Sue Bird has the most career assists, with 3,235 assists.

Interpreted as:

most assists by a player in history

	NAME	AST	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	Sue Bird S. Bird	3,235	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	6,802	1,466	724	72	1,393	775	+2041
2	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	2,887	435	28.0	10.0	3.2	6.6	1.3	0.4	3.8	8.4	44.6	0.9	2.6	33.5	1.6	2.0	81.3	53.8	0.5	2.7	2.6	12,195	4,352	1,383	544	193	1,145	938	+1252
3	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	2,592	453	28.2	6.0	3.3	5.7	1.7	0.1	1.9	5.4	35.0	0.3	1.1	24.8	2.0	2.7	73.1	46.0	0.4	2.8	2.5	12,764	2,733	1,487	762	51	1,126	915	+575
4	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	2,394	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	10,646	2,210	518	351	1,520	1,735	+1150
5	Lindsay Whalen L. Whalen	2,348	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	5,523	1,813	500	41	1,007	1,001	+2047
6	Chelsea Gray C. Gray	1,870	369	28.2	11.9	3.2	5.1	1.2	0.3	4.5	9.8	45.9	1.1	2.9	38.0	1.9	2.2	86.7	55.8	0.4	2.8	2.4	10,413	4,409	1,188	436	119	869	603	+1909
7	Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas	1,820	358	30.6	12.5	7.7	5.1	1.6	0.3	4.9	10.0	48.9	0.0	0.1	3.8	2.8	4.3	65.1	52.9	2.0	5.6	2.7	10,960	4,488	2,740	556	121	965	925	+1446
8	Skylar Diggins S. Diggins	1,768	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	5,489	955	445	221	879	790	+405
9	Natasha Cloud N. Cloud	1,733	327	28.2	8.8	3.3	5.3	1.0	0.2	3.0	7.7	39.0	1.0	3.2	31.3	1.7	2.1	81.2	50.5	0.3	3.0	2.0	9,223	2,863	1,080	340	81	665	718	+578
10	Becky Hammon B. Hammon	1,708	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	5,841	1,110	488	59	1,224	737	+490
11	Candace Parker C. Parker	1,634	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	6,574	3,467	521	619	1,062	834	+1838
12	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	1,578	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	6,811	1,520	409	71	948	873	-139
13	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	1,488	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	7,378	3,314	1,073	384	1,043	1,229	+1573
14	Danielle Robinson D. Robinson	1,480	359	26.0	8.8	2.8	4.1	1.1	0.1	3.4	7.6	45.0	0.1	0.6	19.8	1.9	2.2	86.1	51.5	0.5	2.3	1.9	9,325	3,160	988	389	44	680	692	-26
15	Tanisha Wright T. Wright	1,423	457	23.6	7.3	2.6	3.1	0.9	0.2	2.6	6.3	42.4	0.3	1.0	30.8	1.7	2.0	83.3	51.0	0.7	1.9	2.1	10,802	3,324	1,190	427	71	954	1,109	+44
16	Shannon Johnson S. Johnson	1,423	351	29.5	10.1	3.3	4.1	1.4	0.2	3.2	8.0	39.5	0.9	2.7	33.4	2.9	3.8	76.3	52.3	0.9	2.3	2.7	10,364	3,542	1,142	490	67	933	813	-169
17	Temeka Johnson T. Johnson	1,382	327	24.3	8.0	2.7	4.2	1.0	0.1	3.0	7.4	40.7	0.6	1.7	34.5	1.4	1.7	82.5	49.1	0.4	2.3	2.1	7,931	2,620	889	317	27	696	680	-82
18	Courtney Williams C. Williams	1,365	333	27.7	12.2	5.2	4.1	0.9	0.3	5.3	12.1	43.6	0.8	2.0	37.4	0.9	1.2	75.1	48.4	1.1	4.2	1.9	9,219	4,061	1,747	308	101	643	553	+880
19	Jasmine Thomas J. Thomas	1,355	390	24.8	9.0	2.6	3.5	1.0	0.2	3.4	9.0	37.7	1.0	2.9	32.8	1.3	1.6	79.7	46.6	0.5	2.1	2.0	9,685	3,522	1,027	394	91	796	685	+225
20	Briann January B. January	1,340	393	25.8	7.8	1.7	3.4	1.0	0.2	2.6	6.7	38.5	1.0	2.6	37.6	1.7	2.1	84.5	51.8	0.4	1.3	2.0	10,130	3,084	663	386	60	771	921	+537
21	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	1,338	254	28.1	5.0	3.0	5.3	1.8	0.1	1.7	4.2	41.1	0.3	1.0	28.1	1.2	1.9	65.8	49.5	0.6	2.4	2.4	7,136	1,264	773	465	23	603	591	+505
22	Dawn Staley D. Staley	1,337	263	32.5	8.5	2.0	5.1	1.3	0.1	2.9	7.2	39.9	1.0	2.6	37.6	1.8	2.1	83.4	52.2	0.4	1.7	2.4	8,535	2,228	537	338	17	643	551	-194
23	Kristi Toliver K. Toliver	1,301	380	26.9	11.8	2.2	3.4	0.9	0.1	4.1	9.3	44.3	1.7	4.5	38.3	1.9	2.1	87.9	57.7	0.4	1.8	2.0	10,208	4,474	829	329	29	748	722	+814
24	Katie Smith K. Smith	1,258	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	6,450	1,383	408	78	935	1,199	+183
25	Erica Wheeler E. Wheeler	1,256	341	23.5	9.0	2.5	3.7	1.0	0.1	3.4	8.5	39.9	0.9	2.8	33.8	1.2	1.5	82.5	48.8	0.4	2.1	2.0	8,012	3,060	852	342	39	665	758	-719