players who won dpoy mvp in the same season

Yolanda Griffith won the Defensive Player of the Year award in her rookie season in 1999.

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NAMEDPOYMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
1
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
2Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
1
1
2000
31
35.2
20.7
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
3Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
1
1
2002
32
36.1
18.5
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
4Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
1
1
2004
34
33.8
17.6
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
5Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
1
1
2007
31
32.9
23.8
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
6A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
1
1
2022
36
30.0
19.5
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
7A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
1
1
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
1,247
937
407
122
64
92
87
75
+292
StatMuse has season-level data for Defensive Player of the Year awards and MVP awards going back to the 1997 season.

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