most steals per game by 28 year old in single season

Sheryl Swoopes has gotten the most steals per game by a 28-year-old player in a season, with 2.8 per game in 2000.

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  • Assumption:20+ GP/44TG
  • Data note: Steals Per Game, Player Age, Games Per 44 Team Games: player season data complete from 1997
NAMESPGAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
2.8
28
2000
HOU HOU
31
35.2
20.7
6.3
3.8
1.1
7.9
15.6
50.6
1.1
2.9
37.4
3.8
4.7
82.1
58.7
1.3
5.0
2.6
1,091
643
195
119
87
33
82
67
+399
2Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
2.5
28
1999
SAC SAC
29
33.7
18.8
11.3
1.6
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
45
73
54
66
91
+194
3Sancho Lyttle
S. Lyttle
2.4
28
2012
ATL ATL
34
31.6
14.0
7.6
2.5
0.7
5.9
14.2
41.2
0.8
3.2
25.5
1.5
1.9
75.8
46.5
1.4
6.2
2.6
1,074
476
259
85
82
23
88
100
+105
4Gabby Williams
G. Williams
2.3
28
2025
SEA SEA
44
31.6
11.6
4.3
4.2
0.5
4.5
10.7
42.2
1.1
3.7
30.5
1.5
1.7
85.3
50.8
0.5
3.8
1.9
1,391
510
189
185
99
21
84
64
+155
5Sophia Young-Malcolm
S. Young-Malcolm
2.2
28
2012
SAN SAN
33
31.8
16.3
7.2
2.1
0.4
6.4
12.3
52.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.4
4.8
70.6
56.2
2.1
5.2
1.7
1,049
537
238
69
74
13
55
77
+194
6Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
2.1
28
2015
ATL ATL
34
29.5
20.1
5.3
2.8
0.5
6.9
16.7
41.3
1.1
3.0
36.3
5.2
6.5
80.5
51.4
1.9
3.4
3.1
1,003
685
180
94
72
18
107
115
-30
7Brittney Sykes
B. Sykes
2.1
28
2023
WAS WAS
40
31.3
15.9
5.0
3.8
0.3
5.7
13.1
43.9
1.4
4.0
35.0
3.1
3.8
79.7
54.0
1.0
4.0
2.4
1,252
636
198
153
84
13
96
115
+58
8Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
2.0
28
2008
IND IND
25
27.8
13.3
6.3
3.3
0.4
4.0
10.3
39.1
1.5
3.5
43.2
3.7
4.6
80.0
53.8
1.9
4.4
2.4
694
332
157
83
49
11
61
74
+64
9Candace Parker
C. Parker
1.9
28
2015
LAS LAS
16
34.0
19.4
10.1
6.3
1.8
7.3
14.8
48.9
0.8
2.7
27.9
4.1
5.1
81.5
56.9
1.1
8.9
2.5
544
310
161
100
31
29
40
39
+133
10Tully Bevilaqua
T. Bevilaqua
1.9
28
2001
POR POR
31
25.5
4.9
2.8
3.3
0.2
1.3
3.8
32.8
0.7
2.4
31.5
1.7
2.3
73.2
50.9
0.9
2.0
1.7
789
153
88
103
59
6
52
102
+7
11Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
1.9
28
2019
LAS LAS
32
27.9
16.1
8.8
1.8
0.5
6.5
12.7
51.0
0.7
2.1
33.8
2.4
2.9
82.8
57.5
2.3
6.5
1.8
892
514
282
58
60
15
58
92
+145
12Nykesha Sales
N. Sales
1.8
28
2005
CON CON
34
31.6
15.6
3.6
2.2
0.3
5.9
14.2
41.7
1.4
3.4
42.2
2.4
3.2
75.0
50.2
1.1
2.6
1.9
1,073
532
124
74
61
10
64
96
+239
13Ticha Penicheiro
T. Penicheiro
1.8
28
2003
SAC SAC
34
32.1
5.4
3.5
6.7
0.0
1.8
6.0
30.2
0.4
1.8
25.0
1.3
2.2
57.9
38.4
0.9
2.6
2.4
1,090
183
119
229
61
1
81
76
+74
14Taj McWilliams-Franklin
T. McWilliams-Franklin
1.8
28
1999
ORL ORL
32
32.6
13.1
7.5
1.6
1.2
4.8
10.0
48.0
0.6
1.4
44.4
2.9
4.4
66.7
55.1
2.5
4.9
2.5
1,043
420
239
51
57
38
80
96
+28
15Natasha Howard
N. Howard
1.7
28
2020
SEA SEA
22
21.0
9.5
7.1
1.0
0.6
4.0
7.5
53.0
0.3
0.9
35.0
1.3
1.6
77.8
58.1
2.4
4.7
2.1
463
209
156
22
38
14
46
67
+165
16Maya Moore
M. Moore
1.7
28
2018
MIN MIN
34
31.8
18.0
5.1
2.6
0.4
6.6
15.5
42.3
1.9
5.3
36.5
2.9
3.5
83.3
52.8
1.4
3.7
1.8
1,080
612
174
88
57
12
60
62
+93
17Hamchetou Maiga-Ba
H. Maiga-Ba
1.7
28
2007
HOU HOU
34
29.6
9.1
4.0
2.3
0.1
3.6
7.9
45.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.9
2.3
83.3
51.1
1.1
2.9
2.1
1,008
310
137
77
57
3
70
113
-68
18Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
1.6
28
2025
MIN MIN
33
32.3
22.9
7.3
3.2
1.5
8.3
15.7
53.1
1.5
3.8
40.3
4.7
5.2
90.6
63.6
1.9
5.4
2.1
1,065
755
241
105
54
50
70
78
+343
19Katie Douglas
K. Douglas
1.6
28
2008
IND IND
33
34.4
15.6
4.1
3.2
0.3
5.2
13.9
37.1
1.7
5.3
32.4
3.6
4.5
79.9
49.3
1.2
2.8
3.0
1,134
516
135
106
53
11
100
54
+26
20A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
1.6
28
2025
LVA LVA
40
31.2
23.4
10.2
3.1
2.3
8.3
16.5
50.5
0.6
1.5
42.4
6.2
7.3
85.5
59.6
2.3
7.9
2.2
1,247
937
407
122
64
92
87
75
+292
21Jordin Canada
J. Canada
1.6
28
2024
ATL ATL
20
31.2
10.6
3.5
5.8
0.3
3.5
8.9
39.0
0.8
2.9
28.1
2.9
3.7
78.1
50.4
0.6
2.9
2.1
624
211
69
116
32
5
42
52
+21
22Rebecca Allen
R. Allen
1.6
28
2021
NYL NYL
25
24.2
9.2
3.7
1.1
1.2
3.0
8.6
34.3
1.9
5.0
38.1
1.3
1.5
89.2
49.3
0.8
2.9
0.8
605
229
92
28
40
31
21
54
-210
23DeLisha Milton-Jones
D. Milton-Jones
1.6
28
2003
LAS LAS
31
35.0
13.4
7.1
2.1
1.3
4.5
10.6
42.4
0.7
2.0
37.7
3.7
4.6
80.4
53.2
1.9
5.2
2.5
1,084
416
220
64
49
41
79
109
+124
24Bridget Carleton
B. Carleton
1.6
28
2026
PDX PDX
40
30.9
14.6
4.5
2.1
0.4
4.9
12.0
40.5
2.8
7.6
36.8
2.1
2.3
88.2
55.9
0.7
3.7
1.2
1,235
583
178
85
63
17
47
86
-64
25Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
1.6
28
2025
CHI CHI
34
28.5
13.1
3.4
3.6
0.7
4.8
10.7
44.4
1.3
3.5
36.1
2.4
2.7
86.0
55.1
0.7
2.7
2.5
970
447
114
122
53
24
84
102
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Liberty

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Fever

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Aces

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Dream

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Valkyries

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Playoffs DRtg Rankings
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Valkyries

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Liberty

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Aces

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Mystics

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Fever

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Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
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Aces

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Wings

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Mystics

22-18

Sparks

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24-20

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WNBA 2026 Standings

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

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
7/5
DAL DAL
@
TOR TOR
89-76
Sun
7/5
IND IND
@
LVA LVA
84-68
Mon
7/6
GSV GSV
@
WAS WAS
62-49
Mon
7/6
CON CON
@
MIN MIN
90-89
Mon
7/6
SEA SEA
@
LAS LAS
82-64

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/29
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/31
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM