dpoy with lowest ppg

Alana Beard has scored the fewest points per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 4.0 per game in 2018.

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NAMEPPGDPOYSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alana Beard
A. Beard
4.0
1
2018
LAS LAS
30
25.5
3.3
1.7
1.5
0.2
1.7
4.3
39.2
0.1
0.2
40.0
0.6
0.7
81.0
43.5
1.2
2.1
0.7
766
121
98
50
44
6
20
73
+46
2Debbie Black
D. Black
5.6
1
2001
MIA MIA
32
29.6
3.9
3.8
2.6
0.1
2.2
5.8
37.4
0.1
0.6
15.0
1.2
1.5
77.1
43.2
1.3
2.6
1.6
946
180
126
123
82
2
51
69
+80
3Teresa Weatherspoon
T. Weatherspoon
6.8
1
1998
NYL NYL
30
33.4
4.0
6.4
3.3
0.0
2.4
6.3
38.8
0.5
1.6
32.7
1.4
2.3
60.9
46.7
0.7
3.3
3.2
1,003
204
120
191
100
0
96
85
+94
4Alana Beard
A. Beard
6.9
1
2017
LAS LAS
34
30.9
3.3
2.2
2.1
0.5
2.8
5.7
49.7
0.2
0.6
31.6
1.1
1.4
80.4
55.1
0.6
2.7
1.3
1,052
235
113
76
71
17
45
93
+275
5Teresa Weatherspoon
T. Weatherspoon
7.0
1
1997
NYL NYL
28
32.9
4.1
6.2
3.0
0.1
2.3
4.9
46.7
0.1
1.3
8.6
2.3
3.6
65.0
54.1
0.9
3.3
3.4
922
196
116
173
85
2
94
72
+123
6Alanna Smith
A. Smith
9.6
1
2025
MIN MIN
42
26.5
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
7Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
13.9
1
2016
MIN MIN
34
28.6
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
8Candace Parker
C. Parker
14.7
1
2020
LAS LAS
22
30.0
9.7
4.6
1.2
1.2
5.6
11.0
51.0
0.9
2.2
39.6
2.6
3.5
73.1
58.4
1.7
8.0
2.9
660
324
214
101
26
27
64
51
+103
9Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
14.7
1
2005
IND IND
34
34.5
7.8
4.2
2.6
0.5
4.6
12.1
38.3
1.0
3.6
28.5
4.5
5.7
78.8
50.6
2.0
5.7
2.7
1,173
501
264
143
90
16
91
96
+91
10Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
15.1
1
2009
IND IND
34
31.9
7.2
3.1
2.9
0.5
4.6
12.0
38.6
1.2
3.6
32.8
4.6
5.3
87.3
52.6
2.5
4.7
2.6
1,084
512
245
107
99
18
88
92
+171
11Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
15.1
1
2008
LAS LAS
33
32.1
8.9
2.4
1.5
2.9
5.7
12.3
46.3
0.1
0.5
23.5
3.5
5.4
66.1
51.4
2.5
6.3
3.6
1,059
497
293
80
49
97
119
117
+71
12Brittney Griner
B. Griner
15.1
1
2015
PHX PHX
26
30.3
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
13Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
15.6
1
2003
HOU HOU
31
34.9
4.6
3.9
2.5
0.8
5.6
14.0
40.3
0.8
2.5
30.4
3.5
4.0
88.7
49.5
1.0
3.6
2.4
1,081
484
143
121
77
26
73
48
+95
14Brittney Griner
B. Griner
15.6
1
2014
PHX PHX
34
30.9
8.0
1.6
0.6
3.8
6.4
11.1
57.8
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.4
80.2
61.7
1.8
6.1
1.9
1,051
531
271
56
22
129
65
109
+354
15Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
16.0
1
2021
MIN MIN
31
30.1
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
16Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
16.2
1
2006
IND IND
32
33.4
7.5
3.7
2.9
1.1
5.1
12.4
40.7
1.0
3.3
29.9
5.1
6.3
80.7
53.3
2.1
5.3
2.5
1,070
519
239
119
93
34
79
90
+152
17Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
16.3
1
2013
CHI CHI
32
31.3
11.5
0.4
0.9
2.4
6.2
10.6
58.6
0.0
0.0
3.9
5.7
68.5
62.3
3.7
7.9
2.1
1,001
520
369
12
29
78
66
66
+263
18Angel Reese
A. Reese
16.4
1
2026
ATL ATL
43
31.0
12.1
2.8
1.8
0.7
5.8
12.9
45.1
0.3
1.3
19.3
4.5
6.3
72.1
52.4
4.8
7.3
3.1
1,335
705
521
120
77
32
133
160
+306
19Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
17.4
1
2012
IND IND
34
30.5
7.6
3.1
2.1
0.9
5.9
13.6
43.2
1.5
3.9
37.9
4.1
4.8
86.4
55.2
1.8
5.8
1.7
1,036
590
258
107
70
29
59
84
+177
20Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
17.6
1
2004
LAS LAS
34
33.8
9.9
2.6
1.5
2.9
6.6
13.3
49.4
0.2
0.6
27.3
4.3
6.0
71.2
55.2
1.8
8.1
3.2
1,148
598
336
88
50
98
110
130
+123
21Natasha Howard
N. Howard
18.1
1
2019
SEA SEA
34
31.4
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
22Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
18.2
1
2010
IND IND
34
31.4
7.1
4.0
2.3
0.9
6.1
12.6
48.4
1.4
3.1
44.8
4.6
5.4
84.9
60.7
1.7
5.4
2.7
1,068
618
242
135
77
30
93
93
+187
23Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
18.5
1
2002
HOU HOU
32
36.1
4.9
3.3
2.8
0.7
6.9
15.9
43.4
0.7
2.5
28.7
4.0
4.8
82.5
51.3
0.9
4.0
2.7
1,154
592
158
107
88
23
87
50
+188
24Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
18.8
1
1999
SAC SAC
29
33.7
11.3
1.6
2.5
1.9
6.9
12.8
54.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
8.1
61.7
57.6
4.9
6.5
2.3
978
545
329
45
73
54
66
91
+194
25A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
19.5
1
2022
LVA LVA
36
30.0
9.4
2.1
1.4
1.9
7.2
14.4
50.1
0.9
2.3
37.3
4.2
5.2
81.3
58.5
1.8
7.6
1.7
1,080
703
339
75
52
70
61
76
+313
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9.0

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111.2

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33.6

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TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Wings Wings
27
17
.614
6.0
5
Fire Fire
17
27
.386
16.0
6
Mercury Mercury
16
28
.364
17.0
7
Sparks Sparks
16
28
.364
17.0
8
Storm Storm
8
36
.182
25.0
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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

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27.5

Wilson

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27.0

Stewart

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

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10.2

Jones

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9.5

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8.8

Canada

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6.2

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

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2.2

Canada

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2.0

Gray

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

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2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

2.2

Reese

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

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3.2

Ionescu

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3.0

Laksa

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

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113.6

VanSlooten

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110.0

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Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Dream

114.8

Valkyries

114.5

Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

102.9

Valkyries

105.0

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
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11.9

Valkyries

9.4

Liberty

4.3

Aces

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Fever

-7.4

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284.2

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262.3

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226.8

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282.5

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255.5

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Breanna Stewart

233.3

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Gabby Williams
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93.7

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44.6

Koné

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37.0

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Arike Ogunbowale
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40.0

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Breanna Stewart

38.3

Gray

Chelsea Gray

38.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard
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TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries - x
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces - x
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Dream Dream - x
30
14
.682
3.0
5
Mystics Mystics - x
28
16
.636
5.0
6
Fever Fever - x
28
16
.636
5.0
7
Wings Wings - x
27
17
.614
6.0
8
Liberty Liberty - x
26
18
.591
7.0
9
Fire Fire - e
17
27
.386
16.0
10
Sparks Sparks - e
16
28
.364
17.0
11
Sky Sky - e
16
28
.364
17.0
12
Mercury Mercury - e
16
28
.364
17.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
33
.250
22.0
14
Sun Sun - e
11
33
.250
22.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
36
.182
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
7/2
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
67-90
Fri
7/3
MIN MIN
@
NYL NYL
86-99
Fri
7/3
CHI CHI
@
LVA LVA
90-98
Sat
7/4
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
88-83
Sat
7/4
PDX PDX
@
SEA SEA
77-72

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
3:30 PM
Mon
10/19
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Wed
10/21
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM