Best 2nd seasons in WNBA history
Who had the best 2nd season in WNBA history?
Paige Bueckers holds the best 2nd season in points: 878 in 2026, and Jonquel Jones in 2017 in rebounds (403).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paige Bueckers | 2026 | 878 |
| 2 | Seimone Augustus | 2007 | 769 |
| 3 | Angel McCoughtry | 2010 | 716 |
| 4 | Skylar Diggins | 2014 | 683 |
| 5 | Rhyne Howard | 2023 | 681 |
| 6 | Cynthia Cooper | 1998 | 680 |
| 7 | Sonia Citron | 2026 | 671 |
| 7 | Tamika Catchings | 2003 | 671 |
| 9 | Breanna Stewart | 2017 | 656 |
| 10 | Katie Smith | 2000 | 646 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | Season | REB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonquel Jones | 2017 | 403 |
| 2 | Kiki Iriafen | 2026 | 394 |
| 3 | Angel Reese | 2025 | 377 |
| 4 | Tina Charles | 2011 | 374 |
| 5 | Aliyah Boston | 2024 | 355 |
| 6 | Kamilla Cardoso | 2025 | 341 |
| 7 | Natalie Williams | 2000 | 336 |
| 8 | Yolanda Griffith | 2000 | 331 |
| 9 | Dominique Malonga | 2026 | 307 |
| 10 | Cheryl Ford | 2004 | 297 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paige Bueckers | 2026 | 247 |
| 2 | Carla Leite | 2026 | 245 |
| 3 | Ticha Penicheiro | 1999 | 226 |
| 4 | Sue Bird | 2003 | 221 |
| 5 | Nikki Teasley | 2003 | 214 |
| 6 | Teresa Weatherspoon | 1998 | 191 |
| 7 | Dawn Staley | 2000 | 190 |
| 7 | Sug Sutton | 2023 | 190 |
| 9 | Sabrina Ionescu | 2021 | 183 |
| 10 | Sonia Citron | 2026 | 177 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | Season | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhyne Howard | 2023 | 99 |
| 2 | Janelle Salaun | 2026 | 93 |
| 3 | Katie Smith | 2000 | 88 |
| 4 | Paige Bueckers | 2026 | 80 |
| 5 | Kelsey Mitchell | 2019 | 79 |
| 6 | Shanna Zolman | 2007 | 74 |
| 6 | Tamika Catchings | 2003 | 74 |
| 8 | Maya Moore | 2012 | 73 |
| 9 | Nikki Teasley | 2003 | 70 |
| 10 | Nicole Powell | 2005 | 66 |
Steals
| # | Player | Season | STL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Weatherspoon | 1998 | 100 |
| 2 | Kim Perrot | 1998 | 84 |
| 3 | Yolanda Griffith | 2000 | 83 |
| 4 | Nicky Anosike | 2009 | 81 |
| 5 | Epiphanny Prince | 2011 | 78 |
| 6 | Sheryl Swoopes | 1998 | 72 |
| 6 | Tamika Catchings | 2003 | 72 |
| 8 | Jordin Canada | 2019 | 68 |
| 9 | Ticha Penicheiro | 1999 | 67 |
| 10 | Angel McCoughtry | 2010 | 66 |
Blocks
| # | Player | Season | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittney Griner | 2014 | 129 |
| 2 | Lauren Jackson | 2002 | 81 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Williams | 2016 | 79 |
| 4 | Margo Dydek | 1999 | 77 |
| 5 | Vanessa Hayden | 2005 | 68 |
| 6 | Vanessa Hayden-Johnson | 2005 | 67 |
| 7 | Maria Stepanova | 1999 | 62 |
| 7 | Michelle Snow | 2003 | 62 |
| 9 | Yolanda Griffith | 2000 | 61 |
| 10 | Lisa Leslie | 1998 | 60 |
Regular season only, counting stats only. A season is numbered from the first season on file for that player, so a career that began before the league’s rows start is numbered from where the data does. WNBA all-time records