team defensive rating all-time single season

The New York Liberty had a defensive rating of 118.5 in 1997.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PF
1	Liberty	118.5	1997	28	202.7	68.3	32.9	17.3	10.3	4.1	25.3	61.3	41.3	3.3	12.1	27.4	14.4	21.6	66.4	48.2	11.4	21.4	5,675	1,913	920	485	289	116	556
2	Mercury	115.6	1997	28	195.5	69.1	32.7	15.6	12.2	2.8	23.5	63.1	37.3	4.8	15.5	30.8	17.3	22.6	76.3	47.3	11.4	21.3	5,475	1,936	915	436	342	79	569
3	Sparks	118.9	1997	28	197.3	74.0	34.7	17.7	9.2	4.9	28.4	63.6	44.6	2.3	8.6	26.9	15.0	22.1	67.6	50.4	10.3	24.4	5,525	2,072	972	495	258	138	601
4	Starzz	129.1	1997	28	201.8	64.6	33.9	15.2	9.0	4.4	23.8	63.6	37.4	3.8	12.5	30.4	13.2	18.8	70.3	44.9	12.1	21.9	5,650	1,810	950	425	252	123	569
5	Sting	119.2	1997	28	200.0	67.3	32.6	17.3	7.8	4.1	25.7	59.0	43.5	3.9	11.5	34.3	12.0	17.4	69.2	50.5	10.0	22.7	5,600	1,885	914	485	219	116	465
6	Rockers	121.8	1997	28	202.7	70.2	31.8	16.3	9.2	3.0	25.9	58.3	44.4	2.3	6.3	36.9	16.1	22.3	72.2	51.5	9.5	22.3	5,675	1,965	889	456	257	85	513
7	Comets	121.7	1997	28	201.8	71.9	30.7	13.7	11.0	2.4	25.0	59.4	42.2	6.0	17.2	35.1	15.8	21.1	74.5	52.3	11.3	19.4	5,651	2,012	860	384	308	66	536
8	Monarchs	134.6	1997	28	201.8	68.0	31.4	14.1	9.4	2.1	25.2	61.8	40.7	3.6	12.3	29.3	14.1	19.2	73.2	48.4	12.2	19.2	5,650	1,905	879	395	264	59	590
9	Liberty	119.7	1998	30	201.7	68.6	31.4	17.1	9.7	2.8	25.3	59.5	42.5	3.1	9.4	32.7	15.0	21.0	71.5	49.9	10.7	20.8	6,050	2,058	943	513	291	84	629
10	Mystics	138.1	1998	29	200.9	65.0	30.8	13.1	8.6	2.9	23.9	60.3	39.6	3.9	14.3	27.1	13.4	20.8	64.7	46.8	10.9	19.9	5,825	1,886	892	379	249	85	661
11	Mercury	119.3	1998	30	202.5	73.9	31.4	18.1	9.6	2.9	26.2	61.9	42.4	4.3	13.5	32.1	17.1	23.6	72.4	51.1	10.9	20.5	6,075	2,217	941	543	288	86	595
12	Sparks	122.7	1998	30	200.8	71.6	34.0	15.7	7.6	4.9	26.6	63.8	41.6	3.7	11.2	33.1	14.8	20.3	72.7	49.2	11.2	22.8	6,025	2,148	1,020	472	229	148	675
13	Starzz	128.7	1998	30	201.7	69.7	33.4	16.0	7.4	5.7	25.9	61.2	42.3	3.8	11.5	32.7	14.2	20.2	70.1	49.7	10.1	23.3	6,050	2,092	1,001	481	221	170	638
14	Shock	118.4	1998	30	200.0	69.6	35.9	14.4	6.6	2.7	25.7	62.5	41.1	3.2	10.0	32.3	14.9	21.3	70.2	48.4	11.5	24.4	6,000	2,087	1,077	432	197	81	602
15	Sting	118.1	1998	30	200.0	71.4	32.7	17.1	9.1	3.2	26.6	61.8	43.0	3.5	12.6	27.9	14.7	20.8	70.8	50.3	10.1	22.6	6,000	2,143	981	512	273	96	507
16	Rockers	123.9	1998	30	202.5	73.2	29.2	19.2	9.0	3.3	26.8	57.3	46.7	3.5	9.3	38.0	16.1	21.0	76.5	55.0	7.6	21.6	6,075	2,195	876	575	270	99	601
17	Comets	114.5	1998	30	202.5	76.2	30.9	14.3	11.1	2.7	26.5	60.8	43.6	5.9	17.4	33.8	17.3	21.5	80.2	54.2	9.9	21.0	6,075	2,285	927	428	332	81	510
18	Monarchs	126.9	1998	29	200.9	63.3	31.2	15.5	8.8	3.5	24.5	60.5	40.5	2.4	9.5	25.7	11.9	17.9	66.3	46.3	11.0	20.2	5,825	1,837	905	449	255	101	615
19	Liberty	122.0	1999	32	203.9	67.7	29.5	16.3	9.3	2.8	25.0	59.8	41.8	5.5	14.8	37.0	12.3	16.5	74.4	50.5	10.0	19.5	6,525	2,167	944	522	297	91	700
20	Mystics	127.4	1999	32	202.3	65.6	31.7	14.4	6.3	2.7	23.7	56.1	42.3	3.1	10.8	29.0	15.1	21.2	71.0	50.2	9.8	21.9	6,475	2,100	1,013	461	203	87	646
21	Miracle	127.0	1999	32	201.6	68.9	30.2	14.6	9.3	2.9	24.8	58.4	42.4	4.8	14.4	33.6	14.5	21.0	69.2	51.0	10.3	19.9	6,450	2,206	966	467	297	93	648
22	Mercury	123.2	1999	32	193.8	68.0	31.3	16.0	7.2	3.8	23.8	59.7	39.9	4.2	14.3	29.3	16.2	21.7	74.7	49.1	10.7	20.6	6,200	2,177	1,002	511	229	121	652
23	Sparks	122.3	1999	32	196.1	76.5	33.3	18.2	7.4	3.9	27.8	63.8	43.6	5.1	14.9	34.2	15.8	21.1	74.9	52.3	10.7	22.6	6,275	2,449	1,065	581	237	124	693
24	Starzz	131.4	1999	32	203.1	74.0	33.2	17.3	7.5	4.9	26.4	60.9	43.3	3.3	11.3	29.5	17.8	23.2	76.8	52.0	10.8	22.4	6,500	2,367	1,061	552	240	158	740
25	Shock	122.5	1999	32	196.9	69.9	31.1	14.5	7.4	3.0	24.7	61.6	40.1	3.8	10.5	36.0	16.7	23.8	70.1	48.5	10.0	21.1	6,300	2,238	996	464	238	96	728

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.4

Stewart

RPG

9.0

Jones

APG

4.7

Ionescu

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.9

4th

DRTG

108.2

8th

NETRTG

3.7

7th

3P%

35.0

4th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Fever	26	14	.650
2	Dream	26	14	.650
3	Liberty	24	16	.600	2.0
4	Mystics	24	16	.600	2.0
5	Sky	15	25	.375	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/18	NYL	@	MIN	7:30 PM
Sun 9/20	NYL	@	TOR	3:00 PM
Mon 9/21	ATL	@	NYL	8:00 PM
Wed 9/23	ATL	@	NYL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Sky

15 - 25

Final

Liberty

24 - 16

Sat 29 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.0

Wilson

25.0

Mitchell

22.5

Clark

RPG Leaders

12.4

Reese

11.1

Shepard

9.4

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

8.4

Clark

7.4

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

1.9

Canada

1.8

Reese

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.7

Brink

1.7

Stokes

3PM Leaders

3.3

Howard

3.3

Mabrey

3.0

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.3

Allemand

68.4

Carter

66.9

Cunningham

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

116.5

114.3

112.9

111.9

111.8

111.3

DRtg Rankings

100.1

104.5

105.0

107.2

107.8

NetRtg Rankings

9.9

9.6

7.3

6.2

5.1

4.6

Tank Leaderboard

8-32

10-30

11-29

14-26

15-25

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,846.3

Wilson

1,595.7

Stewart

1,540

Reese

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,826.8

Wilson

1,577.3

Reese

1,577

Stewart

USG% Leaders

32.8

Wilson

31.8

Clark

30.5

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.6

Howard

33.5

Thomas

33.2

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.32

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.36

Clark

1.35

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

21-13

20-14

19-15

18-14

18-16

18-15

Worst Record ATS

11-21

13-21

14-18

15-17

15-18

15-16

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	31	9	.775
2	Valkyries - x	29	11	.725	2.0
3	Aces - x	27	13	.675	4.0
4	Dream - x	26	14	.650	5.0
5	Fever - x	26	14	.650	5.0
6	Liberty - x	24	16	.600	7.0
7	Mystics - x	24	16	.600	7.0
8	Wings - x	24	16	.600	7.0
9	Fire - e	16	24	.400	15.0
10	Sky - e	15	25	.375	16.0
11	Sparks - e	15	25	.375	16.0
12	Mercury - e	14	26	.350	17.0
13	Tempo - e	11	29	.275	20.0
14	Sun - e	10	30	.250	21.0
15	Storm - e	8	32	.200	23.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 6/14	ATL	@	TOR	102-77
Mon 6/15	LVA	@	DAL	66-96
Mon 6/15	PDX	@	MIN	74-107
Mon 6/15	LAS	@	GSV	58-78
Tue 6/16	TOR	@	IND	91-113

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	CON	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Thu 9/17	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 9/17	LAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 9/17	LVA	@	SEA	10:00 PM
Thu 9/17	PHX	@	PDX	10:00 PM

The New York Liberty had a defensive rating of 118.5 in 1997.

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1.9

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2.0

1.7

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

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1,595.7

1,540

1,826.8

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32.8

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30.5

34.6

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33.2

1.56

1.35

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