Rank Player Position (s) Team(s) played for (years) Total free throws made Total free throws attempted Free throw percentage Free throws made per game 1 Diana Taurasi ^ G Phoenix Mercury (2004 –present) 2,517 2,893 .870 4.45 2 Tamika Catchings * F Indiana Fever (2002 –2016 ) 2,004 2,386 .840 4.39 3 DeWanna Bonner ^F/G Phoenix Mercury (2009 –2019 ) Connecticut Sun (2020 –2024 ) Indiana Fever (2025 –present) 1,863 2,173 .857 3.71 4 Angel McCoughtry ^F/G Atlanta Dream (2009 –2019 ) Las Vegas Aces (2020 –2021 ) Minnesota Lynx (2022 ) 1,512 1,885 .802 4.86 5 Tina Thompson *F Houston Comets (1997 –2008 ) Los Angeles Sparks (2009 –2011 ) Seattle Storm (2012 –2013 ) 1,480 1,779 .832 2.98 6 Lisa Leslie * C Los Angeles Sparks (1997 –2009 ) 1,477 2,125 .695 4.07 7 Cappie Pondexter G Phoenix Mercury (2006 –2009 ) New York Liberty (2010 –2014 ) Chicago Sky (2015 –2017 ) Los Angeles Sparks (2018 ) Indiana Fever (2018 ) 1,455 1,729 .842 3.50 8 Katie Smith *G Minnesota Lynx (1999 –2005 ) Detroit Shock (2005 –2009 ) Washington Mystics (2010 ) Seattle Storm (2011 –2012 ) New York Liberty (2013 ) 1,440 1,677 .859 2.99 9 Lindsay Whalen *G Connecticut Sun (2004 –2009 ) Minnesota Lynx (2010 –2018 ) 1,407 1,733 .812 2.93 10 Swin Cash *F Detroit Shock (2002 –2007 ) Seattle Storm (2008 –2011 ) Chicago Sky (2012 –2013 ) Atlanta Dream (2014 ) New York Liberty (2014 –2016 ) 1,397 1,845 .757 2.92 11 Lauren Jackson *F/C Seattle Storm (2001 –2012 ) 1,391 1,653 .842 4.39 12 Sylvia Fowles C Chicago Sky (2008 –2014 ) Minnesota Lynx (2015 –2022 ) 1,352 1,857 .728 3.31 13 Tina Charles ^C Connecticut Sun (2010 –2013 ) New York Liberty (2014 –2019 ) Washington Mystics (2021 ) Phoenix Mercury (2022 ) Seattle Storm (2022 ) Atlanta Dream (2024 ) Connecticut Sun (2025 –present) 1,303 1,680 .776 3.03 14 Candace Parker F/C Los Angeles Sparks (2008 –2020 ) Chicago Sky (2021 –2022 ) Las Vegas Aces (2023 ) 1,290 1,682 .767 3.15 15 Jewell Loyd ^G Seattle Storm (2015 –2024 ) Las Vegas Aces (2025 –present) 1,285 1,453 .884 3.93 16 Monique Currie F Charlotte Sting (2006 ) Chicago Sky (2007 ) Washington Mystics (2007 –2014 , 2018 ) Phoenix Mercury (2015 , 2017 ) San Antonio Stars (2016 –2017 ) 1,273 1,546 .823 3.10 Skylar Diggins-Smith ^G Tulsa Shock (2013 –2015 ) Dallas Wings (2016 –2018 ) Phoenix Mercury (2020 –2022 ) Seattle Storm (2024 –present) 1,273 1,498 .850 4.36 18 Breanna Stewart ^F Seattle Storm (2016 –2022 ) New York Liberty (2023 –present) 1,260 1,507 .836 4.83 19 Yolanda Griffith *C/F Sacramento Monarchs (1999 –2007 ) Seattle Storm (2008 ) Indiana Fever (2009 ) 1,232 1,728 .713 3.96 20 Nneka Ogwumike ^F Los Angeles Sparks (2012 –2023 ) Seattle Storm (2024 –present) 1,229 1,462 .841 3.13 21 A'ja Wilson ^C Las Vegas Aces (2018 –present) 1,210 1,485 .815 5.33 22 Becky Hammon *G New York Liberty (1999 –2006 ) San Antonio Silver Stars/Stars (2007 –2014 ) 1,182 1,318 .897 2.63 23 Candice Dupree F Chicago Sky (2006 –2009 ) Phoenix Mercury (2010 –2016 ) Indiana Fever (2017 –2020 ) Seattle Storm (2021 ) Atlanta Dream (2021 ) 1,181 1,439 .821 2.39 24 Tiffany Hayes ^G Atlanta Dream (2012 –2022 ) Connecticut Sun (2023 ) Las Vegas Aces (2024 ) Golden State Valkyries (2025 –present) 1,177 1,489 .790 3.36 25 Brittney Griner ^C Phoenix Mercury (2013 –present) 1,158 1,449 .799 3.68