Sheryl Swoopes has the most career assists when winning the MVP award 1+ time, with 367 assists.

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	NAME	AST	MVP	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	367	3	96	36.2	19.3	4.9	3.8	2.5	0.9	7.1	15.4	46.2	0.9	2.6	34.1	4.2	5.0	83.3	54.7	1.0	3.9	2.5	3,471	1,849	472	241	82	241	171	+647
2	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	330	4	136	31.9	22.9	10.2	2.4	1.6	2.2	8.4	16.7	50.4	0.6	1.5	37.1	5.5	6.6	83.1	58.4	2.0	8.2	1.7	4,332	3,111	1,385	211	304	231	267	+958
3	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	269	3	99	32.7	19.0	9.7	2.7	1.4	2.3	7.1	14.4	49.3	0.4	1.0	35.3	4.5	6.5	69.6	55.3	2.3	7.3	3.4	3,239	1,884	957	135	226	334	377	+596
4	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	262	2	58	35.0	22.4	3.8	4.5	1.8	0.3	6.8	14.9	45.7	2.3	5.5	40.9	6.6	7.7	85.8	61.4	1.0	2.8	3.5	2,032	1,301	220	106	17	205	134	+506
5	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	236	2	74	33.0	22.4	8.9	3.2	1.4	1.5	7.9	16.1	49.2	1.9	5.1	37.8	4.7	5.6	83.8	60.5	1.4	7.5	1.6	2,439	1,661	655	104	112	119	144	+631
6	Candace Parker C. Parker	230	2	64	31.2	18.2	9.1	3.6	1.3	2.1	6.9	13.5	50.8	0.3	1.0	32.8	4.2	5.6	74.7	57.0	2.0	7.1	2.6	1,998	1,166	582	82	132	164	133	+311
7	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	140	3	96	32.5	21.8	9.1	1.5	1.0	1.7	7.6	15.6	48.8	1.5	4.2	35.4	5.1	5.8	87.3	60.0	2.6	6.5	1.8	3,123	2,093	871	99	165	171	290	+659
8	Maya Moore M. Moore	116	1	34	34.7	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	64	28	81	87	+230
9	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	115	1	33	31.5	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	67	30	73	69	+180
10	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	110	2	62	30.9	21.5	8.3	1.8	0.8	1.7	7.4	15.2	48.5	1.5	4.1	36.9	5.2	5.4	95.8	61.0	1.7	6.6	1.1	1,917	1,331	516	51	103	66	84	+582
11	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	109	1	31	31.5	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	36	43	82	95	+139
12	Nneka Ogwumike N. Ogwumike	101	1	33	31.6	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	42	39	70	113	+245
13	Jonquel Jones J. Jones	75	1	27	31.7	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	34	34	78	84	+335
14	Tina Charles T. Charles	57	1	33	33.2	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	17	47	74	64	+138
15	Sylvia Fowles S. Fowles	52	1	34	30.8	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	44	67	83	93	+332
16	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	45	1	29	33.7	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	73	54	66	91	+194

StatMuse has season-level data for MVP awards and assists going back to the 1997 season.

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.0

Wilson

28.3

Ogunbowale

25.0

Williams

Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

10.0

Stokes

9.8

Wilson

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

8.3

Canada

6.8

Young

Playoffs SPG Leaders

3.3

Canada

2.7

Howard

2.3

Stewart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.3

Stewart

2.3

Reese

2.3

Jones

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

3.5

Williams

3.3

Ionescu

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Jocytė

113.6

VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

116.9

113.7

113.0

110.3

109.3

109.0

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

96.1

100.9

106.6

107.1

115.1

116.4

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

17.7

10.3

9.3

2.2

-7.4

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

202.3

Wilson

166.8

Williams

151.1

Young

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

201.3

Wilson

174

Williams

158.5

Young

Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

44.4

Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Playoffs MPG Leaders

39.3

Stewart

38.0

McBride

37.3

Young

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

1.52

Okot

1.46

Gueye

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

1.44

Okot

1.43

Wilson

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-17

24-18

22-18

21-17

20-17

20-21

Worst Record ATS

15-24

15-21

16-20

18-21

19-21

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	33	11	.750
2	Valkyries - x	32	12	.727	1.0
3	Aces - x	31	13	.705	2.0
4	Dream - x	30	14	.682	3.0
5	Mystics - x	28	16	.636	5.0
6	Fever - x	28	16	.636	5.0
7	Wings - x	27	17	.614	6.0
8	Liberty - x	26	18	.591	7.0
9	Fire - e	17	27	.386	16.0
10	Sparks - e	16	28	.364	17.0
11	Sky - e	16	28	.364	17.0
12	Mercury - e	16	28	.364	17.0
13	Tempo - e	11	33	.250	22.0
14	Sun - e	11	33	.250	22.0
15	Storm - e	8	36	.182	25.0