Career regular-season points in the WNBA, as of October 4, 2026 (the 2026 regular season is complete; playoff and Finals points are not counted). Diana Taurasi leads by more than 2,200 points, and four of the top 15 are still active.
Pictured: Diana Taurasi becoming the first WNBA player to reach 10,000 career points (Mercury vs. Dream, August 3, 2023), #1 with 10,646.
| Rank | Player | Career points | Games | Points per game | Years active | Status | Position | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diana Taurasi | 10,646 | 565 | 18.8 | 2004–2024 | Retired | Guard | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2 | Tina Charles | 8,396 | 473 | 17.8 | 2010–2025 | Retired | Center | Connecticut Sun, New York Liberty, Washington Mystics, Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream |
| 3 | DeWanna Bonner | 8,243 | 577 | 14.3 | 2009–2026 | Active | Forward | Phoenix Mercury, Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever, Atlanta Dream |
| 4 | Nneka Ogwumike | 8,047 | 480 | 16.8 | 2012–2026 | Retired | Forward | Los Angeles Sparks, Seattle Storm |
| 5 | Tina Thompson | 7,488 | 496 | 15.1 | 1997–2013 | Retired | Forward | Houston Comets, Los Angeles Sparks, Seattle Storm |
| 6 | Tamika Catchings | 7,380 | 457 | 16.1 | 2002–2016 | Retired | Forward | Indiana Fever |
| 7 | Candice Dupree | 6,895 | 494 | 14.0 | 2006–2021 | Retired | Forward | Chicago Sky, Phoenix Mercury, Indiana Fever, Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream |
| 8 | Breanna Stewart | 6,860 | 334 | 20.5 | 2016–present | Active | Forward | Seattle Storm, New York Liberty |
| 9 | Cappie Pondexter | 6,811 | 416 | 16.4 | 2006–2018 | Retired | Guard | Phoenix Mercury, New York Liberty, Chicago Sky, Los Angeles Sparks, Indiana Fever |
| 10 | Sue Bird | 6,803 | 580 | 11.7 | 2002–2022 | Retired | Guard | Seattle Storm |
| 11 | A’ja Wilson | 6,792 | 308 | 22.1 | 2018–present | Active | Center | Las Vegas Aces |
| 12 | Candace Parker | 6,574 | 410 | 16.0 | 2008–2023 | Retired | Forward | Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky, Las Vegas Aces |
| 13 | Katie Smith | 6,452 | 482 | 13.4 | 1999–2013 | Retired | Guard | Minnesota Lynx, Detroit Shock, New York Liberty, Seattle Storm, Washington Mystics |
| 14 | Jewell Loyd | 6,365 | 413 | 15.4 | 2015–present | Active | Guard | Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces |
| 15 | Lisa Leslie | 6,263 | 363 | 17.3 | 1997–2009 | Retired | Center | Los Angeles Sparks |
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As of October 4, 2026, after the 2026 regular season (last game September 24). Regular-season points only: playoff and Finals points are excluded. Active players (DeWanna Bonner, Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson and Jewell Loyd) will add to their totals in future seasons; the order changes only when someone passes the player above them.[1]
Taurasi was the first WNBA player to reach 8,000 career points (June 2018) and, on August 3, 2023, the first to reach 10,000, getting there with a 42-point game against the Atlanta Dream.[2] She retired in February 2025 after 20 seasons, all with the Phoenix Mercury, still nearly 2,250 points clear of second place.[3]
Charles became the second player ever to pass 8,000 points, on July 11, 2025 (20 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists), joining Taurasi.[4] She also retired as the league’s career leader in rebounds (4,262), field goals made (3,364) and double-doubles, and announced her retirement on May 5, 2026.[5]
Bonner moved to No. 3 on May 17, 2025, passing Tina Thompson in her Indiana Fever debut, then became the third player to reach 8,000 on July 7, 2026, in a Phoenix Mercury game against the Chicago Sky.[6] With 577 games played she is second only to Sue Bird’s 580, and in 2026 she finished the season with the Atlanta Dream after a Mercury buyout.[7] She has not formally announced whether she will return, so she is listed as active.[8]
Ogwumike became the fourth player in WNBA history to reach 8,000 points on September 20, 2026, and played her final game four days later with 17 points and 15 rebounds in a 76-75 loss to Golden State.[9] The No. 1 pick in 2012 won the 2016 MVP award and a championship with the Sparks, and she is the Sparks’ all-time scoring leader.[10]
Thompson was the first player ever drafted in WNBA history (No. 1 in 1997, by Houston) and won the first four league titles with the Comets.[11] Across a 17-year career she scored 7,488 points in 496 games, and she held the league’s scoring record until Taurasi passed her in 2017.[12]
Catchings spent all 15 of her seasons with the Indiana Fever, leading them to the 2012 championship and earning Finals MVP honors along the way.[13] A 10-time All-Star, she averaged 16.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals in 457 games.[13]
Dupree’s total is a product of longevity: 494 games across 16 seasons and five teams, at a steady 14.0 points per game.[14] The seven-time All-Star won the 2014 title with Phoenix and later became head coach at Tennessee State.[14]
Stewart passed Sue Bird for ninth place on the all-time list with 6,806 points, then moved into eighth by passing Cappie Pondexter’s 6,811 days later, all in September 2026.[15] She has done it in just 334 games at 20.5 points per game, the fastest scoring pace of anyone in the top ten.[16]
Pondexter averaged 16.4 points in 416 games over 2006–2018, splitting her prime between Phoenix and New York.[17] She won two WNBA titles, including the 2009 championship alongside Taurasi, and was the 2007 Finals MVP.[17]
Bird is the outlier of the top ten: her 6,803 points came at just 11.7 per game, built over a record 19 seasons and 580 games, all with Seattle.[18] She is also the league’s all-time assists leader with 3,234.[18]