Defense vs position
WNBA defense vs centers
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Opposing centers put up the most points against the Portland Fire: 13.4 per center per game, 15th of 15, against a league average of 10.8. They put up the fewest against the Washington Mystics, at 9.3.
1st allows the least (toughest) and 15th allows the most (softest). These are 2026 numbers through about 46 games per team. It counts every player listed at the position who played, starters and reserves together, so it sits below a starter's line. Read the rank and the gap to the league average, not the raw number against a line.
Green means opponents put up more of that stat, red means less. Ranks are never flipped, so a high rank on a stat like turnovers means opponents turn it over more against this team.
Defense vs centers, 2026
 Portland Fire | 44 | 13.415th | 6.712th | 2.313th | 22.315th | 0.44th | 2015th |
 Connecticut Sun | 44 | 12.214th | 6.25th | 2.112th | 20.514th | 0.44th | 18.414th |
 Chicago Sky | 44 | 11.712th | 6.37th | 1.98th | 19.812th | 0.511th | 17.911th |
 Dallas Wings | 47 | 11.712th | 6.49th | 1.51st | 19.69th | 0.32nd | 18.112th |
 Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 11.311th | 6.49th | 210th | 19.710th | 0.511th | 17.79th |
 Toronto Tempo | 44 | 11.210th | 6.914th | 1.62nd | 19.710th | 0.44th | 18.112th |
 Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 10.99th | 6.511th | 1.98th | 19.47th | 0.511th | 17.57th |
 Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 10.88th | 6.712th | 1.87th | 19.47th | 0.511th | 17.68th |
 Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 10.56th | 7.315th | 2.715th | 20.413th | 0.32nd | 17.79th |
 New York Liberty | 50 | 10.56th | 5.52nd | 2.313th | 18.35th | 0.44th | 165th |
 Atlanta Dream | 56 | 10.35th | 6.14th | 210th | 18.46th | 0.615th | 16.46th |
 Indiana Fever | 47 | 9.74th | 5.21st | 1.73rd | 16.61st | 0.21st | 14.91st |
 Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 9.52nd | 6.37th | 1.73rd | 17.54th | 0.44th | 15.84th |
 Seattle Storm | 44 | 9.52nd | 6.25th | 1.73rd | 17.43rd | 0.44th | 15.73rd |
 Washington Mystics | 46 | 9.31st | 5.73rd | 1.73rd | 16.72nd | 0.44th | 152nd |
Season, last 10 and last 5
Every current number at centers
Open a stat for its full ranking. L10 and L5 are the same defense over its last 10 and last 5 games, each with its own league rank.
Points allowed to centersLeague average 10.8 per game
| Portland Fire | 44 | 13.415th | 8.97th | 52nd | Weak |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 12.214th | 13.315th | 15.615th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 11.712th | 11.314th | 13.314th | Weak |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 11.712th | 10.511th | 6.96th | Weak |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 11.311th | 11.113th | 7.67th | Soft |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 11.210th | 9.58th | 10.713th | Soft |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 10.99th | 9.79th | 10.411th | Neutral |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 10.88th | 7.52nd | 8.58th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 10.56th | 8.55th | 5.95th | Solid |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 10.56th | 9.910th | 10.411th | Solid |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 10.35th | 71st | 5.84th | Solid |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 9.74th | 8.76th | 5.43rd | Solid |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 9.52nd | 84th | 10.210th | Tough |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 9.52nd | 7.93rd | 4.81st | Tough |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 9.31st | 10.712th | 9.39th | Tough |
Rebounds allowed to centersLeague average 6.3 per game
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 7.315th | 6.913th | 5.76th | Weak |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 6.914th | 5.65th | 5.55th | Weak |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 6.712th | 7.114th | 8.814th | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 6.712th | 5.87th | 42nd | Weak |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 6.511th | 5.65th | 6.611th | Soft |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 6.49th | 5.54th | 6.49th | Neutral |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 6.49th | 6.29th | 6.18th | Neutral |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 6.37th | 6.410th | 8.213th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 6.37th | 5.12nd | 4.94th | Neutral |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 6.25th | 6.812th | 7.912th | Solid |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 6.25th | 6.611th | 5.87th | Solid |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 6.14th | 8.315th | 10.215th | Solid |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 5.73rd | 68th | 6.510th | Tough |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 5.52nd | 5.33rd | 4.83rd | Tough |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 5.21st | 4.41st | 3.21st | Tough |
Assists allowed to centersLeague average 1.9 per game
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 2.715th | 2.315th | 2.312th | Weak |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 2.313th | 1.812th | 1.68th | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 2.313th | 1.914th | 0.72nd | Weak |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 2.112th | 1.13rd | 1.24th | Weak |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 210th | 0.81st | 0.51st | Soft |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 210th | 1.58th | 1.68th | Soft |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 1.98th | 1.58th | 1.810th | Neutral |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 1.98th | 1.812th | 2.413th | Neutral |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 1.87th | 1.611th | 2.615th | Neutral |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 1.73rd | 1.35th | 13rd | Tough |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 1.73rd | 1.35th | 1.47th | Tough |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 1.73rd | 1.58th | 2.413th | Tough |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 1.73rd | 1.47th | 1.810th | Tough |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 1.62nd | 1.13rd | 1.36th | Tough |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 1.51st | 12nd | 1.24th | Tough |
Pts+Rebs+Asts allowed to centersLeague average 19 per game
| Portland Fire | 44 | 22.315th | 16.67th | 9.72nd | Weak |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 20.514th | 21.215th | 24.715th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 20.413th | 17.611th | 13.94th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 19.812th | 19.214th | 23.414th | Weak |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 19.710th | 18.813th | 15.36th | Soft |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 19.710th | 16.15th | 17.510th | Soft |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 19.69th | 16.98th | 14.55th | Neutral |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 19.47th | 16.26th | 19.913th | Neutral |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 19.47th | 17.110th | 19.412th | Neutral |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 18.46th | 163rd | 16.57th | Solid |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 18.35th | 179th | 16.89th | Solid |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 17.54th | 14.41st | 16.57th | Solid |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 17.43rd | 163rd | 133rd | Tough |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 16.72nd | 18.112th | 17.611th | Tough |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 16.61st | 14.41st | 9.61st | Tough |
3-PT Made allowed to centersLeague average 0.4 per game
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 0.615th | 0.715th | 0.611th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 0.511th | 0.510th | 0.611th | Soft |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 0.511th | 0.510th | 0.814th | Soft |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 0.511th | 0.614th | 0.510th | Soft |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 0.511th | 0.34th | 01st | Soft |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 0.44th | 0.11st | 0.14th | Solid |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 0.44th | 0.510th | 0.915th | Solid |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 0.44th | 0.46th | 0.611th | Solid |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 0.44th | 0.46th | 0.48th | Solid |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 0.44th | 0.22nd | 01st | Solid |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 0.44th | 0.510th | 0.48th | Solid |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 0.44th | 0.46th | 0.14th | Solid |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 0.32nd | 0.46th | 0.14th | Tough |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 0.32nd | 0.22nd | 0.27th | Tough |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 0.21st | 0.34th | 01st | Tough |
Pts+Rebs allowed to centersLeague average 17.1 per game
| Portland Fire | 44 | 2015th | 14.75th | 92nd | Weak |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 18.414th | 20.115th | 23.515th | Weak |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 18.112th | 15.911th | 13.35th | Weak |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 18.112th | 156th | 16.211th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 17.911th | 17.714th | 21.514th | Soft |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 17.79th | 15.410th | 11.64th | Neutral |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 17.79th | 17.313th | 13.76th | Neutral |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 17.68th | 14.64th | 17.313th | Neutral |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 17.57th | 15.38th | 1712th | Neutral |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 16.46th | 15.38th | 1610th | Solid |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 165th | 15.27th | 15.28th | Solid |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 15.84th | 13.11st | 15.17th | Solid |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 15.73rd | 14.53rd | 10.63rd | Tough |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 152nd | 16.712th | 15.89th | Tough |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 14.91st | 13.11st | 8.61st | Tough |
Pts+Asts allowed to centersLeague average 12.8 per game
| Portland Fire | 44 | 15.615th | 10.88th | 5.71st | Weak |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 14.314th | 14.415th | 16.815th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 13.513th | 12.814th | 15.114th | Weak |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 13.412th | 12.613th | 9.27th | Weak |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 13.210th | 11.49th | 8.15th | Soft |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 13.210th | 10.77th | 8.26th | Soft |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 12.87th | 11.510th | 12.813th | Neutral |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 12.87th | 11.711th | 1211th | Neutral |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 12.87th | 10.66th | 1211th | Neutral |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 12.66th | 9.12nd | 11.18th | Solid |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 12.35th | 7.81st | 6.32nd | Solid |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 11.44th | 105th | 6.43rd | Solid |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 11.33rd | 9.33rd | 11.610th | Tough |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 11.22nd | 9.44th | 7.24th | Tough |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 111st | 12.112th | 11.18th | Tough |
Rebs+Asts allowed to centersLeague average 8.2 per game
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 1015th | 9.215th | 88th | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 8.914th | 7.78th | 4.72nd | Weak |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 8.613th | 6.74th | 6.85th | Weak |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 8.512th | 8.713th | 11.415th | Weak |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 8.410th | 7.46th | 911th | Soft |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 8.410th | 7.78th | 7.77th | Soft |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 8.39th | 7.910th | 9.112th | Neutral |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 8.17th | 914th | 10.714th | Neutral |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 8.17th | 7.910th | 10.113th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 86th | 6.42nd | 6.33rd | Solid |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 7.94th | 6.42nd | 7.66th | Solid |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 7.94th | 8.112th | 8.29th | Solid |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 7.83rd | 7.15th | 6.44th | Tough |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 7.52nd | 7.46th | 8.310th | Tough |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 6.91st | 5.71st | 4.21st | Tough |
Steals allowed to centersLeague average 0.8 per game
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 1.115th | 0.75th | 0.65th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 113th | 0.910th | 0.911th | Weak |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 113th | 1.114th | 1.214th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 0.99th | 0.53rd | 0.88th | Neutral |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 0.99th | 1.114th | 0.88th | Neutral |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 0.99th | 112th | 0.22nd | Neutral |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 0.99th | 0.910th | 0.76th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 0.88th | 112th | 1.415th | Neutral |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 0.75th | 0.75th | 0.911th | Solid |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 0.75th | 0.75th | 0.76th | Solid |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 0.75th | 0.89th | 113th | Solid |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 0.61st | 0.41st | 0.54th | Tough |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 0.61st | 0.75th | 0.33rd | Tough |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 0.61st | 0.64th | 0.88th | Tough |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 0.61st | 0.41st | 01st | Tough |
Blocks allowed to centersLeague average 0.9 per game
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 1.615th | 2.315th | 215th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 1.112th | 0.84th | 15th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 1.112th | 0.72nd | 0.73rd | Weak |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 1.112th | 0.98th | 0.52nd | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 110th | 0.84th | 0.84th | Soft |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 110th | 0.84th | 1.211th | Soft |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 0.98th | 19th | 15th | Neutral |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 0.98th | 19th | 15th | Neutral |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 0.85th | 1.112th | 1.211th | Solid |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 0.85th | 0.72nd | 1.19th | Solid |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 0.85th | 19th | 1.19th | Solid |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 0.73rd | 0.84th | 15th | Tough |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 0.73rd | 1.213th | 1.313th | Tough |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 0.61st | 1.314th | 1.514th | Tough |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 0.61st | 0.51st | 0.31st | Tough |
Turnovers allowed to centersLeague average 1.6 per game
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 215th | 1.57th | 1.410th | Weak |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 1.914th | 2.114th | 3.215th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 1.813th | 1.913th | 1.27th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 1.712th | 1.57th | 1.812th | Weak |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 1.68th | 1.812th | 214th | Neutral |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 1.68th | 1.57th | 1.39th | Neutral |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 1.68th | 1.57th | 0.73rd | Neutral |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 1.68th | 0.93rd | 0.95th | Neutral |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 1.56th | 0.81st | 0.73rd | Solid |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 1.56th | 2.114th | 1.27th | Solid |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 1.44th | 1.57th | 1.611th | Solid |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 1.44th | 0.93rd | 0.31st | Solid |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 1.33rd | 0.81st | 0.62nd | Tough |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 1.21st | 1.26th | 1.812th | Tough |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 1.21st | 1.15th | 16th | Tough |
Fantasy Score (PP/UD) allowed to centersLeague average 24.9 per game
| Portland Fire | 44 | 2915th | 22.26th | 14.72nd | Weak |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 27.614th | 22.98th | 19.83rd | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 26.112th | 23.711th | 29.614th | Weak |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 26.112th | 26.415th | 30.615th | Weak |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 25.811th | 24.914th | 20.95th | Soft |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 25.410th | 21.84th | 24.810th | Soft |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 25.39th | 24.512th | 24.911th | Neutral |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 24.78th | 22.87th | 20.34th | Neutral |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 24.67th | 24.713th | 27.513th | Neutral |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 24.16th | 23.610th | 22.18th | Solid |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 23.85th | 20.23rd | 25.212th | Solid |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 23.54th | 23.29th | 22.89th | Solid |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 23.33rd | 225th | 21.16th | Tough |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 22.42nd | 18.71st | 21.67th | Tough |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 21.41st | 192nd | 131st | Tough |
Using defense vs position on a prop
Find the opponent
Say a center's line is against the Portland Fire. The row shows 13.4 points per center per game, 15th of 15.
Compare with the league
The league average against centers is 10.8, so this defense gives up 2.6 more per center. That puts it in the "Weak" bucket.
Check the recent games
Over the last 5 it is 5, lower than the season, so check whether the defense has improved. A big gap between the season and the last 5 is worth a look before you trust either one.
Then check the player
A matchup is one input. In the app, see how the player has done against today's exact line and compare every book's price.
How this is counted
Each number is what opposing players put up against this team, per game, averaged over the team's 2026 games. It counts every player listed at the position who played, starters and reserves together, so it sits below a starter's line. Read the rank and the gap to the league average, not the raw number against a line. Teams are ranked on that number league-wide: 1st allows the least, last allows the most, for every stat, with ties sharing a rank. Last 10 and last 5 are the same defense over its most recent games; a dash means too few games to rank (under 3 for L10, under 2 for L5). Computed each morning from every box score of the season, preseason excluded, and refreshed here by 8:40 AM ET.
Defense vs position FAQ
Which WNBA team is worst against centers?
On points, the Portland Fire: 13.4 per center per game in 2026, 15th of 15, against a league average of 10.8. These are 2026 numbers through about 46 games per team.
Which WNBA team is best against centers?
On points, the Washington Mystics: 9.3 per center per game, 1st of 15.
Does a higher rank mean a softer matchup?
Yes. 1st allows the least and 15th allows the most. Ranks are never flipped, so a high rank on a stat like turnovers means opponents turn it over more against this team.
Why is the number lower than a center's usual line?
It is an average per player at the position, not a team total or a star's number. It counts every player listed at the position who played, starters and reserves together, so it sits below a starter's line. Read the rank and the gap to the league average, not the raw number against a line. The league average here is 10.8.
Which defense has been getting softer against centers?
On points, the Connecticut Sun have the biggest jump in the last 5 games: 15.6 per game, up from 12.2 on the season.
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