List of WNBA career scoring leaders

Last updated May 24, 2024

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

Scoring leaders

Statistics accurate as of May 22, 2024.^[1]

^	Active WNBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration^{[lower-alpha 1]}
§	1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025

Rank	Player	Position(s)	Team(s) played for (years)	Total points	Games played	Points per game ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Field goals made	Three-point field goals made^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Free throws made
1	Diana Taurasi ^	Guard	Phoenix Mercury (2004–present)^{[lower-alpha 4]}	10,155	532	19.1	3,184	1,372	2,415
2	Tina Thompson *	Forward	Houston Comets (1998–2007) Los Angeles Sparks (2009–2011) Seattle Storm (2012–2013)	7,488	496	15.1	2,630	748	1,480
3	Tamika Catchings *	Forward	Indiana Fever (2002–2016)	7,380	457	16.1	2,385	606	2,004
4	Tina Charles ^	Center	Connecticut Sun (2010–2013) New York Liberty (2014–2019) Washington Mystics (2020–2021)^{[lower-alpha 5]} Phoenix Mercury (2022) Seattle Storm (2022) Atlanta Dream (2024–present)	7,154	394	18.2	2,877	176	1,224
5	DeWanna Bonner ^	Center	Phoenix Mercury (2009–2019) Connecticut Sun (2020–present)	6,945	465	14.9	2,310	566	1,759
6	Candice Dupree ^§	Forward	Chicago Sky (2006–2009) Phoenix Mercury (2010–2015) Indiana Fever (2017–2020) Seattle Storm (2021) Atlanta Dream (2021)	6,895	494	14.0	2,842	30	1,181
7	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	2,446	464	1,455
8	Sue Bird ^†	Guard	Seattle Storm (2002–2022)^{[lower-alpha 6]}	6,803	580	11.7	2,479	1,001	844
9	Candace Parker ^†	Forward	Los Angeles Sparks (2008–2020) Chicago Sky (2021–2022) Las Vegas Aces (2023)	6,574	410	16.0	2,471	342	1,290
10	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	2,053	906	1,440
11	Sylvia Fowles ^†	Center	Chicago Sky (2008–2014) Minnesota Lynx (2015–2022)	6,415	408	15.7	2,531	1	1,352
12	Lisa Leslie *	Center	Los Angeles Sparks (1997–2009)^{[lower-alpha 7]}	6,263	363	17.3	2,332	122	1,477
13	Seimone Augustus *	Forward	Minnesota Lynx (2006–2019) Los Angeles Sparks (2020)	6,005	391	15.4	2,455	293	802
13	Lauren Jackson *	Forward / Center	Seattle Storm (2001–2012)	6,005	317	18.9	2,089	436	1,391
15	Nneka Ogwumike^	Forward	Los Angeles Sparks (2012–2023) Seattle Storm (2024–present)	5,949	359	16.6	2,330	137	1,152
16	Becky Hammon *	Guard	New York Liberty (1999–2006) San Antonio Silver Stars (2007–2013) San Antonio Stars (2014)	5,841	450	13.0	1,915	829	1,182
17	Angel McCoughtry ^†	Forward	Atlanta Dream (2009–2019)^{[lower-alpha 8]} Las Vegas Aces (2020–2021) Minnesota Lynx (2022)	5,797	311	18.6	2,018	249	1,512
18	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	2,083	312	1,093
19	Katie Douglas	Forward / Guard	Orlando Miracle (2001–2002) Connecticut Sun (2003–2007, 2014) Indiana Fever (2008–2013)	5,563	412	13.5	1,926	727	984
20	Lindsay Whalen *	Guard	Connecticut Sun (2004–2009) Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018)	5,523	480	11.5	1,961	194	1,407
21	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	1,773	176	1,397
22	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	2,058	235	695
23	Brittney Griner ^	Center	Phoenix Mercury (2013–present)	5,038	285	17.7	1,980	7	1,071
24	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	1,985	69	974
25	Maya Moore	Forward	Minnesota Lynx (2011–2018)	4,984	271	18.4	1,782	530	890

Progressive list of scoring leaders

This is a progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years.^[3]

Statistics accurate as of May 22, 2024.

^	Active WNBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
^†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration^{[lower-alpha 9]}

Team abbreviations
ATL	Atlanta Dream	IND	Indiana Fever	PHO	Phoenix Mercury
CHI	Chicago Sky	LAS	Los Angeles Sparks	SEA	Seattle Storm
DAL	Dallas Wings	MIN	Minnesota Lynx	WAS	Washington Mystics
HOU	Houston Comets	NYL	New York Liberty

Scoring leader at the end of every season
Season	Year-by-year leader	Points	Active player leader	Total points	Career record	Total points	Single-season record	Points	Season
1997	Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU	621	Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU	621	Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU	621	Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU	621	1997
1998		680		1,301		1,301		680	1998
1999		686		1,987		1,987		686	1999
2000	Katie Smith*00 MIN	646		2,537		2,537		686	2000
2001	Katie Smith*00 MIN	739	Lisa Leslie*00 LAS	2,670	Lisa Leslie*00 LAS	2,670	Katie Smith*00 MIN	739	2001
2002	Tamika Catchings*000 IND	594		3,193		3,193			2002
2003	Lauren Jackson*000 SEA	698		3,617		3,617			2003
2004	Lauren Jackson*000 SEA	634		4,215		4,215			2004
2005	Sheryl Swoopes*000 HOU	614		4,732		4,732			2005
2006	Diana Taurasi^000 PHO	860		5,412		5,412	Diana Taurasi^000 PHO	860	2006
2007	Seimone Augustus* 000 MIN	769	Tina Thompson*000 HOU	4,882		5,412			2007
2008	Diana Taurasi^000 PHO	820	Lisa Leslie*00 LAS	5,909		5,909			2008
2009	Cappie Pondexter 000 PHO 2009 000 NYL 2010	648	Lisa Leslie*00 LAS	6,263		6,263			2009
2010	Cappie Pondexter 000 PHO 2009 000 NYL 2010	729	Tina Thompson* 000 LAS 2010–11 000 SEA 2012–13	6,413	Tina Thompson* 000 LAS 2010–11 000 SEA 2012–13	6,413			2010
2011	Angel McCoughtry ^†000 ATL	712		6,751		6,751			2011
2012	Cappie Pondexter 000 NYL	695		7,009		7,009			2012
2013	Angel McCoughtry ^†000 ATL	711		7,488		7,488			2013
2014	Maya Moore 000 MIN	812	Diana Taurasi^000 PHO	6,722					2014
2015	Elena Delle Donne^000 CHI	725	Tamika Catchings*000 IND	6,947					2015
2016	Tina Charles^000 NYL	688	Tamika Catchings*000 IND	7,380					2016
2017	Tina Charles^000 NYL	671	Diana Taurasi^000 PHO	7,867	Diana Taurasi^000 PHO	7,867			2017
2018	Breanna Stewart^000 SEA	742		8,549		8,549			2018
2019	Brittney Griner^000 PHO	642		8,575		8,575			2019
2020	Arike Ogunbowale^000 DAL	501		8,931		8,931			2020
2021	Tina Charles^000 WAS	631		9,174		9,174			2021
2022	Breanna Stewart^000 SEA	741		9,693		9,693			2022
2023	Jewell Loyd^000 SEA	939		10,108		10,108	Jewell Loyd^000 SEA	939	2023
2024	Jewell Loyd^000 SEA	99		10,155		10,155	Jewell Loyd^000 SEA	939	2024
Season	Year-by-year leader	Points	Active player leader	Total points	Career record	Total points	Single-season record	Points	Season

Notes

↑ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
↑ Rounded to the nearest tenth.
↑ First adopted in the 1979–80 season.
↑ Taurasi did not play the 2015 season at the request of her Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.
↑ Charles did not play the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
↑ Bird did not play the 2013 season and 2019 season because of knee surgery.
↑ Leslie did not play the 2007 season due to pregnancy leave.
↑ McCoughtry sat out during 2017 to rest.^[2]
↑ 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

↑ "WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Points". Basketball-Reference. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
↑ "Dream's Angel McCoughtry Plans to Rest During 2017 Season". WNBA. January 4, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
↑ "WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Points". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference . Retrieved April 9, 2022.

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[elig-2] A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.

[3] Rounded to the nearest tenth.

[4] First adopted in the 1979–80 season.

[5] Taurasi did not play the 2015 season at the request of her Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.

[6] Charles did not play the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[7] Bird did not play the 2013 season and 2019 season because of knee surgery.

[8] Leslie did not play the 2007 season due to pregnancy leave.

[10] McCoughtry sat out during 2017 to rest.^[2]

[12] 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.

[1] "WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Points". Basketball-Reference. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[9] "Dream's Angel McCoughtry Plans to Rest During 2017 Season". WNBA. January 4, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[Progressive-11] "WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Points". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference . Retrieved April 9, 2022.

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