NBA Defensive Leaders as Favorites

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
126	Cameron JohnsonC. JohnsonDEN	47	51	36	0.8	15	0.3	109
T127	Andre DrummondA. DrummondPHI	35	50	21	0.6	29	0.8	61
T127	Deni AvdijaD. AvdijaPOR	31	50	23	0.7	27	0.9	77
T127	Isaiah JoeI. JoeOKC	67	50	41	0.6	9	0.1	110
T127	Mouhamed GueyeM. GueyeATL	39	50	32	0.8	18	0.5	69
T131	Al HorfordAl HorfordGSW	26	49	18	0.7	31	1.2	31
T131	Nicolas BatumN. BatumLAC	41	49	32	0.8	17	0.4	55
T131	Payton PritchardP. PritchardBOS	56	49	42	0.8	7	0.1	76
T131	Brandon MillerB. MillerCHA	34	49	31	0.9	18	0.5	92
T135	Jimmy Butler IIIJ. Butler IIIGSW	31	48	41	1.3	7	0.2	36
T135	Nikola VucevicN. VucevicBOS	36	48	20	0.6	28	0.8	69
T135	Jakob PoeltlJ. PoeltlTOR	29	48	25	0.9	23	0.8	91
T135	Jalen WilliamsJ. WilliamsOKC	33	48	39	1.2	9	0.3	65
T135	Spencer JonesS. JonesDEN	44	48	32	0.7	16	0.4	114
T140	Stephen CurryS. CurryGSW	35	47	32	0.9	15	0.4	55
T140	Grayson AllenG. AllenPHO	25	47	41	1.6	6	0.2	51
T140	Ayo DosunmuA. DosunmuMIN	37	47	39	1.1	8	0.2	78
T140	Gui SantosG. SantosGSW	39	47	31	0.8	16	0.4	69
T140	Ja'Kobe WalterJ. WalterTOR	41	47	41	1.0	6	0.1	98
T140	Derik QueenD. QueenNOR	19	47	25	1.3	22	1.2	44
T146	Kelly Oubre Jr.K. Oubre Jr.PHI	27	46	33	1.2	13	0.5	69
T146	Gary Payton IIG. Payton IIGSW	44	46	33	0.8	13	0.3	79
T146	Lonzo BallL. BallCLE	27	46	38	1.4	8	0.3	38
T146	Sam HauserS. HauserBOS	55	46	27	0.5	19	0.3	83
150	Jarred VanderbiltJ. VanderbiltLAL	41	45	33	0.8	12	0.3	60

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.