List of WNBA annual assists leaders

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The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) assists leader is the player with the highest assists per game average in a given season.

Ticha Penicheiro has had the most league-leading seasons, with seven. The five highest single-season averages were recorded by Courtney Vandersloot, who set new records in each of four consecutive seasons from 2017 to 2020.

Assists leader[edit]

Season Player Pos. Team Games
played 		Turnovers Assists per
turnover 		Total
assists 		APG
1997 Teresa Weatherspoon G New York Liberty 28 94 1.84 173 6.2
1998 Ticha Penicheiro G Sacramento Monarchs 30 116 1.93 224 7.5
1999 Ticha Penicheiro (2) G Sacramento Monarchs 32 135 1.67 226 7.1
2000 Ticha Penicheiro (3) G Sacramento Monarchs 30 71 3.32 236 7.9
2001 Ticha Penicheiro (4) G Sacramento Monarchs 23 64 2.69 172 7.5
2002 Ticha Penicheiro (5) G Sacramento Monarchs 24 69 2.78 192 8.0
2003 Ticha Penicheiro (6) G Sacramento Monarchs 34 81 2.83 229 6.7
2004 Nikki Teasley G Los Angeles Sparks 34 103 2.01 207 6.1
2005 Sue Bird G Seattle Storm 30 87 2.02 176 5.9
2006 Nikki Teasley (2) G Washington Mystics 34 77 2.38 183 5.4
2007 Becky Hammon G San Antonio Silver Stars 28 114 1.23 140 5.0
2008 Lindsay Whalen G Connecticut Sun 31 58 2.86 166 5.4
2009 Sue Bird (2) G Seattle Storm 31 81 2.21 179 5.8
2010 Ticha Penicheiro (7) G Los Angeles Sparks 32 72 3.06 220 6.9
2011 Lindsay Whalen (2) G Minnesota Lynx 34 75 2.65 199 5.9
2012 Lindsay Whalen (3) G Minnesota Lynx 33 68 2.62 178 5.4
2013 Danielle Robinson G San Antonio Silver Stars 25 64 2.63 168 6.7
2014 Courtney Vandersloot G Chicago Sky 18 47 2.15 101 5.6
2015 Candace Parker F Los Angeles Sparks 16 40 2.50 100 6.3
2016 Sue Bird (3) G Seattle Storm 34 84 2.33 196 5.8
2017 Courtney Vandersloot (2) G Chicago Sky 27 80 2.73 218 8.1
2018 Courtney Vandersloot (3) G Chicago Sky 30 104 2.48 258 8.6
2019 Courtney Vandersloot (4) G Chicago Sky 33 96 3.13 300 9.1
2020 Courtney Vandersloot (5) G Chicago Sky 22 54 4.07 220 10.0
2021 Courtney Vandersloot (6) G Chicago Sky 32 96 2.86 275 8.6
2022 Natasha Cloud G Washington Mystics 34 94 2.54 239 7.0
2023 Courtney Vandersloot (7) G New York Liberty 39 104 2.31 314 8.1

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