Minnesota Lynx accomplishments and records

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This page details the all-time statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to the Minnesota Lynx. [1]

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Franchise Leaders

(As of the end of the 2023 season) [2]

Bold denotes still active with team.

Italic denotes still active, but not with team.

Games Played

Most Games Played
PlayerGames
Seimone Augustus 370
Lindsay Whalen 283
Maya Moore 271
Rebekkah Brunson 261
Sylvia Fowles 222
Svetlana Abrosimova 204
Tamika Williams 185
Katie Smith 182
Nicole Ohlde 170
Monica Wright 161

Points

Most Points
PlayerPoints
Seimone Augustus 5,881
Maya Moore 4,984
Sylvia Fowles 3,488
Katie Smith 3,299
Lindsay Whalen 3,233
Rebekkah Brunson 2,463
Napheesa Collier 2,093
Svetlana Abrosimova 2,036
Nicole Ohlde 1,695
Candice Wiggins 1,460

Minutes Played

Most Minutes Played
PlayerMinutes
Seimone Augustus 10,918
Maya Moore 8,466
Lindsay Whalen 7,799
Rebekkah Brunson 7,213
Sylvia Fowles 6,561
Katie Smith 6,521
Svetlana Abrosimova 5,245
Tamika Williams 4,700
Nicole Ohlde 4,409
Napheesa Collier 4,215

Rebounds

Most Rebounds
PlayerRebounds
Sylvia Fowles 2,175
Rebekkah Brunson 2,158
Maya Moore 1,589
Seimone Augustus 1,191
Tamika Williams 1,028
Lindsay Whalen 982
Napheesa Collier 939
Svetlana Abrosimova 898
Nicole Ohlde 898
Nicky Anosike 665

Assists

Most Assists
PlayerAssists
Lindsay Whalen 1,381
Maya Moore 895
Seimone Augustus 886
Svetlana Abrosimova 439
Katie Smith 435
Rebekkah Brunson 391
Napheesa Collier 350
Renee Montgomery 331
Sylvia Fowles 320
Candice Wiggins 312

Steals

Most Steals
PlayerSteals
Maya Moore 451
Svetlana Abrosimova 284
Sylvia Fowles 281
Seimone Augustus 269
Rebekkah Brunson 266
Lindsay Whalen 225
Nicky Anosike 218
Napheesa Collier 206
Katie Smith 166
Tamika Williams 165

Blocks

Most Blocks
PlayerBlocks
Sylvia Fowles 345
Maya Moore 176
Rebekkah Brunson 176
Vanessa Hayden 155
Napheesa Collier 141
Nicole Ohlde 134
Seimone Augustus 130
Devereaux Peters 114
Nicky Anosike 103
Taj McWilliams-Franklin 70

Field Goals

Field Goals Made
PlayerField Goals
Seimone Augustus 2,401
Maya Moore 1,782
Sylvia Fowles 1,404
Lindsay Whalen 1,217
Katie Smith 1,027
Rebekkah Brunson 941
Napheesa Collier 786
Svetlana Abrosimova 735
Nicole Ohlde 590
Tamika Williams 518

3-Pointers Made

Most 3-Pointers Made
Player3-Pointers Made
Maya Moore 530
Katie Smith 425
Seimone Augustus 281
Candice Wiggins 207
Kayla McBride 191
Svetlana Abrosimova 187
Rachel Banham 153
Damiris Dantas 132
Renee Montgomery 108
Bridget Carleton 107
Napheesa Collier 107

Free Throws

Most Free Throws Made
PlayerFree Throws
Maya Moore 890
Katie Smith 820
Seimone Augustus 798
Lindsay Whalen 716
Sylvia Fowles 680
Rebekkah Brunson 538
Nicole Ohlde 515
Napheesa Collier 414
Svetlana Abrosimova 379
Candice Wiggins 371

Individual awards

WNBA MVP

WNBA Rookie of the Year

WNBA Defensive Player of the Year

Sixth Woman of the Year

Coach of the Year

Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award

All-WNBA First Team

All-WNBA Second Team

WNBA All-Defensive First Team

WNBA All-Defensive Second Team

WNBA All-Rookie Team

Finals MVP

WNBA All-Star

WNBA All-Star Selections

WNBA All-Star Game Head Coach

WNBA All-Star Game MVP

WNBA Career Awards

WNBA All-Decade Team

Top 15@15

WNBA Top 20@20

Top 25

Retired Numbers

Minnesota Lynx retired numbers
No.PlayerPositionTenureDate
13 Lindsay Whalen G 2010–2018June 8, 2019
32 Rebekkah Brunson PF 2010–2018July 3, 2022
33 Seimone Augustus G 2006–2019May 29, 2022
34 Sylvia Fowles C 2015–2022June 11, 2023

Franchise Record for Championships

Championships
ChampionshipsSeasons
WNBA Championships
42011, 2013, 2015, 2017
Conference Championships
62011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Whalen and Augustus both named to 2011 All-WNBA Teams [20]
    • Lindsay Whalen - 1st Team
    • Seimone Augustus - 2nd Team
  2. 1 2 3 Whalen, Moore, and Augustus both named to 2013 All-WNBA Teams [21]
    • Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen - 1st Team
    • Seimone Augustus - 2nd Team
  3. 1 2 3 Augustus, Whalen, Moore all named to 2012 All-WNBA Team [22]
    • Seimone Augustus - 1st Team
    • Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen - 2nd Team
  4. 1 2 3 Moore, Whalen, and Augustus all named to 2014 All-WNBA Team [23]
    • Maya Moore - 1st Team
    • Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus - 2nd Team
  5. 1 2 Moore and Fowles all named to 2016 All-WNBA Team [25]
    • Maya Moore - 1st Team
    • Sylvia Fowles - 2nd Team
  6. 1 2 Fowles and Moore both named to 2017 All-WNBA Team [26]
    • Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore - 1st Team
  7. 1 2 Lennox and Smith both named to 2000 All-WNBA Team [28]
    • Betty Lennox and Katie Smith - 2nd Team
  8. 1 2 3 Fowles, Brunson, and Moore all named to 2017 All-Defensive Team [40]
    • Sylvia Fowles - 1st Team
    • Rebekkah Brunson and Maya Moore - 2nd Team
  9. 1 2 Brunson and Fowles both named to 2018 All-Defensive Team [45]
    • Rebekkah Brunson and Sylvia Fowles - 2nd Team
  10. 1 2 Wiggins and Anosike Named to the 2008 All-Rookie Team [51]
    • Nicky Anosike and Candice Wiggins Name 2008 Rookie Team
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