NBA Defensive Leaders as Underdogs

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T326	Walker KesslerW. KesslerUTH	5	16	7	1.4	9	1.8	22
T326	Stephon CastleS. CastleSAS	13	16	13	1.0	3	0.2	39
T326	Tidjane SalaunT. SalaunCHA	24	16	11	0.5	5	0.2	45
T326	Kam JonesK. JonesIND	33	16	16	0.5	0	0.0	35
T326	Asa NewellA. NewellATL	22	16	10	0.5	6	0.3	36
T331	Jimmy Butler IIIJ. Butler IIIGSW	7	15	14	2.0	1	0.1	10
T331	Sam HauserS. HauserBOS	23	15	11	0.5	4	0.2	30
T331	Tyler BurtonT. BurtonMEM	12	15	11	0.9	4	0.3	31
T331	Yanic Konan NiederhauserY. Konan NiederhauserLAC	22	15	3	0.1	12	0.5	39
T335	Kevon LooneyK. LooneyNOR	17	14	7	0.4	7	0.4	26
T335	Duncan RobinsonD. RobinsonDET	14	14	8	0.6	6	0.4	31
T335	Coby WhiteC. WhiteCHA	15	14	12	0.8	2	0.1	37
T335	Grant WilliamsG. WilliamsCHA	10	14	5	0.5	9	0.9	20
T335	Keldon JohnsonK. JohnsonSAS	19	14	12	0.6	2	0.1	43
T335	Trayce Jackson-DavisT. Jackson-DavisTOR	15	14	7	0.5	7	0.5	19
T335	Jett HowardJ. HowardORL	26	14	7	0.3	7	0.3	40
T335	KJ SimpsonKJ SimpsonCHA	13	14	14	1.1	0	0.0	11
T335	Noah PendaN. PendaORL	24	14	10	0.4	4	0.2	28
T335	Malachi SmithM. SmithBKN	13	14	10	0.8	4	0.3	12
T345	Mike ConleyM. ConleyMIN	12	13	9	0.8	4	0.3	17
T345	Tobias HarrisT. HarrisDET	11	13	8	0.7	5	0.5	26
T345	Cameron PayneC. PaynePHI	11	13	12	1.1	1	0.1	13
T345	Josh OkogieJ. OkogieHOU	12	13	9	0.8	4	0.3	18
T345	Ja MorantJa MorantMEM	11	13	11	1.0	2	0.2	18
T345	Obi ToppinO. ToppinIND	23	13	12	0.5	1	0.0	28

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.