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

Diana Taurasi, the WNBA's all-time leading scorer.

Scoring leaders

^ Active WNBA player
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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] 10,069 522 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) 		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– 2022) [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

This is a progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years. [4]

Statistics accurate as of April 9, 2022.
^ Active WNBA player
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
† Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [i]
Team abbreviations Team(s) listed is the one player was on when she established the record.
ATL Atlanta Dream
CHI Chicago Sky
DAL Dallas Wings
HOU Houston Comets
IND Indiana Fever
LAS Los Angeles Sparks
MIN Minnesota Lynx
NYL New York Liberty
PHO Phoenix Mercury
SEA Seattle Storm
WAS Washington Mystics
Scoring leader at the end of every season
Season Year-by-year leader Points Active player leader Total points Career record Total points Single-season record Points Season
1997 Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU 621 Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU 621 Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU 621 Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU 621 1997
1998 680 1,301 1,301 680 1998
1999 686 1,987 1,987 686 1999
2000 Katie Smith*00 MIN 646 2,537 2,537 2000
2001 739 Lisa Leslie*00 LAS 2,670 Lisa Leslie*00 LAS 2,670 Katie Smith*00 MIN 739 2001
2002 Tamika Catchings*000 IND 594 3,193 3,193 2002
2003 Lauren Jackson*000 SEA 698 3,617 3,617 2003
2004 634 4,215 4,215 2004
2005 Sheryl Swoopes*000 HOU 614 4,732 4,732 2005
2006 Diana Taurasi^000 PHO 860 5,412 5,412 Diana Taurasi^000 PHO 860 2006
2007 Seimone Augustus* 000 MIN 769 Tina Thompson*000 HOU 4,882 2007
2008 Diana Taurasi^000 PHO 820 Lisa Leslie*00 LAS 5,909 5,909 2008
2009 Cappie Pondexter
000 PHO 2009
000 NYL 2010		 648 6,263 6,263 2009
2010 729 Tina Thompson*
000 LAS 2010–11
000 SEA 2012–13		 6,413 Tina Thompson*
000 LAS 2010–11
000 SEA 2012–13		 6,413 2010
2011 Angel McCoughtry^000 ATL 712 6,751 6,751 2011
2012 Cappie Pondexter000 NYL 695 7,009 7,009 2012
2013 Angel McCoughtry^000 ATL 711 7,488 7,488 2013
2014 Maya Moore†000 MIN 812 Diana Taurasi^000 PHO 6,722 2014
2015 Elena Delle Donne^000 CHI 725 Tamika Catchings*000 IND 6,947 2015
2016 Tina Charles^000 NYL 688 7,380 2016
2017 671 Diana Taurasi^000 PHO 7,867 Diana Taurasi^000 PHO 7,867 2017
2018 Breanna Stewart^000 SEA 742 8,549 8,549 2018
2019 Brittney Griner^000 PHO 642 8,575 8,575 2019
2020 Arike Ogunbowale^000 DAL 501 8,931 8,931 2020
2021 Tina Charles^000 WAS 631 9,174 9,174 2021
2022 Breanna Stewart^000 SEA 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


Notes

  1. ^ Average is rounded to the nearest tenth.
  2. ^ Taurasi did not play the 2015 season at the request of her Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.
  3. ^ Charles did not play the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ Bird did not play the 2013 season and 2019 season because of knee surgery.
  5. ^ Leslie did not play the 2007 season due to pregnancy leave.
  6. ^ McCoughtry sat out during 2017 to rest. [1]
  7. ^ Swoopes missed the 2001 season due to an injury.) [2]
  8. ^ Beard missed the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to injuries.
  9. ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.

References

  1. ^ "Dream's Angel McCoughtry Plans to Rest During 2017 Season". WNBA. January 4, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Swoopes Will Miss Season". The New York Times. April 25, 2001. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Points". Basketball-Reference. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. ^ "WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Points". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

External links

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