wnba players who won both mvp and championship in a year

Cynthia Cooper won a championship in her rookie season in 1997.

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NAMEChampsMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
1
1
1997
HOU HOU
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
2Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
1
1
1998
HOU HOU
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
3Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
1
1
2000
HOU HOU
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
4Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
1
1
2001
LAS LAS
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
5Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
1
1
2009
PHX PHX
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
6Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
1
1
2010
SEA SEA
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
7Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
1
1
2016
LAS LAS
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
8Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
1
1
2017
MIN MIN
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
9Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
1
1
2018
SEA SEA
34
31.6
21.8
8.4
2.5
1.4
1.4
7.9
15.0
52.9
1.8
4.3
41.5
4.1
5.1
82.0
63.3
1.1
7.2
1.8
1,074
742
284
86
46
49
61
69
+275
10Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
1
1
2019
WAS WAS
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
11A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
1
1
2022
LVA LVA
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
12A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
1
1
2025
LVA LVA
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
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Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.0

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

27.5

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

26.0

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs RPG Leaders

16.0

Austin

Shakira Austin

14.0

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

12.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson
Playoffs APG Leaders

12.5

Clark

Caitlin Clark

10.0

Canada

Jordin Canada

7.5

Gray

Chelsea Gray
Playoffs SPG Leaders

5.0

Howard

Rhyne Howard

3.0

Hillmon

Naz Hillmon

2.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson
Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.0

Betts

Lauren Betts

2.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

2.0

Wilson

A'ja Wilson
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

4.0

Clark

Caitlin Clark

4.0

Zandalasini

Cecilia Zandalasini

3.5

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Laney-Hamilton

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton

150.0

Jocytė

Justė Jocytė

113.6

VanSlooten

Grace VanSlooten

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Valkyries

138.5

Aces

119.6

Liberty

116.6

Fever

115.2

Dream

107.3

Wings

106.5
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

89.8

Liberty

95.7

Valkyries

106.5

Mystics

107.3

Aces

115.2

Lynx

116.6
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Valkyries

32.0

Liberty

21.0

Dream

17.5

Aces

4.4

Fever

-4.4

Mystics

-17.5

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

116

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

107.4

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

83.7

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

114.3

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

106.3

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

93.5

Clark

Caitlin Clark
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

63.5

Fauthoux

Marine Fauthoux

40.1

Prosper

Cassandre Prosper
Playoffs MPG Leaders

39.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

39.0

Howard

Rhyne Howard

38.0

McBride

Kayla McBride
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

2.14

Okot

Madina Okot

1.80

Hayes

Tiffany Hayes
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.96

Okot

Madina Okot

1.78

Hayes

Tiffany Hayes

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Valkyries

24-15

Aces

23-17

Mystics

22-17

Sparks

21-17

Sky

20-17

Fever

20-20
Worst Record ATS
Liberty

15-23

Tempo

15-21

Mercury

16-20

Wings

17-21

Lynx

18-21

Dream

18-21

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
Sat
6/27
PHX PHX
@
TOR TOR
89-80
Sat
6/27
LAS LAS
@
IND IND
87-111
Sat
6/27
ATL ATL
@
SEA SEA
90-105
Sun
6/28
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
85-77
Sun
6/28
PDX PDX
@
WAS WAS
123-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
9/30
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Wed
9/30
GSV GSV
@
DAL DAL
9:00 PM
Thu
10/1
IND IND
@
LVA LVA
9:00 PM
Fri
10/2
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Fri
10/2
DAL DAL
@
GSV GSV
1:00 PM