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 99.58 80.82 18.76
2. Chris Paul 63.33 58.22 5.10
3. Al Horford 58.25 50.09 8.17
4. Kevin Durant 56.67 49.28 7.39
5. Russell Westbrook 55.16 50.83 4.33
6. Paul George 52.07 46.33 5.74
7. Rudy Gobert 50.06 47.31 2.75
8. Draymond Green 49.79 40.54 9.25
9. James Harden 48.62 42.56 6.06
10. DeAndre Jordan 47.03 44.28 2.75
11. Giannis Antetokounmpo 46.78 41.08 5.70
12. Andre Drummond 46.61 46.34 0.27
13. Kawhi Leonard 46.58 38.80 7.77
14. Anthony Davis 46.41 42.43 3.98
15. Kyle Lowry 43.42 38.70 4.72
16. Stephen Curry 42.48 36.63 5.85
17. Jimmy Butler 40.70 35.48 5.22
18. Thaddeus Young 39.66 37.94 1.72
19. Brook Lopez 39.20 35.33 3.87
20. Nikola Vučević 39.00 38.41 0.59
21. Mike Conley 38.40 36.08 2.33
22. Jrue Holiday 37.98 33.35 4.63
23. Danny Green 37.96 32.30 5.66
24. Kevin Love 34.97 31.98 3.00
25. Rudy Gay 34.68 34.16 0.52
26. Nikola Jokić 34.59 31.25 3.34
27. Nicolas Batum 33.32 32.27 1.06
28. Jonas Valančiūnas 33.03 31.60 1.43
29. Taj Gibson 32.72 30.91 1.81
30. George Hill 32.67 28.77 3.90
31. Jayson Tatum 32.45 26.43 6.02
32. Tobias Harris 31.84 29.61 2.23
33. DeMar DeRozan 29.68 28.31 1.37
34. Jeff Green 29.61 27.19 2.41
35. Derrick Favors 29.47 28.46 1.01
36. P.J. Tucker 28.76 24.84 3.92
37. Joel Embiid 28.58 25.32 3.26
38. Klay Thompson 28.41 23.59 4.82
39. Marcus Smart 28.07 24.10 3.97
40. Steven Adams 27.84 26.03 1.80
41. Jae Crowder 27.75 24.21 3.54
42. Bam Adebayo 27.32 24.11 3.22
43. Khris Middleton 27.14 23.27 3.87
44. Clint Capela 27.02 23.85 3.17
45. Jaylen Brown 26.50 21.49 5.01
46. John Wall 26.32 24.35 1.97
47. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 25.30 23.31 1.99
48. Myles Turner 25.25 23.92 1.33
49. Kyrie Irving 25.10 21.93 3.17
50. Kyle Anderson 25.10 23.67 1.43
51. Robert Covington 24.87 23.54 1.34
52. Wesley Matthews 24.49 23.43 1.06
53. Karl-Anthony Towns 24.27 23.09 1.18
54. JaVale McGee 24.06 22.67 1.39
55. Mason Plumlee 23.60 22.60 1.00
56. Gordon Hayward 23.42 22.42 1.00
57. Domantas Sabonis 23.18 22.50 0.68
58. Julius Randle 23.13 22.34 0.79
59. Marcus Morris 22.97 21.32 1.65
60. Harrison Barnes 22.66 20.83 1.84
61. Joe Ingles 22.50 21.41 1.08
62. Donovan Mitchell 22.44 20.91 1.54
63. Pascal Siakam 22.30 20.18 2.12
64. Kelly Olynyk 21.67 20.87 0.79
65. Bradley Beal 21.48 19.72 1.76
66. Jarrett Allen 21.35 20.75 0.60
67. Aaron Gordon 21.32 20.12 1.20
68. Bismack Biyombo 21.14 20.25 0.89
69. Jusuf Nurkić 20.68 20.23 0.45
70. Markieff Morris 20.57 19.54 1.04
71. Dennis Schröder 20.47 19.04 1.42
72. Victor Oladipo 20.32 18.84 1.48
73. James Johnson 20.27 20.07 0.19
74. Tristan Thompson 20.24 17.98 2.26
75. Nerlens Noel 19.97 19.59 0.38
76. Luka Dončić 19.88 17.94 1.94
77. Patrick Beverley 19.68 18.54 1.14
78. Derrick Rose 19.66 17.92 1.75
79. Reggie Jackson 19.65 18.61 1.04
80. Kristaps Porziņģis 19.54 19.20 0.34
81. Fred VanVleet 19.13 17.85 1.28
82. Ben Simmons 19.08 17.25 1.83
83. Damian Lillard 18.68 18.17 0.51
84. Robin Lopez 18.25 17.79 0.46
85. Royce O'Neale 18.22 17.54 0.68
86. Kent Bazemore 18.20 17.07 1.14
87. Otto Porter Jr. 17.95 16.28 1.68
88. Bobby Portis 17.80 16.04 1.76
89. Josh Richardson 17.35 16.67 0.68
90. CJ McCollum 16.95 16.42 0.53
91. Jerami Grant 16.72 16.31 0.41
92. Patty Mills 16.72 15.70 1.02
93. Terry Rozier 16.61 15.16 1.46
94. Cory Joseph 16.54 15.34 1.21
95. Deandre Ayton 16.50 14.59 1.90
96. Mikal Bridges 16.21 14.94 1.26
97. Dejounte Murray 16.20 15.75 0.45
98. Kelly Oubre Jr. 15.90 15.40 0.50
99. Andrew Wiggins 15.84 14.48 1.36
100. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 15.71 14.65 1.07