WNBL statistical leaders

After each season, the WNBL recognises the league leaders of each statistical category.

Statistical leaders Points

Year Player Points PPG Nationality Team 1981 Julie Nykiel 288 22.1 Noarlunga Tigers 1982 Karen Ogden 410 24.1 St Kilda Saints 1983 Julie Nykiel (2) 398 23.4 Noarlunga Tigers 1984 Julie Nykiel (3) 227 25.2 Noarlunga Tigers 1985 Julie Nykiel (4) 297 19.8 Noarlunga Tigers 1986 Karin Maar 500 20.0 Coburg Cougars 1987 Kathy Foster 415 20.8 Hobart Islanders 1988 Julie Nykiel (5) 452 21.5 Noarlunga Tigers 1989 Kathy Foster (2) 517 20.7 Hobart Islanders 1990 Debbie Slimmon 553 22.1 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1991 Joanne Metcalfe 479 21.8 Melbourne Tigers 1992 Jodie Murphy 376 17.9 Canberra Capitals 1993 Samantha Thornton 359 18.9 Dandenong Rangers 1994 Sandy Brondello Shelley Gorman 340 340 20.0 20.0 Brisbane Blazers Sydney Flames 1995 Sandy Brondello (2) 357 19.8 Brisbane Blazers 1996 Gina Stevens 375 20.8 Perth Breakers 1997 Rachael Sporn 429 21.5 Adelaide Lightning 1998 Allison Cook 232 19.3 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1998–99 Lauren Jackson 463 23.2 Australian Institute of Sport 1999–00 Trisha Fallon 434 20.7 Sydney Flames 2000–01 Penny Taylor 536 25.5 Dandenong Rangers 2001–02 Penny Taylor (2) 570 28.5 Dandenong Rangers 2002–03 Lauren Jackson (2) 462 27.2 Canberra Capitals 2003–04 Lauren Jackson (3) 391 27.9 Canberra Capitals 2004–05 Belinda Snell 427 20.3 Sydney Uni Flames 2005–06 Deanna Smith 456 21.7 Perth Lynx 2006–07 Hollie Grima 403 19.2 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 2007–08 Natalie Porter 566 24.6 Sydney Uni Flames 2008–09 Rohanee Cox 466 21.2 Townsville Fire 2009–10 Suzy Batkovic 491 24.6 Sydney Uni Flames 2010–11 Liz Cambage 490 22.3 Bulleen Boomers 2011–12 Suzy Batkovic (2) 439 24.3 Adelaide Lightning 2012–13 Suzy Batkovic (3) 405 21.3 Adelaide Lightning 2013–14 Jenna O'Hea 453 20.6 Dandenong Rangers 2014–15 Abby Bishop 506 23.0 Canberra Capitals 2015–16 Suzy Batkovic (4) 498 20.8 Townsville Fire 2016–17 Sami Whitcomb 567 23.6 Perth Lynx 2017–18 Liz Cambage (2) 451 23.7 Melbourne Boomers 2018–19 Asia Taylor 415 19.7 Perth Lynx 2019–20 Kia Nurse 447 21.3 Canberra Capitals 2020 Liz Cambage (3) 307 23.6 Southside Flyers 2021–22 Anneli Maley 316 19.8 Bendigo Spirit 2022–23 Tiffany Mitchell 364 20.2 Melbourne Boomers

Rebounds

Year Player Rebounds RPG Nationality Team 1987 Samantha Thornton 221 12.3 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1988 Debbie Slimmon 245 12.9 Coburg Cougars 1989 Rachael Sporn 314 14.3 West Adelaide Bearcats 1990 Debbie Slimmon (2) 328 13.7 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1991 Debbie Slimmon (3) 279 12.7 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1992 Debbie Slimmon (4) 238 11.9 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1993 Debbie Slimmon (5) 209 13.1 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1994 Debbie Slimmon (6) 243 13.5 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1995 Debbie Slimmon (7) 226 12.6 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1996 Jenny Whittle 189 11.1 Brisbane Blazers 1997 Rachael Sporn (2) 185 10.3 Adelaide Lightning 1998 Lucille Hamilton 135 11.3 Dandenong Rangers 1998–99 Lauren Jackson 238 11.9 Australian Institute of Sport 1999–00 Kristin Folkl 205 9.8 Melbourne Tigers 2000–01 Lauren Jackson (2) 284 14.2 Canberra Capitals 2001–02 Suzy Batkovic 256 12.2 Townsville Fire 2002–03 Lauren Jackson (3) 197 11.6 Canberra Capitals 2003–04 Lauren Jackson (4) 193 13.8 Canberra Capitals 2004–05 Donna Loffhagen 120 10.0 Canberra Capitals 2005–06 Hollie Grima 191 9.1 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 2006–07 Hollie Grima (2) 233 11.1 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 2007–08 Jennifer Crouse 290 12.1 Townsville Fire 2008–09 Abby Bishop 235 10.7 Canberra Capitals 2009–10 Liz Cambage 211 9.6 Bulleen Boomers 2010–11 Cayla Francis 204 9.3 Logan Thunder 2011–12 Suzy Batkovic (2) 196 10.9 Adelaide Lightning 2012–13 Suzy Batkovic (3) 186 9.8 Adelaide Lightning 2013–14 Suzy Batkovic (4) 322 13.4 Townsville Fire 2014–15 Abby Bishop (2) 233 10.6 Canberra Capitals 2015–16 Cayla George (2) 290 12.1 Townsville Fire 2016–17 Mikaela Ruef 265 11.0 Canberra Capitals 2017–18 Liz Cambage (2) 199 10.4 Melbourne Boomers 2018–19 Kelsey Griffin 243 11.6 Canberra Capitals 2019–20 Kelsey Griffin (2) 152 10.9 Canberra Capitals 2020 Anneli Maley 157 12.1 Sydney Uni Flames 2021–22 Anneli Maley (2) 251 15.7 Bendigo Spirit 2022–23 Cayla George (3) 238 11.3 Melbourne Boomers

Assists Year Player Assists APG Nationality Team 1987 Karin Maar 104 5.2 Coburg Cougars 1988 Karin Maar (2) 112 5.1 Coburg Cougars 1989 Karin Maar (3) 134 5.6 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1990 Michelle Landon 175 7.3 Sydney Bruins 1991 Michelle Landon (2) 158 7.2 Sydney Bruins 1992 Michelle Landon (3) 158 7.9 Sydney Flames 1993 Michelle Landon (4) 142 7.9 Sydney Flames 1994 Michele Timms 94 5.9 Perth Breakers 1995 Michele Timms (2) 95 5.3 Sydney Flames 1996 Debbie Black 83 4.9 Hobart Islanders 1997 Robyn Maher 83 4.9 Sydney Flames 1998 Robyn Maher (2) 62 5.6 Sydney Flames 1998–99 Kristen Veal 112 6.6 Australian Institute of Sport 1999–00 Kristen Veal (2) Kristi Harrower 102 4.9 Canberra Capitals Melbourne Tigers 2000–01 Annie Burgess 138 6.6 Sydney Panthers 2001–02 Jae Kingi 100 4.8 Adelaide Lightning 2002–03 Kristen Veal (3) 113 5.4 Canberra Capitals 2003–04 Emily McInerny 84 4.0 Dandenong Rangers 2004–05 Jennifer Screen 123 5.9 Adelaide Lightning 2005–06 Erin Phillips 102 4.9 Adelaide Lightning 2006–07 Erin Phillips (2) 84 4.9 Adelaide Lightning 2007–08 Kathleen MacLeod 127 5.3 Bendigo Spirit 2008–09 Kristi Harrower 112 5.9 Bendigo Spirit 2009–10 Kristi Harrower (2) 110 5.0 Bendigo Spirit 2010–11 Kristen Veal (4) 127 5.8 Logan Thunder 2011–12 Kathleen MacLeod (2) 162 7.4 Dandenong Rangers 2012–13 Kristi Harrower (3) 169 6.5 Bendigo Spirit 2013–14 Kristi Harrower (4) 194 8.1 Bendigo Spirit 2014–15 Leilani Mitchell 129 5.9 Sydney Uni Flames 2015–16 Kelly Wilson 132 5.5 Bendigo Spirit 2016–17 Leilani Mitchell (2) 149 6.2 Sydney Uni Flames 2017–18 Natalie Hurst 129 6.7 Canberra Capitals 2018–19 Kelly Wilson (2) 128 6.1 Canberra Capitals 2019–20 Nicole Seekamp 160 8.0 Adelaide Lightning 2020 Leilani Mitchell (3) 85 6.5 Southside Flyers 2021–22 Stephanie Talbot 102 6.4 Adelaide Lightning 2022–23 Stephanie Reid 110 6.1 Townsville Fire

Steals Year Player Steals SPG Nationality Team 1987 Donna Brown 66 3.3 Noarlunga Tigers 1988 Donna Brown (2) 75 3.6 North Adelaide Rockets 1989 Kathy Hahn 70 3.2 Noarlunga Tigers 1990 Michele Timms 68 3.4 Nunawading Spectres 1991 Michele Timms (2) 79 3.6 Perth Breakers 1992 Debbie Black 70 3.5 Hobart Islanders 1993 Debbie Black (2) 63 3.5 Hobart Islanders 1994 Robyn Maher 54 3.2 Sydney Flames 1995 Michele Timms (3) 59 3.3 Sydney Flames 1996 Debbie Black (3) 86 5.1 Hobart Islanders 1997 Tully Bevilaqua 55 3.1 Perth Breakers 1998 Tully Bevilaqua (2) 37 4.1 Perth Breakers 1998–99 Tully Bevilaqua (3) 48 2.4 Perth Breakers 1999–00 Tully Bevilaqua (4) 60 2.9 Perth Breakers 2000–01 Penny Taylor 52 2.5 Dandenong Rangers 2001–02 Melissa McClure 52 2.5 Perth Lynx 2002–03 Narelle Fletcher 54 2.6 Dandenong Rangers 2003–04 Katrina Hibbert Emily McInerny Gina Stevens 42 2.0 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers Dandenong Rangers Townsville Fire 2004–05 Tully Bevilaqua (5) 40 2.7 Canberra Capitals 2005–06 Tully Bevilaqua (6) 48 2.3 Canberra Capitals 2006–07 Emily McInerny (2) 52 2.5 Dandenong Rangers 2007–08 Tully Bevilaqua (7) 57 2.6 Canberra Capitals 2008–09 Alicia Poto 52 2.5 Sydney Uni Flames 2009–10 Kristen Veal 46 2.2 Logan Thunder 2010–11 Kristen Veal (2) 55 2.5 Logan Thunder 2011–12 Suzy Batkovic 43 2.4 Adelaide Lightning 2012–13 Kelsey Griffin 31 1.8 Bendigo Spirit 2013–14 Rebecca Allen 45 1.8 Melbourne Boomers 2014–15 Rebecca Allen (2) 40 1.8 Melbourne Boomers 2015–16 Sami Whitcomb 67 2.8 Perth Lynx 2016–17 Sami Whitcomb (2) 67 2.8 Perth Lynx 2017–18 Sami Whitcomb (3) 54 2.5 Perth Lynx 2018–19 Nicole Seekamp 50 2.4 Adelaide Lightning 2019–20 Olivia Époupa 66 3.0 Canberra Capitals 2020 Alison Schwagmeyer 28 2.2 Sydney Uni Flames 2021–22 Kalani Purcell 47 2.8 Sydney Uni Flames 2022–23 Kelsey Griffin (2) 36 2.6 Bendigo Spirit

Blocks Year Player Blocks BPG Nationality Team 1987 Chris Saunders 24 1.2 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1988 Roksana Boreli 13 2.2 Hobart Islanders 1989 Sarah Duncan 30 2.0 Coburg Cougars 1990 Sarah Sullivan (2) 50 2.5 Coburg Cougars 1991 Jenny Whittle 57 2.6 Australian Institute of Sport 1992 Renae Fegent 51 2.7 Canberra Capitals 1993 Diana Sadovnikova 36 2.6 Canberra Capitals 1994 Jenny Whittle (2) 49 2.9 Brisbane Blazers 1995 Jenny Whittle (3) 50 2.8 Brisbane Blazers 1996 Jenny Whittle (4) 70 4.1 Brisbane Blazers 1997 Jenny Whittle (5) 52 2.9 Brisbane Blazers 1998 Jenny Whittle (6) 40 3.3 Perth Breakers 1998–99 Jenny Whittle (7) 53 2.5 Perth Breakers 1999–00 Kristin Folkl 40 1.9 Melbourne Tigers 2000–01 Lauren Jackson 86 4.3 Canberra Capitals 2001–02 Lauren Jackson (2) 44 3.4 Canberra Capitals 2002–03 Jennifer Crouse 88 4.2 Perth Lynx 2003–04 Lauren Jackson (3) 34 2.4 Canberra Capitals 2004–05 Jenny Whittle (8) 48 2.3 Canberra Capitals 2005–06 Louella Tomlinson 51 2.7 Australian Institute of Sport 2006–07 Tracey Beatty 59 2.8 Canberra Capitals 2007–08 Jennifer Crouse (2) 55 2.3 Townsville Fire 2008–09 Jennifer Crouse (3) 55 2.5 Townsville Fire 2009–10 Marianna Tolo 66 3.0 Canberra Capitals 2010–11 Liz Cambage 62 2.8 Bulleen Boomers 2011–12 Marianna Tolo (2) 68 3.1 Canberra Capitals 2012–13 Suzy Batkovic 50 2.6 Adelaide Lightning 2013–14 Suzy Batkovic (2) 46 1.9 Townsville Fire 2014–15 Louella Tomlinson (2) 41 2.6 West Coast Waves 2015–16 Louella Tomlinson (3) 42 2.0 Perth Lynx 2016–17 Jennifer Hamson 57 2.6 Sydney Uni Flames 2017–18 Jennifer Hamson (2) 56 2.6 Sydney Uni Flames 2018–19 Nia Coffey 38 1.8 Adelaide Lightning 2019–20 Brianna Turner 46 2.2 Adelaide Lightning 2020 Liz Cambage (2) 24 1.9 Southside Flyers 2021–22 Ezi Magbegor 22 1.6 Melbourne Boomers 2022–23 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 30 1.5 Melbourne Boomers

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