This article provides two lists: A list of Women's National Basketball Association players by total career regular season turnovers recorded. A progressive list of turnover leaders showing how the record increased through the years.

Turnovers leaders This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season turnovers recorded. Statistics accurate as of the 2026 season.

^Active WNBA player*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration§Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025

RankPlayerPosTeam(s) played for (years)Total turnoversGames playedTurnovers per gameaverage1 †G Phoenix Mercury (–) 1,520 565 2 *GSeattle Storm () 1,393 580 3 * G New York Liberty () San Antonio Stars () 1,224 450 4 *FHouston Comets ()Los Angeles Sparks ()Seattle Storm () 1,217 496 5^ G Chicago Sky (, –present)New York Liberty () 1,201 463 6 * C Los Angeles Sparks () 1,193 363 7 F Los Angeles Sparks (, )Washington Mystics ()San Antonio Silver Stars ()New York Liberty ()Atlanta Dream () 1,173 499 8 G Sacramento Monarchs ()Los Angeles Sparks ()Chicago Sky () 1,134 454 9 * F Detroit Shock ()Seattle Storm ()Chicago Sky ()Atlanta Dream ()New York Liberty () 1,128 479 10^ PF Connecticut Sun ()Phoenix Mercury (–present) 1,112 401 11 * F Los Angeles Sparks () Chicago Sky () Las Vegas Aces () 1,062 410 12*FIndiana Fever () 1,043 457 13 † C Connecticut Sun (, )New York Liberty ()Washington Mystics ()Phoenix Mercury ()Seattle Storm ()Atlanta Dream () 1,039 473 14 * G Connecticut Sun ()Minnesota Lynx () 1,006 480 15^ PG Connecticut Sun ()Los Angeles Sparks ()Las Vegas Aces (–present) 989 412 16 * C Chicago Sky ()Minnesota Lynx () 961 408 17 G Seattle Storm ()New York Liberty (, )Minnesota Lynx () 954 457 18 F Atlanta Dream () Las Vegas Aces () Minnesota Lynx () 949 311 19 GPhoenix Mercury ()New York Liberty ()Chicago Sky ()Los Angeles Sparks ()Indiana Fever () 948 416 20 G Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun ()San Antonio Silver Stars ()Detroit Shock ()Houston Comets ()Seattle Storm () 940 352 21 *G/FMinnesota Lynx ()Detroit Shock ()Washington Mystics ()Seattle Storm ()New York Liberty () 935 482 22^ PG Tulsa Shock/Dallas Wings ()Phoenix Mercury ()Seattle Storm ()Chicago Sky (–present) 911 354 23 PF/C Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun ()Los Angeles Sparks ()Washington Mystics ()Detroit Shock ()New York Liberty ()Minnesota Lynx () 900 440 24^ PF Indiana Fever (, )Minnesota Lynx (, –present)Seattle Storm ()New York Liberty ()Dallas Wings () 894 424 25 F Chicago Sky ()Phoenix Mercury ()Indiana Fever ()Seattle Storm ()Atlanta Dream () 872 494

Progressive list of turnovers leaders This is a progressive list of turnovers leaders showing how the record increased through the years. Statistics accurate as of the 2026 season.

^Active NBA player*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration §Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025

+Team Abbreviations +Team listed is the one player was on when he established the record.ATLAtlanta Dream HOUHouston Comets PHOPhoenix MercuryCHACharlotte Sting INDIndiana Fever SACSacramento MonarchsCHIChicago Sky LASLos Angeles Sparks SASSan Antonio Silver StarsCONConnecticut Sun MINMinnesota Lynx SEASeattle StormDETDetroit Shock NYLNew York Liberty WASWashington Mystics

WNBA progressive leaders and records for turnovers for every seasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderTOVActive player leaderTOVCareer recordTOVSingle-season recordTOVSeason 1997 Chantel Tremitiere122Chantel Tremitiere122Chantel Tremitiere122Chantel Tremitiere12219971998 Nikki McCray126Lisa Leslie*211Lisa Leslie*211Nikki McCray12619981999 Ticha Penicheiro135Cynthia Cooper*308Cynthia Cooper*308Ticha Penicheiro13519992000 Lisa Leslie*103Lisa Leslie*408Lisa Leslie*40820002001 Dawn Staley*Rita Williams10050650620012002 Sue Bird*10961461420022003 11067967920032004 Becky Hammon*11878978920042005 Shannon Johnson11388988920052006 Lisa Leslie*1261,0151,01520062007 DeLisha Milton-Jones121Shannon Johnson80920072008 Lisa Leslie*119Lisa Leslie*1,1341,13420082009 Becky Hammon*1111,1931,19320092010 Diana Taurasi†110Tina Thompson*1,06220102011 Becky Hammon*1191,13020112012 Kristi Toliver†124Becky Hammon*1,16820122013 Angel McCoughtry134Tina Thompson*1,217Tina Thompson*1,21720132014 116Becky Hammon*1,224Becky Hammon*1,22420142015 107DeLisha Milton-Jones1,17320152016 Candace Parker*98Sue Bird*1,14720162017 Alyssa Thomas^981,20920172018 Courtney Vandersloot^1041,268Sue Bird*1,26820182019 Odyssey Sims^112Diana Taurasi†1,19920192020 Skylar Diggins-Smith^70Sue Bird*1,2861,28620202021 Betnijah Laney^1191,3331,33320212022 Natasha Howard^1131,3931,39320222023 Alyssa Thomas^137Diana Taurasi†1,452Diana Taurasi†1,452Alyssa Thomas^13720232024 Caitlin Clark^2231,5201,520Caitlin Clark^22320242025 Alyssa Thomas^135Courtney Vandersloot^1,14520252026 Caitlin Clark^1831,2012026SeasonYear-by-year leaderTOVActive player leaderTOVCareer recordTOVSingle-season recordTOVSeason

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External links WNBA Career Leaders and Records for Turnovers | Basketball-Reference.com - updated daily