NBA Defensive Leaders as Favorites

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T276	Saddiq BeyS. BeyNOR	17	18	17	1.0	1	0.1	22
T276	Jalen GreenJ. GreenPHO	16	18	17	1.1	1	0.1	21
T276	Ochai AgbajiO. AgbajiBKN	25	18	13	0.5	5	0.2	38
T276	Jeremy SochanJ. SochanNYK	29	18	11	0.4	7	0.2	39
T276	Cam SpencerC. SpencerMEM	20	18	17	0.9	1	0.1	33
T281	Gary HarrisG. HarrisMIL	18	17	13	0.7	4	0.2	20
T281	Tyler HerroT. HerroMIA	16	17	10	0.6	7	0.4	25
T281	Isaiah LiversI. LiversPHO	19	17	10	0.5	7	0.4	18
T281	Christian KolokoC. KolokoATL	11	17	7	0.6	10	0.9	11
T281	Ousmane DiengO. DiengMIL	34	17	8	0.2	9	0.3	34
T281	Ace BaileyA. BaileyUTH	7	17	11	1.6	6	0.9	15
T281	Cedric CowardC. CowardMEM	16	17	10	0.6	7	0.4	35
T281	Myron GardnerM. GardnerMIA	24	17	13	0.5	4	0.2	38
T289	Klay ThompsonK. ThompsonDAL	20	16	9	0.5	7	0.4	15
T289	Kelly OlynykK. OlynykSAS	29	16	13	0.4	3	0.1	25
T289	Kyle AndersonK. AndersonMIN	12	16	9	0.8	7	0.6	27
T289	Bobby Portis Jr.B. Portis Jr.MIL	25	16	10	0.4	6	0.2	40
T289	Jayson TatumJ. TatumBOS	11	16	16	1.5	0	0.0	19
T289	Jevon CarterJ. CarterORL	26	16	15	0.6	1	0.0	28
T289	Coby WhiteC. WhiteCHA	35	16	13	0.4	3	0.1	74
T289	Nick RichardsN. RichardsCHI	15	16	4	0.3	12	0.8	23
T289	Trendon WatfordT. WatfordPHI	29	16	5	0.2	11	0.4	60
T289	Keaton WallaceK. WallaceATL	25	16	15	0.6	1	0.0	27
T289	Jonathan MogboJ. MogboTOR	21	16	10	0.5	6	0.3	11
T289	Rasheer FlemingR. FlemingPHO	24	16	8	0.3	8	0.3	29

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.