most defensive contributions per minute last season

Kelsey Plum had a PER of 18.1 in 2025.

Interpreted as:
most defensive contributions per minute by a player last season
NAMEMINPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kelsey Plum
K. Plum
1,508
18.1
2025
43
35.1
19.5
3.1
5.7
1.2
0.1
6.1
14.4
42.2
2.3
6.5
35.5
5.1
5.7
89.3
57.8
0.2
2.8
3.0
839
132
247
53
4
131
117
-71
2Allisha Gray
A. Gray
1,451
19.7
2025
42
34.5
18.4
5.3
3.5
1.1
0.4
5.9
13.0
45.1
2.3
6.1
38.4
4.4
5.5
79.9
59.8
0.9
4.5
1.8
773
223
147
45
15
74
109
+267
3Sonia Citron
S. Citron
1,415
16.4
2025
44
32.2
14.9
4.0
2.4
1.3
0.4
5.1
10.8
47.0
1.8
4.1
44.5
3.0
3.4
87.2
60.9
0.7
3.3
2.1
657
174
104
55
17
91
94
-109
4Gabby Williams
G. Williams
1,391
15.7
2025
44
31.6
11.6
4.3
4.2
2.3
0.5
4.5
10.7
42.2
1.1
3.7
30.5
1.5
1.7
85.3
50.8
0.5
3.8
1.9
510
189
185
99
21
84
64
+155
5Kelsey Mitchell
K. Mitchell
1,381
19.9
2025
44
31.4
20.2
1.8
3.4
0.9
0.2
7.2
15.7
45.6
2.5
6.4
39.4
3.4
4.3
78.4
57.4
0.4
1.3
1.8
890
77
150
39
7
78
88
+151
6Dearica Hamby
D. Hamby
1,374
23.8
2025
44
31.2
18.4
7.9
3.3
1.6
0.5
7.4
12.9
57.2
0.3
1.2
27.8
3.4
5.4
62.7
60.5
2.6
5.4
2.7
811
349
144
69
21
117
119
+22
7Chelsea Gray
C. Gray
1,368
15.4
2025
44
31.1
11.2
3.9
5.4
1.4
0.6
3.8
8.8
43.9
1.4
3.9
36.8
2.1
2.4
88.5
57.2
0.6
3.4
2.8
493
173
239
62
28
125
89
+168
8Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
1,359
21.9
2025
44
30.9
18.3
7.0
2.3
1.1
0.4
7.3
14.0
51.9
1.5
4.1
36.7
2.2
2.7
82.2
60.0
1.3
5.7
1.9
803
309
99
50
18
85
83
+138
9Skylar Diggins
S. Diggins
1,343
18.8
2025
43
31.2
15.5
2.5
6.0
1.2
0.8
5.3
12.5
42.3
1.4
4.0
36.5
3.5
4.4
78.8
53.6
0.6
1.9
2.1
667
108
258
52
35
91
101
+182
10Jackie Young
J. Young
1,336
22.3
2025
44
30.4
16.5
4.5
5.1
1.3
0.4
5.9
12.4
47.5
1.8
5.1
35.9
2.9
3.2
89.4
59.6
1.2
3.3
2.2
727
196
226
57
18
98
106
+237
11Aliyah Boston
A. Boston
1,327
22.7
2025
44
30.2
15.0
8.2
3.7
1.2
0.9
6.2
11.5
53.8
0.1
0.7
20.7
2.5
3.3
76.2
58.0
2.4
5.8
1.8
660
361
163
52
41
81
136
+185
12Veronica Burton
V. Burton
1,292
19.3
2025
44
29.4
11.9
4.4
6.0
1.1
0.6
3.4
8.8
38.7
1.4
4.0
34.5
3.8
4.3
87.8
56.1
1.1
3.2
2.1
525
192
265
50
27
94
103
+97
13Courtney Williams
C. Williams
1,260
17.9
2025
44
28.6
13.6
4.9
6.2
1.3
0.3
5.6
13.2
42.8
1.3
3.4
38.9
1.0
1.2
84.9
49.6
0.5
4.4
2.3
599
216
271
55
14
101
86
+321
14Azurá Stevens
A. Stevens
1,249
20.2
2025
44
28.4
12.8
8.0
2.1
1.2
1.1
4.6
9.7
47.8
1.7
4.4
38.1
1.8
2.3
79.0
59.6
1.7
6.3
1.5
561
352
94
54
47
64
98
-92
15A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
1,247
33.4
2025
40
31.2
23.4
10.2
3.1
1.6
2.3
8.3
16.5
50.5
0.6
1.5
42.4
6.2
7.3
85.5
59.6
2.3
7.9
2.2
937
407
122
64
92
87
75
+292
16Jewell Loyd
J. Loyd
1,245
13.4
2025
44
28.3
11.2
3.2
1.8
1.2
0.3
3.8
9.7
38.9
2.3
6.0
38.2
1.3
1.6
83.1
53.6
1.1
2.1
1.2
491
142
81
52
11
53
85
+119
17Bridget Carleton
B. Carleton
1,227
10
2025
44
27.9
6.5
3.6
2.0
0.8
0.3
2.3
5.8
40.2
1.4
3.8
37.3
0.4
0.6
72.0
53.8
0.9
2.7
0.8
285
158
89
37
12
33
83
+302
18Tina Charles
T. Charles
1,222
17.7
2025
43
28.4
16.3
5.8
1.7
0.8
0.4
6.0
13.8
43.8
0.3
1.1
26.1
3.9
4.6
85.7
51.5
1.4
4.3
1.9
700
248
74
33
19
82
89
-406
19Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
1,221
25.1
2025
39
31.3
15.4
8.8
9.2
1.6
0.4
6.2
11.6
53.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.0
4.3
69.2
56.8
1.6
7.2
3.5
599
344
357
62
17
135
82
+193
20Kayla McBride
K. McBride
1,220
16
2025
39
31.3
14.2
2.3
3.5
1.3
0.1
4.6
11.0
41.6
2.6
6.7
39.5
2.4
2.7
90.5
58.4
0.3
2.0
1.7
554
89
137
49
3
67
52
+296
21Ezi Magbegor
E. Magbegor
1,203
16.1
2025
44
27.3
8.0
6.2
2.1
0.7
2.2
3.2
6.5
49.3
0.3
1.1
29.2
1.3
1.9
68.7
54.7
1.9
4.3
1.0
353
272
92
30
96
43
126
+56
22Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
1,199
22.2
2025
36
33.3
19.2
3.9
5.4
1.6
0.5
7.2
15.1
47.7
1.1
3.3
33.1
3.8
4.2
88.8
56.7
0.7
3.3
2.0
692
142
194
57
18
72
82
-104
23Sabrina Ionescu
S. Ionescu
1,194
20.4
2025
38
31.4
18.2
4.9
5.7
1.3
0.4
6.1
15.1
40.1
2.1
7.1
29.9
4.0
4.3
93.3
53.7
0.8
4.1
2.6
693
185
216
48
16
100
63
+150
24Brittney Sykes
B. Sykes
1,194
13.4
2025
TOT
39
30.6
14.1
3.2
4.0
1.2
0.4
4.5
11.7
38.1
0.8
2.6
30.4
4.4
5.6
78.1
49.7
0.5
2.6
2.5
550
123
155
48
14
98
99
+6
25Natasha Cloud
N. Cloud
1,191
14.2
2025
41
29.0
10.1
3.7
5.1
1.2
0.3
3.7
8.5
43.3
1.3
3.8
33.8
1.5
1.7
87.0
54.6
0.3
3.3
1.9
414
151
211
49
14
77
119
+128
StatMuse has season-level data for PER and minutes played going back to the 1997 season.

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Sun
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Tue
9/22
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Thu
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@
10:00 PM
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2
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.725
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.600
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.400
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Sky Sky - e
15
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.375
16.0
11
15
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.375
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14
26
.350
17.0
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Tempo Tempo - e
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.275
20.0
14
Sun Sun - e
10
30
.250
21.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
32
.200
23.0

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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@
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