what is the highest scoring starting 5 in the wnba

Diana Taurasi has scored the most career points when starting 5+ games, with 10,646 points.

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What is the highest scoring by a player starting 5 or more in the wnba?

	NAME	PTS	GS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	10,646	561	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	2,210	2,394	518	351	1,520	1,735	+1150
2	Tina Charles T. Charles	8,396	464	473	31.6	17.8	9.0	2.2	0.8	0.9	7.1	15.8	45.0	0.4	1.3	31.6	3.1	4.0	78.4	50.5	2.5	6.5	2.2	14,944	4,262	1,033	384	428	1,040	1,037	-638
3	DeWanna Bonner D. Bonner	7,993	413	556	29.8	14.4	6.0	2.2	1.2	0.6	4.8	11.6	41.4	1.2	4.1	30.3	3.5	4.1	85.9	53.6	1.2	4.8	1.5	16,574	3,310	1,201	655	360	842	926	+1176
4	Nneka Ogwumike N. Ogwumike	7,580	453	453	30.0	16.7	7.5	2.1	1.5	0.6	6.6	12.2	53.9	0.6	1.5	36.9	3.0	3.6	83.9	60.7	2.0	5.6	1.8	13,605	3,413	935	688	268	806	1,156	+1398
5	Tina Thompson T. Thompson	7,488	465	496	32.4	15.1	6.2	1.6	0.9	0.8	5.3	12.7	41.8	1.5	4.1	37.1	3.0	3.6	83.2	52.9	1.8	4.4	2.5	16,089	3,069	804	452	372	1,216	1,270	+1261
6	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	7,378	444	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	3,314	1,488	1,073	384	1,043	1,229	+1573
7	Candice Dupree C. Dupree	6,895	470	494	30.7	14.0	6.4	1.8	0.9	0.6	5.8	11.6	49.5	0.1	0.2	24.4	2.4	2.9	82.1	54.1	1.6	4.8	1.8	15,153	3,146	904	431	318	871	880	-922
8	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	6,811	381	416	30.7	16.4	3.7	3.8	1.0	0.2	5.9	13.9	42.2	1.1	3.2	35.0	3.5	4.2	84.2	51.9	0.6	3.1	2.3	12,772	1,520	1,578	409	71	948	873	-139
9	Sue Bird S. Bird	6,802	577	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	1,466	3,234	724	72	1,393	775	+2041
10	Candace Parker C. Parker	6,574	406	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	3,467	1,634	521	619	1,062	834	+1838
11	Katie Smith K. Smith	6,450	428	482	32.6	13.4	2.9	2.6	0.8	0.2	4.3	10.5	40.4	1.9	5.1	36.7	3.0	3.5	85.9	55.4	0.7	2.2	1.9	15,721	1,383	1,258	408	78	935	1,199	+183
12	Sylvia Fowles S. Fowles	6,413	399	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	4,005	461	490	721	961	1,049	+1081
13	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	6,350	311	311	32.5	20.4	8.5	3.2	1.4	1.4	7.0	14.9	46.8	1.5	4.4	34.3	5.0	5.9	83.8	58.2	1.3	7.2	1.9	10,107	2,636	981	436	450	589	688	+2024
14	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	6,263	361	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	3,307	874	492	822	1,193	1,397	+1678
15	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	6,208	285	286	31.3	21.7	9.3	2.3	1.3	2.0	7.9	15.8	50.0	0.4	1.0	37.2	5.5	6.7	82.2	57.8	2.0	7.4	1.7	8,941	2,672	668	365	571	492	556	+1759
16	Jewell Loyd J. Loyd	6,154	335	388	30.0	15.9	3.5	3.0	1.2	0.2	5.3	13.2	40.0	1.8	5.1	35.1	3.5	4.0	88.0	53.0	0.9	2.7	2.0	11,653	1,372	1,156	460	94	795	687	+934
17	Brittney Griner B. Griner	6,100	352	366	29.2	16.7	7.1	1.8	0.5	2.4	6.6	11.8	55.7	0.1	0.2	31.8	3.4	4.3	79.4	60.7	1.6	5.5	2.1	10,671	2,590	661	171	880	754	1,000	+777
18	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	6,007	317	317	31.9	18.9	7.7	1.4	1.1	1.8	6.6	14.3	46.0	1.4	3.9	35.1	4.4	5.2	84.2	57.0	2.2	5.5	1.7	10,125	2,447	435	360	586	549	982	+1541
19	Seimone Augustus S. Augustus	6,005	365	391	28.8	15.4	3.1	2.3	0.7	0.3	6.3	13.1	48.0	0.7	2.1	36.4	2.1	2.4	85.8	54.4	0.5	2.6	1.6	11,244	1,228	911	281	132	612	477	+1324
20	Becky Hammon B. Hammon	5,841	328	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	1,110	1,708	488	59	1,224	737	+490
21	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	5,797	263	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	1,561	915	627	193	948	857	+736
22	Skylar Diggins S. Diggins	5,739	340	353	31.8	16.3	2.9	5.3	1.3	0.7	5.4	12.9	41.7	1.3	3.9	32.8	4.2	5.0	83.9	53.8	0.7	2.2	2.6	11,210	1,014	1,857	463	231	909	829	+334
23	Kayla McBride K. McBride	5,667	390	393	30.3	14.4	3.2	2.5	1.1	0.1	4.8	11.6	41.2	1.9	5.2	37.1	2.9	3.2	89.5	55.3	0.5	2.7	1.7	11,917	1,257	994	446	43	649	545	+443
24	DeLisha Milton-Jones D. Milton-Jones	5,571	432	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	2,574	921	619	339	1,173	1,574	+958
25	Katie Douglas K. Douglas	5,563	387	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	1,569	1,075	623	126	830	699	+1126

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20.6

Copper

RPG

8.3

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APG

8.4

Thomas

Team Rankings

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106.0

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DRTG

108.0

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NETRTG

-2.0

9th

3P%

32.9

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Wings	12	8	.600	3.5
5	Sparks	8	10	.444	6.5
6	Fire	8	12	.400	7.5
7	Mercury	8	13	.381	8.0
8	Storm	5	16	.238	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 7/7	CHI	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Thu 7/9	IND	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Sat 7/11	PHX	@	LVA	6:00 PM
Mon 7/13	PHX	@	MIN	9:00 PM
Fri 7/17	CON	@	PHX	10:00 PM

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5 - 16

Final

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8 - 13

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

25.7

Wilson

23.9

Plum

21.6

Mitchell

RPG Leaders

11.7

Reese

11.3

Shepard

9.4

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

8.2

Clark

7.4

Gray

SPG Leaders

2.6

Howard

2.1

Lacan

2.1

Canada

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

2.0

Engstler

1.9

Stokes

3PM Leaders

3.6

Mabrey

3.3

Howard

2.6

Clark

TS% Leaders

69.0

Carter

67.6

Cunningham

67.4

Allemand

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

112.6

111.9

111.5

110.3

109.4

DRtg Rankings

98.1

102.2

103.7

104.3

104.9

106.0

NetRtg Rankings

13.8

6.4

5.4

5.0

4.7

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8-13

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938.1

Wilson

749.4

Stewart

720.5

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DraftKings Points Leaders

927

Wilson

756.3

Shepard

745

Stewart

USG% Leaders

32.5

Wilson

31.7

Clark

31.0

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

35.1

Howard

34.6

Citron

34.5

Plum

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.33

Boston

1.24

Cardoso

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.52

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.32

Clark

WNBA 2026 Betting

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9-3

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7-6

7-4

7-6

Worst Record ATS

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WNBA 2026 Standings

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1	Lynx	15	4	.789
2	Aces	14	5	.737	1.0
3	Valkyries	13	7	.650	2.5
4	Liberty	12	8	.600	3.5
5	Dream	12	8	.600	3.5
6	Wings	12	8	.600	3.5
7	Fever	11	8	.579	4.0
8	Mystics	10	9	.526	5.0
9	Tempo	9	10	.474	6.0
10	Sparks	8	10	.444	6.5
11	Fire	8	12	.400	7.5
12	Mercury	8	13	.381	8.0
13	Sky	6	13	.316	9.0
14	Storm	5	16	.238	11.0
15	Sun	4	16	.200	11.5

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 5/8	WAS	@	TOR	68-65
Fri 5/8	CON	@	NYL	75-106
Fri 5/8	GSV	@	SEA	91-80
Sat 5/9	DAL	@	IND	107-104
Sat 5/9	PHX	@	LVA	99-66

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/3	MIN	@	NYL	7:30 PM
Fri 7/3	CHI	@	LVA	10:00 PM
Sat 7/4	GSV	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sat 7/4	PDX	@	SEA	9:00 PM
Sun 7/5	DAL	@	TOR	3:00 PM

Diana Taurasi has scored the most career points when starting 5+ games, with 10,646 points.

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

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