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 95.23 77.73 17.51
2. Chris Paul 61.44 56.36 5.08
3. Andre Iguodala 55.54 49.54 5.99
4. Al Horford 53.97 47.34 6.63
5. Kevin Durant 53.26 45.90 7.36
6. Russell Westbrook 52.97 48.77 4.20
7. Paul George 49.12 43.52 5.61
8. Draymond Green 46.98 38.05 8.94
9. DeAndre Jordan 46.18 43.49 2.69
10. James Harden 45.56 40.02 5.54
11. Andre Drummond 43.82 43.51 0.31
12. Kawhi Leonard 43.70 35.77 7.93
13. Rudy Gobert 43.12 41.22 1.89
14. Giannis Antetokounmpo 43.11 37.36 5.76
15. Trevor Ariza 43.01 39.40 3.61
16. Serge Ibaka 42.55 37.28 5.28
17. Kyle Lowry 40.76 36.65 4.11
18. Carmelo Anthony 40.34 37.77 2.57
19. Stephen Curry 40.08 34.43 5.65
20. Anthony Davis 39.59 37.36 2.23
21. Thaddeus Young 39.29 37.53 1.77
22. Danny Green 37.94 32.18 5.76
23. Jimmy Butler 36.95 32.68 4.27
24. Brook Lopez 36.36 32.54 3.82
25. Nikola Vučević 35.83 35.21 0.62
26. Rudy Gay 34.71 34.14 0.57
27. Mike Conley 34.42 32.63 1.79
28. Jrue Holiday 34.09 30.34 3.76
29. George Hill 32.82 28.80 4.02
30. Kevin Love 32.71 30.32 2.39
31. Taj Gibson 32.51 30.70 1.81
32. Udonis Haslem 32.43 27.76 4.66
33. Nicolas Batum 31.51 30.53 0.98
34. Blake Griffin 30.13 28.00 2.13
35. Jonas Valančiūnas 29.50 28.18 1.32
36. Derrick Favors 29.49 28.46 1.03
37. DeMarcus Cousins 29.00 28.73 0.27
38. Tobias Harris 28.74 26.84 1.90
39. P.J. Tucker 28.12 24.38 3.73
40. Jeff Green 28.04 25.96 2.08
41. Steven Adams 27.89 26.05 1.84
42. Nikola Jokić 27.40 25.98 1.41
43. DeMar DeRozan 27.25 25.82 1.44
44. Marcus Smart 26.72 23.30 3.41
45. Jae Crowder 26.62 23.07 3.55
46. Klay Thompson 26.40 21.67 4.72
47. John Wall 26.34 24.36 1.97
48. Jayson Tatum 26.23 22.19 4.04
49. Khris Middleton 25.71 21.83 3.88
50. Joel Embiid 25.42 22.86 2.56
51. Clint Capela 24.91 21.73 3.18
52. Ricky Rubio 24.47 23.99 0.49
53. Wesley Matthews 24.19 23.11 1.07
54. Robert Covington 23.92 22.58 1.33
55. JaVale McGee 23.43 22.04 1.39
56. Myles Turner 22.81 21.76 1.05
57. Kyrie Irving 22.68 19.96 2.72
58. Gordon Hayward 22.64 21.67 0.98
59. Mason Plumlee 22.60 21.64 0.97
60. Kemba Walker 22.42 21.38 1.05
61. Marcus Morris 22.25 20.69 1.57
62. Jaylen Brown 21.83 18.15 3.68
63. Bam Adebayo 21.71 19.67 2.04
64. Kyle Anderson 21.41 20.35 1.05
65. Goran Dragić 21.26 20.13 1.13
66. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 21.18 20.51 0.68
67. Harrison Barnes 20.89 19.22 1.67
68. Julius Randle 20.85 20.58 0.28
69. Joe Ingles 20.76 19.83 0.93
70. Pascal Siakam 20.52 18.38 2.14
71. Markieff Morris 20.34 19.29 1.05
72. Victor Oladipo 20.17 18.75 1.42
73. James Johnson 20.17 19.97 0.19
74. Bradley Beal 20.11 18.19 1.92
75. Kelly Olynyk 20.09 19.29 0.79
76. Nerlens Noel 19.99 19.59 0.40
77. Bismack Biyombo 19.94 19.13 0.81
78. Karl-Anthony Towns 19.71 19.31 0.40
79. Derrick Rose 19.41 17.66 1.75
80. Dennis Schröder 19.01 17.94 1.07
81. Domantas Sabonis 18.75 18.37 0.37
82. Donovan Mitchell 18.68 17.88 0.79
83. Ben Simmons 18.67 16.72 1.95
84. Kent Bazemore 18.20 17.07 1.14
85. Robin Lopez 18.14 17.69 0.46
86. Reggie Jackson 17.94 16.99 0.95
87. Patrick Beverley 17.88 16.76 1.12
88. Otto Porter Jr. 17.84 16.16 1.68
89. Aaron Gordon 17.38 17.33 0.05
90. Damian Lillard 17.04 16.39 0.66
91. Jusuf Nurkić 16.95 16.55 0.40
92. Jarrett Allen 16.86 16.77 0.09
93. Cory Joseph 16.38 15.13 1.25
94. Patty Mills 16.37 15.30 1.07
95. Kristaps Porziņģis 16.33 16.22 0.11
96. Terrence Ross 16.28 15.60 0.69
97. Josh Richardson 16.03 15.35 0.68
98. Fred VanVleet 15.96 14.50 1.46
99. Jerami Grant 15.96 15.50 0.46
100. Royce O'Neale 15.87 15.18 0.69