnson
J. Johnson
102.6
17,515
638
27.5
11.8
4.9
3.5
0.8
0.4
4.8
10.6
45.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.7
78.0
49.8
1.6
3.3
2.7
7,516
3,142
2,238
487
235
917
1,740
17 Ollie Johnson
O. Johnson
102.6
12,416
612
20.3
7.5
3.0
1.7
0.7
0.4
3.1
6.3
49.6
0.0
0.1
15.0
1.2
1.4
84.5
53.7
1.0
2.1
1.2
4,569
1,863
1,012
455
224
355
1,337
18 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
102.9
32,545
980
33.2
18.6
5.3
3.4
1.2
0.5
6.1
13.5
45.4
1.5
4.0
37.5
4.8
6.0
80.5
57.6
0.8
4.6
2.4
18,186
5,236
3,316
1,194
501
2,395
2,633
+2898
19 George Lynch
G. Lynch
103.1
16,186
693
23.4
6.8
5.1
1.5
1.1
0.3
2.8
6.2
44.9
0.2
0.6
29.6
1.1
1.6
65.8
49.2
2.0
3.1
1.2
4,746
3,549
1,017
751
239
838
1,539
-176
20 Bryon Russell
B. Russell
103.1
17,807
775
23.0
7.8
3.4
1.2
1.0
0.2
2.6
6.0
43.8
0.8
2.1
37.3
1.7
2.3
74.5
55.1
0.9
2.5
0.9
6,027
2,619
949
810
184
725
1,779
+1959
21 Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
103.1
17,805
604
29.5
11.1
5.2
2.7
1.3
1.7
3.8
7.8
48.2
0.4
1.4
30.7
3.2
4.3
74.1
57.4
1.7
3.5
1.8
6,728
3,141
1,617
796
1,033
1,091
1,202
+1037
22 Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
103.1
22,355
770
29.0
11.3
5.8
2.0
1.4
0.8
4.0
8.6
47.2
0.4
1.4
31.1
2.8
4.0
70.6
55.0
1.4
4.4
1.7
8,733
4,465
1,509
1,069
623
1,306
1,640
-64
23 Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
103.2
28,115
1,153
24.4
10.3
5.5
1.9
1.2
0.7
4.1
8.8
46.5
0.1
0.2
20.1
2.0
2.9
69.0
50.8
2.0
3.5
1.4
11,825
6,339
2,134
1,439
799
1,583
3,455
+523
24 Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
103.4
31,440
991
31.7
13.2
4.5
2.7
1.7
0.5
4.7
11.4
41.4
1.2
3.4
33.9
2.6
3.6
71.5
50.8
1.2
3.3
1.8
13,058
4,448
2,631
1,721
522
1,791
2,586
+1818
25 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
103.5
23,281
733
31.8
20.1
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.3
14.6
49.9
1.6
4.1
39.2
3.9
4.5
86.0
60.4
1.2
5.2
1.7
14,733
4,662
2,236
1,255
471
1,212
1,225
+4597
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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
4/23
ORL ORL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
4/25
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Sun
4/27
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Tue
4/29
ORL ORL
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
Thu
5/1
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
1:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

1 - 0

103

Final

86

ORL Magic

0 - 1

Sun 20 Apr 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
3/20
CLE CLE
@
PHX PHX
112-123
Thu
3/20
DEN DEN
@
POR POR
109-128
Thu
3/20
MEM MEM
@
LAC LAC
108-128
Fri
3/21
BKN BKN
@
IND IND
103-108
Fri
3/21
GSW GSW
@
ATL ATL
115-124

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
4/23
ORL ORL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
4/23
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Wed
4/23
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
9:30 PM
Thu
4/24
NYK NYK
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Thu
4/24
OKC OKC
@
MEM MEM
9:30 PM