WNBA records

The following shows a list of records held by certain players and teams in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Individual

Scoring

Most points

  • 6900 – Trylah , Toronto raptors 2004–2014, 2016–present
  • 999999 – Kyle Lowry , Houston 1997–2008, Los Angeles 2009–2011, Seattle 2012–2013
  • 7380 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana 2002–2016

Highest points per game average, career

Most points, season

Highest points per game average, season

  • 25.29 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2006
  • 24.12 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2008
  • 23.88 – Maya Moore, Minnesota 2014

Most points, game

  • 53 – Liz Cambage, Dallas vs. New York, July 17, 2018 (Regulation)
  • 51 – Riquna Williams, Tulsa at San Antonio, September 8, 2013 (Regulation)
  • 48 – Maya Moore, Minnesota vs. Atlanta, July 22, 2014 (2OT)
  • 47 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT)

Most points, half

Most points, quarter

Most points, overtime period

Most points by a reserve, game

Highest points per game average by a reserve, season

Minimum 20 bench appearances

Shooting percentage

Highest field goal percentage, career

Minimum 400 field goals

Highest field goal percentage, season

Highest field goal percentage, game

Minimum 10 field goals made

Most field goals, none missed, game

Most field goal attempts, none made, game

Highest three-point field goal percentage, career

Minimum 100 field goals

Highest three-point field goal percentage, season

Minimum 50 attempts

Most three-point field goals, none missed, game

Most three-point field goal attempts, none made, game

  • 8 – Tina Thompson, Houston at Utah, June 30, 1998 (2OT)
  • 8 – Crystal Robinson, New York vs. Detroit, June 21, 2000
  • 8 – Crystal Robinson, New York vs. Cleveland, August 4, 2001
  • 8 – by 6 more

Highest free-throw percentage, career

Minimum 200 free throws

Highest free-throw percentage, season

Most free throws made, none missed, game

Most free throw attempts, none made, game

  • 8 – Cheryl Ford, Detroit at Charlotte, August 6, 2005 (OT)
  • 7 – Nakia Sanford, Washington vs. Atlanta, June 20, 2008
  • 6 – several

Shots made

Most field goals, career

  • 2721 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present
  • 2630 – Tina Thompson, Houston 1997–2008, Los Angeles 2009–2011, Seattle 2012–2013
  • 2478 – Candice Dupree, Chicago 2006–2009, Phoenix 2010–2016, Indiana 2017–present

Most field goals, season

Most field goals, game

  • 18 – Lauren Jackson, Seattle at Washington, July 24, 2007 (OT)
  • 17 – Lauren Jackson, Seattle vs. Los Angeles, August 6, 2003
  • 17 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT)
  • 17 – Jia Perkins, Chicago at Sacramento, June 29, 2007 (2OT)
  • 17 – Betty Lennox, Atlanta at Connecticut, June 27, 2008 (OT)
  • 17 – Riquna Williams, Tulsa at San Antonio, September 8, 2013
  • 17 – Liz Cambage, Dallas vs. New York, July 17, 2018

Most field goals, half

  • 11 – Linda Burgess, Sacramento vs. Utah, August 15, 1998
  • 11 – Lauren Jackson, Seattle vs. Los Angeles, August 6, 2003
  • 11 – Sheryl Swoopes, Houston at Seattle, August 9, 2005
  • 11 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles vs. San Antonio, June 25, 2006

Most field goals, quarter

Most three-point field goals, career

  • 1102 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present
  • 906 – Katie Smith, Minnesota 1999–2005, Detroit 2005–2009, Washington 2010, Seattle 2011–2012, New York 2013
  • 855 – Sue Bird, Seattle 2002–2012, 2014–present

Most three-point field goals, season

  • 121 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2006
  • 106 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2018
  • 96 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2017

Most three-point field goals, game

  • 9 – Kristi Toliver, Washington at New York, September 10, 2017 (regulation, playoffs)
  • 9 – Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana vs. Connecticut, September 8, 2019 (regulation)
  • 8 – Riquna Williams, Tulsa at San Antonio, September 8, 2013 (regulation)
  • 8 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT)
  • 8 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Tulsa, May 25, 2010
  • 8 – Shekinna Stricklen, Connecticut at Dallas, July 22, 2018 (regulation)
  • 8 – Leilani Mitchell, Phoenix at Washington, July 30, 2019

Most three-point field goals, half

  • 7 – Renee Montgomery, Atlanta at New York, August 12, 2018
  • 6 – Sue Bird, Seattle at Detroit, August 8, 2006
  • 6 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Tulsa, May 25, 2010
  • 6 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Seattle, September 9, 2011
  • 6 – Sami Whitcomb, New York at Seattle, May 26 2017

Most three-point field goals, quarter

  • 5 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Tulsa, May 25, 2010
  • 5 – Maya Moore, Indiana at Minnesota, September 17, 2012
  • 5 – Maya Moore, Los Angeles at Minnesota, June 24, 2016

Most free throws, career

Most free throws, season

Most free throws, game

Most free throws, half

  • 15 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix vs. Houston, September 7, 2008
  • 14 – Tina Thompson, Houston vs. Sacramento, June 11, 2007
  • 13 – by many

Most free throws, quarter

Shot attempts

Most attempts, career

  • 6300 – Tina Thompson, Houston 1997–2008, Los Angeles 2009–2011, Seattle 2012–2013
  • 6253 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present
  • 5803 – Cappie Pondexter, Phoenix 2006–2009, New York 2010–2014, Chicago 2014–2017, Las Vegas 2018, Indiana 2018–present

Most attempts, season

Most attempts, game

  • 33 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT)
  • 33 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Seattle, July 14, 2010 (3OT)
  • 32 – Betty Lennox, Atlanta at Connecticut, June 27, 2008 (OT)

Most attempts, half

Most attempts, quarter

  • 12 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago at Phoenix, August 1, 2010
  • 11 – by many

Most three-point attempts, career

  • 2984 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2004–2014, 2016–present
  • 2466 – Katie Smith, Minnesota 1999–2005, Detroit 2005–2009, Washington 2010, Seattle 2011–2012, New York 2013
  • 2198 – Sue Bird, Seattle 2002–2012, 2014–present

Most three-point attempts, season

  • 305 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2006
  • 277 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2018
  • 259 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2007

Most three-point attempts, game

  • 16 – Kristi Toliver, Washington at New York, September 10, 2017 (playoffs)
  • 16 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Houston, August 10, 2006 (3OT)
  • 15 – Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Sacramento at Cleveland, July 10, 1997
  • 15 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix vs. Washington, July 2, 2006
  • 15 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix vs. Sacramento, August 13, 2006
  • 15 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix at Sacramento, August 17, 2007
  • 15 – Shanna Crossley, San Antonio at Minnesota, August 19, 2007

Most three-point attempts, half

Most three-point attempts, quarter

  • 9 – Amber Jacobs, Minnesota vs. Phoenix, July 3, 2007
  • 8 – Shanna Zolman, San Antonio vs. Phoenix, August 2, 2007
  • 7 – by many

Most free throw attempts, career

Most free throw attempts, season

Most free throw attempts, game

  • 24 – Cynthia Cooper, Houston vs. Sacramento, July 3, 1998
  • 24 – Tina Charles, Phoenix vs. Connecticut, June 29, 2013
  • 21 – Swin Cash, Detroit vs. Miami, June 28, 2002 (OT)

Most free throw attempts, half

Most free throw attempts, quarter

  • 13 – Shavonte Zellous, Detroit at Atlanta, June 26, 2009
  • 12 – Izi Castro Marques, Atlanta vs. Los Angeles, June 27, 2010
  • 11 – Shavonte Zellous, Detroit at Washington, August 11, 2009

Rebounds

Most rebounds, career

Highest rebounds per game average, career

Minimum 100 games

  • 10.15 – Tina Charles, Connecticut 2010–2013, New York 2014–present
  • 9.90 – Sylvia Fowles, Chicago 2008–2014, Minnesota 2015–present
  • 9.73 – Cheryl Ford, Detroit 2003–2009

Most rebounds, season

Highest rebounds per game average, season

Most rebounds, game

  • 24 – Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington at Charlotte, May 23, 2003
  • 23 – Michelle Snow, Houston at Minnesota, August 4, 2006
  • 23 – Tina Charles, Connecticut vs. Phoenix, June 25, 2010
  • 23 – Tina Charles, Connecticut vs. Los Angeles, June 28, 2011

Most rebounds, half

Most rebounds, quarter

  • 11 – Erika de Souza, Atlanta vs. Detroit, May 23, 2008
  • 10 – Janell Burse, Seattle vs. Phoenix, May 23, 2007
  • 9 – by many

Most offensive rebounds, career

  • 1078 – Rebekkah Brunson, Sacramento 2004–2009, Minnesota 2010–present
  • 1062 – Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Orlando 1999–2002, Connecticut 2003–2006, Los Angeles 2007, Washington 2008, Detroit 2008–2009, New York 2010, Minnesota 2011–2012
  • 1049 – Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento 1999–2007, Seattle 2008, Indiana 2009

Most offensive rebounds, season

  • 162 – Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento 2001
  • 148 – Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento 2000
  • 141 – Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento 1999

Most offensive rebounds, game

Most offensive rebounds, half

Most offensive rebounds, quarter

Most defensive rebounds, career

Most defensive rebounds, season

Most defensive rebounds, game

Most defensive rebounds, half

Most defensive rebounds, quarter

Assists

Most assists, career

  • 2831 – Sue Bird, Seattle 2002–2012, 2014–present
  • 2599 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento 1998–2009, Los Angeles 2010–2011, Chicago 2012
  • 2345 – Lindsay Whalen, Connecticut 2004–2009, Minnesota 2010–2018

Highest assists per game average, career

Minimum 100 games

Most assists, season

Highest assists per game average, season

  • 9.09 – Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago 2019
  • 8.60 – Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago 2018
  • 8.07 – Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago 2017

Most assists, game

  • 16 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Cleveland, July 29, 1998
  • 16 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento vs. Los Angeles, August 3, 2002
  • 15 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Cleveland, July 15, 2003
  • 15 – Cappie Pondexter, Phoenix vs. Sacramento, July 15, 2009
  • 15 – Ticha Penicheiro, Los Angeles vs. Chicago, August 4, 2010
  • 15 – Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago vs. Dallas, July 20, 2018
  • 15 – Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago vs Connecticut, August 10, 2018

Most assists, half

  • 11 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Cleveland, July 29, 1998
  • 11 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Utah, June 26, 2000
  • 11 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento vs. Los Angeles, August 3, 2002

Most assists, quarter

  • 8 – Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota vs. Connecticut, August 3, 2010
  • 7 – Shannon Johnson, San Antonio at Los Angeles, July 3, 2006
  • 7 – Nikki Teasley, Washington at San Antonio, July 21, 2006
  • 7 – Sue Bird, Seattle at Chicago, June 12, 2007
  • 7 – Loree Moore, New York at Washington, July 18, 2009
  • 7 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Los Angeles, August 14, 2009
  • 7 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Atlanta, August 25, 2009
  • 7 – Temeka Johnson, Phoenix at Atlanta, June 29, 2010

Most assists, no turnovers, game

  • 14 – Jennifer Rizzotti, Cleveland vs. New York, June 21, 2002
  • 12 – Michelle Cleary, Phoenix vs. Utah, July 19, 2000
  • 12 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento at Washington, June 23, 2000

Steals

Most steals, career

Highest steals per game average, career

Minimum 100 games

Most steals, season

Highest steals per game average, season

Most steals, game

  • 10 – Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento vs. San Antonio, July 10, 2003
  • 9 – Michelle Griffiths, Phoenix at Utah, July 27, 1998
  • 9 – Tamika Catchings, Indiana vs. Minnesota, July 26, 2002

Most steals, half

Most steals, quarter

  • 5 – by many

Blocks

Most blocks, career

  • 877 – Margo Dydek, Utah 1998–2002, San Antonio 2003–2004, Connecticut 2005–2007, Los Angeles 2008
  • 822 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 1997–2006, 2008–2009
  • 586 – Lauren Jackson, Seattle 2001–2012

Highest blocks per game average, career

Minimum 100 games

  • 3.17 – Brittney Griner, Phoenix 2013–present
  • 2.72 – Margo Dydek, Utah 1998–2002, San Antonio 2003–2004, Connecticut 2005–2007, Los Angeles 2008
  • 2.26 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 1997–2006, 2008–2009

Most blocks, season

Highest blocks per game average, season

Most blocks, game

Most blocks, half

  • 7 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles vs. Detroit, September 9, 2004
  • 7 – Margo Dydek, Connecticut vs. San Antonio, June 4, 2005
  • 6 – by many

Most blocks, quarter

  • 5 – Brittney Griner, Phoenix vs. Chicago, September 7, 2014
  • 4 – by many

Other Statistics

Most turnovers, season

Most turnovers, game

Least Team Turnovers, Half

• 0 – New York at Minnesota, July 15, 2016

Most personal fouls, season

Most personal fouls, game

  • 6 – by many

Most personal fouls, half

  • 6 – by many

Most personal fouls, quarter

  • 5 – by many

Most disqualifications, career

  • 42 – Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles 1997–2006, 2008–2009
  • 24 – Tangela Smith, Sacramento 1998–2004, Charlotte 2005–2006, Phoenix 2007–2010, Indiana 2011, San Antonio 2012
  • 21 – Natalie Williams, Utah 1999–2002, Indiana 2003–2005
  • 21 – Ruth Riley, Miami 2001–2002, Detroit 2003–2006, San Antonio 2007–2011, Chicago 2012, Atlanta 2013

Most disqualifications, season

Fewest minutes before disqualification, game

  • 5 – Sharon Manning, Miami at Detroit, July 26, 2000
  • 7 – Rushia Brown, Cleveland vs. Utah, July 24, 1999
  • 8 – Asjha Jones, Washington at Portland, June 28, 2002
  • 8 – LaTonya Johnson, Utah vs. Los Angeles, August 9, 2002
  • 8 – Vanessa Hayden, Minnesota vs. Los Angeles, May 31, 2006

Team

Scoring

Highest points per game average, season

  • 93.9 – Phoenix 2010
  • 92.8 – Phoenix 2009
  • 89.0 – Phoenix 2007
  • 89.0 – Phoenix 2011

Most points, game

  • 127 – Phoenix at Minnesota, July 24, 2010 (2OT)
  • 124 – Minnesota vs. Phoenix, July 24, 2010 (2OT)
  • 123 – Phoenix at Tulsa, July 22, 2010

Most points, half

  • 72 – Detroit vs. Phoenix, July 8, 2007 (2nd)
  • 70 – Minnesota at Phoenix, September 3, 2008 (2nd)
  • 69 – Phoenix vs. Minnesota, July 29, 2010 (1st)

Most points, quarter

Most points, overtime period

Lowest points per game average, season

  • 56.9 – Seattle 2000
  • 57.2 – Miami 2000
  • 60.0 – Seattle 2001

Fewest points, game

  • 34 – Washington at Cleveland, May 31, 2001
  • 35 – Miami vs. Cleveland, June 24, 2001
  • 36 – Seattle vs. Cleveland, June 14, 2001
  • 36 – Washington vs. Miami, August 8, 2001

Fewest points, half

Fewest points, quarter

Largest margin of victory, game

Largest margin of victory, road game

Largest deficits overcome to win

Most points by all reserves, game

Highest points per game average by all reserves, season

Field goals and percentage

Most field goals, game

Most three-point field goals, game

Highest field goal percentage, game

Fewest field goals, game

Fewest three-point field goals, game

  • 0 – by many

Lowest field goal percentage, game

Most field goal attempts, game

  • 100 – Seattle at Phoenix, July 14, 2010 (3OT)
  • 98 – Phoenix vs. Seattle, July 14, 2010 (3OT)
  • 97 – Phoenix vs. Atlanta, July 19, 2008

Most three-point field goal attempts, game

Rebounds

Most rebounds, game

Fewest rebounds, game

Most offensive rebounds, game

Fewest offensive rebounds, game

Most defensive rebounds, game

Fewest defensive rebounds, game

Assists

Most assists, game

Most assists, team, game

Fewest assists, game

Turnovers

Most turnovers, game

Fewest turnovers, game

Team miscellaneous

  • Highest winning percentage, season – .900, Houston 1998
  • Highest winning percentage, home games, season – 1.000, Los Angeles 2001; Seattle 2010
  • Highest winning percentage, road games, season – .867, Houston 1998
  • Lowest winning percentage, season – .088, Tulsa 2011
  • Lowest winning percentage, home games, season – .059, Atlanta 2008
  • Lowest winning percentage, road games, season – .000, Washington 1998
  • Most wins, season – 29, Phoenix 2014
  • Most losses, season – 31, Tulsa 2011
  • Most consecutive games won – 18, Los Angeles 2001
  • Most consecutive home games won – 28, Los Angeles 2000–2002
  • Most consecutive road games won – 12, Los Angeles 2000
  • Most consecutive wins to begin season – 13, Minnesota 2016
  • Most consecutive losses to begin season – 17, Atlanta 2008
  • Most consecutive games lost – 20, Tulsa 2011
  • Most consecutive home games lost – 13, San Antonio 2016–2017
  • Most consecutive road games lost – 21, Phoenix 2001–2002
  • Most overtime periods, game – 4, Washington at Seattle, July 3, 2001
  • Most consecutive playoff appearances - 9, Minnesota 2011-2019

References

  1. "Nneka Ogwumike Career Regular Season Averages". WNBA.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.