The following is a list of the players who have achieved the most assists during their WNBA careers.
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- Statistics accurate as of May 18, 2024.
^ | Active WNBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a] |
§ | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024 |
Progressive list of assist leaders
editThis is a progressive list of assist leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[1]
- Statistics accurate as of May 18, 2024.
^ | Active WNBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[c] |
ATL | Atlanta Dream | NYL | New York Liberty |
CHI | Chicago Sky | PHO | Phoenix Mercury |
CON | Connecticut Sun | SAC | Sacramento Monarchs |
LAS | Los Angeles Sparks | SEA | Seattle Storm |
MIN | Minnesota Lynx | WAS | Washington Mystics |
Season | Year-by-year leader | Assists | Active player leader | Total assists | Career record | Total assists | Single-season record | Assists | Season |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Teresa Weatherspoon*NYL | 173 | Teresa Weatherspoon*NYL | 173 | Teresa Weatherspoon*NYL | 173 | Teresa Weatherspoon*NYL | 173 | 1997 |
1998 | Ticha PenicheiroSAC | 225 | 364 | 364 | Ticha PenicheiroSAC | 225 | 1998 | ||
1999 | 226 | 569 | 569 | 226 | 1999 | ||||
2000 | 236 | 773 | 773 | 236 | 2000 | ||||
2001 | Teresa Weatherspoon*NYL | 203 | 976 | 976 | 2001 | ||||
2002 | Ticha PenicheiroSAC | 192 | 1,157 | 1,157 | 2002 | ||||
2003 | 229 | 1,306 | 1,306 | 2003 | |||||
2004 | Nikki TeasleyLAS | 207 | Ticha PenicheiroSAC | 1,443 | Ticha PenicheiroSAC | 1,443 | 2004 | ||
2005 | Temeka JohnsonWAS | 177 | 1,592 | 1,592 | 2005 | ||||
2006 | Nikki TeasleyWAS | 183 | 1,708 | 1,708 | 2006 | ||||
2007 | Lindsay Whalen*CON | 169 | 1,852 | 1,852 | 2007 | ||||
2008 | Ticha PenicheiroSAC | 172 | 2,024 | 2,024 | 2008 | ||||
2009 | Sue Bird†SEA | 179 | 2,179 | 2,179 | 2009 | ||||
2010 | Ticha PenicheiroLAS | 220 | 2,399 | 2,399 | 2010 | ||||
2011 | Lindsay Whalen*MIN | 199 | 2,561 | 2,561 | 2011 | ||||
2012 | 178 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2012 | |||||
2013 | 197 | Lindsay Whalen*MIN | 1,722 | 2013 | |||||
Diana Taurasi^PHO | 2013 | ||||||||
2014 | Lindsay Whalen*MIN | 188 | Sue Bird†SEA | 2,068 | 2014 | ||||
2015 | Courtney Vandersloot^CHI | 198 | 2,215 | 2015 | |||||
2016 | Sue Bird†SEA | 196 | 2,411 | 2016 | |||||
2017 | Layshia Clarendon^ATL | 226 | 2,610 | Sue Bird†SEA | 2,610 | 2017 | |||
2018 | Courtney Vandersloot^CHI | 258 | 2,831 | 2,831 | Courtney Vandersloot^CHI | 258 | 2018 | ||
2019 | 300 | Diana Taurasi^PHO | 1,867 | 300 | 2019 | ||||
2020 | 219 | Sue Bird†SEA | 2,888 | 2,888 | 2020 | ||||
2021 | 275 | 3,048 | 3,048 | 2021 | |||||
2022 | Natasha Cloud^WAS | 239 | 3,234 | 3,234 | 2022 | ||||
2023 | Alyssa Thomas^CON | 316 | Courtney Vandersloot^NYL | 2,701 | Alyssa Thomas^CON | 316 | 2023 | ||
2024 | 19 | 2,717 | 2024 | ||||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | Points | Active player leader | Total points | Career record | Total points | Single-season record | Points | Season |
Notes
edit- ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ^ Average is rounded to the nearest tenth.
- ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.
References
edit- ^ "WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Assists". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 September 2022.