List of WNBA season scoring leaders
Appearance
The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in every given season.
Key
[edit]^ | Denotes player who is still active in the WNBA | |||||
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a] | |||||
‡ | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year | |||||
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | |||||
G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |
Annual leaders
[edit]Multiple-time leaders
[edit]Rank | Player | Team | Times leader | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 5 | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
2 | Cynthia Cooper | Houston Comets | 3 | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm | 2003, 2004, 2007 | ||
3 | Tina Charles | New York Liberty (1) / Washington Mystics (1) | 2 | 2016, 2021 |
Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | 2017, 2019 | ||
Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | 2012, 2013 | ||
Sheryl Swoopes | Houston Comets | 2000, 2005 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ The player's primary position is listed first.
External links
[edit]- WNBA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Points Per Game by Basketball-Reference.com