most points in first 17 seasons

Diana Taurasi scored the most points by a player in her first 17 seasons, with 9,174 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in first 17 seasons
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
9,174
472
31.0
19.4
4.0
4.3
1.0
0.7
6.1
14.2
43.0
2.6
7.0
36.6
4.6
5.3
87.0
58.6
0.5
3.5
2.7
14,618
1,874
2,032
461
311
1,290
1,487
+1371
2Tina Charles
T. Charles
8,396
473
31.6
17.8
9.0
2.2
0.8
0.9
7.1
15.8
45.0
0.4
1.3
31.6
3.1
4.0
78.4
50.5
2.5
6.5
2.2
14,944
4,262
1,033
384
428
1,040
1,037
-638
3DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
8,088
564
29.8
14.3
6.0
2.2
1.2
0.6
4.8
11.5
41.4
1.2
4.1
30.2
3.5
4.1
85.7
53.7
1.2
4.8
1.5
16,807
3,370
1,217
663
365
850
941
+1123
4Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
7,754
462
30.1
16.8
7.6
2.1
1.5
0.6
6.6
12.2
53.9
0.6
1.6
37.3
3.0
3.6
84.0
60.7
1.9
5.6
1.8
13,885
3,500
975
696
272
824
1,178
+1354
5Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
7,488
496
32.4
15.1
6.2
1.6
0.9
0.8
5.3
12.7
41.8
1.5
4.1
37.1
3.0
3.6
83.2
52.9
1.8
4.4
2.5
16,089
3,069
804
452
372
1,216
1,270
+1261
6Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
7,378
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
3,314
1,488
1,073
384
1,043
1,229
+1573
7Candice Dupree
C. Dupree
6,895
494
30.7
14.0
6.4
1.8
0.9
0.6
5.8
11.6
49.5
0.1
0.2
24.4
2.4
2.9
82.1
54.1
1.6
4.8
1.8
15,153
3,146
904
431
318
871
880
-922
8Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
6,811
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
1,520
1,578
409
71
948
873
-139
9Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
6,588
320
32.6
20.6
8.5
3.2
1.4
1.5
7.0
15.0
46.9
1.5
4.3
34.5
5.0
6.0
83.7
58.3
1.3
7.1
1.9
10,431
2,712
1,013
449
466
611
707
+2005
10Candace Parker
C. Parker
6,574
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
3,467
1,634
521
619
1,062
834
+1838
11Katie Smith
K. Smith
6,450
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
1,383
1,258
408
78
935
1,199
+183
12Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
6,413
408
30.2
15.7
9.8
1.1
1.2
1.8
6.2
10.3
59.9
0.0
0.0
100.0
3.3
4.6
72.8
63.6
2.8
7.0
2.4
12,306
4,005
461
490
721
961
1,049
+1081
13A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
6,406
293
31.2
21.9
9.4
2.4
1.3
2.0
8.0
15.9
50.2
0.4
1.0
37.8
5.6
6.8
82.4
58.1
2.0
7.4
1.7
9,155
2,746
695
376
584
503
567
+1849
14Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
6,263
363
32.1
17.3
9.1
2.4
1.4
2.3
6.4
13.7
47.0
0.3
1.1
31.6
4.1
5.9
69.5
53.1
2.4
6.7
3.3
11,639
3,307
874
492
822
1,193
1,397
+1678
15Sue Bird
S. Bird
6,261
519
31.6
12.1
2.6
5.6
1.3
0.1
4.4
10.3
43.0
1.7
4.3
39.1
1.6
1.8
85.1
54.6
0.4
2.2
2.5
16,418
1,330
2,888
659
64
1,286
721
+1771
16Jewell Loyd
J. Loyd
6,244
397
30.0
15.7
3.5
2.9
1.2
0.2
5.2
13.1
40.0
1.8
5.1
35.2
3.5
3.9
88.0
53.0
0.8
2.7
2.0
11,913
1,394
1,170
472
95
801
710
+1011
17Brittney Griner
B. Griner
6,180
370
29.2
16.7
7.1
1.8
0.5
2.4
6.6
11.9
55.8
0.1
0.2
31.8
3.4
4.3
79.3
60.7
1.6
5.5
2.1
10,786
2,615
674
174
887
760
1,010
+787
18Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
6,007
317
31.9
18.9
7.7
1.4
1.1
1.8
6.6
14.3
46.0
1.4
3.9
35.1
4.4
5.2
84.2
57.0
2.2
5.5
1.7
10,125
2,447
435
360
586
549
982
+1541
19Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
6,005
391
28.8
15.4
3.1
2.3
0.7
0.3
6.3
13.1
48.0
0.7
2.1
36.4
2.1
2.4
85.8
54.4
0.5
2.6
1.6
11,244
1,228
911
281
132
612
477
+1324
20Kayla McBride
K. McBride
5,930
404
30.4
14.7
3.2
2.5
1.2
0.1
4.9
11.7
41.6
2.0
5.3
37.6
3.0
3.3
89.7
55.8
0.5
2.7
1.6
12,284
1,285
1,014
470
48
664
566
+505
21Becky Hammon
B. Hammon
5,841
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
1,110
1,708
488
59
1,224
737
+490
22Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
5,797
311
27.9
18.6
5.0
2.9
2.0
0.6
6.5
15.1
42.9
0.8
2.7
29.3
4.9
6.1
80.2
52.4
1.6
3.4
3.0
8,677
1,561
915
627
193
948
857
+736
23Skylar Diggins
S. Diggins
5,758
354
31.8
16.3
2.9
5.3
1.3
0.7
5.4
12.9
41.8
1.3
3.9
32.9
4.2
5.0
84.0
53.8
0.7
2.2
2.6
11,244
1,015
1,861
463
232
912
831
+325
24DeLisha Milton-Jones
D. Milton-Jones
5,571
499
28.8
11.2
5.2
1.8
1.2
0.7
4.2
9.5
44.0
0.6
1.9
32.5
2.2
2.8
79.0
52.1
1.5
3.6
2.4
14,377
2,574
921
619
339
1,173
1,574
+958
25Katie Douglas
K. Douglas
5,563
412
30.7
13.5
3.8
2.6
1.5
0.3
4.7
11.3
41.5
1.8
4.8
36.7
2.4
3.0
80.5
53.7
1.1
2.7
2.0
12,642
1,569
1,075
623
126
830
699
+1126
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