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[lower-alpha 1]
1 Diana Taurasi^ Guard Phoenix Mercury (2004–present)[lower-alpha 2] 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)[lower-alpha 3]
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)[lower-alpha 4] 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)[lower-alpha 5] 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)[lower-alpha 6]
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)[lower-alpha 7]
Seattle Storm (2008)
Tulsa Shock (2011)		 4,875 324 15.0
26 Alana Beard Guard Washington Mystics (2004–2011)[lower-alpha 8]
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[lower-alpha 9]
Team abbreviations Team(s) listed is the one player was on when she established the record.
ATLAtlanta Dream
CHIChicago Sky
DALDallas Wings
HOUHouston Comets
INDIndiana Fever
LASLos Angeles Sparks
MINMinnesota Lynx
NYLNew York Liberty
PHOPhoenix Mercury
SEASeattle Storm
WASWashington Mystics
Scoring leader at the end of every season
SeasonYear-by-year leaderPointsActive player leaderTotal pointsCareer recordTotal pointsSingle-season recordPointsSeason
1997Cynthia Cooper*HOU621Cynthia Cooper*HOU621Cynthia Cooper*HOU621Cynthia Cooper*HOU6211997
19986801,3011,3016801998
19996861,9871,9876861999
2000Katie Smith*MIN6462,5372,5372000
2001739Lisa Leslie*LAS2,670Lisa Leslie*LAS2,670Katie Smith*MIN7392001
2002Tamika Catchings*IND5943,1933,1932002
2003Lauren Jackson*SEA6983,6173,6172003
20046344,2154,2152004
2005Sheryl Swoopes*HOU6144,7324,7322005
2006Diana Taurasi^PHO8605,4125,412Diana Taurasi^PHO8602006
2007Seimone Augustus† MIN769Tina Thompson*HOU4,8822007
2008Diana Taurasi^PHO820Lisa Leslie*LAS5,9095,9092008
2009Cappie Pondexter
PHO 2009
NYL 2010		6486,2636,2632009
2010729Tina Thompson*
LAS 2010–11
SEA 2012–13		6,413Tina Thompson*
LAS 2010–11
SEA 2012–13		6,4132010
2011Angel McCoughtry^ATL7126,7516,7512011
2012Cappie PondexterNYL6957,0097,0092012
2013Angel McCoughtry^ATL7117,4887,4882013
2014Maya Moore†MIN812Diana Taurasi^PHO6,7222014
2015Elena Delle Donne^CHI725Tamika Catchings*IND6,9472015
2016Tina Charles^NYL6887,3802016
2017671Diana Taurasi^PHO7,867Diana Taurasi^PHO7,8672017
2018Breanna Stewart^SEA7428,5498,5492018
2019Brittney Griner^PHO6428,5758,5752019
2020Arike Ogunbowale^DAL5018,9318,9312020
2021Tina Charles^WAS6319,1749,1742021
2022Breanna Stewart^SEA7419,6939,6932022
SeasonYear-by-year leaderPointsActive player leaderTotal pointsCareer recordTotal pointsSingle-season recordPointsSeason


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.
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