NBA & ABA Active Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Defensive Win Shares

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.

Table
Rank Player Tot DWS Reg DWS Play DWS
1. LeBron James 98.90 80.45 18.45
2. Chris Paul 63.08 57.86 5.21
3. Al Horford 57.59 50.03 7.56
4. Kevin Durant 56.51 48.91 7.60
5. Russell Westbrook 54.73 50.51 4.22
6. Paul George 51.54 45.93 5.61
7. Draymond Green 49.60 40.08 9.52
8. Rudy Gobert 48.62 46.61 2.01
9. James Harden 48.28 42.22 6.06
10. DeAndre Jordan 46.96 44.24 2.72
11. Giannis Antetokounmpo 46.59 40.78 5.81
12. Kawhi Leonard 46.50 38.56 7.94
13. Andre Drummond 46.47 46.16 0.31
14. Anthony Davis 45.59 41.93 3.67
15. Kyle Lowry 43.34 38.47 4.87
16. Serge Ibaka 42.54 37.27 5.28
17. Stephen Curry 42.45 36.33 6.13
18. Jimmy Butler 40.35 35.01 5.34
19. Thaddeus Young 39.69 37.93 1.77
20. Brook Lopez 39.04 35.08 3.96
21. Nikola Vučević 38.90 38.28 0.62
22. Danny Green 38.14 32.30 5.84
23. Mike Conley 37.53 35.76 1.77
24. Jrue Holiday 36.90 33.07 3.83
25. Rudy Gay 34.73 34.16 0.57
26. Kevin Love 34.70 31.73 2.96
27. Nikola Jokić 33.25 30.50 2.75
28. Nicolas Batum 32.87 31.90 0.96
29. George Hill 32.78 28.77 4.02
30. Jonas Valančiūnas 32.74 31.43 1.32
31. Taj Gibson 32.72 30.91 1.81
32. Tobias Harris 31.48 29.22 2.26
33. Jayson Tatum 31.38 26.28 5.10
34. Blake Griffin 30.29 28.16 2.13
35. DeMar DeRozan 29.62 28.18 1.44
36. Jeff Green 29.57 27.16 2.41
37. Derrick Favors 29.49 28.46 1.03
38. P.J. Tucker 28.80 24.75 4.05
39. Klay Thompson 28.41 23.32 5.09
40. Marcus Smart 28.23 24.25 3.98
41. Joel Embiid 28.05 24.96 3.09
42. Steven Adams 27.88 26.03 1.84
43. Jae Crowder 27.68 24.11 3.57
44. Khris Middleton 26.94 23.02 3.91
45. Clint Capela 26.86 23.60 3.27
46. Bam Adebayo 26.54 23.42 3.13
47. John Wall 26.32 24.35 1.97
48. Jaylen Brown 25.64 21.33 4.31
49. Robert Covington 24.84 23.51 1.34
50. Myles Turner 24.68 23.63 1.05
51. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 24.53 22.99 1.54
52. Kyle Anderson 24.50 23.35 1.15
53. Wesley Matthews 24.49 23.39 1.10
54. Kyrie Irving 24.37 21.65 2.72
55. JaVale McGee 24.01 22.62 1.39
56. Karl-Anthony Towns 23.66 23.14 0.53
57. Gordon Hayward 23.38 22.41 0.98
58. Mason Plumlee 23.36 22.39 0.98
59. Julius Randle 23.29 22.50 0.79
60. Marcus Morris 22.91 21.36 1.55
61. Domantas Sabonis 22.56 21.85 0.71
62. Kemba Walker 22.42 21.37 1.05
63. Harrison Barnes 22.36 20.52 1.84
64. Pascal Siakam 22.24 20.10 2.14
65. Joe Ingles 22.18 21.22 0.96
66. Donovan Mitchell 21.89 20.76 1.14
67. Kelly Olynyk 21.55 20.75 0.79
68. Bradley Beal 21.28 19.36 1.92
69. Bismack Biyombo 21.09 20.21 0.89
70. Jarrett Allen 20.96 20.61 0.35
71. Aaron Gordon 20.60 19.81 0.79
72. Markieff Morris 20.53 19.48 1.05
73. Dennis Schröder 20.48 19.01 1.46
74. Victor Oladipo 20.32 18.84 1.48
75. James Johnson 20.27 20.07 0.19
76. Tristan Thompson 20.16 18.01 2.16
77. Jusuf Nurkić 20.11 19.71 0.40
78. Nerlens Noel 19.99 19.59 0.40
79. Derrick Rose 19.67 17.93 1.75
80. Patrick Beverley 19.44 18.31 1.12
81. Reggie Jackson 19.35 18.37 0.98
82. Ben Simmons 19.21 17.25 1.95
83. Fred VanVleet 19.13 17.67 1.46
84. Kristaps Porziņģis 18.81 18.70 0.11
85. Damian Lillard 18.70 18.05 0.66
86. Luka Dončić 18.38 17.43 0.95
87. Robin Lopez 18.25 17.79 0.46
88. Kent Bazemore 18.20 17.07 1.14
89. Royce O'Neale 18.07 17.27 0.79
90. Otto Porter Jr. 17.96 16.29 1.68
91. Bobby Portis 17.30 15.69 1.62
92. Josh Richardson 17.28 16.60 0.68
93. Jerami Grant 16.76 16.30 0.46
94. Patty Mills 16.70 15.63 1.06
95. CJ McCollum 16.65 16.15 0.50
96. Cory Joseph 16.58 15.33 1.25
97. Terry Rozier 16.52 15.02 1.50
98. Deandre Ayton 16.18 14.28 1.90
99. Mikal Bridges 16.06 14.80 1.26
100. Dejounte Murray 16.04 15.59 0.45