wnba players with best defensive rating

Nia Coffey has the lowest defensive rating this season, with a 96.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
wnba players with best defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nia Coffey
N. Coffey
96.8
2026
16
27.0
9.4
5.9
2.2
1.1
1.3
3.6
7.1
51.3
1.8
3.9
46.0
0.4
0.6
66.7
64.6
1.2
4.8
0.9
432
151
95
35
17
21
14
37
+137
2Natasha Howard
N. Howard
97.2
2026
16
28.6
17.1
7.5
3.0
1.6
0.8
7.2
11.5
62.5
0.1
0.3
20.0
2.7
4.3
63.2
64.0
3.4
4.1
3.1
457
274
120
48
26
12
50
60
+194
3Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
97.3
2026
16
21.8
3.4
5.1
1.3
0.7
1.6
1.4
3.0
45.8
0.4
1.1
38.9
0.3
0.5
50.0
53.4
0.8
4.3
0.4
348
55
81
20
11
26
7
36
+8
4Anastasiia Olairi Kosu
A. Olairi Kosu
97.7
2026
15
11.9
4.5
2.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
1.8
3.8
47.4
0.1
0.1
50.0
0.9
0.9
92.9
53.8
1.5
1.2
0.8
178
68
40
11
10
9
12
21
+62
5Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
97.8
2026
16
32.7
19.5
8.9
2.9
1.4
1.4
6.2
13.8
45.0
0.6
2.9
19.1
6.6
7.5
87.5
57.2
1.4
7.4
2.2
523
312
142
46
23
22
35
40
+94
6Olivia Miles
O. Miles
97.9
2026
16
30.2
18.3
4.9
5.6
1.5
0.8
6.5
12.0
54.2
1.1
3.1
36.0
4.1
4.5
91.7
65.3
0.4
4.5
3.5
483
292
79
90
24
12
56
47
+192
7Aziaha James
A. James
98.1
2026
16
12.8
7.0
2.7
1.4
1.2
0.2
2.6
6.8
38.5
0.5
2.1
24.2
1.3
1.7
74.1
46.3
0.8
1.9
0.6
204
112
43
22
19
3
9
28
+10
8Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
99.0
2026
15
29.1
13.9
9.1
2.7
0.7
1.3
4.5
9.7
46.9
1.7
4.3
38.5
3.2
3.8
84.2
61.4
1.9
7.3
2.3
436
209
137
41
11
19
34
45
+55
9Courtney Williams
C. Williams
99.0
2026
16
30.3
16.9
5.6
4.2
1.2
0.4
7.3
14.9
49.0
1.4
3.3
44.2
0.9
1.0
87.5
55.1
0.6
5.1
1.9
485
271
90
67
19
7
31
27
+138
10Kayla McBride
K. McBride
99.8
2026
16
30.4
14.4
4.1
2.6
1.7
0.2
4.8
11.3
42.5
1.8
5.2
33.7
3.0
3.4
87.3
56.0
0.8
3.4
1.3
487
230
66
41
27
3
20
28
+145
11Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
99.9
2026
14
35.1
19.1
3.7
3.5
2.9
0.9
6.1
14.3
42.5
3.4
8.9
37.9
3.6
4.1
87.7
59.3
0.8
2.9
1.4
492
267
52
49
40
12
20
38
+105
12Maya Caldwell
M. Caldwell
100.6
2026
16
14.6
4.6
2.4
1.1
0.6
0.4
1.5
4.5
33.3
0.8
2.1
39.4
0.8
0.8
92.3
47.0
0.8
1.6
0.8
234
73
38
17
9
6
13
21
+87
13Angel Reese
A. Reese
100.7
2026
15
30.5
15.3
11.9
2.7
1.3
0.9
5.3
12.3
43.5
0.1
1.2
11.1
4.5
6.2
72.0
50.9
5.7
6.2
3.7
458
229
179
41
20
13
56
56
+89
14Awak Kuier
A. Kuier
101.2
2026
13
16.5
5.6
2.9
0.9
0.8
1.0
1.9
3.8
50.0
0.7
1.8
39.1
1.1
1.5
70.0
62.1
0.8
2.2
1.2
215
73
38
12
10
13
16
15
+72
15A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
101.2
2026
15
31.9
26.1
9.1
3.1
1.4
2.2
9.3
17.7
52.6
1.1
2.3
48.6
6.3
7.6
83.3
62.0
2.0
7.1
2.6
479
392
136
46
21
33
39
28
+86
16Aliyah Boston
A. Boston
101.3
2026
15
26.5
17.2
8.6
3.0
1.1
1.3
6.1
12.3
50.0
1.1
2.5
44.7
3.8
4.5
83.8
60.3
2.1
6.5
2.9
398
258
129
45
16
19
44
55
+33
17Gabby Williams
G. Williams
101.5
2026
16
26.8
16.3
3.9
2.4
1.6
0.2
5.6
13.4
41.4
2.1
5.5
37.5
3.1
3.9
77.8
53.6
1.0
2.9
1.8
429
260
63
38
25
3
28
23
+72
18Jordin Canada
J. Canada
101.6
2026
15
30.1
11.2
3.7
7.1
2.2
0.1
3.9
8.5
46.5
0.8
2.5
31.6
2.5
3.3
77.6
56.5
0.5
3.2
2.1
452
168
55
106
33
2
31
38
+116
19Alanna Smith
A. Smith
102.2
2026
15
15.1
3.5
2.9
1.3
0.8
0.4
1.5
3.9
37.9
0.3
1.8
14.8
0.3
0.5
71.4
43.4
0.9
2.1
1.3
226
53
44
19
12
6
20
36
-45
20Angela Dugalić
A. Dugalić
102.2
2026
14
15.0
5.0
4.1
0.9
0.7
0.3
2.1
4.7
43.9
0.2
1.6
13.6
0.6
0.9
69.2
48.8
0.9
3.2
0.9
210
70
57
12
10
4
13
27
-64
21Han Xu
H. Xu
102.3
2026
16
12.8
5.4
2.4
0.9
0.3
0.7
2.1
4.2
50.7
0.8
1.8
42.9
0.4
0.6
77.8
61.3
0.6
1.8
0.4
205
87
38
15
5
11
7
17
+39
22Kaila Charles
K. Charles
102.3
2026
16
19.8
5.8
4.9
1.4
0.6
0.3
2.2
5.8
38.0
0.8
2.6
29.3
0.7
1.0
68.8
47.0
1.6
3.3
1.1
317
93
78
22
9
5
18
41
+66
23Cecilia Zandalasini
C. Zandalasini
102.4
2026
12
17.1
8.3
1.8
1.7
1.0
0.1
2.8
7.4
38.2
1.3
4.2
32.0
1.3
1.6
78.9
50.8
0.3
1.5
1.6
205
99
22
20
12
1
19
14
-2
24Kayla Thornton
K. Thornton
102.5
2026
16
26.4
8.7
5.5
0.8
0.9
0.4
2.8
7.9
35.4
1.6
4.6
33.8
1.5
1.6
92.3
50.2
1.8
3.7
0.6
423
139
88
13
15
7
10
37
+77
25Mackenzie Holmes
M. Holmes
102.5
2026
17
12.9
3.5
3.6
0.7
0.6
0.4
1.3
2.3
56.4
0.4
0.6
60.0
0.6
0.8
76.9
67.1
1.1
2.6
0.6
220
60
62
12
11
6
10
32
-58
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/44TG and defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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2
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.733
1.5
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