highest 2026 defensive rating

Chance Gray has the highest defensive rating this season, with a 118.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest 2026 defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games by a player
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chance Gray
C. Gray
118.1
2026
17
11.2
2.9
1.5
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.9
2.5
35.7
0.5
1.7
31.0
0.6
0.7
91.7
52.9
0.3
1.2
0.6
190
50
26
14
2
0
11
16
-56
2Rae Burrell
R. Burrell
117.8
2026
20
26.9
12.1
2.3
1.9
0.6
0.6
4.2
9.6
43.5
1.2
3.5
34.3
2.6
3.2
79.7
55.0
0.7
1.6
2.0
538
241
45
37
11
11
40
37
-109
3Kelsey Plum
K. Plum
117.4
2026
12
34.5
23.9
2.2
6.4
1.2
0.0
8.3
15.7
52.7
2.6
6.8
38.3
4.8
6.0
80.6
65.3
0.3
1.9
3.1
414
287
26
77
14
0
37
41
-4
4Carla Leite
C. Leite
117.3
2026
19
25.5
15.4
2.4
5.6
0.6
0.1
4.6
10.5
43.7
0.8
2.1
41.0
5.4
6.1
88.7
58.5
0.6
1.7
3.3
484
292
45
107
12
1
62
48
-66
5Frieda Buhner
F. Buhner
117.2
2026
18
14.5
5.5
1.9
0.7
0.3
0.1
1.9
4.7
40.5
0.4
2.1
18.9
1.3
1.4
92.3
51.9
0.7
1.2
0.7
261
99
35
12
5
1
12
26
-42
6Kia Nurse
K. Nurse
117.2
2026
21
11.4
5.0
1.1
0.6
0.3
0.0
1.4
3.8
37.5
1.0
2.8
34.5
1.2
1.3
92.9
57.4
0.2
0.9
0.4
240
106
23
13
6
0
9
28
-47
7Erica Wheeler
E. Wheeler
116.9
2026
20
27.3
7.6
1.8
4.9
1.1
0.1
2.8
8.0
34.6
1.0
4.0
24.1
1.2
1.4
85.2
44.5
0.4
1.4
2.0
545
152
35
97
21
2
40
57
-47
8Nyadiew Puoch
N. Puoch
116.1
2026
20
17.3
3.3
1.7
0.9
0.7
0.2
1.3
4.3
30.2
0.4
2.1
16.7
0.4
0.7
53.8
36.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
346
66
33
17
14
3
13
40
-63
9Maria Conde
M. Conde
115.7
2026
21
25.4
8.2
4.7
2.0
0.4
0.1
2.7
7.9
34.5
1.6
4.1
39.1
1.1
1.3
85.7
48.5
1.0
3.6
1.5
534
172
98
42
8
3
32
41
-56
10Megan Gustafson
M. Gustafson
115.0
2026
21
22.2
11.9
3.9
1.0
0.4
0.6
4.6
8.5
54.2
1.2
3.0
40.3
1.5
1.8
83.8
64.0
1.2
2.6
0.6
466
250
81
22
8
12
12
61
-109
11Teja Oblak
T. Oblak
114.5
2026
15
13.4
5.7
1.8
3.0
0.6
0.0
2.3
4.8
47.2
0.8
1.7
48.0
0.4
0.5
75.0
56.9
0.7
1.1
2.5
201
86
27
45
9
0
37
23
-9
12Brittney Sykes
B. Sykes
114.3
2026
15
31.8
20.1
3.8
3.5
1.3
0.5
6.4
15.2
42.1
1.1
3.9
27.1
6.2
6.9
89.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
2.3
477
301
57
52
20
7
35
39
-26
13Marina Mabrey
M. Mabrey
114.3
2026
20
29.1
20.6
3.7
3.7
1.1
0.4
6.9
15.4
44.8
3.4
8.6
39.2
3.5
4.0
86.3
60.0
0.8
3.0
3.0
581
412
74
74
22
8
60
47
-38
14Luisa Geiselsöder
L. Geiselsöder
114.0
2026
17
18.3
5.3
2.9
1.5
0.4
0.5
1.9
5.4
34.8
0.9
2.8
31.3
0.6
0.8
84.6
46.0
0.6
2.3
1.0
311
90
49
26
7
8
17
49
-23
15Kiki Rice
K. Rice
113.7
2026
10
26.7
12.7
4.7
2.6
1.0
0.1
4.0
7.5
53.3
0.9
2.3
39.1
3.8
4.5
84.4
67.0
1.2
3.5
1.3
267
127
47
26
10
1
13
28
+33
16Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
112.8
2026
18
25.6
8.3
2.8
2.2
1.6
0.3
2.9
8.4
34.9
1.1
3.9
26.8
1.3
1.4
96.0
45.7
0.7
2.2
1.8
460
149
51
40
28
6
33
58
-65
17Rachel Banham
R. Banham
112.8
2026
18
14.6
4.6
0.9
0.9
0.2
0.3
1.6
4.6
34.1
1.1
3.4
30.6
0.4
0.5
88.9
48.3
0.1
0.8
1.1
262
83
17
17
4
6
19
27
-14
18Sarah Ashlee Barker
S. Ashlee Barker
112.7
2026
21
25.4
10.9
4.4
2.3
0.9
0.4
4.2
8.6
48.9
1.4
3.6
40.0
1.0
1.4
75.9
59.1
0.8
3.6
2.1
534
228
92
49
18
9
45
54
-65
19Jovana Nogic
J. Nogic
112.7
2026
16
20.2
10.4
1.1
1.6
0.6
0.0
3.1
7.4
42.0
2.0
4.8
42.1
2.1
2.4
89.5
61.2
0.4
0.6
1.4
323
166
17
26
10
0
23
36
+8
20Lexi Held
L. Held
112.7
2026
TOT
21
16.9
5.6
1.4
1.3
0.5
0.1
2.0
5.0
39.4
1.0
2.3
40.8
0.7
0.8
93.8
52.7
0.4
1.0
1.0
355
117
29
28
10
3
21
31
+25
21Bridget Carleton
B. Carleton
112.2
2026
20
30.4
13.9
3.6
1.8
1.7
0.5
4.4
11.1
39.8
2.4
6.6
36.4
2.7
3.0
89.8
56.1
0.7
3.0
1.5
607
277
72
36
33
9
29
48
-119
22Teonni Key
T. Key
111.9
2026
20
9.7
2.0
1.9
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.8
41.7
0.2
0.6
25.0
0.3
0.6
54.5
47.7
0.8
1.1
0.6
194
39
37
9
7
11
12
32
-51
23Julie Allemand
J. Allemand
111.9
2026
15
27.9
6.4
2.9
5.2
1.7
0.5
2.5
4.5
54.4
1.0
2.7
37.5
0.5
0.5
87.5
67.1
0.1
2.7
1.5
419
96
43
78
25
7
23
30
+25
24Serah Williams
S. Williams
111.7
2026
17
10.9
3.1
2.6
0.4
0.4
0.2
1.1
2.5
44.2
0.1
0.1
50.0
0.8
1.6
51.9
48.3
0.9
1.8
0.5
186
53
45
7
6
4
9
30
-20
25Kahleah Copper
K. Copper
111.7
2026
21
32.6
20.8
3.8
1.8
0.7
0.1
6.6
16.1
41.0
1.7
6.3
27.1
5.8
7.2
80.3
53.7
0.7
3.1
2.5
684
436
80
37
15
2
53
51
-63
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/44TG and defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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91-80
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107-104
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99-66

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