WNBA Most Improved Player Award Winners
Most Improved Player
| Per Game | Shooting | Advanced | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | Tm | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
| 2022 | Jackie Young | LVA | 34 | 33.2 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .476 | .431 | .859 | 5.4 | .228 |
| 2021 | Brionna Jones | CON | 32 | 30.6 | 14.7 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | .571 | .000 | .796 | 6.1 | .300 |
| 2020 | Betnijah Laney | ATL | 22 | 33.5 | 17.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | .481 | .405 | .827 | 1.8 | .118 |
| 2019 | Leilani Mitchell | PHO | 32 | 30.3 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .441 | .430 | .829 | 3.5 | .171 |
| 2018 | Natasha Howard | SEA | 34 | 25.6 | 13.2 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .547 | .327 | .798 | 4.6 | .252 |
| 2017 | Jonquel Jones | CON | 34 | 28.5 | 15.4 | 11.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .534 | .446 | .818 | 7.2 | .356 |
| 2016 | Elizabeth Williams | ATL | 34 | 34.7 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .442 | .000 | .692 | 3.4 | .137 |
| 2015 | Kelsey Bone | CON | 34 | 28.3 | 15.0 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .508 | .000 | .622 | 2.7 | .133 |
| 2014 | Skylar Diggins-Smith | TUL | 34 | 35.1 | 20.1 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .424 | .284 | .842 | 4.2 | .168 |
| 2013 | Shavonte Zellous | IND | 29 | 31.3 | 14.7 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .415 | .348 | .780 | 3.2 | .168 |
| 2012 | Kristi Toliver | LAS | 34 | 31.5 | 17.5 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | .491 | .424 | .901 | 5.6 | .250 |
| 2011 | Kia Vaughn | NYL | 34 | 28.1 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | .497 | .786 | 3.3 | .165 | |
| 2010 | Leilani Mitchell | NYL | 34 | 28.8 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | .441 | .486 | .814 | 4.2 | .205 |
| 2009 | Crystal Langhorne | WAS | 34 | 29.8 | 12.0 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .574 | .000 | .689 | 4.2 | .199 |
| 2008 | Ebony Hoffman | IND | 33 | 30.7 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | .465 | .456 | .829 | 3.6 | .173 |
| 2007 | Janel McCarville | NYL | 32 | 21.2 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | .546 | .000 | .833 | 2.5 | .177 |
| 2006 | Erin Perperoglou | SAC | 34 | 19.6 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .537 | .000 | .750 | 4.2 | .300 |
| 2005 | Nicole Powell | SAC | 34 | 29.1 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | .379 | .415 | .806 | 5.2 | .250 |
| 2004 | Kelly Miller (T) | IND | 34 | 32.2 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .387 | .411 | .877 | 2.1 | .092 |
| 2004 | Wendy Palmer (T) | CON | 33 | 23.8 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .427 | .317 | .800 | 2.7 | .164 |
| 2003 | Michelle Snow | HOU | 34 | 30.1 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .498 | .000 | .729 | 4.3 | .203 |
| 2002 | Coco Miller | WAS | 32 | 28.3 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | .433 | .375 | .821 | 2.7 | .142 |
| 2001 | Janeth Arcain | HOU | 32 | 36.1 | 18.5 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | .426 | .333 | .900 | 6.2 | .259 |
| 2000 | Tari Phillips | NYL | 31 | 31.5 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | .467 | .250 | .654 | 3.8 | .186 |
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