# List of WNBA season scoring leaders

The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in every given season.

## Key

| ^ | ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the WNBA | Denotes player who is still active in the WNBA | Denotes player who is still active in the WNBA | Denotes player who is still active in the WNBA | Denotes player who is still active in the WNBA |
| * | * | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| † | † | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration |
| ‡ | ‡ | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year |
| Player (X) | Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season |
| G | Guard | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |

## Annual leaders

| Season | Player | Pos | Team | GP | Field goals made | 3-point field goals made | Free throws made | Total points | Points per game |
| 1997 ‡ | Cynthia Cooper* | G | Houston Comets | 28 | 191 | 67 | 172 | 621 | 22.2 |
| 1998 ‡ | Cynthia Cooper* (2) | G | Houston Comets | 30 | 203 | 64 | 210 | 680 | 22.7 |
| 1999 | Cynthia Cooper* (3) | G | Houston Comets | 31 | 212 | 58 | 204 | 686 | 22.1 |
| 2000 ‡ | Sheryl Swoopes* | F/G | Houston Comets | 31 | 245 | 34 | 119 | 643 | 20.7 |
| 2001 | Katie Smith* | G | Minnesota Lynx | 32 | 204 | 85 | 246 | 739 | 23.1 |
| 2002 | Chamique Holdsclaw | F | Washington Mystics | 20 | 149 | 11 | 88 | 397 | 19.9 |
| 2003 ‡ | Lauren Jackson* | F/C | Seattle Storm | 33 | 254 | 39 | 151 | 698 | 21.2 |
| 2004 | Lauren Jackson* (2) | F/C | Seattle Storm | 31 | 220 | 52 | 142 | 634 | 20.5 |
| 2005 ‡ | Sheryl Swoopes* (2) | F/G | Houston Comets | 33 | 217 | 27 | 153 | 614 | 18.6 |
| 2006 | Diana Taurasi$^†$ | G | Phoenix Mercury | 34 | 298 | 121 | 143 | 860 | 25.3 |
| 2007 | Lauren Jackson* (3) | F/C | Seattle Storm | 31 | 258 | 49 | 174 | 739 | 23.8 |
| 2008 | Diana Taurasi$^†$ (2) | G | Phoenix Mercury | 34 | 258 | 89 | 215 | 820 | 24.1 |
| 2009 ‡ | Diana Taurasi$^†$ (3) | G | Phoenix Mercury | 31 | 200 | 79 | 152 | 631 | 20.4 |
| 2010 | Diana Taurasi$^†$ (4) | G | Phoenix Mercury | 31 | 212 | 80 | 198 | 702 | 22.6 |
| 2011 | Diana Taurasi$^†$ (5) | G | Phoenix Mercury | 32 | 208 | 81 | 195 | 692 | 21.6 |
| 2012 | Angel McCoughtry | F/G | Atlanta Dream | 24 | 177 | 28 | 132 | 514 | 21.4 |
| 2013 | Angel McCoughtry (2) | F/G | Atlanta Dream | 33 | 246 | 23 | 196 | 711 | 21.5 |
| 2014 ‡ | Maya Moore | F | Minnesota Lynx | 34 | 295 | 62 | 160 | 812 | 23.9 |
| 2015 ‡ | Elena Delle Donne$^†$ | F/G | Chicago Sky | 31 | 238 | 42 | 207 | 725 | 23.4 |
| 2016 | Tina Charles^ | C | New York Liberty | 32 | 273 | 17 | 125 | 688 | 21.5 |
| 2017 | Brittney Griner^ | C | Phoenix Mercury | 26 | 207 | 0 | 155 | 569 | 21.9 |
| 2018 | Liz Cambage | C | Dallas Wings | 32 | 278 | 12 | 169 | 737 | 23.0 |
| 2019 | Brittney Griner^ (2) | C | Phoenix Mercury | 31 | 270 | 1 | 101 | 642 | 20.7 |
| 2020 | Arike Ogunbowale^ | G | Dallas Wings | 22 | 173 | 48 | 107 | 501 | 22.8 |
| 2021 | Tina Charles^ (2) | C | Washington Mystics | 27 | 238 | 50 | 105 | 631 | 23.4 |
| 2022 | Breanna Stewart^ | F | Seattle Storm | 34 | 255 | 67 | 164 | 741 | 21.8 |
| 2023 | Jewell Loyd^ | G | Seattle Storm | 38 | 285 | 115 | 254 | 939 | 24.7 |
| 2024 ‡ | A'ja Wilson^ | C | Las Vegas Aces | 38 | 385 | 19 | 232 | 1,021 | 26.9 |

## Multiple-time leaders

| Rank | Player | Team | Times leader | Years |
| 1 | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 5 | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| 2 | Cynthia Cooper | Houston Comets | 3 | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| 2 | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm | 3 | 2003, 2004, 2007 |
| 3 | Tina Charles | New York Liberty (1) / Washington Mystics (1) | 2 | 2016, 2021 |
| 3 | Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | 2 | 2017, 2019 |
| 3 | Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| 3 | Sheryl Swoopes | Houston Comets | 2 | 2000, 2005 |