Sheryl Swoopes had the lowest defensive rating in 1999, with a 111.0 rating.

Interpreted as:

drtg with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games leaders 1999

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	111.0	1999	HOU	32	34.4	18.3	6.3	4.0	2.4	1.4	7.1	15.3	46.2	1.0	3.1	33.7	3.1	3.8	82.0	53.9	1.5	4.8	2.6	1,100	585	202	127	76	46	83	57	+293
2	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	112.4	1999	SAC	29	33.7	18.8	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
3	Vicky Bullett V. Bullett	114.9	1999	CHA	32	31.5	11.5	6.8	1.6	1.9	1.4	4.4	9.1	48.6	0.3	0.8	37.0	2.3	3.0	77.3	55.1	1.9	5.0	1.9	1,007	369	219	50	62	45	60	77	+12
4	Maria Stepanova M. Stepanova	115.8	1999	PHX	32	17.3	7.8	5.1	0.8	0.4	1.9	3.0	6.2	48.5	0.0	0.1	50.0	1.7	2.8	62.5	52.4	1.9	3.2	1.3	554	248	164	24	13	62	43	86	+47
5	Tammy Jackson T. Jackson	115.9	1999	HOU	28	13.7	2.6	3.3	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.9	2.1	41.4	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.9	1.3	71.4	50.4	1.6	1.6	0.9	383	74	91	7	15	20	26	75	+60
6	Val Whiting V. Whiting	116.2	1999	DET	31	24.7	6.5	6.7	1.6	1.3	1.0	2.5	6.5	38.0	0.0	0.0		1.6	3.5	45.5	40.7	2.1	4.5	1.5	767	202	207	49	40	31	46	84	+1
7	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	116.6	1999	LAS	32	28.9	15.6	7.8	1.8	1.1	1.5	5.7	12.2	46.7	0.7	1.6	42.3	3.6	4.9	73.1	54.5	2.3	5.5	2.9	926	500	248	56	36	49	94	136	+132
8	Sue Wicks S. Wicks	117.5	1999	NYL	32	29.3	6.8	6.7	1.4	1.3	1.3	2.8	7.1	40.3	0.1	0.5	13.3	1.0	1.6	61.5	43.4	2.4	4.6	2.0	939	216	215	45	41	43	63	123	+81
9	Tina Thompson T. Thompson	118.5	1999	HOU	32	33.5	12.2	6.4	0.9	1.0	1.0	4.4	10.6	41.9	1.2	3.5	35.1	2.1	2.7	78.2	51.8	2.1	4.3	2.3	1,073	391	206	28	31	31	72	95	+311
10	DeLisha Milton-Jones D. Milton-Jones	118.9	1999	LAS	32	26.0	9.9	5.5	1.6	1.5	0.5	3.9	7.4	53.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	2.7	79.1	58.1	1.9	3.6	2.2	833	318	176	50	47	17	71	112	+90
11	Sharon Manning S. Manning	119.0	1999	CHA	32	16.2	4.3	3.6	0.5	0.9	0.1	1.8	3.5	50.4	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.8	1.4	52.2	52.2	1.2	2.4	0.8	518	139	114	17	28	4	27	51	-28
12	Rhonda Mapp R. Mapp	119.6	1999	CHA	30	26.3	9.5	6.4	1.9	0.8	0.4	3.9	7.9	50.0	0.0	0.3	11.1	1.6	2.3	72.1	53.8	1.6	4.8	2.0	788	286	193	56	25	13	60	102	-34
13	Polina Tzekova P. Tzekova	119.7	1999	HOU	32	24.3	6.1	5.1	1.0	0.4	0.6	2.4	5.5	42.9	0.3	1.4	25.0	1.0	1.3	77.5	49.8	1.7	3.4	1.6	777	194	163	32	13	19	52	118	+125
14	Tracy Henderson T. Henderson	120.4	1999	CLE	28	10.8	2.5	2.8	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.0	3.1	31.0	0.0	0.0		0.6	1.0	58.6	35.6	1.0	1.8	0.9	302	71	79	9	9	20	25	45	-69
15	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta A. Ndiaye-Diatta	120.7	1999	DET	31	14.2	5.3	3.2	0.5	0.4	0.6	2.3	5.2	43.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.3	61.5	46.3	0.8	2.4	1.0	440	164	99	17	11	18	32	51	-36
16	Cindy Brown C. Brown	120.8	1999	TOT	30	21.6	5.9	4.9	1.1	1.1	0.5	1.9	5.9	32.0	0.3	1.3	20.0	1.9	2.7	69.1	41.7	1.6	3.2	1.6	647	178	146	32	34	14	47	61	-52
17	Janice Braxton J. Braxton	120.9	1999	CLE	26	18.4	5.8	4.1	1.3	0.7	0.5	2.0	4.3	46.0	0.0	0.3	12.5	1.8	2.5	69.7	53.2	1.0	3.3	1.3	478	151	106	33	19	13	34	53	-12
18	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	121.1	1999	NYL	32	33.9	7.2	3.1	6.4	2.4	0.1	2.5	5.9	42.1	1.0	2.6	37.8	1.2	1.8	67.9	53.3	0.7	2.6	2.5	1,084	229	98	205	78	3	80	91	+78
19	Tangela Smith T. Smith	121.3	1999	SAC	31	20.4	8.3	3.8	0.5	0.8	1.2	3.4	7.6	44.3	0.0	0.1	50.0	1.5	2.3	65.3	48.0	1.5	2.4	1.2	633	256	119	17	26	38	38	72	-6
20	Brandy Reed B. Reed	121.4	1999	MIN	25	30.2	16.1	6.0	2.6	1.2	0.7	6.7	14.6	45.9	0.5	1.5	34.2	2.1	2.8	75.7	50.7	2.2	3.8	2.5	755	402	151	64	29	17	63	57	-30
21	Sonja Henning S. Henning	121.4	1999	HOU	32	24.9	4.0	2.5	2.3	1.1	0.2	1.6	3.7	44.4	0.4	1.3	31.7	0.3	0.6	61.1	51.2	0.7	1.8	0.9	797	128	80	74	34	7	29	60	+139
22	Janeth Arcain J. Arcain	121.5	1999	HOU	32	23.0	5.8	2.8	1.2	0.9	0.1	2.2	5.1	43.3	0.3	1.4	25.0	1.1	1.3	82.9	51.4	1.0	1.8	1.2	735	187	91	38	30	2	39	63	+208
23	Taj McWilliams-Franklin T. McWilliams-Franklin	121.6	1999	ORL	32	32.6	13.1	7.5	1.6	1.8	1.2	4.8	10.0	48.0	0.6	1.4	44.4	2.9	4.4	66.7	55.1	2.5	4.9	2.5	1,043	420	239	51	57	38	80	96	+28
24	Marlies Askamp M. Askamp	121.7	1999	PHX	30	26.0	9.4	7.2	0.8	0.7	0.6	3.2	6.6	48.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	3.8	81.6	57.3	3.1	4.1	1.2	781	283	215	25	22	18	37	98	-17
25	Mwadi Mabika M. Mabika	121.7	1999	LAS	32	29.2	10.8	4.8	3.5	1.4	0.5	3.9	10.5	37.2	1.3	4.6	28.1	1.8	2.4	71.8	46.9	1.3	3.5	1.8	935	347	153	111	44	15	57	100	+160

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PPG Leaders

25.9

Wilson

24.3

Mitchell

22.3

Plum

RPG Leaders

12.0

Reese

11.4

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9.7

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.3

Clark

8.2

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7.5

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SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

2.0

Canada

1.8

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BPG Leaders

2.1

Wilson

1.8

Stokes

1.8

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3PM Leaders

3.3

Howard

3.2

Mabrey

2.9

McBride

TS% Leaders

71.4

Allemand

68.5

Cunningham

68.4

Carter

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

116.0

115.1

112.7

111.3

110.6

DRtg Rankings

101.7

103.8

104.0

105.0

108.1

108.3

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

8.8

7.2

5.6

4.6

4.0

Tank Leaderboard

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WNBA Fantasy 2026

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Wilson

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Stewart

1,254.1

Thomas

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,591.5

Wilson

1,403

Stewart

1,283.3

Thomas

USG% Leaders

32.9

Wilson

31.9

Clark

30.2

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.3

Howard

34.0

Thomas

33.6

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.34

Boston

1.32

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.55

Wilson

1.37

Clark

1.35

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

16-11

17-12

16-11

16-12

14-13

Worst Record ATS

9-18

11-17

11-14

13-14

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WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	28	7	.800
2	Valkyries	24	9	.727	3.0
3	Aces - x	24	11	.686	4.0
4	Fever	22	12	.647	5.5
5	Dream	21	12	.636	6.0
6	Liberty	21	14	.600	7.0
7	Mystics	19	14	.576	8.0
8	Wings	20	15	.571	8.0
9	Fire	14	20	.412	13.5
10	Mercury	13	22	.371	15.0
11	Sparks	12	21	.364	15.0
12	Sky	12	22	.353	15.5
13	Tempo	10	23	.303	17.0
14	Sun	8	24	.250	18.5
15	Storm - e	7	29	.194	21.5