wnba worst defensive ratings 2026

Kia Nurse has the highest defensive rating this season, with a 120.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
wnba worst defensive ratings with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games by a player 2026
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kia Nurse
K. Nurse
120.8
2026
35
12.6
5.0
1.0
0.9
0.3
0.0
1.5
4.1
35.4
1.0
2.9
33.0
1.1
1.2
90.7
53.7
0.2
0.8
0.4
442
175
35
33
11
0
13
43
-113
2Maria Conde
M. Conde
118.8
2026
32
27.1
9.0
4.7
2.6
0.5
0.2
3.1
8.5
36.9
1.7
4.6
36.1
1.1
1.3
87.8
50.0
1.0
3.7
1.5
868
289
149
82
15
5
49
65
-163
3Marina Mabrey
M. Mabrey
118.5
2026
32
29.5
20.8
3.3
3.7
0.9
0.4
6.8
15.4
44.1
3.3
8.5
38.5
3.9
4.5
88.1
59.9
0.5
2.8
3.1
944
667
105
118
29
12
99
84
-180
4Kiki Rice
K. Rice
118.4
2026
20
26.1
12.0
3.7
3.0
0.8
0.2
3.9
7.9
49.4
0.9
2.3
37.0
3.3
3.9
84.6
62.1
1.1
2.6
1.5
522
239
74
59
16
4
29
64
-31
5Chance Gray
C. Gray
118.1
2026
34
10.9
3.0
1.2
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.9
2.6
36.8
0.6
1.9
34.4
0.5
0.6
85.0
53.8
0.3
0.9
0.6
369
103
41
33
5
0
21
25
-140
6Brittney Sykes
B. Sykes
117.5
2026
17
29.4
18.6
3.5
3.4
1.2
0.5
6.0
14.4
41.8
0.9
3.6
25.8
5.6
6.3
89.7
54.3
0.9
2.5
2.1
500
316
59
57
20
8
36
41
-28
7Carla Leite
C. Leite
117.3
2026
33
25.7
15.5
2.2
6.2
0.6
0.1
4.6
10.2
45.4
0.8
2.2
37.0
5.4
6.3
86.5
59.8
0.6
1.5
3.4
847
510
71
204
20
2
111
87
-32
8Karlie Samuelson
K. Samuelson
116.6
2026
24
15.4
4.7
1.5
0.9
0.4
0.1
1.4
3.4
40.2
1.1
3.0
35.6
0.9
1.0
87.5
61.0
0.6
0.9
0.4
370
113
36
21
10
3
9
38
-56
9Erica Wheeler
E. Wheeler
116.3
2026
36
27.4
9.3
2.0
5.2
1.0
0.1
3.4
8.6
39.6
1.3
4.4
30.2
1.1
1.3
87.2
50.7
0.3
1.7
1.9
988
333
71
186
35
2
70
104
-35
10Kelsey Plum
K. Plum
116.2
2026
TOT
16
31.4
22.3
2.2
5.6
1.0
0.0
7.6
14.4
52.8
2.4
6.3
38.6
4.6
5.6
81.1
65.8
0.2
2.0
2.9
503
356
35
90
16
0
47
51
-13
11Julie Allemand
J. Allemand
116.1
2026
28
29.1
6.5
3.2
5.7
1.4
0.4
2.4
4.4
54.8
1.3
2.9
42.7
0.4
0.5
76.9
69.8
0.3
2.9
1.8
816
181
89
159
40
12
49
56
-119
12Rae Burrell
R. Burrell
116.1
2026
37
29.0
14.4
2.3
2.5
0.8
0.6
4.9
10.6
46.4
1.6
4.2
38.7
2.8
3.6
79.5
58.7
0.6
1.8
2.4
1,072
531
86
94
31
24
89
61
-186
13Frieda Buhner
F. Buhner
115.9
2026
33
15.0
6.3
2.2
0.7
0.3
0.1
2.1
4.9
43.2
0.8
2.5
34.6
1.2
1.3
88.6
57.1
0.7
1.5
0.9
495
207
73
24
11
2
29
51
-77
14Laura Juškaitė
L. Juškaitė
115.4
2026
36
24.6
10.0
4.0
1.7
1.2
0.3
3.5
7.7
46.0
0.9
3.0
31.2
2.0
2.6
79.3
57.0
1.1
2.9
1.9
884
361
144
60
44
9
69
123
-90
15Lexi Held
L. Held
115.3
2026
TOT
35
14.9
4.7
1.1
1.3
0.3
0.1
1.7
4.4
38.1
0.7
2.1
34.7
0.6
0.7
87.5
49.8
0.4
0.8
0.9
522
165
40
46
11
4
30
45
-64
16Nyadiew Puoch
N. Puoch
114.8
2026
35
17.3
4.0
1.9
0.7
0.7
0.1
1.5
4.2
37.0
0.5
1.9
25.0
0.5
0.7
61.5
44.8
0.8
1.1
0.5
606
141
66
26
26
4
18
74
-87
17Jovana Nogic
J. Nogic
114.4
2026
16
20.2
10.4
1.1
1.6
0.6
0.0
3.1
7.4
42.0
2.0
4.8
42.1
2.1
2.4
89.5
61.2
0.4
0.6
1.4
323
166
17
26
10
0
23
36
+8
18Megan DiLeo
M. DiLeo
114.4
2026
34
23.7
13.0
4.3
1.0
0.4
0.6
5.1
9.4
53.9
1.3
3.6
37.2
1.5
1.9
80.0
63.4
1.4
2.9
0.7
806
441
145
33
14
21
25
91
-67
19Nyara Sabally
N. Sabally
114.0
2026
24
23.9
12.3
5.3
1.7
1.0
0.9
4.5
8.5
52.7
0.8
2.1
39.2
2.5
3.4
72.0
61.2
1.8
3.5
1.6
573
295
126
41
24
21
38
65
-82
20Luisa Geiselsöder
L. Geiselsöder
114.0
2026
21
16.6
4.5
2.6
1.3
0.3
0.4
1.6
4.8
33.0
0.8
2.6
29.1
0.6
0.7
80.0
44.1
0.5
2.1
0.9
348
94
55
27
7
8
19
53
-26
21Zia Cooke
Z. Cooke
113.9
2026
37
14.8
7.5
1.6
0.9
0.3
0.0
2.4
6.7
35.7
0.8
2.6
30.2
1.9
2.3
81.2
48.2
0.5
1.2
1.1
546
276
60
32
11
0
40
50
-104
22Isabelle Harrison
I. Harrison
113.8
2026
24
22.7
12.0
6.0
1.6
0.7
0.8
4.5
9.7
46.8
0.7
2.0
32.7
2.2
3.1
70.7
53.9
1.7
4.3
1.6
545
287
144
39
16
20
39
63
-120
23Kelsey Mitchell
K. Mitchell
113.6
2026
38
32.8
24.7
1.7
2.7
1.0
0.1
8.7
17.1
50.9
2.9
6.5
44.8
4.4
5.1
85.6
63.9
0.5
1.2
1.8
1,247
937
63
104
39
4
69
95
+226
24Kahleah Copper
K. Copper
113.6
2026
36
33.0
21.0
3.5
1.9
0.7
0.1
7.0
15.9
44.0
1.8
5.9
29.9
5.3
6.7
78.8
55.7
0.5
3.0
2.4
1,189
756
127
68
26
3
88
96
-115
25Teja Oblak
T. Oblak
113.5
2026
27
13.2
5.8
1.6
3.1
0.7
0.0
2.3
5.1
44.2
0.8
2.0
38.9
0.5
0.7
72.2
53.5
0.5
1.0
2.5
356
156
42
83
18
1
68
43
-51
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.417
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10
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22
.405
15.5
11
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.351
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.351
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Tempo Tempo - e
11
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.306
19.0
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Sun Sun - e
9
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.250
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15
Storm Storm - e
7
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.189
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