List of Women’s National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
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The following is a list of the players who have scored the most points during their WNBA careers.
Scoring leaders[edit]
Rank | Player | Position(s) | Team(s) played for (years) | Total points | Games played |
Points per game average[a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Diana Taurasi^ | Guard | Phoenix Mercury (2004–present)[b] | 9,693 | 503 | 19.3 |
2 | Tina Thompson* | Forward | Houston Comets (1998–2007) Los Angeles Sparks (2009–2011) Seattle Storm (2012–2013) |
7,488 | 496 | 15.1 |
3 | Tamika Catchings* | Forward | Indiana Fever (2002–2016) | 7,380 | 457 | 16.1 |
4 | Tina Charles^ | Center | Connecticut Sun (2010–2013) New York Liberty (2014–2019) Washington Mystics (2020–2021)[c] Phoenix Mercury (2022) Seattle Storm (2022–present) |
7,115 | 391 | 18.2 |
5 | Candice Dupree^ | Forward | Chicago Sky (2006–2009) Phoenix Mercury (2010–2015) Indiana Fever (2017–2020) Seattle Storm (2021) Atlanta Dream (2021–present) |
6,895 | 494 | 14.0 |
6 | Cappie Pondexter | Guard | Phoenix Mercury (2006–2009) New York Liberty (2010–2014) Chicago Sky (2015–2017) Los Angeles Sparks (2018) Indiana Fever (2018) |
6,811 | 416 | 16.4 |
7 | Sue Bird | Guard | Seattle Storm (2002–present)[d] | 6,803 | 580 | 11.7 |
8 | Katie Smith* | Guard / Forward | Minnesota Lynx (1999–2005) Detroit Shock (2005–2008) Washington Mystics (2010) Seattle Storm (2011–2012) New York Liberty (2013) |
6,452 | 482 | 13.4 |
9 | Sylvia Fowles | Center | Chicago Sky (2008–2014) Minnesota Lynx (2015–2022) |
6,415 | 408 | 15.7 |
10 | Candace Parker^ | Forward | Los Angeles Sparks (2008–2020) Chicago Sky (2021–present) |
6,412 | 392 | 16.4 |
11 | Lisa Leslie* | Center | Los Angeles Sparks (1997–2009)[e] | 6,263 | 363 | 17.3 |
12 | DeWanna Bonner^ | Center | Phoenix Mercury (2009–2019) Connecticut Sun (2020–present) |
5,976 | 406 | 14.7 |
13 | Lauren Jackson* | Forward / Center | Seattle Storm (2001–2012) | 6,005 | 317 | 18.9 |
Seimone Augustus | Forward | Minnesota Lynx (2006–2019) Los Angeles Sparks (2020) |
391 | 15.4 | ||
15 | Becky Hammon | Guard | New York Liberty (1999–2006) San Antonio Silver Stars (2007–2013) San Antonio Stars (2014) |
5,841 | 450 | 13.0 |
16 | Angel McCoughtry^ | Forward | Atlanta Dream (2009–(2019)[f] Las Vegas Aces (2020–2021) Minnesota Lynx (2022–present) |
5,797 | 311 | 18.6 |
17 | DeLisha Milton-Jones | Forward | Los Angeles Sparks (1999–2004, 2008–2012) Washington Mystics (2005–2007) San Antonio Silver Stars (2013) New York Liberty (2013–2014) Atlanta Dream (2014–2015) |
5,571 | 499 | 11.2 |
18 | Katie Douglas | Forward / Guard | Orlando Miracle (2001–2002) Connecticut Sun (2003–2007, 2014) Indiana Fever (2008–2013) |
5,560 | 412 | 13.5 |
19 | Lindsay Whalen | Guard | Connecticut Sun (2004–2009) Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018) |
5,523 | 480 | 11.5 |
20 | Nneka Ogwumike^ | Forward | Los Angeles Sparks (2012–present) | 5,194 | 320 | 16.2 |
21 | Swin Cash | Forward | Detroit Shock (2002–2007) Seattle Storm (2008–2011) Chicago Sky (2012–2013) Atlanta Dream (2014) New York Liberty (2014–2016) |
5,119 | 479 | 10.7 |
22 | Tangela Smith | Forward | Sacramento Monarchs (1998–2004) Charlotte Sting (2005–2006) Phoenix Mercury (2007–2010) Indiana Fever (2011) San Antonio Silver Stars (2012) |
5,046 | 463 | 10.9 |
23 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | Forward / Center | Orlando Miracle (1999–2002) Connecticut Sun (2003–2006) Los Angeles Sparks (2007) Washington Mystics (2008) Detroit Shock (2008–2009) New York Liberty (2010) Minnesota Lynx (2011–2012) |
5,013 | 440 | 11.4 |
24 | Maya Moore | Forward | Minnesota Lynx (2011–present) | 4,984 | 271 | 18.4 |
25 | Sheryl Swoopes* | Forward | Houston Comets (1997–2007)[g] Seattle Storm (2008) Tulsa Shock (2011) |
4,875 | 324 | 15.0 |
26 | Alana Beard | Guard | Washington Mystics (2004–2011)[h] Los Angeles Sparks (2012–2019) |
4,740 | 419 | 11.3 |
All statistics are up to date as of August 17, 2022.[3]
Progressive list of scoring leaders[edit]
This is a progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[4]
- Statistics accurate as of April 9, 2022.
Season | Year-by-year leader | Points | Active player leader | Total points | Career record | Total points | Single-season record | Points | Season |
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1997 | Cynthia Cooper*000HOU | 621 | Cynthia Cooper*000HOU | 621 | Cynthia Cooper*000HOU | 621 | Cynthia Cooper*000HOU | 621 | 1997 |
1998 | 680 | 1,301 | 1,301 | 680 | 1998 | ||||
1999 | 686 | 1,987 | 1,987 | 686 | 1999 | ||||
2000 | Katie Smith*00MIN | 646 | 2,537 | 2,537 | 2000 | ||||
2001 | 739 | Lisa Leslie*00LAS | 2,670 | Lisa Leslie*00LAS | 2,670 | Katie Smith*00MIN | 739 | 2001 | |
2002 | Tamika Catchings*000IND | 594 | 3,193 | 3,193 | 2002 | ||||
2003 | Lauren Jackson*000SEA | 698 | 3,617 | 3,617 | 2003 | ||||
2004 | 634 | 4,215 | 4,215 | 2004 | |||||
2005 | Sheryl Swoopes*000HOU | 614 | 4,732 | 4,732 | 2005 | ||||
2006 | Diana Taurasi^000PHO | 860 | 5,412 | 5,412 | Diana Taurasi^000PHO | 860 | 2006 | ||
2007 | Seimone Augustus†000MIN | 769 | Tina Thompson*000HOU | 4,882 | 2007 | ||||
2008 | Diana Taurasi^000PHO | 820 | Lisa Leslie*00LAS | 5,909 | 5,909 | 2008 | |||
2009 | Cappie Pondexter 000PHO 2009 000NYL 2010 |
648 | 6,263 | 6,263 | 2009 | ||||
2010 | 729 | Tina Thompson* 000LAS 2010–11 000SEA 2012–13 |
6,413 | Tina Thompson* 000LAS 2010–11 000SEA 2012–13 |
6,413 | 2010 | |||
2011 | Angel McCoughtry^000ATL | 712 | 6,751 | 6,751 | 2011 | ||||
2012 | Cappie Pondexter000NYL | 695 | 7,009 | 7,009 | 2012 | ||||
2013 | Angel McCoughtry^000ATL | 711 | 7,488 | 7,488 | 2013 | ||||
2014 | Maya Moore†000MIN | 812 | Diana Taurasi^000PHO | 6,722 | 2014 | ||||
2015 | Elena Delle Donne^000CHI | 725 | Tamika Catchings*000IND | 6,947 | 2015 | ||||
2016 | Tina Charles^000NYL | 688 | 7,380 | 2016 | |||||
2017 | 671 | Diana Taurasi^000PHO | 7,867 | Diana Taurasi^000PHO | 7,867 | 2017 | |||
2018 | Breanna Stewart^000SEA | 742 | 8,549 | 8,549 | 2018 | ||||
2019 | Brittney Griner^000PHO | 642 | 8,575 | 8,575 | 2019 | ||||
2020 | Arike Ogunbowale^000DAL | 501 | 8,931 | 8,931 | 2020 | ||||
2021 | Tina Charles^000WAS | 631 | 9,174 | 9,174 | 2021 | ||||
2022 | Breanna Stewart^000SEA | 741 | 9,693 | 9,693 | 2022 | ||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | Points | Active player leader | Total points | Career record | Total points | Single-season record | Points | Season |
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