List of WNBA career scoring leaders

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The following is a list of the players who have scored the most points during their WNBA careers.

Diana Taurasi, the WNBA's all-time leading scorer.

Scoring leaders[]

Active WNBA player
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Rank Player Position(s) Team(s) played for (years) Total points Games
played 		Points
per game
average[1]
1 Diana Taurasi Guard Phoenix Mercury (2004–present[a]) 9,058 464 19.5
2 Tina Thompson Forward Houston Comets (1998–2007)
Los Angeles Sparks (2009–2011)
Seattle Storm (2012–2013) 		7,488 496 15.1
3 Tamika Catchings Forward Indiana Fever (2002–2016) 7,380 457 16.1
4 Candice Dupree Forward Chicago Sky (2006–2009)
Phoenix Mercury (2010–2015)
Indiana Fever (2017–present) 		6,831 485 14.1
5 Cappie Pondexter Guard Phoenix Mercury (2006–2009)
New York Liberty (2010–2014)
Chicago Sky (2015–2017)
Los Angeles Sparks (2018)
Indiana Fever (2018) 		6,811 416 16.4
6 Sue Bird Guard Seattle Storm (2002–present[b]) 6,490 540 12.0
7 Katie Smith Guard / Forward Minnesota Lynx (1999–2005)
Detroit Shock (2005–2008)
Washington Mystics (2010)
Seattle Storm (2011–2012)
New York Liberty (2013) 		6,452 482 13.4
8 Tina Charles Center Connecticut Sun (2010–2013)
New York Liberty (2014–2019)
Washington Mystics (2020–present)[c]) 		6,449 348 18.5
9 Lisa Leslie Center Los Angeles Sparks (1997–2009[d]) 6,263 363 17.3
10 Lauren Jackson Forward / Center Seattle Storm (2001–2012) 6,007 317 18.9
11 Seimone Augustus Forward Minnesota Lynx (2006–2019)
Los Angeles Sparks (2020–present) 		6,005 391 15.4
12 Candace Parker Forward Los Angeles Sparks (2008-present) 5,855 350 16.7
13 Becky Hammon Guard New York Liberty (1999–2006)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2007–2013)
San Antonio Stars (2014) 		5,841 450 13.0
14 Sylvia Fowles Center Chicago Sky (2008-2014)
Minnesota Lynx (2015-present) 		5,810 367 15.8
15 Angel McCoughtry Forward Atlanta Dream (2009–(2019
Las Vegas Aces (2020–present)[e]) 		5,785 308 18.8
16 DeWanna Bonner Center Phoenix Mercury (2009-2019)
Connecticut Sun (2020-present) 		5,583 378 14.8
17 DeLisha Milton-Jones Forward Los Angeles Sparks (1999–2004, 2008–2012)
Washington Mystics (2005–2007)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2013)
New York Liberty (2013–2014)
Atlanta Dream (2014–2015) 		5,571 499 11.2
18 Katie Douglas Forward / Guard Orlando Miracle (2001–2002)
Connecticut Sun (2003–2007, 2014)
Indiana Fever (2008–2013) 		5,560 412 13.5
19 Lindsay Whalen Guard Connecticut Sun (2004–2009)
Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018) 		5,523 480 11.5
20 Swin Cash Forward Detroit Shock (2002–2007)
Seattle Storm (2008–2011)
Chicago Sky (2012–2013)
Atlanta Dream (2014)
New York Liberty (2014–2016) 		5,119 479 10.7
21 Tangela Smith Forward Sacramento Monarchs (1998–2004)
Charlotte Sting (2005–2006)
Phoenix Mercury (2007–2010)
Indiana Fever (2011)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2012) 		5,046 463 10.9
22 Taj McWilliams-Franklin Forward / Center Orlando Miracle (1999–2002)
Connecticut Sun (2003–2006)
Los Angeles Sparks (2007)
Washington Mystics (2008)
Detroit Shock (2008–2009)
New York Liberty (2010)
Minnesota Lynx (2011–2012) 		5,013 440 11.4
23 Maya Moore Forward Minnesota Lynx (2011-present) 4,984 271 18.4
24 Sheryl Swoopes Forward Houston Comets (1997–2007[f])
Seattle Storm (2008)
Tulsa Shock (2011) 		4,875 324 15.0
25 Alana Beard Guard Washington Mystics (2004–2011[g])
Los Angeles Sparks (2012–2019) 		4,740 419 11.3

All statistics are up to date as of 8/17/2021.[4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Taurasi did not play the 2015 season at the request of her Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.
  2. ^ Bird did not play the 2013 season and 2019 season because of knee surgery.
  3. ^ Charles did not play the 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ Leslie did not play the 2007 season because of a pregnancy leave.
  5. ^ McCoughtry sat out during 2017 to rest.[2]
  6. ^ Swoopes missed the 2001 season due to an injury.[3]
  7. ^ Beard missed the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to injuries.

References[]

  1. ^ Average is rounded to the nearest tenth.
  2. ^ "Dream's Angel McCoughtry Plans to Rest During 2017 Season". WNBA. January 4, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Swoopes Will Miss Season". The New York Times. April 25, 2001. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Points". Basketball-Reference. Sports-Reference. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

External links[]

  1. ^ "WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Points". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
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