NBA Defensive Leaders as Underdogs

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T126	Khris MiddletonK. MiddletonDAL	54	43	34	0.6	9	0.2	129
T126	Jerami GrantJ. GrantPOR	31	43	21	0.7	22	0.7	81
T126	Miles BridgesM. BridgesCHA	43	43	24	0.6	19	0.4	77
T126	Immanuel QuickleyI. QuickleyTOR	30	43	40	1.3	3	0.1	59
T126	Ben SarafB. SarafBKN	39	43	36	0.9	7	0.2	73
T131	Gary Payton IIG. Payton IIGSW	29	42	34	1.2	8	0.3	53
T131	Kevin HuerterK. HuerterDET	30	42	24	0.8	18	0.6	49
T131	Deni AvdijaD. AvdijaPOR	35	42	28	0.8	14	0.4	91
T131	Peyton WatsonP. WatsonDEN	18	42	20	1.1	22	1.2	46
T131	Drake PowellD. PowellBKN	55	42	31	0.6	11	0.2	81
T131	Moussa CisseM. CisseDAL	23	42	10	0.4	32	1.4	45
T137	Dennis SchroderD. SchroderCLE	41	41	35	0.9	6	0.1	67
T137	Matisse ThybulleM. ThybullePOR	14	41	33	2.4	8	0.6	21
T137	Aaron NesmithA. NesmithIND	39	41	20	0.5	21	0.5	110
T137	Brandin PodziemskiB. PodziemskiGSW	33	41	34	1.0	7	0.2	50
T141	Marcus SmartM. SmartLAL	21	40	37	1.8	3	0.1	56
T141	De'Anthony MeltonD. MeltonGSW	19	40	30	1.6	10	0.5	27
T141	Caleb MartinC. MartinDAL	41	40	27	0.7	13	0.3	67
T141	Davion MitchellD. MitchellMIA	37	40	34	0.9	6	0.2	96
T141	Ja'Kobe WalterJ. WalterTOR	31	40	32	1.0	8	0.3	64
T146	Klay ThompsonK. ThompsonDAL	49	39	24	0.5	15	0.3	55
T146	Naz ReidN. ReidMIN	21	39	19	0.9	20	1.0	56
T146	Rayan RupertR. RupertMEM	42	39	33	0.8	6	0.1	87
T146	Zaccharie RisacherZ. RisacherATL	30	39	27	0.9	12	0.4	72
T146	Adem BonaA. BonaPHI	29	39	12	0.4	27	0.9	62

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.