best defensive rating season ever by players

LaToya Sanders has the lowest defensive rating in a season, with an 81.5 rating in 2015.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games season ever by players
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LaToya Sanders
L. Sanders
81.5
2015
WAS WAS
23
17.7
5.0
5.7
0.9
0.9
2.1
2.0
4.9
40.2
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.5
76.5
45.7
2.0
3.8
0.8
407
116
132
21
21
48
18
60
+52
2Natasha Howard
N. Howard
83.7
2020
SEA SEA
22
21.0
9.5
7.1
1.0
1.7
0.6
4.0
7.5
53.0
0.3
0.9
35.0
1.3
1.6
77.8
58.1
2.4
4.7
2.1
463
209
156
22
38
14
46
67
+165
3Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
84.0
2021
CON CON
27
31.7
19.4
11.2
2.8
1.3
1.3
7.1
13.8
51.5
1.6
4.3
36.2
3.6
4.5
80.2
61.4
2.5
8.7
2.9
856
523
303
75
34
34
78
84
+335
4Brittany Boyd-Jones
B. Boyd-Jones
84.8
2015
NYL NYL
30
13.8
6.6
2.7
2.3
1.2
0.1
2.0
5.0
39.1
0.3
1.0
26.7
2.4
3.4
71.3
50.7
0.6
2.1
1.6
413
198
81
70
35
2
48
58
+96
5Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
85.7
2021
MIN MIN
31
30.1
16.0
10.1
1.4
1.8
1.8
6.7
10.5
64.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.4
75.5
66.7
2.1
8.0
2.3
934
496
312
44
56
56
72
79
+97
6Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
85.8
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
7Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
86.1
2020
SEA SEA
20
30.4
19.7
8.3
3.6
1.7
1.3
6.7
14.8
45.1
1.8
4.8
36.8
4.7
5.2
89.4
57.8
1.0
7.3
2.5
607
394
165
72
33
26
50
45
+202
8Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
86.4
2017
MIN MIN
34
30.8
18.9
10.4
1.5
1.3
2.0
7.5
11.4
65.5
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.2
76.8
69.1
3.6
6.8
2.4
1,048
644
354
52
44
67
83
93
+332
9Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
86.6
2019
LAS LAS
32
27.9
16.1
8.8
1.8
1.9
0.5
6.5
12.7
51.0
0.7
2.1
33.8
2.4
2.9
82.8
57.5
2.3
6.5
1.8
892
514
282
58
60
15
58
92
+145
10Brittney Griner
B. Griner
87.1
2015
PHX PHX
26
30.3
15.1
8.1
1.3
0.3
4.0
5.7
10.0
56.5
0.0
0.0
3.8
4.9
77.3
62.1
1.7
6.4
2.2
787
393
210
34
8
105
56
71
+100
11Candace Parker
C. Parker
87.4
2017
LAS LAS
33
30.7
16.9
8.4
4.3
1.5
1.7
6.3
13.2
47.8
1.4
3.8
35.4
2.9
3.8
75.6
56.7
1.2
7.2
2.7
1,013
557
277
141
48
55
89
77
+244
12Candace Parker
C. Parker
87.4
2015
LAS LAS
16
34.0
19.4
10.1
6.3
1.9
1.8
7.3
14.8
48.9
0.8
2.7
27.9
4.1
5.1
81.5
56.9
1.1
8.9
2.5
544
310
161
100
31
29
40
39
+133
13Liz Cambage
L. Cambage
87.5
2021
LVA LVA
25
23.8
14.2
8.2
1.3
0.9
1.6
5.6
10.3
54.3
0.2
0.6
35.7
2.8
4.0
71.0
58.9
1.6
6.7
1.8
595
356
206
33
22
41
44
74
+161
14Beatrice Mompremier
B. Mompremier
87.6
2021
CON CON
32
8.6
1.8
2.4
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.8
1.7
49.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
41.7
48.9
0.9
1.5
0.6
275
57
77
7
12
8
18
44
-23
15Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
87.6
2015
MIN MIN
18
28.4
15.3
8.3
0.8
1.0
1.6
5.7
11.2
51.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.2
73.4
56.5
2.3
6.1
1.8
511
275
150
15
18
28
32
43
+69
16Carolyn Swords
C. Swords
87.7
2015
NYL NYL
34
14.5
5.1
4.0
0.6
0.5
0.6
2.0
3.9
50.8
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.4
80.9
56.3
1.5
2.5
1.1
493
172
136
20
18
22
37
95
+1
17Natasha Howard
N. Howard
88.1
2019
SEA SEA
34
31.3
18.1
8.2
2.1
2.2
1.7
6.7
15.2
43.9
0.9
3.1
30.8
3.8
4.6
81.0
52.3
2.7
5.5
2.9
1,065
614
279
73
74
59
99
100
+145
18Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
88.1
2015
IND IND
30
26.2
13.1
7.1
2.2
1.8
0.8
4.2
10.9
38.2
0.6
2.0
29.5
4.2
4.8
86.8
50.3
1.7
5.4
1.7
785
393
213
67
55
24
50
76
+143
19Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
88.2
2016
MIN MIN
34
28.6
13.9
8.5
1.2
1.3
1.8
5.4
9.0
59.5
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.5
71.7
63.4
2.5
6.1
1.9
971
473
290
42
45
61
63
101
+217
20Jessica Breland
J. Breland
88.5
2019
ATL ATL
33
23.2
7.5
7.3
1.7
1.3
1.1
3.2
8.3
37.8
0.3
1.2
23.7
0.9
1.0
87.9
42.5
1.3
6.0
1.2
767
246
240
55
42
35
38
65
-156
21DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
88.9
2021
CON CON
32
31.9
15.2
6.4
3.4
1.3
0.7
5.0
12.6
39.5
1.4
4.3
31.7
3.9
4.3
89.2
52.4
0.7
5.8
2.2
1,022
486
205
110
40
23
69
52
+279
22A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
88.9
2023
LVA LVA
40
30.7
22.8
9.5
1.6
1.4
2.2
8.4
15.0
55.7
0.2
0.7
31.0
5.8
7.2
81.2
62.7
2.1
7.5
1.6
1,228
912
380
64
56
89
62
85
+487
23Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
88.9
2019
CON CON
34
28.8
14.6
9.7
1.5
1.3
2.0
5.1
11.4
44.8
1.3
4.1
30.9
3.2
3.9
81.8
56.0
3.3
6.4
1.9
980
497
330
52
43
68
66
96
+205
24Jessica Breland
J. Breland
89.1
2018
ATL ATL
34
26.4
8.3
7.9
2.0
1.1
1.9
3.6
8.5
42.8
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.3
75.0
45.4
1.7
6.2
1.7
899
281
269
68
39
65
59
86
+72
25Mistie Bass
M. Bass
89.1
2015
PHX PHX
33
13.4
4.1
3.0
0.7
0.8
0.7
1.7
3.3
51.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.3
54.5
53.0
1.2
1.8
0.6
442
136
100
24
26
24
21
53
+41
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17
.614
7.0
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23
21
.523
11.0
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23
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.523
11.0
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21
23
.477
13.0
Wings Wings
10
34
.227
24.0
undefinedWLPCTGB
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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
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