WNBA Most Valuable Player

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Script error: No such module "Sidebar or footer". The Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the league's inaugural season in 1997. MVP voting takes place immediately following the regular season. The award recipient is decided by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States. Panel members were asked to select their top five choices for the award, with 10 points being awarded for a first place vote, seven for second, five for third, three for fourth and one for fifth.

In 2008, fans could also have a say in who won the award. Fans were able to vote online for their top five MVP picks. These selections accounted for 25% of the total vote, while the media panel's selections accounted for the other 75%.

A'ja Wilson has won the award the most times, with four; Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie and Lauren Jackson have each won three times. Two players have won the award with different franchises—Elena Delle Donne in 2015 with the Chicago Sky and 2019 with the Washington Mystics, and Breanna Stewart in 2018 with the Seattle Storm and 2023 with the New York Liberty. Cynthia Cooper and Candace Parker have also won the award twice.

Candace Parker in 2008 is the only player to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season.

Jackson, born and trained in Australia, is the only award winner trained outside the United States.

The sculptor of the WNBA MVP Award is Marc Mellon, who is also the sculptor of the NBA MVP Trophy.

Winners

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Maya Moore with her 2014 WNBA MVP trophy
Legend
Denotes player who is still active in the WNBA
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
† Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been named MVP
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won
Season Player Position Nationality Team First-Place Votes Ref.
1997 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † Guard Script error: No such module "flag". Houston Comets 37 out of 37 [1]
1998 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † (2) Houston Comets (2) 37 out of 45 [2]
1999 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † Center Sacramento Monarchs 23 out of 51 [3]
2000 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † Guard / Forward Houston Comets (3) 38 out of 62 [4]
2001 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † Center Los Angeles Sparks 51 out of 60 [5]
2002 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † (2) Guard / Forward Houston Comets (4) 29 out of 60 [6]
2003 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † Forward / Center Script error: No such module "flag". Seattle Storm 23 out of 54 [7]
2004 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † (2) Center Script error: No such module "flag". Los Angeles Sparks (2) 33 out of 48 [8]
2005 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † (3) Guard / Forward Houston Comets (5) 16 out of 50[a] [9]
2006 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † (3) Center Los Angeles Sparks (3) 40 out of 55 [10]
2007 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † (2) Forward / Center Script error: No such module "flag". Seattle Storm (2) 42 out of 48 [11]
2008 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † Forward Script error: No such module "flag". Los Angeles Sparks (4) 276.79 out of 300 pts[b] [12]
2009 Script error: No such module "Sort". Guard Phoenix Mercury 27 out of 39 [13]
2010 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † (3) Forward / Center Script error: No such module "flag". Seattle Storm (3) 22 out of 39 [14]
2011 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † Forward Script error: No such module "flag". Indiana Fever 21 out of 40 [15]
2012 Script error: No such module "Sort". Center Connecticut Sun 25 out of 41 [16]
2013 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † (2) Forward Los Angeles Sparks (5) 10 out of 39[c] [17]
2014 Script error: No such module "Sort".* † Minnesota Lynx 35 out of 38 [18]
2015 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † Guard / Forward Chicago Sky 38 out of 39 [19]
2016 Script error: No such module "Sort". Forward Los Angeles Sparks (6) 31 out of 39 [20]
2017 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † Center Minnesota Lynx (2) 35 out of 40 [21]
2018 Script error: No such module "Sort". Forward Seattle Storm (4) 33 out of 39 [22]
2019 Script error: No such module "Sort". * † (2) Guard / Forward Washington Mystics 41 out of 43 [23]
2020 Script error: No such module "Sort". Forward Las Vegas Aces 43 out of 47 [24]
2021 Script error: No such module "Sort". Forward / Center Script error: No such module "flag". / Script error: No such module "flag". Connecticut Sun (2) 48 out of 49 [25]
2022 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2) Forward Script error: No such module "flag". Las Vegas Aces (2) 31 out of 56 [26]
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2) New York Liberty 20 out of 60[d] [27]
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". (3) Las Vegas Aces (3) 67 out of 67 [28]
Template:Wnbay Script error: No such module "Sort". (4) Center Las Vegas Aces (4) 51 out of 72 [29]

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  1. ^ Second-place finisher, Lauren Jackson, received more first-place votes (20 to Swoopes' 16), but Swoopes earned 327 total points to Jackson's 325.
  2. ^ First-place vote counts were not released by the WNBA. For the first time, an online fan vote was included in post-season award voting, accounting for 25% of the vote. The other 75% came from a panel of 45 national sportswriters and broadcasters.
  3. ^ Parker and Maya Moore tied in first-place voting with 10 votes each. However in the overall vote tally, Parker earned 234 total points to Moore's 218.
  4. ^ Second-place finisher, Alyssa Thomas, received more first-place votes (23 to Stewart's 20), but Stewart earned 446 total points to Thomas' 439.

Multi-time winners

Awards Player Team(s) Years
4 A'ja Wilson Las Vegas Aces 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025
3 Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets 2000, 2002, 2005
Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks 2001, 2004, 2006
Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm 2003, 2007, 2010
2 Cynthia Cooper Houston Comets 1997, 1998
Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks 2008, 2013
Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky / Washington Mystics 2015, 2019
Breanna Stewart Seattle Storm / New York Liberty 2018, 2023

Teams

Awards Teams Years
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5 Houston Comets Template:Wnbay, Template:Wnbay, Template:Wnbay, Template:Wnbay, Template:Wnbay
4 Seattle Storm Template:Wnbay, Template:Wnbay, Template:Wnbay, Template:Wnbay
Las Vegas Aces Template:Wnbay, Template:Wnbay, Template:Wnbay, Template:Wnbay
2 Minnesota Lynx Template:Wnbay, Template:Wnbay
Connecticut Sun Template:Wnbay, Template:Wnbay
1 Sacramento Monarchs Template:Wnbay
Phoenix Mercury Template:Wnbay
Indiana Fever Template:Wnbay
Chicago Sky Template:Wnbay
Washington Mystics Template:Wnbay
New York Liberty Template:WNBA Year
0 Dallas Wings None
Atlanta Dream

See also

References

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