This article provides two lists: A list of Women's National Basketball Association players by total career regular season steals. A progressive list of steals leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.
Steals leaders This is a list of Women's National Basketball Association players by total career regular season leaders in steals. Statistics accurate as of the 2026 season. ^Active WNBA player*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration§Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025
RankPlayerPosition(s)Team(s) played for (years)Total stealsGames playedSteals per gameaverage 1Tamika Catchings* F Indiana Fever () 1,074 457 2.35 2 Ticha Penicheiro G Sacramento Monarchs ()Los Angeles Sparks ()Chicago Sky () 764 454 1.68 3Sue Bird* G Seattle Storm () 725 580 1.25 4Nneka Ogwumike^ F Los Angeles Sparks (, –present)Seattle Storm () 718 480 0 5 Alana Beard G/F Washington Mystics ()Los Angeles Sparks () 710 419 1.70 6DeWanna Bonner^ F/G Phoenix Mercury (, )Connecticut Sun ()Indiana Fever ()Atlanta Dream (–present) 677 577 7Sheryl Swoopes* F/G Houston Comets ()Seattle Storm ()Tulsa Shock () 657 324 2.03 8 Jia Perkins G Charlotte Sting ()Chicago Sky ()San Antonio Silver Stars/Stars ()Minnesota Lynx () 635 417 1.52 9 Sancho Lyttle F Houston Comets ()Atlanta Dream ()Phoenix Mercury () 634 392 1.61 10Angel McCoughtry F/G Atlanta Dream ()Las Vegas Aces ()Minnesota Lynx () 627 311 2.02 11 Katie Douglas G/F Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (, )Indiana Fever () 623 412 1.51 12 DeLisha Milton-Jones F Los Angeles Sparks (, )Washington Mystics ()San Antonio Silver Stars ()New York Liberty ()Atlanta Dream () 619 499 1.2413Alyssa Thomas^ G Connecticut Sun ()Phoenix Mercury (–present) 612 401 14 Taj McWilliams-Franklin F/C Orlando Miracle ()Connecticut Sun ()Los Angeles Sparks ()Washington Mystics ()Detroit Shock ()New York Liberty ()Minnesota Lynx () 580 440 1.32 15Courtney Vandersloot^ G Chicago Sky (, –present)New York Liberty () 575 463 16 Tully Bevilaqua G Cleveland Rockers ()Portland Fire ()Seattle Storm ()Indiana Fever ()San Antonio Silver Stars () 573 425 1.35 17Yolanda Griffith* C/F Sacramento Monarchs ()Seattle Storm ()Indiana Fever () 529 311 1.70 18Candace Parker* F/C Los Angeles Sparks ()Chicago Sky ()Las Vegas Aces () 523 410 1.28 19Diana Taurasi† G Phoenix Mercury () 518 565 20Natasha Howard^ F Indiana Fever (, )Minnesota Lynx (, –present)Seattle Storm ()New York Liberty ()Dallas Wings () 504 424 21Lindsay Whalen* G Connecticut Sun ()Minnesota Lynx () 501 480 1.0422Chelsea Gray^ G Connecticut Sun ()Los Angeles Sparks ()Las Vegas Aces (–present) 498 412 23 Shannon Johnson G Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun ()San Antonio Silver Stars ()Detroit Shock ()Houston Comets ()Seattle Storm () 494 352 1.40 24Lisa Leslie* C Los Angeles Sparks () 492 363 1.3625Sylvia Fowles* C Chicago Sky ()Minnesota Lynx () 490 408 1.20
Progressive list of steal leaders This is a progressive list of assist leaders showing how the record increased through the years. Statistics accurate as of the 2026 season.
^Active WNBA player*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration§Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025
+Team abbreviations+Team(s) listed is the one player was on when she established the record.ATLAtlanta DreamHOUHouston CometsMINMinnesota LynxCHIChicago SkyINDIndiana FeverNYLNew York Liberty CONConnecticut SunLASLos Angeles SparksSACSacramento MonarchsDETDetroit ShockMIAMiami SolSEASeattle Storm
Steals leader at the end of every seasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderStealsActive player leaderTotal stealsCareer recordTotal stealsSingle-season recordStealsSeason1997 Teresa Weatherspoon*85Teresa Weatherspoon*85Teresa Weatherspoon*85Teresa Weatherspoon*85 19971998 100 185185100 19981999 78263263 19992000 Sheryl Swoopes* 87328328 20002001 Debbie Black 82383 383 20012002 Tamika Catchings* 94 425 425 20022003 Sheryl Swoopes* 77 453 453 20032004 Yolanda Griffith* 75 465 465 2004Nykesha Sales2005 Tamika Catchings* 90 Sheryl Swoopes* 520Sheryl Swoopes* 520 20052006 9458458420062007 Loree Moore 75 589 589 20072008 Alexis Hornbuckle 79 Ticha Penicheiro 655 Ticha Penicheiro 655 20082009 Tamika Catchings* 99 685 685 20092010 77 728 728 20102011 Epiphanny Prince† 79 Tamika Catchings* 775 Tamika Catchings*775 20112012 Sancho Lyttle 82 845 845 20122013 Angel McCoughtry 8993093020132014 Sancho Lyttle 749579572014Angel McCoughtry2015 Angel McCoughtry72 1,012 1,012 20152016 Tamika Catchings* 62 1,074 1,074 20162017 Alana Beard 71Alana Beard 653 20172018 Maya Moore*57 697 20182019 Natasha Howard^74709 20192020 Alyssa Thomas^42Sue Bird*659 20202021 Brittney Sykes^58687 20212022 65725 20222023 Jordin Canada^86DeWanna Bonner^556 20232024 Arike Ogunbowale^81Nneka Ogwumike^618 20242025 Gabby Williams^99668 20252026 Rhyne Howard^99718 2026SeasonYear-by-year leaderStealsActive player leaderTotal stealsCareer recordTotal stealsSingle-season recordStealsSeason
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External links WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Steals | Basketball-Reference.com - updated daily