Teresa Weatherspoon won the Defensive Player of the Year award in her rookie season in her first season.
| NAME | DPOY | 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 |  | T. Weatherspoon | 1 | 1997 | 28 | 32.9 | 7.0 | 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 | |
| 2 |  | Y. Griffith | 1 | 1999 | 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 |
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| 1 | 12 | 3 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 1.0 | |
| 3 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.0 | |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5.0 | |
| 9 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.0 | |
| 11 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 7.5 | |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8.5 | |
| 14 | 3 | 13 | .188 | 9.5 | |
| 15 | 2 | 14 | .125 | 10.5 |
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