Rank Player Pos Team(s) played for (years) Total points Games played Points per game [ b] Field goals Three-point field goals Free throws 1 Diana Taurasi † G Phoenix Mercury (2004 –2024 ) [ c] 10,646 565 18.8 3,341 1,447 2,517 2 Tina Charles ^ C Connecticut Sun (2010 –2013 , 2025 –present) New York Liberty (2014 –2019 ) Washington Mystics (2020 –2021 ) [ d] Phoenix Mercury (2022 ) Seattle Storm (2022 ) Atlanta Dream (2024 )
8,210 462 17.8 3,289 196 1,436 3 DeWanna Bonner ^F Phoenix Mercury (2009 –2019 , 2025 –present) Connecticut Sun (2020 –2024 ) Indiana Fever (2025 )
7,701 524 14.7 2,565 649 1,922 4 Tina Thompson * F Houston Comets (1997 –2008 ) Los Angeles Sparks (2009 –2011 ) Seattle Storm (2012 –2013 )
7,488 496 15.1 2,630 748 1,480 5 Tamika Catchings *F Indiana Fever (2002 –2016 ) 7,380 457 16.1 2,385 606 2,004 6 Nneka Ogwumike ^F Los Angeles Sparks (2012 –2023 ) Seattle Storm (2024 –present)
7,120 426 16.7 2,803 210 1,304 7 Candice Dupree F Chicago Sky (2006 –2009 ) Phoenix Mercury (2010 –2015 ) Indiana Fever (2017 –2020 ) Seattle Storm (2021 ) Atlanta Dream (2021 )
6,895 494 14.0 2,842 30 1,181 8 Cappie Pondexter G Phoenix Mercury (2006 –2009 ) New York Liberty (2010 –2014 ) Chicago Sky (2015 –2017 ) Los Angeles Sparks (2018 ) Indiana Fever (2018 )
6,811 416 16.4 2,446 464 1,455 9 Sue Bird *G Seattle Storm (2002 –2022 ) [ e] 6,803 580 11.7 2,479 1,001 844 10 Candace Parker † F Los Angeles Sparks (2008 –2020 ) Chicago Sky (2021 –2022 ) Las Vegas Aces (2023 )
6,574 410 16.0 2,471 342 1,290 11 Katie Smith *G/F Minnesota Lynx (1999 –2005 ) Detroit Shock (2005 –2008 ) Washington Mystics (2010 ) Seattle Storm (2011 –2012 ) New York Liberty (2013 )
6,452 482 13.4 2,053 906 1,440 12 Sylvia Fowles *C Chicago Sky (2008 –2014 ) Minnesota Lynx (2015 –2022 )
6,415 408 15.7 2,531 1 1,352 13 Lisa Leslie *C Los Angeles Sparks (1997 –2009 ) [ f] 6,263 363 17.3 2,332 122 1,477 14 Seimone Augustus *F Minnesota Lynx (2006 –2019 ) Los Angeles Sparks (2020 )
6,005 391 15.4 2,455 293 802 Lauren Jackson *F/C Seattle Storm (2001 –2012 ) 317 18.9 2,089 436 1,391 16 Jewell Loyd ^G Seattle Storm (2015 –2024 ) Las Vegas Aces (2025 –present)
5,931 361 16.4 1,975 641 1,340 17 Brittney Griner ^C Phoenix Mercury (2013 –2024 ) Atlanta Dream (2025 –present)
5,861 343 17.1 2,315 21 1,210 18 Breanna Stewart ^F Seattle Storm (2016 –2022 ) New York Liberty (2023 –present)
5,859 285 20.6 2,016 447 1,380 19 Becky Hammon *G New York Liberty (1999 –2006 ) San Antonio Silver Stars (2007 –2013 ) San Antonio Stars (2014 )
5,841 450 13.0 1,915 829 1,182 20 Angel McCoughtry F Atlanta Dream (2009 –2019 ) [ g] Las Vegas Aces (2020 –2021 ) Minnesota Lynx (2022 )
5,797 311 18.6 2,018 249 1,512 21 DeLisha Milton-Jones F Los Angeles Sparks (1999 –2004 , 2008 –2012 ) Washington Mystics (2005 –2007 ) San Antonio Silver Stars (2013 ) New York Liberty (2013 –2014 ) Atlanta Dream (2014 –2015 )
5,571 499 11.2 2,083 312 1,093 22 Katie Douglas F/G Orlando Miracle (2001 –2002 ) Connecticut Sun (2003 –2007 , 2014 ) Indiana Fever (2008 –2013 )
5,560 412 13.5 1,925 726 984 23 Lindsay Whalen *G Connecticut Sun (2004 –2009 ) Minnesota Lynx (2010 –2018 )
5,523 480 11.5 1,961 194 1,407 24 A'ja Wilson ^C Las Vegas Aces (2018 –present) 5,450 257 21.2 1,988 71 1,403 25 Skylar Diggins ^G Tulsa Shock (2013 –2015 ) Dallas Wings (2016 –2018 ) Phoenix Mercury (2020 –2022 ) Seattle Storm (2024 –present)
5,349 325 16.5 1,774 412 1,389 26 Kayla McBride ^G San Antonio Stars /Las Vegas Aces (2014 –2020 ) Minnesota Lynx (2021 –present)
5,265 364 14.5 1,745 697 1,078 27 Swin Cash *F Detroit Shock (2002 –2007 ) Seattle Storm (2008 –2011 ) Chicago Sky (2012 –2013 ) Atlanta Dream (2014 ) New York Liberty (2014 –2016 )
5,119 479 10.7 1,773 176 1,397 28 Tangela Smith F Sacramento Monarchs (1998 –2004 ) Charlotte Sting (2005 –2006 ) Phoenix Mercury (2007 –2010 ) Indiana Fever (2011 ) San Antonio Silver Stars (2012 )
5,046 463 10.9 2,058 235 695 29 Taj McWilliams-Franklin F/C Orlando Miracle (1999 –2002 ) Connecticut Sun (2003 –2006 ) Los Angeles Sparks (2007 ) Washington Mystics (2008 ) Detroit Shock (2008 –2009 ) New York Liberty (2010 ) Minnesota Lynx (2011 –2012 )
5,013 440 11.4 1,985 69 974 30 Maya Moore *F Minnesota Lynx (2011 –2018 ) 4,984 271 18.4 1,782 530 890 31 Tiffany Hayes ^G Atlanta Dream (2012 –2022 ) Connecticut Sun (2023 ) Las Vegas Aces (2024 ) Golden State Valkyries (2025 –present)
4,917 374 13.1 1,616 445 1,240 32 Sheryl Swoopes *F/G Houston Comets (1997 –2007 ) Seattle Storm (2008 ) Tulsa Shock (2011 )
4,875 324 15.0 1,828 270 949 33 Alana Beard G/F Washington Mystics (2004 –2009 ) Los Angeles Sparks (2012 –2019 )
4,740 420 11.3 1,804 288 844 34 Chamique Holdsclaw F Washington Mystics (1999 –2004 ) Los Angeles Sparks (2005 –2007 ) Atlanta Dream (2009 ) San Antonio Silver Stars (2010 )
4,716 279 16.9 1,825 75 991 35 Elena Delle Donne † F/G Chicago Sky (2013 –2016 ) Washington Mystics (2017 –2023 )
4,706 241 19.5 1,624 343 1,115 36 Kelsey Mitchell ^G Indiana Fever (2018 –present)
4,636 268 17.3 1,636 646 718 37 Penny Taylor F Cleveland Rockers (2001 –2003 ) Phoenix Mercury (2004 –2016 )
4,606 355 13.0 1,557 410 1,082 38 Kristi Toliver † G Chicago Sky (2009 ) Los Angeles Sparks (2010 –2016 , 2021 –2022 ) Washington Mystics (2017 –2019 , 2023 )
4,474 380 11.8 1,559 651 705 39 Arike Ogunbowale ^G Dallas Wings (2019 –present) 4,464 224 19.9 1,515 545 889 40 Jia Perkins G Charlotte Sting (2004 –2005 ) Chicago Sky (2006 –2010 ) San Antonio Silver Stars/Stars (2011 –2015 ) Minnesota Lynx (2016 –2017 )
4,435 417 10.6 1,670 396 699 41 Crystal Langhorne F/C Washington Mystics (2008 –2013 ) Seattle Storm (2014 –2020 )
4,433 406 10.9 1,809 27 788 42 Courtney Vandersloot ^G Chicago Sky (2011 –2022 , 2025 –present) New York Liberty (2023 –2024 )
4,352 435 10.0 1,638 385 691 43 Alyssa Thomas ^F Connecticut Sun (2014 –2024 ) Phoenix Mercury (2025 –present)
4,323 346 12.5 1,680 1 962 44 Sophia Young F San Antonio Silver Stars/Stars (2006 –2015 ) 4,300 301 14.3 1,659 27 955 45 Chelsea Gray ^G Connecticut Sun (2015 ) Los Angeles Sparks (2016 –2020 ) Las Vegas Aces (2021 –present)
4,295 359 12.0 1,610 392 683 46 Natasha Howard ^F Indiana Fever (2014 –2015 , 2025 –present) Minnesota Lynx (2016 –2017 ) Seattle Storm (2018 –2020 ) New York Liberty (2021 –2022 ) Dallas Wings (2023 –2024 )
4,276 371 11.5 1,682 157 755 47 Plenette Pierson F Phoenix Mercury (2003 –2005 ) Detroit Shock /Tulsa Shock (2005 –2010 , 2015 ) New York Liberty (2010 –2014 ) Dallas Wings (2016 ) Minnesota Lynx (2017 )
4,258 444 9.6 1,608 78 964 48 Monique Currie F Charlotte Sting (2006 ) Chicago Sky (2007 ) Washington Mystics (2007 –2014 , 2018 ) Phoenix Mercury (2015 , 2017 ) San Antonio Stars (2016 –2017 )
4,253 411 10.3 1,348 284 1,273 49 Vickie Johnson G/F New York Liberty (1997 –2005 ) San Antonio Silver Stars (2006 –2009 )
4,245 410 10.4 1,626 297 696 50 Yolanda Griffith *C/F Sacramento Monarchs (1999 –2007 ) Seattle Storm (2008 ) Indiana Fever (2009 )
4,238 311 13.6 1,503 0 1,232