NBA Defensive Leaders as Underdogs

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T201	Devin BookerD. BookerPHO	33	32	22	0.7	10	0.3	88
T201	Jaylen BrownJ. BrownBOS	21	32	21	1.0	11	0.5	73
T201	Goga BitadzeG. BitadzeORL	21	32	14	0.7	18	0.9	43
T204	Jrue HolidayJ. HolidayPOR	26	31	30	1.2	1	0.0	39
T204	Nikola JokicN. JokicDEN	13	31	17	1.3	14	1.1	41
T204	Kristaps PorzingisK. PorzingisGSW	19	31	11	0.6	20	1.1	54
T204	Donte DiVincenzoD. DiVincenzoMIN	22	31	21	1.0	10	0.5	52
T204	Julian ChampagnieJ. ChampagnieSAS	19	31	18	0.9	13	0.7	28
T204	Tyrese MartinT. MartinPHI	42	31	25	0.6	6	0.1	32
T204	Ausar ThompsonA. ThompsonDET	14	31	23	1.6	8	0.6	43
T211	LeBron JamesL. JamesLAL	15	30	22	1.5	8	0.5	20
T211	Evan MobleyE. MobleyCLE	13	30	9	0.7	21	1.6	34
T211	Moses MoodyM. MoodyGSW	20	30	17	0.9	13	0.7	37
T211	Paolo BancheroP. BancheroORL	27	30	17	0.6	13	0.5	52
T215	OG AnunobyOG AnunobyNYK	10	29	18	1.8	11	1.1	23
T215	Luke KornetL. KornetSAS	17	29	8	0.5	21	1.2	35
T215	Mikal BridgesM. BridgesNYK	15	29	18	1.2	11	0.7	32
T215	Jarred VanderbiltJ. VanderbiltLAL	24	29	22	0.9	7	0.3	44
T215	Paul ReedP. ReedDET	13	29	14	1.1	15	1.2	30
T215	Ayo DosunmuA. DosunmuMIN	32	29	19	0.6	10	0.3	52
T215	Reed SheppardR. SheppardHOU	13	29	20	1.5	9	0.7	31
T215	Kobe SandersK. SandersLAC	30	29	24	0.8	5	0.2	69
T223	Giannis AntetokounmpoG. AntetokounmpoMIL	18	28	14	0.8	14	0.8	39
T223	Guerschon YabuseleG. YabuseleCHI	24	28	19	0.8	9	0.4	35
T223	Svi MykhailiukS. MykhailiukUTH	46	28	25	0.5	3	0.1	60

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.