As the summer winds down, WNBA action picks up. The league's top teams begin the playoff journey to decide which group of 12 women will be crowned the queens of the court.
The WNBA playoffs have set the stage for some of the most memorable moments and performances in women's basketball history since the Houston Comets won the league's inaugural championship in 1997. Led by four-time WNBA Finals MVP Cynthia Cooper, the now-defunct Comets won the league's first four titles. They remain the only team to win at least three straight.
In September 2025, the Phoenix Mercury tied for the largest road comeback in WNBA playoff history (20 pts), with a triumphant 89-83 victory over the Minnesota Lynx. As the 2026 WNBA playoff period continues, check out other notable records, facts and stats:
Largest margin of victory
38 points: Chicago Sky (100) vs. New York Liberty (62) on Aug. 20, 2022
Largest comeback
22 points by Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun on Aug. 27, 2007
Team with the most consecutive appearances
Minnesota Lynx, 11 (2011-21)
Player with the most career games
DeWanna Bonner, 99
Player with the most career minutes played
DeWanna Bonner, 3038
Player with the most career minutes played per game
Cynthia Cooper, 38.1
Player with the most career points
Diana Taurasi, 1,486
Player with the most career points per game*
Cynthia Cooper, 23.3
Player with the most points in a single game
42: Napheesa Collier vs. Phoenix Mercury on Sept. 25, 2024; Breanna Stewart vs. Las Vegas Aces on Sept. 6, 2022; Angel McCoughtry vs. New York Liberty on Sept. 7, 2010
Player with the most career rebounds
DeWanna Bonner, 672
Player with the most career rebounds per game*
Aliyah Boston, 11.7
Player with the most rebounds in a single game
Cheryl Ford, 23 vs. Connecticut Sun in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals on Aug. 24, 2006
Player with the most career assists
Alyssa Thomas, 410
Player with the most career assists per game*
Alyssa Thomas, 7.1
Player with the most assists in a single game
Courtney Vandersloot, 18 at Connecticut Sun on Sept. 28, 2021
Player with the most career steals
Tamika Catchings, 152
Player with the most career steals per game*
Tamika Catchings, 2.2
Player with the most career blocks
Lisa Leslie, 132
Player with the most career blocks per game*
2.5: Lisa Leslie and Margo Dydek
Player with the most career made field goals
Diana Taurasi, 489
Player with the most career made field goals per game*
Napheesa Collier, 8.2
Player with the most career field goal attempts
DeWanna Bonner, 1,126
Player with the most career field goal attempts per game*
Breanna Stewart, 17.8
Player with the most career made 3-pointers
Diana Taurasi, 217
Player with the most career made 3-pointers per game*
Diana Taurasi, 3.0
Player with the most career 3-point attempts
Diana Taurasi, 580
Player with the most career 3-point attempts per game*
Diana Taurasi, 7.9
Player with the most career made free throws
Tamika Catchings, 356
Player with the most career made free throws per game*
Cynthia Cooper, 7.3
Player with the most career free throw attempts
Tamika Catchings, 417
Player with the most career free throw attempts per game*
Cynthia Cooper, 8.6
*- min. 10 games played
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