List of Women's National Basketball Association career assists leaders

Sue Bird is the WNBA's all-time leader in assists, with 3,234.

The following is a list of the players who have achieved the most assists during their WNBA careers.

Statistics are accurate as of the end of the 2022 regular season.

^	Active WNBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
^†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration^[a]

WNBA most rebounds collected
Rank	Player	Position	Team(s) played for (years)	Total assists	Games played	Assists per game average
1	Sue Bird^†	G	Seattle Storm (2002–2012, 2014–2018, 2020–2022)	3,234	580	5.6
2	Ticha Penicheiro	G	Sacramento Monarchs (1998–2009) Los Angeles Sparks (2010–2011) Chicago Sky (2012)	2,600	454	5.7
3	Courtney Vandersloot^	G	Chicago Sky (2011–present)	2,385	359	6.6
4	Lindsay Whalen*	G	Connecticut Sun (2004–2009) Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018)	2,345	480	4.9
5	Diana Taurasi^	G	Phoenix Mercury (2004–2014, 2016–present)	2,151	503	4.3
6	Becky Hammon*	G	New York Liberty (1999–2006) San Antonio Silver Stars/San Antonio Stars (2007–2014)	1,708	450	3.8
7	Cappie Pondexter	G	Phoenix Mercury (2006–2009) New York Liberty (2010–2014) Chicago Sky (2015–2017) Los Angeles Sparks (2018) Indiana Fever (2018)	1,578	416	3.8
8	Candace Parker^	F/C	Los Angeles Sparks (2008–2020) Chicago Sky (2021–present)	1,567	392	4.0
9	Tamika Catchings*	F	Indiana Fever (2002–2016)	1,488	457	3.3
10	Shannon Johnson	G	Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (1999–2003) San Antonio Silver Stars (2004–2006) Detroit Shock (2007) Houston Comets (2008) Seattle Storm (2009)	1,424	352	4.0
11	Tanisha Wright	G	Seattle Storm (2005–2014) New York Liberty (2015–2016, 2019) Minnesota Lynx (2018)	1,422	457	3.1
12	Temeka Johnson	G	Washington Mystics (2005) Los Angeles Sparks (2006–2008, 2015) Phoenix Mercury (2009–2010) Tulsa Shock (2011–2013) Seattle Storm (2014)	1,382	327	4.2
13	Danielle Robinson^	G	San Antonio Silver Stars/San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Aces (2011–2016, 2020) Phoenix Mercury (2017) Minnesota Lynx (2018–2019) Indiana Fever (2021–present)	1,375	327	4.2
14	Briann January^	G	Indiana Fever (2009–2017) Phoenix Mercury (2018–2019) Connecticut Sun (2020–2021) Seattle Storm (2022–present)	1,339	393	3.4
15	Teresa Weatherspoon*	G	New York Liberty (1997–2003) Los Angeles Sparks (2004)	1,338	254	5.3
16	Dawn Staley*	G	Charlotte Sting (1999–2005) Houston Comets (2005–2006)	1,337	263	5.1
17	Jasmine Thomas^	G	Washington Mystics (2011–2012) Atlanta Dream (2013–2014) Connecticut Sun (2015–present)	1,314	358	3.7
18	Kristi Toliver^	G	Chicago Sky (2009) Los Angeles Sparks (2010–2016, 2020–present) Washington Mystics (2017–2019) Los Angeles Sparks (2021–)	1,292	369	3.5
19	Katie Smith*	G/F	Minnesota Lynx (1999–2005) Detroit Shock (2005–2009) Washington Mystics (2010) Seattle Storm (2011–2012) New York Liberty (2013)	1,258	482	2.6
20	Skylar Diggins-Smith^	G	Tulsa Shock/Dallas Wings (2013–2018) Phoenix Mercury (2020–present)	1,253	252	5.0
21	Chelsea Gray^	G	Connecticut Sun (2015) Los Angeles Sparks (2016–2020) Las Vegas Aces (2021–present)	1,208	258	4.7
22	Vickie Johnson	G/F	New York Liberty (1997–2005) San Antonio Silver Stars (2006–2009)	1,205	410	2.9
23	Leilani Mitchell^	G	New York Liberty (2008–2013) Phoenix Mercury (2015, 2017–2019) Washington Mystics (2016, 2020–2021)	1,197	398	3.0
24	Renee Montgomery	G	Minnesota Lynx (2009, 2015–2017) Connecticut Sun (2010–2014) Atlanta Dream (2018–2019)	1,140	364	3.1
25	Swin Cash*	F	Detroit Shock (2002–2007) Seattle Storm (2008–2011) Chicago Sky (2012–2013) Atlanta Dream (2014) New York Liberty (2014–2016)	1,133	479	2.4

Progressive list of assist leaders[edit]

This is a progressive list of assist leaders showing how the record increased through the years.^[1]

Statistics accurate as of September 8, 2022.

^	Active WNBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
^†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration^[b]

Team abbreviations
ATL	Atlanta Dream
CHI	Chicago Sky
CON	Connecticut Sun
LAS	Los Angeles Sparks
MIN	Minnesota Lynx
NYL	New York Liberty
PHO	Phoenix Mercury
SAC	Sacramento Monarchs
SEA	Seattle Storm
WAS	Washington Mystics

Assist leader at the end of every season
Season	Year-by-year leader	Assists	Active player leader	Total assists	Career record	Total assists	Single-season record	Assists	Season
1997	Teresa Weatherspoon*000NYL	173	Teresa Weatherspoon*000NYL	173	Teresa Weatherspoon*000NYL	173	Teresa Weatherspoon*000NYL	173	1997
1998	Ticha Penicheiro000SAC	225		364		364	Ticha Penicheiro000SAC	225	1998
1999		226		569		569		226	1999
2000		236		773		773		236	2000
2001	Teresa Weatherspoon*000NYL	203		976		976			2001
2002	Ticha Penicheiro000SAC	192		1,157		1,157			2002
2003	Ticha Penicheiro000SAC	229		1,306		1,306			2003
2004	Nikki Teasley000LAS	207	Ticha Penicheiro000SAC	1,443	Ticha Penicheiro000SAC	1,443			2004
2005	Temeka Johnson000WAS	177		1,592		1,592			2005
2006	Nikki Teasley000WAS	183		1,708		1,708			2006
2007	Lindsay Whalen*000CON	169		1,852		1,852			2007
2008	Ticha Penicheiro000SAC	172		2,024		2,024			2008
2009	Sue Bird^†000SEA	179		2,179		2,179			2009
2010	Ticha Penicheiro000LAS	220		2,399		2,399			2010
2011	Lindsay Whalen*000MIN	199		2,561		2,561			2011
2012		178		2,600		2,600			2012
2013		197	Lindsay Whalen*000MIN	1,722					2013
2013	Diana Taurasi^000PHO	197	Lindsay Whalen*000MIN	1,722					2013
2014	Lindsay Whalen*000MIN	188	Sue Bird^†000SEA	2,068					2014
2015	Courtney Vandersloot^000CHI	198		2,215					2015
2016	Sue Bird^†000SEA	196		2,411					2016
2017	Layshia Clarendon^000ATL	226		2,610	Sue Bird^†000SEA	2,610			2017
2018	Courtney Vandersloot^000CHI	258		2,831		2,831	Courtney Vandersloot^000CHI	258	2018
2019		300	Diana Taurasi^000PHO	1,867		2,831		300	2019
2020		219	Sue Bird^†000SEA	2,888		2,888			2020
2021		275		3,048		3,048			2021
2022	Natasha Cloud^000WAS	239		3,234		3,234			2022
Season	Year-by-year leader	Points	Active player leader	Total points	Career record	Total points	Single-season record	Points	Season

Notes[edit]

^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.
^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.

References[edit]

^ "WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Assists". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

External links[edit]

WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Assists | Basketball-Reference.com - updated daily

[1] A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.

[3] A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.

[Progressive-2] "WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Assists". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

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