List of Women's National Basketball Association career free throw percentage leaders

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This article contains a list of the top 25 players with the highest all-time free throw percentage in the history of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [1]

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Free throw percentage leaders

Statistics accurate as of November 26, 2023.
^Active WNBA player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration
RankPlayer Pos Team(s) played for (years) Free
throw
percentage
1 Elena Delle Donne ^ SG / SF Chicago Sky (20132016)
Washington Mystics (2017-present)
.9370
2 Sabrina Ionescu ^ PG New York Liberty (2020-present).9085
3 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough ^ SG Washington Mystics (2017-2019)
Phoenix Mercury (2020
Connecticut Sun (2021
Washington Mystics (2021-present)
.9065
4 Becky Hammon * PG New York Liberty (1999-2006)
San Antonio Stars (2007-2014)
.8968
5 Kayla McBride ^ SG San Antonio Stars (2014-2017)
Las Vegas Aces (2018-2020)
Minnesota Lynx (2021-present)
.8950
6 Allie Quigley PG/SG Phoenix Mercury (2008-2009)
Indiana Fever (2010)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2010)
Seattle Storm (2011)
Chicago Sky (2013-2022)
.8928
7 Kara Lawson PG Sacramento Monarchs (2003-2009)
Connecticut Sun (2010-2013)
Washington Mystics (2014-2015)
.8898
8 Tiffany Mitchell ^ SG Indiana Fever (2016-2022)
Minnesota Lynx (2023-present)
.8889
9 Kelsey Plum ^SG San Antonio Stars (2017)
Las Vegas Aces (2018-present)
.8860
10 Jewell Loyd ^PG/SG Seattle Storm (2015–present).8851
11 Nicole Powell SG/SF Charlotte Sting (2004)
Sacramento Monarchs (2005-2009)
New York Liberty (2010-2012)
Tulsa Shock (2013)
Seattle Storm(2014)
.8818
12 Kristi Toliver PG/SG Chicago Sky (2009)
Los Angeles Sparks (2010-2016)
Washington Mystics (2017-2019)
Los Angeles Sparks (2021-2022)
Washington Mystics (2023-present)
.8790
13 Cynthia Cooper *PG/SG Houston Comets (1997-2000)
Houston Comets (2003
.8713
14 Diana Taurasi ^PG/SG Phoenix Mercury (2004-present)
.8706
15 Chelsea Gray ^PG Connecticut Sun (2015)
Los Angeles Sparks (2016-2020)
Las Vegas Aces (2021-present)
.8686
16 Penny Taylor SF Cleveland Rockers (2001-2003)
Phoenix Mercury (2004-2007)
Phoenix Mercury (2009-2011)
Phoenix Mercury (2013-2014)
Phoenix Mercury (2016)
.8684
17 Janeth Arcain SG Houston Comets (1997-2005).8670
18 Stefanie Dolson ^ C Washington Mystics (2014-2016)
Chicago Sky (2017-2021)
New York Liberty (2022-present)
.8662
19 Epiphanny Prince PG Chicago Sky (2010-2014)
New York Liberty (2015-2018)
Las Vegas Aces (2019
New York Liberty (2020-2022)
.8646
20 Riquna Williams PG/SG Tulsa Shock (2012-2015)
Los Angeles Sparks (2017-2020)
Las Vegas Aces (2021-present)
.8625
21 Danielle Robinson ^PG San Antonio Stars (2011-2016)
Phoenix Mercury (2017)
Minnesota Lynx (2018-2019)
Las Vegas Aces (2020)
Indiana Fever (2021-2022)
Atlanta Dream (2023-present)
.8612
22 Shenise Johnson PG/SG San Antonio Stars (2012-2014)
Indiana Fever (2015-2019)
Minnesota Lynx (2020)
.8606
22 Satou Sabally ^SF Dallas Wings (2020-present).8606
24 Maya Moore SF Minnesota Lynx (2011-2018).8599
25 DeWanna Bonner ^SG/SF Phoenix Mercury (2009-2019)
Connecticut Sun (2020-present)
.8591

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References

  1. "WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Free Throw Pct". November 26, 2023.