List of WNBA season scoring leaders

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

^ 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

Season Player Pos[b] Team GP Field goals
made 		3-point
field goals
made 		Free throws
made 		Total
points 		Points per
game
1997 ‡ Cynthia Cooper* G Houston Comets 28 191 67 172 621 22.2
1998 ‡ Cynthia Cooper* (2) G Houston Comets 30 203 64 210 680 22.7
1999 Cynthia Cooper* (3) G Houston Comets 31 212 58 204 686 22.1
2000 ‡ Sheryl Swoopes* F/G Houston Comets 31 245 34 119 643 20.7
2001 Katie Smith* G Minnesota Lynx 32 204 85 246 739 23.1
2002 Chamique Holdsclaw F Washington Mystics 20 149 11 88 397 19.9
2003 ‡ Lauren Jackson* F/C Seattle Storm 33 254 39 151 698 21.2
2004 Lauren Jackson* (2) F/C Seattle Storm 31 220 52 142 634 20.5
2005 ‡ Sheryl Swoopes* (2) F/G Houston Comets 33 217 27 153 614 18.6
2006 Diana Taurasi^ G Phoenix Mercury 34 298 121 143 860 25.3
2007 Lauren Jackson* (3) F/C Seattle Storm 31 258 49 174 739 23.8
2008 Diana Taurasi^ (2) G Phoenix Mercury 34 258 89 215 820 24.1
2009 ‡ Diana Taurasi^ (3) G Phoenix Mercury 31 200 79 152 631 20.4
2010 Diana Taurasi^ (4) G Phoenix Mercury 31 212 80 198 702 22.6
2011 Diana Taurasi^ (5) G Phoenix Mercury 32 208 81 195 692 21.6
2012 Angel McCoughtry† F/G Atlanta Dream 24 177 28 132 514 21.4
2013 Angel McCoughtry† (2) F/G Atlanta Dream 33 246 23 196 711 21.5
2014 ‡ Maya Moore F Minnesota Lynx 34 295 62 160 812 23.9
2015 ‡ Elena Delle Donne† F/G Chicago Sky 31 238 42 207 725 23.4
2016 Tina Charles^ C New York Liberty 32 273 17 125 688 21.5
2017 Brittney Griner^ C Phoenix Mercury 26 207 0 155 569 21.9
2018 Liz Cambage† C Dallas Wings 32 278 12 169 737 23.0
2019 Brittney Griner^ (2) C Phoenix Mercury 31 270 1 101 642 20.7
2020 Arike Ogunbowale^ G Dallas Wings 22 173 48 107 501 22.8
2021 Tina Charles^ (2) C Washington Mystics 27 238 50 105 631 23.4
2022 Breanna Stewart^ F Seattle Storm 34 255 67 164 741 21.8
2023 Jewell Loyd^ G Seattle Storm 38 285 115 254 939 24.7
2024 ‡ A'ja Wilson^ C Las Vegas Aces 38 385 19 232 1,021 26.9

Multiple-time leaders

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

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The player's primary position is listed first.