List of WNBA annual steals leaders

The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) steals title is awarded to the player with the highest steals per game (spg) average in a given season. The highest league-leading spg was Teresa Weatherspoon's 3.33 spg in 1998. The lowest league-leading spg was 2.21, achieved by Nykesha Sales and Yolanda Griffith in 2004.

Stats current as of game on September 19, 2024
Year | Player | Pos. | Team | Games played | Total minutes | Minutes per game | Total steals | Steals per game

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1997 | Teresa Weatherspoon | G | New York Liberty | 28 | 924 | 33.0 | 85 | 3.0
1998 | Teresa Weatherspoon (2) | G | New York Liberty | 30 | 1002 | 33.4 | 100 | 3.3
1999 | Yolanda Griffith | C/F | Sacramento Monarchs | 29 | 979 | 33.8 | 73 | 2.5
2000 | Sheryl Swoopes | F/G | Houston Comets | 31 | 1090 | 35.2 | 87 | 2.8
2001 | Debbie Black | G | Miami Sol | 32 | 946 | 29.6 | 82 | 2.5
2002 | Tamika Catchings | F | Indiana Fever | 32 | 1167 | 36.5 | 94 | 2.9
2003 | Sheryl Swoopes (2) | F/G | Houston Comets | 31 | 1084 | 35.0 | 77 | 2.4
2004 | Yolanda Griffith (2) | C/F | Sacramento Monarchs | 34 | 1031 | 30.3 | 75 | 2.2
2004 | Nykesha Sales | G/F | Connecticut Sun | 34 | 1096 | 32.2 | 75 | 2.2
2005 | Tamika Catchings (2) | F | Indiana Fever | 34 | 1174 | 34.5 | 90 | 2.6
2006 | Tamika Catchings (3) | F | Indiana Fever | 32 | 1071 | 33.5 | 94 | 2.9
2007 | Tamika Catchings (4) | F | Indiana Fever | 21 | 678 | 32.3 | 66 | 3.1
2008 | Alexis Hornbuckle | G | Detroit Shock | 34 | 747 | 22.0 | 79 | 2.3
2009 | Tamika Catchings (5) | F | Indiana Fever | 34 | 1084 | 31.9 | 99 | 2.9
2010 | Tamika Catchings (6) | F | Indiana Fever | 34 | 1068 | 31.4 | 77 | 2.2
2011 | Sancho Lyttle | F | Atlanta Dream | 22 | 577 | 26.2 | 52 | 2.3
2012 | Angel McCoughtry | F | Atlanta Dream | 24 | 718 | 29.9 | 60 | 2.5
2013 | Tamika Catchings (7) | F | Indiana Fever | 30 | 942 | 31.4 | 85 | 2.8
2014 | Angel McCoughtry (2) | F | Atlanta Dream | 31 | 970 | 31.3 | 74 | 2.3
2015 | Sancho Lyttle (2) | F | Atlanta Dream | 24 | 721 | 30.0 | 54 | 2.2
2016 | Tamika Catchings (8) | F | Indiana Fever | 34 | 844 | 24.8 | 62 | 1.8
2017 | Alana Beard | F/G | Los Angeles Sparks | 34 | 1048 | 30.8 | 71 | 2.0
2018 | Maya Moore | F/G | Minnesota Lynx | 34 | 1081 | 31.8 | 57 | 1.7
2019 | Jordin Canada | G | Seattle Storm | 30 | 865 | 28.8 | 68 | 2.3
2020 | Alyssa Thomas | F | Connecticut Sun | 21 | 689 | 32.8 | 42 | 2.0
2021 | Brittney Sykes | G | Los Angeles Sparks | 32 | 939 | 29.3 | 58 | 1.8
2022 | Brittney Sykes (2) | G | Los Angeles Sparks | 32 | 921 | 31.3 | 65 | 2.0
2023 | Jordin Canada (2) | G | Los Angeles Sparks | 38 | 1237 | 32.5 | 86 | 2.3
2024 | Arike Ogunbowale | G | Dallas Wings | 38 | 1466 | 38.6 | 81 | 2.1

## See also

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* List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders
* List of National Basketball Association season steals leaders

## External links

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* WNBA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Steals Per Game by Basketball-Reference.com

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WNBA season steals leaders

* 1997: Weatherspoon
* 1998: Weatherspoon
* 1999: Griffith
* 2000: Swoopes
* 2001: Black
* 2002: Catchings
* 2003: Swoopes
* 2004: Griffith & Sales
* 2005: Catchings
* 2006: Catchings
* 2007: Catchings
* 2008: Hornbuckle
* 2009: Catchings
* 2010: Catchings
* 2011: Lyttle
* 2012: McCoughtry
* 2013: Catchings
* 2014: McCoughtry
* 2015: Lyttle
* 2016: Lyttle
* 2017: Beard
* 2018: Moore
* 2019: Canada
* 2020: Thomas
* 2021: Sykes
* 2022: Sykes
* 2023: Canada
* 2024: Ogunbowale

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