With 3 players with an average rating over 8, the Bundesliga had quite a few Ms and Ws who stood out this season.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Joshua Kimmich | 8.28 | Back 4 | 2375 | Bayern Munich |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 8.26 | Back 4 | 1838 | RB Leipzig |
| Jude Bellingham | 8.18 | Back 4 | 2601 | Dortmund |
| Konrad Laimer | 7.94 | Back 4 | 923 | RB Leipzig |
| Jamal Musiala | 7.90 | Back 4 | 1880 | Bayern Munich |
| Julian Brandt | 7.58 | Back 4 | 2330 | Dortmund |
| Vincenzo Grifo | 7.58 | Back 4 | 1556 | Freiburg |
| Moussa Diaby | 7.56 | Back 5 | 1415 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Thomas Müller | 7.52 | Back 4 | 965 | Bayern Munich |
| Jonas Hofmann | 7.38 | Back 4 | 2410 | Mönchengladbach |
| Ellyes Skhiri | 7.35 | Back 4 | 2856 | Köln |
| Leroy Sané | 7.32 | Back 4 | 1698 | Bayern Munich |
| Kingsley Coman | 7.23 | Back 4 | 1333 | Bayern Munich |
| Florian Kainz | 7.20 | Back 4 | 2344 | Köln |
| Vincenzo Grifo | 7.19 | Back 5 | 784 | Freiburg |
| Wataru Endo | 7.16 | Back 4 | 1408 | Stuttgart |
| Wataru Endo | 7.10 | Back 5 | 1514 | Stuttgart |
| Donyell Malen | 7.09 | Back 4 | 1549 | Dortmund |
| Daichi Kamada | 7.09 | Back 5 | 1970 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Serge Gnabry | 7.08 | Back 4 | 1039 | Bayern Munich |
| Ritsu Doan | 7.08 | Back 5 | 816 | Freiburg |
| Patrick Wimmer | 7.05 | Back 4 | 1184 | Wolfsburg |
| Atakan Karazor | 7.02 | Back 4 | 949 | Stuttgart |
| Emre Can | 7.02 | Back 4 | 1676 | Dortmund |
Conditions for the presented data:
– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);
– Relegation/Promotion play-off data excluded;
Data from FBref.