League Leaders Who Led?

All-Time WNBA Points per Game Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1997–2026. Points scored per game

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Diana Taurasi is the all-time WNBA leader in points per game with 18.8, 1.1 clear of Tina Charles (17.8). He did it in 20 seasons, from 2004 to 2024. The top ten runs from 18.8 down to 14.8.

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Diana Taurasi All-time WNBA leader Diana Taurasi 2004–2024 · 20 seasons
18.8 Points per Game 1.1 clear of Tina Charles
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# Player Seasons PPG GP MPG PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM FTM FT%
1 Diana Taurasi Diana Taurasi 2004–2024 (20) 18.8 565 30.7 10,646 3,341 7,869 42.5% 1,447 2,517 87.0%
2 Tina Charles Tina Charles 2010–2025 (14) 17.8 473 31.6 8,396 3,364 7,480 45.0% 197 1,471 78.4%
3 Nneka Ogwumike Nneka Ogwumike 2012–2026 (15) 16.8 471 30.1 7,890 3,102 5,780 53.7% 279 1,407 84.0%
4 Cappie Pondexter Cappie Pondexter 2006–2018 (13) 16.4 416 30.7 6,811 2,446 5,803 42.2% 464 1,455 84.2%
5 Tamika Catchings Tamika Catchings 2002–2016 (15) 16.2 457 31.5 7,380 2,385 5,744 41.5% 606 2,004 84.0%
6 Candace Parker Candace Parker 2008–2023 (16) 16.0 410 30.3 6,574 2,471 5,163 47.9% 342 1,290 76.7%
7 Sylvia Fowles Sylvia Fowles 2008–2022 (15) 15.7 408 30.2 6,415 2,531 4,228 59.9% 1 1,352 72.8%
8 Jewell Loyd Jewell Loyd 2015–2026 (12) 15.5 407 29.9 6,311 2,101 5,268 39.9% 727 1,382 88.0%
9 Tina Thompson Tina Thompson 1997–2013 (17) 15.1 496 32.4 7,488 2,630 6,300 41.8% 748 1,480 83.2%
10 Kayla McBride Kayla McBride 2014–2026 (13) 14.8 412 30.5 6,083 2,017 4,821 41.8% 834 1,215 89.8%
11 DeWanna Bonner DeWanna Bonner 2009–2026 (17) 14.3 571 29.8 8,188 2,729 6,585 41.4% 707 2,023 85.7%
12 Candice Dupree Candice Dupree 2006–2021 (16) 14.0 494 30.7 6,895 2,842 5,740 49.5% 30 1,181 82.1%
13 Katie Douglas Katie Douglas 2001–2014 (14) 13.5 412 30.7 5,563 1,926 4,642 41.5% 727 984 80.5%
14 Katie Smith Katie Smith 1999–2013 (15) 13.4 482 32.6 6,452 2,053 5,085 40.4% 906 1,440 85.9%
15 Becky Hammon Becky Hammon 1999–2014 (16) 13.0 450 27.9 5,841 1,915 4,370 43.8% 829 1,182 89.7%
16 Tiffany Hayes Tiffany Hayes 2012–2026 (14) 12.7 410 26.3 5,217 1,713 3,914 43.8% 465 1,326 79.2%
17 Chelsea Gray Chelsea Gray 2015–2026 (12) 12.0 406 28.7 4,858 1,816 3,972 45.7% 478 748 87.2%
18 Natasha Howard Natasha Howard 2014–2026 (13) 11.8 418 23.7 4,940 1,952 3,947 49.5% 160 876 74.2%
19 Sue Bird Sue Bird 2002–2022 (19) 11.7 580 31.2 6,803 2,479 5,778 42.9% 1,001 844 85.3%
20 Lindsay Whalen Lindsay Whalen 2004–2018 (15) 11.5 480 28.3 5,523 1,961 4,252 46.1% 194 1,407 81.2%
21 Dearica Hamby Dearica Hamby 2015–2026 (12) 11.5 402 25.3 4,628 1,769 3,532 50.1% 147 943 66.7%
22 Taj McWilliams-Franklin Taj McWilliams-Franklin 1999–2012 (14) 11.4 440 30.8 5,013 1,985 4,060 48.9% 69 974 73.7%
23 Alana Beard Alana Beard 2004–2019 (14) 11.3 419 29.4 4,740 1,804 4,150 43.5% 288 844 76.6%
24 DeLisha Milton-Jones DeLisha Milton-Jones 1999–2015 (17) 11.2 499 28.9 5,571 2,083 4,733 44.0% 312 1,093 79.0%
25 Crystal Langhorne Crystal Langhorne 2008–2020 (13) 10.9 406 25.7 4,433 1,809 3,230 56.0% 27 788 70.2%
26 Tangela Smith 1998–2012 (15) 10.9 463 27.5 5,048 2,059 4,869 42.3% 235 695 77.7%
27 Swin Cash Swin Cash 2002–2016 (15) 10.7 479 28.1 5,119 1,773 4,359 40.7% 176 1,397 75.7%
28 Jia Perkins Jia Perkins 2004–2017 (14) 10.6 417 24.4 4,435 1,670 4,123 40.5% 396 699 83.4%
29 Monique Currie Monique Currie 2006–2018 (13) 10.4 411 23.7 4,253 1,348 3,365 40.1% 284 1,273 82.3%
30 Vickie Johnson 1997–2009 (13) 10.4 410 30.3 4,243 1,625 3,769 43.1% 297 696 82.1%
31 Courtney Vandersloot Courtney Vandersloot 2011–2026 (16) 10.0 455 27.8 4,538 1,699 3,815 44.5% 405 735 81.0%
32 Plenette Pierson Plenette Pierson 2003–2017 (15) 9.6 444 22.2 4,258 1,608 3,662 43.9% 78 964 74.4%
33 Rebekkah Brunson Rebekkah Brunson 2004–2018 (15) 9.2 453 25.2 4,147 1,599 3,428 46.7% 43 906 69.2%
34 Michelle Snow Michelle Snow 2002–2015 (13) 8.4 402 23.6 3,364 1,321 2,612 50.6% 2 720 70.4%
35 Camille Smith Camille Smith 2007–2019 (13) 8.2 431 24.8 3,551 1,301 2,933 44.4% 179 770 71.9%
36 Stefanie Dolson Stefanie Dolson 2014–2026 (13) 7.9 413 21.5 3,254 1,264 2,556 49.5% 285 441 85.1%
37 Tanisha Wright Tanisha Wright 2005–2019 (14) 7.3 457 23.7 3,324 1,211 2,857 42.4% 138 764 83.3%
38 Alysha Clark Alysha Clark 2012–2026 (14) 6.4 447 22.2 2,842 1,051 2,212 47.5% 399 341 79.3%
39 Ticha Penicheiro 1998–2012 (15) 6.1 454 28.2 2,747 852 2,429 35.1% 128 915 73.1%
40 Tully Bevilaqua 1998–2012 (14) 4.2 426 20.1 1,768 576 1,469 39.2% 291 325 68.7%