Sheryl Swoopes and Michele Timms are tied for the most steals per game in a single WNBA playoff run, with 4.0 per game.

Interpreted as:

most spg by a player average in a post season

	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	4.0	2002	HOU	3	42.3	24.3	7.3	5.7	0.7	8.3	21.0	39.7	1.0	3.0	33.3	6.7	8.3	80.0	49.3	3.3	4.0	2.7	127	73	22	17	12	2	8	7	+1
2	Michele Timms M. Timms	4.0	1997	PHX	1	40.0	5.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	11.0	9.1	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	18.9	1.0	3.0	2.0	40	5	4	1	4	0	2	5	-18
3	Veronica Burton V. Burton	3.5	2025	GSV	2	35.0	13.5	5.5	8.0	1.0	3.5	12.5	28.0	3.0	7.5	40.0	3.5	3.5	100.0	48.1	0.0	5.5	5.0	70	27	11	16	7	2	10	8	-23
4	Andrea Stinson A. Stinson	3.5	2002	CHA	2	33.0	15.0	5.5	4.5	0.0	6.0	12.5	48.0	2.0	3.5	57.1	1.0	1.0	100.0	58.0	3.5	2.0	2.0	66	30	11	9	7	0	4	4	-12
5	Katie Douglas K. Douglas	3.3	2007	CON	3	38.0	17.3	5.3	3.3	0.0	6.0	17.3	34.6	2.7	9.3	28.6	2.7	3.0	88.9	46.5	2.0	3.3	5.0	114	52	16	10	10	0	15	7	-18
6	Elaine Powell E. Powell	3.3	2004	DET	3	32.3	7.7	2.0	7.0	0.0	2.3	4.7	50.0	0.0	0.0		3.0	5.7	52.9	53.5	1.3	0.7	2.7	97	23	6	21	10	0	8	7	+7
7	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	3.3	2009	IND	10	35.7	17.2	10.4	5.4	1.4	5.6	12.2	45.9	0.9	3.6	25.0	5.1	6.0	85.0	58.0	2.4	8.0	3.4	357	172	104	54	33	14	34	34	+32
8	Mwadi Mabika M. Mabika	3.3	1999	LAS	4	31.5	9.3	4.5	2.8	0.3	4.3	11.3	37.8	0.8	4.3	17.6	0.0	0.3	0.0	40.7	1.8	2.8	2.5	126	37	18	11	13	1	10	22	+14
9	Nykesha Sales N. Sales	3.1	2004	CON	8	32.8	14.8	5.4	1.4	0.8	5.5	12.8	43.1	1.9	3.6	51.7	1.9	2.8	68.2	52.8	1.5	3.9	2.5	262	118	43	11	25	6	20	22	+22
10	Nneka Ogwumike N. Ogwumike	3.0	2024	SEA	2	37.0	14.5	10.0	2.0	0.5	5.5	17.0	32.4	1.0	4.5	22.2	2.5	2.5	100.0	40.1	2.0	8.0	0.5	74	29	20	4	6	1	1	2	-25
11	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	3.0	2021	MIN	1	35.0	8.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	11.0	27.3	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		36.4	3.0	1.0	2.0	35	8	4	2	3	0	2	4	-13
12	Shey Peddy S. Peddy	3.0	2020	PHX	2	27.5	7.5	3.0	1.5	0.5	2.5	5.5	45.5	1.5	4.0	37.5	1.0	1.0	100.0	63.1	1.0	2.0	0.5	55	15	6	3	6	1	1	6	+7
13	Jewell Loyd J. Loyd	3.0	2017	SEA	1	31.0	17.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	14.0	28.6	2.0	6.0	33.3	7.0	7.0	100.0	49.8	1.0	4.0	2.0	31	17	5	1	3	0	2	5	-3
14	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	3.0	2016	IND	1	30.0	13.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	12.0	33.3	0.0	3.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	83.3	44.4	6.0	4.0	3.0	30	13	10	0	3	0	3	3	-12
15	Briann January B. January	3.0	2016	IND	1	33.0	12.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	4.0	13.0	30.8	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	38.4	0.0	0.0	1.0	33	12	0	9	3	0	1	5	-12
16	Sue Bird S. Bird	3.0	2016	SEA	1	34.0	12.0	5.0	7.0	0.0	5.0	14.0	35.7	2.0	6.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		42.9	3.0	2.0	2.0	34	12	5	7	3	0	2	2	-17
17	Jia Perkins J. Perkins	3.0	2012	SAN	2	21.5	12.0	1.5	2.5	0.5	4.5	12.0	37.5	1.5	4.5	33.3	1.5	3.0	50.0	45.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	43	24	3	5	6	1	1	4	-7
18	Sancho Lyttle S. Lyttle	3.0	2012	ATL	3	34.3	12.3	7.0	0.7	0.7	5.7	15.7	36.2	0.0	1.7	0.0	1.0	1.3	75.0	37.9	2.3	4.7	1.7	103	37	21	2	9	2	5	11	-5
19	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	3.0	2011	ATL	8	29.1	23.1	5.5	1.5	0.9	7.5	17.8	42.3	0.8	2.5	30.0	7.4	9.9	74.7	52.3	1.6	3.9	2.8	233	185	44	12	24	7	22	30	+24
20	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	3.0	2010	IND	3	35.7	18.7	8.7	3.0	0.7	6.3	15.3	41.3	1.7	4.7	35.7	4.3	5.3	81.3	52.8	1.7	7.0	1.0	107	56	26	9	9	2	3	7	-2
21	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	3.0	2008	SEA	3	29.0	4.3	6.3	1.7	1.3	1.0	4.7	21.4	0.0	0.0		2.3	2.7	87.5	37.1	2.0	4.3	1.7	87	13	19	5	9	4	5	16	+16
22	Alana Beard A. Beard	3.0	2006	WAS	2	32.0	15.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	18.0	27.8	0.5	2.5	20.0	4.5	5.0	90.0	37.1	1.0	4.0	2.0	64	30	10	2	6	2	4	6	-29
23	Tangela Smith T. Smith	3.0	1999	SAC	1	38.0	14.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	6.0	16.0	37.5	0.0	0.0		2.0	6.0	33.3	37.6	1.0	1.0	1.0	38	14	2	0	3	1	1	4	-13
24	Vicky Bullett V. Bullett	3.0	1998	CHA	2	34.5	8.0	6.0	4.0	1.5	3.0	12.0	25.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	31.1	2.5	3.5	0.5	69	16	12	8	6	3	1	6	-30
25	Toni Foster T. Foster	3.0	1997	PHX	1	29.0	7.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	9.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	35.4	2.0	3.0	1.0	29	7	5	1	3	0	1	2	-18

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24.3

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RPG Leaders

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9.7

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APG Leaders

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Howard

2.0

Canada

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Howard

BPG Leaders

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1.8

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3PM Leaders

3.3

Howard

3.2

Mabrey

2.9

McBride

TS% Leaders

71.4

Allemand

68.9

Cunningham

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Carter

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

115.7

115.1

112.7

111.3

110.6

DRtg Rankings

101.7

103.8

104.0

105.0

107.8

108.1

NetRtg Rankings

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7.0

5.6

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Wilson

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Stewart

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Thomas

DraftKings Points Leaders

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Wilson

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Stewart

1,283.3

Thomas

USG% Leaders

32.9

Wilson

32.0

Clark

30.2

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.3

Howard

34.0

Thomas

33.6

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.31

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.55

Wilson

1.37

Clark

1.36

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

16-11

17-12

16-11

14-13

Worst Record ATS

9-18

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WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	28	7	.800
2	Valkyries	24	9	.727	3.0
3	Aces	24	11	.686	4.0
4	Dream	21	12	.636	6.0
5	Fever	21	12	.636	6.0
6	Liberty	21	14	.600	7.0
7	Wings	20	14	.588	7.5
8	Mystics	19	14	.576	8.0
9	Fire	13	20	.394	14.0
10	Mercury	13	22	.371	15.0
11	Sparks	12	21	.364	15.0
12	Sky	12	22	.353	15.5
13	Tempo	10	23	.303	17.0
14	Sun	8	24	.250	18.5
15	Storm - e	7	28	.200	21.0