Best 5th seasons in WNBA history
Who had the best 5th season in WNBA history?
Arike Ogunbowale holds the best 5th season in points: 849 in 2023, and Shakira Austin in 2026 in rebounds (408).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arike Ogunbowale | 2023 | 849 |
| 2 | Diana Taurasi | 2008 | 820 |
| 3 | Napheesa Collier | 2023 | 796 |
| 4 | Rhyne Howard | 2026 | 763 |
| 5 | Cappie Pondexter | 2010 | 729 |
| 5 | Shakira Austin | 2026 | 729 |
| 7 | Kelsey Plum | 2022 | 726 |
| 8 | Angel McCoughtry | 2013 | 711 |
| 9 | Jackie Young | 2023 | 704 |
| 10 | A'ja Wilson | 2022 | 703 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | Season | REB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakira Austin | 2026 | 408 |
| 2 | Courtney Paris | 2014 | 347 |
| 3 | A'ja Wilson | 2022 | 339 |
| 4 | Candace Parker | 2012 | 320 |
| 4 | Tina Charles | 2014 | 320 |
| 6 | Napheesa Collier | 2023 | 313 |
| 7 | Lauren Jackson | 2005 | 311 |
| 8 | Erlana Larkins | 2014 | 303 |
| 8 | Jonquel Jones | 2021 | 303 |
| 10 | Glory Johnson | 2017 | 300 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veronica Burton | 2026 | 252 |
| 2 | Sabrina Ionescu | 2024 | 235 |
| 3 | Layshia Clarendon | 2017 | 226 |
| 4 | Teresa Weatherspoon | 2001 | 203 |
| 5 | Chelsea Gray | 2019 | 202 |
| 6 | Courtney Vandersloot | 2015 | 198 |
| 6 | Skylar Diggins | 2017 | 198 |
| 8 | Shannon Johnson | 2003 | 196 |
| 9 | Ticha Penicheiro | 2002 | 192 |
| 10 | Natasha Cloud | 2019 | 190 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | Season | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhyne Howard | 2026 | 134 |
| 2 | Arike Ogunbowale | 2023 | 117 |
| 3 | Kelsey Plum | 2022 | 113 |
| 4 | Sabrina Ionescu | 2024 | 107 |
| 5 | Diana Taurasi | 2008 | 89 |
| 5 | Jackie Young | 2023 | 89 |
| 5 | Marina Mabrey | 2023 | 89 |
| 8 | Marine Johannes | 2026 | 86 |
| 9 | Allison Feaster | 2002 | 79 |
| 10 | Katie Smith | 2003 | 78 |
Steals
| # | Player | Season | STL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhyne Howard | 2026 | 99 |
| 2 | Tamika Catchings | 2006 | 98 |
| 3 | Angel McCoughtry | 2013 | 89 |
| 4 | Sheryl Swoopes | 2002 | 88 |
| 5 | Veronica Burton | 2026 | 69 |
| 6 | Arike Ogunbowale | 2023 | 68 |
| 6 | Sancho Lyttle | 2009 | 68 |
| 8 | Loree Moore | 2009 | 66 |
| 9 | Erlana Larkins | 2014 | 64 |
| 9 | Ticha Penicheiro | 2002 | 64 |
Blocks
| # | Player | Season | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margo Dydek | 2002 | 107 |
| 2 | Ezi Magbegor | 2024 | 82 |
| 3 | Candace Parker | 2012 | 76 |
| 4 | Lisa Leslie | 2001 | 71 |
| 5 | A'ja Wilson | 2022 | 70 |
| 6 | Natasha Howard | 2018 | 67 |
| 7 | Brittney Griner | 2017 | 65 |
| 7 | Lauren Jackson | 2005 | 65 |
| 9 | Emily Engstler | 2026 | 63 |
| 10 | Vicky Bullett | 2001 | 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