List of WNBA annual assists leaders

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In basketball, an assist is a pass to a teammate that directly leads to a score by field goal. [1] The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) assist title is awarded to the player with the highest assists per game average in a given season.

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Courtney Vandersloot holds the all-time record for assists per game (10.00) in a season, achieved in the 2020 season. She and Ticha Penicheiro have the most assists titles in a career, each with seven.

Key

^Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [a]
§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been the
assists leader up to and including that season
G Guard F Forward C Center

Annual leaders

SeasonPlayer Position [b] TeamGames
played		Total
assists		Assists
per game		References
1997 Teresa Weatherspoon *G New York Liberty 281736.18 [2]
1998 Ticha Penicheiro G Sacramento Monarchs 302247.47 [3]
1999 Ticha Penicheiro (2)G Sacramento Monarchs 322267.06 [4]
2000 Ticha Penicheiro (3)G Sacramento Monarchs 302367.87 [4]
2001 Ticha Penicheiro (4)G Sacramento Monarchs 231727.48 [4]
2002 Ticha Penicheiro (5)G Sacramento Monarchs 241928.00 [4]
2003 Ticha Penicheiro (6)G Sacramento Monarchs 342296.74 [4]
2004 Nikki Teasley G Los Angeles Sparks 342076.09 [5]
2005 Sue Bird *G Seattle Storm 301765.87 [6]
2006 Nikki Teasley (2)G Washington Mystics 341835.38 [5]
2007 Becky Hammon *G San Antonio Silver Stars 281405.00 [7]
2008 Lindsay Whalen *G Connecticut Sun 311665.35 [8]
2009 Sue Bird * (2)G Seattle Storm 311795.77 [6]
2010 Ticha Penicheiro (7)G Los Angeles Sparks 322206.88 [4]
2011 Lindsay Whalen * (2)G Minnesota Lynx 341995.85 [8]
2012 Lindsay Whalen * (3)G Minnesota Lynx 331785.39 [8]
2013 Danielle Robinson †G San Antonio Silver Stars 251686.72 [9]
2014 Courtney Vandersloot ^G Chicago Sky 181015.61 [10]
2015 Candace Parker †F Los Angeles Sparks 161006.25 [11]
2016 Sue Bird * (3)G Seattle Storm 341965.76 [6]
2017 Courtney Vandersloot ^ (2)G Chicago Sky 272188.07 [10]
2018 Courtney Vandersloot ^ (3)G Chicago Sky 302588.60 [10]
2019 Courtney Vandersloot ^ (4)G Chicago Sky 333009.09 [10]
2020 Courtney Vandersloot ^ (5)G Chicago Sky 2222010.00 [10]
2021 Courtney Vandersloot ^ (6)G Chicago Sky 322758.59 [10]
2022 Natasha Cloud ^G Washington Mystics 342397.03 [12]
2023 Courtney Vandersloot ^ (7)G New York Liberty 393148.05 [10]
2024 Caitlin Clark ^G Indiana Fever 403378.43 [13]

Multiple-time leaders

RankPlayerTeamTimes leaderYears
1 Ticha Penicheiro Sacramento Monarchs (6) / Los Angeles Sparks (1)7 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2010
Courtney Vandersloot Chicago Sky (6) / New York Liberty (1) 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
3 Sue Bird Seattle Storm 3 2005, 2009, 2016
Lindsay Whalen Connecticut Sun (1) / Minnesota Lynx (2) 2008, 2011, 2012
5 Nikki Teasley Los Angeles Sparks (1) / Washington Mystics (1)2 2004, 2006

Notes

  1. ↑ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for two calendar years.
  2. ↑ The player's primary position is listed.

See also

  1. ↑ "Basketball glossary". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Teresa Weatherspoon Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ticha Penicheiro Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ticha Penicheiro Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Nikki Teasley Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Sue Bird Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Becky Hammon Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Lindsay Whalen Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Danielle Robinson Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Courtney Vandersloot Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Candace Parker Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Natasha Cloud Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Caitlin Clark Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
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