Basketball

List of WNBA Most Valuable Player Award Winners

Every WNBA MVP award winner since the league began in 1997 with season statistics.

10 itemsUpdated Mar 20, 2026

The WNBA MVP award highlights the most dominant players in the women's game each season. A'ja Wilson has dominated the modern era with multiple MVP awards, while legends like Cynthia Cooper, Lauren Jackson and Maya Moore defined the earlier years of the award.

#	Name	Ppg	Years	Mvp total
1	A'ja Wilson Las Vegas Aces 2022 and 2023 Wilson won back-to-back MVPs while also winning back-to-back championships with the Aces, establishing herself as the dominant player of her generation.	22.8	2020, 2022, 2023	3
2	Jonquel Jones Connecticut Sun 2021 Jones won MVP with a dominant statistical season averaging 19.4 PPG and 11.2 RPG for the playoff-contending Connecticut Sun.	19.4	—	—
3	A'ja Wilson Las Vegas Aces 2020 Wilson won her first MVP averaging 20.5 PPG and 8.5 RPG, announcing her arrival as the league's best player.	20.5	—	—
4	Elena Delle Donne Washington Mystics 2019 Delle Donne won her second MVP despite playing through a serious back injury that would have ended most players' seasons early.	19.5	—	—
5	Breanna Stewart Seattle Storm 2018 Stewart won MVP in the same season she won the WNBA championship, averaging 21.8 PPG in a dominant all-around year.	21.8	—	—
6	Sylvia Fowles Minnesota Lynx 2017 Fowles won MVP by averaging 18.9 PPG and 10.4 RPG as the most dominant center in the WNBA during Minnesota's dynasty.	18.9	—	—
7	Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks 2016 Ogwumike won MVP and the championship in the same season, averaging 18.1 PPG on an extraordinary 63.2 percent field goal shooting.	18.1	—	—
8	Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky 2015 Delle Donne won her first MVP averaging 23.4 PPG in Chicago, one of the most dominant individual offensive seasons in WNBA history.	23.4	—	—
9	Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx 2014 Moore won MVP averaging 23.9 PPG as the premier wing scorer in the WNBA during Minnesota's dynasty years.	23.9	—	—
10	Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks 2013 Parker won her second MVP averaging 17.9 PPG and 9.1 RPG, the most versatile player in the WNBA of her generation.	17.9	—	—

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 20, 2026.

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