All-Time WNBA Steals per Game Leaders

Tamika Catchings is the all-time WNBA leader in steals per game with 2.4, 0.7 clear of Alana Beard (1.7). He did it in 15 seasons, from 2002 to 2016. The top ten runs from 2.4 down to 1.3.

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All-time WNBA leader Tamika Catchings 2002–2016 · 15 seasons

2.4 Steals per Game 0.7 clear of Alana Beard

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#	Player	Seasons	SPG	GP	MPG	STL
1	Tamika Catchings	2002–2016 (15)	2.4	457	31.5	1,074
2	Alana Beard	2004–2019 (14)	1.7	419	29.4	710
3	TP Ticha Penicheiro	1998–2012 (15)	1.7	454	28.2	764
4	Jia Perkins	2004–2017 (14)	1.5	417	24.4	635
5	Katie Douglas	2001–2014 (14)	1.5	412	30.7	623
6	Nneka Ogwumike	2012–2026 (15)	1.5	471	30.1	707
7	TB Tully Bevilaqua	1998–2012 (14)	1.4	426	20.1	573
8	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	1999–2012 (14)	1.3	440	30.8	580
9	Candace Parker	2008–2023 (16)	1.3	410	30.3	521
10	Sue Bird	2002–2022 (19)	1.3	580	31.2	724
11	Courtney Vandersloot	2011–2026 (16)	1.3	455	27.8	568
12	DeLisha Milton-Jones	1999–2015 (17)	1.2	499	28.9	619
13	Sylvia Fowles	2008–2022 (15)	1.2	408	30.2	491
14	Natasha Howard	2014–2026 (13)	1.2	418	23.7	498
15	Chelsea Gray	2015–2026 (12)	1.2	406	28.7	483
16	DeWanna Bonner	2009–2026 (17)	1.2	571	29.8	674
17	Jewell Loyd	2015–2026 (12)	1.2	407	29.9	479
18	Kayla McBride	2014–2026 (13)	1.2	412	30.5	482
19	Dearica Hamby	2015–2026 (12)	1.1	402	25.3	442
20	Becky Hammon	1999–2014 (16)	1.1	450	27.9	488
21	Lindsay Whalen	2004–2018 (15)	1.0	480	28.3	500
22	Rebekkah Brunson	2004–2018 (15)	1.0	453	25.2	459
23	Camille Smith	2007–2019 (13)	1.0	431	24.8	437
24	TS Tangela Smith	1998–2012 (15)	1.0	463	27.5	456
25	Cappie Pondexter	2006–2018 (13)	1.0	416	30.7	409
26	Tiffany Hayes	2012–2026 (14)	1.0	410	26.3	403
27	Tanisha Wright	2005–2019 (14)	0.9	457	23.7	427
28	Diana Taurasi	2004–2024 (20)	0.9	565	30.7	518
29	Monique Currie	2006–2018 (13)	0.9	411	23.7	378
30	Tina Thompson	1997–2013 (17)	0.9	496	32.4	453
31	VJ Vickie Johnson	1997–2009 (13)	0.9	410	30.3	359
32	Candice Dupree	2006–2021 (16)	0.9	494	30.7	432
33	Katie Smith	1999–2013 (15)	0.9	482	32.6	408
34	Tina Charles	2010–2025 (14)	0.8	473	31.6	384
35	Swin Cash	2002–2016 (15)	0.8	479	28.1	384
36	Crystal Langhorne	2008–2020 (13)	0.8	406	25.7	314
37	Alysha Clark	2012–2026 (14)	0.7	447	22.2	319
38	Plenette Pierson	2003–2017 (15)	0.7	444	22.2	317
39	Michelle Snow	2002–2015 (13)	0.7	402	23.6	263
40	Stefanie Dolson	2014–2026 (13)	0.4	413	21.5	166