List of Women's National Basketball Association career steals leaders

The following is a list of the players who have achieved the most steals during their WNBA careers. Active players are in bold.

WNBA Most steals recorded
RankPlayerStealsTeam(s) played for (years)
1 Tamika Catchings1074Indiana Fever (2002–2016)
2 Ticha Penicheiro764Sacramento Monarchs (1998–2009)
Los Angeles Sparks (2010–2011)
Chicago Sky (2012)
3 Alana Beard710Washington Mystics (2004–2011)
Los Angeles Sparks (2012–2019)
4 Sue Bird659Seattle Storm (2002–Present)[lower-alpha 1]
5 Sheryl Swoopes657Houston Comets (1997–2007)[lower-alpha 2]
Seattle Storm (2008)
Tulsa Shock (2011)
6 Jia Perkins635Charlotte Sting (2004–2005)
Chicago Sky (2006–2010)
San Antonio Stars (2011–2015)
Minnesota Lynx (2016–2017)
7 Sancho Lyttle634Houston Comets (2005–2008)
Atlanta Dream (2009–2017)
Phoenix Mercury (2018–2019)
8 Angel McCoughtry626Atlanta Dream (2009–2019)
Las Vegas Aces (2020–Present)
9 Katie Douglas623Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (2001–2007, 2014)
Indiana Fever (2008–2013)
10 DeLisha Milton-Jones619Los Angeles Sparks (1999–2004, 2008–2012)
Washington Mystics (2005–2007)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2013)
New York Liberty (2013–2014)
Atlanta Dream (2014–2015)
11 Taj McWilliams-Franklin580Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (1999–2006)
Los Angeles Sparks (2007)
Washington Mystics (2008)
Detroit Shock (2008–2009)
New York Liberty (2010)
Minnesota Lynx (2011–2012)
12 Tully Bevilaqua573Cleveland Rockers (1998)
Portland Fire (2000–2002)
Seattle Storm (2003–2004)
Indiana Fever (2005–2010)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2011–2012)
13 Yolanda Griffith529Sacramento Monarchs (1999–2007)
Seattle Storm (2008)
Indiana Fever (2009)
14 Lindsay Whalen500Connecticut Sun (2004–2009)
Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018)
15 Shannon Johnson494Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (1999–2003)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2004–2006)
Detroit Shock (2007)
Houston Comets (2008)
Seattle Storm (2009)
16 Lisa Leslie492Los Angeles Sparks (1997–2009)[lower-alpha 3]
17 Nykesha Sales490Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (1999–2007)
18 Becky Hammon488New York Liberty (1999–2006)
San Antonio Stars (2007–2014)
19 Penny Taylor480Cleveland Rockers (2001–2003)
Phoenix Mercury (2004–2016)[lower-alpha 4]
20 Sophia Young-Malcolm477San Antonio Stars (2006–2015)
21 Teresa Weatherspoon465New York Liberty (1997–2003)
Los Angeles Sparks (2004)
22 Rebekkah Brunson459Sacramento Monarchs (2004–2009)
Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018)
23 Diana Taurasi458Phoenix Mercury (2004–Present)[lower-alpha 5]
24 Tangela Smith456Sacramento Monarchs (1998–2004)
Charlotte Sting (2005–2006)
Phoenix Mercury (2007–2010)
Indiana Fever (2011)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2012)
25 Tina Thompson453Houston Comets (1997–2008)
Los Angeles Sparks (2009–2011)
Seattle Storm (2012–2013)

All statistics are up to date as of the end of the 2020 WNBA season.

Notes
  1. Bird did not play the 2013 season and 2019 season because of knee surgery.
  2. Swoopes missed the 2001 season due to an injury.
  3. Leslie did not play the 2007 season because of a pregnancy leave.
  4. Taylor did not play the 2008 season due to the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 season due to an knee injury, and 2015 season due to personal reasons.
  5. Taurasi did not play the 2015 season at the request of her Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.
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