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 105.02 85.68 19.33
2. Al Horford 62.98 53.91 9.07
3. Kevin Durant 61.27 53.71 7.56
4. Rudy Gobert 59.06 55.30 3.77
5. Russell Westbrook 58.43 53.85 4.58
6. Draymond Green 56.02 46.03 10.00
7. James Harden 55.93 48.98 6.95
8. Paul George 54.77 48.97 5.81
9. Giannis Antetokounmpo 51.91 45.95 5.96
10. Kawhi Leonard 51.72 43.48 8.24
11. Anthony Davis 50.39 46.41 3.98
12. Andre Drummond 49.69 49.29 0.40
13. DeAndre Jordan 48.22 45.44 2.78
14. Stephen Curry 46.83 40.45 6.39
15. Jimmy Butler 44.36 38.64 5.72
16. Kyle Lowry 44.12 39.16 4.96
17. Brook Lopez 44.04 40.03 4.01
18. Nikola Vučević 43.68 42.92 0.76
19. Nikola Jokić 43.08 38.44 4.64
20. Jrue Holiday 42.43 37.18 5.25
21. Mike Conley 41.95 39.23 2.72
22. Jayson Tatum 39.34 31.82 7.52
23. Tobias Harris 38.61 35.19 3.42
24. Nicolas Batum 36.74 35.49 1.25
25. Jonas Valančiūnas 35.88 34.42 1.46
26. Kevin Love 35.83 32.83 3.00
27. Bam Adebayo 34.70 31.73 2.97
28. Karl-Anthony Towns 34.35 30.91 3.44
29. Jaylen Brown 34.18 27.84 6.34
30. Taj Gibson 33.17 31.36 1.81
31. DeMar DeRozan 31.54 30.10 1.44
32. Marcus Smart 30.81 26.45 4.37
33. Myles Turner 30.67 28.62 2.04
34. Klay Thompson 30.65 25.59 5.07
35. Joel Embiid 30.43 27.06 3.37
36. Steven Adams 30.41 28.38 2.03
37. Clint Capela 30.35 27.07 3.28
38. Jeff Green 30.16 27.75 2.42
39. Julius Randle 29.54 28.07 1.47
40. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 29.05 26.96 2.09
41. Khris Middleton 28.62 24.61 4.01
42. Jarrett Allen 28.59 26.98 1.61
43. Donovan Mitchell 28.45 26.09 2.36
44. Kyle Anderson 27.43 25.99 1.43
45. Pascal Siakam 27.41 24.24 3.16
46. Kyrie Irving 26.76 23.32 3.44
47. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 26.43 23.56 2.87
48. Domantas Sabonis 26.36 25.65 0.71
49. Luka Dončić 25.84 23.27 2.57
50. Harrison Barnes 25.46 23.49 1.98
51. Mason Plumlee 25.29 24.18 1.11
52. Josh Hart 23.67 20.73 2.93
53. OG Anunoby 23.63 20.91 2.72
54. Jusuf Nurkić 23.23 22.78 0.45
55. Dennis Schröder 23.15 21.43 1.72
56. Mikal Bridges 23.11 20.26 2.85
57. Kristaps Porziņģis 23.09 22.22 0.88
58. Kelly Olynyk 23.04 22.15 0.89
59. Aaron Gordon 23.01 21.54 1.48
60. Joe Ingles 22.88 21.73 1.15
61. Derrick White 22.80 19.55 3.25
62. Fred VanVleet 22.29 20.64 1.65
63. Ivica Zubac 22.19 21.18 1.00
64. Royce O'Neale 22.14 21.48 0.66
65. Bradley Beal 22.07 20.32 1.75
66. Bismack Biyombo 21.95 21.03 0.92
67. Bobby Portis 20.90 19.11 1.79
68. Damian Lillard 20.89 20.18 0.71
69. Anthony Edwards 20.61 18.52 2.09
70. Deandre Ayton 20.52 18.37 2.15
71. Victor Oladipo 20.32 18.84 1.48
72. Jaren Jackson Jr. 20.21 19.25 0.97
73. Andrew Wiggins 20.07 18.94 1.13
74. Evan Mobley 19.97 17.94 2.03
75. Jakob Poeltl 19.70 19.33 0.37
76. Jerami Grant 19.42 18.92 0.49
77. Kelly Oubre Jr. 18.93 18.45 0.48
78. Donte DiVincenzo 18.57 17.20 1.37
79. Alex Caruso 18.42 16.01 2.41
80. Terry Rozier 18.29 16.79 1.50
81. CJ McCollum 18.28 17.62 0.66
82. Isaiah Hartenstein 17.94 15.97 1.98
83. T.J. McConnell 17.84 16.94 0.90
84. De'Aaron Fox 17.72 16.46 1.27
85. Wendell Carter Jr. 17.70 16.82 0.88
86. Kevon Looney 17.65 15.42 2.23
87. Mitchell Robinson 17.60 15.87 1.73
88. Dejounte Murray 17.47 17.03 0.45
89. Caris LeVert 17.39 16.61 0.78
90. Naz Reid 16.90 15.62 1.28
91. Norman Powell 16.89 15.50 1.39
92. Kyle Kuzma 16.88 16.35 0.53
93. Jamal Murray 16.81 14.50 2.31
94. Jaden McDaniels 16.26 14.81 1.46
95. Dorian Finney-Smith 15.90 15.40 0.50
96. Brandon Ingram 15.90 15.67 0.23
97. Devin Booker 15.89 14.92 0.96
98. Dwight Powell 15.75 15.60 0.15
99. Luguentz Dort 15.63 13.73 1.90
100. Pat Connaughton 15.37 12.98 2.39