List of WNBA annual steals leaders

In basketball, a steal is a "defensive action" that causes the opponent to turn the ball over. The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) steals title is awarded to the player with the highest steals per game (spg) average in a given season.

The highest league-leading spg was Teresa Weatherspoon's 3.33 spg in the 1998 season. The lowest league-leading spg was 2.21, achieved by Nykesha Sales and Yolanda Griffith in the 2004 season. Teresa Weatherspoon also holds the record for total steals in a season (100) in the 1998 season.

Tamika Catchings has won the most steals titles, with eight. Angel McCoughtry, Brittney Sykes, Jordin Canada, Sancho Lyttle, Sheryl Swoopes, Teresa Weatherspoon, and Yolanda Griffith have each won the steals title two times. Tamika Catchings also holds the record for consecutive seasons leading the league in steals with three, accomplishing this in the 2005 season, 2006 season, and the 2007 season. She accomplished this again two years in a row in the 2009 season, and the 2010 season. Other players that have led the league in steals in consecutive seasons include Brittney Sykes in the 2021 season, 2022 season, and Teresa Weatherspoon in the 1997 season, 1998 season.

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