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

	NAME	DPOY	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Tamika 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
2	Sylvia 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
3	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	3	293	31.2	21.9	9.4	2.4	1.3	2.0	8.0	15.9	50.2	0.4	1.0	37.8	5.6	6.8	82.4	58.1	2.0	7.4	1.7	9,155	6,406	2,746	695	376	584	503	567	+1849
4	Sheryl 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
5	Brittney Griner B. Griner	2	370	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	79.3	60.7	1.6	5.5	2.1	10,786	6,180	2,615	674	174	887	760	1,010	+787
6	Alana 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
7	Lisa 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
8	Teresa 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
9	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	1	196	33.3	18.4	7.8	2.9	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	6,529	3,597	1,531	576	330	242	428	508	+965
10	Alanna Smith A. Smith	1	203	20.2	7.0	4.4	1.9	1.0	1.1	2.7	5.9	45.0	0.8	2.6	30.4	0.9	1.3	64.2	53.6	1.3	3.1	1.3	4,103	1,419	891	376	195	226	259	486	+477
11	Natasha Howard N. Howard	1	410	23.6	11.8	5.9	1.6	1.2	0.9	4.6	9.5	49.2	0.4	1.3	28.8	2.1	2.8	74.2	55.1	1.9	3.9	2.1	9,660	4,834	2,411	657	487	383	864	1,188	+979
12	Candace 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
13	Lauren 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
14	Yolanda 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
15	Debbie 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

StatMuse has season-level data for Defensive Player of the Year awards going back to the 1997 season.

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PPG

23.5

Mitchell

RPG

8.2

Boston

APG

7.9

Clark

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

1st

DRTG

108.1

7th

NETRTG

7.3

2nd

3P%

38.6

2nd

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Fever	18	10	.643
2	Dream	17	10	.630	0.5
3	Mystics	15	12	.556	2.5
4	Liberty	16	13	.552	2.5
5	Tempo	10	18	.357	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/31	IND	@	PDX	10:00 PM
Sun 8/2	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Thu 8/6	LVA	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sat 8/8	IND	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Tue 8/11	NYL	@	IND	7:30 PM

Last Game

Fever

18 - 10

105

Final

Storm

6 - 24

Tue 28 Jul 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.4

Wilson

23.5

Mitchell

21.5

Stewart

RPG Leaders

12.1

Shepard

11.5

Reese

9.7

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.3

Thomas

7.9

Clark

7.7

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.5

Howard

2.2

Canada

2.0

Lacan

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.8

Stokes

1.8

Griner

3PM Leaders

3.2

Mabrey

3.1

Howard

2.8

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.4

Carter

68.3

Allemand

67.6

Delaere

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

115.4

114.3

114.2

111.8

111.4

109.7

DRtg Rankings

101.6

102.6

104.0

104.8

107.0

108.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

7.3

6.9

6.3

4.9

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

6-24

7-22

10-18

10-17

11-18

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,326.4

Wilson

1,191.6

Stewart

1,054.6

Shepard

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,312.5

Wilson

1,182.5

Stewart

1,120.5

Shepard

USG% Leaders

33.1

Wilson

32.6

Clark

31.1

Malonga

MPG Leaders

34.7

Howard

33.7

Thomas

33.7

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.61

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.28

Clark

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Wilson

1.38

Clark

1.36

Boston

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Best Record ATS

13-9

13-8

13-9

12-9

13-9

11-11

Worst Record ATS

7-14

8-12

10-11

10-10

10-11

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	24	6	.800
2	Aces	20	8	.714	3.0
3	Valkyries	19	9	.679	4.0
4	Wings	18	10	.643	5.0
5	Fever	18	10	.643	5.0
6	Dream	17	10	.630	5.5
7	Mystics	15	12	.556	7.5
8	Liberty	16	13	.552	7.5
9	Fire	11	17	.393	12.0
10	Mercury	11	18	.379	12.5
11	Sparks	10	17	.370	12.5
12	Tempo	10	18	.357	13.0
13	Sky	10	18	.357	13.0
14	Sun	7	22	.241	16.5
15	Storm	6	24	.200	18.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 5/12	NYL	@	PDX	96-98
Wed 5/13	SEA	@	TOR	73-86
Wed 5/13	LVA	@	CON	98-69
Wed 5/13	CHI	@	GSV	69-63
Wed 5/13	IND	@	LAS	87-78

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/31	DAL	@	WAS	7:30 PM
Fri 7/31	SEA	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 7/31	IND	@	PDX	10:00 PM
Sat 8/1	LVA	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sat 8/1	NYL	@	PHX	3:00 PM

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

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