NBA Defensive Leaders as Underdogs

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T51	Marvin Bagley IIIM. Bagley IIIDAL	54	66	27	0.5	39	0.7	110
T51	Cody WilliamsC. WilliamsUTH	61	66	42	0.7	24	0.4	113
53	Jordan GoodwinJ. GoodwinPHO	38	65	58	1.5	7	0.2	67
54	Bub CarringtonB. CarringtonWAS	78	64	48	0.6	16	0.2	175
T55	Michael Porter Jr.M. Porter Jr.BKN	49	63	51	1.0	12	0.2	111
T55	Will RileyW. RileyWAS	71	63	53	0.7	10	0.1	88
T57	Lauri MarkkanenL. MarkkanenUTH	38	62	41	1.1	21	0.6	71
T57	Bam AdebayoB. AdebayoMIA	37	62	39	1.1	23	0.6	69
T57	Robert Williams IIIR. Williams IIIPOR	32	62	18	0.6	44	1.4	40
T57	Tyrese MaxeyT. MaxeyPHI	28	62	47	1.7	15	0.5	65
T57	Naji MarshallN. MarshallDAL	52	62	60	1.2	2	0.0	102
T57	Collin GillespieC. GillespiePHO	43	62	53	1.2	9	0.2	70
T57	Brice SensabaughB. SensabaughUTH	70	62	51	0.7	11	0.2	129
T64	T.J. McConnellT.J. McConnellIND	48	61	52	1.1	9	0.2	53
T64	Brandon MillerB. MillerCHA	31	61	35	1.1	26	0.8	88
T64	Nolan TraoreN. TraoreBKN	49	61	41	0.8	20	0.4	99
T67	Collin SextonC. SextonCHI	50	60	54	1.1	6	0.1	109
T67	Keegan MurrayK. MurraySAC	23	60	24	1.0	36	1.6	42
T69	CJ McCollumCJ McCollumATL	51	59	39	0.8	20	0.4	96
T69	Royce O'NealeR. O'NealePHO	41	59	40	1.0	19	0.5	86
71	Mark WilliamsM. WilliamsPHO	32	58	31	1.0	27	0.8	67
T72	Kawhi LeonardK. LeonardLAC	25	57	51	2.0	6	0.2	33
T72	Saddiq BeyS. BeyNOR	55	57	51	0.9	6	0.1	73
T72	Dru SmithD. SmithMIA	36	57	47	1.3	10	0.3	51
75	Jalen JohnsonJ. JohnsonATL	35	56	44	1.3	12	0.3	80

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.