List of WNBA career 3-point scoring leaders

This article provides two lists:

A list of WNBA career regular season three-point field goals made.

A progressive list of three-point leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.[1]

List of 3-point scoring leaders

Statistics accurate as of the 2024 WNBA season.

^	Active WNBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a]
§	1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025[2]

Rank	Name	Position(s)	Team(s) played for (years)	Total 3-point field goals made	Total 3-point field goals attempted	3-point field goal percentage	3-point field goals made per game
1	Diana Taurasi^	G	Phoenix Mercury (2004–present)[b]	1,447	4,014	.360	2.56
2	Sue Bird^†	G	Seattle Storm (2002–2022)[c]	1,001	2,551	.392	1.73
3	Katie Smith*	G/F	Minnesota Lynx (1999–2005) Detroit Shock (2005–2008) Washington Mystics (2010) Seattle Storm (2011–2012) New York Liberty (2013)	906	2,466	.367	1.88
4	Becky Hammon*	G	New York Liberty (1999–2006) San Antonio Silver Stars (2007–2013) San Antonio Stars (2014)	829	2,191	.378	1.84
5	Tina Thompson*	F	Houston Comets (1997–2008) Los Angeles Sparks (2009–2011) Seattle Storm (2012–2013)	748	2,018	.371	1.51
6	Katie Douglas	G/F	Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (2001–2007, 2014) Indiana Fever (2008–2013)	726	1,978	.367	1.76
7	Kristi Toliver^†	G	Chicago Sky (2009) Los Angeles Sparks (2010–2016, 2021–2022) Washington Mystics (2017–2019, 2023)	651	1,698	.383	1.71
8	DeWanna Bonner^	F	Phoenix Mercury (2009–2019) Connecticut Sun (2020–present)	623	2,052	.304	1.24
9	Kayla McBride^	G	San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Aces (2014–2020) Minnesota Lynx (2021–present)	619	1,673	.370	1.85
10	Tamika Catchings*	F	Indiana Fever (2002–2016)	606	1,704	.356	1.33
11	Kara Lawson	G	Sacramento Monarchs (2003–2009) Connecticut Sun (2010–2013) Washington Mystics (2014–2015)	584	1,498	.390	1.55
12	Nicole Powell	F	Charlotte Sting (2004) Sacramento Monarchs (2005–2009) New York Liberty (2010–2012) Tulsa Shock (2013) Seattle Storm (2014)	580	1,536	.378	1.61
13	Jewell Loyd^	G	Seattle Storm (2015–present)	567	1,631	.348	1.73
14	Kelsey Mitchell^	G	Indiana Fever (2018–present)	558	1,476	.378	2.39
15	Ivory Latta	G	Detroit Shock (2007) Atlanta Dream (2008–2009) Tulsa Shock (2010–2012) Washington Mystics (2013–2017)	536	1,453	.369	1.66
16	Renee Montgomery	G	Minnesota Lynx (2009, 2015–2017) Connecticut Sun (2010–2014) Seattle Storm (2015) Atlanta Dream (2018–2019)	532	1,533	.347	1.46
17	Maya Moore	F	Minnesota Lynx (2011–2018)	530	1,381	.384	1.96
18	Allie Quigley^†	G	Phoenix Mercury (2008–2009) Indiana Fever (2010) San Antonio Silver Stars (2010) Seattle Storm (2011) Chicago Sky (2013–2022)	510	1,295	.394	1.47
19	Leilani Mitchell^§	G	New York Liberty (2008-2013) Phoenix Mercury (2015, 2017–2019) Washington Mystics (2016, 2020–2021)	508	1,319	.385	1.28
20	Arike Ogunbowale^	G	Dallas Wings (2019–present)	497	1,419	.350	2.55
21	Kelsey Plum^	G	San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Aces (2017–present)	489	1,254	.390	2.08
22	Shekinna Stricklen^§	F	Seattle Storm (2012–2014) Connecticut Sun (2015–2019) Atlanta Dream (2020–2021)	468	1,287	.364	1.50
23	Cappie Pondexter	G	Phoenix Mercury (2006–2009) New York Liberty (2010–2014) Chicago Sky (2015–2017) Los Angeles Sparks (2018) Indiana Fever (2018)	464	1,325	.350	1.12
24	Lauren Jackson*	F/C	Seattle Storm (2001–2012)	436	1,243	.351	1.38
25	Shameka Christon	G	New York Liberty (2004–2009) Chicago Sky (2010) San Antonio Stars (2012–2014) Phoenix Mercury (2015)	435	1,271	.342	1.37

Progressive list of 3-point scoring leaders

This is a progressive list of 3-point scoring leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.

Statistics accurate as of the 2024 WNBA season.

^	Active WNBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a]

Team abbreviations

Team(s) listed is the one player was on when he established the record.

CHA	Charlotte Sting	IND	Indiana Fever	SAC	Sacramento Monarchs
CHI	Chicago Sky	LVA	Las Vegas Aces	SAS	San Antonio Stars
DAL	Dallas Wings	MIN	Minnesota Lynx	SEA	Seattle Storm
DET	Detroit Shock	NYL	New York Liberty	WAS	Washington Mystics
HOU	Houston Comets	PHO	Phoenix Mercury

Progressive 3-point leaders

Season	Year-by-year leader[3]	3P	Active player leader	3P	Career record	3P	Single-season record	3P	Season
1997	Cynthia Cooper*000HOU	67	Cynthia Cooper*000HOU	67	Cynthia Cooper*000HOU	67	Cynthia Cooper*000HOU	67	1997
1998		64		131		131			1998
1999	Crystal Robinson000NYL	76		189		189	Crystal Robinson000NYL	76	1999
2000	Katie Smith*000MIN	88		232		232	Katie Smith*000MIN	88	2000
2001		85	Katie Smith* 000MIN 2001–05 000DET 2005–09 000WAS 2010 000SEA 2011–12 000NYL 2013	225					2001
2002	Allison Feaster000CHA	79		287	Katie Smith* 000MIN 2002–05 000DET 2005–09 000WAS 2010 000SEA 2011–12 000NYL 2013	287			2002
2003	Katie Smith*000MIN	78		365		365			2003
2004	Anna DeForge000PHO	70		425		425			2004
2005	Nicole Powell000SAC	66		478		478			2005
2006	Diana Taurasi^000PHO	121		537		537	Diana Taurasi^000PHO	121	2006
2007		95		598		598			2007
2008		89		674		674			2008
2009		79		731		731			2009
2010		80		785		785			2010
2011		81		834		834			2011
2012	Katie Douglas000IND Becky Hammon*000SAS	80		878		878			2012
2013	Ivory Latta000WAS Maya Moore000MIN	72		906		906			2013
2014	Ivory Latta000WAS	81	Becky Hammon*000SAS	829					2014
2015		79	Sue Bird^†000SEA	664					2015
2016	Diana Taurasi^000PHO	89	Diana Taurasi^000PHO	900					2016
2017		96		996	Diana Taurasi^000PHO	996			2017
2018		106		1,102		1,102			2018
2019	Allie Quigley^†000CHI	80		1,103		1,103			2019
2020	Diana Taurasi^000PHO	61		1,164		1,164			2020
2021	Arike Ogunbowale^000DAL	80		1,205		1,205			2021
2022	Kelsey Plum^000LVA	113		1,297		1,297			2022
2023	Sabrina Ionescu^000NYL	128		1,361		1,361	Sabrina Ionescu^000NYL	128	2023
2024	Caitlin Clark^000IND	122		1,447		1,447			2024
Season	Year-by-year leader	3P	Active player leader	3P	Career record	3P	Single-season record	3P	Season

See also

• List of WNBA regular season records
• List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders

Notes

1. A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
2. Taurasi did not play the 2015 season at the request of her Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.
3. Bird did not play the 2013 season and 2019 season because of knee surgery.

References

1. "WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
2. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
3. "NBA Regular Season 3PM - Season Leaders". NBA.com. NBA. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

External links

• WNBA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for 3-pointers | Basketball-Reference.com