top defensive rating

Natasha Howard has the best defensive rating this season, with a 95.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
top defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games by a player this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Natasha Howard
N. Howard
95.5
2026
19
29.7
17.7
8.2
2.9
1.9
0.7
7.4
12.1
61.1
0.1
0.4
14.3
2.9
4.3
67.1
63.4
3.4
4.7
3.1
564
336
155
55
36
14
59
72
+209
2Nia Coffey
N. Coffey
95.7
2026
19
27.4
8.9
6.1
2.3
1.2
1.4
3.4
6.9
49.2
1.7
4.0
43.4
0.4
0.6
63.6
62.1
1.3
4.8
0.8
520
170
116
44
23
27
15
50
+131
3Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
96.5
2026
20
22.3
3.6
4.9
1.3
0.8
1.9
1.4
3.1
45.9
0.5
1.3
36.0
0.4
0.8
46.7
53.3
0.8
4.1
0.5
446
72
97
26
16
38
10
49
-9
4Anastasiia Olairi Kosu
A. Olairi Kosu
97.5
2026
18
11.3
3.9
2.3
0.6
0.6
0.6
1.6
3.3
47.5
0.1
0.1
50.0
0.8
0.9
87.5
53.8
1.2
1.1
0.7
204
71
42
11
11
11
13
24
+62
5Olivia Miles
O. Miles
98.4
2026
19
30.8
18.7
4.8
5.7
1.4
0.8
6.6
12.7
51.9
1.1
3.4
32.8
4.5
5.0
89.5
62.9
0.5
4.3
3.5
585
356
91
109
26
16
66
57
+201
6Laeticia Amihere
L. Amihere
98.6
2026
16
11.4
3.6
3.5
1.3
0.3
0.8
1.2
2.9
40.4
0.2
0.3
75.0
1.0
1.9
53.3
47.3
1.6
1.9
0.8
182
57
56
20
5
13
13
27
+50
7Courtney Williams
C. Williams
99.0
2026
19
30.4
15.8
5.3
4.1
1.2
0.5
6.8
14.7
46.2
1.3
3.3
40.3
0.9
1.2
81.8
52.1
0.6
4.7
1.8
577
301
101
77
23
9
34
32
+139
8Maya Caldwell
M. Caldwell
99.8
2026
19
14.3
4.6
2.3
1.1
0.6
0.3
1.6
4.4
36.1
0.8
1.9
40.5
0.6
0.7
92.3
49.0
0.7
1.6
0.7
271
87
43
20
12
6
13
25
+85
9Shakira Austin
S. Austin
99.9
2026
17
29.0
13.0
9.2
2.9
0.7
1.3
4.5
10.3
43.4
0.4
1.1
36.8
3.6
5.1
71.3
51.8
1.8
7.4
3.3
493
221
156
49
12
22
56
34
-32
10Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
100.0
2026
19
32.6
19.2
8.5
2.8
1.4
1.3
6.2
13.9
44.7
0.6
3.0
21.1
6.2
7.2
86.0
56.4
1.4
7.2
2.3
619
365
162
54
26
25
44
48
+87
11Aziaha James
A. James
100.6
2026
19
13.3
7.4
2.7
1.6
1.2
0.2
2.7
6.8
40.3
0.5
1.9
24.3
1.4
1.9
75.0
48.3
0.7
2.0
0.7
253
140
51
31
22
4
13
35
+23
12Madina Okot
M. Okot
100.7
2026
19
9.6
5.5
3.6
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.2
3.7
60.0
0.1
0.4
14.3
1.0
1.5
67.9
63.2
1.1
2.6
1.3
183
104
69
5
6
6
25
31
-28
13A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
100.8
2026
19
32.2
25.7
9.4
2.9
1.6
2.0
9.2
17.5
52.4
0.9
2.3
40.9
6.5
7.8
82.6
61.5
1.9
7.4
2.7
611
489
178
55
30
38
51
35
+125
14Kayla McBride
K. McBride
100.8
2026
19
31.5
14.6
3.9
2.6
1.5
0.2
4.9
11.9
41.2
2.0
5.9
33.6
2.8
3.2
88.5
55.0
0.7
3.3
1.4
599
278
75
49
28
3
27
38
+158
15Angel Reese
A. Reese
101.0
2026
19
30.3
14.8
11.6
2.5
1.5
0.7
5.0
12.1
41.3
0.1
1.1
10.0
4.7
6.6
72.0
49.5
5.4
6.3
3.5
575
282
221
47
29
14
67
69
+72
16Angela Dugalić
A. Dugalić
101.0
2026
18
14.1
4.7
3.6
0.9
0.6
0.3
1.9
4.2
44.7
0.2
1.4
12.0
0.7
1.1
68.4
49.8
0.8
2.8
0.9
253
84
65
16
10
6
17
30
-63
17Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
101.4
2026
19
29.2
15.2
8.7
2.6
0.7
1.1
4.9
9.8
50.3
1.9
4.7
40.0
3.4
4.2
81.0
64.9
1.8
6.9
2.0
555
288
165
50
14
21
38
57
+45
18Gabby Williams
G. Williams
101.4
2026
20
26.3
15.8
3.8
2.3
1.5
0.2
5.5
13.1
41.6
1.9
5.3
35.2
3.1
4.2
72.6
52.8
0.9
2.9
1.7
525
316
75
46
30
4
33
24
+82
19Kiki Iriafen
K. Iriafen
101.6
2026
15
27.9
15.6
9.2
1.7
0.8
0.4
5.9
11.3
52.1
0.4
1.2
33.3
3.5
5.7
60.5
56.6
2.5
6.7
1.5
419
234
138
25
12
6
23
53
-8
20Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
101.8
2026
18
34.9
18.6
3.8
3.2
2.5
0.8
6.1
14.5
41.8
3.2
8.8
36.7
3.3
3.7
88.1
57.7
0.8
3.1
1.4
629
335
69
58
45
14
25
52
+64
21Aliyah Boston
A. Boston
101.9
2026
18
26.8
17.0
8.6
2.9
1.1
1.3
6.0
11.9
50.2
1.1
2.6
42.6
3.9
4.6
85.4
60.9
1.9
6.6
2.9
483
306
154
53
19
23
52
65
+64
22Kaila Charles
K. Charles
102.6
2026
20
19.3
5.9
4.6
1.2
0.5
0.3
2.2
5.7
38.9
0.7
2.5
26.5
0.8
1.1
72.7
47.7
1.5
3.1
1.0
385
117
91
24
10
6
20
47
+61
23Aneesah Morrow
A. Morrow
102.7
2026
16
23.8
11.0
9.9
1.6
0.9
0.4
4.3
11.0
39.2
0.9
3.4
25.5
1.5
2.3
64.9
45.8
2.9
6.9
1.9
381
176
158
25
15
7
30
31
-102
24Jordin Canada
J. Canada
103.0
2026
19
30.5
11.5
3.6
7.0
2.1
0.2
3.9
8.5
46.6
0.9
2.6
34.0
2.7
3.3
81.0
57.8
0.5
3.1
2.2
579
218
68
133
39
4
41
47
+115
25Alicia Flórez
A. Flórez
103.1
2026
9
18.8
4.6
1.9
3.1
1.2
0.2
1.7
5.7
29.4
0.3
2.1
15.8
0.9
2.0
44.4
34.8
0.7
1.2
1.8
169
41
17
28
11
2
16
22
-32
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98.1

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13.8

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1
Lynx Lynx
15
4
.789
2
14
5
.737
1.0
3
13
7
.650
2.5
4
11
8
.579
4.0
5
8
10
.444
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
7/3
@
7:30 PM
Mon
7/6
@
8:00 PM
Wed
7/8
@
7:30 PM
Sat
7/11
@
1:00 PM
Mon
7/13
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
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TeamWLPCTGB
1
15
4
.789
2
14
5
.737
1.0
3
13
7
.650
2.5
4
12
7
.632
3.0
5
12
8
.600
3.5
6
11
8
.579
4.0
7
11
8
.579
4.0
8
9
9
.500
5.5
9
9
10
.474
6.0
10
8
10
.444
6.5
11
8
12
.400
7.5
12
7
13
.350
8.5
13
6
13
.316
9.0
14
5
15
.250
10.5
15
4
15
.211
11.0

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
5/8
@
68-65
Fri
5/8
@
75-106
Fri
5/8
@
91-80
Sat
5/9
@
107-104
Sat
5/9
@
99-66

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
6/30
@
7:00 PM
Thu
7/2
@
7:30 PM
Thu
7/2
@
8:00 PM
Thu
7/2
@
10:00 PM
Fri
7/3
@
7:30 PM