WNBA Most Valuable Player Award Winners
MVP
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Year | Player | Voting | Tm | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
2024 | A'ja Wilson | (V) | LVA | 38 | 34.4 | 26.9 | 11.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .518 | .317 | .844 | 10.9 | .399 |
2023 | Breanna Stewart | (V) | NYL | 40 | 34.1 | 23.0 | 9.3 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .465 | .355 | .851 | 10.3 | .362 |
2022 | A'ja Wilson | (V) | LVA | 36 | 30.0 | 19.5 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .501 | .373 | .813 | 6.5 | .289 |
2021 | Jonquel Jones | (V) | CON | 27 | 31.7 | 19.4 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .515 | .362 | .802 | 6.6 | .369 |
2020 | A'ja Wilson | (V) | LVA | 22 | 31.7 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .480 | .781 | 4.0 | .276 | |
2019 | Elena Delle Donne | (V) | WAS | 31 | 29.1 | 19.5 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .515 | .430 | .974 | 7.7 | .411 |
2018 | Breanna Stewart | (V) | SEA | 34 | 31.6 | 21.8 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | .529 | .415 | .820 | 7.7 | .346 |
2017 | Sylvia Fowles | (V) | MIN | 34 | 30.8 | 18.9 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .655 | .768 | 9.2 | .420 | |
2016 | Nneka Ogwumike | (V) | LAS | 33 | 31.6 | 19.7 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .665 | .615 | .869 | 9.6 | .444 |
2015 | Elena Delle Donne | (V) | CHI | 31 | 33.3 | 23.4 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .460 | .313 | .950 | 8.9 | .415 |
2014 | Maya Moore | (V) | MIN | 34 | 34.7 | 23.9 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | .481 | .335 | .884 | 8.3 | .339 |
2013 | Candace Parker | (V) | LAS | 31 | 28.7 | 17.9 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .493 | .257 | .762 | 6.5 | .353 |
2012 | Tina Charles | (V) | CON | 33 | 33.2 | 18.0 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | .499 | .200 | .802 | 5.5 | .240 |
2011 | Tamika Catchings | (V) | IND | 33 | 31.5 | 15.5 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | .438 | .348 | .883 | 6.5 | .298 |
2010 | Lauren Jackson | (V) | SEA | 32 | 31.0 | 20.5 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .462 | .346 | .910 | 8.3 | .400 |
2009 | Diana Taurasi | (V) | PHO | 31 | 31.5 | 20.4 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .461 | .407 | .894 | 5.4 | .267 |
2008 | Candace Parker | (V) | LAS | 33 | 33.6 | 18.5 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .523 | .423 | .733 | 7.7 | .333 |
2007 | Lauren Jackson | (V) | SEA | 31 | 32.9 | 23.8 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .519 | .402 | .883 | 9.5 | .448 |
2006 | Lisa Leslie | (V) | LAS | 34 | 30.8 | 20.0 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .511 | .400 | .650 | 6.4 | .291 |
2005 | Sheryl Swoopes | (V) | HOU | 33 | 37.1 | 18.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | .447 | .360 | .850 | 7.1 | .279 |
2004 | Lisa Leslie | (V) | LAS | 34 | 33.8 | 17.6 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 | .494 | .273 | .712 | 6.8 | .283 |
2003 | Lauren Jackson | (V) | SEA | 33 | 33.6 | 21.2 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .483 | .317 | .825 | 9.2 | .400 |
2002 | Sheryl Swoopes | (V) | HOU | 32 | 36.1 | 18.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.7 | .434 | .288 | .825 | 7.1 | .296 |
2001 | Lisa Leslie | (V) | LAS | 31 | 33.3 | 19.5 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .473 | .367 | .736 | 7.0 | .327 |
2000 | Sheryl Swoopes | (V) | HOU | 31 | 35.2 | 20.7 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .506 | .374 | .821 | 9.8 | .433 |
1999 | Yolanda Griffith | (V) | SAC | 29 | 33.8 | 18.8 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | .541 | .000 | .617 | 8.1 | .397 |
1998 | Cynthia Cooper | (V) | HOU | 30 | 35.0 | 22.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .446 | .400 | .854 | 10.0 | .458 |
1997 | Cynthia Cooper | (V) | HOU | 28 | 35.1 | 22.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | .470 | .414 | .864 | 9.4 | .462 |
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