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WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Year Player Tm G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
2007 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
2006 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
2005 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
2004 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
2003 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
2002 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
2001 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
2000 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
1999 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
1998 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
1997 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