best power forward defensive rating 2025

Natasha Mack had the best defensive rating by a forward this season, with a 94.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
best power forward defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games 2025
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Natasha Mack
N. Mack
94.5
2025
PHX 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
2Laeticia Amihere
L. Amihere
94.9
2025
GSV 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
3Alanna Smith
A. Smith
94.9
2025
MIN 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
4Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
94.9
2025
MIN 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
5Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
97.0
2025
PHX 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
6Brionna Jones
B. Jones
97.5
2025
ATL 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
7Jessica Shepard
J. Shepard
97.9
2025
MIN 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
8Emily Engstler
E. Engstler
97.9
2025
WAS 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
9Nia Coffey
N. Coffey
98.0
2025
ATL 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
10Monique Billings
M. Billings
98.1
2025
GSV 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
11Shakira Austin
S. Austin
98.1
2025
WAS 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
12Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
98.4
2025
NYL 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
13Gabby Williams
G. Williams
98.7
2025
SEA 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
14Ezi Magbegor
E. Magbegor
98.9
2025
SEA 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
15Kayla Thornton
K. Thornton
98.9
2025
GSV 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
16Natasha Howard
N. Howard
99.1
2025
IND 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
17Satou Sabally
S. Sabally
99.4
2025
PHX 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
18Emma Meesseman
E. Meesseman
100.1
2025
NYL NYL
17
25.9
13.4
5.1
3.2
1.2
0.8
5.4
9.4
57.2
0.8
1.2
66.7
1.9
2.2
86.5
65.0
1.3
3.8
2.1
440
228
87
54
21
13
36
26
+32
19Naz Hillmon
N. Hillmon
100.3
2025
ATL ATL
44
25.5
8.6
6.2
2.4
0.5
0.4
3.2
6.8
46.3
1.2
3.8
32.1
1.1
1.3
83.1
58.3
1.6
4.6
1.1
1,122
380
271
105
21
19
50
74
+335
20Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
100.4
2025
SEA SEA
44
30.9
18.3
7.0
2.3
1.1
0.4
7.3
14.0
51.9
1.5
4.1
36.7
2.2
2.7
82.2
60.0
1.3
5.7
1.9
1,359
803
309
99
50
18
85
83
+138
21Kathryn Westbeld
K. Westbeld
101.0
2025
PHX PHX
43
18.4
5.1
2.5
0.9
0.8
0.6
1.8
5.0
35.8
1.0
3.0
32.1
0.6
0.7
78.1
48.2
0.7
1.8
0.6
792
221
109
39
36
24
24
66
+54
22Cecilia Zandalasini
C. Zandalasini
101.5
2025
GSV GSV
19
23.7
10.5
2.9
1.7
0.9
0.2
3.5
7.9
44.7
1.9
4.8
40.7
1.5
1.7
87.5
60.6
0.3
2.7
1.3
450
199
56
32
18
4
25
33
+46
23Stephanie Talbot
S. Talbot
102.0
2025
TOT
38
14.2
2.9
2.7
1.7
0.5
0.2
1.0
2.7
37.5
0.4
1.5
28.6
0.5
0.7
64.3
48.1
0.7
2.0
1.1
541
112
101
66
19
6
40
43
-28
24Bridget Carleton
B. Carleton
102.1
2025
MIN MIN
44
27.9
6.5
3.6
2.0
0.8
0.3
2.3
5.8
40.2
1.4
3.8
37.3
0.4
0.6
72.0
53.8
0.9
2.7
0.8
1,227
285
158
89
37
12
33
83
+302
25Janelle Salaün
J. Salaün
102.4
2025
GSV GSV
36
27.0
11.3
5.1
1.2
0.6
0.1
4.1
10.1
40.6
1.8
4.8
36.6
1.4
1.7
80.6
52.3
0.9
4.2
1.5
973
407
183
43
22
3
53
70
-6
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/44TG and defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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Lynx Lynx
34
10
.773
2
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30
14
.682
4.0
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27
17
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7.0
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23
21
.523
11.0
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23
21
.523
11.0
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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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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