WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Defensive Win Shares

WNBA Leaders and Records for Defensive Win Shares: Season · Career · Active · Progressive · Yearly · Top 10

* - Hall of Famer; Bold=active player

Table
  Year-by-Year DWS   Active DWS   Career DWS   Single Season DWS
1996-97Teresa Weatherspoon* 2.35   Teresa Weatherspoon* 2.35   Teresa Weatherspoon* 2.35   Teresa Weatherspoon* 2.35
1997-98Teresa Weatherspoon* 2.67   Teresa Weatherspoon* 5.02   Teresa Weatherspoon* 5.02   Teresa Weatherspoon* 2.67
1998-99Sheryl Swoopes* 3.08   Teresa Weatherspoon* 7.20   Teresa Weatherspoon* 7.20   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.08
1999-00Sheryl Swoopes* 3.57   Teresa Weatherspoon* 9.42   Teresa Weatherspoon* 9.42   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.57
2000-01Yolanda Griffith* 2.67   Lisa Leslie* 11.57   Lisa Leslie* 11.57   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.57
2001-02Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82   Lisa Leslie* 14.83   Lisa Leslie* 14.83   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2002-03Yolanda Griffith* 2.88   Lisa Leslie* 16.70   Lisa Leslie* 16.70   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2003-04Lisa Leslie* 3.74   Lisa Leslie* 20.44   Lisa Leslie* 20.44   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2004-05Tamika Catchings* 3.39   Lisa Leslie* 22.97   Lisa Leslie* 22.97   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2005-06Tamika Catchings* 3.69   Lisa Leslie* 25.99   Lisa Leslie* 25.99   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2006-07Tamika Catchings* 2.65   Sheryl Swoopes* 21.65   Lisa Leslie* 25.99   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2007-08Lisa Leslie* 3.17   Lisa Leslie* 29.16   Lisa Leslie* 29.16   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2008-09Tamika Catchings* 3.12   Lisa Leslie* 30.36   Lisa Leslie* 30.36   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2009-10Tamika Catchings* 3.07   Tamika Catchings* 24.40   Lisa Leslie* 30.36   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2010-11Sylvia Fowles 2.71   Tamika Catchings* 26.73   Lisa Leslie* 30.36   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2011-12Sancho Lyttle 3.17   Tamika Catchings* 29.53   Lisa Leslie* 30.36   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2012-13Erika de Souza 2.76   Tamika Catchings* 32.23   Tamika Catchings* 32.23   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2013-14Brittney Griner 2.92   Tamika Catchings* 33.14   Tamika Catchings* 33.14   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2014-15Kiah Stokes 2.40   Tamika Catchings* 35.01   Tamika Catchings* 35.01   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2015-16Sylvia Fowles 2.97   Tamika Catchings* 36.52   Tamika Catchings* 36.52   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2016-17Sylvia Fowles 3.43   Rebekkah Brunson 23.24   Tamika Catchings* 36.52   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2017-18Sylvia Fowles 2.91   Rebekkah Brunson 24.56   Tamika Catchings* 36.52   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2018-19Natasha Howard 2.63   Sylvia Fowles 25.86   Tamika Catchings* 36.52   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2019-20Breanna Stewart 1.99   Sylvia Fowles 26.23   Tamika Catchings* 36.52   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2020-21Jonquel Jones 2.89   Sylvia Fowles 29.09   Tamika Catchings* 36.52   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2021-22Alyssa Thomas 2.73   Sylvia Fowles 30.59   Tamika Catchings* 36.52   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2022-23A'ja Wilson 3.54   Candace Parker 30.28   Tamika Catchings* 36.52   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82
2023-24            Tamika Catchings* 36.52   Sheryl Swoopes* 3.82