Defense vs position
WNBA defense vs forwards
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Opposing forwards put up the most points against the Seattle Storm: 10.4 per forward per game, 15th of 15, against a league average of 9.1. They put up the fewest against the Golden State Valkyries, at 7.7.
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 forwards, 2026
 Seattle Storm | 44 | 10.415th | 4.615th | 214th | 1715th | 1.113th | 1515th |
 New York Liberty | 50 | 10.314th | 4.19th | 214th | 16.414th | 1.113th | 14.414th |
 Indiana Fever | 47 | 10.113th | 47th | 1.810th | 15.913th | 0.95th | 1413th |
 Portland Fire | 44 | 9.612th | 4.312th | 1.911th | 15.812th | 111th | 13.912th |
 Toronto Tempo | 44 | 9.511th | 3.84th | 1.67th | 14.98th | 0.95th | 13.38th |
 Chicago Sky | 44 | 9.39th | 4.514th | 1.78th | 15.411th | 0.95th | 13.711th |
 Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 9.39th | 4.211th | 1.53rd | 15.19th | 1.113th | 13.610th |
 Dallas Wings | 47 | 8.97th | 4.413th | 1.911th | 15.19th | 0.95th | 13.38th |
 Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 8.97th | 3.95th | 1.53rd | 14.35th | 0.95th | 12.87th |
 Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 8.85th | 47th | 1.911th | 14.67th | 0.95th | 12.76th |
 Washington Mystics | 46 | 8.85th | 3.72nd | 1.78th | 14.35th | 111th | 12.65th |
 Atlanta Dream | 56 | 8.44th | 3.72nd | 1.42nd | 13.54th | 0.71st | 12.14th |
 Connecticut Sun | 44 | 82nd | 3.61st | 1.53rd | 13.21st | 0.82nd | 11.71st |
 Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 82nd | 3.95th | 1.31st | 13.21st | 0.82nd | 11.93rd |
 Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 7.71st | 4.19th | 1.53rd | 13.21st | 0.82nd | 11.82nd |
Season, last 10 and last 5
Every current number at forwards
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 forwardsLeague average 9.1 per game
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 10.415th | 10.714th | 12.715th | Weak |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 10.314th | 9.410th | 9.911th | Weak |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 10.113th | 12.115th | 11.514th | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 9.612th | 9.812th | 10.813th | Weak |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 9.511th | 9.711th | 8.98th | Soft |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 9.39th | 9.29th | 99th | Neutral |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 9.39th | 10.513th | 10.312th | Neutral |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 8.97th | 6.81st | 6.72nd | Neutral |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 8.97th | 8.45th | 7.96th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 8.85th | 9.18th | 7.64th | Solid |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 8.85th | 8.67th | 9.210th | Solid |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 8.44th | 8.34th | 7.75th | Solid |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 82nd | 7.63rd | 73rd | Tough |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 82nd | 6.81st | 61st | Tough |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 7.71st | 8.56th | 8.37th | Tough |
Rebounds allowed to forwardsLeague average 4.1 per game
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 4.615th | 5.715th | 5.315th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 4.514th | 4.412th | 4.612th | Weak |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 4.413th | 3.85th | 2.91st | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 4.312th | 4.18th | 4.19th | Weak |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 4.211th | 4.412th | 3.96th | Soft |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 4.19th | 3.96th | 4.511th | Neutral |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 4.19th | 4.210th | 5.214th | Neutral |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 47th | 4.614th | 4.813th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 47th | 3.96th | 48th | Neutral |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 3.95th | 4.18th | 4.310th | Solid |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 3.95th | 3.73rd | 3.75th | Solid |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 3.84th | 4.210th | 3.96th | Solid |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 3.72nd | 3.11st | 3.22nd | Tough |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 3.72nd | 3.42nd | 3.63rd | Tough |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 3.61st | 3.73rd | 3.63rd | Tough |
Assists allowed to forwardsLeague average 1.7 per game
| New York Liberty | 50 | 214th | 2.214th | 2.915th | Weak |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 214th | 2.515th | 2.314th | Weak |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 1.911th | 1.68th | 1.45th | Soft |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 1.911th | 1.55th | 1.811th | Soft |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 1.911th | 1.79th | 2.213th | Soft |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 1.810th | 213th | 1.811th | Soft |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 1.78th | 1.55th | 1.68th | Neutral |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 1.78th | 1.911th | 1.33rd | Neutral |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 1.67th | 1.79th | 1.710th | Neutral |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 1.53rd | 1.55th | 1.68th | Tough |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 1.53rd | 1.22nd | 1.57th | Tough |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 1.53rd | 1.33rd | 1.33rd | Tough |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 1.53rd | 1.911th | 1.45th | Tough |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 1.42nd | 1.44th | 12nd | Tough |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 1.31st | 0.91st | 0.51st | Tough |
Pts+Rebs+Asts allowed to forwardsLeague average 14.8 per game
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 1715th | 18.815th | 20.315th | Weak |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 16.414th | 15.812th | 1813th | Weak |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 15.913th | 18.714th | 1813th | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 15.812th | 15.610th | 17.112th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 15.411th | 159th | 15.210th | Soft |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 15.19th | 12.22nd | 112nd | Neutral |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 15.19th | 16.713th | 15.611th | Neutral |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 14.98th | 15.610th | 14.69th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 14.67th | 14.58th | 13.56th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 14.35th | 13.45th | 12.95th | Solid |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 14.35th | 13.97th | 14.17th | Solid |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 13.54th | 12.94th | 11.93rd | Solid |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 13.21st | 12.83rd | 12.24th | Tough |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 13.21st | 13.66th | 14.38th | Tough |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 13.21st | 11.91st | 10.81st | Tough |
3-PT Made allowed to forwardsLeague average 0.9 per game
| New York Liberty | 50 | 1.113th | 0.99th | 0.96th | Weak |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 1.113th | 1.113th | 1.213th | Weak |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 1.113th | 0.84th | 1.315th | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 111th | 1.113th | 18th | Soft |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 111th | 0.84th | 0.85th | Soft |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 0.95th | 0.99th | 1.112th | Solid |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 0.95th | 0.72nd | 18th | Solid |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 0.95th | 1.215th | 1.213th | Solid |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 0.95th | 0.84th | 0.51st | Solid |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 0.95th | 0.84th | 0.62nd | Solid |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 0.95th | 0.84th | 0.96th | Solid |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 0.82nd | 0.72nd | 0.62nd | Tough |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 0.82nd | 0.99th | 18th | Tough |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 0.82nd | 0.61st | 0.74th | Tough |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 0.71st | 0.99th | 18th | Tough |
Pts+Rebs allowed to forwardsLeague average 13.1 per game
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 1515th | 16.314th | 1815th | Weak |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 14.414th | 13.69th | 15.113th | Weak |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 1413th | 16.715th | 16.314th | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 13.912th | 13.911th | 14.912th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 13.711th | 13.69th | 13.610th | Soft |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 13.610th | 14.913th | 14.211th | Soft |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 13.38th | 10.61st | 9.61st | Neutral |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 13.38th | 13.911th | 12.87th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 12.87th | 12.16th | 11.65th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 12.76th | 138th | 11.76th | Solid |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 12.65th | 125th | 12.87th | Solid |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 12.14th | 11.44th | 10.94th | Solid |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 11.93rd | 112nd | 10.42nd | Tough |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 11.82nd | 12.47th | 12.87th | Tough |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 11.71st | 11.23rd | 10.63rd | Tough |
Pts+Asts allowed to forwardsLeague average 10.7 per game
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 12.415th | 13.114th | 1515th | Weak |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 12.314th | 11.612th | 12.812th | Weak |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 11.913th | 14.115th | 13.214th | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 11.512th | 11.511th | 12.913th | Weak |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 11.111th | 11.410th | 10.79th | Soft |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 1110th | 10.68th | 10.79th | Soft |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 10.99th | 12.413th | 11.711th | Neutral |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 10.78th | 8.42nd | 8.12nd | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 10.67th | 10.68th | 9.46th | Neutral |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 10.56th | 10.47th | 10.58th | Solid |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 10.45th | 9.85th | 9.25th | Solid |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 9.84th | 9.85th | 8.74th | Solid |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 9.53rd | 9.13rd | 8.63rd | Tough |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 9.32nd | 7.71st | 6.51st | Tough |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 9.21st | 9.74th | 9.77th | Tough |
Rebs+Asts allowed to forwardsLeague average 5.7 per game
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 6.615th | 8.115th | 7.614th | Weak |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 6.314th | 5.47th | 4.32nd | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 6.212th | 5.910th | 6.211th | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 6.212th | 5.89th | 6.312th | Weak |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 6.111th | 6.413th | 8.115th | Soft |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 5.88th | 6.614th | 6.513th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 5.88th | 5.47th | 5.99th | Neutral |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 5.88th | 6.212th | 5.36th | Neutral |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 5.55th | 5.14th | 610th | Solid |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 5.55th | 5.910th | 5.68th | Solid |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 5.55th | 5.36th | 4.94th | Solid |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 5.44th | 52nd | 55th | Solid |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 5.23rd | 52nd | 4.83rd | Tough |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 5.11st | 4.51st | 4.21st | Tough |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 5.11st | 5.25th | 5.36th | Tough |
Steals allowed to forwardsLeague average 0.8 per game
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 113th | 0.87th | 0.64th | Weak |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 113th | 1.215th | 1.515th | Weak |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 113th | 1.114th | 1.414th | Weak |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 0.912th | 0.910th | 113th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 0.86th | 0.72nd | 0.52nd | Solid |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 0.86th | 0.72nd | 0.75th | Solid |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 0.86th | 0.72nd | 0.52nd | Solid |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 0.86th | 0.87th | 0.88th | Solid |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 0.86th | 0.87th | 0.75th | Solid |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 0.86th | 0.72nd | 0.88th | Solid |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 0.72nd | 0.910th | 0.911th | Tough |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 0.72nd | 0.51st | 0.31st | Tough |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 0.72nd | 0.72nd | 0.911th | Tough |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 0.72nd | 0.910th | 0.88th | Tough |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 0.51st | 113th | 0.75th | Tough |
Blocks allowed to forwardsLeague average 0.5 per game
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 0.612th | 0.55th | 0.46th | Weak |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 0.612th | 0.55th | 0.34th | Weak |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 0.612th | 0.712th | 0.914th | Weak |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 0.612th | 0.610th | 0.711th | Weak |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 0.53rd | 0.610th | 0.46th | Tough |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 0.53rd | 0.43rd | 0.22nd | Tough |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 0.53rd | 0.55th | 0.34th | Tough |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 0.53rd | 0.55th | 0.711th | Tough |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 0.53rd | 0.712th | 0.813th | Tough |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 0.53rd | 0.32nd | 0.22nd | Tough |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 0.53rd | 0.55th | 0.58th | Tough |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 0.53rd | 0.915th | 0.914th | Tough |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 0.53rd | 0.712th | 0.58th | Tough |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 0.42nd | 0.43rd | 0.58th | Tough |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 0.31st | 0.11st | 01st | Tough |
Turnovers allowed to forwardsLeague average 1.2 per game
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 1.413th | 14th | 0.96th | Weak |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 1.413th | 1.17th | 1.413th | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 1.413th | 1.514th | 1.413th | Weak |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 1.310th | 0.92nd | 0.61st | Soft |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 1.310th | 1.29th | 0.84th | Soft |
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 1.310th | 1.413th | 1.312th | Soft |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 1.23rd | 0.92nd | 1.19th | Tough |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 1.23rd | 14th | 0.73rd | Tough |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 1.23rd | 1.310th | 1.211th | Tough |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 1.23rd | 1.17th | 0.61st | Tough |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 1.23rd | 1.514th | 1.413th | Tough |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 1.23rd | 14th | 18th | Tough |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 1.23rd | 1.310th | 0.96th | Tough |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 1.12nd | 1.310th | 1.19th | Tough |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 0.91st | 0.81st | 0.84th | Tough |
Fantasy Score (PP/UD) allowed to forwardsLeague average 19.1 per game
| Seattle Storm | 44 | 22.315th | 25.815th | 28.315th | Weak |
| New York Liberty | 50 | 21.114th | 20.511th | 2314th | Weak |
| Portland Fire | 44 | 20.313th | 19.48th | 21.612th | Weak |
| Indiana Fever | 47 | 20.212th | 22.714th | 22.413th | Weak |
| Chicago Sky | 44 | 20.111th | 19.510th | 18.78th | Soft |
| Washington Mystics | 46 | 19.710th | 19.48th | 20.710th | Soft |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 44 | 19.69th | 18.97th | 17.87th | Neutral |
| Phoenix Mercury | 44 | 19.28th | 21.313th | 21.511th | Neutral |
| Toronto Tempo | 44 | 19.17th | 21.212th | 19.49th | Neutral |
| Dallas Wings | 47 | 196th | 15.72nd | 13.11st | Solid |
| Minnesota Lynx | 46 | 185th | 17.24th | 16.35th | Solid |
| Connecticut Sun | 44 | 17.44th | 173rd | 163rd | Solid |
| Atlanta Dream | 56 | 17.23rd | 17.55th | 163rd | Tough |
| Las Vegas Aces | 51 | 16.72nd | 14.61st | 13.72nd | Tough |
| Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 16.51st | 18.16th | 17.66th | Tough |
Using defense vs position on a prop
Find the opponent
Say a forward's line is against the Seattle Storm. The row shows 10.4 points per forward per game, 15th of 15.
Compare with the league
The league average against forwards is 9.1, so this defense gives up 1.3 more per forward. That puts it in the "Weak" bucket.
Check the recent games
Over the last 5 it is 12.7, higher than the season, so the matchup is not getting tougher. 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 forwards?
On points, the Seattle Storm: 10.4 per forward per game in 2026, 15th of 15, against a league average of 9.1. These are 2026 numbers through about 46 games per team.
Which WNBA team is best against forwards?
On points, the Golden State Valkyries: 7.7 per forward 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 forward'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 9.1.
Which defense has been getting softer against forwards?
On points, the Seattle Storm have the biggest jump in the last 5 games: 12.7 per game, up from 10.4 on the season.
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