which player has won the most dpoy

Tamika Catchings has won the most career Defensive Player of the Year awards, with 5.

NAMEDPOYGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
5
457
31.4
16.1
7.3
3.3
2.3
0.8
5.2
12.6
41.5
1.3
3.7
35.6
4.4
5.2
84.0
54.3
2.0
5.2
2.3
14,370
7,378
3,314
1,488
1,073
384
1,043
1,229
+1573
2Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
4
408
30.2
15.7
9.8
1.1
1.2
1.8
6.2
10.3
59.9
0.0
0.0
100.0
3.3
4.6
72.8
63.6
2.8
7.0
2.4
12,306
6,413
4,005
461
490
721
961
1,049
+1081
3A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
3
282
31.2
21.7
9.3
2.3
1.3
2.0
7.9
15.8
50.0
0.4
1.0
38.1
5.5
6.7
82.2
57.8
2.0
7.4
1.7
8,809
6,111
2,630
659
356
566
480
549
+1720
4Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
3
324
32.7
15.0
4.9
3.2
2.0
0.7
5.6
13.0
43.6
0.8
2.6
31.6
2.9
3.6
82.5
51.8
1.1
3.9
2.1
10,592
4,875
1,596
1,037
657
216
677
519
+1191
5Brittney Griner
B. Griner
2
362
29.2
16.7
7.1
1.8
0.5
2.4
6.6
11.9
55.8
0.1
0.2
31.8
3.4
4.3
79.6
60.8
1.6
5.5
2.1
10,574
6,047
2,561
653
171
872
745
987
+769
6Alana Beard
A. Beard
2
419
29.4
11.3
3.4
2.5
1.7
0.5
4.3
9.9
43.5
0.7
2.0
33.6
2.0
2.6
76.5
51.1
0.6
2.8
2.0
12,329
4,740
1,420
1,061
710
220
854
1,153
+671
7Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
2
363
32.1
17.3
9.1
2.4
1.4
2.3
6.4
13.7
47.0
0.3
1.1
31.6
4.1
5.9
69.5
53.1
2.4
6.7
3.3
11,639
6,263
3,307
874
492
822
1,193
1,397
+1678
8Teresa Weatherspoon
T. Weatherspoon
2
254
28.1
5.0
3.0
5.3
1.8
0.1
1.7
4.2
41.1
0.3
1.0
28.1
1.2
1.9
65.8
49.5
0.6
2.4
2.4
7,136
1,264
773
1,338
465
23
603
591
+505
9Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
1
193
33.5
18.4
7.8
3.0
1.7
1.2
6.9
14.0
49.2
1.0
2.9
33.6
3.6
4.3
84.2
57.8
2.0
5.8
2.2
6,460
3,542
1,510
570
325
239
422
504
+929
10Alanna Smith
A. Smith
1
197
20.5
7.1
4.5
1.9
1.0
1.1
2.7
6.0
45.1
0.8
2.6
30.2
0.9
1.4
64.4
53.6
1.3
3.2
1.3
4,040
1,393
878
374
192
225
256
477
+470
11Natasha Howard
N. Howard
1
395
23.3
11.7
5.8
1.5
1.2
0.9
4.6
9.4
49.0
0.4
1.4
28.9
2.1
2.8
73.8
55.0
1.9
3.9
2.1
9,206
4,631
2,286
606
460
367
833
1,142
+911
12Candace Parker
C. Parker
1
410
30.3
16.0
8.5
4.0
1.3
1.5
6.0
12.6
47.9
0.8
2.5
33.3
3.1
4.1
76.7
55.7
1.5
6.9
2.6
12,438
6,574
3,467
1,634
521
619
1,062
834
+1838
13Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
1
317
31.9
18.9
7.7
1.4
1.1
1.8
6.6
14.3
46.0
1.4
3.9
35.1
4.4
5.2
84.2
57.0
2.2
5.5
1.7
10,125
6,007
2,447
435
360
586
549
982
+1541
14Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
1
311
28.8
13.6
7.9
1.5
1.7
1.0
4.8
9.6
50.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.6
71.3
56.8
3.4
4.5
2.1
8,967
4,238
2,444
453
529
323
655
994
+1234
15Debbie Black
D. Black
1
193
22.8
3.9
2.8
3.2
1.6
0.1
1.6
4.1
38.6
0.1
0.6
19.1
0.7
1.0
70.4
43.7
0.9
1.9
1.2
4,393
758
539
612
315
16
233
414
-42
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