oldest wnba player to win mvp

Cynthia Cooper is the oldest MVP in a season. She was 34 years old in 1998.

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oldest wnba player to win mvp in a regular season
NAMEAgeMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
34
1
1998
30
35.0
22.7
3.7
4.4
1.6
0.4
6.8
15.2
44.6
2.1
5.3
40.0
7.0
8.2
85.4
60.4
0.8
2.8
3.2
1,051
680
110
131
48
11
95
65
+345
2Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
33
1
2006
34
31.1
20.0
9.5
3.2
1.5
1.7
7.6
14.8
51.1
0.2
0.6
40.0
4.6
7.1
65.0
55.7
2.4
7.1
3.7
1,056
680
323
108
51
57
126
115
+164
3Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
33
1
2005
33
37.2
18.6
3.6
4.3
2.0
0.8
6.6
14.7
44.7
0.8
2.3
36.0
4.6
5.5
85.0
54.3
0.8
2.8
2.2
1,226
614
119
141
66
26
72
54
+60
4Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
33
1
1997
28
35.0
22.2
3.9
4.7
2.1
0.2
6.8
14.6
46.8
2.4
5.7
41.9
6.1
7.1
86.4
62.7
1.2
2.8
3.9
981
621
110
131
58
6
110
69
+161
5Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
31
1
2017
34
30.8
18.9
10.4
1.5
1.3
2.0
7.5
11.4
65.5
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.2
76.8
69.1
3.6
6.8
2.4
1,048
644
354
52
44
67
83
93
+332
6Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
31
1
2011
33
31.5
15.5
7.1
3.5
2.0
0.9
5.1
11.6
43.8
1.0
2.8
34.8
4.3
4.9
88.3
56.1
1.9
5.2
2.2
1,040
511
233
115
67
30
73
69
+180
7Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
31
1
2004
34
33.8
17.6
9.9
2.6
1.5
2.9
6.6
13.3
49.4
0.2
0.6
27.3
4.3
6.0
71.2
55.2
1.8
8.1
3.2
1,148
598
336
88
50
98
110
130
+123
8Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
30
1
2002
32
36.1
18.5
4.9
3.3
2.8
0.7
6.9
15.9
43.4
0.7
2.5
28.7
4.0
4.8
82.5
51.3
0.9
4.0
2.7
1,154
592
158
107
88
23
87
50
+188
9Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
29
1
2019
31
29.1
19.5
8.3
2.2
0.6
1.3
7.1
13.8
51.5
1.7
3.9
43.0
3.7
3.8
97.4
63.3
1.5
6.7
1.0
901
606
256
68
18
40
30
32
+371
10A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
28
1
2025
40
31.2
23.4
10.2
3.1
1.6
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
11Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
28
1
2023
40
34.1
23.0
9.3
3.8
1.5
1.6
7.9
17.0
46.5
2.1
5.8
35.5
5.1
6.0
85.1
58.5
1.6
7.7
1.5
1,365
919
371
150
58
63
58
75
+356
12Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
28
1
2010
32
31.0
20.5
8.3
1.2
0.9
1.2
6.9
14.9
46.2
1.7
4.9
34.6
5.1
5.6
91.0
59.2
2.8
5.5
1.4
993
656
264
38
30
38
46
91
+295
13Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
28
1
2001
31
33.4
19.5
9.6
2.4
1.1
2.3
7.1
15.1
47.3
0.7
1.9
36.7
4.6
6.2
73.6
54.9
2.8
6.8
3.2
1,035
606
298
73
34
71
98
132
+309
14Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
28
1
2000
31
35.2
20.7
6.3
3.8
2.8
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
15Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
28
1
1999
29
33.7
18.8
11.3
1.6
2.5
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
16A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
27
1
2024
38
34.4
26.9
11.9
2.3
1.8
2.6
10.1
19.6
51.8
0.5
1.6
31.7
6.1
7.2
84.4
59.1
2.1
9.8
1.3
1,308
1,021
451
88
68
98
48
67
+175
17Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
27
1
2021
27
31.7
19.4
11.2
2.8
1.3
1.3
7.1
13.8
51.5
1.6
4.3
36.2
3.6
4.5
80.2
61.4
2.5
8.7
2.9
856
523
303
75
34
34
78
84
+335
18Candace Parker
C. Parker
26
1
2013
31
28.7
17.9
8.7
3.8
1.3
1.8
6.7
13.6
49.3
0.3
1.1
25.7
4.2
5.5
76.2
55.9
1.4
7.3
2.3
889
556
269
117
40
57
71
42
+196
19Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
26
1
2009
31
31.5
20.4
5.7
3.5
1.2
1.4
6.5
14.0
46.1
2.5
6.3
40.7
4.9
5.5
89.4
62.0
0.6
5.2
2.6
976
631
178
109
36
43
82
95
+139
20A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
25
1
2022
36
30.0
19.5
9.4
2.1
1.4
1.9
7.2
14.4
50.1
0.9
2.3
37.3
4.2
5.2
81.3
58.5
1.8
7.6
1.7
1,080
703
339
75
52
70
61
76
+313
21Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
25
1
2016
33
31.6
19.7
9.1
3.1
1.3
1.2
7.4
11.1
66.5
0.5
0.8
61.5
4.4
5.1
86.9
73.7
2.3
6.7
2.1
1,043
650
299
101
42
39
70
113
+245
22Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
25
1
2015
31
32.8
23.4
8.4
1.4
1.1
2.0
7.7
16.7
46.0
1.4
4.3
31.3
6.7
7.0
95.0
59.1
1.9
6.5
1.2
1,016
725
260
42
33
63
36
52
+211
23Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
25
1
2007
31
32.9
23.8
9.7
1.3
1.0
2.0
8.3
16.0
51.9
1.6
3.9
40.2
5.6
6.4
88.3
63.3
2.6
7.1
1.8
1,020
739
300
40
31
63
56
93
+244
24Maya Moore
M. Moore
24
1
2014
34
34.7
23.9
8.1
3.4
1.9
0.8
8.7
18.0
48.1
1.8
5.4
33.5
4.7
5.3
88.4
58.6
2.1
6.0
2.4
1,181
812
276
116
64
28
81
87
+230
25A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
23
1
2020
22
31.7
20.5
8.5
2.0
1.2
2.0
7.5
15.7
48.0
0.0
0.0
5.4
6.9
78.1
54.6
1.5
7.0
1.6
697
450
188
45
27
44
35
49
+178
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