best defensive rating players in 2024-25

Between the 2024 and 2025 seasons, Maria Kliundikova had the lowest defensive rating, with a 92.0 rating.

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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
2Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
92.4
67
33.5
21.6
8.5
3.3
1.8
1.5
8.1
15.9
51.1
1.2
3.3
36.2
4.2
4.9
85.7
60.0
2.1
6.5
2.1
2,246
1,449
571
220
119
98
140
165
+655
3A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
93.0
78
32.8
25.1
11.0
2.7
1.7
2.4
9.2
18.0
51.2
0.6
1.5
37.0
6.2
7.2
85.0
59.3
2.2
8.8
1.7
2,555
1,958
858
210
132
190
135
142
+467
4Alanna Smith
A. Smith
93.5
81
26.5
9.9
5.3
3.0
1.3
1.7
3.8
7.9
47.8
1.2
3.4
35.8
1.0
1.7
62.0
56.9
1.6
3.8
1.7
2,149
799
433
245
108
137
141
235
+476
5Nyara Sabally
N. Sabally
94.5
43
15.3
5.1
4.2
0.7
0.7
0.8
2.0
3.8
53.4
0.0
0.2
11.1
1.0
1.5
69.2
57.4
1.4
2.8
0.7
657
220
182
28
32
36
29
78
+69
6Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
94.9
79
31.9
12.9
8.6
8.5
1.6
0.4
5.2
9.9
52.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.6
4.0
66.2
55.7
2.1
6.6
3.5
2,517
1,022
681
674
124
35
280
166
+383
7Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
94.9
69
31.8
19.5
7.6
3.5
1.5
1.3
6.6
14.3
45.9
1.0
3.5
27.6
5.4
6.4
84.1
56.9
1.3
6.3
1.8
2,191
1,343
526
242
106
90
125
139
+491
8Dorka Juhász
D. Juhász
95.6
34
16.1
4.8
3.8
1.1
0.4
0.4
2.0
4.2
47.9
0.3
1.0
32.4
0.4
0.6
65.0
53.0
0.9
2.9
0.6
547
162
129
36
15
13
21
39
+64
9Laeticia Amihere
L. Amihere
95.8
46
10.2
3.8
3.3
0.7
0.4
0.3
1.3
3.0
42.1
0.1
0.5
14.3
1.2
1.7
67.5
49.9
1.0
2.3
0.9
468
175
152
30
19
16
40
43
-27
10Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
96.0
70
28.5
13.9
8.6
3.0
0.6
1.2
5.1
9.8
51.7
1.6
4.0
40.4
2.2
2.8
77.9
63.0
1.6
7.0
2.2
1,994
976
601
211
45
83
157
192
+457
11Jordan Horston
J. Horston
96.1
39
22.3
6.8
4.3
1.8
1.3
0.7
2.8
5.8
49.3
0.3
1.3
25.0
0.8
1.1
72.1
54.5
1.2
3.1
1.7
871
266
168
69
50
26
66
73
+20
12Brionna Jones
B. Jones
96.2
84
26.9
13.3
6.4
1.8
1.1
0.7
5.3
10.0
53.2
0.2
0.7
23.3
2.5
3.3
75.5
58.1
2.6
3.8
1.4
2,256
1,113
540
155
94
59
115
215
+521
13Ezi Magbegor
E. Magbegor
96.7
81
28.9
9.7
7.0
2.0
0.9
2.2
3.9
7.7
50.3
0.3
1.2
26.7
1.6
2.1
78.2
56.4
2.1
4.9
1.2
2,338
786
568
166
70
178
96
243
+218
14Natasha Mack
N. Mack
96.9
74
16.8
4.2
5.4
1.0
0.8
1.3
1.9
3.4
57.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.7
50.9
57.3
1.9
3.5
0.6
1,242
312
396
74
57
99
43
111
+48
15Shakira Austin
S. Austin
97.1
50
22.2
12.4
6.5
1.6
1.1
1.1
4.9
10.6
45.7
0.1
0.4
15.8
2.7
4.0
66.5
50.2
1.6
4.9
2.4
1,112
622
324
79
56
54
121
111
-110
16DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
97.2
73
28.1
12.7
5.1
1.6
1.0
0.5
4.3
10.5
41.3
1.3
4.3
30.9
2.7
3.1
84.7
53.3
0.7
4.4
1.2
2,049
926
375
118
75
36
84
113
+237
17Courtney Williams
C. Williams
97.2
84
27.6
12.4
4.8
5.9
1.1
0.4
5.3
12.1
43.4
1.0
2.6
37.2
0.9
1.1
83.2
49.3
0.4
4.3
2.4
2,321
1,044
402
492
91
30
199
163
+583
18Dominique Malonga
D. Malonga
97.6
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
19Makayla Timpson
M. Timpson
97.6
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
20Jessica Shepard
J. Shepard
97.9
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
21Emily Engstler
E. Engstler
98.0
72
13.6
4.8
3.6
1.5
0.7
0.7
1.8
4.0
44.8
0.6
1.7
35.8
0.6
0.8
72.4
54.7
1.1
2.5
0.8
976
343
258
105
47
51
60
101
-75
22Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
98.0
81
31.3
17.6
7.3
2.3
1.5
0.5
7.1
13.7
51.5
1.2
3.1
37.8
2.2
2.7
84.7
59.0
1.6
5.7
1.7
2,536
1,422
589
185
119
38
134
167
+361
23Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
98.6
79
15.6
1.3
4.2
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.5
1.4
33.6
0.2
0.8
19.0
0.1
0.2
64.7
41.1
0.7
3.5
0.4
1,231
99
328
45
38
47
31
115
-48
24Gabby Williams
G. Williams
98.6
56
31.1
11.3
4.2
4.1
2.1
0.4
4.4
10.2
43.3
1.1
3.5
30.8
1.4
1.7
83.0
51.6
0.6
3.6
1.8
1,742
634
237
229
119
24
101
85
+177
25DiJonai Carrington
D. Carrington
98.7
70
26.2
11.4
4.6
1.6
1.4
0.4
4.0
10.1
39.7
0.7
2.5
27.8
2.7
3.4
79.5
49.3
1.4
3.1
1.9
1,835
799
320
109
95
30
133
178
+2
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