List of Women's National Basketball Association annual steals leaders
The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) steals title is awarded to the player with the highest steals per game (spg) average in a given season. The highest league-leading spg was Teresa Weatherspoon's 3.33 spg in 1998. The lowest league-leading spg was 2.21, achieved by Nykesha Sales and Yolanda Griffith in 2004.
- Statistics accurate as of September 10, 2023
Year | Player | Pos. | Team | Games played | Total minutes | Minutes per game | Total steals | Steals per game |
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1997 | Teresa Weatherspoon | G | New York Liberty | 28 | 924 | 33.0 | 85 | 3.0 |
1998 | Teresa Weatherspoon (2) | G | New York Liberty | 30 | 1002 | 33.4 | 100 | 3.3 |
1999 | Yolanda Griffith | C/F | Sacramento Monarchs | 29 | 979 | 33.8 | 73 | 2.5 |
2000 | Sheryl Swoopes | F/G | Houston Comets | 31 | 1090 | 35.2 | 87 | 2.8 |
2001 | Debbie Black | G | Miami Sol | 32 | 946 | 29.6 | 82 | 2.5 |
2002 | Tamika Catchings | F | Indiana Fever | 32 | 1167 | 36.5 | 94 | 2.9 |
2003 | Sheryl Swoopes (2) | F/G | Houston Comets | 31 | 1084 | 35.0 | 77 | 2.4 |
2004 | Yolanda Griffith (2) | C/F | Sacramento Monarchs | 34 | 1031 | 30.3 | 75 | 2.2 |
2004 | Nykesha Sales | G/F | Connecticut Sun | 34 | 1096 | 32.2 | 75 | 2.2 |
2005 | Tamika Catchings (2) | F | Indiana Fever | 34 | 1174 | 34.5 | 90 | 2.6 |
2006 | Tamika Catchings (3) | F | Indiana Fever | 32 | 1071 | 33.5 | 94 | 2.9 |
2007 | Tamika Catchings (4) | F | Indiana Fever | 21 | 678 | 32.3 | 66 | 3.1 |
2008 | Alexis Hornbuckle | G | Detroit Shock | 34 | 747 | 22.0 | 79 | 2.3 |
2009 | Tamika Catchings (5) | F | Indiana Fever | 34 | 1084 | 31.9 | 99 | 2.9 |
2010 | Tamika Catchings (6) | F | Indiana Fever | 34 | 1068 | 31.4 | 77 | 2.2 |
2011 | Sancho Lyttle | F | Atlanta Dream | 22 | 577 | 26.2 | 52 | 2.3 |
2012 | Angel McCoughtry | F | Atlanta Dream | 24 | 718 | 29.9 | 60 | 2.5 |
2013 | Tamika Catchings (7) | F | Indiana Fever | 30 | 942 | 31.4 | 85 | 2.8 |
2014 | Angel McCoughtry (2) | F | Atlanta Dream | 31 | 970 | 31.3 | 74 | 2.3 |
2015 | Sancho Lyttle (2) | F | Atlanta Dream | 24 | 721 | 30.0 | 54 | 2.2 |
2016 | Sancho Lyttle (3) | F | Atlanta Dream | 19 | 572 | 30.1 | 39 | 2.0 |
2017 | Alana Beard | F/G | Los Angeles Sparks | 34 | 1048 | 30.8 | 71 | 2.0 |
2018 | Maya Moore | F/G | Minnesota Lynx | 34 | 1081 | 31.8 | 57 | 1.7 |
2019 | Jordin Canada | G | Seattle Storm | 30 | 865 | 28.8 | 68 | 2.3 |
2020 | Alyssa Thomas | F | Connecticut Sun | 21 | 689 | 32.8 | 42 | 2.0 |
2021 | Brittney Sykes | G | Los Angeles Sparks | 32 | 939 | 29.3 | 58 | 1.8 |
2022 | Brittney Sykes (2) | G | Los Angeles Sparks | 32 | 921 | 31.3 | 65 | 2.0 |
2023 | Jordin Canada (2) | G | Los Angeles Sparks | 38 | 1,237 | 32.5 | 86 | 2.3 |
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders
- List of National Basketball Association season steals leaders
External links
- WNBA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Steals Per Game by Basketball-Reference.com
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- 1997: Weatherspoon
- 1998: Weatherspoon
- 1999: Griffith
- 2000: Swoopes
- 2001: Black
- 2002: Catchings
- 2003: Swoopes
- 2004: Griffith & Sales
- 2005: Catchings
- 2006: Catchings
- 2007: Catchings
- 2008: Hornbuckle
- 2009: Catchings
- 2010: Catchings
- 2011: Lyttle
- 2012: McCoughtry
- 2013: Catchings
- 2014: McCoughtry
- 2015: Lyttle
- 2016: Lyttle
- 2017: Beard
- 2018: Moore
- 2019: Canada
- 2020: Thomas
- 2021: Sykes
- 2022: Sykes
- 2023: Canada