List of WNBA career scoring leaders
The following is a list of the players who have scored the most points during their WNBA careers. Active players are in bold.
WNBA Most points scored
| Rank | Player | Points | Position | Teams Played For |
| 1 |
Tina Thompson | 7,488 | F | Houston Comets (1997—2008) / Los Angeles Sparks (2009—2011) / Seattle Storm (2012—2013) |
| 2 |
Tamika Catchings | 7,380 | F | Indiana Fever (2002—2016) |
| 3 |
Diana Taurasi | 7,311 | G | Phoenix Mercury (2004—2014, 2016—Present) |
| 4 |
Katie Smith | 6,452 | G/F | Minnesota Lynx (1999—2005) / Detroit Shock (2005—2009) / Washington Mystics (2010) / Seattle Storm (2011—2012) / New York Liberty (2013) |
| 5 |
Cappie Pondexter | 6,312 | G | Phoenix Mercury (2006—2009) / New York Liberty (2010—2014) / Chicago Sky (2015—Present) |
| 6 |
Lisa Leslie | 6,263 | C | Los Angeles Sparks (1997—2006, 2008—2009) |
| 7 |
Lauren Jackson | 6,007 | C/F | Seattle Storm (2001—2012) |
| 8 |
Becky Hammon | 5,841 | G | New York Liberty (1999—2006) / San Antonio Silver Stars/San Antonio Stars (2007—2014) |
| 9 |
DeLisha Milton-Jones | 5,571 | F | Los Angeles Sparks (1999—2004, 2008—2012) / Washington Mystics (2005—2007) / San Antonio Silver Stars (2013) / New York Liberty (2013—2014) / Atlanta Dream (2014—2015) |
| 10 |
Katie Douglas | 5,560 | F/G | Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (2001—2007, 2014) / Indiana Fever (2008—2013) |
| 11 |
Sue Bird | 5,523 | G | Seattle Storm (2002—2012, 2014—Present) |
| 12 |
Lindsay Whalen | 5,164 | G | Connecticut Sun (2004—2009) / Minnesota Lynx (2010—Present) |
| 13 |
Seimone Augustus | 5,131 | F | Minnesota Lynx (2006—Present) |
| 14 |
Swin Cash | 5,119 | F | Detroit Shock (2002—2007) / Seattle Storm (2008—2011) / Chicago Sky (2012—2013) / Atlanta Dream (2014) / New York Liberty (2014—2016) |
| 15 |
Candice Dupree | 5,107 | F | Chicago Sky (2006—2009) / Phoenix Mercury (2010—Present) |
| 16 |
Tangela Smith | 5,048 | F | Sacramento Monarchs (1998—2004) / Charlotte Sting (2005—2006) / Phoenix Mercury (2007—2010) / Indiana Fever (2011) / San Antonio Silver Stars (2012) |
| 17 |
Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 5,013 | F/C | Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (1999—2006) / Los Angeles Sparks (2007) / Washington Mystics (2008) / Detroit Shock (2008—2009) / New York Liberty (2010) / Minnesota Lynx (2011—2012) |
| 18 |
Angel McCoughtry | 4,990 | F | Atlanta Dream (2009—Present) |
| 19 |
Sheryl Swoopes | 4,875 | F | Houston Comets (1997—2000, 2002—2007) / Seattle Storm (2008) / Tulsa Shock (2011) |
| 20 |
Chamique Holdsclaw | 4,716 | F | Washington Mystics (1999—2004) / Los Angeles Sparks (2005—2007) / Atlanta Dream (2009) / San Antonio Silver Stars (2010) |
| 21 |
Penny Taylor | 4,606 | F/G | Cleveland Rockers (2001—2003) / Phoenix Mercury (2004—2007, 2009—2011, 2013—2014, 2016) |
| 22 |
Alana Beard | 4,332 | G | Washington Mystics (2004—2009) / Los Angeles Sparks (2012—Present) |
| 23 |
Sophia Young-Malcolm | 4,300 | F | San Antonio Silver Stars/San Antonio Stars (2006—2012, 2014—2015) |
| 24 |
Jia Perkins | 4,293 | G | Charlotte Sting (2004—2005) / Chicago Sky (2006—2010)/ San Antonio Silver Stars/San Antonio Stars (2011—2015) / Minnesota Lynx (2016—Present) |
| 25 |
Vickie Johnson | 4,243 | G | New York Liberty (1997—2005) / San Antonio Silver Stars (2006—2009) |
All statistics are up to date as of the close of the 2016 WNBA season.
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