Milestones
| Player |
1000 Games |
Player |
2000 Games |
Player |
3000 Games |
Player |
4000 Games |
Player |
5000 Games |
Player |
6000 Games |
| Cynthia Cooper |
45 |
Cynthia Cooper |
90 |
Elena Delle Donne |
148 |
Arike Ogunbowale |
195 |
A'ja Wilson |
238 |
A'ja Wilson |
278 |
| Seimone Augustus |
46 |
Seimone Augustus |
93 |
Arike Ogunbowale |
150 |
Breanna Stewart |
196 |
Breanna Stewart |
242 |
Diana Taurasi |
291 |
| Arike Ogunbowale |
51 |
Elena Delle Donne |
98 |
Seimone Augustus |
151 |
Diana Taurasi |
197 |
Diana Taurasi |
243 |
Breanna Stewart |
293 |
| Elena Delle Donne |
52 |
Breanna Stewart |
100 |
Diana Taurasi |
151 |
A'ja Wilson |
198 |
Angel McCoughtry |
257 |
Lauren Jackson |
316 |
| A'ja Wilson |
53 |
Arike Ogunbowale |
102 |
Breanna Stewart |
151 |
Elena Delle Donne |
199 |
Lauren Jackson |
259 |
Tina Charles |
332 |
| Tamika Catchings |
54 |
Diana Taurasi |
104 |
Cappie Pondexter |
154 |
Angel McCoughtry |
206 |
Cappie Pondexter |
260 |
Cappie Pondexter |
333 |
| Breanna Stewart |
54 |
Cappie Pondexter |
104 |
Angel McCoughtry |
154 |
Cappie Pondexter |
208 |
Tina Charles |
275 |
Lisa Leslie |
348 |
| Caitlin Clark |
54 |
A'ja Wilson |
104 |
A'ja Wilson |
157 |
Lauren Jackson |
209 |
Seimone Augustus |
283 |
Brittney Griner |
358 |
| Jennifer Gillom |
55 |
Angel McCoughtry |
108 |
Lauren Jackson |
162 |
Seimone Augustus |
213 |
Brittnry Griner |
283 |
Tamika Catchings |
361 |
| Natalie Williams |
56 |
Lauren Jackson |
109 |
Maya Moore |
163 |
Maya Moore |
217 |
Kelsey Mitchell |
286 |
Candace Parker |
361 |
Diana Taurasi took 348 games to reach 7000, 406 to reach 8000, 461 to reach
9000, and 521 to reach 10000 to be fastest to all four
How about reaching the scoring landmarks at the youngest age?
| Player |
1000 Age |
Player |
2000 Age |
Player |
3000 Age |
Player |
4000 Age |
Player |
5000 Age |
Player |
6000 Age |
| Lauren Jackson |
22-27 |
Lauren Jackson |
23-65 |
Lauren Jackson |
25-27 |
Lauren Jackson |
26-77 |
Lauren Jackson |
28-96 |
A'ja Wilson |
29-304 |
| Penny Taylor |
22-89 |
Breanna Stewart |
23-355 |
Diana Taurasi |
26-27 |
Diana Taurasi |
27-86 |
A'ja Wilson |
28-321 |
Diana Taurasi |
31-61 |
| Tina Charles |
22-259 |
Seimone Augustus |
24-88 |
Maya Moore |
26-71 |
Arike Ogunbowale |
27-197 |
Diana Taurasi |
29-34 |
Lauren Jackson |
31-133 |
| Aliyah Boston |
22-261 |
Tina Charles |
24-227 |
Arike Ogunbowale |
26-173 |
Tina Charles |
27-273 |
Tina Charles |
29-199 |
Breanna Stewart |
31-254 |
| Breanna Stewart |
22-332 |
Jewell Loyd |
24-305 |
Tina Charles |
26-216 |
A'ja Wilson |
27-306 |
Breanna Stewart |
29-308 |
Jewell Loyd |
31-339 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw |
22-360 |
Diana Taurasi |
24-348 |
A'ja Wilson |
26-304 |
Maya Moore |
28-25 |
Kelsey Mitchell |
30-204 |
Tina Charles |
32-164 |
| Candice Dupree |
23-0 |
A'ja Wilson |
25-9 |
Angel McCoughtry |
26-361 |
Breanna Stewart |
28-304 |
Cappie Pondexter |
30-238 |
Cappie Pondexter |
33-155 |
| A'ja Wilson |
23-12 |
Candice Dupree |
25-12 |
Candice Dupree |
27-7 |
Angel McCoughtry |
28-314 |
Jewell Loyd |
30-246 |
Nneka Ogwumike |
33-341 |
| Emma Meesseman |
23-23 |
Maya Moore |
25-16 |
Nneka Ogwumike |
27-40 |
Nneka Ogwumike |
29-54 |
Angel McCoughtry |
31-252 |
Candice Dupree |
33-364 |
| Seimone Augustus |
23-47 |
Rhyne Howard |
25-56 |
Alana Beard |
27-87 |
Semone Augustus |
29-108 |
Candice Dupree |
32-10 |
Tamika Catchings |
34-2 |
Ages are listed in Years-Days. Tina Charles is the youngest to 7000 at
33-231. Diana Taurasi is the youngest to 8000 at 35-359, the youngest to 9000 at 39-16,
and the youngest to 10000 at 41-53. If you
want to see all the players who have reached each milestone click here:
Let's break them down by rookie class:
| Class |
1000 |
2000 |
3000 |
4000 |
5000 |
6000 |
7000 |
8000 |
9000 |
10000 |
| original |
15 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| undrafted |
18 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| allocated |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| 1997 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| 1998 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
21 |
13 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
14 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
| 2002 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 2005 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| 2010 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| 2011 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2012 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| 2013 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| 2014 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2015 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| 2016 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| 2017 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2018 |
12 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| 2019 |
11 |
5 |
34 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2020 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2021 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2022 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2023 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2024 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
273 |
160 |
97 |
58 |
30 |
19 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Originals are players that were on opening day rosters in 1997 but were not
drafted in the Elite Draft or the 1997 draft. Lisa Leslie and Sheryl
Swoopes fit in this category. Drafted players go with the year they are drafted even if they
didn't appear until a later season. Tamika Catchings goes with 2001.
The 1997 Elite Draft is included in 1997.
While we're on the subject of draft classes, let's take a glance at which ones have produced the most
awards.
|
Year |
MVP |
All
WNBA 1st |
All
WNBA 2nd |
DPY |
All
DEF 1st |
All
DEF 2nd |
MIP |
6OY |
Sportsmanship |
Finals MVP |
All
Star |
USA |
| originals |
8 |
20 |
14 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
6 |
34 |
3 |
| undrafted |
|
3 |
2 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
|
4 |
|
13 |
4 |
| allocated |
|
2 |
7 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
14 |
3 |
| 1997 |
|
6 |
8 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
21 |
1 |
| 1998 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
11 |
1 |
| 1999 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
5 |
2 |
46 |
5 |
| 2000 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
| 2001 |
4 |
18 |
13 |
6 |
16 |
11 |
3 |
|
4 |
4 |
36 |
7 |
| 2002 |
|
5 |
8 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
22 |
6 |
| 2003 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
7 |
1 |
| 2004 |
1 |
13 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
27 |
5 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
8 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
| 2006 |
|
5 |
9 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
25 |
4 |
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
| 2008 |
3 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
2 |
| 2009 |
|
3 |
6 |
|
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
18 |
2 |
| 2010 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
1 |
|
|
10 |
2 |
| 2011 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
|
4 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
22 |
1 |
| 2012 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|
4 |
5 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
14 |
|
| 2013 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
30 |
|
| 2014 |
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
25 |
|
| 2015 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
12 |
|
| 2016 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
|
5 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
18 |
|
| 2017 |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
10 |
|
| 2018 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
15 |
|
| 2019 |
|
4 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
| 2020 |
|
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
| 2021 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
| 2023 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
| 2024 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
| 2025 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
All Stars include those that missed the game due to injury and those selected
to replace them. USA is for the games between WNBA select teams and Team
USA, like The Game at Radio City in 2004. I put them in a separate column
because the W is inconsistent about how it counts them. Sometimes they're
included in All Star appearances and sometimes not.
You want more draft class stuff? OK, how about a chart of how many
draftees made appearances from each draft
| Draft |
Draftees |
Appeared Initial |
Appeared Eventual |
| Elite |
16 |
15 |
94% |
15 |
94% |
| 1997 |
32 |
31 |
97% |
31 |
97% |
| 1998 |
40 |
35 |
88% |
37 |
93% |
| 1999 |
50 |
47 |
94% |
49 |
98% |
| 2000 |
64 |
44 |
69% |
44 |
69% |
| 2001 |
64 |
38 |
59% |
40 |
63% |
| 2002 |
64 |
27 |
42% |
29 |
45% |
| 2003 |
42 |
19 |
45% |
22 |
52% |
| 2004 |
38 |
27 |
71% |
31 |
82% |
| 2005 |
39 |
22 |
56% |
25 |
64% |
| 2006 |
42 |
28 |
67% |
31 |
74% |
| 2007 |
39 |
23 |
59% |
27 |
69% |
| 2008 |
43 |
34 |
79% |
36 |
84% |
| 2009 |
39 |
20 |
51% |
23 |
59% |
| 2010 |
36 |
18 |
50% |
23 |
64% |
| 2011 |
36 |
23 |
64% |
24 |
67% |
| 2012 |
36 |
18 |
50% |
24 |
67% |
| 2013 |
36 |
24 |
67% |
26 |
72% |
| 2014 |
36 |
19 |
53% |
24 |
67% |
| 2015 |
36 |
20 |
56% |
21 |
58% |
| 2016 |
36 |
21 |
58% |
24 |
67% |
| 2017 |
36 |
20 |
56% |
22 |
61% |
| 2018 |
36 |
21 |
58% |
22 |
61% |
| 2019 |
36 |
24 |
67% |
29 |
81% |
| 2020 |
36 |
24 |
67% |
28 |
78% |
| 2021 |
36 |
18 |
50% |
21 |
58% |
| 2022 |
36 |
22 |
61% |
26 |
72% |
| 2023 |
36 |
19 |
53% |
21 |
58% |
| 2024 |
36 |
15 |
42% |
19 |
53% |
| 2025 |
38 |
24 |
63% |
|
|
Appeared Initial is the number and percent of draftees who made appearances
the year they were drafted. Appeared Eventual is the number and percent of
draftees who made appearances at any time. Players have debuted as long as
seven years after being drafted.
1997-2002 were four round drafts.
2003-present have been three rounds.
Elite draft was two rounds.