NBA Defensive Leaders as Favorites

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T351	Blake WesleyB. WesleyPOR	17	8	5	0.3	3	0.2	16
T351	Luke TraversL. TraversCLE	11	8	6	0.5	2	0.2	5
T351	Jalen PickettJ. PickettDEN	35	8	5	0.1	3	0.1	23
T351	Ben SheppardB. SheppardIND	8	8	7	0.9	1	0.1	15
T351	Kobe BrownK. BrownIND	17	8	6	0.4	2	0.1	12
T351	Kyle FilipowskiK. FilipowskiUTH	5	8	6	1.2	2	0.4	18
T351	Egor DeminE. DeminBKN	5	8	4	0.8	4	0.8	8
T351	Drake PowellD. PowellBKN	8	8	5	0.6	3	0.4	8
T351	Walter Clayton Jr.W. Clayton Jr.MEM	5	8	6	1.2	2	0.4	7
T351	Amari WilliamsA. WilliamsBOS	13	8	1	0.1	7	0.5	11
T351	Micah PeavyM. PeavyNOR	13	8	8	0.6	0	0.0	19
T351	Lachlan OlbrichL. OlbrichCHI	13	8	3	0.2	5	0.4	20
T351	Dylan CardwellD. CardwellSAC	6	8	2	0.3	6	1.0	17
T364	Khris MiddletonK. MiddletonDAL	9	7	7	0.8	0	0.0	15
T364	Joe InglesJ. InglesMIN	19	7	5	0.3	2	0.1	7
T364	Dejounte MurrayD. MurrayNOR	2	7	6	3.0	1	0.5	5
T364	Amir CoffeyA. CoffeyPHO	19	7	5	0.3	2	0.1	18
T364	Caleb LoveC. LovePOR	20	7	7	0.4	0	0.0	12
T364	Olivier-Maxence ProsperO. ProsperMEM	12	7	5	0.4	2	0.2	11
T364	Jett HowardJ. HowardORL	29	7	3	0.1	4	0.1	26
T364	Pete NanceP. NanceMIL	14	7	5	0.4	2	0.1	11
T364	Devin CarterD. CarterSAC	6	7	6	1.0	1	0.2	10
T364	Isaiah CollierI. CollierUTH	5	7	5	1.0	2	0.4	9
T364	Tidjane SalaunT. SalaunCHA	13	7	5	0.4	2	0.2	9
T364	Johnny FurphyJ. FurphyIND	5	7	4	0.8	3	0.6	8

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.