Natasha Mack had the lowest defensive rating this season, with a 94.5 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games by a player of 2025

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Natasha Mack N. Mack	94.5	2025	PHX	34	18.3	4.7	5.8	0.9	0.9	1.5	2.1	3.6	57.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.5	1.1	47.2	56.9	2.3	3.5	0.4	623	159	197	30	30	52	15	55	+132
2	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	94.7	2025	LVA	40	31.2	23.4	10.2	3.1	1.6	2.3	8.3	16.5	50.5	0.6	1.5	42.4	6.2	7.3	85.5	59.6	2.3	7.9	2.2	1,247	937	407	122	64	92	87	75	+292
3	Laeticia Amihere L. Amihere	94.9	2025	GSV	29	13.3	5.4	4.3	0.9	0.6	0.4	1.8	3.9	45.6	0.1	0.7	14.3	1.7	2.2	77.8	55.0	1.2	3.1	1.1	385	156	125	27	17	13	32	36	-8
4	Alanna Smith A. Smith	94.9	2025	MIN	42	26.5	9.6	5.1	2.9	1.3	1.9	3.8	7.9	48.5	1.3	3.8	32.9	0.7	1.5	47.7	56.3	1.5	3.5	1.5	1,114	404	214	121	55	80	65	116	+236
5	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	94.9	2025	MIN	33	32.3	22.9	7.3	3.2	1.6	1.5	8.3	15.7	53.1	1.5	3.8	40.3	4.7	5.2	90.6	63.6	1.9	5.4	2.1	1,065	755	241	105	54	50	70	78	+343
6	Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas	97.0	2025	PHX	39	31.3	15.4	8.8	9.2	1.6	0.4	6.2	11.6	53.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.0	4.3	69.2	56.8	1.6	7.2	3.5	1,221	599	344	357	62	17	135	82	+192
7	Brionna Jones B. Jones	97.5	2025	ATL	44	26.6	12.8	7.3	2.2	1.1	0.8	5.1	9.7	52.7	0.3	1.0	26.1	2.3	3.0	77.3	58.1	3.1	4.2	1.5	1,169	564	319	95	48	36	64	109	+263
8	Dominique Malonga D. Malonga	97.6	2025	SEA	42	14.3	7.7	4.6	0.9	0.4	0.7	3.5	6.3	55.1	0.1	0.4	22.2	0.7	1.2	56.9	56.6	1.3	3.4	1.1	600	323	195	36	17	28	48	87	-20
9	Jessica Shepard J. Shepard	97.9	2025	MIN	40	20.9	8.0	7.3	2.6	0.5	0.1	3.3	5.2	63.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.6	54.4	63.4	2.3	5.0	1.5	835	320	293	104	19	4	58	44	+158
10	Emily Engstler E. Engstler	97.9	2025	WAS	40	12.8	3.7	3.3	1.5	0.7	0.7	1.3	3.4	39.6	0.4	1.6	25.4	0.6	0.9	66.7	48.7	0.9	2.3	1.0	512	146	130	58	28	27	38	52	-74
11	Nia Coffey N. Coffey	98.0	2025	ATL	44	10.3	3.9	2.6	1.0	0.2	0.4	1.3	3.3	37.4	0.5	1.9	29.3	0.8	1.1	72.0	50.3	0.6	2.0	0.7	455	170	114	46	10	18	30	47	+43
12	Jordin Canada J. Canada	98.0	2025	ATL	28	28.0	11.2	3.3	5.7	1.7	0.3	3.9	9.8	39.6	0.9	3.1	29.1	2.6	3.4	76.0	49.8	0.3	3.0	2.2	783	314	91	159	48	9	62	46	+190
13	Monique Billings M. Billings	98.1	2025	GSV	26	18.2	7.3	4.5	0.5	0.6	0.8	2.8	5.8	47.7	0.4	1.4	27.8	1.4	2.0	67.9	54.5	1.4	3.0	0.8	474	190	116	14	16	21	21	44	-11
14	Shakira Austin S. Austin	98.1	2025	WAS	38	23.0	12.7	6.4	1.8	1.1	1.1	5.0	10.8	46.5	0.1	0.4	13.3	2.6	3.8	66.4	50.6	1.5	4.9	2.4	874	481	242	68	41	43	92	81	-111
15	Brittney Griner B. Griner	98.2	2025	ATL	39	20.8	9.8	5.2	0.8	0.1	1.2	4.0	7.7	51.8	0.1	0.5	26.3	1.7	2.2	76.5	56.4	0.9	4.3	1.5	810	382	203	33	5	47	59	75	+30
16	Courtney Williams C. Williams	98.3	2025	MIN	44	28.6	13.6	4.9	6.2	1.3	0.3	5.6	13.2	42.8	1.3	3.4	38.9	1.0	1.2	84.9	49.6	0.5	4.4	2.3	1,260	599	216	271	55	14	101	86	+321
17	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	98.4	2025	NYL	31	30.6	18.3	6.5	3.5	1.4	1.4	6.1	13.2	46.1	0.7	2.8	24.1	5.5	6.5	83.7	57.0	1.0	5.5	1.9	948	566	203	108	42	42	60	59	+192
18	Gabby Williams G. Williams	98.7	2025	SEA	44	31.6	11.6	4.3	4.2	2.3	0.5	4.5	10.7	42.2	1.1	3.7	30.5	1.5	1.7	85.3	50.8	0.5	3.8	1.9	1,391	510	189	185	99	21	84	64	+156
19	Ezi Magbegor E. Magbegor	98.9	2025	SEA	44	27.3	8.0	6.2	2.1	0.7	2.2	3.2	6.5	49.3	0.3	1.1	29.2	1.3	1.9	68.7	54.7	1.9	4.3	1.0	1,203	353	272	92	30	96	43	126	+57
20	Kayla Thornton K. Thornton	98.9	2025	GSV	22	30.1	14.0	7.0	1.5	1.3	0.2	4.5	12.5	36.2	1.8	6.5	28.2	3.1	3.7	82.9	49.3	1.8	5.2	1.6	662	308	154	33	29	5	36	52	+20
21	Maya Caldwell M. Caldwell	99.0	2025	ATL	41	18.5	5.4	3.1	1.8	0.9	0.2	2.0	4.8	42.6	1.0	2.7	35.5	0.4	0.5	80.0	54.2	0.8	2.3	1.0	760	221	127	74	37	7	40	65	+128
22	Natasha Howard N. Howard	99.1	2025	IND	44	24.1	11.4	6.6	1.5	1.2	0.6	4.5	8.2	55.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	2.1	3.0	71.2	59.5	2.0	4.6	1.9	1,060	500	290	66	52	25	85	119	+137
23	Jonquel Jones J. Jones	99.1	2025	NYL	31	26.8	13.6	8.1	2.7	0.5	1.1	4.8	9.9	49.0	1.7	4.0	42.4	2.3	2.9	76.9	61.1	1.5	6.6	2.1	830	423	251	85	15	33	65	79	+140
24	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	99.2	2025	ATL	33	34.9	17.5	4.5	4.6	1.5	0.8	5.7	15.1	37.5	3.1	9.6	32.2	3.1	3.6	85.6	52.4	0.9	3.5	1.7	1,151	577	148	153	51	27	55	96	+232
25	Satou Sabally S. Sabally	99.4	2025	PHX	39	26.6	16.3	5.9	2.5	1.3	0.3	5.3	13.2	40.4	1.7	5.4	32.1	3.9	4.7	82.7	53.3	1.4	4.5	2.0	1,039	636	231	98	49	13	77	115	+153