best defensive rating year

LaToya Sanders has the best 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 by a player year
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LaToya Sanders
L. Sanders
81.5
2015
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
2Brittany Boyd-Jones
B. Boyd-Jones
84.8
2015
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
3Natasha Howard
N. Howard
84.9
2020
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
4Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
85.1
2021
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
5Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
85.8
2015
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
6Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
86.4
2017
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
7Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
87.1
2021
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
8Brittney Griner
B. Griner
87.1
2015
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
9Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
87.2
2020
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
10Candace Parker
C. Parker
87.4
2017
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
11Candace Parker
C. Parker
87.4
2015
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
12Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
87.6
2015
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
13Carolyn Swords
C. Swords
87.7
2015
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
14Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
88.1
2015
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
15Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
88.2
2016
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
16Beatrice Mompremier
B. Mompremier
88.5
2021
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
17Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
89.1
2019
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
18Mistie Bass
M. Bass
89.1
2015
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
19Rebekkah Brunson
R. Brunson
89.2
2015
34
27.4
7.8
8.1
1.8
1.1
0.8
3.1
6.8
45.5
0.0
0.1
25.0
1.6
1.9
83.1
51.0
2.6
5.6
1.6
930
265
276
62
37
28
53
72
+29
20Liz Cambage
L. Cambage
89.4
2021
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
21Natasha Howard
N. Howard
89.6
2019
34
31.4
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
1,066
614
279
73
74
59
99
100
+145
22Jessica Breland
J. Breland
89.6
2019
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
23DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
89.7
2021
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
24Jessica Breland
J. Breland
89.8
2018
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
58
86
+69
25Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
89.9
2019
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
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