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2005 WNBA Points per Game Leaders

Points scored per game

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Sheryl Swoopes led the WNBA in points per game in 2005 with 18.6, 1.1 ahead of Lauren Jackson (17.6). It was one of 2 times Sheryl Swoopes led in points per game.

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Sheryl Swoopes Led the WNBA in 2005 Sheryl Swoopes HOU
18.6 Points per Game 1.1 clear of Lauren Jackson
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# Player Team PPG GP MPG PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM FTM FT%
1 Sheryl Swoopes Sheryl Swoopes HOU 18.6 33 37.1 614 217 486 44.7% 27 153 85.0%
2 Lauren Jackson Lauren Jackson SEA 17.6 34 34.6 597 206 450 45.8% 34 151 83.4%
3 Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Holdsclaw LAS 17.0 33 35.9 561 216 450 48.0% 3 126 78.8%
4 Diana Taurasi Diana Taurasi PHO 16.0 33 33.0 527 175 427 41.0% 56 121 80.1%
5 Deanna Nolan Deanna Nolan DET 15.9 33 36.8 524 184 462 39.8% 28 128 80.0%
6 Nykesha Sales CON 15.7 34 31.6 532 201 482 41.7% 49 81 75.0%
7 Lisa Leslie Lisa Leslie LAS 15.2 34 32.2 517 204 464 44.0% 7 102 58.6%
8 Tamika Catchings Tamika Catchings IND 14.7 34 34.5 501 157 410 38.3% 35 152 78.8%
9 Alana Beard Alana Beard WAS 14.1 30 33.8 422 155 408 38.0% 32 80 76.2%
10 Becky Hammon Becky Hammon NYL 13.9 34 34.7 473 145 336 43.2% 65 118 90.1%
11 Taj McWilliams-Franklin Taj McWilliams-Franklin CON 13.9 34 31.9 471 180 364 49.5% 4 107 78.7%
12 Yolanda Griffith Yolanda Griffith SAC 13.8 34 28.3 469 173 357 48.5% 0 123 70.7%
13 Ann Wauters Ann Wauters NYL 13.7 28 31.4 383 151 279 54.1% 2 79 75.2%
14 Tangela Smith CHA 13.6 31 34.3 421 169 405 41.7% 0 83 79.8%
15 Penny Taylor Penny Taylor PHO 13.2 29 29.4 382 121 261 46.4% 38 102 86.4%
16 Anna DeForge PHO 13.1 33 34.3 433 142 364 39.0% 47 102 85.0%
17 Marie Ferdinand-Harris SAN 12.5 31 32.2 388 132 358 36.9% 20 104 77.6%
18 Betty Lennox Betty Lennox SEA 12.4 28 28.6 346 123 314 39.2% 24 76 87.4%
19 Sue Bird Sue Bird SEA 12.1 30 34.0 364 130 294 44.2% 45 59 85.5%
20 Lindsay Whalen Lindsay Whalen CON 12.1 34 30.8 411 135 290 46.6% 16 125 80.1%
21 Michelle Snow Michelle Snow HOU 12.0 33 29.3 396 152 276 55.1% 0 92 70.8%
22 Katie Smith Katie Smith DET 11.9 36 32.2 430 140 368 38.0% 53 97 78.2%
23 DeLisha Milton-Jones DeLisha Milton-Jones WAS 11.9 33 32.4 394 138 331 41.7% 39 79 79.8%
24 Chasity Melvin Chasity Melvin WAS 11.7 34 30.9 397 150 305 49.2% 4 93 67.4%
25 Sheri Sam CHA 11.4 34 31.6 387 146 377 38.7% 18 77 71.3%
26 Nicole Ohlde MIN 11.2 34 30.5 382 133 292 45.6% 0 116 81.7%
27 Katie Douglas Katie Douglas CON 11.0 32 31.2 351 119 288 41.3% 31 82 77.4%
28 Kamila Vodichkova PHO 10.9 28 29.3 305 127 257 49.4% 3 48 66.7%
29 Nicole Powell SAC 10.7 34 29.1 364 120 317 37.9% 66 58 80.6%
30 Vickie Johnson NYL 10.4 34 30.1 353 129 272 47.4% 30 65 77.4%
31 Kelly Miller Kelly Miller IND 10.2 34 31.1 348 122 278 43.9% 37 67 84.8%
32 Janeth Arcain Janeth Arcain HOU 10.1 34 31.7 342 128 304 42.1% 3 83 88.3%
33 Janell Burse SEA 10.0 34 25.3 340 127 243 52.3% 0 86 69.9%
34 Svetlana Abrosimova Svetlana Abrosimova MIN 9.8 31 25.1 304 109 276 39.5% 33 53 72.6%
35 Tamika Whitmore LAS 9.6 34 27.0 327 115 265 43.4% 5 92 86.8%
36 Wendy Palmer Wendy Palmer SAN 9.6 34 25.9 326 125 242 51.7% 24 52 74.3%
37 Cheryl Ford Cheryl Ford DET 9.5 33 28.2 313 120 279 43.0% 0 73 48.7%
38 Tammy Sutton-Brown CHA 9.4 34 26.1 318 111 218 50.9% 0 96 68.1%
39 Shannon Johnson SAN 9.3 34 32.5 317 88 241 36.5% 28 113 83.1%
40 Temeka Johnson Temeka Johnson WAS 9.3 34 28.6 315 125 273 45.8% 13 52 78.8%
41 Shameka Christon Shameka Christon NYL 9.2 34 23.8 311 111 270 41.1% 24 65 85.5%
42 Asjha Jones CON 9.1 33 21.4 301 133 275 48.4% 2 33 58.9%
43 Katie Mattera Katie Mattera SAN 8.8 34 19.8 298 104 222 46.9% 0 90 70.3%
44 Elena Baranova NYL 8.7 33 28.9 288 104 236 44.1% 33 47 85.5%
45 Dominique Canty Dominique Canty HOU 8.2 33 30.2 270 95 238 39.9% 0 80 72.7%
46 Iziane Castro Marques SEA 8.2 33 26.6 269 93 242 38.4% 24 59 80.8%
47 Vanessa Hayden Vanessa Hayden MIN 7.9 31 19.2 246 103 238 43.3% 0 40 55.6%
48 Rebekkah Brunson Rebekkah Brunson SAC 7.8 34 21.2 265 105 246 42.7% 0 55 59.8%
49 Plenette Pierson Plenette Pierson DET 7.7 35 21.8 270 91 231 39.4% 1 87 69.6%
50 Ruth Riley Ruth Riley DET 7.6 33 25.9 251 100 267 37.5% 3 48 80.0%
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