top 30 defensive rating

Kiah Stokes has the best defensive rating this season, with a 96.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
top 30 defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games by a player this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
96.7
2026
36
22.3
3.6
5.4
1.2
0.6
1.7
1.5
3.4
43.1
0.5
1.6
30.5
0.2
0.4
46.7
50.5
1.1
4.3
0.5
804
131
195
43
22
62
17
85
+36
2Laeticia Amihere
L. Amihere
97.1
2026
32
11.3
3.3
3.2
1.0
0.4
0.8
1.2
2.6
46.4
0.2
0.3
45.5
0.8
1.4
53.3
51.5
1.3
1.9
0.8
362
107
103
32
13
24
24
51
+80
3Shakira Austin
S. Austin
99.7
2026
37
29.6
16.9
9.5
2.5
0.7
1.4
6.2
12.6
48.8
0.5
1.3
34.7
4.2
5.8
72.3
55.9
2.0
7.5
3.0
1,094
627
350
93
26
50
110
69
+44
4Gabby Williams
G. Williams
99.8
2026
35
25.1
14.4
3.3
2.1
1.7
0.1
5.2
12.7
40.7
1.7
5.0
33.3
2.4
3.3
73.0
50.8
0.7
2.6
1.6
878
504
116
75
58
5
57
44
+91
5Angel 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
6Lauren Betts
L. Betts
100.8
2026
38
17.0
6.4
4.4
1.0
0.6
0.8
2.5
4.6
55.2
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.8
72.5
59.2
1.2
3.2
0.9
647
242
167
39
21
29
33
50
-1
7A'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
8Kaila Charles
K. Charles
101.3
2026
37
19.5
5.8
4.2
1.3
0.8
0.2
2.2
5.4
40.2
0.6
2.2
28.9
0.8
1.1
77.5
49.6
1.6
2.6
0.9
720
215
156
48
29
7
35
84
+155
9Veronica Burton
V. Burton
101.5
2026
37
28.7
12.5
3.5
5.6
1.5
0.4
4.1
9.4
43.1
1.5
3.9
37.0
2.9
3.6
81.8
56.9
1.2
2.4
1.5
1,061
462
131
206
57
15
55
101
+230
10Natasha 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
11Madina 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
12Cecilia Zandalasini
C. Zandalasini
102.2
2026
33
19.0
8.5
2.1
1.8
0.9
0.2
3.2
8.0
39.4
1.3
4.0
32.6
0.9
1.2
81.6
50.2
0.3
1.8
1.4
628
282
69
58
29
6
46
66
+78
13Rhyne 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
14Kiki Iriafen
K. Iriafen
102.5
2026
35
28.3
15.3
9.3
1.6
0.7
0.4
5.8
11.5
50.6
0.3
1.1
31.6
3.3
5.1
65.7
55.8
3.0
6.3
1.7
991
535
327
57
24
14
61
111
+38
15Tiffany Hayes
T. Hayes
102.5
2026
35
16.9
8.7
2.0
2.5
0.7
0.2
2.8
6.3
45.2
0.6
2.1
27.8
2.5
3.1
80.6
57.2
0.6
1.5
1.1
593
305
71
88
26
7
40
73
+108
16Nia Coffey
N. Coffey
102.6
2026
39
23.1
6.6
4.5
1.8
0.9
1.1
2.5
5.6
44.7
1.3
3.3
38.8
0.3
0.6
54.5
56.5
0.9
3.6
0.7
901
256
174
69
37
42
28
82
+145
17Aliyah Boston
A. Boston
102.7
2026
35
27.7
17.0
8.4
3.0
1.5
1.2
6.5
12.3
52.4
1.1
2.7
41.7
2.9
3.6
82.4
61.2
1.8
6.6
2.3
968
595
295
106
52
43
82
113
+195
18Kayla Thornton
K. Thornton
103.2
2026
37
24.3
7.9
4.6
0.7
0.6
0.2
2.6
7.1
36.3
1.5
4.5
34.5
1.2
1.4
92.0
51.6
1.3
3.3
0.7
900
293
171
26
23
8
25
75
+164
19Awak Kuier
A. Kuier
103.3
2026
36
17.6
6.0
3.7
1.0
0.6
1.5
2.3
4.7
48.2
0.7
2.0
33.3
0.8
1.1
70.7
57.8
0.8
2.9
1.0
635
215
133
36
20
54
35
61
+95
20Janelle Salaün
J. Salaün
103.4
2026
36
22.4
13.1
3.8
1.3
0.6
0.1
4.2
9.9
42.4
2.4
6.2
39.0
2.3
2.7
82.7
58.9
1.0
2.8
0.8
806
470
138
45
23
4
29
78
+150
21Aziaha James
A. James
103.4
2026
34
11.5
6.1
2.4
1.2
0.7
0.3
2.2
5.6
38.5
0.4
1.6
22.2
1.4
1.9
73.0
46.9
0.6
1.8
0.7
392
206
82
41
25
9
23
53
+36
22Dominique Malonga
D. Malonga
103.4
2026
29
26.1
17.0
8.9
1.7
0.9
1.5
6.7
13.7
48.7
0.7
2.2
31.3
3.0
4.0
75.7
55.2
2.6
6.3
2.8
757
493
257
49
26
43
82
86
-86
23Jordin Canada
J. Canada
104.2
2026
37
31.4
11.5
3.8
7.4
2.0
0.2
3.8
8.8
43.1
0.9
3.1
29.2
3.0
3.9
77.2
54.7
0.8
3.0
2.5
1,163
425
139
272
74
8
94
96
+259
24Alicia Flórez
A. Flórez
104.3
2026
29
12.5
3.3
1.5
2.0
0.6
0.1
1.2
3.8
31.5
0.3
1.5
18.2
0.7
1.2
52.8
38.2
0.4
1.1
1.1
363
97
44
59
17
4
32
44
-60
25Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
104.8
2026
37
33.2
20.8
8.1
3.3
1.3
1.4
7.1
15.2
46.8
0.8
3.1
25.7
5.8
6.8
84.5
57.1
1.5
6.6
2.1
1,228
768
301
122
49
50
79
83
+95
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/44TG and defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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1
31
8
.795
2
Valkyries Valkyries
26
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.703
4.0
3
26
13
.667
5.0
4
23
16
.590
8.0
5
15
23
.395
15.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
8/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
8/27
@
8:00 PM
Sun
8/30
@
7:00 PM
Fri
9/18
@
10:00 PM
Sat
9/19
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
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26 - 11

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TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
31
8
.795
2
26
11
.703
4.0
3
Aces Aces - x
26
13
.667
5.0
4
Dream Dream - x
25
13
.658
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5
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25
14
.641
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6
23
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.605
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7
23
15
.605
7.5
8
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23
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.590
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15
23
.395
15.5
10
Sky Sky - e
15
24
.385
16.0
11
13
25
.342
17.5
12
13
25
.342
17.5
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
26
.297
19.0
14
Sun Sun - e
10
27
.270
20.0
15
Storm Storm - e
7
31
.184
23.5

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
6/9
@
81-87
Wed
6/10
@
102-106
Wed
6/10
@
88-83
Thu
6/11
@
106-114
Thu
6/11
@
104-90

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
8/26
@
7:00 PM
Wed
8/26
@
10:00 PM
Thu
8/27
@
8:00 PM
Thu
8/27
@
10:00 PM
Fri
8/28
@
7:30 PM