Rank | Player | Assists | Position | Teams Played For |
1 |
Sue Bird | 2,831 | G | Seattle Storm (2002–2012, 2014–present) |
2 |
Ticha Penicheiro | 2,599 | G | Sacramento Monarchs (1998–2009) / Los Angeles Sparks (2010–2011) / Chicago Sky (2012) |
3 |
Lindsay Whalen | 2,345 | G | Connecticut Sun (2004–2009) / Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018) |
4 |
Diana Taurasi | 1,835 | G | Phoenix Mercury (2004–2014, 2016–present) |
5 |
Becky Hammon | 1,708 | G | New York Liberty (1999–2006) / San Antonio Silver Stars/San Antonio Stars (2007–2014) |
6 |
Cappie Pondexter | 1,578 | G | Phoenix Mercury (2006–2009) / New York Liberty (2010–2014) / Chicago Sky (2015–2017) / Las Vegas Aces (2018) / Indiana Fever (2018–present) |
7 |
Tamika Catchings | 1,488 | F | Indiana Fever (2002–2016) |
8 |
Shannon Johnson | 1,424 | G | Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (1999—2003) / San Antonio Silver Stars (2004—2006) / Detroit Shock (2007) / Houston Comets (2008) / Seattle Storm (2009) |
9 |
Courtney Vandersloot | 1,384 | G | Chicago Sky (2011–present) |
10 |
Temeka Johnson | 1,382 | G | Washington Mystics (2005) / Los Angeles Sparks (2006–2008, 2015) / Phoenix Mercury (2009–2010) / Tulsa Shock (2011–2013) / Seattle Storm (2014–2015) / |
11 |
Teresa Weatherspoon | 1,338 | G | New York Liberty (1997–2003) / Los Angeles Sparks (2004) |
12 |
Dawn Staley | 1,337 | G | Charlotte Sting (1999–2005) / Houston Comets (2005–2006) |
13 |
Tanisha Wright | 1,296 | G | Seattle Storm (2005–2014) / New York Liberty (2015–2016) / Minnesota Lynx (2018–present) |
14 |
Katie Smith | 1,258 | G/F | Minnesota Lynx (1999–2005) / Detroit Shock (2005–2009) / Washington Mystics (2010) / Seattle Storm (2011–2012) / New York Liberty (2013) |
15 |
Vickie Johnson | 1,205 | G | New York Liberty (1997—2005) / San Antonio Silver Stars (2006—2009) |
16 |
Candace Parker | 1,154 | F | Los Angeles Sparks (2008–present) |
17 |
Swin Cash | 1,133 | F | Detroit Shock (2002—2007) / Seattle Storm (2008–2011) / Chicago Sky (2012–2013) / Atlanta Dream (2014) / New York Liberty (2014–2016) |
18 |
Lindsey Harding | 1,090 | G | Minnesota Lynx (2007–2008) / Washington Mystics (2009–2010) / Atlanta Dream (2011–2012) / Los Angeles Sparks (2013–2014) / New York Liberty (2016) / Phoenix Mercury (2016) |
19 |
Katie Douglas | 1,075 | F/G | Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (2001–2007, 2014) / Indiana Fever (2008–2013) |
20 |
Kristi Toliver | 1,066 | G | Chicago Sky (2009) / Los Angeles Sparks (2010–2016) / Washington Mystics (2017–present) |
21 |
Penny Taylor | 1,053 | F/G | Cleveland Rockers (2001–2003) / Phoenix Mercury (2004–2007, 2009–2011, 2013–2014, 2016) |
22 |
Dominique Canty | 1,051 | G | Detroit Shock (1999–2002) / Houston Comets (2003–2006) / Chicago Sky (2007–2011) / Washington Mystics (2012) |
23 |
Renee Montgomery | 1,050 | G | Minnesota Lynx (2009, 2015–2017) / Connecticut Sun (2010–2014) / Atlanta Dream (2018–present) |
24 |
Alana Beard | 1,038 | G | Washington Mystics (2004–2009) / Los Angeles Sparks (2012–present) |
25 |
Sheryl Swoopes | 1,037 | F | Houston Comets (1997–2000, 2002–2007) / Seattle Storm (2008) / Tulsa Shock (2011) |