Sheryl Swoopes averaged the most steals per game in 2003, with 2.5 per game.

Interpreted as:

league leaders in steals per game with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games 2003

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	2.5	2003	HOU	31	34.9	15.6	4.6	3.9	0.8	5.6	14.0	40.3	0.8	2.5	30.4	3.5	4.0	88.7	49.5	1.0	3.6	2.4	1,081	484	143	121	77	26	73	48	+95
2	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	2.1	2003	IND	34	35.5	19.7	8.0	3.4	1.0	6.5	15.1	43.2	2.2	5.6	38.7	4.6	5.4	84.7	56.6	2.4	5.6	3.0	1,208	671	272	114	72	35	102	122	+17
3	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	1.8	2003	SAC	34	32.1	5.4	3.5	6.7	0.0	1.8	6.0	30.2	0.4	1.8	25.0	1.3	2.2	57.9	38.4	0.9	2.6	2.4	1,090	183	119	229	61	1	81	76	+74
4	Marie Ferdinand-Harris M. Ferdinand-Harris	1.7	2003	SAN	34	32.8	13.8	3.7	2.6	0.2	4.1	11.3	36.2	0.5	1.5	30.8	5.2	6.6	78.9	48.7	0.8	2.9	2.5	1,115	470	127	90	58	6	85	87	-105
5	Tari Phillips T. Phillips	1.7	2003	NYL	33	31.2	11.2	8.5	1.7	0.8	4.3	10.8	39.7	0.0	0.2	20.0	2.6	4.0	64.4	44.5	3.0	5.5	2.8	1,030	370	280	56	56	28	92	118	-40
6	Adrian Williams-Strong A. Williams-Strong	1.7	2003	PHX	34	28.9	9.8	7.4	0.9	0.6	4.1	10.3	40.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.5	61.2	43.0	2.0	5.4	2.1	984	334	252	31	57	19	73	95	-145
7	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	1.7	2003	SAC	34	29.9	13.8	7.3	1.4	1.1	4.7	9.8	48.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.3	5.6	77.4	56.4	2.7	4.6	2.2	1,016	469	248	46	57	39	75	125	+119
8	DeLisha Milton-Jones D. Milton-Jones	1.6	2003	LAS	31	35.0	13.4	7.1	2.1	1.3	4.5	10.6	42.4	0.7	2.0	37.7	3.7	4.6	80.4	53.2	1.9	5.2	2.5	1,084	416	220	64	49	41	79	109	+124
9	Tamicha Jackson T. Jackson	1.5	2003	PHX	34	28.1	8.8	2.4	4.3	0.1	3.6	10.6	34.3	1.0	2.9	35.4	0.5	0.6	81.0	40.5	0.7	1.7	2.2	957	300	82	146	52	4	76	62	-159
10	Allison Feaster A. Feaster	1.5	2003	CHA	34	32.3	12.4	3.3	2.1	0.3	4.2	11.1	37.6	2.1	6.0	35.1	1.9	2.3	84.6	51.2	1.1	2.2	2.1	1,098	422	113	73	52	9	72	75	+4
11	Anna DeForge A. DeForge	1.5	2003	PHX	34	31.4	11.9	3.1	2.1	0.4	4.3	10.5	41.2	1.8	4.4	41.2	1.5	2.0	72.5	52.3	0.9	2.1	1.6	1,068	405	105	72	51	12	53	61	-89
12	Svetlana Abrosimova S. Abrosimova	1.5	2003	MIN	30	26.3	10.6	4.7	2.7	0.4	3.7	9.5	39.3	0.8	2.7	30.5	2.3	3.3	70.4	48.5	1.5	3.2	3.0	790	318	141	82	44	11	90	79	-63
13	Dawn Staley D. Staley	1.4	2003	CHA	34	31.9	7.9	1.7	5.1	0.1	2.6	6.4	41.7	0.8	2.1	38.9	1.8	2.1	83.6	54.2	0.4	1.3	2.3	1,085	269	58	174	49	4	78	76	-28
14	Sue Bird S. Bird	1.4	2003	SEA	34	33.4	12.4	3.3	6.5	0.0	4.6	10.8	42.1	1.4	4.1	35.0	1.8	2.0	88.4	52.7	0.6	2.7	3.2	1,136	420	113	221	48	1	110	47	+95
15	Andrea Stinson A. Stinson	1.4	2003	CHA	34	29.4	11.1	4.1	2.9	0.1	4.3	9.4	45.8	0.7	2.2	30.7	1.8	2.3	75.9	53.0	0.8	3.3	2.2	1,001	377	140	97	48	5	75	70	-17
16	Elaine Powell E. Powell	1.4	2003	DET	33	28.5	9.0	3.2	3.9	0.3	3.2	7.1	45.1	0.2	0.6	35.0	2.4	3.2	74.5	52.9	1.3	1.9	2.4	941	296	106	129	45	9	79	65	+156
17	Nykesha Sales N. Sales	1.4	2003	CON	34	32.5	16.1	4.3	2.7	0.4	5.7	13.8	41.5	1.3	3.4	38.6	3.4	4.2	80.6	51.6	0.8	3.5	2.1	1,106	548	145	92	46	13	73	107	-12
18	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	1.3	2003	LAS	23	34.4	18.4	10.0	2.0	2.7	7.2	16.2	44.2	0.5	1.6	32.4	3.6	5.8	61.7	49.1	3.3	6.7	2.8	791	424	231	46	31	63	65	93	+176
19	Swin Cash S. Cash	1.3	2003	DET	33	33.2	16.6	5.8	3.6	0.7	5.9	13.0	45.3	0.4	1.2	30.0	4.4	6.5	68.2	52.3	2.0	3.9	3.3	1,097	548	193	119	43	23	108	76	+168
20	Shannon Johnson S. Johnson	1.3	2003	CON	34	32.6	12.4	3.9	5.8	0.1	4.1	9.4	43.3	0.6	2.1	26.0	3.7	5.0	73.1	53.3	1.1	2.8	3.1	1,108	420	134	196	44	3	107	77	+50
21	Deanna Nolan D. Nolan	1.3	2003	DET	32	29.8	12.4	3.3	2.6	0.4	4.3	9.8	43.6	1.5	3.6	42.1	2.4	3.0	79.2	55.9	0.4	3.0	2.2	955	396	107	83	41	14	69	65	+180
22	Natalie Williams N. Williams	1.3	2003	IND	34	31.0	13.4	7.5	1.4	0.6	5.2	10.7	48.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.4	70.9	53.4	3.2	4.3	2.1	1,054	457	255	46	43	21	70	138	-3
23	Taj McWilliams-Franklin T. McWilliams-Franklin	1.3	2003	CON	34	29.0	10.4	6.7	1.4	1.0	3.9	8.9	44.2	0.4	1.3	27.9	2.2	3.0	74.5	51.2	2.3	4.4	1.6	985	354	227	49	43	33	54	103	+81
24	Tangela Smith T. Smith	1.3	2003	SAC	34	29.0	12.6	5.5	1.5	0.9	5.5	12.6	44.0	0.4	1.4	26.5	1.2	1.7	70.7	47.5	1.8	3.7	1.6	986	430	187	52	43	32	56	103	+24
25	Chamique Holdsclaw C. Holdsclaw	1.3	2003	WAS	27	35.1	20.5	10.9	3.3	0.6	7.6	17.8	42.5	0.2	1.3	17.1	5.2	5.7	90.3	50.5	2.7	8.2	2.7	947	554	294	89	34	15	72	74	-95

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PPG Leaders

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Wilson

25.0

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22.5

Clark

RPG Leaders

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Wilson

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

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SPG Leaders

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BPG Leaders

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Wilson

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3PM Leaders

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Mabrey

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TS% Leaders

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Allemand

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

116.5

114.3

112.9

111.9

111.8

111.3

DRtg Rankings

100.1

104.5

105.0

107.2

107.8

NetRtg Rankings

9.9

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7.3

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Stewart

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Reese

DraftKings Points Leaders

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Wilson

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Reese

1,577

Stewart

USG% Leaders

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Wilson

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Clark

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MPG Leaders

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Howard

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Thomas

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

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Clark

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WNBA 2026 Betting

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19-15

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Worst Record ATS

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WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	31	9	.775
2	Valkyries - x	29	11	.725	2.0
3	Aces - x	27	13	.675	4.0
4	Dream - x	26	14	.650	5.0
5	Fever - x	26	14	.650	5.0
6	Liberty - x	24	16	.600	7.0
7	Mystics - x	24	16	.600	7.0
8	Wings - x	24	16	.600	7.0
9	Fire - e	16	24	.400	15.0
10	Sky - e	15	25	.375	16.0
11	Sparks - e	15	25	.375	16.0
12	Mercury - e	14	26	.350	17.0
13	Tempo - e	11	29	.275	20.0
14	Sun - e	10	30	.250	21.0
15	Storm - e	8	32	.200	23.0