NBA Defensive Leaders as Underdogs

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T226	Jordan PooleJ. PooleNOR	27	28	20	0.7	8	0.3	55
T226	Cade CunninghamC. CunninghamDET	12	28	14	1.2	14	1.2	33
T226	Pat SpencerP. SpencerGSW	29	28	26	0.9	2	0.1	46
T229	Jaden McDanielsJ. McDanielsMIN	18	27	8	0.4	19	1.1	55
T229	Nick RichardsN. RichardsCHI	33	27	6	0.2	21	0.6	65
T229	Jericho SimsJ. SimsMIL	45	27	14	0.3	13	0.3	104
T229	Amen ThompsonA. ThompsonHOU	12	27	19	1.6	8	0.7	28
T229	Kobe BrownK. BrownIND	44	27	17	0.4	10	0.2	57
T229	Justin EdwardsJ. EdwardsPHI	26	27	23	0.9	4	0.2	44
T229	Rasheer FlemingR. FlemingPHO	31	27	14	0.5	13	0.4	35
T229	Taelon PeterT. PeterIND	34	27	24	0.7	3	0.1	33
T237	Joel EmbiidJ. EmbiidPHI	11	26	7	0.6	19	1.7	22
T237	Jonathan IsaacJ. IsaacORL	20	26	12	0.6	14	0.7	18
T237	Leaky BlackL. BlackWAS	14	26	18	1.3	8	0.6	37
T237	Rob DillinghamR. DillinghamCHI	31	26	23	0.7	3	0.1	72
T241	De'Aaron FoxD. FoxSAS	17	25	20	1.2	5	0.3	38
T241	Donovan MitchellD. MitchellCLE	11	25	21	1.9	4	0.4	22
T241	Rui HachimuraR. HachimuraLAL	25	25	16	0.6	9	0.4	42
T241	Alperen SengunA. SengunHOU	12	25	12	1.0	13	1.1	34
T241	Bryce McGowensB. McGowensNOR	32	25	19	0.6	6	0.2	64
T241	Ousmane DiengO. DiengMIL	23	25	17	0.7	8	0.3	44
T241	Daeqwon PlowdenD. PlowdenSAC	29	25	19	0.7	6	0.2	69
T241	Julian ReeseJ. ReeseWAS	12	25	17	1.4	8	0.7	38
T249	Jamal MurrayJ. MurrayDEN	19	24	15	0.8	9	0.5	39
T249	Jakob PoeltlJ. PoeltlTOR	17	24	15	0.9	9	0.5	54

About this leaderboard

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