current forwards with best defensive rating

Anastasiia Olairi Kosu has the lowest defensive rating by an active forward this season, with a 95.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
current forwards with best defensive rating with a minimum of 200 minutes played per 44 team games this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Anastasiia Olairi Kosu
A. Olairi Kosu
95.3
2026
11
10.9
4.5
2.3
0.6
0.7
0.5
1.8
3.6
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.9
90.0
55.2
1.3
1.0
0.5
120
49
25
7
8
6
5
14
+48
2Natasha Howard
N. Howard
95.7
2026
12
28.4
17.4
7.3
3.3
1.6
0.8
7.5
11.5
65.2
0.1
0.4
20.0
2.3
3.8
60.9
66.0
3.3
4.1
3.6
341
209
88
39
19
9
43
42
+161
3Nia Coffey
N. Coffey
95.8
2026
12
26.9
8.7
6.3
2.0
0.8
1.2
3.4
7.1
48.2
1.8
4.3
41.2
0.1
0.1
100.0
60.9
0.9
5.3
1.0
323
104
75
24
9
14
12
29
+94
4Angel Reese
A. Reese
96.6
2026
11
30.7
13.6
12.2
3.2
1.4
0.9
4.4
10.5
41.7
0.2
1.2
15.4
4.7
5.9
80.0
52.2
5.5
6.6
4.1
338
150
134
35
15
10
45
37
+61
5Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
97.9
2026
12
32.6
20.5
8.6
2.6
1.5
0.9
6.4
14.7
43.8
0.6
3.2
18.4
7.1
7.8
90.4
56.6
1.5
7.1
2.4
391
246
103
31
18
11
29
28
+62
6Angela Dugalić
A. Dugalić
98.7
2026
10
13.3
5.0
4.2
0.8
0.8
0.4
2.1
4.1
51.2
0.3
1.3
23.1
0.5
0.9
55.6
55.6
0.8
3.4
0.7
133
50
42
8
8
4
7
18
-47
7Cheyenne Parker-Tyus
C. Parker-Tyus
100.9
2026
8
10.3
4.3
2.4
0.8
0.3
1.0
1.6
3.1
52.0
0.1
0.5
25.0
0.9
1.1
77.8
58.7
0.8
1.6
0.6
82
34
19
6
2
8
5
15
+16
8Myisha Hines-Allen
M. Hines-Allen
100.9
2026
11
17.6
4.8
3.3
2.2
0.9
0.5
1.9
3.9
48.8
0.2
0.8
22.2
0.8
1.0
81.8
55.4
0.6
2.6
1.8
194
53
36
24
10
5
20
29
+33
9Awak Kuier
A. Kuier
101.0
2026
8
13.9
6.6
3.0
0.9
0.6
0.9
2.1
3.3
65.4
0.9
1.6
53.8
1.5
2.0
75.0
80.2
0.5
2.5
0.8
111
53
24
7
5
7
6
4
+56
10Monique Billings
M. Billings
101.4
2026
10
20.8
5.7
5.0
1.0
0.9
0.7
2.0
4.9
40.8
0.3
1.1
27.3
1.4
2.1
66.7
48.9
1.9
3.1
0.8
208
57
50
10
9
7
8
23
-8
11Mackenzie Holmes
M. Holmes
101.6
2026
14
14.9
4.1
4.4
0.8
0.7
0.4
1.5
2.7
55.3
0.4
0.6
55.6
0.7
0.9
76.9
65.2
1.3
3.1
0.7
208
57
61
11
10
6
10
29
-56
12Azurá Stevens
A. Stevens
101.8
2026
7
19.1
9.4
5.1
1.4
0.7
0.4
3.7
9.6
38.8
0.4
3.3
13.0
1.6
2.0
78.6
45.1
1.0
4.1
1.0
134
66
36
10
5
3
7
16
-44
13Gabby Williams
G. Williams
101.9
2026
12
26.0
15.4
3.9
2.3
1.8
0.3
5.3
12.9
41.3
2.2
5.5
39.4
2.6
3.4
75.6
53.5
0.8
3.1
1.4
312
185
47
28
21
3
17
18
+42
14Jordan Horston
J. Horston
102.1
2026
14
19.4
4.6
3.9
1.4
1.1
0.6
1.8
5.4
32.9
0.4
1.9
18.5
0.6
0.7
90.0
39.8
0.8
3.1
1.4
272
64
55
19
16
9
20
21
-19
15Laeticia Amihere
L. Amihere
102.4
2026
9
12.9
4.4
4.0
1.6
0.2
0.9
1.6
3.7
42.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
2.4
54.5
46.9
1.9
2.1
0.8
116
40
36
14
2
8
7
17
+51
16Emily Engstler
E. Engstler
102.8
2026
13
23.2
9.2
4.6
1.2
1.3
2.1
3.4
7.3
46.3
1.2
2.8
40.5
1.3
1.7
77.3
57.3
1.2
3.5
2.1
302
120
60
15
17
27
27
38
-58
17Naz Hillmon
N. Hillmon
102.8
2026
11
32.0
9.1
5.5
1.5
0.9
0.1
3.5
8.5
41.9
1.1
4.3
25.5
0.9
1.4
66.7
50.2
1.8
3.7
1.1
352
100
61
16
10
1
12
25
+73
18Alanna Smith
A. Smith
102.9
2026
10
16.9
3.5
3.2
1.8
1.0
0.5
1.5
4.5
33.3
0.2
2.1
9.5
0.3
0.5
60.0
37.1
1.1
2.1
1.6
169
35
32
18
10
5
16
28
-38
19Brianna Turner
B. Turner
102.9
2026
10
11.0
1.0
2.3
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.4
1.0
40.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
100.0
46.0
0.8
1.5
0.6
110
10
23
3
4
6
6
11
+15
20Natasha Mack
N. Mack
103.5
2026
13
25.3
10.2
8.4
1.4
0.8
1.5
4.3
6.2
70.0
0.2
0.2
66.7
1.5
1.9
76.0
73.1
2.8
5.5
1.0
329
133
109
18
11
19
13
31
+11
21Rebecca Allen
R. Allen
103.8
2026
5
14.0
2.4
1.8
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.4
3.4
11.8
0.4
2.4
16.7
1.2
1.2
100.0
30.5
0.2
1.6
0.8
70
12
9
4
2
1
4
10
-23
22Kiki Iriafen
K. Iriafen
103.8
2026
10
25.7
14.6
8.9
1.6
0.6
0.4
5.3
9.8
54.1
0.5
1.4
35.7
3.5
5.2
67.3
60.4
2.3
6.6
1.6
257
146
89
16
6
4
16
32
-5
23Makayla Timpson
M. Timpson
103.9
2026
11
12.7
3.5
3.1
0.6
0.4
0.3
1.5
2.4
61.5
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.0
63.6
63.2
1.3
1.8
0.3
140
39
34
7
4
3
3
18
+19
24Maddy Siegrist
M. Siegrist
103.9
2026
11
16.1
7.3
3.7
0.9
0.7
0.5
3.0
6.6
45.2
0.8
1.9
42.9
0.5
0.5
100.0
53.2
1.3
2.5
0.3
177
80
41
10
8
5
3
16
+46
25Cecilia Zandalasini
C. Zandalasini
103.9
2026
8
17.3
7.8
1.5
1.6
1.3
0.0
2.5
6.6
37.7
1.5
4.3
35.3
1.3
1.8
71.4
52.4
0.4
1.1
1.8
138
62
12
13
10
0
14
9
+15
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/44TG and defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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