Lauren Jackson has averaged the most points per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 23.8 per game in 2007.

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most ppg by a dpoy in a regular season by a player

	NAME	PPG	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	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	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	23.8	1	2007	SEA	31	32.9	9.7	1.3	1.0	2.0	8.3	16.0	51.9	1.6	3.9	40.2	5.6	6.4	88.3	63.3	2.6	7.1	1.8	1,020	739	300	40	31	63	56	93	+244
2	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	23.4	1	2025	LVA	40	31.2	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	1,247	937	407	122	64	92	87	75	+292
3	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	22.8	1	2023	LVA	40	30.7	9.5	1.6	1.4	2.2	8.4	15.0	55.7	0.2	0.7	31.0	5.8	7.2	81.2	62.7	2.1	7.5	1.6	1,228	912	380	64	56	89	62	85	+487
4	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	20.7	1	2000	HOU	31	35.2	6.3	3.8	2.8	1.1	7.9	15.6	50.6	1.1	2.9	37.4	3.8	4.7	82.1	58.7	1.3	5.0	2.6	1,091	643	195	119	87	33	82	67	+399
5	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	20.4	1	2024	MIN	34	34.7	9.7	3.4	1.9	1.4	7.9	16.0	49.2	0.9	2.9	31.0	3.7	4.6	80.4	56.5	2.2	7.5	2.1	1,181	694	330	115	65	48	70	87	+312
6	Sylvia Fowles S. Fowles	20.0	1	2011	CHI	34	34.6	10.2	0.6	1.2	2.0	7.7	13.1	59.1	0.0	0.0		4.5	5.9	76.6	63.7	2.9	7.3	2.8	1,175	680	347	22	41	68	96	85	-35
7	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	19.5	1	2022	LVA	36	30.0	9.4	2.1	1.4	1.9	7.2	14.4	50.1	0.9	2.3	37.3	4.2	5.2	81.3	58.5	1.8	7.6	1.7	1,080	703	339	75	52	70	61	76	+313
8	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	18.8	1	1999	SAC	29	33.7	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
9	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	18.5	1	2002	HOU	32	36.1	4.9	3.3	2.8	0.7	6.9	15.9	43.4	0.7	2.5	28.7	4.0	4.8	82.5	51.3	0.9	4.0	2.7	1,154	592	158	107	88	23	87	50	+188
10	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	18.2	1	2010	IND	34	31.4	7.1	4.0	2.3	0.9	6.1	12.6	48.4	1.4	3.1	44.8	4.6	5.4	84.9	60.7	1.7	5.4	2.7	1,068	618	242	135	77	30	93	93	+187
11	Natasha Howard N. Howard	18.1	1	2019	SEA	34	31.4	8.2	2.1	2.2	1.7	6.7	15.2	43.9	0.9	3.1	30.8	3.8	4.6	81.0	52.3	2.7	5.5	2.9	1,066	614	279	73	74	59	99	100	+145
12	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	17.6	1	2004	LAS	34	33.8	9.9	2.6	1.5	2.9	6.6	13.3	49.4	0.2	0.6	27.3	4.3	6.0	71.2	55.2	1.8	8.1	3.2	1,148	598	336	88	50	98	110	130	+123
13	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	17.4	1	2012	IND	34	30.5	7.6	3.1	2.1	0.9	5.9	13.6	43.2	1.5	3.9	37.9	4.1	4.8	86.4	55.2	1.8	5.8	1.7	1,036	590	258	107	70	29	59	84	+177
14	Sylvia Fowles S. Fowles	16.3	1	2013	CHI	32	31.3	11.5	0.4	0.9	2.4	6.2	10.6	58.6	0.0	0.0		3.9	5.7	68.5	62.3	3.7	7.9	2.1	1,001	520	369	12	29	78	66	66	+263
15	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	16.2	1	2006	IND	32	33.4	7.5	3.7	2.9	1.1	5.1	12.4	40.7	1.0	3.3	29.9	5.1	6.3	80.7	53.3	2.1	5.3	2.5	1,070	519	239	119	93	34	79	90	+152
16	Sylvia Fowles S. Fowles	16.0	1	2021	MIN	31	30.1	10.1	1.4	1.8	1.8	6.7	10.5	64.0	0.0	0.0		2.6	3.4	75.5	66.7	2.1	8.0	2.3	934	496	312	44	56	56	72	79	+97
17	Brittney Griner B. Griner	15.6	1	2014	PHX	34	30.9	8.0	1.6	0.6	3.8	6.4	11.1	57.8	0.0	0.0		2.7	3.4	80.2	61.7	1.8	6.1	1.9	1,051	531	271	56	22	129	65	109	+354
18	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	15.6	1	2003	HOU	31	34.9	4.6	3.9	2.5	0.8	5.6	14.0	40.3	0.8	2.5	30.4	3.5	4.0	88.7	49.5	1.0	3.6	2.4	1,081	484	143	121	77	26	73	48	+95
19	Brittney Griner B. Griner	15.1	1	2015	PHX	26	30.3	8.1	1.3	0.3	4.0	5.7	10.0	56.5	0.0	0.0		3.8	4.9	77.3	62.1	1.7	6.4	2.2	787	393	210	34	8	105	56	71	+100
20	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	15.1	1	2008	LAS	33	32.1	8.9	2.4	1.5	2.9	5.7	12.3	46.3	0.1	0.5	23.5	3.5	5.4	66.1	51.4	2.5	6.3	3.6	1,059	497	293	80	49	97	119	117	+71
21	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	15.1	1	2009	IND	34	31.9	7.2	3.1	2.9	0.5	4.6	12.0	38.6	1.2	3.6	32.8	4.6	5.3	87.3	52.6	2.5	4.7	2.6	1,084	512	245	107	99	18	88	92	+171
22	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	14.7	1	2005	IND	34	34.5	7.8	4.2	2.6	0.5	4.6	12.1	38.3	1.0	3.6	28.5	4.5	5.7	78.8	50.6	2.0	5.7	2.7	1,173	501	264	143	90	16	91	96	+91
23	Candace Parker C. Parker	14.7	1	2020	LAS	22	30.0	9.7	4.6	1.2	1.2	5.6	11.0	51.0	0.9	2.2	39.6	2.6	3.5	73.1	58.4	1.7	8.0	2.9	660	324	214	101	26	27	64	51	+103
24	Sylvia Fowles S. Fowles	13.9	1	2016	MIN	34	28.6	8.5	1.2	1.3	1.8	5.4	9.0	59.5	0.0	0.0		3.2	4.5	71.7	63.4	2.5	6.1	1.9	971	473	290	42	45	61	63	101	+217
25	Alanna Smith A. Smith	9.6	1	2025	MIN	42	26.5	5.1	2.9	1.3	1.9	3.8	7.9	48.5	1.3	3.8	32.9	0.7	1.5	47.7	56.3	1.5	3.5	1.5	1,114	404	214	121	55	80	65	116	+236

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4	Wings	14	8	.636	2.0
5	Sparks	9	11	.450	6.0
6	Fire	9	13	.409	7.0
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8	Storm	6	18	.250	11.0

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Sun 7/12	SEA	@	WAS	3:00 PM
Wed 7/15	SEA	@	CHI	12:00 PM
Fri 7/17	SEA	@	IND	7:30 PM
Mon 7/20	MIN	@	SEA	10:00 PM
Wed 7/22	MIN	@	SEA	3:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

26.1

Wilson

23.9

Plum

22.5

Mitchell

RPG Leaders

11.7

Reese

11.5

Shepard

9.4

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.2

Thomas

7.9

Clark

7.3

Gray

SPG Leaders

2.6

Howard

2.2

Lacan

2.1

Canada

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.9

Stokes

1.9

Engstler

3PM Leaders

3.4

Howard

3.4

Mabrey

2.6

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.4

Carter

67.1

Allemand

67.0

Rice

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ORtg Rankings

112.0

111.9

111.6

110.7

110.5

109.9

DRtg Rankings

100.1

100.9

103.2

103.7

105.4

105.5

NetRtg Rankings

11.5

7.1

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997.6

Wilson

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Stewart

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985.5

Wilson

851.5

Shepard

840

Stewart

USG% Leaders

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Wilson

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Clark

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Malonga

MPG Leaders

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Howard

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Citron

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Plum

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.30

Boston

1.25

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.32

Boston

1.31

Clark

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7-7

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3	Valkyries	16	7	.696	0.5
4	Wings	14	8	.636	2.0
5	Liberty	13	9	.591	3.0
6	Dream	13	9	.591	3.0
7	Fever	13	9	.591	3.0
8	Mystics	10	10	.500	5.0
9	Sparks	9	11	.450	6.0
10	Tempo	9	12	.429	6.5
11	Fire	9	13	.409	7.0
12	Mercury	8	15	.348	8.5
13	Sky	7	14	.333	8.5
14	Storm	6	18	.250	11.0
15	Sun	5	17	.227	11.0

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Fri 5/8	WAS	@	TOR	68-65
Fri 5/8	CON	@	NYL	75-106
Fri 5/8	GSV	@	SEA	91-80
Sat 5/9	DAL	@	IND	107-104
Sat 5/9	PHX	@	LVA	99-66

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/10	DAL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 7/10	GSV	@	CON	7:30 PM
Fri 7/10	CHI	@	LAS	10:00 PM
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Lauren Jackson has averaged the most points per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 23.8 per game in 2007.

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

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985.5

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