List of WNBA career 3-point scoring leaders

Last updated October 20, 2024

This article provides two lists:

A list of WNBA career regular season three-point field goals made.

A progressive list of three-point leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.^[1]

List of 3-point scoring leaders

Statistics accurate as of the 2024 WNBA season.

^	Active WNBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration^{[lower-alpha 1]}
§	1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025^[2]


Rank	Name	Position(s)	Team(s) played for (years)	Total 3-point field goals made	Total 3-point field goals attempted	3-point field goal percentage	3-point field goals made per game
1	Diana Taurasi ^	G	Phoenix Mercury (2004–present)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1,447	4,014	.360	2.56
2	Sue Bird ^†	G	Seattle Storm (2002–2022)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	1,001	2,551	.392	1.73
3	Katie Smith *	G/F	Minnesota Lynx (1999–2005) Detroit Shock (2005–2008) Washington Mystics (2010) Seattle Storm (2011–2012) New York Liberty (2013)	906	2,466	.367	1.88
4	Becky Hammon *	G	New York Liberty (1999–2006) San Antonio Silver Stars (2007–2013) San Antonio Stars (2014)	829	2,191	.378	1.84
5	Tina Thompson *	F	Houston Comets (1997–2008) Los Angeles Sparks (2009–2011) Seattle Storm (2012–2013)	748	2,018	.371	1.51
6	Katie Douglas	G/F	Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (2001–2007, 2014) Indiana Fever (2008–2013)	726	1,978	.367	1.76
7	Kristi Toliver ^†	G	Chicago Sky (2009) Los Angeles Sparks (2010–2016, 2021–2022) Washington Mystics (2017–2019, 2023)	651	1,698	.383	1.71
8	DeWanna Bonner ^	F	Phoenix Mercury (2009–2019) Connecticut Sun (2020–present)	623	2,052	.304	1.24
9	Kayla McBride ^	G	San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Aces (2014–2020) Minnesota Lynx (2021–present)	619	1,673	.370	1.85
10	Tamika Catchings *	F	Indiana Fever (2002–2016)	606	1,704	.356	1.33
11	Kara Lawson	G	Sacramento Monarchs (2003–2009) Connecticut Sun (2010–2013) Washington Mystics (2014–2015)	584	1,498	.390	1.55
12	Nicole Powell	F	Charlotte Sting (2004) Sacramento Monarchs (2005–2009) New York Liberty (2010–2012) Tulsa Shock (2013) Seattle Storm (2014)	580	1,536	.378	1.61
13	Jewell Loyd ^	G	Seattle Storm (2015–present)	567	1,631	.348	1.73
14	Kelsey Mitchell ^	G	Indiana Fever (2018–present)	558	1,476	.378	2.39
15	Ivory Latta	G	Detroit Shock (2007) Atlanta Dream (2008–2009) Tulsa Shock (2010–2012) Washington Mystics (2013–2017)	536	1,453	.369	1.66
16	Renee Montgomery	G	Minnesota Lynx (2009, 2015–2017) Connecticut Sun (2010–2014) Seattle Storm (2015) Atlanta Dream (2018–2019)	532	1,533	.347	1.46
17	Maya Moore	F	Minnesota Lynx (2011–2018)	530	1,381	.384	1.96
18	Allie Quigley ^†	G	Phoenix Mercury (2008–2009) Indiana Fever (2010) San Antonio Silver Stars (2010) Seattle Storm (2011) Chicago Sky (2013–2022)	510	1,295	.394	1.47
19	Leilani Mitchell ^§	G	New York Liberty (2008-2013) Phoenix Mercury (2015, 2017–2019) Washington Mystics (2016, 2020–2021)	508	1,319	.385	1.28
20	Arike Ogunbowale ^	G	Dallas Wings (2019–present)	497	1,419	.350	2.55
21	Kelsey Plum ^	G	San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Aces (2017–present)	489	1,254	.390	2.08
22	Shekinna Stricklen ^§	F	Seattle Storm (2012–2014) Connecticut Sun (2015–2019) Atlanta Dream (2020–2021)	468	1,287	.364	1.50
23	Cappie Pondexter	G	Phoenix Mercury (2006–2009) New York Liberty (2010–2014) Chicago Sky (2015–2017) Los Angeles Sparks (2018) Indiana Fever (2018)	464	1,325	.350	1.12
24	Lauren Jackson *	F/C	Seattle Storm (2001–2012)	436	1,243	.351	1.38
25	Shameka Christon	G	New York Liberty (2004–2009) Chicago Sky (2010) San Antonio Stars (2012–2014) Phoenix Mercury (2015)	435	1,271	.342	1.37

Progressive list of 3-point scoring leaders

This is a progressive list of 3-point scoring leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.

Progressive 3-point leaders
Season	Year-by-year leader^[3]	3P	Active player leader	3P	Career record	3P	Single-season record	3P	Season
1997	Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU	67	Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU	67	Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU	67	Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU	67	1997
1998	Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU	64		131		131	Cynthia Cooper*000 HOU	67	1998
1999	Crystal Robinson 000 NYL	76		189		189	Crystal Robinson 000 NYL	76	1999
2000	Katie Smith*000 MIN	88		232		232	Katie Smith*000 MIN	88	2000
2001	Katie Smith*000 MIN	85	Katie Smith* 000 MIN 2001–05 000 DET 2005–09 000 WAS 2010 000 SEA 2011–12 000 NYL 2013	225		232			2001
2002	Allison Feaster 000 CHA	79		287	Katie Smith* 000 MIN 2002–05 000 DET 2005–09 000 WAS 2010 000 SEA 2011–12 000 NYL 2013	287			2002
2003	Katie Smith*000 MIN	78		365		365			2003
2004	Anna DeForge 000 PHO	70		425		425			2004
2005	Nicole Powell 000 SAC	66		478		478			2005
2006	Diana Taurasi^000 PHO	121		537		537	Diana Taurasi^000 PHO	121	2006
2007		95		598		598			2007
2008		89		674		674			2008
2009		79		731		731			2009
2010		80		785		785			2010
2011		81		834		834			2011
2012	Katie Douglas 000 IND Becky Hammon*000 SAS	80		878		878			2012
2013	Ivory Latta 000 WAS Maya Moore 000 MIN	72		906		906			2013
2014	Ivory Latta 000 WAS	81	Becky Hammon*000 SAS	829					2014
2015	Ivory Latta 000 WAS	79	Sue Bird ^†000 SEA	664					2015
2016	Diana Taurasi^000 PHO	89	Diana Taurasi^000 PHO	900					2016
2017		96		996	Diana Taurasi^000 PHO	996			2017
2018		106		1,102		1,102			2018
2019	Allie Quigley ^†000 CHI	80		1,103		1,103			2019
2020	Diana Taurasi^000 PHO	61		1,164		1,164			2020
2021	Arike Ogunbowale^000 DAL	80		1,205		1,205			2021
2022	Kelsey Plum^000 LVA	113		1,297		1,297			2022
2023	Sabrina Ionescu^000 NYL	128		1,361		1,361	Sabrina Ionescu^000 NYL	128	2023
2024	Caitlin Clark^000 IND	122		1,447		1,447	Sabrina Ionescu^000 NYL	128	2024
Season	Year-by-year leader	3P	Active player leader	3P	Career record	3P	Single-season record	3P	Season

Notes

1 2 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.
↑ Taurasi did not play the 2015 season at the request of her Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.
↑ Bird did not play the 2013 season and 2019 season because of knee surgery.

References

↑ "WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
↑ "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
↑ "NBA Regular Season 3PM - Season Leaders". NBA.com. NBA. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

External links

WNBA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for 3-pointers | Basketball-Reference.com

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[elig-2] 1 2 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.

[4] Taurasi did not play the 2015 season at the request of her Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.

[5] Bird did not play the 2013 season and 2019 season because of knee surgery.

[1] "WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

[3] "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

[6] "NBA Regular Season 3PM - Season Leaders". NBA.com. NBA. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

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