all defensive rookie rankings

5 players are tied for the most All-Defensive team selections by a rookie, with 1 selection. The first three are Ariel Atkins in 2018, Breanna Stewart in 2016 and Kiah Stokes in 2015.

NAMEALLDEFENSESEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
1
2018
WAS WAS
29
22.5
11.3
2.4
2.1
1.3
0.3
4.1
9.6
43.2
1.6
4.3
35.7
1.4
1.8
82.4
54.4
1.0
1.4
1.3
652
327
69
60
38
10
38
73
+192
2Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
1
2016
SEA SEA
34
34.7
18.3
9.3
3.4
1.2
1.9
6.1
13.4
45.7
1.3
3.9
33.8
4.7
5.6
83.3
57.6
1.2
8.1
2.4
1,179
621
317
114
42
64
81
82
+111
3Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
1
2015
NYL NYL
34
24.9
5.8
6.4
0.8
0.7
2.0
2.4
4.4
54.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.0
1.4
68.8
57.6
1.8
4.7
1.1
846
197
219
26
24
67
37
76
+120
4Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
1
2009
ATL ATL
34
21.6
12.8
3.1
2.1
2.2
0.4
4.7
9.9
47.6
0.4
1.5
29.4
2.9
4.0
74.1
55.0
1.0
2.1
2.1
735
435
105
71
74
12
72
92
+54
5Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
1
2008
CHI CHI
17
25.0
10.4
7.4
0.3
1.1
2.1
4.5
8.5
52.4
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.4
58.5
54.0
1.6
5.8
2.2
425
176
126
5
18
36
38
32
-25
StatMuse has season-level data for All-Defensive team selections going back to the 1997 season.

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DRTG

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NETRTG

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32.9

10th

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Liberty Liberty
27
17
.614
3.0
3
Fever Fever
24
20
.545
6.0
4
Mystics Mystics
16
28
.364
14.0
5
Sun Sun
11
33
.250
19.0
6
Sky Sky
10
34
.227
20.0
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Lynx Lynx
34
10
.773
Aces Aces
30
14
.682
4.0
Mercury Mercury
27
17
.614
7.0
Storm Storm
23
21
.523
11.0
Valkyries Valkyries
23
21
.523
11.0
Sparks Sparks
21
23
.477
13.0
Wings Wings
10
34
.227
24.0
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Dream Dream
30
14
.682
Liberty Liberty
27
17
.614
3.0
Fever Fever
24
20
.545
6.0
Mystics Mystics
16
28
.364
14.0
Sun Sun
11
33
.250
19.0
Sky Sky
10
34
.227
20.0