league top defensive ratings

Nia Coffey has the best defensive rating this season, with a 95.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
league top defensive ratings with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games by a player this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nia Coffey
N. Coffey
95.7
2026
18
26.9
8.9
6.0
2.3
1.2
1.4
3.4
6.9
49.6
1.7
4.1
42.5
0.3
0.5
66.7
62.4
1.2
4.8
0.8
485
161
108
42
21
26
15
47
+127
2Natasha Howard
N. Howard
96.1
2026
18
29.4
17.5
7.8
2.9
1.8
0.7
7.3
11.8
61.8
0.1
0.4
14.3
2.9
4.3
66.7
63.9
3.4
4.4
3.3
529
315
141
53
33
13
59
70
+196
3Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
97.1
2026
19
22.3
3.7
4.9
1.3
0.7
1.9
1.5
3.2
46.7
0.5
1.3
37.5
0.3
0.7
46.2
54.0
0.8
4.1
0.5
423
71
93
25
14
36
10
46
-12
4Anastasiia Olairi Kosu
A. Olairi Kosu
97.6
2026
17
11.8
4.2
2.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
1.6
3.5
47.5
0.1
0.1
50.0
0.8
0.9
87.5
53.8
1.3
1.2
0.8
200
71
42
11
11
10
13
24
+54
5Olivia Miles
O. Miles
98.3
2026
18
30.6
18.6
4.9
5.6
1.4
0.8
6.6
12.7
52.2
1.1
3.3
33.3
4.3
4.8
88.5
62.9
0.5
4.4
3.4
551
335
88
101
25
15
61
55
+188
6Laeticia Amihere
L. Amihere
98.4
2026
15
11.1
3.8
3.4
1.1
0.3
0.9
1.3
3.0
42.2
0.2
0.3
75.0
1.1
2.0
53.3
49.0
1.5
1.9
0.7
167
57
51
17
5
13
11
23
+51
7Courtney Williams
C. Williams
99.2
2026
18
30.1
16.1
5.3
4.1
1.2
0.4
6.9
14.6
47.1
1.3
3.2
42.1
0.9
1.1
85.0
53.2
0.6
4.7
1.8
541
289
96
73
21
8
32
30
+133
8Shakira Austin
S. Austin
99.6
2026
16
27.9
13.3
8.9
2.7
0.8
1.1
4.6
10.4
44.0
0.4
1.0
37.5
3.8
5.3
70.6
52.1
1.7
7.3
3.4
446
212
143
43
12
18
55
33
-37
9Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
99.7
2026
18
32.9
19.4
8.8
3.0
1.4
1.4
6.3
14.1
45.1
0.6
3.0
20.4
6.2
7.2
85.4
56.4
1.4
7.3
2.3
593
350
158
54
25
25
41
45
+97
10Aziaha James
A. James
99.9
2026
18
13.4
7.7
2.8
1.7
1.2
0.2
2.9
6.9
41.6
0.5
2.0
25.0
1.4
1.9
73.5
49.3
0.7
2.1
0.7
241
138
50
31
22
4
12
34
+24
11Kayla McBride
K. McBride
100.3
2026
18
31.2
14.5
4.1
2.6
1.6
0.2
4.8
11.7
41.4
1.9
5.7
33.0
2.9
3.3
88.3
55.2
0.7
3.4
1.4
561
261
74
47
28
3
26
36
+152
12Maya Caldwell
M. Caldwell
100.4
2026
18
14.5
4.6
2.2
1.1
0.6
0.3
1.6
4.4
35.0
0.8
2.0
38.9
0.7
0.7
92.3
47.8
0.7
1.5
0.7
261
82
40
19
11
6
13
24
+88
13Madina Okot
M. Okot
100.7
2026
19
9.6
5.5
3.6
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.2
3.7
60.0
0.1
0.4
14.3
1.0
1.5
67.9
63.2
1.1
2.6
1.3
183
104
69
5
6
6
25
31
-28
14Angela Dugalić
A. Dugalić
100.8
2026
17
14.2
4.8
3.7
0.9
0.6
0.3
1.9
4.3
45.2
0.2
1.4
12.5
0.7
1.0
70.6
50.3
0.8
2.9
0.9
242
81
63
16
10
5
15
29
-44
15A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
100.9
2026
18
32.1
25.5
9.1
3.0
1.4
1.9
9.2
17.7
52.2
0.9
2.3
41.5
6.1
7.4
82.7
61.0
1.8
7.2
2.6
577
459
163
54
26
35
47
33
+116
16Angel Reese
A. Reese
101.0
2026
19
30.3
14.8
11.6
2.5
1.5
0.7
5.0
12.1
41.3
0.1
1.1
10.0
4.7
6.6
72.0
49.5
5.4
6.3
3.5
575
282
221
47
29
14
67
69
+72
17Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
101.1
2026
18
29.3
14.8
8.8
2.7
0.8
1.2
4.9
9.9
49.7
1.8
4.7
39.3
3.1
3.8
81.2
63.8
1.9
6.9
1.9
528
267
158
48
14
21
35
53
+54
18Gabby Williams
G. Williams
101.4
2026
19
26.5
16.3
3.8
2.4
1.6
0.2
5.6
13.3
42.3
1.9
5.3
35.6
3.1
4.2
74.7
53.7
0.9
2.9
1.6
504
309
73
45
30
4
31
24
+73
19Kiki Iriafen
K. Iriafen
101.5
2026
14
26.5
14.8
9.1
1.4
0.7
0.4
5.5
10.3
53.5
0.4
1.1
31.3
3.4
5.5
62.3
58.2
2.4
6.6
1.5
371
207
127
19
10
5
21
47
-27
20Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
101.8
2026
18
34.9
18.6
3.8
3.2
2.5
0.8
6.1
14.5
41.8
3.2
8.8
36.7
3.3
3.7
88.1
57.7
0.8
3.1
1.4
629
335
69
58
45
14
25
52
+64
21Aliyah Boston
A. Boston
101.9
2026
18
26.8
17.0
8.6
2.9
1.1
1.3
6.0
11.9
50.2
1.1
2.6
42.6
3.9
4.6
85.4
60.9
1.9
6.6
2.9
483
306
154
53
19
23
52
65
+64
22Kaila Charles
K. Charles
102.3
2026
19
19.1
5.5
4.7
1.2
0.5
0.3
2.0
5.3
37.6
0.7
2.4
28.9
0.8
1.1
75.0
47.4
1.5
3.2
1.1
362
104
89
23
10
6
20
46
+60
23Aneesah Morrow
A. Morrow
102.7
2026
16
23.8
11.0
9.9
1.6
0.9
0.4
4.3
11.0
39.2
0.9
3.4
25.5
1.5
2.3
64.9
45.8
2.9
6.9
1.9
381
176
158
25
15
7
30
31
-102
24Jordin Canada
J. Canada
103.0
2026
19
30.5
11.5
3.6
7.0
2.1
0.2
3.9
8.5
46.6
0.9
2.6
34.0
2.7
3.3
81.0
57.8
0.5
3.1
2.2
579
218
68
133
39
4
41
47
+115
25Dominique Malonga
D. Malonga
103.3
2026
12
26.4
17.4
7.6
1.3
0.9
1.3
7.0
13.8
50.9
0.8
1.8
40.9
2.7
3.8
69.6
56.4
1.8
5.8
2.5
317
209
91
16
11
16
30
36
-15
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