Best 3rd seasons in WNBA history
Who had the best 3rd season in WNBA history?
Caitlin Clark holds the best 3rd season in points: 891 in 2026, and Angel Reese in 2026 in rebounds (521).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caitlin Clark | 2026 | 891 |
| 2 | Diana Taurasi | 2006 | 860 |
| 3 | Breanna Stewart | 2018 | 742 |
| 4 | Katie Smith | 2001 | 739 |
| 5 | Liz Cambage | 2018 | 737 |
| 6 | Elena Delle Donne | 2015 | 725 |
| 7 | Angel McCoughtry | 2011 | 712 |
| 8 | Angel Reese | 2026 | 705 |
| 9 | Lauren Jackson | 2003 | 698 |
| 10 | Cynthia Cooper | 1999 | 686 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | Season | REB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel Reese | 2026 | 521 |
| 2 | Kamilla Cardoso | 2026 | 371 |
| 3 | Aliyah Boston | 2025 | 361 |
| 4 | Yolanda Griffith | 2001 | 357 |
| 5 | Tina Charles | 2012 | 345 |
| 6 | Sylvia Fowles | 2010 | 338 |
| 7 | Crystal Langhorne | 2010 | 330 |
| 8 | Cheryl Ford | 2005 | 319 |
| 9 | Liz Cambage | 2018 | 309 |
| 10 | Natalie Williams | 2001 | 308 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caitlin Clark | 2026 | 333 |
| 2 | Ticha Penicheiro | 2000 | 236 |
| 3 | Sabrina Ionescu | 2022 | 228 |
| 4 | Nikki Teasley | 2004 | 207 |
| 5 | Teresa Weatherspoon | 1999 | 205 |
| 6 | Courtney Vandersloot | 2013 | 184 |
| 6 | Sue Bird | 2004 | 184 |
| 8 | Dawn Staley | 2001 | 179 |
| 9 | Jennifer Azzi | 2001 | 171 |
| 10 | Julie Allemand | 2025 | 170 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | Season | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diana Taurasi | 2006 | 121 |
| 2 | Caitlin Clark | 2026 | 114 |
| 3 | Katie Smith | 2001 | 85 |
| 4 | Sabrina Ionescu | 2022 | 83 |
| 5 | Arike Ogunbowale | 2021 | 80 |
| 5 | Rhyne Howard | 2024 | 80 |
| 7 | Leilani Mitchell | 2010 | 72 |
| 7 | Maya Moore | 2013 | 72 |
| 9 | Anna DeForge | 2004 | 70 |
| 9 | Crystal Robinson | 2001 | 70 |
Steals
| # | Player | Season | STL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debbie Black | 2001 | 82 |
| 2 | Teresa Weatherspoon | 1999 | 78 |
| 3 | Angel Reese | 2026 | 77 |
| 4 | Rita Williams | 2000 | 76 |
| 4 | Sheryl Swoopes | 1999 | 76 |
| 6 | Loree Moore | 2007 | 75 |
| 7 | Angel McCoughtry | 2011 | 72 |
| 8 | Nykesha Sales | 2001 | 70 |
| 8 | Ticha Penicheiro | 2000 | 70 |
| 10 | Tamika Catchings | 2004 | 67 |
Blocks
| # | Player | Season | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittney Griner | 2015 | 105 |
| 2 | Margo Dydek | 2000 | 96 |
| 3 | Sylvia Fowles | 2010 | 88 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Williams | 2017 | 67 |
| 5 | Elena Delle Donne | 2015 | 64 |
| 5 | Lauren Jackson | 2003 | 64 |
| 5 | Tangela Smith | 2000 | 64 |
| 8 | Kamilla Cardoso | 2026 | 63 |
| 9 | Ezi Magbegor | 2022 | 58 |
| 9 | Jessica Breland | 2014 | 58 |
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