List of WNBA career scoring leaders explained

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most points during their WNBA careers.

Scoring leaders

Statistics accurate as of the 2024 WNBA season.[1]

^Active WNBA player
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration
§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025
RankPlayerPosTeam(s) played for (years)Total pointsGames
played		Points
per game		Field goals
made		Three-point
field goals
made		Free
throws
made
1^GPhoenix Mercury (–present)10,6465653,3411,4472,517
2^CConnecticut Sun (–)
New York Liberty (–)
Washington Mystics (–)
Phoenix Mercury
Seattle Storm
Atlanta Dream (–present)		7,6964303,1041851,303
3FHouston Comets (–)
Los Angeles Sparks (–)
Seattle Storm (–)		7,48849615.12,6307481,480
4^FPhoenix Mercury (–)
Connecticut Sun (–present)		7,4825022,4986231,863
5FIndiana Fever (–)7,38045716.12,3856062,004
6bgcolor=F0E130 §FChicago Sky (–)
Phoenix Mercury (–)
Indiana Fever (–2020)
Seattle Storm (2021)
Atlanta Dream (2021)		6,89549414.02,842301,181
7GPhoenix Mercury (–)
New York Liberty (–)
Chicago Sky (–)
Los Angeles Sparks
Indiana Fever 		6,81141616.42,4464641,455
8†GSeattle Storm (–)6,80358011.72,4791,001844
9†FLos Angeles Sparks (–)
Chicago Sky (–)
Las Vegas Aces 		6,57441016.02,4713421,290
10Nneka Ogwumike^FLos Angeles Sparks (–)
Seattle Storm (–present)		6,5023932,5541651,229
11G/FMinnesota Lynx (–)
Detroit Shock (–)
Washington Mystics
Seattle Storm (–)
New York Liberty 		6,45248213.42,0539061,440
12†CChicago Sky (–)
Minnesota Lynx (–)		6,41540815.72,53111,352
13CLos Angeles Sparks (–)6,26336317.32,3321221,477
14FMinnesota Lynx (–)
Los Angeles Sparks 		6,00539115.42,455293802
F/CSeattle Storm (–)31718.92,0894361,391
16GNew York Liberty (–)
San Antonio Silver Stars (–)
San Antonio Stars 		5,84145013.01,9158291,182
17†FAtlanta Dream (–)
Las Vegas Aces (–)
Minnesota Lynx 		5,79731118.62,0182491,512
18^CPhoenix Mercury (–present)5,5723152,199161,158
19FLos Angeles Sparks (–, –)
Washington Mystics (–)
San Antonio Silver Stars
New York Liberty (–)
Atlanta Dream (–)		5,57149911.22,0833121,093
20F/GOrlando Miracle (–)
Connecticut Sun (–,)
Indiana Fever (–)		5,56041213.51,925726984
21^GSeattle Storm (–present)5,5363271,8425671,285
22GConnecticut Sun (–)
Minnesota Lynx (–)		5,52348011.51,9611941,407
23^FSeattle Storm (–)
New York Liberty (–present)		5,4192611,8634331,260
24FDetroit Shock (–)
Seattle Storm (–)
Chicago Sky (–)
Atlanta Dream
New York Liberty (–)		5,11947910.71,7731761,397
25FSacramento Monarchs (–)
Charlotte Sting (–)
Phoenix Mercury (–)
Indiana Fever
San Antonio Silver Stars 		5,04646310.92,058235695

Progressive list of scoring leaders

This is a progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[2]

Statistics accurate as of the 2024 WNBA season.

^Active WNBA player
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration- §Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2021[3] -->
+Team(s) listed is the one player was on when she established the record.
ATLAtlanta DreamINDIndiana FeverPHOPhoenix Mercury
CHIChicago SkyLASLos Angeles SparksSEASeattle Storm
DALDallas WingsMINMinnesota LynxWASWashington Mystics
HOUHouston CometsNYLLVALas Vegas Aces
Scoring leader at the end of every season
width=10%Season!width=18%Year-by-year leader!Pointswidth=18%Active player leader!Total pointswidth=18%Career record!Total pointswidth=18%Single-season record!Pointswidth=10%Season
Cynthia Cooperalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"621Cynthia Cooperalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"621Cynthia Cooperalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"621Cynthia Cooperalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"6211997
align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 680 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"1,301align=center style="border-right: solid blue"1,301align=center style="border-right: solid blue"680 1998
align=center style="border-right: solid blue"686align=center style="border-right: solid blue"1,987 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"1,987 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="2"6861999
Katie Smithalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"646 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"2,537align=center style="border-right: solid blue"2,537 2000
align=center style="border-right: solid blue"739 Lisa Lesliealign=center style="border-right: solid blue" 2,670 Lisa Lesliealign=center style="border-right: solid blue" 2,670 Katie Smithalign=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="5" 739 2001
Tamika Catchingsalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"594 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 3,193 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 3,193 2002
Lauren Jacksonalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"698 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 3,617 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 3,617 2003
align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 634 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 4,215 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 4,215 2004
Sheryl Swoopesalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"614 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 4,732 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 4,732 2005
Diana Taurasi^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"860align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 5,412align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="2"5,412Diana Taurasi^align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="17"8602006
Seimone Augustusalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"769 Tina Thompsonalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"4,8822007
Diana Taurasi^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"820Lisa Lesliealign=center style="border-right: solid blue" 5,909 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 5,909 2008
Cappie Pondexter

align=center style="border-right: solid blue"648 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 6,263 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 6,263 2009
align=center style="border-right: solid blue"729 Tina Thompson


align=center style="border-right: solid blue"6,413 Tina Thompson


align=center style="border-right: solid blue"6,413 2010
Angel McCoughtry† align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 712 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 6,751 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 6,751 2011
align=center style="border-right: solid blue"695 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"7,009align=center style="border-right: solid blue"7,0092012
Angel McCoughtry† align=center style="border-right: solid blue"711 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"7,488align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="4"7,4882013
align=center style="border-right: solid blue"812 Diana Taurasi^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"6,7222014
Elena Delle Donne^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"725Tamika Catchingsalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"6,947 2015
Tina Charles^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"688align=center style="border-right: solid blue"7,380 2016
align=center style="border-right: solid blue"671Diana Taurasi^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"7,867Diana Taurasi^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"7,8672017
Breanna Stewart^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"742align=center style="border-right: solid blue"8,549 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"8,5492018
Brittney Griner^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"642align=center style="border-right: solid blue"8,575align=center style="border-right: solid blue"8,575 2019
Arike Ogunbowale^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"501align=center style="border-right: solid blue"8,931 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"8,931 2020
Tina Charles^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"631align=center style="border-right: solid blue"9,174align=center style="border-right: solid blue"9,174 2021
Breanna Stewart^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"741align=center style="border-right: solid blue"9,693align=center style="border-right: solid blue"9,693 2022
Jewell Loyd^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"939align=center style="border-right: solid blue"10,108align=center style="border-right: solid blue"10,108 Jewell Loyd^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"939 2023
A'ja Wilson^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"1,021align=center style="border-right: solid blue"10,646align=center style="border-right: solid blue"10,646 A'ja Wilson^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"1,021 2024
SeasonYear-by-year leaderPointsActive player leaderTotal pointsCareer recordTotal pointsSingle-season recordPointsSeason

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Points. Basketball-Reference. Sports-Reference. 17 August 2022.
  2. Web site: WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Points . Basketball Reference. . April 9, 2022.
  3. Web site: 2021 Hall of Fame Candidates . basketball-reference.com . October 12, 2020.

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