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WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners

Defensive Player of the Year

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Player Tm G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
2007-08 Lisa Leslie LAS 33 1059 497 293 80 49 97 .463 .235 .661 32.1 15.1 8.9 2.4 1.5 2.9
2006-07 Lauren Jackson SEA 31 1020 739 300 40 31 63 .519 .402 .883 32.9 23.8 9.7 1.3 1.0 2.0
2005-06 Tamika Catchings IND 32 1071 521 240 119 94 35 .407 .299 .809 33.5 16.3 7.5 3.7 2.9 1.1
2004-05 Tamika Catchings IND 34 1174 501 264 143 90 16 .383 .285 .788 34.5 14.7 7.8 4.2 2.6 0.5
2003-04 Lisa Leslie LAS 34 1150 598 336 88 50 98 .494 .273 .712 33.8 17.6 9.9 2.6 1.5 2.9
2002-03 Sheryl Swoopes HOU 31 1084 484 143 121 77 26 .403 .304 .887 35.0 15.6 4.6 3.9 2.5 0.8
2001-02 Sheryl Swoopes HOU 32 1154 592 158 107 88 23 .434 .288 .825 36.1 18.5 4.9 3.3 2.8 0.7
2000-01 Debbie Black MIA 32 946 180 126 123 82 2 .374 .150 .771 29.6 5.6 3.9 3.8 2.6 0.1
1999-00 Sheryl Swoopes HOU 31 1090 643 195 119 87 33 .506 .374 .821 35.2 20.7 6.3 3.8 2.8 1.1
1998-99 Yolanda Griffith SAC 29 979 545 329 45 73 54 .541 .000 .617 33.8 18.8 11.3 1.6 2.5 1.9
1997-98 Teresa Weatherspoon NYL 30 1002 204 120 191 100 0 .388 .327 .609 33.4 6.8 4.0 6.4 3.3 0.0
1996-97 Teresa Weatherspoon NYL 28 924 196 116 172 85 2 .467 .086 .650 33.0 7.0 4.1 6.1 3.0 0.1