NBA Defensive Leaders as Favorites

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T51	Isaiah HartensteinI. HartensteinOKC	45	81	47	1.0	34	0.8	113
T51	Stephon CastleS. CastleSAS	55	81	65	1.2	16	0.3	183
53	Caris LeVertC. LeVertDET	51	80	45	0.9	35	0.7	77
T54	Myles TurnerM. TurnerMIL	26	79	21	0.8	58	2.2	69
T54	Onyeka OkongwuO. OkongwuATL	36	79	37	1.0	42	1.2	108
T56	Aaron WigginsA. WigginsOKC	60	78	51	0.9	27	0.5	74
T56	Craig Porter Jr.C. Porter Jr.CLE	50	78	49	1.0	29	0.6	59
T58	LeBron JamesL. JamesLAL	45	77	50	1.1	27	0.6	61
T58	Andrew WigginsA. WigginsMIA	34	77	39	1.1	38	1.1	66
T58	Brandon IngramB. IngramTOR	43	77	39	0.9	38	0.9	81
61	Josh HartJ. HartNYK	53	76	60	1.1	16	0.3	131
62	Kel'el WareK. WareMIA	37	75	30	0.8	45	1.2	62
T63	Bam AdebayoB. AdebayoMIA	36	73	47	1.3	26	0.7	53
T63	Deandre AytonD. AytonLAL	46	73	26	0.6	47	1.0	82
T63	Wendell Carter Jr.W. Carter Jr.ORL	48	73	40	0.8	33	0.7	160
T63	Adem BonaA. BonaPHI	41	73	18	0.4	55	1.3	90
T67	Tobias HarrisT. HarrisDET	52	72	51	1.0	21	0.4	81
T67	Desmond BaneD. BaneORL	50	72	51	1.0	21	0.4	140
T69	James HardenJ. HardenCLE	47	71	50	1.1	21	0.4	93
T69	Draymond GreenD. GreenGSW	44	71	42	1.0	29	0.7	127
T69	Jamal MurrayJ. MurrayDEN	56	71	51	0.9	20	0.4	92
72	Marcus SmartM. SmartLAL	41	70	50	1.2	20	0.5	106
T73	Jaxson HayesJ. HayesLAL	46	69	24	0.5	45	1.0	91
T73	Julian ChampagnieJ. ChampagnieSAS	63	69	44	0.7	25	0.4	103
T73	Peyton WatsonP. WatsonDEN	36	69	30	0.8	39	1.1	90

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.