NBA Defensive Leaders as Favorites

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
1	Victor WembanyamaV. WembanyamaSAS	53	230	56	1.1	174	3.3	121
2	Ausar ThompsonA. ThompsonDET	59	183	122	2.1	61	1.0	155
3	Cason WallaceC. WallaceOKC	73	169	142	1.9	27	0.4	139
4	Chet HolmgrenC. HolmgrenOKC	67	166	41	0.6	125	1.9	157
T5	Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderS. Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC	68	147	95	1.4	52	0.8	139
T5	Reed SheppardR. SheppardHOU	69	147	102	1.5	45	0.7	135
T7	Derrick WhiteD. WhiteBOS	56	140	65	1.2	75	1.3	78
T7	Mikal BridgesM. BridgesNYK	67	140	89	1.3	51	0.8	128
T7	Amen ThompsonA. ThompsonHOU	67	140	100	1.5	40	0.6	147
10	Rudy GobertR. GobertMIN	58	138	44	0.8	94	1.6	142
T11	Scottie BarnesS. BarnesTOR	45	137	68	1.5	69	1.5	113
T11	Alperen SengunA. SengunHOU	60	137	73	1.2	64	1.1	204
13	Evan MobleyE. MobleyCLE	52	131	39	0.8	92	1.8	125
14	Jaden McDanielsJ. McDanielsMIN	55	127	73	1.3	54	1.0	189
15	OG AnunobyOG AnunobyNYK	57	123	86	1.5	37	0.6	141
16	Tyrese MaxeyT. MaxeyPHI	41	121	83	2.0	38	0.9	83
17	Cade CunninghamC. CunninghamDET	52	118	78	1.5	40	0.8	163
18	Kevin DurantK. DurantHOU	66	117	56	0.8	61	0.9	116
T19	Nikola JokicN. JokicDEN	52	115	75	1.4	40	0.8	132
T19	Naz ReidN. ReidMIN	56	115	57	1.0	58	1.0	139
21	Neemias QuetaN. QuetaBOS	55	113	45	0.8	68	1.2	146
22	Mitchell RobinsonM. RobinsonNYK	50	109	50	1.0	59	1.2	106
23	Anthony EdwardsA. EdwardsMIN	49	108	68	1.4	40	0.8	90
T24	Donte DiVincenzoD. DiVincenzoMIN	60	107	83	1.4	24	0.4	145
T24	Jabari Smith Jr.J. Smith Jr.HOU	64	107	44	0.7	63	1.0	158

About this leaderboard

Compare NBA defensive production in games where each player's team was favored during the 2025-2026 season. This split isolates steals, blocks, and fouls in the favorite role. Use it to examine historical defense when teams were expected to win. It does not guarantee future results.