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List of WNBA annual steals leaders

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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
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

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