NBA Defensive Leaders as Underdogs

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T26	John KoncharJ. KoncharUTH	41	84	60	1.5	24	0.6	59
T26	Daniel GaffordD. GaffordDAL	40	84	30	0.8	54	1.4	106
T28	P.J. Washington Jr.P.J. Washington Jr.DAL	41	82	46	1.1	36	0.9	80
T28	Onyeka OkongwuO. OkongwuATL	38	82	45	1.2	37	1.0	135
T28	Noah ClowneyN. ClowneyBKN	60	82	42	0.7	40	0.7	152
31	Pascal SiakamP. SiakamIND	53	81	61	1.2	20	0.4	125
32	Isaiah CollierI. CollierUTH	54	79	61	1.1	18	0.3	129
T33	Day'Ron SharpeD. SharpeBKN	56	78	58	1.0	20	0.4	134
T33	Donovan ClinganD. ClinganPOR	42	78	25	0.6	53	1.3	93
35	Jamir WatkinsJ. WatkinsWAS	49	77	52	1.1	25	0.5	125
T36	Jarace WalkerJ. WalkerIND	65	76	57	0.9	19	0.3	103
T36	Taylor HendricksT. HendricksMEM	54	76	47	0.9	29	0.5	93
38	Kevin Porter Jr.K. Porter Jr.MIL	26	74	59	2.3	15	0.6	67
39	Ryan KalkbrennerR. KalkbrennerCHA	36	73	21	0.6	52	1.4	60
40	Zion WilliamsonZ. WilliamsonNOR	46	72	43	0.9	29	0.6	112
41	Jaren Jackson Jr.J. Jackson Jr.UTH	31	71	34	1.1	37	1.2	116
T42	Jusuf NurkicJ. NurkicUTH	39	70	48	1.2	22	0.6	126
T42	Keyonte GeorgeK. GeorgeUTH	51	70	58	1.1	12	0.2	112
T42	Toumani CamaraT. CamaraPOR	45	70	51	1.1	19	0.4	132
45	Moussa DiabateM. DiabateCHA	40	69	30	0.8	39	1.0	103
T46	Andrew WigginsA. WigginsMIA	34	68	37	1.1	31	0.9	90
T46	Kel'el WareK. WareMIA	40	68	29	0.7	39	1.0	57
T48	Keon EllisK. EllisCLE	44	67	43	1.0	24	0.5	68
T48	Oso IghodaroO. IghodaroPHO	44	67	44	1.0	23	0.5	117
T48	Maxime RaynaudM. RaynaudSAC	67	67	34	0.5	33	0.5	156

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.