Cayla George has the best defensive rating in a single WNBA playoff run, with a 23.0 rating in 2017.
| 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | C. George | 23.0 | 2017 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | | R. Gray | 28.7 | 2020 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | |||
| 3 | | C. Consuegra | 44.6 | 2001 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 104.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | ||
| 4 | | C. George | 53.6 | 2015 | 3 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 37.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | +6 | ||
| 5 | | N. Lieberman | 55.9 | 1997 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |||||
| 6 | | S. Walker-Kimbrough | 56.5 | 2025 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | |||||
| 7 | | C. Blodgett | 57.0 | 1999 | 1 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 150.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 8 | | R. Carrera | 58.9 | 2026 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | |||||
| 9 | | N. Blue | 64.1 | 2006 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | ||
| 10 | | B. Wilkins | 68.1 | 2008 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | |||||
| 11 | | S. Wicks | 68.3 | 1997 | 2 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | |||
| 12 |  | I. Harrison | 68.4 | 2025 | 1 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 69.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | ||
| 13 | | A. Zahui B. | 69.4 | 2017 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | |||||
| 14 | | T. Bias | 78.3 | 2015 | 2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 51.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | |
| 15 |  | B. Griner | 79.5 | 2015 | 4 | 29.0 | 16.3 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 88.5 | 68.5 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 116 | 65 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 16 | +48 | ||
| 16 | | R. Hodges | 81.6 | 2005 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |||||
| 17 | | L. Mitchell | 83.1 | 2015 | 4 | 14.3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 42.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 57 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +29 | |
| 18 | | K. Burke | 83.2 | 2021 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | |||||
| 19 | | P. Phillips | 83.8 | 2011 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |||
| 20 | | J. Sherrod | 83.9 | 2024 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | ||
| 21 |  | N. Sabally | 84.6 | 2025 | 1 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | ||
| 22 | | H. Jones | 85.4 | 2026 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +9 | |||
| 23 | | A. Coates | 85.4 | 2023 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | |||
| 24 | | S. Thomas | 86.1 | 2004 | 3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 150.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | ||
| 25 | | M. Okot | 86.2 | 2026 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lynx - x | 33 | 11 | .750 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 32 | 12 | .727 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 31 | 13 | .705 | 2.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 30 | 14 | .682 | 3.0 |
| 5 |  Mystics - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Fever - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 7 |  Wings - x | 27 | 17 | .614 | 6.0 |
| 8 |  Liberty - x | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 17 | 27 | .386 | 16.0 |
| 10 |  Sparks - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 11 |  Sky - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 36 | .182 | 25.0 |