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 Performers Awards went to the "shooting champions" from each conference.

YearEastern Conference
Shooting Champion		TeamWestern Conference
Shooting Champion		TeamRef.
1997 Andrea Congreaves Charlotte Sting Haixia Zheng Los Angeles Sparks [1]

1998–2001

From 1998 to 2001, the Peak Performers Awards went 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

YearPointsTeamStat.ReboundingTeamStat.AssistsTeamStat.Ref.
2002 Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics 19.9 ppgChamique HoldsclawWashington Mystics11.6 rpg ‡N/A [lower-alpha 1] [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 [9]
2006 Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 25.3 ppg ‡Cheryl Ford (2) Detroit Shock 11.3 rpg [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 rpg Sue Bird 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 (2) 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]
  1. ↑ In 2007, the WNBA added a Peak Performer award to be given to the league leader in assists per game in the regular season.

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  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.
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  7. ↑ "2003 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2004 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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  10. ↑ "2006 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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  12. ↑ "2008 WNBA Season Awards". WNBA . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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