best defensive rating 2025 to 2026 team

Since 2025, Maria Kliundikova has the lowest defensive rating, with a 92.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 200 minutes played per 44 team games by a player 2025 to 2026 team
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Maria Kliundikova
M. Kliundikova
92.0
34
11.0
4.4
3.0
0.6
0.7
0.8
1.9
3.8
50.0
0.2
0.7
32.0
0.4
0.6
57.1
53.9
1.3
1.7
0.7
373
148
102
19
25
26
23
48
+78
2Laeticia Amihere
L. Amihere
95.6
64
12.3
4.3
3.6
1.0
0.5
0.6
1.5
3.2
46.9
0.1
0.5
23.5
1.1
1.7
67.6
54.0
1.2
2.4
0.9
788
275
233
61
32
39
60
92
+75
3Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
96.5
45
31.8
21.6
7.3
3.1
1.6
1.4
7.9
15.1
52.1
1.6
3.8
42.0
4.3
4.8
89.7
62.8
1.7
5.6
2.1
1,430
971
329
138
71
62
96
99
+403
4Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
97.4
79
17.3
2.3
4.5
0.8
0.5
1.0
0.9
2.3
41.2
0.3
1.1
25.3
0.2
0.3
52.2
47.9
0.9
3.6
0.4
1,369
184
355
65
40
80
35
135
-24
5A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
97.8
77
31.6
24.7
9.8
3.1
1.5
2.2
8.7
17.0
51.4
0.8
1.9
40.8
6.5
7.5
85.7
60.8
2.1
7.8
2.3
2,432
1,899
756
239
117
166
178
144
+590
6Brionna Jones
B. Jones
98.2
53
24.9
12.0
7.0
2.1
1.0
0.8
4.8
9.0
52.6
0.2
1.0
25.0
2.3
2.9
79.1
58.4
2.9
4.1
1.4
1,321
638
369
113
51
42
73
131
+279
7Alanna Smith
A. Smith
98.5
74
22.8
8.1
4.6
2.1
1.1
1.3
3.2
6.7
47.6
1.0
3.1
30.9
0.8
1.4
54.9
55.4
1.4
3.2
1.4
1,686
597
340
154
78
95
103
192
+226
8Gabby Williams
G. Williams
98.7
81
28.5
12.8
3.8
3.3
2.0
0.3
4.8
11.6
41.5
1.4
4.3
32.7
1.8
2.4
77.6
50.9
0.6
3.2
1.8
2,308
1,039
311
266
160
27
142
112
+262
9Kalani Brown
K. Brown
98.8
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
10Shakira Austin
S. Austin
99.0
77
26.3
14.8
7.9
2.1
0.9
1.2
5.6
11.7
47.8
0.2
0.8
29.2
3.4
4.8
70.2
53.6
1.7
6.2
2.7
2,028
1,138
609
165
68
95
206
154
-82
11Ezi Magbegor
E. Magbegor
100.1
58
25.7
7.7
5.7
2.0
0.7
1.9
3.1
6.5
47.0
0.4
1.3
29.7
1.2
1.7
71.7
53.1
1.6
4.1
1.0
1,489
449
328
117
41
113
58
161
+13
12Emma Meesseman
E. Meesseman
100.1
17
25.9
13.4
5.1
3.2
1.2
0.8
5.4
9.4
57.2
0.8
1.2
66.7
1.9
2.2
86.5
65.0
1.3
3.8
2.1
440
228
87
54
21
13
36
26
+32
13Natasha Mack
N. Mack
100.1
66
20.2
6.5
6.3
1.0
0.8
1.4
2.8
4.8
59.2
0.0
0.2
16.7
0.8
1.3
64.3
61.0
2.3
4.0
0.7
1,334
428
415
69
55
90
44
133
+122
14Natasha Howard
N. Howard
100.4
84
26.6
13.0
7.1
2.4
1.4
0.8
5.3
9.2
57.2
0.1
0.6
18.4
2.4
3.3
71.4
61.0
2.6
4.5
2.2
2,234
1,095
599
200
121
63
188
256
+453
15Dominique Malonga
D. Malonga
100.7
73
19.5
11.7
6.5
1.2
0.6
1.0
4.9
9.6
50.8
0.3
1.2
27.0
1.6
2.3
70.1
55.1
1.8
4.6
1.8
1,420
851
474
90
46
74
132
177
-118
16Lauren Betts
L. Betts
100.8
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
17Veronica Burton
V. Burton
100.8
84
28.9
12.1
4.0
5.9
1.3
0.5
3.7
9.0
40.9
1.4
4.0
35.3
3.3
3.9
85.4
56.4
1.2
2.8
1.8
2,429
1,018
334
497
110
43
150
208
+395
18Aliyah Boston
A. Boston
101.0
80
29.0
15.9
8.2
3.4
1.3
1.1
6.3
11.8
53.3
0.6
1.6
36.2
2.7
3.4
79.2
59.6
2.1
6.1
2.1
2,320
1,269
658
271
106
87
165
251
+397
19Kayla Thornton
K. Thornton
101.0
62
26.2
10.0
5.4
1.0
0.9
0.2
3.2
8.9
36.5
1.6
5.0
32.3
1.9
2.2
86.8
50.8
1.5
3.9
1.0
1,625
621
333
61
53
14
61
131
+230
20Kathryn Westbeld
K. Westbeld
101.0
43
18.4
5.1
2.5
0.9
0.8
0.6
1.8
5.0
35.8
1.0
3.0
32.1
0.6
0.7
78.1
48.2
0.7
1.8
0.6
792
221
109
39
36
24
24
66
+54
21Nia Coffey
N. Coffey
101.1
84
16.4
5.1
3.5
1.4
0.6
0.7
1.8
4.3
41.8
0.9
2.5
35.1
0.6
0.9
66.7
53.8
0.7
2.8
0.7
1,374
426
292
116
48
60
58
130
+190
22Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
S. Walker-Kimbrough
101.2
53
7.3
1.6
0.8
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.6
1.3
42.9
0.2
0.6
37.5
0.2
0.3
80.0
54.8
0.1
0.7
0.3
388
84
40
28
12
11
16
25
-6
23Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
101.2
72
34.7
17.9
4.1
4.1
2.0
0.9
5.8
14.8
39.3
3.2
9.3
34.5
3.1
3.6
86.9
54.9
0.8
3.3
1.5
2,499
1,292
295
294
143
62
110
208
+402
24Angela Dugalić
A. Dugalić
101.3
34
9.4
2.9
2.4
0.6
0.4
0.2
1.1
2.6
42.7
0.1
0.9
12.9
0.5
0.7
68.0
48.5
0.6
1.8
0.7
321
97
82
21
12
7
23
33
-97
25Kaila Charles
K. Charles
101.3
75
18.7
6.3
4.3
1.2
0.8
0.2
2.3
5.4
41.8
0.7
2.1
31.1
1.1
1.3
79.8
52.0
1.4
2.9
1.0
1,402
469
326
90
58
16
77
162
+233
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