19 players have not won the Defensive Player of the Year award in their careers. The first three are Alyssa Thomas, Jessica Shepard and Caitlin Clark.
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dpoy with most career regular-season triple doubles by a player| NAME | TD3 | DPOY | 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 | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Thomas | 22 | 0 | 396 | 30.9 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 10.0 | 49.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 65.6 | 53.2 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 12,234 | 5,029 | 3,032 | 2,140 | 609 | 138 | 1,099 | 1,024 | +1389 |
| 2 |  | J. Shepard | 5 | 0 | 162 | 23.9 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 55.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 16.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 67.5 | 59.0 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 3,868 | 1,387 | 1,223 | 521 | 77 | 26 | 251 | 266 | +105 |
| 3 |  | C. Clark | 4 | 0 | 89 | 33.1 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 15.1 | 42.6 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 34.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 86.1 | 58.1 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 2,946 | 1,792 | 431 | 754 | 109 | 52 | 455 | 261 | +193 |
| 4 |  | S. Ionescu | 4 | 0 | 208 | 31.3 | 16.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 13.6 | 40.4 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 34.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 91.1 | 54.7 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 6,511 | 3,437 | 1,101 | 1,195 | 200 | 74 | 591 | 350 | +568 |
| 5 |  | J. Young | 3 | 0 | 282 | 30.3 | 14.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 47.0 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 38.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 87.0 | 58.3 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 8,543 | 4,149 | 1,175 | 1,287 | 304 | 75 | 517 | 586 | +1860 |
| 6 |  | C. Parker | 3 | 1 | 410 | 30.3 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 12.6 | 47.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 33.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 76.7 | 55.7 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 12,438 | 6,574 | 3,467 | 1,634 | 521 | 619 | 1,062 | 834 | +1838 |
| 7 |  | C. Williams | 2 | 0 | 371 | 28.0 | 12.4 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 12.2 | 43.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 37.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 75.9 | 48.7 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 10,382 | 4,608 | 1,939 | 1,530 | 351 | 112 | 708 | 633 | +1140 |
| 8 |  | C. Gray | 2 | 0 | 408 | 28.7 | 12.0 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 45.7 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 37.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 87.2 | 55.8 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 11,696 | 4,878 | 1,310 | 2,134 | 489 | 133 | 976 | 685 | +2111 |
| 9 |  | A. Reese | 1 | 0 | 102 | 31.9 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 12.3 | 42.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 18.2 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 74.3 | 50.3 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 3,249 | 1,515 | 1,297 | 279 | 158 | 61 | 314 | 365 | +34 |
| 10 |  | J. Allemand | 1 | 0 | 110 | 26.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 47.0 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 37.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 77.5 | 61.2 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2,912 | 629 | 356 | 544 | 124 | 25 | 195 | 191 | -246 |
| 11 |  | S. Sutton | 1 | 0 | 148 | 19.7 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 39.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 32.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 76.3 | 48.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2,911 | 828 | 234 | 479 | 86 | 9 | 243 | 176 | -416 |
| 12 |  | S. Sabally | 1 | 0 | 149 | 27.8 | 15.4 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 12.2 | 41.6 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 33.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 84.3 | 54.5 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 4,140 | 2,296 | 948 | 476 | 159 | 69 | 345 | 471 | +267 |
| 13 | | M. Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 207 | 21.5 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 43.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 38.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 78.5 | 51.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4,450 | 1,722 | 382 | 685 | 216 | 24 | 314 | 355 | -755 |
| 14 |  | N. Howard | 1 | 1 | 419 | 23.7 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 49.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 28.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 74.1 | 55.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 9,920 | 4,953 | 2,476 | 689 | 499 | 392 | 883 | 1,223 | +1042 |
| 15 |  | S. Diggins | 1 | 0 | 354 | 31.8 | 16.3 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 12.9 | 41.8 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 32.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 84.0 | 53.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 11,244 | 5,758 | 1,015 | 1,861 | 463 | 232 | 912 | 831 | +325 |
| 16 | | L. Clarendon | 1 | 0 | 284 | 22.2 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 43.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 31.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 81.0 | 51.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 6,295 | 2,168 | 756 | 911 | 195 | 7 | 536 | 609 | -308 |
| 17 |  | C. Vandersloot | 1 | 0 | 458 | 27.7 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 44.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 33.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 80.9 | 53.9 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 12,702 | 4,560 | 1,448 | 3,007 | 571 | 200 | 1,191 | 975 | +1203 |
| 18 |  | T. Charles | 1 | 0 | 473 | 31.6 | 17.8 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 15.8 | 45.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 31.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 78.4 | 50.5 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 14,944 | 8,396 | 4,262 | 1,033 | 384 | 428 | 1,040 | 1,037 | -638 |
| 19 | | T. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 327 | 24.3 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 40.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 34.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 82.5 | 49.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 7,931 | 2,620 | 889 | 1,382 | 317 | 27 | 696 | 680 | -82 |
| 20 |  | D. Nolan | 1 | 0 | 293 | 31.3 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 12.1 | 41.6 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 34.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 81.1 | 50.7 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 9,175 | 3,971 | 1,112 | 930 | 388 | 101 | 669 | 628 | +566 |
| 21 |  | M. Dydek | 1 | 0 | 323 | 24.4 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 46.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 29.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 79.1 | 53.2 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 7,890 | 3,220 | 2,143 | 525 | 175 | 877 | 759 | 952 | +529 |
| 22 |  | S. Swoopes | 1 | 3 | 324 | 32.7 | 15.0 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 13.0 | 43.6 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 31.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 82.5 | 51.8 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 10,592 | 4,875 | 1,596 | 1,037 | 657 | 216 | 677 | 519 | +1191 |
| 23 |  | L. Leslie | 1 | 2 | 363 | 32.1 | 17.3 | 9.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 13.7 | 47.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 31.6 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 69.5 | 53.1 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 11,639 | 6,263 | 3,307 | 874 | 492 | 822 | 1,193 | 1,397 | +1678 |
StatMuse has season-level data for Defensive Player of the Year awards and triple-doubles going back to the 1997 season.
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lynx - x | 31 | 8 | .795 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 28 | 11 | .718 | 3.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 27 | 13 | .675 | 4.5 |
| 4 |  Fever - x | 26 | 14 | .650 | 5.5 |
| 5 |  Dream - x | 25 | 14 | .641 | 6.0 |
| 6 |  Liberty - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.5 |
| 7 |  Mystics - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.5 |
| 8 |  Wings - x | 23 | 16 | .590 | 8.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 16 | 23 | .410 | 15.0 |
| 10 |  Sky - e | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16.5 |
| 11 |  Sparks - e | 14 | 25 | .359 | 17.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 14 | 26 | .350 | 17.5 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 29 | .275 | 20.5 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 10 | 29 | .256 | 21.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 31 | .205 | 23.0 |