which wnba team has best defensive rating vs guards this season

The Golden State Valkyries have the best defensive rating by a team this season, with a 101.9 rating.

TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Valkyries
Valkyries
101.9
2026
183
17.9
7.5
2.5
2.6
0.7
0.2
2.6
5.9
44.8
0.7
2.2
32.8
1.5
1.9
79.9
55.9
0.8
1.7
1.1
3,275
1,381
456
469
131
34
197
331
+703
2Dream
Dream
105.8
2026
248
20.0
9.3
2.2
2.6
1.0
0.3
3.1
7.3
42.5
1.2
3.4
34.4
1.9
2.4
80.6
55.7
0.4
1.8
1.1
4,960
2,302
541
641
246
73
274
444
+626
3Lynx
Lynx
106.2
2026
215
22.1
10.9
2.9
2.7
1.0
0.3
3.9
8.5
46.2
1.3
3.3
39.6
1.7
2.0
87.3
58.0
0.6
2.3
1.3
4,756
2,333
629
586
205
54
289
381
+981
4Mystics
Mystics
106.5
2026
228
17.7
6.2
1.9
2.2
0.5
0.2
2.1
5.2
39.9
0.7
2.4
29.9
1.4
1.8
75.5
52.0
0.5
1.4
1.3
4,035
1,418
432
502
116
45
307
405
-88
5Wings
Wings
109.1
2026
200
22.3
11.0
2.3
2.7
0.9
0.3
4.0
9.0
44.5
1.2
3.3
35.4
1.8
2.1
85.1
55.2
0.5
1.8
1.2
4,469
2,200
461
549
174
56
248
363
+393
6Aces
Aces
109.9
2026
166
25.5
11.0
2.7
3.9
0.9
0.2
3.9
8.8
44.0
1.6
4.4
36.7
1.6
1.8
88.5
57.0
0.4
2.3
1.7
4,233
1,821
449
643
150
40
276
321
+452
7Sky
Sky
110.0
2026
264
20.3
8.6
2.4
2.4
0.8
0.3
2.9
6.9
42.2
1.0
3.0
32.9
1.7
2.1
81.6
54.4
0.4
1.9
1.3
5,363
2,259
621
625
205
68
344
542
-337
8Liberty
Liberty
110.3
2026
186
19.9
7.9
2.5
2.6
0.6
0.2
2.8
6.2
44.7
1.0
3.0
33.0
1.4
1.6
86.8
57.5
0.6
1.9
1.5
3,701
1,471
459
489
112
31
285
337
+272
9Storm
Storm
110.4
2026
217
20.7
9.1
2.5
2.4
0.8
0.2
3.1
7.6
40.9
1.0
3.2
31.6
1.9
2.3
81.3
52.8
0.5
1.9
1.5
4,488
1,972
534
521
176
47
321
392
-562
10Sun
Sun
110.5
2026
206
20.1
6.9
2.1
2.4
0.9
0.4
2.5
6.6
38.4
0.7
2.6
28.8
1.1
1.5
71.7
47.4
0.5
1.6
1.3
4,150
1,413
430
494
191
77
264
370
-942
11Fever
Fever
112.0
2026
231
21.5
11.3
2.2
2.6
0.6
0.2
3.8
8.1
47.1
1.5
3.9
39.9
2.1
2.5
84.1
61.3
0.4
1.8
1.5
4,960
2,609
519
602
142
43
340
476
+736
12Mercury
Mercury
112.5
2026
138
22.4
11.4
2.0
1.8
0.7
0.1
3.8
8.9
42.6
1.4
4.1
34.8
2.4
2.9
82.1
56.0
0.4
1.7
1.6
3,090
1,569
277
249
96
15
217
303
-240
13Sparks
Sparks
114.3
2026
253
19.4
7.4
1.7
2.4
0.7
0.2
2.6
6.1
42.4
1.0
3.0
32.3
1.3
1.6
80.5
54.5
0.4
1.3
1.3
4,905
1,880
430
602
186
50
338
458
-560
14Fire
Fire
115.4
2026
158
17.9
8.2
2.1
3.1
0.6
0.1
2.8
6.2
44.8
0.8
2.4
34.9
1.8
2.1
84.6
57.4
0.6
1.6
1.9
2,822
1,292
336
494
100
17
298
301
-312
15Tempo
Tempo
118.5
2026
174
21.7
10.2
2.4
2.8
0.7
0.2
3.3
7.7
43.3
1.4
3.8
35.8
2.2
2.5
87.4
57.9
0.5
1.9
1.5
3,772
1,774
409
488
129
37
269
348
-645
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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14.3

Williams

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RPG

5.4

Stokes

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APG

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Burton

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
31
9
.775
2
Valkyries Valkyries
29
11
.725
2.0
3
27
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.675
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4
24
16
.600
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16
24
.400
15.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
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@
10:00 PM
Sat
9/19
@
9:00 PM
Tue
9/22
@
10:00 PM
Thu
9/24
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
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29 - 11

86

Final

69

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16 - 24

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WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
31
9
.775
2
29
11
.725
2.0
3
Aces Aces - x
27
13
.675
4.0
4
Dream Dream - x
26
14
.650
5.0
5
Fever Fever - x
26
14
.650
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6
24
16
.600
7.0
7
24
16
.600
7.0
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Wings Wings - x
24
16
.600
7.0
9
Fire Fire - e
16
24
.400
15.0
10
Sky Sky - e
15
25
.375
16.0
11
15
25
.375
16.0
12
14
26
.350
17.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
29
.275
20.0
14
Sun Sun - e
10
30
.250
21.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
32
.200
23.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

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Sun
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@
102-77
Mon
6/15
@
66-96
Mon
6/15
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74-107
Mon
6/15
@
58-78
Tue
6/16
@
91-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
9/17
@
7:30 PM
Thu
9/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
9/17
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Thu
9/17
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