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This article lists all-time records achieved in the WNBA regular season in major statistical categories recognized by the league, including those set by teams and individuals in a game, season, and career.

Individual game records

Points

  • 53 - A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas vs. Atlanta, August 22, 2023 (regulation) [1]
  • 53 – Liz Cambage, Dallas vs. New York, July 17, 2018 (regulation)
  • 51 – Riquna Williams, Tulsa at San Antonio, September 8, 2013 (regulation)
  • 48 – Maya Moore, Minnesota vs. Atlanta, July 22, 2014 (2OT)
  • Most points in a half, game
  • Most points in a quarter, game
  • Most points, overtime period
  • Most points by a reserve, game
  • Most points in a triple-double, game
  • Most points by rookie in debut, game

Field goals

  • Most field goals made, game
  • 18 – Lauren Jackson, Seattle at Washington, July 24, 2007 (OT) [8]
  • 17 – Lauren Jackson, Seattle vs. Los Angeles, August 6, 2003
  • 17 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT)
  • 17 – Jia Perkins, Chicago at Sacramento, June 29, 2007 (2OT)
  • 17 – Betty Lennox, Atlanta at Connecticut, June 27, 2008 (OT)
  • 17 – Riquna Williams, Tulsa at San Antonio, September 8, 2013
  • 17 – Liz Cambage, Dallas vs. New York, July 17, 2018
  • Most field goals made in a half, game
  • 11 – Linda Burgess, Sacramento vs. Utah, August 15, 1998
  • 11 – Lauren Jackson, Seattle vs. Los Angeles, August 6, 2003
  • 11 – Sheryl Swoopes, Houston at Seattle, August 9, 2005
  • 11 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles vs. San Antonio, June 25, 2006
  • Most field goals made in a quarter, game
  • Highest field goal percentage, game (Min. 10 field goals made)
  • Most field goal attempts, game
  • 33 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT) [9]
  • 33 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Seattle, July 14, 2010 (3OT)
  • 32 – Betty Lennox, Atlanta at Connecticut, June 27, 2008 (OT)
  • Most field goal attempts in a half, game
  • Most field goal attempts in a quarter, game
  • 12 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago at Phoenix, August 1, 2010
  • 11 – by many
  • Most field goals made, none missed, game
  • Most field goal attempts, none made, game
  • Most three-point field goals, none missed, game
  • Most three-point field goal attempts, none made, game
  • 8 – Tina Thompson, Houston at Utah, June 30, 1998 (2OT)
  • 8 – Crystal Robinson, New York vs. Detroit, June 21, 2000
  • 8 – Crystal Robinson, New York vs. Cleveland, August 4, 2001
  • 8 – by 6 more
  • Most three-point field goals made, game
  • Most three-point field goals made in a half, game
  • 7 – Renee Montgomery, Atlanta at New York, August 12, 2018
  • 6 – Sue Bird, Seattle at Detroit, August 8, 2006
  • 6 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Tulsa, May 25, 2010
  • 6 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Seattle, September 9, 2011
  • 6 – Sami Whitcomb, New York at Seattle, May 26 2017
  • 6 – Sami Whitcomb, Atlanta at Seattle, August 12, 2020
  • Most three-point field goals made in a quarter, game
  • Most three-point attempts, game
  • 16 – Kristi Toliver, Washington at New York, September 10, 2017 (playoffs)
  • 16 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT)
  • 15 – Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Sacramento at Cleveland, July 10, 1997
  • 15 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix vs. Washington, July 2, 2006
  • 15 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix vs. Sacramento, August 13, 2006
  • 15 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Sacramento, August 17, 2007
  • 15 – Shanna Crossley, San Antonio at Minnesota, August 19, 2007
  • Most three-point attempts in a half, game
  • Most three-point attempts in a quarter, game
  • 9 – Amber Jacobs, Minnesota vs. Phoenix, July 3, 2007
  • 8 – Shanna Zolman, San Antonio vs. Phoenix, August 2, 2007
  • 7 – by many

Free throws

  • Most free throws made, none missed, game
  • Most free throw attempts, none made, game
  • 8 – Cheryl Ford, Detroit at Charlotte, August 6, 2005 (OT)
  • 7 – Nakia Sanford, Washington vs. Atlanta, June 20, 2008
  • 6 – several
  • Most free throws made, game
  • Most free throws made in a half, game
  • 15 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix vs. Houston, September 7, 2008
  • 14 – Tina Thompson, Houston vs. Sacramento, June 11, 2007
  • 13 – by many
  • Most free throws made in a quarter, game
  • Most free throw attempts, game
  • 24 – Cynthia Cooper, Houston vs. Sacramento, July 3, 1998
  • 24 – Tina Charles, Phoenix vs. Connecticut, June 29, 2013
  • 21 – Swin Cash, Detroit vs. Miami, June 28, 2002 (OT)
  • Most free throw attempts in a half, game
  • Most free throw attempts in a quarter, game
  • 13 – Shavonte Zellous, Detroit at Atlanta, June 26, 2009
  • 12 – Izi Castro Marques, Atlanta vs. Los Angeles, June 27, 2010
  • 11 – Shavonte Zellous, Detroit at Washington, August 11, 2009

Rebounds

  • 24 – Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington at Charlotte, May 23, 2003 [15]
  • 23 – Michelle Snow, Houston at Minnesota, August 4, 2006
  • 23 – Tina Charles, Connecticut vs. Phoenix, June 25, 2010
  • 23 – Tina Charles, Connecticut vs. Los Angeles, June 28, 2011
  • Most rebounds in a half, game
  • Most rebounds in a quarter, game
  • Most offensive rebounds, game
  • Most offensive rebounds in a half, game
  • Most offensive rebounds in a quarter, game
  • Most defensive rebounds, game
  • Most defensive rebounds in a half, game
  • Most defensive rebounds in a quarter, game

Assists

  • 18 – Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago at Indiana, August 31, 2020 [16]
  • 16 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Cleveland, July 29, 1998
  • 16 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento vs. Los Angeles, August 3, 2002
  • 16 - Sue Bird, Seattle at Las Vegas, October 2, 2020
  • 16 - Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago vs. New York, May 23, 2021 [17]
  • 16 - Sabrina Ionescu, New York vs. Phoenix, July 31, 2022 [18]
  • Most assists in a half, game
  • 11 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Cleveland, July 29, 1998
  • 11 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Utah, June 26, 2000
  • 11 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento vs. Los Angeles, August 3, 2002
  • Most assists in a quarter, game
  • 8 – Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota vs. Connecticut, August 3, 2010
  • 7 – Shannon Johnson, San Antonio at Los Angeles, July 3, 2006
  • 7 – Nikki Teasley, Washington at San Antonio, July 21, 2006
  • 7 – Sue Bird, Seattle at Chicago, June 12, 2007
  • 7 – Loree Moore, New York at Washington, July 18, 2009
  • 7 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Los Angeles, August 14, 2009
  • 7 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Atlanta, August 25, 2009
  • 7 – Temeka Johnson, Phoenix at Atlanta, June 29, 2010
  • Most assists, no turnovers, game

Steals

  • Most steals in a half, game
  • Most steals in a quarter, game
  • 5 – by many

Blocks

  • Most blocks in a half, game
  • 7 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles vs. Detroit, September 9, 2004
  • 7 – Margo Dydek, Connecticut vs. San Antonio, June 4, 2005
  • 6 – by many

Other

  • Most turnovers, game
  • Most personal fouls, game
  • 6 – by many
  • Most personal fouls in a half, game
  • 6 – by many
  • Most personal fouls in a quarter, game
  • 5 – by many
  • Fewest minutes before disqualification, game
  • 5 – Sharon Manning, Miami at Detroit, July 26, 2000
  • 7 – Rushia Brown, Cleveland vs. Utah, July 24, 1999
  • 8 – Asjha Jones, Washington at Portland, June 28, 2002
  • 8 – LaTonya Johnson, Utah vs. Los Angeles, August 9, 2002
  • 8 – Vanessa Hayden, Minnesota vs. Los Angeles, May 31, 2006

Individual season records

Points

  • Highest points per game average, season
  • 25.29 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2006
  • 24.71 – Jewell Loyd, Seattle 2023
  • 24.12 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2008
  • Highest points per game average by a reserve, season (Min. 20 bench appearances)

Field goals

  • Highest field goal percentage, season
  • Most field goals made, season
  • Most field goal attempts, season
  • Most three-point field goals made, season
  • Most three-point attempts, season

Free throws

  • Most free throws made, season
  • Most free throw attempts, season

Rebounds

  • Highest rebounds per game average, season
  • Most offensive rebounds, season
  • 162 – Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento 2001
  • 148 – Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento 2000
  • 141 – Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento 1999
  • Most defensive rebounds, season

Assists

  • Highest assists per game average, season
  • 10.00 – Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago 2020
  • 9.09 – Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago 2019
  • 8.60 – Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago 2018

Steals

  • Highest steals per game average, season

Blocks

  • Highest blocks per game average, season

Other

  • Most turnovers, season
  • Most personal fouls, season
  • Most disqualifications, season
  • Highest Win Shares, season

Individual career records

  • 580 by Sue Bird, Seattle 2002–2022 (did not play in 2013 or 2019) [25] [26]
  • 524 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–present (did not play in 2015)
  • 499 – DeLisha Milton-Jones, Los Angeles 1999–2004, Washington 2005–2007, Los Angeles 2008–2012, San Antonio 2013, New York 2013–2014, Atlanta 2014–2015

Points

  • Highest points per game average, career

Field goals

  • Highest field goal percentage, career (Min. 400 field goals)
  • Most field goals made, career
  • 3,169 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–present (did not play in 2015)
  • 2,861 – Tina Charles, Connecticut 2010–2013, New York 2014–2019, Washington 2021, Phoenix 2022, Seattle 2022
  • 2,768 – Candice Dupree, Chicago 2006–2009, Phoenix 2010–2016, Indiana 2017–2020, Seattle 2021, Atlanta 2021
  • Most field goal attempts, career
  • 7,438 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present
  • 6,354 – Tina Charles, Connecticut 2010–2013, New York 2014–2019, Washington 2021, Phoenix 2022, Seattle 2022
  • 6,299 – Tina Thompson, Houston 1997–2008, Los Angeles 2009–2011, Seattle 2012–2013
  • 1,361 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–present (did not play in 2015)
  • 945 – Sue Bird, Seattle 2002–2022 (did not play in 2013 or 2019)
  • 906 – Katie Smith, Minnesota 1999–2005, Detroit 2005–2009, Washington 2010, Seattle 2011–2012, New York 2013
  • Most three-point attempts, career
  • 3,674 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present
  • 2,466 – Katie Smith, Minnesota 1999–2005, Detroit 2005–2009, Washington 2010, Seattle 2011–2012, New York 2013
  • 2,247 – Sue Bird, Seattle 2002–2012, 2014–2018, 2020–2022

Free throws

  • Most free throw attempts, career

Rebounds

  • 4,006 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago 2008–2014, Minnesota 2015–2022
  • 3,640 – Tina Charles, Connecticut 2010–2013, New York 2014–2019, Washington 2021, Phoenix 2022, Seattle 2022
  • 3,467 – Candace Parker, Los Angeles 2008–2020, Chicago 2021–2022, Las Vegas 2023–present
  • Highest rebounds per game average, career (Min. 100 games)
  • 9.80 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago 2008–2014, Minnesota 2015–2022
  • 9.73 – Cheryl Ford, Detroit 2003–2009
  • 9.31 – Tina Charles, Connecticut 2010–2013, New York 2014–2019, Washington 2021, Phoenix 2022, Seattle 2022
  • Most offensive rebounds, career
  • 1,166 – Rebekkah Brunson, Sacramento 2004–2009, Minnesota 2010–2019
  • 1,132 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago 2008–2014, Minnesota 2015–2022
  • 1,062 – Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Orlando 1999–2002, Connecticut 2003–2006, Los Angeles 2007, Washington 2008, Detroit 2008–2009, New York 2010, Minnesota 2011–2012
  • Most defensive rebounds, career
  • 2,875 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago 2008–2014, Minnesota 2015–2022
  • 2,846 – Candace Parker, Los Angeles 2008–2020, Chicago 2021–2022, Las Vegas 2023–present
  • 2,608 – Tina Charles, Connecticut 2010–2013, New York 2014–2019, Washington 2021, Phoenix 2022, Seattle 2022

Assists

  • 3,234 – Sue Bird, Seattle 2002–2022 (did not play in 2013 or 2019)
  • 2,701 – Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago 2011–2022, New York 2023–present
  • 2,599 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento 1998–2009, Los Angeles 2010–2011, Chicago 2012
  • Highest assists per game average, career (Min. 100 games)

Steals

  • Highest steals per game average, career (Min. 100 games)

Blocks

  • 877 – Margo Dydek, Utah 1998–2002, San Antonio 2003–2004, Connecticut 2005–2007, Los Angeles 2008
  • 822 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 1997–2006, 2008–2009
  • 766 – Brittney Griner, Phoenix 2013–present (did not play in 2022)
  • Highest blocks per game average, career (Min. 100 games)
  • 2.72 – Margo Dydek, Utah 1998–2002, San Antonio 2003–2004, Connecticut 2005–2007, Los Angeles 2008
  • 2.69 – Brittney Griner, Phoenix 2013–present (did not play in 2022)
  • 2.26 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 1997–2006, 2008–2009

Other

  • Most disqualifications, career
  • 42 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 1997–2006, 2008–2009
  • 24 – Tangela Smith, Sacramento 1998–2004, Charlotte 2005–2006, Phoenix 2007–2010, Indiana 2011, San Antonio 2012
  • 21 – Natalie Williams, Utah 1999–2002, Indiana 2003–2005
  • 21 – Ruth Riley, Miami 2001–2002, Detroit 2003–2006, San Antonio 2007–2011, Chicago 2012, Atlanta 2013
  • Highest Win Shares, career
  • Most personal fouls, career

Team game records

  • Largest margin of victory, game
  • Largest margin of victory, road game
  • Largest deficits overcome to win
  • 28 – Chicago at Las Vegas, June 21, 2022 (Chicago trailed 51–23, won 104–95)
  • 25 – Los Angeles at Detroit, June 26, 2005 (Detroit trailed 35–10, won 79–73)
  • 25 – Atlanta at Minnesota, September 7, 2012 (Minnesota trailed 50–25, won 97–93 (2OT))
  • Most overtime periods, game

Points

  • 127 – Phoenix at Minnesota, July 24, 2010 (2OT)
  • 124 – Minnesota vs. Phoenix, July 24, 2010 (2OT)
  • 123 – Phoenix at Tulsa, July 22, 2010
  • Most points in a half, game
  • Most points in a quarter, game
  • Most points in an overtime period, game
  • Fewest points, game
  • 34 – Washington at Cleveland, May 31, 2001
  • 35 – Miami vs. Cleveland, June 24, 2001
  • 36 – Seattle vs. Cleveland, June 14, 2001
  • 36 – Washington vs. Miami, August 8, 2001
  • Fewest points in a half, game
  • Fewest points in a quarter, game
  • Most points by all reserves, game
  • Most consecutive unanswered points, game
  • 37 straight (37-0 run) by Minnesota Lynx on Aug. 18, 2017

Field goals

  • Most field goals, game
  • Most three-point field goals, game
  • Highest field goal percentage, game
  • Fewest field goals, game
  • Fewest three-point field goals, game
  • 0 – by many
  • Lowest field goal percentage, game
  • Most field goal attempts, game
  • 100 – Seattle at Phoenix, July 14, 2010 (3OT)
  • 98 – Phoenix vs. Seattle, July 14, 2010 (3OT)
  • 97 – Phoenix vs. Atlanta, July 19, 2008
  • Most three-point field goal attempts, game

Rebounds

  • Most rebounds, game
  • Fewest rebounds, game
  • Most offensive rebounds, game
  • Fewest offensive rebounds, game
  • Most defensive rebounds, game
  • Fewest defensive rebounds, game

Assists

  • Most assists, game
  • Fewest assists, game

Other

  • Most turnovers, game
  • Fewest turnovers, game
  • Least Team Turnovers, Half
  • 0 – New York at Minnesota, July 15, 2016
  • Most combined technical fouls, game
  • 10 - Dallas Wings vs. Atlanta Dream, June 20, 2023 [35]

Team season records

  • Highest winning percentage, home games, season
  • Highest winning percentage, road games, season
  • .867, Houston 1998
  • Lowest winning percentage, season
  • Lowest winning percentage, home games, season
  • Lowest winning percentage, road games, season
  • Most wins, season
  • Most losses, season
  • Most consecutive wins to begin season
  • Most consecutive losses to begin season
  • 17, Atlanta 2008
  • Most consecutive wins to end season
  • 14, Connecticut 2021 [36]

Points

  • Highest points per game average, season
  • 93.9 – Phoenix 2010
  • 92.8 – Phoenix 2009
  • 90.4 - Las Vegas 2022
  • 89.0 – Phoenix 2007
  • Lowest points per game average, season
  • 56.9 – Seattle 2000
  • 57.2 – Miami 2000
  • 60.0 – Seattle 2001
  • Highest points per game average by all reserves, season

Team franchise records

  • .584, Los Angeles Sparks
  • Most consecutive games won
  • 18, Los Angeles 2001
  • Most consecutive home games won
  • 28, Los Angeles 2000–2002
  • Most consecutive road games won
  • Most consecutive games lost
  • 20, Tulsa 2011
  • Most consecutive home games lost
  • Most consecutive road games lost
  • 21, Phoenix 2001–2002

Awards

See also

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