most stl by a player in their first career playoff run wnba

Diana Taurasi and Mwadi Mabika were tied for the most steals, with 13 steals in their first playoff.

NAMESTLGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
13
9
33.2
19.9
4.3
3.0
1.4
0.8
7.1
14.1
50.4
3.6
9.1
39.0
2.1
2.9
73.1
64.6
0.7
3.7
2.0
299
179
39
27
7
18
31
+83
2Mwadi Mabika
M. Mabika
13
4
31.5
9.3
4.5
2.8
3.3
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
1
10
22
+14
3Tari Phillips
T. Phillips
12
7
31.6
16.3
7.6
1.1
1.7
0.9
6.9
13.6
50.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.6
3.3
78.3
54.2
2.3
5.3
2.3
221
114
53
8
6
16
26
+24
4Alexis Hornbuckle
A. Hornbuckle
11
9
24.4
6.3
4.9
2.1
1.2
0.8
2.0
4.7
42.9
0.7
1.8
37.5
1.7
2.2
75.0
56.1
1.3
3.6
1.3
220
57
44
19
7
12
21
+55
5Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
11
9
33.3
23.9
4.8
5.8
1.2
0.1
8.2
17.8
46.3
1.3
4.2
31.6
6.1
7.0
87.3
57.3
1.2
3.6
1.9
300
215
43
52
1
17
14
+64
6Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
11
8
31.9
13.4
2.3
5.1
1.4
0.4
3.8
8.1
46.2
0.5
1.4
36.4
5.4
6.6
81.1
60.6
0.6
1.6
2.1
255
107
18
41
3
17
23
+16
7Cheryl Ford
C. Ford
11
8
29.1
8.4
10.0
0.5
1.4
0.8
3.0
9.3
32.4
0.0
0.0
2.4
2.9
82.6
39.8
3.1
6.9
1.3
233
67
80
4
6
10
30
+11
8Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
10
9
27.9
15.2
3.7
1.9
1.1
0.1
5.2
10.9
48.0
1.6
3.7
42.4
3.2
3.7
87.9
60.9
1.6
2.1
0.9
251
137
33
17
1
8
24
+42
9Chelsea Gray
C. Gray
10
9
22.1
9.0
1.7
2.8
1.1
0.0
2.9
7.1
40.6
1.0
2.6
39.1
2.2
2.7
83.3
54.3
0.2
1.4
2.4
199
81
15
25
0
22
16
0
10Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
10
8
32.1
15.5
3.6
2.6
1.3
0.3
5.5
12.0
45.8
2.6
5.9
44.7
1.9
2.0
93.8
60.2
0.5
3.1
1.6
257
124
29
21
2
13
21
+6
11Leonie Fiebich
L. Fiebich
9
11
31.0
11.6
3.8
2.4
0.8
0.0
4.1
7.5
54.2
2.3
4.4
52.1
1.2
1.2
100.0
72.1
0.9
2.9
0.7
341
128
42
26
0
8
26
+94
12Anna Cruz
A. Cruz
9
10
21.5
5.2
2.1
2.7
0.9
0.1
2.0
5.2
38.5
0.4
1.3
30.8
0.8
1.2
66.7
45.4
0.6
1.5
1.6
215
52
21
27
1
16
21
+54
13Alex Bentley
A. Bentley
9
8
17.5
5.8
1.8
2.0
1.1
0.3
2.1
7.5
28.3
0.5
2.6
19.0
1.0
1.1
88.9
36.0
0.6
1.1
1.0
140
46
14
16
2
8
20
-8
14Candace Parker
C. Parker
9
6
36.5
15.0
9.8
3.8
1.5
2.2
5.7
12.3
45.9
0.0
1.2
0.0
3.7
4.8
75.9
51.9
3.3
6.5
2.8
219
90
59
23
13
17
16
-1
15Nikki Teasley
N. Teasley
9
6
30.5
8.2
2.2
7.8
1.5
0.2
2.3
7.0
33.3
0.8
3.7
22.7
2.7
3.2
84.2
48.6
0.5
1.7
3.7
183
49
13
47
1
22
22
+52
16Angel Reese
A. Reese
8
5
33.8
18.0
8.4
2.0
1.6
2.2
5.8
13.4
43.3
1.0
2.6
38.5
5.4
6.2
87.1
55.8
3.6
4.8
2.2
169
90
42
10
11
11
19
+58
17Kathryn Westbeld
K. Westbeld
8
11
11.6
3.2
2.4
0.5
0.7
0.1
1.2
2.7
43.3
0.8
2.2
37.5
0.0
0.0
58.3
0.5
1.8
0.4
128
35
26
6
1
4
8
-2
18Maya Moore
M. Moore
8
8
27.9
13.8
5.9
2.3
1.0
0.6
4.8
10.4
45.8
1.8
4.4
40.0
2.5
3.6
69.0
57.4
2.4
3.5
1.9
223
110
47
18
5
15
26
+70
19Jia Perkins
J. Perkins
8
3
33.7
13.0
5.3
2.7
2.7
0.3
5.0
12.7
39.5
2.3
6.3
36.8
0.7
0.7
100.0
50.2
1.0
4.3
2.3
101
39
16
8
1
7
3
-5
20Janel McCarville
J. McCarville
8
3
32.7
14.0
5.7
3.3
2.7
1.3
5.7
13.7
41.5
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.7
57.1
44.5
1.0
4.7
3.0
98
42
17
10
4
9
13
+45
21Temeka Johnson
T. Johnson
8
5
28.0
9.2
1.8
4.8
1.6
0.0
4.0
9.6
41.7
0.2
1.0
20.0
1.0
1.2
83.3
45.4
0.6
1.2
2.0
140
46
9
24
0
10
12
-13
22Kristin Haynie
K. Haynie
8
8
12.9
2.3
1.8
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.9
2.4
36.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.8
66.7
41.6
0.5
1.3
0.5
103
18
14
8
0
4
8
+23
23Tully Bevilaqua
T. Bevilaqua
8
8
14.0
2.8
2.0
1.4
1.0
0.1
1.0
2.1
47.1
0.4
0.9
42.9
0.4
0.5
75.0
58.6
0.4
1.6
1.1
112
22
16
11
1
9
12
+7
24Suzie McConnell Serio
S. McConnell Serio
8
3
33.0
6.3
2.3
5.0
2.7
0.3
2.3
4.7
50.0
1.0
2.3
42.9
0.7
1.0
66.7
62.0
1.0
1.3
3.0
99
19
7
15
1
9
9
-21
25Olivia Nelson-Ododa
O. Nelson-Ododa
7
7
15.4
4.3
3.4
0.6
1.0
0.9
2.0
3.0
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
68.6
1.4
2.0
0.4
108
30
24
4
6
3
11
-7
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Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Copper

Kahleah Copper

RPG

7.8

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas

APG

8.5

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas
Team Rankings

ORTG

105.4

12th

DRTG

109.5

11th

NETRTG

-4.0

9th

3P%

32.7

10th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Wings Wings
27
17
.614
6.0
5
Fire Fire
17
27
.386
16.0
6
Mercury Mercury
16
28
.364
17.0
7
Sparks Sparks
16
28
.364
17.0
8
Storm Storm
8
36
.182
25.0
Last Game
LVA Aces

31 - 13

100

Final

82

PHX Mercury

16 - 28

Thu 24 Sep 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

10.2

Jones

Jonquel Jones

9.5

Stokes

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

8.8

Canada

Jordin Canada

6.2

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.2

Canada

Jordin Canada

2.0

Gray

Allisha Gray
Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

Jonquel Jones

2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

2.2

Reese

Angel Reese
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

3.2

Ionescu

Sabrina Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

JocytÄ—

JustÄ— JocytÄ—

113.6

VanSlooten

Grace VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Dream

114.8

Valkyries

114.5

Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

102.9

Valkyries

105.0

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Dream

11.9

Valkyries

9.4

Liberty

4.3

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

262.3

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

226.8

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

255.5

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

233.3

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

44.6

Koné

Sika Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale
Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

38.3

Gray

Chelsea Gray

38.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.41

Okot

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1.39

Boston

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2.75

Bibby

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1.39

Boston

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1.34

Okot

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Valkyries

27-17

Mystics

22-18

Sparks

21-17

Aces

24-20

Sky

20-17

Dream

22-21
Worst Record ATS
Liberty

15-26

Tempo

15-21

Mercury

16-20

Lynx

18-21

Wings

19-21

Fire

18-18

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

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
7/2
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
67-90
Fri
7/3
MIN MIN
@
NYL NYL
86-99
Fri
7/3
CHI CHI
@
LVA LVA
90-98
Sat
7/4
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
88-83
Sat
7/4
PDX PDX
@
SEA SEA
77-72

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
3:30 PM
Mon
10/19
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Wed
10/21
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM