wnba guards best defensive rating 2026

Kaila Charles has the lowest defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 99.0 rating.

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NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kaila Charles
K. Charles
99.0
2026
GSV GSV
44
20.2
6.3
4.7
1.4
0.8
0.3
2.4
5.8
40.6
0.6
2.2
27.6
1.0
1.3
76.8
49.5
1.6
3.1
1.0
890
278
206
61
35
11
43
104
+208
2Veronica Burton
V. Burton
99.5
2026
GSV GSV
44
28.6
12.2
3.6
5.7
1.6
0.5
3.9
9.2
42.2
1.4
3.9
35.5
3.0
3.6
83.6
56.4
1.1
2.5
1.5
1,259
536
160
252
69
20
64
115
+325
3Tiffany Hayes
T. Hayes
100.6
2026
GSV GSV
42
17.0
9.0
2.0
2.5
0.8
0.2
3.0
6.5
46.0
0.6
2.2
28.3
2.4
3.1
78.3
57.3
0.5
1.5
1.2
712
379
85
107
32
10
51
86
+151
4Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
101.6
2026
ATL ATL
43
34.2
17.7
3.8
3.7
2.3
0.9
5.8
14.3
40.5
3.1
8.8
35.5
3.0
3.5
86.2
55.9
0.7
3.1
1.3
1,472
763
164
159
100
39
58
126
+253
5Aziaha James
A. James
102.0
2026
DAL DAL
39
11.8
6.1
2.4
1.3
0.9
0.2
2.2
5.6
38.8
0.4
1.6
24.6
1.3
1.8
73.9
47.3
0.6
1.7
0.8
461
236
92
50
35
9
30
59
+72
6Alicia Flórez
A. Flórez
103.3
2026
WAS WAS
35
12.1
3.5
1.4
1.9
0.6
0.1
1.3
3.5
36.9
0.3
1.3
20.0
0.6
1.1
55.0
43.3
0.3
1.1
1.2
423
121
48
68
21
5
41
53
-49
7Jordin Canada
J. Canada
103.5
2026
ATL ATL
43
31.1
11.6
3.5
7.3
1.9
0.3
3.8
8.8
43.1
0.9
3.2
29.2
3.1
4.0
78.2
55.1
0.7
2.8
2.4
1,338
499
151
313
82
11
105
112
+309
8Sonia Citron
S. Citron
104.6
2026
WAS WAS
40
33.0
16.8
3.8
4.4
1.2
0.6
5.4
11.1
48.3
1.4
4.0
34.2
4.7
5.3
87.7
62.3
0.9
2.9
2.4
1,319
671
151
177
47
25
96
82
+126
9Olivia Miles
O. Miles
104.8
2026
MIN MIN
40
31.0
19.8
4.7
6.0
1.3
0.6
7.0
14.2
49.2
1.6
4.1
38.8
4.2
4.8
87.0
60.6
0.6
4.1
3.1
1,239
790
186
239
52
25
123
119
+281
10Cotie McMahon
C. McMahon
105.2
2026
WAS WAS
42
19.6
6.6
2.9
1.9
0.5
0.1
2.2
5.5
40.9
0.6
2.0
30.1
1.6
2.6
60.6
50.2
0.5
2.4
1.1
822
279
120
78
22
6
45
81
-25
11Allisha Gray
A. Gray
105.6
2026
ATL ATL
44
32.6
19.0
3.5
2.6
1.4
0.4
6.4
13.8
46.2
1.8
5.5
33.8
4.5
5.5
81.0
58.7
0.7
2.8
1.5
1,434
837
152
116
60
16
66
122
+341
12Courtney Williams
C. Williams
105.8
2026
MIN MIN
43
29.8
13.8
4.8
4.3
1.1
0.3
5.8
12.9
45.0
1.1
3.1
36.8
1.0
1.2
82.7
51.2
0.8
4.0
1.8
1,282
592
208
187
49
11
77
92
+266
13Kaitlyn Chen
K. Chen
105.8
2026
GSV GSV
44
15.3
7.2
1.1
1.9
0.3
0.0
2.9
5.5
52.7
0.7
1.6
41.7
0.7
1.0
72.1
60.6
0.3
0.8
1.2
673
315
50
85
13
1
51
54
+109
14Maya Caldwell
M. Caldwell
106.0
2026
MIN MIN
44
14.3
4.1
2.4
1.1
0.6
0.2
1.4
3.9
37.1
0.7
1.9
36.5
0.5
0.6
81.5
49.2
0.9
1.5
0.7
629
179
104
48
28
7
32
63
+90
15Kayla McBride
K. McBride
106.6
2026
MIN MIN
44
32.0
17.6
3.0
2.2
1.6
0.2
5.8
12.6
45.7
2.9
7.0
41.2
3.3
3.5
92.3
62.3
0.6
2.4
1.3
1,406
775
132
96
72
10
55
84
+282
16Aicha Coulibaly
A. Coulibaly
107.5
2026
CHI CHI
30
13.6
5.2
2.6
0.6
0.7
0.2
1.6
3.7
43.6
0.0
0.7
4.5
1.9
2.2
89.2
55.9
0.5
2.1
0.7
407
155
79
18
20
7
22
47
-5
17Azzi Fudd
A. Fudd
107.5
2026
DAL DAL
30
31.7
13.1
1.7
1.8
1.7
0.8
5.2
11.4
45.6
2.1
5.2
39.7
0.6
0.8
82.6
55.8
0.5
1.2
1.1
950
393
52
55
52
25
33
68
+140
18Isobel Borlase
I. Borlase
107.5
2026
ATL ATL
44
13.0
4.8
1.5
1.0
0.3
0.1
1.8
4.1
43.3
0.5
1.5
32.4
0.8
0.9
89.5
53.9
0.3
1.2
0.8
572
212
65
45
14
4
33
53
+20
19Chelsea Gray
C. Gray
108.0
2026
LVA LVA
43
32.7
12.0
3.3
6.7
1.4
0.3
4.4
10.0
44.1
1.7
4.7
36.5
1.5
1.7
93.0
56.3
0.3
3.0
2.8
1,406
518
142
286
62
14
119
85
+247
20Flau'jae Johnson
F. Johnson
108.4
2026
SEA SEA
42
28.7
14.9
4.8
2.9
1.4
0.7
5.3
13.1
40.2
1.4
4.8
29.6
3.0
3.7
80.0
50.6
1.2
3.6
2.6
1,204
626
202
123
58
29
110
116
-110
21Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
B. Laney-Hamilton
108.6
2026
TOT
30
16.2
4.5
1.9
1.9
0.4
0.1
1.5
3.9
37.6
0.5
1.9
27.6
1.0
1.2
81.1
50.3
0.3
1.6
1.2
487
134
56
56
12
4
35
40
+94
22Rebekah Gardner
R. Gardner
108.6
2026
NYL NYL
42
14.9
5.0
2.4
1.2
0.5
0.2
1.9
3.9
49.1
0.3
1.1
25.5
1.0
1.0
93.0
58.3
0.9
1.5
0.6
624
212
100
50
22
9
27
68
+14
23Kennedy Burke
K. Burke
109.0
2026
CON CON
37
23.8
8.8
3.2
1.4
1.2
0.8
3.0
7.5
40.1
1.2
3.7
32.4
1.5
2.2
71.3
51.7
1.0
2.2
1.5
881
325
119
53
46
30
55
55
-107
24Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
109.0
2026
DAL DAL
42
32.8
20.9
4.1
5.9
1.0
0.4
8.0
15.6
51.2
1.9
4.6
41.0
3.0
3.5
87.1
61.1
0.6
3.5
2.2
1,376
878
174
247
40
18
91
105
+187
25Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
109.1
2026
CHI CHI
27
22.4
9.6
2.9
5.4
1.1
0.3
3.3
7.3
45.5
1.0
2.4
40.9
1.9
2.4
78.5
56.9
0.4
2.5
2.1
605
258
78
147
31
7
56
44
-68
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More Valkyries Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.7

Williams

Gabby Williams

RPG

9.5

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

APG

4.0

Williams

Gabby Williams
Team Rankings

ORTG

108.6

7th

DRTG

99.3

1st

NETRTG

9.3

1st

3P%

34.4

6th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Wings Wings
27
17
.614
6.0
5
Fire Fire
17
27
.386
16.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
3:30 PM
Mon
10/19
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Wed
10/21
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Last Game
GSV Valkyries

3 - 0

87

Final

77

LVA Aces

0 - 3

Fri 9 Oct 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

10.2

Jones

Jonquel Jones

9.5

Stokes

Kiah Stokes
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

8.8

Canada

Jordin Canada

6.2

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.2

Canada

Jordin Canada

2.0

Gray

Allisha Gray
Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

Jonquel Jones

2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

2.2

Reese

Angel Reese
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

3.2

Ionescu

Sabrina Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Jocytė

Justė Jocytė

113.6

VanSlooten

Grace VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Dream

114.8

Valkyries

114.5

Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

102.9

Valkyries

105.0

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Dream

11.9

Valkyries

9.4

Liberty

4.3

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

262.3

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

226.8

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

255.5

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

233.3

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

44.6

Koné

Sika Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale
Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

38.3

Gray

Chelsea Gray

38.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.41

Okot

Madina Okot

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston

1.34

Okot

Madina Okot

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Valkyries

27-17

Mystics

22-18

Sparks

21-17

Aces

24-20

Sky

20-17

Dream

22-21
Worst Record ATS
Liberty

15-26

Tempo

15-21

Mercury

16-20

Lynx

18-21

Wings

19-21

Fire

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries - x
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces - x
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Dream Dream - x
30
14
.682
3.0
5
Mystics Mystics - x
28
16
.636
5.0
6
Fever Fever - x
28
16
.636
5.0
7
Wings Wings - x
27
17
.614
6.0
8
Liberty Liberty - x
26
18
.591
7.0
9
Fire Fire - e
17
27
.386
16.0
10
Sparks Sparks - e
16
28
.364
17.0
11
Sky Sky - e
16
28
.364
17.0
12
Mercury Mercury - e
16
28
.364
17.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
33
.250
22.0
14
Sun Sun - e
11
33
.250
22.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
36
.182
25.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
7/2
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
67-90
Fri
7/3
MIN MIN
@
NYL NYL
86-99
Fri
7/3
CHI CHI
@
LVA LVA
90-98
Sat
7/4
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
88-83
Sat
7/4
PDX PDX
@
SEA SEA
77-72

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
3:30 PM
Mon
10/19
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Wed
10/21
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM