highest free throw average in one season

Katie Smith has averaged the most free throws per game in a season with 7.6 per game in 2001.

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NAMEFTMSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Katie Smith
K. Smith
7.6
2001
MIN MIN
32
38.6
23.0
3.8
2.2
0.7
0.2
6.4
16.2
39.3
2.7
7.5
35.4
8.5
89.4
57.7
1.2
2.6
2.7
1,235
737
122
70
23
5
87
94
-48
2Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
7.0
1998
HOU HOU
30
35.0
22.7
3.7
4.4
1.6
0.4
6.8
15.2
44.6
2.1
5.3
40.0
8.2
85.4
60.4
0.8
2.8
3.2
1,051
680
110
131
48
11
95
65
+345
3A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
6.8
2026
LVA LVA
41
32.0
26.2
9.4
3.2
1.4
1.9
9.2
17.5
52.7
0.9
2.3
40.4
7.9
86.4
62.4
1.8
7.5
2.4
1,311
1,073
384
132
58
79
97
75
+368
4Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
6.8
2011
ATL ATL
33
27.9
21.6
5.2
2.5
2.2
1.0
7.1
16.8
42.4
0.6
2.2
26.4
8.7
77.7
52.3
1.6
3.6
3.2
921
712
173
84
72
32
104
99
+104
5Jewell Loyd
J. Loyd
6.7
2023
SEA SEA
38
35.3
24.7
4.7
3.4
1.0
0.4
7.5
20.3
37.0
3.0
8.5
35.6
7.5
88.8
52.4
1.1
3.6
2.8
1,343
939
178
131
38
16
105
63
-146
6Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
6.7
2015
CHI CHI
31
32.8
23.4
8.4
1.4
1.1
2.0
7.7
16.7
46.0
1.4
4.3
31.3
7.0
95.0
59.1
1.9
6.5
1.2
1,016
725
260
42
33
63
36
52
+211
7Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
6.6
1999
HOU HOU
31
35.5
22.1
2.8
5.2
1.4
0.4
6.8
14.8
46.3
1.9
5.6
33.5
7.4
89.1
61.4
0.5
2.3
3.4
1,101
686
87
162
43
11
104
61
+316
8Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
6.4
2010
PHX PHX
31
32.2
22.6
4.3
4.7
1.2
0.6
6.8
16.0
42.7
2.6
6.9
37.4
7.0
91.2
59.2
0.4
3.9
3.5
998
702
132
146
38
19
110
110
+29
9Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
6.3
2008
PHX PHX
34
31.9
24.1
5.1
3.6
1.4
1.4
7.6
17.0
44.6
2.6
7.3
36.0
7.3
87.0
59.6
0.8
4.3
2.4
1,083
820
172
121
46
46
83
125
+43
10Natalie Williams
N. Williams
6.3
2000
UTA UTA
29
35.9
18.7
11.6
1.8
1.2
0.6
6.2
12.6
49.0
0.1
0.2
60.0
7.9
79.8
58.3
4.6
7.0
2.7
1,040
543
336
51
35
18
79
124
-12
11A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
6.2
2025
LVA LVA
40
31.2
23.4
10.2
3.1
1.6
2.3
8.3
16.5
50.5
0.6
1.5
42.4
7.3
85.5
59.6
2.3
7.9
2.2
1,247
937
407
122
64
92
87
75
+292
12Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
6.1
1997
HOU HOU
28
35.0
22.2
3.9
4.7
2.1
0.2
6.8
14.6
46.8
2.4
5.7
41.9
7.1
86.4
62.7
1.2
2.8
3.9
981
621
110
131
58
6
110
69
+161
13A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
6.1
2024
LVA LVA
38
34.4
26.9
11.9
2.3
1.8
2.6
10.1
19.6
51.8
0.5
1.6
31.7
7.2
84.4
59.1
2.1
9.8
1.3
1,308
1,021
451
88
68
98
48
67
+175
14Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
6.1
2011
PHX PHX
32
30.2
21.6
3.2
3.6
0.8
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.9
2.5
6.4
39.5
6.8
90.3
62.0
0.4
2.8
3.0
965
692
101
114
24
20
96
113
+140
15Jewell Loyd
J. Loyd
6.0
2024
SEA SEA
37
33.7
19.7
4.5
3.6
1.4
0.2
6.1
16.8
36.0
1.6
5.8
27.4
6.8
88.1
49.7
0.7
3.8
2.3
1,246
729
166
135
52
8
85
67
+198
16Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
6.0
2002
SAC SAC
17
34.1
16.9
8.7
1.1
0.9
0.8
5.5
10.5
52.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
80.3
61.3
3.9
4.8
2.6
579
288
148
19
16
13
45
70
+43
17Brittney Griner
B. Griner
6.0
2017
PHX PHX
26
31.5
21.9
7.6
1.9
0.7
2.5
8.0
13.8
57.7
0.0
0.0
7.3
81.2
64.2
1.7
5.9
2.5
820
569
198
49
18
65
64
88
+109
18Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
5.9
2013
ATL ATL
33
31.4
21.5
5.3
4.4
2.7
0.7
7.5
18.1
41.3
0.7
3.4
20.4
7.2
82.4
50.7
1.8
3.6
4.1
1,036
711
176
146
89
24
134
90
+148
19A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
5.8
2023
LVA LVA
40
30.7
22.8
9.5
1.6
1.4
2.2
8.4
15.0
55.7
0.2
0.7
31.0
7.2
81.2
62.7
2.1
7.5
1.6
1,228
912
380
64
56
89
62
85
+487
20A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
5.8
2018
LVA LVA
33
30.6
20.7
8.0
2.2
0.8
1.7
7.4
16.1
46.2
0.0
0.0
7.5
77.4
53.4
2.0
6.0
1.4
1,010
682
264
74
27
55
46
68
-43
21Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
5.8
2026
NYL NYL
42
33.0
20.8
8.3
3.3
1.4
1.3
7.1
15.1
47.4
0.7
2.9
25.4
6.9
84.1
57.5
1.5
6.8
2.0
1,384
875
348
137
57
54
85
90
+108
22DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
5.8
2012
PHX PHX
32
35.0
20.6
7.2
2.2
1.7
0.9
6.6
18.2
36.4
1.6
5.8
28.3
6.8
85.2
48.7
1.7
5.5
2.3
1,120
660
230
71
54
28
75
46
-332
23Skylar Diggins
S. Diggins
5.7
2017
DAL DAL
34
34.2
18.5
3.5
5.8
1.3
0.8
5.6
13.4
42.2
1.4
4.1
35.0
6.4
89.4
57.0
0.7
2.8
2.8
1,162
628
118
198
45
28
94
80
-19
24Liz Cambage
L. Cambage
5.7
2013
TUL TUL
20
25.0
16.3
8.3
1.1
0.5
2.4
5.3
9.5
56.1
0.0
0.0
7.4
77.6
64.3
2.5
5.8
3.1
499
326
166
22
10
48
62
58
+43
25Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
5.7
2013
PHX PHX
32
32.3
20.3
4.2
6.2
0.7
0.5
6.3
13.7
45.6
2.2
6.2
34.7
6.7
85.4
61.1
0.6
3.6
3.6
1,032
651
134
197
22
15
116
103
+67
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PPG

14.0

McBride

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RPG

6.0

Collier

Napheesa Collier

APG

5.0

McBride

Kayla McBride
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.4

3rd

DRTG

104.4

4th

NETRTG

9.0

2nd

3P%

38.2

2nd

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Wings Wings
27
17
.614
6.0
5
Fire Fire
17
27
.386
16.0
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71

Final

87

NYL Liberty

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

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27.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

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10.2

Jones

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9.5

Stokes

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

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8.8

Canada

Jordin Canada

6.2

Young

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.2

Canada

Jordin Canada

2.0

Gray

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

Jonquel Jones

2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

2.2

Reese

Angel Reese
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

3.2

Ionescu

Sabrina Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

JocytÄ—

JustÄ— JocytÄ—

113.6

VanSlooten

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110.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Dream

114.8

Valkyries

114.5

Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

102.9

Valkyries

105.0

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
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11.9

Valkyries

9.4

Liberty

4.3

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-8.7

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284.2

Wilson

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262.3

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

226.8

Williams

Gabby Williams
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282.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

255.5

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

233.3

Williams

Gabby Williams
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93.7

Bibby

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44.6

Koné

Sika Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale
Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

38.3

Gray

Chelsea Gray

38.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.41

Okot

Madina Okot

1.39

Boston

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2.75

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston

1.34

Okot

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Best Record ATS
Valkyries

27-17

Mystics

22-18

Sparks

21-17

Aces

24-20

Sky

20-17

Dream

22-21
Worst Record ATS
Liberty

15-26

Tempo

15-21

Mercury

16-20

Lynx

18-21

Wings

19-21

Fire

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries - x
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces - x
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Dream Dream - x
30
14
.682
3.0
5
Mystics Mystics - x
28
16
.636
5.0
6
Fever Fever - x
28
16
.636
5.0
7
Wings Wings - x
27
17
.614
6.0
8
Liberty Liberty - x
26
18
.591
7.0
9
Fire Fire - e
17
27
.386
16.0
10
Sparks Sparks - e
16
28
.364
17.0
11
Sky Sky - e
16
28
.364
17.0
12
Mercury Mercury - e
16
28
.364
17.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
33
.250
22.0
14
Sun Sun - e
11
33
.250
22.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
36
.182
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WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
7/2
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
67-90
Fri
7/3
MIN MIN
@
NYL NYL
86-99
Fri
7/3
CHI CHI
@
LVA LVA
90-98
Sat
7/4
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
88-83
Sat
7/4
PDX PDX
@
SEA SEA
77-72

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
3:30 PM
Mon
10/19
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Wed
10/21
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM