highest defensive rating in 2026

Kia Nurse has the worst defensive rating this season, with a 120.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games by a player in 2026
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kia Nurse
K. Nurse
120.6
2026
29
12.2
4.6
1.1
0.9
0.3
0.0
1.3
3.9
33.6
0.8
2.7
30.4
1.1
1.2
94.3
51.8
0.2
0.9
0.3
355
133
31
25
8
0
9
34
-118
2Chance Gray
C. Gray
119.2
2026
25
10.6
3.0
1.1
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.9
2.4
38.3
0.6
1.8
35.6
0.5
0.6
85.7
55.9
0.2
0.9
0.7
264
74
28
21
3
0
18
22
-109
3Carla Leite
C. Leite
118.9
2026
28
26.0
15.5
2.3
6.2
0.6
0.0
4.7
10.5
44.6
0.8
2.1
36.7
5.4
6.1
88.8
59.0
0.7
1.6
3.4
727
435
63
174
17
1
96
75
-58
4Maria Conde
M. Conde
118.5
2026
29
27.0
9.1
4.7
2.5
0.5
0.1
3.1
8.5
36.6
1.7
4.6
36.1
1.2
1.4
87.8
50.0
1.0
3.7
1.5
782
264
136
73
14
4
44
58
-131
5Karlie Samuelson
K. Samuelson
118.0
2026
18
14.9
4.4
1.2
0.9
0.4
0.2
1.3
3.1
41.1
0.9
2.7
34.7
0.9
0.9
94.1
62.2
0.4
0.8
0.3
268
79
22
17
8
3
6
26
-64
6Kelsey Plum
K. Plum
117.7
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
7Marina Mabrey
M. Mabrey
117.5
2026
27
29.4
20.9
3.5
3.7
1.0
0.4
6.9
15.5
44.2
3.2
8.3
38.7
4.0
4.5
88.5
59.8
0.6
2.9
3.2
795
565
95
101
28
10
87
69
-114
8Nyadiew Puoch
N. Puoch
117.5
2026
29
16.9
3.4
1.8
0.7
0.6
0.1
1.3
3.8
35.5
0.3
1.7
18.0
0.4
0.7
60.0
41.7
0.8
1.0
0.6
489
99
51
19
17
3
17
59
-83
9Frieda Buhner
F. Buhner
117.4
2026
27
15.0
6.2
2.0
0.7
0.4
0.1
2.0
4.6
44.0
0.7
2.2
33.3
1.4
1.6
90.5
58.5
0.7
1.4
0.8
406
168
55
20
10
2
22
46
-63
10Rae Burrell
R. Burrell
117.3
2026
28
28.4
13.4
2.3
2.3
0.8
0.5
4.6
10.0
45.9
1.5
3.8
39.6
2.6
3.3
79.6
58.1
0.6
1.8
2.3
794
374
65
64
22
15
65
51
-126
11Brittney Sykes
B. Sykes
117.0
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
12Erica Wheeler
E. Wheeler
117.0
2026
28
28.0
9.1
1.9
5.4
1.1
0.1
3.3
8.6
37.9
1.2
4.3
27.7
1.4
1.6
86.7
48.9
0.3
1.5
2.0
783
254
52
150
31
2
55
84
-28
13Kiki Rice
K. Rice
116.9
2026
13
25.7
11.8
4.5
2.7
0.8
0.2
3.8
7.8
48.0
0.8
2.5
34.4
3.4
4.0
84.6
61.3
1.2
3.3
1.6
334
153
59
35
11
2
21
41
+3
14Megan DiLeo
M. DiLeo
115.9
2026
28
23.4
12.8
4.0
1.0
0.4
0.6
5.0
9.3
54.2
1.3
3.4
37.9
1.4
1.7
85.1
63.8
1.2
2.8
0.7
655
358
111
28
12
18
19
75
-106
15Luisa Geiselsöder
L. Geiselsöder
115.5
2026
21
16.6
4.5
2.6
1.3
0.3
0.4
1.6
4.8
33.0
0.8
2.6
29.1
0.6
0.7
80.0
44.1
0.5
2.1
0.9
348
94
55
27
7
8
19
53
-26
16Julie Allemand
J. Allemand
115.5
2026
23
29.2
6.6
3.2
5.5
1.5
0.5
2.5
4.6
55.2
1.2
2.9
41.8
0.3
0.3
87.5
69.6
0.2
3.0
1.7
671
151
73
127
34
11
40
43
-66
17Teja Oblak
T. Oblak
115.3
2026
24
13.0
6.0
1.5
2.8
0.7
0.0
2.3
5.2
45.2
0.8
2.0
38.8
0.5
0.7
75.0
54.6
0.5
1.0
2.6
313
143
35
66
16
0
62
39
-51
18Laura Juškaitė
L. Juškaitė
115.1
2026
29
24.4
10.0
3.9
1.7
1.2
0.2
3.5
7.3
47.9
1.1
2.9
36.5
1.9
2.4
80.0
59.7
1.0
2.9
1.8
708
291
112
48
36
7
51
105
-41
19Nyara Sabally
N. Sabally
114.7
2026
20
23.6
12.0
4.8
1.7
0.9
0.9
4.4
8.1
54.0
0.8
1.8
41.7
2.5
3.5
72.5
62.4
1.6
3.2
1.4
472
239
96
33
17
18
27
60
-51
20Lexi Held
L. Held
114.6
2026
TOT
29
15.9
5.0
1.2
1.4
0.4
0.1
1.8
4.7
38.7
0.8
2.2
33.8
0.6
0.6
94.4
50.0
0.4
0.8
0.9
462
145
35
42
11
4
26
38
-32
21Isabelle Harrison
I. Harrison
114.1
2026
17
23.6
13.2
6.1
1.5
0.7
0.6
5.1
10.2
50.3
0.9
2.2
39.5
2.1
2.9
71.4
57.6
1.7
4.4
1.6
402
224
104
26
12
11
28
47
-98
22Jovana Nogic
J. Nogic
114.0
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
23Zia Cooke
Z. Cooke
113.8
2026
31
14.9
7.5
1.8
0.9
0.3
0.0
2.4
6.9
34.3
0.9
2.7
32.1
1.9
2.4
79.5
47.1
0.5
1.3
1.1
463
231
55
28
9
0
33
46
-91
24Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
113.7
2026
26
27.7
9.5
3.0
2.8
1.5
0.4
3.4
8.9
38.4
1.3
4.3
30.1
1.4
1.4
97.3
49.9
0.7
2.2
1.8
720
248
77
74
40
11
48
79
-44
25Sarah Ashlee Barker
S. Ashlee Barker
113.5
2026
26
24.7
10.7
4.5
2.4
0.9
0.3
4.2
8.3
50.2
1.4
3.5
40.0
1.0
1.3
74.3
60.3
0.8
3.7
2.0
642
278
117
62
23
9
52
64
-51
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8/18
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79

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2
20
9
.690
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3
20
9
.690
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4
18
10
.643
5.5
5
19
11
.633
5.5
6
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16
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19
.367
13.5
12
11
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19
.345
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23
.233
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25
.194
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5/17
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@
78-89
Sun
5/17
@
86-79

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