2026 wnba player worst defensive rating

Kia Nurse has the highest defensive rating this season, with a 120.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
2026 wnba player worst defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kia Nurse
K. Nurse
120.9
2026
30
12.1
4.6
1.1
0.9
0.3
0.0
1.3
3.9
33.6
0.8
2.7
30.5
1.1
1.2
91.9
51.8
0.2
0.8
0.3
362
137
32
26
8
0
9
35
-116
2Chance Gray
C. Gray
118.7
2026
27
10.6
2.8
1.1
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.9
2.3
36.5
0.6
1.7
34.0
0.5
0.6
87.5
54.3
0.2
0.9
0.7
286
76
31
27
4
0
20
22
-115
3Maria Conde
M. Conde
118.6
2026
31
27.1
9.3
4.8
2.5
0.5
0.2
3.2
8.6
37.1
1.7
4.7
36.1
1.2
1.3
87.8
50.3
1.0
3.7
1.5
840
287
148
79
15
5
48
62
-146
4Carla Leite
C. Leite
118.5
2026
29
26.1
15.9
2.3
6.4
0.6
0.0
4.7
10.6
44.4
0.8
2.2
36.9
5.7
6.4
88.8
59.5
0.7
1.6
3.4
756
462
67
185
17
1
100
79
-44
5Marina Mabrey
M. Mabrey
118.0
2026
29
29.4
20.2
3.5
3.7
1.0
0.3
6.6
15.1
43.7
3.1
8.2
38.0
3.9
4.4
88.2
59.2
0.6
2.9
3.2
852
586
102
108
28
10
93
76
-143
6Karlie Samuelson
K. Samuelson
117.8
2026
19
15.1
4.5
1.3
0.9
0.4
0.2
1.3
3.2
41.7
1.0
2.8
35.8
0.8
0.9
94.1
63.0
0.5
0.8
0.4
287
85
24
18
8
3
8
27
-51
7Kiki Rice
K. Rice
117.7
2026
15
24.9
10.7
4.0
2.4
0.8
0.1
3.3
7.1
47.2
0.8
2.3
35.3
3.2
3.7
85.7
61.2
1.1
2.9
1.7
374
160
60
36
12
2
25
47
-23
8Rae Burrell
R. Burrell
117.4
2026
30
28.4
13.5
2.3
2.4
0.7
0.5
4.6
10.0
46.0
1.6
3.9
40.5
2.7
3.3
81.0
58.7
0.6
1.7
2.3
853
404
69
71
22
16
69
52
-147
9Brittney Sykes
B. Sykes
117.2
2026
15
31.8
20.1
3.8
3.5
1.3
0.5
6.4
15.2
42.1
1.1
3.9
27.1
6.2
6.9
89.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
2.3
477
301
57
52
20
7
35
39
-26
10Kelsey Plum
K. Plum
117.1
2026
TOT
14
32.9
23.3
2.3
6.1
1.1
0.0
7.9
14.9
53.4
2.5
6.4
39.3
4.9
5.9
83.1
66.7
0.2
2.1
2.9
461
326
32
85
15
0
41
45
+11
11Erica Wheeler
E. Wheeler
117.0
2026
30
27.9
9.3
1.9
5.5
1.0
0.1
3.4
8.7
38.9
1.2
4.3
28.9
1.3
1.5
86.7
49.7
0.3
1.6
1.9
837
280
58
164
31
2
57
89
-25
12Frieda Buhner
F. Buhner
116.8
2026
28
15.1
6.4
2.1
0.7
0.4
0.1
2.1
4.7
44.7
0.8
2.3
33.8
1.4
1.5
90.5
59.1
0.7
1.5
0.8
422
178
60
20
10
2
22
48
-67
13Nyadiew Puoch
N. Puoch
116.6
2026
30
16.9
3.5
1.7
0.7
0.6
0.1
1.4
3.9
36.2
0.3
1.7
17.6
0.4
0.7
60.0
42.1
0.8
1.0
0.6
506
105
52
20
19
4
17
59
-84
14Megan DiLeo
M. DiLeo
115.5
2026
29
23.6
12.9
3.9
1.0
0.4
0.7
5.1
9.4
54.8
1.2
3.3
37.1
1.4
1.7
83.7
63.9
1.2
2.8
0.7
683
375
114
30
12
20
21
77
-88
15Julie Allemand
J. Allemand
115.5
2026
25
29.3
6.8
3.2
5.9
1.6
0.4
2.6
4.6
56.5
1.3
2.9
43.8
0.3
0.3
87.5
71.3
0.2
3.0
1.7
733
169
79
147
39
11
42
49
-79
16Laura Juškaitė
L. Juškaitė
115.3
2026
31
24.5
10.1
3.9
1.7
1.2
0.3
3.5
7.5
47.0
1.0
3.0
34.4
2.0
2.5
80.5
58.6
1.0
2.9
1.8
760
314
121
52
38
8
56
109
-44
17Lexi Held
L. Held
115.2
2026
TOT
31
15.1
4.7
1.1
1.4
0.4
0.1
1.7
4.5
38.4
0.7
2.1
33.8
0.5
0.6
94.4
49.7
0.4
0.8
0.8
467
145
35
42
11
4
26
38
-32
18Luisa Geiselsöder
L. Geiselsöder
115.0
2026
21
16.6
4.5
2.6
1.3
0.3
0.4
1.6
4.8
33.0
0.8
2.6
29.1
0.6
0.7
80.0
44.1
0.5
2.1
0.9
348
94
55
27
7
8
19
53
-26
19Teja Oblak
T. Oblak
114.8
2026
24
13.0
6.0
1.5
2.8
0.7
0.0
2.3
5.2
45.2
0.8
2.0
38.8
0.5
0.7
75.0
54.6
0.5
1.0
2.6
313
143
35
66
16
0
62
39
-51
20Isabelle Harrison
I. Harrison
114.8
2026
19
22.4
12.4
5.6
1.4
0.6
0.6
4.7
9.6
49.5
0.8
2.1
40.0
2.1
2.8
72.2
57.1
1.6
4.0
1.6
425
235
107
27
12
11
31
49
-102
21Nyara Sabally
N. Sabally
114.7
2026
22
24.0
12.6
4.9
1.7
0.9
0.9
4.5
8.5
53.8
0.9
2.1
41.3
2.6
3.6
72.5
62.6
1.6
3.2
1.4
527
277
107
37
20
20
30
63
-72
22Jovana Nogic
J. Nogic
114.6
2026
16
20.2
10.4
1.1
1.6
0.6
0.0
3.1
7.4
42.0
2.0
4.8
42.1
2.1
2.4
89.5
61.2
0.4
0.6
1.4
323
166
17
26
10
0
23
36
+8
23Zia Cooke
Z. Cooke
114.1
2026
33
14.7
7.2
1.7
0.9
0.3
0.0
2.3
6.8
33.5
0.8
2.6
31.0
1.9
2.3
80.5
46.3
0.5
1.2
1.0
484
239
57
29
10
0
33
46
-92
24Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
113.6
2026
28
27.5
9.4
2.9
3.0
1.5
0.4
3.4
8.8
38.1
1.3
4.4
30.3
1.4
1.4
97.4
49.8
0.7
2.2
1.8
770
263
80
83
43
11
50
85
-39
25Kahleah Copper
K. Copper
113.6
2026
31
32.8
21.0
3.6
1.9
0.7
0.1
7.0
15.9
43.7
1.7
6.0
29.2
5.3
6.7
78.8
55.5
0.5
3.1
2.4
1,017
650
113
58
22
3
74
83
-91
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/44TG and defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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