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All-Time WNBA Minutes per Game Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1997–2026. Minutes played per game

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Katie Smith is the all-time WNBA leader in minutes per game with 32.6, 0.2 clear of Tina Thompson (32.4). He did it in 15 seasons, from 1999 to 2013. The top ten runs from 32.6 down to 30.7.

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Katie Smith All-time WNBA leader Katie Smith 1999–2013 · 15 seasons
32.6 Minutes per Game 0.2 clear of Tina Thompson
Showing Minutes per Game and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Seasons MPG GP PTS PPG
1 Katie Smith Katie Smith 1999–2013 (15) 32.6 482 6,452 13.4
2 Tina Thompson Tina Thompson 1997–2013 (17) 32.4 496 7,488 15.1
3 Tina Charles Tina Charles 2010–2025 (14) 31.6 473 8,396 17.8
4 Tamika Catchings Tamika Catchings 2002–2016 (15) 31.5 457 7,380 16.2
5 Sue Bird Sue Bird 2002–2022 (19) 31.2 580 6,803 11.7
6 Taj McWilliams-Franklin Taj McWilliams-Franklin 1999–2012 (14) 30.8 440 5,013 11.4
7 Cappie Pondexter Cappie Pondexter 2006–2018 (13) 30.7 416 6,811 16.4
8 Candice Dupree Candice Dupree 2006–2021 (16) 30.7 494 6,895 14.0
9 Diana Taurasi Diana Taurasi 2004–2024 (20) 30.7 565 10,646 18.8
10 Katie Douglas Katie Douglas 2001–2014 (14) 30.7 412 5,563 13.5
11 Kayla McBride Kayla McBride 2014–2026 (13) 30.5 412 6,083 14.8
12 Candace Parker Candace Parker 2008–2023 (16) 30.3 410 6,574 16.0
13 Vickie Johnson 1997–2009 (13) 30.3 410 4,243 10.4
14 Sylvia Fowles Sylvia Fowles 2008–2022 (15) 30.2 408 6,415 15.7
15 Nneka Ogwumike Nneka Ogwumike 2012–2026 (15) 30.1 471 7,890 16.8
16 Jewell Loyd Jewell Loyd 2015–2026 (12) 29.9 407 6,311 15.5
17 DeWanna Bonner DeWanna Bonner 2009–2026 (17) 29.8 571 8,188 14.3
18 Alana Beard Alana Beard 2004–2019 (14) 29.4 419 4,740 11.3
19 DeLisha Milton-Jones DeLisha Milton-Jones 1999–2015 (17) 28.9 499 5,571 11.2
20 Chelsea Gray Chelsea Gray 2015–2026 (12) 28.7 406 4,858 12.0
21 Lindsay Whalen Lindsay Whalen 2004–2018 (15) 28.3 480 5,523 11.5
22 Ticha Penicheiro 1998–2012 (15) 28.2 454 2,747 6.1
23 Swin Cash Swin Cash 2002–2016 (15) 28.1 479 5,119 10.7
24 Becky Hammon Becky Hammon 1999–2014 (16) 27.9 450 5,841 13.0
25 Courtney Vandersloot Courtney Vandersloot 2011–2026 (16) 27.8 455 4,538 10.0
26 Tangela Smith 1998–2012 (15) 27.5 463 5,048 10.9
27 Tiffany Hayes Tiffany Hayes 2012–2026 (14) 26.3 410 5,217 12.7
28 Crystal Langhorne Crystal Langhorne 2008–2020 (13) 25.7 406 4,433 10.9
29 Dearica Hamby Dearica Hamby 2015–2026 (12) 25.3 402 4,628 11.5
30 Rebekkah Brunson Rebekkah Brunson 2004–2018 (15) 25.2 453 4,147 9.2
31 Camille Smith Camille Smith 2007–2019 (13) 24.8 431 3,551 8.2
32 Jia Perkins Jia Perkins 2004–2017 (14) 24.4 417 4,435 10.6
33 Natasha Howard Natasha Howard 2014–2026 (13) 23.7 418 4,940 11.8
34 Monique Currie Monique Currie 2006–2018 (13) 23.7 411 4,253 10.4
35 Tanisha Wright Tanisha Wright 2005–2019 (14) 23.7 457 3,324 7.3
36 Michelle Snow Michelle Snow 2002–2015 (13) 23.6 402 3,364 8.4
37 Alysha Clark Alysha Clark 2012–2026 (14) 22.2 447 2,842 6.4
38 Plenette Pierson Plenette Pierson 2003–2017 (15) 22.2 444 4,258 9.6
39 Stefanie Dolson Stefanie Dolson 2014–2026 (13) 21.5 413 3,254 7.9
40 Tully Bevilaqua 1998–2012 (14) 20.1 426 1,768 4.2