List of Women's National Basketball Association season assists leaders

The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) assists leader is the player with the highest assists per game average in a given season.

Assists leaders

Season Player Pos. Team Games
played		 Turnovers Assists per
turnover		 Total
assists		 APG
1997 Teresa Weatherspoon G New York Liberty 28 94 1.83 172 6.1
1998 Ticha Penicheiro G Sacramento Monarchs 30 116 1.93 224 7.5
1999 Ticha Penicheiro (2) G Sacramento Monarchs 32 135 1.67 226 7.1
2000 Ticha Penicheiro (3) G Sacramento Monarchs 30 71 3.32 236 7.9
2001 Ticha Penicheiro (4) G Sacramento Monarchs 23 64 2.69 172 7.5
2002 Ticha Penicheiro (5) G Sacramento Monarchs 24 69 2.78 192 8.0
2003 Ticha Penicheiro (6) G Sacramento Monarchs 34 81 2.83 229 6.7
2004 Nikki Teasley G Los Angeles Sparks 34 103 2.01 207 6.1
2005 Sue Bird G Seattle Storm 30 87 2.02 176 5.9
2006 Nikki Teasley (2) G Washington Mystics 34 77 3.68 283 5.4
2007 Becky Hammon G San Antonio Silver Stars 28 114 1.23 140 5.0
2008 Lindsay Whalen G Connecticut Sun 31 58 2.86 166 5.4
2009 Sue Bird (2) G Seattle Storm 31 81 2.21 179 5.8
2010 Ticha Penicheiro (7) G Los Angeles Sparks 32 72 3.06 220 6.9
2011 Lindsay Whalen (2) G Minnesota Lynx 34 75 2.65 199 5.9

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