The following is a list of players who have achieved the most blocks during their WNBA careers.
- Statistics accurate as of the May 24, 2024.
^ | Active WNBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a] |
§ | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025[1] |
Progressive list of steal leaders
[edit]This is a progressive list of assist leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[2]
- Statistics accurate as of May 24, 2024.
^ | Active WNBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[i] |
ATL | Atlanta Dream | LAS | Los Angeles Sparks | PHO | Phoenix Mercury |
CHI | Chicago Sky | LVA | Las Vegas Aces | SEA | Seattle Storm |
CON | Connecticut Sun | MIN | Minnesota Lynx | UTA | Utah Starzz |
Season | Year-by-year leader | Blocks | Active player leader | Total blocks | Career record | Total blocks | Single-season record | Blocks | Season |
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1997 | Elena BaranovaUTA | 63 | Elena BaranovaUTA | 63 | Elena BaranovaUTA | 63 | Elena BaranovaUTA | 63 | 1997 |
1998 | Margo DydekUTA | 114 | Lisa Leslie*LAS | 119 | Lisa Leslie*LAS | 119 | Margo DydekUTA | 114 | 1998 |
1999 | 77 | Margo DydekUTA | 191 | Margo DydekUTA | 191 | 1999 | |||
2000 | 96 | 287 | 287 | 2000 | |||||
2001 | 113 | 400 | 400 | 2001 | |||||
2002 | 107 | 507 | 507 | 2002 | |||||
2003 | 100 | 607 | 607 | 2003 | |||||
2004 | Lisa Leslie*LAS | 98 | 655 | 655 | 2004 | ||||
2005 | Lisa Leslie*LAS | 71 | 726 | 726 | 2005 | ||||
Margo DydekCON | |||||||||
2006 | Margo DydekCON | 85 | 811 | 811 | 2006 | ||||
2007 | 66 | 877 | 877 | 2007 | |||||
2008 | Lisa Leslie*LAS | 97 | 2008 | ||||||
2009 | Tangela SmithPHO | 57 | Lisa Leslie*LAS | 822 | 2009 | ||||
2010 | Sylvia Fowles†CHI | 88 | Lauren Jackson*SEA | 568 | 2010 | ||||
2011 | 68 | 579 | 2011 | ||||||
2012 | Candace Parker†LAS | 76 | 586 | 2012 | |||||
2013 | Brittney Griner^PHO | 81 | Ruth RileyATL | 505 | 2013 | ||||
2014 | 129 | Sylvia Fowles†CHI | 376 | Brittney Griner^PHO | 129 | 2014 | |||
2015 | 105 | 404 | 2015 | ||||||
2016 | 107 | 465 | 2016 | ||||||
2017 | Sylvia Fowles†MIN | 67 | 532 | 2017 | |||||
Elizabeth Williams^ATL | |||||||||
2018 | Brittney Griner^PHO | 87 | Sylvia Fowles†MIN | 574 | 2018 | ||||
Brittney Griner^PHO | |||||||||
2019 | Jonquel Jones^CON | 68 | Brittney Griner^PHO | 636 | 2019 | ||||
2020 | A'ja Wilson^LVA | 44 | 658 | 2020 | |||||
2021 | Brittney Griner^PHO | 58 | 716 | 2021 | |||||
2022 | A'ja Wilson^LVA | 70 | Sylvia Fowles†MIN | 721 | 2022 | ||||
2023 | 89 | Brittney Griner^PHO | 766 | 2023 | |||||
2024 | Cameron Brink^LAS | 13 | Elizabeth Williams^CHI | 436 | 2024 | ||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | Blocks | Active player leader | Total blocks | Career record | Total blocks | Single-season record | Blocks | Season |
See also
[edit]- List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders
- List of National Basketball Association season blocks leaders
Notes
[edit]- ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ^ Games played in prior seasons where blocks were not recorded are not included in total games played nor are they used in calculating the per game average.
- ^ Average is rounded to the nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before blocks were officially recorded.
- ^ Leslie did not play the 2007 season because of a pregnancy leave.
- ^ Charles did not play the 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Breland did not play the 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Delle Donne did not play the 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Taurasi did not play the 2015 season at the request of her Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.
- ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.
References
[edit]- ^ "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Steals". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 October 2022.