best defensive rating active player in 25/25 season

Between the 2025 and 2125 seasons, Natasha Mack has the best defensive rating by an active player in a season, with a 94.5 rating in 2025.

Showing

Assumption:200+ MIN/44TG
Data note: Defensive Rating, Minutes Per 44 Team Games: player season data complete from 1997

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Natasha Mack N. Mack	94.5	2025	PHX	34	18.3	4.7	5.8	0.9	0.9	1.5	2.1	3.6	57.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.5	1.1	47.2	56.9	2.3	3.5	0.4	623	159	197	30	30	52	15	55	+132
2	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	94.7	2025	LVA	40	31.2	23.4	10.2	3.1	1.6	2.3	8.3	16.5	50.5	0.6	1.5	42.4	6.2	7.3	85.5	59.6	2.3	7.9	2.2	1,247	937	407	122	64	92	87	75	+292
3	Kiah Stokes K. Stokes	94.8	2026	GSV	43	22.3	3.6	5.8	1.3	0.6	1.7	1.5	3.4	43.4	0.5	1.6	29.0	0.2	0.4	42.1	50.2	1.2	4.5	0.5	957	154	248	55	25	74	23	98	+109
4	Laeticia Amihere L. Amihere	94.9	2025	GSV	29	13.3	5.4	4.3	0.9	0.6	0.4	1.8	3.9	45.6	0.1	0.7	14.3	1.7	2.2	77.8	55.0	1.2	3.1	1.1	385	156	125	27	17	13	32	36	-8
5	Alanna Smith A. Smith	94.9	2025	MIN	42	26.5	9.6	5.1	2.9	1.3	1.9	3.8	7.9	48.5	1.3	3.8	32.9	0.7	1.5	47.7	56.3	1.5	3.5	1.5	1,114	404	214	121	55	80	65	116	+236
6	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	94.9	2025	MIN	33	32.3	22.9	7.3	3.2	1.6	1.5	8.3	15.7	53.1	1.5	3.8	40.3	4.7	5.2	90.6	63.6	1.9	5.4	2.1	1,065	755	241	105	54	50	70	78	+343
7	Laeticia Amihere L. Amihere	95.7	2026	GSV	39	11.7	3.9	3.0	1.0	0.5	0.8	1.4	2.9	49.1	0.2	0.4	41.2	0.8	1.5	57.9	54.6	1.2	1.8	0.8	457	152	117	38	18	30	30	60	+90
8	Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas	97.0	2025	PHX	39	31.3	15.4	8.8	9.2	1.6	0.4	6.2	11.6	53.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.0	4.3	69.2	56.8	1.6	7.2	3.5	1,221	599	344	357	62	17	135	82	+193
9	Brionna Jones B. Jones	97.5	2025	ATL	44	26.6	12.8	7.3	2.2	1.1	0.8	5.1	9.7	52.7	0.3	1.0	26.1	2.3	3.0	77.3	58.1	3.1	4.2	1.5	1,169	564	319	95	48	36	64	109	+263
10	Dominique Malonga D. Malonga	97.6	2025	SEA	42	14.3	7.7	4.6	0.9	0.4	0.7	3.5	6.3	55.1	0.1	0.4	22.2	0.7	1.2	56.9	56.6	1.3	3.4	1.1	600	323	195	36	17	28	48	87	-19
11	Makayla Timpson M. Timpson	97.6	2025	IND	31	7.1	2.6	1.8	0.0	0.4	0.3	1.0	1.8	56.1	0.0	0.0		0.6	0.9	66.7	59.5	0.6	1.3	0.3	219	82	57	1	13	8	8	24	+1
12	Jessica Shepard J. Shepard	97.9	2025	MIN	40	20.9	8.0	7.3	2.6	0.5	0.1	3.3	5.2	63.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.6	54.4	63.4	2.3	5.0	1.5	835	320	293	104	19	4	58	44	+158
13	Emily Engstler E. Engstler	97.9	2025	WAS	40	12.8	3.7	3.3	1.5	0.7	0.7	1.3	3.4	39.6	0.4	1.6	25.4	0.6	0.9	66.7	48.7	0.9	2.3	1.0	512	146	130	58	28	27	38	52	-74
14	Nia Brodie N. Brodie	98.0	2025	ATL	44	10.3	3.9	2.6	1.0	0.2	0.4	1.3	3.3	37.4	0.5	1.9	29.3	0.8	1.1	72.0	50.3	0.6	2.0	0.7	455	170	114	46	10	18	30	47	+42
15	Jordin Canada J. Canada	98.0	2025	ATL	28	28.0	11.2	3.3	5.7	1.7	0.3	3.9	9.8	39.6	0.9	3.1	29.1	2.6	3.4	76.0	49.8	0.3	3.0	2.2	783	314	91	159	48	9	62	46	+190
16	Monique Billings M. Billings	98.1	2025	GSV	26	18.2	7.3	4.5	0.5	0.6	0.8	2.8	5.8	47.7	0.4	1.4	27.8	1.4	2.0	67.9	54.5	1.4	3.0	0.8	474	190	116	14	16	21	21	44	-11
17	Shakira Austin S. Austin	98.1	2025	WAS	38	23.0	12.7	6.4	1.8	1.1	1.1	5.0	10.8	46.5	0.1	0.4	13.3	2.6	3.8	66.4	50.6	1.5	4.9	2.4	874	481	242	68	41	43	92	81	-111
18	Brittney Griner B. Griner	98.2	2025	ATL	39	20.8	9.8	5.2	0.8	0.1	1.2	4.0	7.7	51.8	0.1	0.5	26.3	1.7	2.2	76.5	56.4	0.9	4.3	1.5	810	382	203	33	5	47	59	75	+31
19	Gabby Williams G. Williams	98.2	2026	GSV	39	25.1	14.4	3.3	2.2	1.6	0.2	5.2	12.8	40.4	1.7	5.0	34.2	2.3	3.1	73.6	50.6	0.6	2.6	1.5	977	560	128	87	64	6	58	52	+108
20	Courtney Williams C. Williams	98.3	2025	MIN	44	28.6	13.6	4.9	6.2	1.3	0.3	5.6	13.2	42.8	1.3	3.4	38.9	1.0	1.2	84.9	49.6	0.5	4.4	2.3	1,260	599	216	271	55	14	101	86	+321
21	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	98.4	2025	NYL	31	30.6	18.3	6.5	3.5	1.4	1.4	6.1	13.2	46.1	0.7	2.8	24.1	5.5	6.5	83.7	57.0	1.0	5.5	1.9	948	566	203	108	42	42	60	59	+192
22	Shakira Austin S. Austin	98.7	2026	WAS	43	29.4	17.0	9.5	2.6	0.8	1.2	6.1	12.6	48.3	0.4	1.3	31.5	4.4	6.1	72.5	55.6	1.9	7.6	2.8	1,265	729	408	111	35	53	120	81	+90
23	Gabby Williams G. Williams	98.7	2025	SEA	44	31.6	11.6	4.3	4.2	2.3	0.5	4.5	10.7	42.2	1.1	3.7	30.5	1.5	1.7	85.3	50.8	0.5	3.8	1.9	1,391	510	189	185	99	21	84	64	+155
24	Kalani Brown K. Brown	98.8	2025	PHX	29	12.8	5.1	4.0	0.6	0.2	0.6	2.0	3.3	61.5	0.1	0.3	37.5	0.9	1.2	77.1	66.4	1.2	2.8	0.8	370	148	117	16	7	18	23	46	-52
25	Ezi Magbegor E. Magbegor	98.9	2025	SEA	44	27.3	8.0	6.2	2.1	0.7	2.2	3.2	6.5	49.3	0.3	1.1	29.2	1.3	1.9	68.7	54.7	1.9	4.3	1.0	1,203	353	272	92	30	96	43	126	+56

Unlock 2x data

More WNBA News

Dream star Angel Reese, coach Karl Smesko frustrated with fouling by Golden State in WNBA Finals

Oct 27, 2026

Kiah Stokes' big night on both ends leads Valkyries past Dream 64-55 and within a win of WNBA title

Oct 27, 2026

Atlanta gets home matinee for Game 6 of WNBA Finals against Valkyries as NBA keeps primetime slot

Oct 26, 2026

Lineup switch by coach Natalie Nakase works out as Valkyries even WNBA Finals series with Dream at 2

Oct 25, 2026

Angel Reese blames herself after a dramatic falloff in Dream's Game 4 loss in the WNBA Finals

Oct 24, 2026

Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 67-62 to even the WNBA Finals at 2-2

Oct 24, 2026

More Mercury Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Copper

RPG

7.8

Thomas

APG

8.5

Thomas

Team Rankings

ORTG

105.4

12th

DRTG

109.5

11th

NETRTG

-4.0

9th

3P%

32.7

10th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Wings	27	17	.614	6.0
5	Fire	17	27	.386	16.0
6	Mercury	16	28	.364	17.0
7	Sparks	16	28	.364	17.0
8	Storm	8	36	.182	25.0

Last Game

Aces

31 - 13

100

Final

Mercury

16 - 28

Thu 24 Sep 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

10.6

Reese

10.2

Jones

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

7.8

Canada

6.2

Young

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

2.1

Williams

2.0

McBride

Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

2.6

Stokes

2.2

Stewart

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

3.2

Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Jocytė

113.6

VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

113.0

111.5

109.0

106.9

104.5

102.3

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

95.6

99.8

107.2

108.0

115.1

116.4

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

8.9

4.3

2.5

-1.1

-7.4

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

401.2

Reese

383.6

Williams

353.8

Canada

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

398.5

Reese

386.5

Williams

362.5

Canada

Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

45.2

Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

38.3

Gray

38.0

McBride

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.97

Koné

2.50

Bibby

1.41

Okot

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

3.17

Koné

2.75

Bibby

1.39

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

30-19

22-18

21-17

24-20

20-17

24-24

Worst Record ATS

15-26

15-21

16-20

18-21

19-21

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

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

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 7/5	DAL	@	TOR	89-76
Sun 7/5	IND	@	LVA	84-68
Mon 7/6	GSV	@	WAS	62-49
Mon 7/6	CON	@	MIN	90-89
Mon 7/6	SEA	@	LAS	82-64

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	GSV	@	ATL	12:30 PM
Sat 10/31	ATL	@	GSV	8:00 PM

Between the 2025 and 2125 seasons, Natasha Mack has the best defensive rating by an active player in a season, with a 94.5 rating in 2025.

Related Searches

More WNBA News

More Mercury Stats

21.5

7.8

8.5

WNBA 2026 Leaders

28.3

27.5

27.0

15.0

10.6

10.2

9.7

7.8

6.2

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.8

2.6

2.2

3.7

3.2

3.0

150.0

113.6

110.0

WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

401.2

383.6

353.8

398.5

386.5

362.5

93.7

45.2

37.0

40.0

38.3

38.0

2.97

2.50

1.41

3.17

2.75

1.39

WNBA 2026 Betting

WNBA 2026 Standings

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule