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{{Short description|Annual award in basketball}}
{{WNBA Awards}}
The '''[[Women's National Basketball Association]] Peak Performer awards''' are given each year to players who lead the [[WNBA]] in scoring, rebounding, and assists. The award has been given since the league's [[1997 WNBA season|inaugural season]], but the honor has varied since then.
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{| class="wikitable font-size:80%"
| align=center style="background-color: #E0CEF2; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em;" |{{double dagger}}
| Denotes new WNBA record at conclusion of that season
|-
| style="background-color:#FFE6FF; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em"| 
| Denotes player who won [[WNBA Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] that year
|}
==1997==
In [[1997 WNBA season|1997]], the Peak Performer awards were given to the "shooting champions" from each conference.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 70%; text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! rowspan=2 width=40 |Year
! colspan="4" |Shooting Champion
!
|-
! width="100" |Eastern Conference
! width="100" |Team
! width="100" |Western Conference
! width="100" |Team
! width="20" class="unsortable" |Ref.
|-
| [[1997 WNBA season|1997]]
| [[Andrea Congreaves]]
| [[1997 Charlotte Sting season|Charlotte Sting]]
| [[Haixia Zheng]]
| [[1997 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles Sparks]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1997 WNBA Season Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/awards1997 |website=[[WNBA]] |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|}

==1998–2001==
From [[1998 WNBA season|1998]] to [[2001 WNBA season|2001]], the Peak Performer awards were given to players who had the best field goal and free throw percentages in the league.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%; text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! width=40|Year
! width=100|{{nowrap|Field goal percentage}}
! width=100|Team
! width=35|Statistic
! width=100|{{nowrap|Free throw percentage}}
! width=100|Team
! width=35|Statistic
! width=20 class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
| [[1998 WNBA season|1998]]
| [[Isabelle Fijalkowski]]
| [[1998 Cleveland Rockers season|Cleveland Rockers]]
| 54.7%
| [[Sandy Brondello]]
| [[1998 Detroit Shock season|Detroit Shock]]
| 92.3%
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1998 WNBA Season Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/awards1998 |website=[[WNBA]] |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[1999 WNBA season|1999]]
| [[Murriel Page]]
| [[1999 Washington Mystics season|Washington Mystics]]
| 57.4%
| [[Eva Nemcova]]
| [[1999 Cleveland Rockers season|Cleveland Rockers]]
| 98.4%
| <ref>{{cite web |title=1999 WNBA Season Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/awards1999 |website=[[WNBA]] |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2000 WNBA season|2000]]
| Murriel Page <small>(2)</small>
| [[2000 Washington Mystics season|Washington Mystics]]
| 59.0%
| [[Jennifer Azzi]]
| [[2000 Utah Starzz season|Utah Starzz]]
| 93.0%
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2000 WNBA Season Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/awards2000 |website=[[WNBA]] |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2001 WNBA season|2001]]
| [[Latasha Byears]]
| [[2001 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles Sparks]]
| 60.2%
| [[Elena Baranova]]
| [[2001 Miami Sol season|Miami Sol]]
| 93.0%
| <ref>{{cite web |url= http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketba/wnba/01playoffs/2001-08-17-bud-shooters.htm|title= Baranova, Byears win shooting champion honors|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= August 23, 2001|website= [[USA Today]]|access-date= September 15, 2015}}</ref>
|}

==2002–present==
In [[2002 WNBA season|2002]], the WNBA changed the Peak Performer awards, to be given to the players who led the league in scoring and rebounding per game during the regular season.

In [[2005 WNBA season|2005]], a Peak Performer award was added, to be given to the player who led the league in assists per game during the regular season.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! width=40|Year
! width=100|Scoring
! width=100|Team
! width=35|Stat.
! width=100|Rebounding
! width=100|Team
! width=35|Stat.
! width=100|Assists
! width=100|Team
! width=35|Stat.
! width=20 class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
| [[2002 WNBA season|2002]]
| [[Chamique Holdsclaw]]
| [[2002 Washington Mystics season|Washington Mystics]]
| 19.9 ppg
| Chamique Holdsclaw
| Washington Mystics
| bgcolor="EOCEF2"| 11.6 rpg {{double dagger}}
| colspan=3 rowspan=3|''N/A''
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2002 WNBA Season Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/awards2002 |website=[[WNBA]] |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2003 WNBA season|2003]]
|style="background-color:#FFE6FF| [[Lauren Jackson]]
| [[2003 Seattle Storm season|Seattle Storm]]
| 21.2 ppg
| Chamique Holdsclaw <small>(2)</small>
| [[2003 Washington Mystics season|Washington Mystics]]
| 10.9 rpg
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2003 WNBA Season Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/awards2003 |website=[[WNBA]] |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2004 WNBA season|2004]]
| Lauren Jackson <small>(2)</small>
| [[2004 Seattle Storm season|Seattle Storm]]
| 20.5 ppg
|style="background-color:#FFE6FF| [[Lisa Leslie]]
| [[2004 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles Sparks]]
| 9.9 rpg
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2004 WNBA Season Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/awards2004 |website=[[WNBA]] |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2005 WNBA season|2005]]
|style="background-color:#FFE6FF| [[Sheryl Swoopes]]
| [[2005 Houston Comets season|Houston Comets]]
| 18.6 ppg
| [[Cheryl Ford]]
| [[2005 Detroit Shock season|Detroit Shock]]
| 9.8 rpg
|[[Sue Bird]]
|[[Seattle Storm]]
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2005 WNBA Season Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/awards2005 |website=[[WNBA]] |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2006 WNBA season|2006]]
| [[Diana Taurasi]]
| [[2006 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix Mercury]]
| bgcolor="EOCEF2"| 25.3 ppg {{double dagger}} 
| Cheryl Ford <small>(2)</small>
| [[2006 Detroit Shock season|Detroit Shock]]
| 11.3 rpg
|[[Nikki Teasley]]
|[[Washington Mystics]]
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2006 WNBA Season Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/awards2006 |website=[[WNBA]] |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2007 WNBA season|2007]]
|style="background-color:#FFE6FF| Lauren Jackson <small>(3)</small>
| [[2007 Seattle Storm season|Seattle Storm]]
| 23.8 ppg
|style="background-color:#FFE6FF| Lauren Jackson
| Seattle Storm
| 9.7 rpg
| [[Becky Hammon]]
| [[2007 San Antonio Silver Stars season|San Antonio Silver Stars]]
| 5.0 apg
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Lauren Jackson, Becky Hammon Capture 2007 WNBA Peak Performer Honors |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/awards07_peakperformer.html |website=wnba.com |publisher=WNBA |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[2008 WNBA season|2008]]
| Diana Taurasi <small>(2)</small>
| [[2008 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix Mercury]]
| 24.1 ppg
|style="background-color:#FFE6FF| [[Candace Parker]]
| [[2008 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles Sparks]]
| 9.5 rpg
| [[Lindsay Whalen]]
| [[2008 Connecticut Sun season|Connecticut Sun]]
| 5.4 apg
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2008 WNBA Season Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/awards2008 |website=[[WNBA]] |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2009 WNBA season|2009]]
|style="background-color:#FFE6FF| Diana Taurasi <small>(3)</small>
| [[2009 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix Mercury]]
| 20.4 ppg
| Candace Parker <small>(2)</small>
| [[2009 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles Sparks]]
| 9.8 rpg
| [[Sue Bird]]
| [[2009 Seattle Storm season|Seattle Storm]]
| 5.8 apg
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Diana Taurasi, Candace Parker And Sue Bird Capture 2009 Peak Performer Honors |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/diana-taurasi-candace-parker-and-sue-bird-capture-2009-peak-performer-honors/n-3905380 |website=oursportscentral.com |publisher=Our Sports Central |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010 WNBA season|2010]]
| Diana Taurasi <small>(4)</small>
| [[2010 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix Mercury]]
| 22.6 ppg
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Tina Charles]]
| [[2010 Connecticut Sun season|Connecticut Sun]]
| bgcolor="EOCEF2"| 11.7 rpg {{double dagger}} 
| [[Ticha Penicheiro]]
| [[2010 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles Sparks]]
| 6.9 apg
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2010 WNBA Peak Performer Awards |url=https://www.hoopfeed.com/content/2010/08/2010-wnba-peak-performer-awards/ |website=hoopfeed.com |publisher=Hoopfeed |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[2011 WNBA season|2011]]
| Diana Taurasi <small>(5)</small>
| [[2011 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix Mercury]]
| 21.6 ppg
| Tina Charles <small>(2)</small>
| [[2011 Connecticut Sun season|Connecticut Sun]]
| 11.0 rpg
| Lindsay Whalen <small>(2)</small>
| [[2011 Minnesota Lynx season|Minnesota Lynx]]
| 5.9 apg
| <ref>{{cite web |title=2011 WNBA Season Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/awards2011 |website=[[WNBA]] |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012 WNBA season|2012]]
| [[Angel McCoughtry]]
| [[2012 Atlanta Dream season|Atlanta Dream]]
| 21.4 ppg
|style="background-color:#FFE6FF| Tina Charles <small>(3)</small>
| [[2012 Connecticut Sun season|Connecticut Sun]]
| 10.5 rpg
| Lindsay Whalen <small>(3)</small>
| [[2012 Minnesota Lynx season|Minnesota Lynx]]
| 5.4 apg
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Angel McCoughtry, Tina Charles and Lindsay Whalen Capture 2012 WNBA Peak Performer Honors |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/peak_performers_2012.html |website=wnba.com |publisher=WNBA |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013 WNBA season|2013]]
| Angel McCoughtry <small>(2)</small>
| [[2013 Atlanta Dream season|Atlanta Dream]]
| 21.5 ppg
| [[Sylvia Fowles]]
| [[2013 Chicago Sky season|Chicago Sky]]
| 11.5 rpg
| [[Danielle Robinson]]
| [[2013 San Antonio Silver Stars season|San Antonio Silver Stars]]
| 6.7 apg
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Angel McCoughtry, Sylvia Fowles and Danielle Robinson capture 2013 WNBA Peak Performer honors |url=https://www.hoopfeed.com/content/2013/09/angel-mccoughtry-sylvia-fowles-and-danielle-robinson-capture-2013-wnba-peak-performer-honors/ |website=Hoop Feed |date=September 18, 2013 |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2014 WNBA season|2014]]
|style="background-color:#FFE6FF| [[Maya Moore]] 
| [[2014 Minnesota Lynx season|Minnesota Lynx]]
| 23.9 ppg
| [[Courtney Paris]]
| [[2014 Tulsa Shock season|Tulsa Shock]]
| 10.2 rpg
| Diana Taurasi
| [[2014 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix Mercury]]
| 5.7 apg
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Maya Moore Earns 2014 WNBA Peak Performer Honors |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/lynx/news/moore_peak_performer_140819.html |website=wnba.com |publisher=WNBA |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 WNBA season|2015]]
|style="background-color:#FFE6FF| [[Elena Delle Donne]] 
| [[2015 Chicago Sky season|Chicago Sky]]
| 23.4 ppg
| Courtney Paris <small>(2)</small>
| [[2015 Tulsa Shock season|Tulsa Shock]]
| 9.3 rpg
| [[Courtney Vandersloot]]
| Chicago Sky
| 5.8 apg
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Sky’s Delle Donne And Vandersloot, Shock’s Paris Earn 2015 WNBA Peak Performer Honors |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/skys-delle-donne-and-vandersloot-shocks-paris-earn-2015-wnba-peak-performer-honors/ |website=wnba.com |publisher=July 14, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016 WNBA season|2016]]
| Tina Charles
| [[2016 New York Liberty season|New York Liberty]]
| 21.5 ppg
| Tina Charles <small>(4)</small>
| New York Liberty
| 9.9 rpg
| Sue Bird <small>(2)</small>
| [[2016 Seattle Storm season|Seattle Storm]]
| 5.8 apg
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Liberty’s Charles, Seattle’s Bird Earn 2016 WNBA Peak Performer Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/libertys-charles-seattles-bird-earn-2016-wnba-peak-performer-awards/ |website=wnba.com |publisher=WNBA |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[2017 WNBA season|2017]]
| [[Brittney Griner]]
| [[2017 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix Mercury]]
| 21.9 ppg
| [[Jonquel Jones]]
| [[2017 Connecticut Sun season|Connecticut Sun]]
| bgcolor="EOCEF2"| {{Hidden sort key|11.852}}11.9 rpg {{double dagger}} 
| Courtney Vandersloot <small>(2)</small>
| [[2017 Chicago Sky season|Chicago Sky]]
| bgcolor="EOCEF2"| 8.1 apg {{double dagger}} 
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Phoenix’s Griner, Connecticut’s Jones And Chicago’s Vandersloot Earn 2017 WNBA Peak Performer Awards |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/phoenixs-griner-connecticuts-jones-chicagos-vandersloot-earn-2017-wnba-peak-performer-awards/ |website=wnba.com |publisher=WNBA |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 WNBA season|2018]]
| [[Liz Cambage]]
| [[2018 Dallas Wings season|Dallas Wings]]
| 23.0 ppg
| Sylvia Fowles <small>(2)</small>
| [[2018 Minnesota Lynx season|Minnesota Lynx]]
| bgcolor="EOCEF2"| {{Hidden sort key|11.882}}11.9 rpg {{double dagger}} 
| Courtney Vandersloot <small>(3)</small>
| [[2018 Chicago Sky season|Chicago Sky]]
| bgcolor="EOCEF2"| 8.6 apg {{double dagger}} 
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/cambage-fowles-and-vandersloot-earn-2018-wnba-peak-performer-awards/|title=Cambage, Fowles And Vandersloot Earn 2018 WNBA Peak Performer Awards|publisher=WNBA|website=wnba.com|date=August 20, 2018|access-date=August 30, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 WNBA season|2019]]
| Brittney Griner <small>(2)</small>
| [[2019 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix Mercury]]
| 20.7 ppg
| Jonquel Jones <small>(2)</small>
| [[2019 Connecticut Sun season|Connecticut Sun]]
| 9.7 rpg
| Courtney Vandersloot <small>(4)</small>
| [[2019 Chicago Sky season|Chicago Sky]]
| bgcolor="EOCEF2"| 9.1 apg {{double dagger}} 
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/phoenixs-griner-connecticuts-jones-and-chicagos-vandersloot-earn-2019-wnba-peak-performer-awards/ |title=Phoenix's Griner, Connecticut's Jones and Chicago's Vandersloot Earn 2019 WNBA Peak Performer Awards |publisher=WNBA |website=wnba.com |date=September 9, 2019 |access-date=September 9, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[2020 WNBA season|2020]]
| [[Arike Ogunbowale]]
| [[2020 Dallas Wings season|Dallas Wings]]
| 22.8 ppg
| Candace Parker {{small|(3)}}
| [[2020 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles Sparks]]
| 9.7 rpg
| Courtney Vandersloot {{small|(5)}}
| [[2020 Chicago Sky season|Chicago Sky]]
| bgcolor="EOCEF2"| 10.0 apg {{double dagger}} 
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/dallas-ogunbowale-los-angeles-parker-and-chicagos-vandersloot-earn-2020-wnba-peak-performer-awards/|title=Dallas’ Ogunbowale, Los Angeles’ Parker And Chicago’s Vandersloot Earn 2020 WNBA Peak Performer Awards|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=September 14, 2020|access-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 WNBA season|2021]]
| Tina Charles {{small|(2)}}
| [[2021 Washington Mystics season|Washington Mystics]]
| 23.4 ppg
|style="background-color:#FFE6FF| Jonquel Jones {{small|(3)}}
| [[2021 Connecticut Sun season|Connecticut Sun]]
| 11.2 rpg
| Courtney Vandersloot {{small|(6)}}
| [[2021 Chicago Sky season|Chicago Sky]]
| 8.6 apg
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/146869/|title=2021 WNBA Peak Performers: Tina Charles, Jonquel Jones, and Courtney Vandersloot|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=September 20, 2021|access-date=September 22, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 WNBA season|2022]]
| [[Breanna Stewart]]
| [[2022 Seattle Storm season|Seattle Storm]]
| 21.8 ppg
| Sylvia Fowles {{small|(3)}}
| [[2022 Minnesota Lynx season|Minnesota Lynx]]
| 9.8 rpg
| [[Natasha Cloud]]
| [[2022 Washington Mystics season|Washington Mystics]]
| 7.0 apg
| <ref>{{cite tweet|user=WNBA|date=August 15, 2022|number=1559255734910590977|title=THE BEST OF THE BEST 👏 Congratulations to @breannastewart, @SylviaFowles, and @T_Cloud4 for being named the 2022 WNBA Peak Performers 🙌 #MoreThan}}</ref>
|-
| [[2023 WNBA season|2023]]
| [[Jewell Loyd]]
| [[2023 Seattle Storm season|Seattle Storm]]
| 24.7 ppg
| [[Alyssa Thomas]]
| [[2023 Connecticut Sun season|Connecticut Sun]]
| 9.9 rpg
| Courtney Vandersloot {{small|(7)}}
| [[2023 New York Liberty season|New York Liberty]]
| 8.1 apg
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/2023/09/11/2023-wnba-peak-performers/|title=WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd among 2023 Peak Performers|work=[[USA Today]]|first=Alex|last=Sinatra|date=September 11, 2023|access-date=September 11, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| {{wnbay|2024}}
| style="background-color:#FFE6FF|[[A'ja Wilson]]
| [[2024 Las Vegas Aces season|Las Vegas Aces]]
| bgcolor="EOCEF2"| 26.9 ppg {{double dagger}} 
| [[Angel Reese]]
| [[2024 Chicago Sky season|Chicago Sky]]
| bgcolor="EOCEF2"| 13.1 rpg {{double dagger}} 
| [[Caitlin Clark]]
| [[2024 Indiana Fever season|Indiana Fever]]
| 8.4 apg
|<ref name="peak24">{{cite web |first=Spencer |last=Ostrow |title=WNBA Announces Major Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, A'ja Wilson News |url=https://athlonsports.com/wnba/wnba-announces-major-indiana-fever-caitlin-clark-chiacgo-sky-angel-reese-las-vegas-aces-aja-wilson-news |website=Athlon Sports |date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|}

==See also==

* [[List of sports awards honoring women]]

== External links ==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/history-peak-performers|title=WNBA Peak Performers}} (1997–2024) <!-- Past winners of the award -->

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{WNBA}}

[[Category:Awards established in 1997]]
[[Category:WNBA awards|Peak]]