WNBA Peak Performers

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The Women's National Basketball Association Peak Performer awards are given each year to players who lead the WNBA in scoring, rebounding, and assists. The award has been given since the league's inaugural season, but the honor has varied since then.

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‡Denotes new WNBA record at conclusion of that season
Denotes player who won MVP that year

1997

In 1997, the Peak Performer awards were given to the "shooting champions" from each conference.

YearShooting Champion
Eastern ConferenceTeamWestern ConferenceTeamRef.
1997 Andrea Congreaves Charlotte Sting Haixia Zheng Los Angeles Sparks [1]

1998–2001

From 1998 to 2001, the Peak Performer awards were given to players who had the best field goal and free throw percentages in the league.

YearField goal percentageTeamStatisticFree throw percentageTeamStatisticRef.
1998 Isabelle Fijalkowski Cleveland Rockers 54.7% Sandy Brondello Detroit Shock 92.3% [2]
1999 Murriel Page Washington Mystics 57.4% Eva Nemcova Cleveland Rockers 98.4% [3]
2000 Murriel Page (2) Washington Mystics 59.0% Jennifer Azzi Utah Starzz 93.0% [4]
2001 Latasha Byears Los Angeles Sparks 60.2% Elena Baranova Miami Sol 93.0% [5]

2002–present

In 2002, the WNBA changed the Peak Performer awards, to be given to the players who led the league in scoring and rebounding per game during the regular season.

In 2005, a Peak Performer award was added, to be given to the player who led the league in assists per game during the regular season.

YearScoringTeamStat.ReboundingTeamStat.AssistsTeamStat.Ref.
2002 Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics 19.9 ppgChamique HoldsclawWashington Mystics11.6 rpg ‡N/A [6]
2003 Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm 21.2 ppgChamique Holdsclaw (2) Washington Mystics 10.9 rpg [7]
2004 Lauren Jackson (2) Seattle Storm 20.5 ppg Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks 9.9 rpg [8]
2005 Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets 18.6 ppg Cheryl Ford Detroit Shock 9.8 rpg Sue Bird Seattle Storm 5.9 apg [9]
2006 Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 25.3 ppg ‡Cheryl Ford (2) Detroit Shock 11.3 rpg Nikki Teasley Washington Mystics [10]
2007 Lauren Jackson (3) Seattle Storm 23.8 ppgLauren JacksonSeattle Storm9.7 rpg Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars 5.0 apg [11]
2008 Diana Taurasi (2) Phoenix Mercury 24.1 ppg Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks 9.5 rpg Lindsay Whalen Connecticut Sun 5.4 apg [12]
2009 Diana Taurasi (3) Phoenix Mercury 20.4 ppgCandace Parker (2) Los Angeles Sparks 9.8 rpgSue Bird (2) Seattle Storm 5.8 apg [13]
2010 Diana Taurasi (4) Phoenix Mercury 22.6 ppg Tina Charles Connecticut Sun 11.7 rpg ‡ Ticha Penicheiro Los Angeles Sparks 6.9 apg [14]
2011 Diana Taurasi (5) Phoenix Mercury 21.6 ppgTina Charles (2) Connecticut Sun 11.0 rpgLindsay Whalen (2) Minnesota Lynx 5.9 apg [15]
2012 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream 21.4 ppgTina Charles (3) Connecticut Sun 10.5 rpgLindsay Whalen (3) Minnesota Lynx 5.4 apg [16]
2013 Angel McCoughtry (2) Atlanta Dream 21.5 ppg Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky 11.5 rpg Danielle Robinson San Antonio Silver Stars 6.7 apg [17]
2014 Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx 23.9 ppg Courtney Paris Tulsa Shock 10.2 rpgDiana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 5.7 apg [18]
2015 Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky 23.4 ppgCourtney Paris (2) Tulsa Shock 9.3 rpg Courtney Vandersloot Chicago Sky5.8 apg [19]
2016 Tina Charles New York Liberty 21.5 ppgTina Charles (4)New York Liberty9.9 rpgSue Bird (3) Seattle Storm 5.8 apg [20]
2017 Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury 21.9 ppg Jonquel Jones Connecticut Sun Courtney Vandersloot (2) Chicago Sky 8.1 apg ‡ [21]
2018 Liz Cambage Dallas Wings 23.0 ppgSylvia Fowles (2) Minnesota Lynx Courtney Vandersloot (3) Chicago Sky 8.6 apg ‡ [22]
2019 Brittney Griner (2) Phoenix Mercury 20.7 ppgJonquel Jones (2) Connecticut Sun 9.7 rpgCourtney Vandersloot (4) Chicago Sky 9.1 apg ‡ [23]
2020 Arike Ogunbowale Dallas Wings 22.8 ppgCandace Parker (3) Los Angeles Sparks 9.7 rpgCourtney Vandersloot (5) Chicago Sky 10.0 apg ‡ [24]
2021 Tina Charles (2) Washington Mystics 23.4 ppgJonquel Jones (3) Connecticut Sun 11.2 rpgCourtney Vandersloot (6) Chicago Sky 8.6 apg [25]
2022 Breanna Stewart Seattle Storm 21.8 ppgSylvia Fowles (3) Minnesota Lynx 9.8 rpg Natasha Cloud Washington Mystics 7.0 apg [26]
2023 Jewell Loyd Seattle Storm 24.7 ppg Alyssa Thomas Connecticut Sun 9.9 rpgCourtney Vandersloot (7) New York Liberty 8.1 apg [27]
2024 A'ja Wilson Las Vegas Aces 26.9 ppg ‡ Angel Reese Chicago Sky 13.1 rpg ‡ Caitlin Clark Indiana Fever 8.4 apg [28]
2025 A'ja Wilson (2) Las Vegas Aces 23.4 ppgAngel Reese (2) [a] Chicago Sky 12.6 rpg Alyssa Thomas Phoenix Mercury 9.2 apg [30]
  1. ↑ Reese did not meet the statistical minimum for this award for total games played but did qualify due to her total number of rebounds exceeding the statistical minimum set by the league. [29]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1997 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ "1998 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ "1999 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2000 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Baranova, Byears win shooting champion honors". USA Today . August 23, 2001. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2002 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2003 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2004 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2005 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  10. ↑ "2006 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Lauren Jackson, Becky Hammon Capture 2007 WNBA Peak Performer Honors". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  12. ↑ "2008 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Diana Taurasi, Candace Parker And Sue Bird Capture 2009 Peak Performer Honors". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2010 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". hoopfeed.com. Hoopfeed. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2011 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Angel McCoughtry, Tina Charles and Lindsay Whalen Capture 2012 WNBA Peak Performer Honors". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Angel McCoughtry, Sylvia Fowles and Danielle Robinson capture 2013 WNBA Peak Performer honors". Hoop Feed. September 18, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Maya Moore Earns 2014 WNBA Peak Performer Honors". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Sky's Delle Donne And Vandersloot, Shock's Paris Earn 2015 WNBA Peak Performer Honors". wnba.com. July 14, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Liberty's Charles, Seattle's Bird Earn 2016 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Phoenix's Griner, Connecticut's Jones And Chicago's Vandersloot Earn 2017 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Cambage, Fowles And Vandersloot Earn 2018 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Phoenix's Griner, Connecticut's Jones and Chicago's Vandersloot Earn 2019 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Dallas' Ogunbowale, Los Angeles' Parker And Chicago's Vandersloot Earn 2020 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  25. ↑ "2021 WNBA Peak Performers: Tina Charles, Jonquel Jones, and Courtney Vandersloot". wnba.com. WNBA. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  26. ↑ @WNBA (August 15, 2022). "THE BEST OF THE BEST 👏 Congratulations to @breannastewart, @SylviaFowles, and @T_Cloud4 for being named the 2022 WNBA Peak Performers 🙌 #MoreThan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ↑ Sinatra, Alex (September 11, 2023). "WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd among 2023 Peak Performers". USA Today . Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  28. ↑ Ostrow, Spencer (September 20, 2024). "WNBA Announces Major Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, A'ja Wilson News". Athlon Sports. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Statistical Minimums to Qualify For WNBA League Leaders". WNBA . Archived from the original on July 29, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  30. ↑ WNBA Communications [@WNBAComms] (September 12, 2025). "The numbers don't lie📈" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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