| Rank |
Player |
Pos |
Team(s) played for (years) |
Total assists |
Games played |
Assists per game average |
| 1 |
Sue Bird* |
G |
Seattle Storm (2002–2012, 2014–2018, 2020–2022) |
3,234 |
580 |
5.6 |
| 2 |
Courtney Vandersloot^ |
G |
Chicago Sky (2011–2022, 2025–present) New York Liberty (2023–2024) |
2,849 |
429 |
6.6 |
| 3 |
Ticha Penicheiro |
G |
Sacramento Monarchs (1998–2009) Los Angeles Sparks (2010–2011) Chicago Sky (2012) |
2,600 |
454 |
5.7 |
| 4 |
Diana Taurasi† |
G |
Phoenix Mercury (2004–2014, 2016–2024) |
2,394 |
565 |
4.2 |
| 5 |
Lindsay Whalen* |
G |
Connecticut Sun (2004–2009) Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018) |
2,345 |
480 |
4.9 |
| 6 |
Becky Hammon* |
G |
New York Liberty (1999–2006) San Antonio Silver Stars/San Antonio Stars (2007–2014) |
1,708 |
450 |
3.8 |
| 7 |
Candace Parker† |
F/C | Los Angeles Sparks (2008–2020) Chicago Sky (2021–2022) Las Vegas Aces (2023) |
1,634 |
410 |
4.0 |
| 8 |
Chelsea Gray^ |
G |
Connecticut Sun (2015) Los Angeles Sparks (2016–2020) Las Vegas Aces (2021–present) |
1,631 |
325 |
5.0 |
| 9 |
Cappie Pondexter |
G |
Phoenix Mercury (2006–2009) New York Liberty (2010–2014) Chicago Sky (2015–2017) Los Angeles Sparks (2018) Indiana Fever (2018) |
1,578 |
416 |
3.8 |
| 10 |
Natasha Cloud^ |
G |
Washington Mystics (2015–2023) Phoenix Mercury (2024–present) |
1,521 |
286 |
5.3 |
| 11 |
Skylar Diggins-Smith^ |
G |
Tulsa Shock/Dallas Wings (2013–2018) Phoenix Mercury (2020–2022) Seattle Storm (2024–present) |
1,510 |
292 |
5.2 |
| 12 |
Tamika Catchings* |
F |
Indiana Fever (2002–2016) |
1,488 |
457 |
3.3 |
| 13 |
Danielle Robinson† |
G | San Antonio Silver Stars/San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Aces (2011–2016, 2020) Phoenix Mercury (2017) Minnesota Lynx (2018–2019) Indiana Fever (2021–2022) Atlanta Dream (2023) |
1,479 |
359 |
4.1 |
| 14 |
Alyssa Thomas^ |
G |
Connecticut Sun (2014–present) |
1,462 |
320 |
4.6 |
| 15 |
Shannon Johnson |
G |
Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (1999–2003) San Antonio Silver Stars (2004–2006) Detroit Shock (2007) Houston Comets (2008) Seattle Storm (2009) |
1,424 |
352 |
4.0 |
| 16 |
Tanisha Wright |
G |
Seattle Storm (2005–2014) New York Liberty (2015–2016, 2019) Minnesota Lynx (2018) |
1,422 |
457 |
3.1 |
| 17 |
Temeka Johnson |
G |
Washington Mystics (2005) Los Angeles Sparks (2006–2008, 2015) Phoenix Mercury (2009–2010) Tulsa Shock (2011–2013) Seattle Storm (2014) |
1,382 |
327 |
4.2 |
| 18 |
Jasmine Thomas† |
G |
Washington Mystics (2011–2012) Atlanta Dream (2013–2014) Connecticut Sun (2015–2022) Los Angeles Sparks (2023) |
1,356 |
390 |
3.5 |
| 19 |
Briann January |
G |
Indiana Fever (2009–2017) Phoenix Mercury (2018–2019) Connecticut Sun (2020–2021) Seattle Storm (2022) |
1,339 |
393 |
3.4 |
| 20 |
Teresa Weatherspoon* |
G |
New York Liberty (1997–2003) Los Angeles Sparks (2004) |
1,338 |
254 |
5.3 |
| 21 |
Dawn Staley* |
G |
Charlotte Sting (1999–2005) Houston Comets (2005–2006) |
1,337 |
263 |
5.1 |
| 22 |
Kristi Toliver† |
G |
Chicago Sky (2009) Los Angeles Sparks (2010–2016, 2021–2022) Washington Mystics (2017–2019, 2023) |
1,300 |
380 |
3.4 |
| 23 |
Katie Smith* |
G/F |
Minnesota Lynx (1999–2005) Detroit Shock (2005–2009) Washington Mystics (2010) Seattle Storm (2011–2012) New York Liberty (2013) |
1,258 |
482 |
2.6 |
| 24 |
Vickie Johnson |
G/F |
New York Liberty (1997–2005) San Antonio Silver Stars (2006–2009) |
1,205 |
410 |
2.9 |
| 25 |
Leilani Mitchell |
G |
New York Liberty (2008–2013) Phoenix Mercury (2015, 2017–2019) Washington Mystics (2016, 2020–2021) |
1,197 |
398 |
3.0 |