best defensive rating within point guards 2025-26 season

Since 2025, Veronica Burton has the lowest defensive rating by a guard, with a 100.3 rating.

Showing
  • Assumption:200+ MIN/44TG
  • Data note: Defensive Rating, Minutes Per 44 Team Games: player season data complete from 1997
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Veronica Burton
V. Burton
100.3
88
29.0
12.1
4.0
5.9
1.4
0.5
3.6
9.0
40.5
1.4
4.0
35.0
3.4
4.0
85.9
56.2
1.1
2.9
1.8
2,551
1,061
352
517
119
47
158
218
+422
2Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
100.5
76
34.5
17.6
4.1
4.1
2.0
0.9
5.7
14.7
39.1
3.1
9.1
34.0
3.1
3.6
85.9
54.3
0.8
3.3
1.5
2,623
1,340
312
312
151
66
113
222
+484
3Kaila Charles
K. Charles
100.7
79
19.1
6.3
4.5
1.2
0.8
0.2
2.3
5.6
41.2
0.7
2.2
30.6
1.1
1.3
79.0
51.1
1.5
3.0
1.0
1,506
501
355
96
63
18
81
173
+235
4Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
S. Walker-Kimbrough
101.3
56
7.1
1.6
0.8
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.6
1.3
43.8
0.2
0.6
37.5
0.2
0.3
80.0
55.3
0.1
0.7
0.3
400
88
43
30
12
11
19
26
+5
5Jordin Canada
J. Canada
101.5
71
29.9
11.5
3.4
6.6
1.8
0.3
3.8
9.2
41.6
0.9
3.1
29.1
2.9
3.7
77.4
52.9
0.5
2.9
2.4
2,121
813
242
472
130
20
167
158
+499
6Courtney Williams
C. Williams
102.1
87
29.2
13.7
4.9
5.3
1.2
0.3
5.7
13.0
43.9
1.2
3.2
37.9
1.0
1.2
83.8
50.4
0.7
4.2
2.0
2,542
1,191
424
458
104
25
178
178
+587
7Maya Caldwell
M. Caldwell
102.2
85
16.3
4.7
2.7
1.4
0.8
0.2
1.7
4.3
40.0
0.8
2.3
35.9
0.4
0.6
80.9
51.9
0.8
1.9
0.8
1,389
400
231
122
65
14
72
128
+219
8DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
102.2
33
23.6
9.8
4.2
1.2
0.8
0.3
3.2
7.8
40.9
1.2
3.6
33.3
2.3
2.6
87.2
55.1
0.9
3.3
0.8
778
325
137
38
28
9
28
43
-8
9Tiffany Hayes
T. Hayes
102.3
68
20.8
10.0
2.7
2.7
0.7
0.2
3.3
7.5
44.0
1.0
2.8
34.7
2.4
3.1
78.9
56.6
0.6
2.1
1.5
1,412
682
185
184
46
14
100
144
+221
10Allisha Gray
A. Gray
103.2
86
33.5
18.7
4.4
3.1
1.2
0.4
6.1
13.4
45.7
2.1
5.8
36.2
4.4
5.5
80.5
59.2
0.8
3.6
1.6
2,885
1,610
375
263
105
31
140
231
+608
11Alicia Flórez
A. Flórez
103.3
35
12.1
3.5
1.4
1.9
0.6
0.1
1.3
3.5
36.9
0.3
1.3
20.0
0.6
1.1
55.0
43.3
0.3
1.1
1.2
423
121
48
68
21
5
41
53
-49
12Aari McDonald
A. McDonald
104.4
23
24.8
9.5
2.1
4.3
1.2
0.1
3.1
7.5
41.0
1.2
3.8
31.0
2.1
2.7
80.3
54.5
0.4
1.7
2.2
571
218
49
100
28
3
50
54
+27
13Kate Martin
K. Martin
104.5
61
13.7
5.1
2.1
0.8
0.4
0.1
1.7
5.0
33.6
1.1
3.5
31.3
0.6
0.8
75.5
47.2
0.4
1.7
0.6
833
310
131
48
22
7
38
70
-50
14Sonia Citron
S. Citron
104.7
84
32.5
15.8
3.9
3.3
1.2
0.5
5.2
10.9
47.7
1.6
4.1
39.7
3.8
4.3
87.5
61.6
0.8
3.1
2.2
2,734
1,328
325
281
102
42
187
176
+17
15Kayla McBride
K. McBride
104.7
83
31.6
16.0
2.7
2.8
1.5
0.2
5.2
11.8
43.9
2.8
6.8
40.4
2.9
3.1
91.5
60.6
0.4
2.2
1.5
2,626
1,329
221
233
121
13
122
136
+578
16Olivia Miles
O. Miles
104.8
40
31.0
19.8
4.7
6.0
1.3
0.6
7.0
14.2
49.2
1.6
4.1
38.8
4.2
4.8
87.0
60.6
0.6
4.1
3.1
1,239
790
186
239
52
25
123
119
+281
17Te-Hina Paopao
T. Paopao
104.9
78
14.4
4.9
1.2
2.0
0.3
0.2
1.8
4.4
40.9
1.0
2.8
37.5
0.2
0.3
69.6
53.4
0.2
1.0
0.8
1,125
379
96
153
26
12
61
88
+142
18Cotie McMahon
C. McMahon
105.2
42
19.6
6.6
2.9
1.9
0.5
0.1
2.2
5.5
40.9
0.6
2.0
30.1
1.6
2.6
60.6
50.2
0.5
2.4
1.1
822
279
120
78
22
6
45
81
-25
19Sydney Colson
S. Colson
105.6
30
13.5
2.4
0.8
2.0
0.5
0.2
0.9
2.5
34.2
0.4
1.6
27.7
0.2
0.2
85.7
44.9
0.2
0.6
1.2
404
71
25
60
15
6
35
34
-29
20Chelsea Gray
C. Gray
105.7
87
31.9
11.6
3.6
6.0
1.4
0.5
4.1
9.4
44.0
1.6
4.3
36.6
1.8
2.0
90.3
56.7
0.4
3.2
2.8
2,774
1,011
315
525
124
42
244
174
+415
21Sabrina Ionescu
S. Ionescu
105.8
69
30.7
16.6
4.4
5.2
1.0
0.4
5.5
13.9
39.6
2.0
6.8
29.7
3.6
3.9
91.8
53.2
0.7
3.7
2.7
2,118
1,145
303
362
71
26
187
117
+144
22Rebekah Gardner
R. Gardner
105.9
83
13.6
4.4
2.1
0.9
0.6
0.2
1.6
3.3
49.5
0.4
1.1
36.0
0.7
0.8
88.6
59.9
0.8
1.3
0.6
1,126
364
174
75
47
16
50
131
+49
23Kaitlyn Chen
K. Chen
105.9
68
13.5
5.3
1.1
1.6
0.3
0.0
2.1
4.3
50.2
0.5
1.3
40.2
0.5
0.7
72.0
58.0
0.3
0.8
1.0
920
363
72
109
18
1
69
70
+86
24Skylar Diggins
S. Diggins
106.0
62
30.6
15.1
2.7
5.7
1.1
0.7
5.1
12.3
41.4
1.4
3.8
37.0
3.5
4.5
78.4
53.0
0.6
2.1
2.0
1,896
936
168
351
70
46
124
142
+102
25Tiffany Mitchell
T. Mitchell
106.2
39
13.1
3.2
1.1
0.3
0.4
0.2
1.0
2.6
39.2
0.3
0.8
36.7
0.9
1.2
74.5
51.4
0.3
0.8
0.6
510
126
42
12
14
8
24
52
-31
Unlock 2x data

Related Searches

More WNBA News

Even with early Game 6 tipoff on Thursday, Valkyries are confident fans will find a way to watch

In fairness to Dream and Valkyries, scheduling dilemma shouldn't overshadow Game 6 of WNBA Finals

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

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

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

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

More Valkyries Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

19.7

Williams

Gabby Williams

RPG

10.0

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

APG

3.7

Burton

Veronica Burton
Team Rankings

ORTG

108.6

7th

DRTG

99.3

1st

NETRTG

9.3

1st

3P%

34.4

6th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Wings Wings
27
17
.614
6.0
5
Fire Fire
17
27
.386
16.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/29
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
12:30 PM
Sat
10/31
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Dream

2 - 3

55

Final

64

GSV Valkyries

3 - 2

Mon 26 Oct 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

10.6

Reese

Angel Reese

10.2

Jones

Jonquel Jones
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

7.8

Canada

Jordin Canada

6.2

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.1

Williams

Gabby Williams

2.0

McBride

Kayla McBride
Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

Jonquel Jones

2.6

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

3.2

Ionescu

Sabrina Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Jocytė

Justė Jocytė

113.6

VanSlooten

Grace VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9

Dream

104.5

Valkyries

102.3
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

95.6

Valkyries

99.8

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Dream

8.9

Liberty

4.3

Valkyries

2.5

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

401.2

Reese

Angel Reese

383.6

Williams

Gabby Williams

353.8

Canada

Jordin Canada
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

398.5

Reese

Angel Reese

386.5

Williams

Gabby Williams

362.5

Canada

Jordin Canada
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

45.2

Koné

Sika Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale
Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

38.3

Gray

Chelsea Gray

38.0

McBride

Kayla McBride
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.97

Koné

Sika Koné

2.50

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.41

Okot

Madina Okot
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

3.17

Koné

Sika Koné

2.75

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Valkyries

30-19

Mystics

22-18

Sparks

21-17

Aces

24-20

Sky

20-17

Dream

24-24
Worst Record ATS
Liberty

15-26

Tempo

15-21

Mercury

16-20

Lynx

18-21

Wings

19-21

Fire

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

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

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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