WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
Il "Women's National Basketball Association Defensive Player of the Year Award" è il premio assegnato al miglior difensore della lega.
- 1997 - Teresa Weatherspoon, New York Liberty
- 1998 - Teresa Weatherspoon, New York Liberty
- 1999 - Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento Monarchs
- 2000 - Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
- 2001 - Debbie Black, Miami Sol
- 2002 - Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
- 2003 - Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
- 2004 - Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
- 2005 - Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
- 2006 - Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
- 2007 -
Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm - 2008 - Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
- 2009 - Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
- 2010 - Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
- 2011 - Sylvia Fowles, Chicago Sky
- 2012 - Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
- 2013 - Sylvia Fowles, Chicago Sky
- 2014 - Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury
- 2015 - Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury
- 2016 - Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx
- 2017 - Alana Beard, Los Angeles Sparks
- 2018 - Alana Beard, Los Angeles Sparks
- 2019 - Natasha Howard, Seattle Storm
- 2020 - Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
- 2021 - Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx
- 2022 - A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
- 2023 - A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
- 2024 - Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
- 2025 - Alanna Smith, Minnesota Lynx & A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Plurivincitrici del premio Defensive Player of the Year
modifica| Vinti | Giocatrice |
|---|---|
| 5 | Tamika Catchings (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012) |
| 4 | Sylvia Fowles (2011, 2013, 2016, 2021) |
| 3 | Aja Wilson (2022, 2023, 2025) |
| Sheryl Swoopes (2000, 2002, 2003) | |
| 2 | Teresa Weatherspoon (1997, 1998) |
| Lisa Leslie (2004, 2008) | |
| Brittney Griner (2014, 2015) | |
| Alana Beard (2017, 2018) |
