Alana Beard has averaged the fewest points per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 4.0 per game in 2018.
Interpreted as:
dpoy in a regular season with lowest ppg by a player| NAME | PPG | DPOY | SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | 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 |  | A. Beard | 4.0 | 1 | 2018 | 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 | |
| 2 |  | D. Black | 5.6 | 1 | 2001 | 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 | |
| 3 |  | T. Weatherspoon | 6.8 | 1 | 1998 | 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 | |
| 4 | | A. Beard | 6.9 | 1 | 2017 | 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 | |
| 5 | | T. Weatherspoon | 7.0 | 1 | 1997 | 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 | |
| 6 |  | A. Smith | 9.6 | 1 | 2025 | 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 | |
| 7 |  | S. Fowles | 13.9 | 1 | 2016 | 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 | ||
| 8 |  | C. Parker | 14.7 | 1 | 2020 | 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 | |
| 9 |  | T. Catchings | 14.7 | 1 | 2005 | 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 | |
| 10 | | T. Catchings | 15.1 | 1 | 2009 | 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 | |
| 11 |  | L. Leslie | 15.1 | 1 | 2008 | 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 | |
| 12 |  | B. Griner | 15.1 | 1 | 2015 | 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 | ||
| 13 |  | S. Swoopes | 15.6 | 1 | 2003 | 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 | |
| 14 | | B. Griner | 15.6 | 1 | 2014 | 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 | ||
| 15 | | S. Fowles | 16.0 | 1 | 2021 | 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 | ||
| 16 | | T. Catchings | 16.2 | 1 | 2006 | 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 | |
| 17 |  | S. Fowles | 16.3 | 1 | 2013 | 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 | ||
| 18 | | T. Catchings | 17.4 | 1 | 2012 | 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 | |
| 19 | | L. Leslie | 17.6 | 1 | 2004 | 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 | |
| 20 |  | N. Howard | 18.1 | 1 | 2019 | 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 | |
| 21 | | T. Catchings | 18.2 | 1 | 2010 | 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 | |
| 22 | | S. Swoopes | 18.5 | 1 | 2002 | 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 | |
| 23 |  | Y. Griffith | 18.8 | 1 | 1999 | 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 | |
| 24 |  | A. Wilson | 19.5 | 1 | 2022 | 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 | |
| 25 | | S. Fowles | 20.0 | 1 | 2011 | 34 | 34.6 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 13.1 | 59.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 76.6 | 63.7 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 1,175 | 680 | 347 | 22 | 41 | 68 | 96 | 85 | -35 | ||
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