All-Time WNBA Effective FG Percentage Leaders
Career totals, every season from 1997–2026. Field goal percentage weighting threes
Sylvia Fowles is the all-time WNBA leader in effective fg percentage with 59.9%, 3.8 percentage points clear of Nneka Ogwumike (56.1%). He did it in 15 seasons, from 2008 to 2022. The top ten runs from 59.9% down to 50.9%.
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All-time WNBA leader
Sylvia Fowles
2008–2022 · 15 seasons
59.9%
Effective FG Percentage
3.8% clear of Nneka Ogwumike
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| # | Player | Seasons | eFG% | GP | FGM | FGA | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Sylvia Fowles
|
2008–2022 (15) | 59.9% | 408 | 2,531 | 4,228 | 59.9% |
| 2 |
 Nneka Ogwumike
|
2012–2026 (15) | 56.1% | 471 | 3,102 | 5,780 | 53.7% |
| 3 |
 Brittney Griner
|
2013–2026 (13) | 56.0% | 372 | 2,452 | 4,401 | 55.7% |
| 4 |
 Kelsey Mitchell
|
2018–2026 (9) | 52.7% | 314 | 2,018 | 4,570 | 44.2% |
| 5 |
 Breanna Stewart
|
2016–2026 (10) | 51.8% | 328 | 2,306 | 4,921 | 46.9% |
| 6 |
 Diana Taurasi
|
2004–2024 (20) | 51.7% | 565 | 3,341 | 7,869 | 42.5% |
| 7 |
 Sue Bird
|
2002–2022 (19) | 51.6% | 580 | 2,479 | 5,778 | 42.9% |
| 8 |
 A'ja Wilson
|
2018–2026 (9) | 51.3% | 302 | 2,407 | 4,809 | 50.1% |
| 9 |
 Candace Parker
|
2008–2023 (16) | 51.2% | 410 | 2,471 | 5,163 | 47.9% |
| 10 |
 Seimone Augustus
|
2006–2020 (15) | 50.9% | 391 | 2,455 | 5,111 | 48.0% |
| 11 |
 Lauren Jackson
|
2001–2012 (12) | 50.8% | 317 | 2,090 | 4,545 | 46.0% |
| 12 |
 Kayla McBride
|
2014–2026 (13) | 50.5% | 412 | 2,017 | 4,821 | 41.8% |
| 13 |
 Candice Dupree
|
2006–2021 (16) | 49.8% | 494 | 2,842 | 5,740 | 49.5% |
| 14 |
 Katie Smith
|
1999–2013 (15) | 49.3% | 482 | 2,053 | 5,085 | 40.4% |
| 15 |
 Lisa Leslie
|
1997–2009 (12) | 48.2% | 363 | 2,332 | 4,961 | 47.0% |
| 16 |
 Tina Thompson
|
1997–2013 (17) | 47.7% | 496 | 2,630 | 6,300 | 41.8% |
| 17 |
 DeLisha Milton-Jones
|
1999–2015 (17) | 47.3% | 499 | 2,083 | 4,733 | 44.0% |
| 18 |
 DeWanna Bonner
|
2009–2026 (17) | 46.8% | 571 | 2,729 | 6,585 | 41.4% |
| 19 |
 Tamika Catchings
|
2002–2016 (15) | 46.8% | 457 | 2,385 | 5,744 | 41.5% |
| 20 |
 Jewell Loyd
|
2015–2026 (12) | 46.8% | 407 | 2,101 | 5,268 | 39.9% |
| 21 |
 Tina Charles
|
2010–2025 (14) | 46.3% | 473 | 3,364 | 7,480 | 45.0% |
| 22 |
 Cappie Pondexter
|
2006–2018 (13) | 46.2% | 416 | 2,446 | 5,803 | 42.2% |
| 23 |
 Angel McCoughtry
|
2009–2022 (13) | 45.6% | 311 | 2,018 | 4,699 | 43.0% |
| 24 | Tangela Smith | 1998–2012 (15) | 44.7% | 463 | 2,059 | 4,869 | 42.3% |