wnba best defense rating

Kiah Stokes has the best defensive rating this season, with a 95.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
wnba best defense 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
95.5
2026
38
22.2
3.7
5.5
1.2
0.6
1.7
1.5
3.4
43.5
0.5
1.7
29.7
0.2
0.4
46.7
50.9
1.1
4.4
0.5
843
140
210
47
23
66
19
88
+63
2Laeticia Amihere
L. Amihere
96.5
2026
34
11.2
3.3
3.1
1.0
0.4
0.8
1.2
2.6
47.1
0.1
0.4
41.7
0.7
1.3
53.3
52.0
1.3
1.9
0.7
381
111
106
33
13
26
25
54
+85
3Gabby Williams
G. Williams
98.7
2026
37
24.8
14.3
3.3
2.2
1.6
0.2
5.1
12.6
40.7
1.7
5.0
34.6
2.3
3.2
72.6
51.0
0.6
2.6
1.6
917
529
122
81
61
6
58
48
+107
4Shakira Austin
S. Austin
99.7
2026
39
29.6
16.8
9.4
2.5
0.7
1.3
6.1
12.5
48.9
0.4
1.3
34.0
4.2
5.7
72.6
56.0
1.9
7.5
2.9
1,154
657
367
97
27
52
114
73
+29
5Kaila Charles
K. Charles
100.3
2026
39
19.4
6.0
4.3
1.3
0.7
0.2
2.3
5.4
41.9
0.6
2.2
29.1
0.9
1.1
77.3
51.2
1.5
2.8
0.9
756
235
169
50
29
8
36
90
+186
6Lauren Betts
L. Betts
100.8
2026
40
17.1
6.4
4.4
1.1
0.5
0.8
2.5
4.6
54.9
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.9
73.0
59.2
1.2
3.3
0.9
684
254
177
42
21
30
35
52
+11
7Veronica Burton
V. Burton
100.8
2026
39
28.4
12.4
3.5
5.8
1.5
0.4
4.1
9.4
43.3
1.4
3.9
36.8
2.8
3.5
81.5
56.8
1.2
2.3
1.4
1,108
482
136
226
58
15
55
105
+271
8Angel Reese
A. Reese
100.9
2026
38
31.5
16.1
12.5
2.8
1.8
0.7
5.7
13.1
43.5
0.2
1.3
18.0
4.5
6.1
73.8
51.1
5.1
7.3
3.2
1,198
613
474
106
70
25
121
143
+213
9A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
101.0
2026
37
32.0
26.0
9.4
3.2
1.4
2.0
9.2
17.5
52.3
0.9
2.4
39.8
6.7
7.8
85.9
62.0
1.8
7.6
2.5
1,185
962
349
117
53
74
91
69
+298
10Tiffany Hayes
T. Hayes
101.3
2026
37
16.5
8.7
2.0
2.4
0.8
0.2
2.8
6.1
45.8
0.6
2.0
29.3
2.5
3.1
80.7
58.1
0.5
1.4
1.1
610
322
73
88
28
8
41
75
+121
11Cecilia Zandalasini
C. Zandalasini
101.4
2026
35
19.1
8.8
2.2
1.8
0.9
0.2
3.3
8.2
39.7
1.3
4.1
32.6
1.0
1.2
82.9
50.6
0.3
1.9
1.4
670
309
76
62
30
6
48
69
+106
12Natasha 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
13Kiki Iriafen
K. Iriafen
102.4
2026
37
28.4
15.3
9.4
1.6
0.7
0.4
5.9
11.5
50.8
0.4
1.1
32.5
3.2
4.9
65.6
55.9
3.0
6.4
1.7
1,051
567
349
59
25
14
64
118
+42
14Kayla Thornton
K. Thornton
102.5
2026
39
24.1
7.6
4.5
0.7
0.6
0.2
2.5
6.8
36.0
1.5
4.3
34.9
1.2
1.3
92.0
51.2
1.3
3.2
0.6
938
296
177
26
23
8
25
77
+186
15Aliyah Boston
A. Boston
102.6
2026
36
27.6
16.9
8.3
3.0
1.5
1.3
6.4
12.2
52.7
1.1
2.7
40.8
2.9
3.5
82.7
61.4
1.8
6.5
2.3
993
609
297
108
54
46
84
115
+212
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
17Janelle Salaün
J. Salaün
102.6
2026
38
22.3
12.9
3.9
1.2
0.6
0.1
4.2
9.8
42.5
2.4
6.1
39.7
2.2
2.7
81.2
58.8
1.1
2.8
0.8
849
492
148
46
23
4
30
81
+177
18Madina Okot
M. Okot
102.7
2026
38
9.4
5.5
3.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.2
3.8
57.6
0.0
0.2
12.5
1.1
1.5
76.8
62.3
1.2
2.2
1.3
357
210
130
10
12
11
49
62
-22
19Dominique Malonga
D. Malonga
103.0
2026
30
26.2
17.0
8.8
1.7
1.0
1.5
6.7
13.8
48.7
0.7
2.2
29.9
2.9
3.8
75.7
54.9
2.5
6.3
2.8
786
511
264
51
29
44
83
90
-80
20Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
103.1
2026
38
34.6
18.4
3.8
3.6
2.4
0.9
5.9
14.4
41.1
3.3
8.9
37.1
3.2
3.7
87.9
57.3
0.7
3.1
1.4
1,313
699
146
138
90
34
55
109
+166
21Awak 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
22Aziaha 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
23Alicia Flórez
A. Flórez
103.8
2026
31
12.1
3.3
1.5
2.0
0.6
0.2
1.2
3.6
32.7
0.3
1.4
18.2
0.6
1.2
52.6
39.3
0.4
1.1
1.2
376
102
45
61
18
5
36
49
-62
24Jordin Canada
J. Canada
104.9
2026
38
31.4
11.5
3.7
7.3
1.9
0.3
3.8
8.7
43.3
0.9
3.0
29.6
3.1
4.0
76.8
55.0
0.7
2.9
2.6
1,194
436
140
278
74
10
99
101
+239
25Olivia Miles
O. Miles
104.9
2026
37
30.9
19.7
4.6
6.2
1.3
0.6
7.0
14.2
49.5
1.7
4.2
39.7
3.9
4.5
86.9
60.8
0.6
4.0
3.1
1,145
728
170
228
47
24
115
111
+294
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/44TG and defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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14.3

Williams

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RPG

5.5

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

APG

5.8

Burton

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109.4

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DRTG

100.2

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NETRTG

9.2

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34.8

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
31
8
.795
2
Valkyries Valkyries
28
11
.718
3.0
3
27
13
.675
4.5
4
23
16
.590
8.0
5
16
23
.410
15.0
Schedule
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Sun
8/30
@
7:00 PM
Fri
9/18
@
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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28 - 11

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23 - 16

Thu 27 Aug 2026

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TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
31
8
.795
2
28
11
.718
3.0
3
Aces Aces - x
27
13
.675
4.5
4
Fever Fever - x
26
14
.650
5.5
5
Dream Dream - x
25
14
.641
6.0
6
24
16
.600
7.5
7
Wings Wings - x
23
16
.590
8.0
8
23
16
.590
8.0
9
Fire Fire - e
16
23
.410
15.0
10
Sky Sky - e
15
24
.385
16.0
11
14
25
.359
17.0
12
13
26
.333
18.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
28
.282
20.0
14
Sun Sun - e
10
29
.256
21.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
31
.205
23.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
6/12
@
76-72
Sat
6/13
@
85-75
Sat
6/13
@
97-100
Sat
6/13
@
83-84
Sat
6/13
@
111-102

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
@
1:00 PM
Sat
8/29
@
10:00 PM
Sun
8/30
@
3:00 PM
Sun
8/30
@
5:00 PM
Sun
8/30
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7:00 PM