2005 WNBA Minutes per Game Leaders

Minutes played per game

Sheryl Swoopes led the WNBA in minutes per game in 2005 with 37.1, 0.4 ahead of Deanna Nolan (36.8). It stands 7th among all single seasons in WNBA history.

PPG PTS FGM FTM 3PM GP MPG

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Led the WNBA in 2005 Sheryl Swoopes HOU

37.1 Minutes per Game 0.4 clear of Deanna Nolan

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#	Player	Team	MPG	GP	PTS	PPG
1	Sheryl Swoopes	HOU	37.1	33	614	18.6
2	Deanna Nolan	DET	36.8	33	524	15.9
3	Chamique Holdsclaw	LAS	35.9	33	561	17.0
4	Becky Hammon	NYL	34.7	34	473	13.9
5	Lauren Jackson	SEA	34.6	34	597	17.6
6	Tamika Catchings	IND	34.5	34	501	14.7
7	Tangela Smith	CHA	34.3	31	421	13.6
8	Anna DeForge	PHO	34.3	33	433	13.1
9	Sue Bird	SEA	34.0	30	364	12.1
10	Alana Beard	WAS	33.8	30	422	14.1
11	Diana Taurasi	PHO	33.0	33	527	16.0
12	Shannon Johnson	SAN	32.5	34	317	9.3
13	DeLisha Milton-Jones	WAS	32.4	33	394	11.9
14	Lisa Leslie	LAS	32.2	34	517	15.2
15	Marie Ferdinand-Harris	SAN	32.2	31	388	12.5
16	Katie Smith	DET	32.2	36	430	11.9
17	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	CON	31.9	34	471	13.9
18	Janeth Arcain	HOU	31.7	34	342	10.1
19	Sheri Sam	CHA	31.6	34	387	11.4
20	Nykesha Sales	CON	31.6	34	532	15.7
21	Ann Wauters	NYL	31.4	28	383	13.7
22	Katie Douglas	CON	31.2	32	351	11.0
23	Kelly Miller	IND	31.1	34	348	10.2
24	Chasity Melvin	WAS	30.9	34	397	11.7
25	Lindsay Whalen	CON	30.8	34	411	12.1
26	Nicole Ohlde	MIN	30.5	34	382	11.2
27	Charlotte Smith	WAS	30.5	34	246	7.2
28	Crystal Robinson	NYL	30.3	32	234	7.3
29	Dominique Canty	HOU	30.2	33	270	8.2
30	Vickie Johnson	NYL	30.1	34	353	10.4
31	Penny Taylor	PHO	29.4	29	382	13.2
32	Kamila Vodichkova	PHO	29.3	28	305	10.9
33	Michelle Snow	HOU	29.3	33	396	12.0
34	Nicole Powell	SAC	29.1	34	364	10.7
35	Elena Baranova	NYL	28.9	33	288	8.7
36	Temeka Johnson	WAS	28.6	34	315	9.3
37	Betty Lennox	SEA	28.6	28	346	12.4
38	Yolanda Griffith	SAC	28.3	34	469	13.8
39	Cheryl Ford	DET	28.2	33	313	9.5
40	Tully Bevilaqua	IND	28.2	31	194	6.3
41	Dawn Staley	HOU	27.4	33	179	5.4
42	Ticha Penicheiro	SAC	27.3	34	195	5.7
43	Tamika Whitmore	LAS	27.0	34	327	9.6
44	Iziane Castro Marques	SEA	26.6	33	269	8.2
45	Tammy Sutton-Brown	CHA	26.1	34	318	9.4
46	Wendy Palmer	SAN	25.9	34	326	9.6
47	Ruth Riley	DET	25.9	33	251	7.6
48	Janell Burse	SEA	25.3	34	340	10.0
49	Svetlana Abrosimova	MIN	25.1	31	304	9.8
50	Kristi Harrower	MIN	24.5	34	156	4.6