fastest player to reach 5000 points

Tina Thompson scored 7,488 points in her career.

Interpreted as:
fastest player to reach 5000 or more points
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
7,488
496
32.4
15.1
6.2
1.6
0.9
0.8
5.3
12.7
41.8
1.5
4.1
37.1
3.0
3.6
83.2
52.9
1.8
4.4
2.5
16,089
3,069
804
452
372
1,216
1,270
+1261
2Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
6,263
363
32.1
17.3
9.1
2.4
1.4
2.3
6.4
13.7
47.0
0.3
1.1
31.6
4.1
5.9
69.5
53.1
2.4
6.7
3.3
11,639
3,307
874
492
822
1,193
1,397
+1678
3Tangela Smith
T. Smith
5,041
462
27.5
10.9
5.0
1.2
1.0
1.2
4.5
10.5
42.3
0.5
1.5
34.3
1.5
1.9
77.8
47.9
1.4
3.6
1.6
12,708
2,329
554
456
555
751
1,396
-79
4DeLisha Milton-Jones
D. Milton-Jones
5,571
499
28.8
11.2
5.2
1.8
1.2
0.7
4.2
9.5
44.0
0.6
1.9
32.5
2.2
2.8
79.0
52.1
1.5
3.6
2.4
14,377
2,574
921
619
339
1,173
1,574
+958
5Becky Hammon
B. Hammon
5,841
450
27.9
13.0
2.5
3.8
1.1
0.1
4.3
9.7
43.8
1.8
4.9
37.8
2.6
2.9
89.7
59.0
0.4
2.1
2.7
12,559
1,110
1,708
488
59
1,224
737
+490
6Katie Smith
K. Smith
6,450
482
32.6
13.4
2.9
2.6
0.8
0.2
4.3
10.5
40.4
1.9
5.1
36.7
3.0
3.5
85.9
55.4
0.7
2.2
1.9
15,721
1,383
1,258
408
78
935
1,199
+183
7Katie Douglas
K. Douglas
5,563
412
30.7
13.5
3.8
2.6
1.5
0.3
4.7
11.3
41.5
1.8
4.8
36.7
2.4
3.0
80.5
53.7
1.1
2.7
2.0
12,642
1,569
1,075
623
126
830
699
+1126
8Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
6,007
317
31.9
18.9
7.7
1.4
1.1
1.8
6.6
14.3
46.0
1.4
3.9
35.1
4.4
5.2
84.2
57.0
2.2
5.5
1.7
10,125
2,447
435
360
586
549
982
+1541
9Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
7,378
457
31.4
16.1
7.3
3.3
2.3
0.8
5.2
12.6
41.5
1.3
3.7
35.6
4.4
5.2
84.0
54.3
2.0
5.2
2.3
14,370
3,314
1,488
1,073
384
1,043
1,229
+1573
10Swin Cash
S. Cash
5,119
479
28.0
10.7
5.3
2.4
0.8
0.5
3.7
9.1
40.7
0.4
1.3
27.6
2.9
3.9
75.7
49.5
1.6
3.6
2.4
13,426
2,521
1,131
384
258
1,127
1,146
+911
11Sue Bird
S. Bird
6,802
580
31.2
11.7
2.5
5.6
1.2
0.1
4.3
10.0
42.9
1.7
4.4
39.2
1.5
1.7
85.3
54.7
0.4
2.2
2.4
18,068
1,466
3,235
724
72
1,393
775
+2041
12Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
5,523
480
28.3
11.5
3.8
4.9
1.0
0.1
4.1
8.9
46.1
0.4
1.4
29.0
2.9
3.6
81.2
55.1
0.7
3.0
2.1
13,589
1,813
2,348
500
41
1,007
1,001
+2047
13Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
10,646
565
30.7
18.8
3.9
4.2
0.9
0.6
5.9
13.9
42.5
2.6
7.1
36.0
4.5
5.1
87.0
58.2
0.4
3.5
2.7
17,333
2,210
2,394
518
351
1,520
1,735
+1150
14Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
6,005
391
28.8
15.4
3.1
2.3
0.7
0.3
6.3
13.1
48.0
0.7
2.1
36.4
2.1
2.4
85.8
54.4
0.5
2.6
1.6
11,244
1,228
911
281
132
612
477
+1324
15Candice Dupree
C. Dupree
6,895
494
30.7
14.0
6.4
1.8
0.9
0.6
5.8
11.6
49.5
0.1
0.2
24.4
2.4
2.9
82.1
54.1
1.6
4.8
1.8
15,153
3,146
904
431
318
871
880
-922
16Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
6,811
416
30.7
16.4
3.7
3.8
1.0
0.2
5.9
13.9
42.2
1.1
3.2
35.0
3.5
4.2
84.2
51.9
0.6
3.1
2.3
12,772
1,520
1,578
409
71
948
873
-139
17Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
6,413
408
30.2
15.7
9.8
1.1
1.2
1.8
6.2
10.3
59.9
0.0
0.0
100.0
3.3
4.6
72.8
63.6
2.8
7.0
2.4
12,306
4,005
461
490
721
961
1,049
+1081
18Candace Parker
C. Parker
6,574
410
30.3
16.0
8.5
4.0
1.3
1.5
6.0
12.6
47.9
0.8
2.5
33.3
3.1
4.1
76.7
55.7
1.5
6.9
2.6
12,438
3,467
1,634
521
619
1,062
834
+1838
19Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
5,797
311
27.9
18.6
5.0
2.9
2.0
0.6
6.5
15.1
42.9
0.8
2.7
29.3
4.9
6.1
80.2
52.4
1.6
3.4
3.0
8,677
1,561
915
627
193
948
857
+736
20DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
7,807
535
29.9
14.6
6.0
2.2
1.2
0.6
4.9
11.7
41.6
1.2
4.1
30.5
3.6
4.2
85.8
53.8
1.2
4.8
1.5
16,023
3,204
1,176
631
344
826
891
+1179
21Tina Charles
T. Charles
8,396
473
31.6
17.8
9.0
2.2
0.8
0.9
7.1
15.8
45.0
0.4
1.3
31.6
3.1
4.0
78.4
50.5
2.5
6.5
2.2
14,944
4,262
1,033
384
428
1,040
1,037
-638
22Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
7,305
436
30.0
16.8
7.5
2.1
1.5
0.6
6.6
12.2
53.9
0.5
1.4
36.8
3.0
3.6
83.9
60.6
1.9
5.5
1.8
13,068
3,268
896
668
260
782
1,131
+1481
23Skylar Diggins
S. Diggins
5,489
335
31.9
16.4
2.9
5.3
1.3
0.7
5.4
13.0
41.9
1.3
3.9
32.6
4.2
5.0
84.3
53.9
0.7
2.2
2.6
10,691
955
1,768
445
221
879
790
+405
24Brittney Griner
B. Griner
5,954
354
29.3
16.8
7.1
1.8
0.5
2.4
6.7
11.9
55.8
0.1
0.2
33.3
3.5
4.3
79.7
60.9
1.6
5.5
2.1
10,372
2,525
633
166
859
732
965
+825
25Kayla McBride
K. McBride
5,389
374
30.3
14.4
3.2
2.5
1.1
0.1
4.8
11.6
41.2
1.9
5.2
37.3
2.9
3.3
89.6
55.3
0.5
2.7
1.7
11,317
1,182
945
418
40
622
508
+285
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