nba league average defensive rating 2024 per position

Point guards had a PER of 15.4 in 2023-24.

POSITIONPERDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Point Guard
15.4
116.6
2023-24
4,557
23.9
11.8
3.0
4.2
0.9
0.3
4.3
9.6
44.9
1.5
4.1
37.2
1.7
2.1
82.5
56.4
0.6
2.5
1.5
108,721
53,935
13,788
19,364
3,948
1,284
6,790
7,376
+1089
2
Shooting Guard
13.5
116.7
2023-24
7,164
22.8
10.8
3.0
2.5
0.7
0.3
3.9
8.6
44.9
1.5
4.1
37.1
1.5
1.8
82.2
57.1
0.6
2.4
1.1
163,404
77,058
21,197
18,039
5,079
2,356
8,209
11,773
+153
3
Small Forward
13.9
115.8
2023-24
5,543
22.9
10.6
3.9
2.1
0.7
0.4
3.9
8.4
46.4
1.3
3.6
36.2
1.6
2.0
78.4
57.4
0.9
3.0
1.1
126,836
58,800
21,452
11,743
4,001
2,197
6,336
9,199
-1428
4
Power Forward
15.5
114.6
2023-24
5,217
21.0
9.9
4.7
1.7
0.6
0.6
3.7
7.5
49.5
0.9
2.7
35.7
1.5
2.0
74.8
58.8
1.3
3.5
1.1
109,690
51,529
24,730
9,064
3,088
3,283
5,553
9,309
-814
5
Center
18.4
112.1
2023-24
3,920
21.7
10.1
6.6
1.9
0.6
0.9
4.0
7.1
55.8
0.4
1.2
35.1
1.7
2.3
72.9
61.9
2.0
4.6
1.2
85,087
39,638
25,945
7,399
2,270
3,530
4,849
8,417
+1000
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
22
6
.786
2
19
8
.704
2.5
3
17
11
.607
5.0
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
17
12
.586
5.5
6
16
12
.571
6.0
7
15
13
.536
7.0
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
15
.500
8.0
10
13
15
.464
9.0
11
11
17
.393
11.0
12
9
19
.321
13.0
13
7
19
.269
14.0
14
6
22
.214
16.0
15
5
21
.192
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
20
7
.741
4.5
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
17
8
.680
6.5
6
18
10
.643
7.0
7
15
13
.536
10.0
8
14
15
.483
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
12
16
.429
13.0
11
11
18
.379
14.5
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
7
21
.250
18.0
14
7
22
.241
18.5
15
6
22
.214
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/18
@
99-113
Tue
11/18
@
109-120
Tue
11/18
@
113-111
Tue
11/18
@
122-121
Wed
11/19
@
101-129

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
10:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
@
8:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:00 PM