WNBA Peak Performers

The Women's National Basketball Association Peak Performer Awards are given each year to players who lead the WNBA in scoring, rebounding, and assists. The award has been given since the league's inaugural season, but the honor has varied since then.

Women's National Basketball Association awards and honors
Championship
Individual awards
Honors

Peak Performers
Year Eastern Conference
Shooting Champion		 Team Western Conference
Shooting Champion		 Team Ref.
1997 Andrea Congreaves Charlotte Sting Haixia Zheng Los Angeles Sparks
Year Field goal percentage Team Free throw percentage Team Ref.
1998 Isabelle Fijalkowski Cleveland Rockers Sandy Brondello Detroit Shock
1999 Murriel Page Washington Mystics Eva Nemcova Cleveland Rockers
2000 Murriel Page (2) Washington Mystics Jennifer Azzi Utah Starzz
2001 Latasha Byears Los Angeles Sparks Elena Baranova Miami Sol [1]
Year Scoring Team Rebounding Team Ref.
2002 Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
2003 Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm Chamique Holdsclaw (2) Washington Mystics
2004 Lauren Jackson (2) Seattle Storm Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
2005 Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets Cheryl Ford Detroit Shock
2006 Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury Cheryl Ford (2) Detroit Shock
Year Scoring Team Rebounding Team Assists Team Ref.
2007 Lauren Jackson (3) Seattle Storm Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars
2008 Diana Taurasi (2) Phoenix Mercury Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks Lindsay Whalen Connecticut Sun
2009 Diana Taurasi (3) Phoenix Mercury Candace Parker (2) Los Angeles Sparks Sue Bird Seattle Storm
2010 Diana Taurasi (4) Phoenix Mercury Tina Charles Connecticut Sun Ticha Penicheiro Los Angeles Sparks
2011 Diana Taurasi (5) Phoenix Mercury Tina Charles (2) Connecticut Sun Lindsay Whalen (2) Minnesota Lynx
2012 Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Tina Charles (3) Connecticut Sun Lindsay Whalen (3) Minnesota Lynx
2013 Angel McCoughtry (2) Atlanta Dream Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky Danielle Robinson San Antonio Silver Stars
2014 Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx Courtney Paris Tulsa Shock Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury
2015 Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky Courtney Paris (2) Tulsa Shock Courtney Vandersloot Chicago Sky
2016 Tina Charles New York Liberty Tina Charles (4) New York Liberty Sue Bird (2) Seattle Storm
2017 Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury Jonquel Jones Connecticut Sun Courtney Vandersloot (2) Chicago Sky
2018 Liz Cambage Dallas Wings Sylvia Fowles (2) Minnesota Lynx Courtney Vandersloot (3) Chicago Sky [2]
2019 Brittney Griner (2) Phoenix Mercury Jonquel Jones (2) Connecticut Sun Courtney Vandersloot (4) Chicago Sky [3]
2020 Arike Ogunbowale Dallas Wings Candace Parker (3) Los Angeles Sparks Courtney Vandersloot (5) Chicago Sky [4]
  • In 1997, the Peak Performers Awards went to the "shooting champions" from each conference.
  • From 1998 until 2002, the Peak Performers Awards went to players who had the best field goal and free throw percentage.
  • In 2007, since Lauren Jackson was the league leader in scoring and rebounds, the WNBA awarded Becky Hammon for leading the league in assists.
  • In 2007, the WNBA added the league leader in assists per game to the Peak Performers award.

See also
  • "WNBA Peak Performers". (1997-2012)

References
  1. "Baranova, Byears win shooting champion honors". USA Today. August 23, 2001. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  2. "Cambage, Fowles And Vandersloot Earn 2018 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  3. "Phoenix's Griner, Connecticut's Jones and Chicago's Vandersloot Earn 2019 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. "Dallas' Ogunbowale, Los Angeles' Parker And Chicago's Vandersloot Earn 2020 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
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