most steals in wnba history

Tamika Catchings has the most career steals, with 1,073 steals.

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most steals by a player in wnba history
NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
1,073
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
1,488
384
1,043
1,229
+1573
2Ticha Penicheiro
T. Penicheiro
762
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
2,592
51
1,126
915
+575
3Sue Bird
S. Bird
724
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
3,234
72
1,393
775
+2041
4Alana Beard
A. Beard
710
419
29.4
11.3
3.4
2.5
1.7
0.5
4.3
9.9
43.5
0.7
2.0
33.6
2.0
2.6
76.5
51.1
0.6
2.8
2.0
12,329
4,740
1,420
1,061
220
854
1,153
+671
5Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
681
447
30.0
16.7
7.5
2.1
1.5
0.6
6.6
12.2
53.9
0.6
1.5
37.1
3.0
3.6
83.9
60.7
2.0
5.6
1.8
13,423
7,484
3,363
920
263
797
1,150
+1464
6Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
657
324
32.7
15.0
4.9
3.2
2.0
0.7
5.6
13.0
43.6
0.8
2.6
31.6
2.9
3.6
82.5
51.8
1.1
3.9
2.1
10,592
4,875
1,596
1,037
216
677
519
+1191
7DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
646
549
29.9
14.4
6.0
2.2
1.2
0.6
4.8
11.6
41.4
1.2
4.1
30.2
3.6
4.2
85.9
53.6
1.2
4.8
1.5
16,392
7,924
3,272
1,193
354
838
915
+1166
8Jia Perkins
J. Perkins
634
417
24.3
10.6
2.9
2.0
1.5
0.2
4.0
9.9
40.5
0.9
2.7
35.1
1.7
2.0
83.4
49.4
0.8
2.2
1.2
10,153
4,435
1,222
837
103
514
712
-174
9Sancho Lyttle
S. Lyttle
631
392
23.9
8.9
6.6
1.5
1.6
0.6
3.7
7.8
47.3
0.1
0.4
25.5
1.4
1.9
70.4
51.1
1.9
4.7
1.4
9,365
3,482
2,600
594
221
563
950
+742
10Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
627
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
5,797
1,561
915
193
948
857
+736
11Katie Douglas
K. Douglas
623
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
5,563
1,569
1,075
126
830
699
+1126
12DeLisha Milton-Jones
D. Milton-Jones
619
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
5,571
2,574
921
339
1,173
1,574
+958
13Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
579
371
30.7
12.6
7.6
5.2
1.6
0.3
4.9
10.0
48.9
0.0
0.1
3.8
2.8
4.4
65.3
53.0
2.0
5.6
2.7
11,390
4,681
2,834
1,922
123
1,013
957
+1409
14Taj McWilliams-Franklin
T. McWilliams-Franklin
577
439
30.8
11.4
6.8
2.0
1.3
1.0
4.5
9.2
48.9
0.2
0.6
27.9
2.2
3.0
73.6
54.0
2.4
4.4
2.0
13,518
4,991
3,006
879
443
897
1,145
+1137
15Tully Bevilaqua
T. Bevilaqua
573
426
20.1
4.2
1.8
2.0
1.3
0.1
1.4
3.4
39.2
0.7
2.0
34.1
0.8
1.1
68.7
52.7
0.4
1.4
1.2
8,573
1,768
768
854
42
515
816
+411
16Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
544
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
12,196
4,352
1,383
2,887
193
1,145
938
+1252
17Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
529
311
28.8
13.6
7.9
1.5
1.7
1.0
4.8
9.6
50.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.6
71.3
56.8
3.4
4.5
2.1
8,967
4,238
2,444
453
323
655
994
+1234
18Candace Parker
C. Parker
521
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
1,634
619
1,062
834
+1838
19Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
518
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
2,394
351
1,520
1,735
+1150
20Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
500
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
2,348
41
1,007
1,001
+2047
21Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
492
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
6,263
3,307
874
822
1,193
1,397
+1678
22Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
490
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
6,413
4,005
461
721
961
1,049
+1081
23Shannon Johnson
S. Johnson
490
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
1,423
67
933
813
-169
24Becky Hammon
B. Hammon
488
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
1,708
59
1,224
737
+490
25Nykesha Sales
N. Sales
486
277
31.5
14.2
4.2
2.5
1.8
0.3
5.3
12.7
41.8
1.3
3.6
35.6
2.3
2.9
78.1
50.7
1.2
3.0
2.1
8,718
3,935
1,150
680
80
575
796
+413
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