2016 WNBA Regular Season Statistics Roundup: Top Performers, Attendance, Viewership and More
With the 2016 WNBA Playoffs set to tip off today, the league released some regular season metrics. In addition, the top performer statistics for the regular season are also now available.
Metric highlights include the league’s highest attendance in five years and record marks for digital, social media and retail. The league also saw double-digit growth in television viewership on ESPN Networks.
- Attendance: The WNBA registered its highest attendance (1,561,530) since 2011 and the highest average attendance (7,655) over the same time period (a 4.6% increase over last year). The season was highlighted by record-breaking numbers for the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever. The Sky set franchise records for average attendance (7,009) and single-game crowd (16,444) against the Los Angeles Sparks on July 13). The Fever had its highest average (8,575) since 2001, and boosted the second highest single-game attendance in franchise history of 17,704 on Sept. 18 for legend Tamika Catchings’ final regular-season game. Also this season, the Phoenix Mercury recorded the highest average attendance (10,351) for the franchise since 1999.
- Viewership: Combined ESPN and ESPN2 viewership was up 11% this season over last year (224,000 vs. 202,000). The season was highlighted by the season opener on ESPN between the Phoenix Mercury and the Minnesota Lynx, which delivered 505,000 viewers and delivered the highest-rated, regular-season WNBA game on the ESPN networks since 2011.
- Digital: WNBA.com set a record for traffic with average monthly unique visitors up 22% and video views up 50% over last season.
- WNBA LEAGUE PASS: The league’s out-of-market live game streaming product saw a record 24% increase in subscriptions this year.
- Social Media: The league surpassed 12 million likes and followers across all league, team and player social platforms, growing by 20%, with the addition of three million fans from last season. The WNBA also achieved records with over 530 million impressions, and over 50 million video views, both metrics more than doubling last year’s mark.
- Merchandise: This season saw record sales on WNBAStore.com, an increase of 30% over last year with Breanna Stewart and the Seattle Storm capturing the top spot on the list of best-selling jerseys and team merchandise.
Top Performers
New York Liberty forward Tina Charles has won the 2016 WNBA Peak Performer Award as the league leader in scoring and rebounding, and Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird  won the Peak Performer Award as the league leader in assists.
Points
| RANK |
PLAYER
|
G | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tina Charles
|
32 | 33.7 | 8.5 | 19.4 | 43.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 34.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 81.2 | 21.5 |
| 2 |
Elena Delle Donne
|
28 | 33.1 | 7.6 | 15.8 | 48.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 42.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 93.5 | 21.5 |
| 3 |
Nneka Ogwumike
|
33 | 31.6 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 66.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 61.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 86.9 | 19.7 |
| 4 |
Angel McCoughtry
|
33 | 30.0 | 6.8 | 15.6 | 43.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 30.2 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 78.8 | 19.5 |
| 5 |
Maya Moore
|
34 | 29.7 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 44.8 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 40.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 86.8 | 19.3 |
| 6 |
Breanna Stewart
|
34 | 34.7 | 6.1 | 13.4 | 45.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 33.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 83.3 | 18.3 |
| 7 |
Diana Taurasi
|
33 | 29.8 | 5.5 | 13.8 | 39.6 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 35.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 90.9 | 17.8 |
| 8 |
Jewell Loyd
|
34 | 31.6 | 5.7 | 13.3 | 43.1 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 30.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 89.1 | 16.5 |
| 9 |
Tayler Hill
|
32 | 29.3 | 4.3 | 12.5 | 34.8 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 35.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 82.9 | 15.4 |
| 10 |
Candace Parker
|
34 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 12.6 | 44.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 38.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 70.7 | 15.3 |
Rebounds
| RANK |
PLAYER
|
G | MIN | OREB | DREB | REB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tina Charles
|
32 | 33.7 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| 2 |
Breanna Stewart
|
34 | 34.7 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 9.3 |
| 3 |
Nneka Ogwumike
|
33 | 31.6 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 9.1 |
| 4 |
Sylvia Fowles
|
34 | 28.6 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 8.5 |
| 5 |
Elizabeth Williams
|
34 | 34.7 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 8.1 |
| 6 |
Courtney Paris
|
34 | 24.3 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 8.0 |
| 8 |
Erlana Larkins
|
33 | 26.7 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 7.4 |
| 9 |
Candace Parker
|
34 | 30.8 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 |
| 7 |
Kiah Stokes
|
27 | 24.1 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 7.4 |
| 10 |
Rebekkah Brunson
|
33 | 24.6 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 7.3 |
Assists
| RANK |
PLAYER
|
G | MIN | AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sue Bird
|
34 | 31.6 | 5.8 |
| 2 |
Jasmine Thomas
|
34 | 32.1 | 5.1 |
| 3 |
Candace Parker
|
34 | 30.8 | 4.9 |
| 4 |
Courtney Vandersloot
|
30 | 24.3 | 4.7 |
| 5 |
Briann January
|
29 | 28.1 | 4.7 |
| 6 |
Jamierra Faulkner
|
34 | 19.3 | 4.6 |
| 7 |
Maya Moore
|
34 | 29.7 | 4.2 |
| 7 |
Moriah Jefferson
|
34 | 30.4 | 4.2 |
| 9 |
Odyssey Sims
|
34 | 31.6 | 3.9 |
| 10 |
Diana Taurasi
|
33 | 29.8 | 3.9 |
Steals
| RANK |
PLAYER
|
G | MIN | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tamika Catchings
|
34 | 24.8 | 1.8 |
| 2 |
Alana Beard
|
34 | 29.3 | 1.7 |
| 3 |
Moriah Jefferson
|
34 | 30.4 | 1.6 |
| 4 |
Brittany Boyd
|
33 | 19.7 | 1.6 |
| 4 |
Angel McCoughtry
|
33 | 30.0 | 1.6 |
| 6 |
Maya Moore
|
34 | 29.7 | 1.6 |
| 7 |
Penny Taylor
|
25 | 25.7 | 1.5 |
| 8 |
Alyssa Thomas
|
31 | 27.1 | 1.4 |
| 9 |
Candace Parker
|
34 | 30.8 | 1.4 |
| 10 |
Courtney Vandersloot
|
30 | 24.3 | 1.4 |
Blocks
| RANK |
PLAYER
|
G | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brittney Griner
|
34 | 3.1 |
| 2 |
Elizabeth Williams
|
34 | 2.3 |
| 3 |
Breanna Stewart
|
34 | 1.9 |
| 4 |
Sylvia Fowles
|
34 | 1.8 |
| 5 |
Elena Delle Donne
|
28 | 1.5 |
| 6 |
Kiah Stokes
|
27 | 1.4 |
| 7 |
Imani Boyette
|
31 | 1.4 |
| 8 |
Nneka Ogwumike
|
33 | 1.2 |
| 9 |
Jonquel Jones
|
34 | 1.1 |
| 10 |
Jessica Breland
|
34 | 1.1 |
Field Goal Percentage
| RANK |
PLAYER
|
G | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nneka Ogwumike
|
33 | 31.6 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 66.5 |
| 2 |
Erlana Larkins
|
33 | 26.7 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 63.9 |
| 3 |
Crystal Langhorne
|
33 | 25.5 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 63.0 |
| 4 |
Sylvia Fowles
|
34 | 28.6 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 59.5 |
| 5 |
Chiney Ogwumike
|
33 | 24.3 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 58.7 |
| 6 |
Lynetta Kizer
|
33 | 17.2 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 55.6 |
| 8 |
Brittney Griner
|
34 | 29.2 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 54.8 |
| 7 |
Courtney Paris
|
34 | 24.3 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 54.8 |
| 9 |
Candice Dupree
|
32 | 29.1 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 54.1 |
| 10 |
Jantel Lavender
|
34 | 19.4 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 53.8 |
Three Point Percentage
| RANK |
PLAYER
|
G | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Emma Meesseman
|
34 | 29.3 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 53.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 44.8 |
| 2 |
Sue Bird
|
34 | 31.6 | 4.7 | 10.5 | 44.9 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 44.4 |
| 3 |
Elena Delle Donne
|
28 | 33.1 | 7.6 | 15.8 | 48.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 42.6 |
| 4 |
Kristi Toliver
|
33 | 32.1 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 42.6 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 42.4 |
| 5 |
Sugar Rodgers
|
33 | 30.5 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 40.5 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 41.3 |
| 6 |
Maya Moore
|
34 | 29.7 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 44.8 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 40.4 |
| 7 |
Penny Taylor
|
25 | 25.7 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 48.8 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 39.6 |
| 8 |
Briann January
|
29 | 28.1 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 40.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 39.2 |
| 9 |
Alysha Clark
|
33 | 27.6 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 48.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 38.7 |
| 10 |
Candace Parker
|
34 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 12.6 | 44.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 38.2 |
Free Throw Percentage
| RANK |
PLAYER
|
G | MIN | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shenise Johnson
|
29 | 22.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 93.8 |
| 2 |
Elena Delle Donne
|
28 | 33.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 93.5 |
| 3 |
Monique Currie
|
34 | 25.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 91.8 |
| 4 |
Tiffany Mitchell
|
34 | 20.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 91.1 |
| 5 |
Diana Taurasi
|
33 | 29.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 90.9 |
| 6 |
Penny Taylor
|
25 | 25.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 90.7 |
| 7 |
Courtney Vandersloot
|
30 | 24.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 90.4 |
| 8 |
Lindsay Whalen
|
32 | 24.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 89.2 |
| 9 |
Jewell Loyd
|
34 | 31.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 89.1 |
| 10 |
Kristi Toliver
|
33 | 32.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 88.9 |
