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
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[lower-alpha 1]) |
8,549 |
431 |
19.8 |
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 |
Cappie Pondexter |
Guard |
Phoenix Mercury (2006–2009) New York Liberty (2010–2014) Chicago Sky (2015–2017) Las Vegas Aces (2018) Indiana Fever (2018–present) |
6,811 |
416 |
16.4 |
5 |
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 |
6 |
Lisa Leslie |
Center |
Los Angeles Sparks (1997–2009[lower-alpha 2]) |
6,263 |
363 |
17.3 |
7 |
Sue Bird |
Guard |
Seattle Storm (2002–present[lower-alpha 3]) |
6,154 |
508 |
12.1 |
8 |
Candice Dupree |
Forward |
Chicago Sky (2006–2009) Phoenix Mercury (2010–2015) Indiana Fever (2017–present) |
6,057 |
412 |
14.7 |
9 |
Lauren Jackson |
Forward / Center |
Seattle Storm (2001–2012) |
6,007 |
317 |
18.9 |
10 |
Becky Hammon |
Guard |
New York Liberty (1999–2006) San Antonio Silver Stars (2007–2013) San Antonio Stars (2014) |
5,841 |
450 |
13.0 |
11 |
Seimone Augustus |
Forward |
Minnesota Lynx (2006–present) |
5,836 |
358 |
16.3 |
12 |
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 |
13 |
Katie Douglas |
Forward / Guard |
Orlando Miracle (2001–2002) Connecticut Sun (2003–2007, 2014) Indiana Fever (2008–2013) |
5,560 |
412 |
13.5 |
14 |
Lindsay Whalen |
Guard |
Connecticut Sun (2004–2009) Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018) |
5,523 |
480 |
11.5 |
15 |
Angel McCoughtry |
Forward |
Atlanta Dream (2009–present[lower-alpha 4]) |
5,468 |
285 |
19.2 |
16 |
Tina Charles |
Center |
Connecticut Sun (2010–2013) New York Liberty (2014–present) |
5,423 |
297 |
18.3 |
17 |
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 |
18 |
Candace Parker |
Forward |
Los Angeles Sparks (2008–present) |
5,113 |
293 |
17.5 |
19 |
Tangela Smith |
Forward |
Sacramento Monarchs (1998–2004) Charlotte Sting (2005–2006) Phoenix Mercury (2007–2010) Indiana Fever (2011) San Antonio Silver Stars (2012) |
5,048 |
463 |
10.9 |
20 |
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 |
21 |
Maya Moore |
Forward |
Minnesota Lynx (2011-present) |
4,984 |
271 |
18.4 |
22 |
Sylvia Fowles |
Center |
Chicago Sky (2008-2014) Minnesota Lynx (2015-present) |
4,921 |
306 |
16.1 |
23 |
Sheryl Swoopes |
Forward |
Houston Comets (1997–2007[lower-alpha 5]) Seattle Storm (2008) Tulsa Shock (2011) |
4,875 |
324 |
15.0 |
24 |
Chamique Holdsclaw |
Forward |
Washington Mystics (1999–2004) Los Angeles Sparks (2005–2007) Atlanta Dream (2009) San Antonio Silver Stars (2010) |
4,716 |
279 |
16.9 |
25 |
Alana Beard |
Guard |
Washington Mystics (2004–2011[lower-alpha 6]) Los Angeles Sparks (2012–present) |
4,688 |
404 |
11.6 |
All statistics are up to date as of the end of the 2018 WNBA season.[4]
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