least minutes per game by an mvp wnba

Candace Parker has the fewest minutes per game by an MVP in a season with 28.7 minutes per game in 2013.

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NAMEMPGMVPSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Candace Parker
C. Parker
28.7
1
2013
LAS LAS
31
17.9
8.7
3.8
1.3
1.8
6.7
13.6
49.3
0.3
1.1
25.7
4.2
5.5
76.2
55.9
1.4
7.3
2.3
889
556
269
117
40
57
71
42
+196
2Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
29.1
1
2019
WAS WAS
31
19.5
8.3
2.2
0.6
1.3
7.1
13.8
51.5
1.7
3.9
43.0
3.7
3.8
97.4
63.3
1.5
6.7
1.0
901
606
256
68
18
40
30
32
+371
3A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
30.0
1
2022
LVA LVA
36
19.5
9.4
2.1
1.4
1.9
7.2
14.4
50.1
0.9
2.3
37.3
4.2
5.2
81.3
58.5
1.8
7.6
1.7
1,080
703
339
75
52
70
61
76
+313
4Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
30.8
1
2017
MIN MIN
34
18.9
10.4
1.5
1.3
2.0
7.5
11.4
65.5
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.2
76.8
69.1
3.6
6.8
2.4
1,048
644
354
52
44
67
83
93
+332
5Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
31.0
1
2010
SEA SEA
32
20.5
8.3
1.2
0.9
1.2
6.9
14.9
46.2
1.7
4.9
34.6
5.1
5.6
91.0
59.2
2.8
5.5
1.4
993
656
264
38
30
38
46
91
+295
6Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
31.1
1
2006
LAS LAS
34
20.0
9.5
3.2
1.5
1.7
7.6
14.8
51.1
0.2
0.6
40.0
4.6
7.1
65.0
55.7
2.4
7.1
3.7
1,056
680
323
108
51
57
126
115
+164
7A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
31.2
1
2025
LVA LVA
40
23.4
10.2
3.1
1.6
2.3
8.3
16.5
50.5
0.6
1.5
42.4
6.2
7.3
85.5
59.6
2.3
7.9
2.2
1,247
937
407
122
64
92
87
75
+292
8Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
31.5
1
2009
PHX PHX
31
20.4
5.7
3.5
1.2
1.4
6.5
14.0
46.1
2.5
6.3
40.7
4.9
5.5
89.4
62.0
0.6
5.2
2.6
976
631
178
109
36
43
82
95
+139
9Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
31.5
1
2011
IND IND
33
15.5
7.1
3.5
2.0
0.9
5.1
11.6
43.8
1.0
2.8
34.8
4.3
4.9
88.3
56.1
1.9
5.2
2.2
1,040
511
233
115
67
30
73
69
+180
10Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
31.6
1
2018
SEA SEA
34
21.8
8.4
2.5
1.4
1.4
7.9
15.0
52.9
1.8
4.3
41.5
4.1
5.1
82.0
63.3
1.1
7.2
1.8
1,074
742
284
86
46
49
61
69
+275
11Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
31.6
1
2016
LAS LAS
33
19.7
9.1
3.1
1.3
1.2
7.4
11.1
66.5
0.5
0.8
61.5
4.4
5.1
86.9
73.7
2.3
6.7
2.1
1,043
650
299
101
42
39
70
113
+245
12A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
31.7
1
2020
LVA LVA
22
20.5
8.5
2.0
1.2
2.0
7.5
15.7
48.0
0.0
0.0
5.4
6.9
78.1
54.6
1.5
7.0
1.6
697
450
188
45
27
44
35
49
+178
13Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
31.7
1
2021
CON CON
27
19.4
11.2
2.8
1.3
1.3
7.1
13.8
51.5
1.6
4.3
36.2
3.6
4.5
80.2
61.4
2.5
8.7
2.9
856
523
303
75
34
34
78
84
+335
14Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
32.8
1
2015
CHI CHI
31
23.4
8.4
1.4
1.1
2.0
7.7
16.7
46.0
1.4
4.3
31.3
6.7
7.0
95.0
59.1
1.9
6.5
1.2
1,016
725
260
42
33
63
36
52
+211
15Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
32.9
1
2007
SEA SEA
31
23.8
9.7
1.3
1.0
2.0
8.3
16.0
51.9
1.6
3.9
40.2
5.6
6.4
88.3
63.3
2.6
7.1
1.8
1,020
739
300
40
31
63
56
93
+244
16Tina Charles
T. Charles
33.2
1
2012
CON CON
33
18.0
10.5
1.7
0.5
1.4
7.6
15.2
49.9
0.0
0.2
20.0
2.8
3.5
80.2
53.8
3.7
6.7
2.2
1,096
594
345
57
17
47
74
64
+138
17Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
33.4
1
2001
LAS LAS
31
19.5
9.6
2.4
1.1
2.3
7.1
15.1
47.3
0.7
1.9
36.7
4.6
6.2
73.6
54.9
2.8
6.8
3.2
1,035
606
298
73
34
71
98
132
+309
18Candace Parker
C. Parker
33.6
1
2008
LAS LAS
33
18.5
9.5
3.4
1.3
2.3
7.0
13.4
52.3
0.3
0.8
42.3
4.2
5.7
73.3
58.2
2.5
6.9
2.8
1,109
610
313
113
42
75
93
91
+115
19Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
33.6
1
2003
SEA SEA
33
21.2
9.3
1.9
1.2
1.9
7.7
15.9
48.3
1.2
3.7
31.7
4.6
5.5
82.5
57.5
2.5
6.8
2.1
1,110
698
307
62
38
64
69
106
+120
20Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
33.7
1
1999
SAC SAC
29
18.8
11.3
1.6
2.5
1.9
6.9
12.8
54.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
8.1
61.7
57.6
4.9
6.5
2.3
978
545
329
45
73
54
66
91
+194
21Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
33.8
1
2004
LAS LAS
34
17.6
9.9
2.6
1.5
2.9
6.6
13.3
49.4
0.2
0.6
27.3
4.3
6.0
71.2
55.2
1.8
8.1
3.2
1,148
598
336
88
50
98
110
130
+123
22Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
34.1
1
2023
NYL NYL
40
23.0
9.3
3.8
1.5
1.6
7.9
17.0
46.5
2.1
5.8
35.5
5.1
6.0
85.1
58.5
1.6
7.7
1.5
1,365
919
371
150
58
63
58
75
+356
23A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
34.4
1
2024
LVA LVA
38
26.9
11.9
2.3
1.8
2.6
10.1
19.6
51.8
0.5
1.6
31.7
6.1
7.2
84.4
59.1
2.1
9.8
1.3
1,308
1,021
451
88
68
98
48
67
+175
24Maya Moore
M. Moore
34.7
1
2014
MIN MIN
34
23.9
8.1
3.4
1.9
0.8
8.7
18.0
48.1
1.8
5.4
33.5
4.7
5.3
88.4
58.6
2.1
6.0
2.4
1,181
812
276
116
64
28
81
87
+230
25Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
35.0
1
1998
HOU HOU
30
22.7
3.7
4.4
1.6
0.4
6.8
15.2
44.6
2.1
5.3
40.0
7.0
8.2
85.4
60.4
0.8
2.8
3.2
1,051
680
110
131
48
11
95
65
+345
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More Sparks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Plum

Kelsey Plum

RPG

9.0

Ogwumike

Nneka Ogwumike

APG

6.4

Plum

Kelsey Plum
Team Rankings

ORTG

106.0

10th

DRTG

111.2

13th

NETRTG

-5.2

11th

3P%

33.6

9th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Wings Wings
27
17
.614
6.0
5
Fire Fire
17
27
.386
16.0
6
Mercury Mercury
16
28
.364
17.0
7
Sparks Sparks
16
28
.364
17.0
8
Storm Storm
8
36
.182
25.0
Last Game
GSV Valkyries

32 - 12

76

Final

75

LAS Sparks

16 - 28

Thu 24 Sep 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

10.2

Jones

Jonquel Jones

9.5

Stokes

Kiah Stokes
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

8.8

Canada

Jordin Canada

6.2

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.2

Canada

Jordin Canada

2.0

Gray

Allisha Gray
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

Grace VanSlooten

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
Dream

11.9

Valkyries

9.4

Liberty

4.3

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

262.3

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

226.8

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

255.5

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

233.3

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

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

Aliyah Boston
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston

1.34

Okot

Madina Okot

WNBA 2026 Betting

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
25.0

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
Thu
10/22
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
3:30 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM