top 20 in defensive rating 2026

Ashten Prechtel has the lowest defensive rating this season with a defensive rating above 0.0, with a 93.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
top 20 in defensive rating by a player 2026
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ashten Prechtel
A. Prechtel
93.3
2026
4
8.8
2.8
2.5
0.8
0.3
0.8
0.8
1.8
42.9
0.5
1.3
40.0
0.8
0.8
100.0
66.1
0.5
2.0
1.8
35
11
10
3
1
3
7
10
+7
2Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
95.5
2026
38
22.2
3.7
5.5
1.2
0.6
1.7
1.5
3.4
43.5
0.5
1.7
29.7
0.2
0.4
46.7
50.9
1.1
4.4
0.5
843
140
210
47
23
66
19
88
+63
3Laeticia Amihere
L. Amihere
96.5
2026
34
11.2
3.3
3.1
1.0
0.4
0.8
1.2
2.6
47.1
0.1
0.4
41.7
0.7
1.3
53.3
52.0
1.3
1.9
0.7
381
111
106
33
13
26
25
54
+85
4Indya Nivar
I. Nivar
97.2
2026
20
3.1
0.9
0.9
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.9
38.9
0.1
0.2
66.7
0.1
0.7
7.7
35.8
0.2
0.7
0.2
61
17
17
7
5
2
4
15
+8
5Joyner Holmes
J. Holmes
98.7
2026
1
15.0
2.0
5.0
1.0
0.0
3.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
1.0
4.0
2.0
15
2
5
1
0
3
2
1
-2
6Gabby Williams
G. Williams
98.7
2026
37
24.8
14.3
3.3
2.2
1.6
0.2
5.1
12.6
40.7
1.7
5.0
34.6
2.3
3.2
72.6
51.0
0.6
2.6
1.6
917
529
122
81
61
6
58
48
+107
7Teaira McCowan
T. McCowan
99.1
2026
10
6.8
1.4
2.4
0.3
0.1
0.5
0.7
1.5
46.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
42.9
0.5
1.9
0.6
68
14
24
3
1
5
6
19
+42
8Shakira Austin
S. Austin
99.4
2026
38
29.6
16.8
9.4
2.5
0.7
1.3
6.1
12.5
48.5
0.4
1.3
34.7
4.2
5.7
72.9
55.8
2.0
7.4
2.9
1,125
638
357
94
27
51
110
70
+41
9Liatu King
L. King
100.1
2026
8
9.1
3.0
2.9
0.0
0.4
0.5
1.1
2.0
56.3
0.3
0.8
33.3
0.5
1.3
40.0
58.8
1.0
1.9
0.6
73
24
23
0
3
4
5
13
-13
10Kaila Charles
K. Charles
100.3
2026
39
19.4
6.0
4.3
1.3
0.7
0.2
2.3
5.4
41.9
0.6
2.2
29.1
0.9
1.1
77.3
51.2
1.5
2.8
0.9
756
235
169
50
29
8
36
90
+186
11Angel Reese
A. Reese
100.3
2026
37
31.4
16.1
12.4
2.7
1.8
0.7
5.7
13.1
43.7
0.2
1.4
18.0
4.5
6.1
73.8
51.3
5.1
7.3
3.2
1,161
597
458
100
68
25
117
141
+223
12Lauren Betts
L. Betts
100.5
2026
39
17.1
6.4
4.4
1.0
0.5
0.7
2.5
4.6
55.1
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.8
73.2
59.3
1.2
3.3
0.9
666
248
173
40
21
29
35
51
+6
13Veronica Burton
V. Burton
100.8
2026
39
28.4
12.4
3.5
5.8
1.5
0.4
4.1
9.4
43.3
1.4
3.9
36.8
2.8
3.5
81.5
56.8
1.2
2.3
1.4
1,108
482
136
226
58
15
55
105
+271
14Rori Harmon
R. Harmon
100.9
2026
12
5.8
1.0
0.7
0.9
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.9
36.4
0.1
0.4
20.0
0.3
0.3
75.0
47.0
0.0
0.7
1.0
70
12
8
11
5
0
12
12
-30
15Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
101.0
2026
11
30.0
18.1
7.4
2.8
1.4
1.0
6.7
13.3
50.7
1.7
3.6
47.5
2.9
3.4
86.5
61.3
1.2
6.2
2.3
330
199
81
31
15
11
25
19
+76
16Jaylyn Sherrod
J. Sherrod
101.1
2026
10
7.1
2.3
0.9
1.1
0.5
0.2
0.7
2.4
29.2
0.2
0.5
40.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
42.5
0.0
0.9
0.3
71
23
9
11
5
2
3
11
-8
17Angela Dugalić
A. Dugalić
101.1
2026
33
9.6
2.9
2.5
0.6
0.4
0.2
1.2
2.7
42.7
0.1
0.9
12.9
0.5
0.8
68.0
48.5
0.6
1.8
0.7
318
97
81
21
12
7
23
33
-98
18A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
101.3
2026
36
32.1
26.0
9.5
3.2
1.4
2.0
9.1
17.5
52.1
1.0
2.4
40.7
6.7
7.8
85.8
61.9
1.8
7.7
2.5
1,155
935
341
115
52
72
89
68
+284
19Tiffany Hayes
T. Hayes
101.3
2026
37
16.5
8.7
2.0
2.4
0.8
0.2
2.8
6.1
45.8
0.6
2.0
29.3
2.5
3.1
80.7
58.1
0.5
1.4
1.1
610
322
73
88
28
8
41
75
+121
20Cecilia Zandalasini
C. Zandalasini
101.4
2026
35
19.1
8.8
2.2
1.8
0.9
0.2
3.3
8.2
39.7
1.3
4.1
32.6
1.0
1.2
82.9
50.6
0.3
1.9
1.4
670
309
76
62
30
6
48
69
+106
21Miela Sowah
M. Sowah
101.5
2026
5
3.2
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.4
16
0
4
0
0
0
2
2
-20
22Natasha Howard
N. Howard
101.8
2026
39
29.3
15.0
7.7
3.3
1.7
0.9
6.2
10.4
59.0
0.1
0.4
20.0
2.6
3.7
71.5
62.3
3.4
4.4
2.5
1,143
586
302
127
65
36
99
135
+325
23Madina Okot
M. Okot
101.9
2026
37
9.5
5.6
3.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.2
3.8
57.7
0.0
0.2
12.5
1.2
1.5
76.8
62.4
1.2
2.3
1.3
350
208
129
10
12
11
48
62
-18
24Kiki Iriafen
K. Iriafen
102.2
2026
36
28.4
15.4
9.4
1.6
0.7
0.4
5.9
11.6
50.7
0.3
1.1
31.6
3.3
5.0
65.7
55.8
3.0
6.4
1.8
1,021
555
339
58
24
14
63
115
+48
25Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
102.5
2026
37
34.5
18.2
3.8
3.7
2.4
0.9
5.9
14.2
41.2
3.2
8.8
36.7
3.2
3.7
87.5
57.3
0.7
3.1
1.4
1,275
673
140
137
88
33
52
107
+176
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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1
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2
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.395
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Lynx Lynx - x
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2
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26
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Tempo Tempo - e
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.289
19.5
14
Sun Sun - e
10
28
.263
20.5
15
Storm Storm - e
8
31
.205
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WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

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