List of WNBA career turnovers leaders

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This article provides two lists:

A list of Women's National Basketball Association players by total career regular season turnovers recorded.
A progressive list of turnover leaders showing how the record increased through the years. [1]

Turnovers leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season turnovers recorded. [2]

Contents

Statistics accurate as of the 2024 WNBA season.
Diana Taurasi has the most turnovers in WNBA history. Diana Taurasi 2024 (cropped).jpg
Diana Taurasi has the most turnovers in WNBA history.
^Active NBA player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [lower-alpha 1]
§Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 [3]
RankPlayer Pos Team(s) played for (years)Total turnovers Games played Turnovers per game
average [lower-alpha 2]
1 Diana Taurasi ^ G Phoenix Mercury (2004–present) [lower-alpha 3] 1,5205652.69
2 Sue Bird †G Seattle Storm (2002–2022) [lower-alpha 4] 1,3935802.40
3 Becky Hammon *G New York Liberty (1999–2006)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2007–2013)
San Antonio Stars (2014)		1,2244502.72
4 Tina Thompson * F Houston Comets (1997–2008)
Los Angeles Sparks (2009–2011)
Seattle Storm (2012–2013)		1,2174962.45
5 Lisa Leslie * C Los Angeles Sparks (1997–2009) [lower-alpha 5] 1,1933633.29
6 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)		1,1734992.35
7 Ticha Penicheiro G Sacramento Monarchs (1998–2009)
Los Angeles Sparks (2010–2011)
Chicago Sky (2012)		1,1344542.50
8 Swin Cash *F Detroit Shock (2002–2007)
Seattle Storm (2008–2011)
Chicago Sky (2012–2013)
Atlanta Dream (2014)
New York Liberty (2014–2016)		1,1284792.35
Courtney Vandersloot ^G Chicago Sky (2011–2022)
New York Liberty (2023–present)		4292.63
10 Candace Parker †F Los Angeles Sparks (2008–2020)
Chicago Sky (2021–2022)
Las Vegas Aces (2023)		1,0624102.59
11 Tamika Catchings *F Indiana Fever (2002–2016)1,0434572.28
12 Lindsay Whalen *G Connecticut Sun (2004–2009)
Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018)		1,0064802.10
13 Sylvia Fowles †C Chicago Sky (2008–2014)
Minnesota Lynx (2015–2022)		9614082.36
14 Tina Charles ^C Connecticut Sun (2010–2013)
New York Liberty (2014–2019)
Washington Mystics (2021)
Phoenix Mercury (2022)
Seattle Storm (2022)
Atlanta Dream (2024–present)		9574302.23
15 Tanisha Wright G Seattle Storm (2005–2014)
New York Liberty (2015–2016, 2019)
Minnesota Lynx (2018)		9544572.09
16 Angel McCoughtry †F Atlanta Dream (2009–2019) [lower-alpha 6]
Las Vegas Aces (2020–2021)
Minnesota Lynx (2022)		9493113.05
17 Cappie Pondexter G Phoenix Mercury (2006–2009)
New York Liberty (2010–2014)
Chicago Sky (2015–2017)
Los Angeles Sparks (2018)
Indiana Fever (2018)		9484162.28
18 Shannon Johnson G Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (1999–2003)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2004–2006)
Detroit Shock (2007)
Houston Comets (2008)
Seattle Storm (2009)		9403522.67
19 Katie Smith *G/F Minnesota Lynx (1999–2005)
Detroit Shock (2005–2008)
Washington Mystics (2010)
Seattle Storm (2011–2012)
New York Liberty (2013)		9354821.94
20 Taj McWilliams-Franklin PF/C Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (1999–2006)
Los Angeles Sparks (2007)
Washington Mystics (2008)
Detroit Shock (2008–2009)
New York Liberty (2010)
Minnesota Lynx (2011–2012)		9004402.05
21 Candice Dupree §F Chicago Sky (2006–2009)
Phoenix Mercury (2010–2015)
Indiana Fever (2017–2020)
Seattle Storm (2021)
Atlanta Dream (2021)		8724941.77
22 Alana Beard G/F Washington Mystics (2004 – 2011)
Los Angeles Sparks (2012 – 2019)		8544202.03
23 Katie Douglas F/G Orlando Miracle (2001–2002)
Connecticut Sun (2003–2007, 2014)
Indiana Fever (2008–2013)		8304122.01
Alyssa Thomas ^PF Connecticut Sun (2014–present)3202.59
25 Betty Lennox G Minnesota Lynx (2000–2001)
Miami Sol (2002)
Cleveland Rockers (2003)
Seattle Storm (2004–2007)
Atlanta Dream (2008)
Los Angeles Sparks (2009–2010)
Tulsa Shock (2011)		8003202.50

Progressive list of turnovers leaders

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

Statistics accurate as of the 2024 WNBA season.
Caitlin Clark has the most turnovers in a single season with 223. Caitlin Clark Fever (cropped).jpg
Caitlin Clark has the most turnovers in a single season with 223.
^Active NBA player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [lower-alpha 1]
Team AbbreviationsTeam listed is the one player was on when he established the record.
ATL Atlanta Dream HOU Houston Comets PHO Phoenix Mercury
CHA Charlotte Sting IND Indiana Fever SAC Sacramento Monarchs
CHI Chicago Sky LAS Los Angeles Sparks SAS San Antonio Silver Stars
CON Connecticut Sun MIN Minnesota Lynx SEA Seattle Storm
DET Detroit Shock NYL New York Liberty WAS Washington Mystics
WNBA progressive leaders and records for turnovers for every season
SeasonYear-by-year leaderTOVActive player leaderTOVCareer recordTOVSingle-season recordTOVSeason
1997 Chantel Tremitiere SAC 122 Chantel Tremitiere SAC 122 Chantel Tremitiere SAC 122 Chantel Tremitiere SAC 1221997
1998 Nikki McCray WAS 126 Lisa Leslie* LAS 211 Lisa Leslie* LAS 211 Nikki McCray WAS 1261998
1999 Ticha Penicheiro SAC 135 Cynthia Cooper* HOU 308 Cynthia Cooper* HOU 308 Ticha Penicheiro SAC 1351999
2000 Lisa Leslie* LAS 103 Lisa Leslie* LAS 408 Lisa Leslie* LAS 4082000
2001 Rita Williams IND 1005065062001
2002 Sue Bird † SEA 1096146142002
20031106796792003
2004 Becky Hammon* NYL 1187897892004
2005 Shannon Johnson SAS 1138898892005
2006 Lisa Leslie* LAS 1261,0151,0152006
2007 DeLisha Milton-Jones WAS 121 Shannon Johnson DET 8092007
2008 Lisa Leslie* LAS 119 Lisa Leslie* LAS 1,1341,1342008
2009 Becky Hammon* SAS 1111,1931,1932009
2010 Diana Taurasi^ PHO 110 Tina Thompson* LAS 1,0622010
2011 Becky Hammon* SAS 1191,1302011
2012 Kristi Toliver † LAS 124 Becky Hammon* SAS 1,1682012
2013 Angel McCoughtry † ATL 134 Tina Thompson* SEA 1,217 Tina Thompson* SEA 1,2172013
2014116 Becky Hammon* SAS 1,224 Becky Hammon* SAS 1,2242014
2015107 DeLisha Milton-Jones ATL 1,1732015
2016 Candace Parker † LAS 98 Sue Bird † SEA 1,1472016
2017 Alyssa Thomas^ CON 981,2092017
2018 Courtney Vandersloot^ CHI 1041,268 Sue Bird † SEA 1,2682018
2019 Odyssey Sims^ MIN 112 Diana Taurasi^ PHO 1,1992019
2020 Skylar Diggins-Smith^ PHO 70 Sue Bird † SEA 1,2861,2862020
2021 Betnijah Laney^ NYL 1191,3331,3332021
2022 Natasha Howard^ NYL 1131,3931,3932022
2023 Alyssa Thomas^ CON 137 Diana Taurasi^ PHO 1,452 Diana Taurasi^ PHO 1,452 Alyssa Thomas^ CON 1372023
2024 Caitlin Clark^ IND 2231,5201,520 Caitlin Clark^ IND 2232024
SeasonYear-by-year leaderTOVActive player leaderTOVCareer recordTOVSingle-season recordTOVSeason

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ Average is rounded to the nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before turnovers were officially recorded.
  3. ↑ Taurasi did not play the 2015 season at the request of her Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.
  4. ↑ Bird did not play the 2013 season and 2019 season because of knee surgery.
  5. ↑ Leslie did not play the 2007 season due to pregnancy leave.
  6. ↑ McCoughtry sat out during 2017 to rest. [4]
  1. 1 2 "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Turnovers". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Turnovers". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dream's Angel McCoughtry Plans to Rest During 2017 Season". WNBA. January 4, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
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