WNBA Most Valuable Player Recipients

Season	Player	Team	Pos	Height	Weight	Age	Pre-Draft Team	Draft Yr	YOS
2025	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	C	6-4	195	29	South Carolina	2018	7
2024	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	C	6-4	195	28	South Carolina	2018	6
2023	Breanna Stewart	New York Liberty	F	6-4	170	29	UConn	2016	6
2022	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	C	6-4	195	26	South Carolina	2018	4
2021	Jonquel Jones	Connecticut Sun	C	6-6	215	28	George Washington	2016	4
2020	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	C	6-4	195	24	South Carolina	2018	2
2019	Elena Delle Donne	Washington Mystics	FC	6-5	187	30	Delaware	2013	6
2018	Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm	F	6-4	170	24	UConn	2016	2
2017	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	C	6-6	219	32	LSU	2008	7
2016	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks	F	6-2	190	26	Stanford	2012	4
2015	Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky	FC	6-5	187	26	Delaware	2013	2
2014	Maya Moore	Minnesota Lynx	GF	6-0	175	25	UConn	2011	3
2013	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks	F	6-4	184	27	Tennessee	2008	3
2012	Tina Charles	Connecticut Sun	C	6-4	192	24	UConn	2010	2
2011	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	F	6-1	167	32	Tennessee	2001	1
2010	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm	C	6-6	187	29	-	2001	0
2009	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury	G	6-0	163	27	UConn	2004	0
2008	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks	F	6-4	184	22	Tennessee	2008	0
2007	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm	C	6-6	187	26	-	2001	0
2006	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	C	6-5	170	34		2001	0
2005	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	F	6-0	145	34		2001	0
2004	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	C	6-5	170	32		2001	0
2003	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm	C	6-6	187	22	-	2001	0
2002	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	F	6-0	145	31		2001	0
2001	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	C	6-5	170	29		2001	0
2000	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	F	6-0	145	29		2001	0
1999	Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs	C	6-3	188	30	Florida Atlantic	1999	0
1998	Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets	G	5-10	150	35		1999	0
1997	Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets	G	5-10	150	34		1999	0

Most WNBA Most Valuable Player Selections

Player	Times Won	Selections	Pos	Height	Weight	Pre-Draft Team
A'ja Wilson	4	2025, 2024, 2022, 2020	C	6-4	195	South Carolina
Lauren Jackson	3	2010, 2007, 2003	C	6-6	187	-
Lisa Leslie	3	2006, 2004, 2001	C	6-5	170
Sheryl Swoopes	3	2005, 2002, 2000	F	6-0	145
Cynthia Cooper	2	1998, 1997	G	5-10	150
Elena Delle Donne	2	2019, 2015	FC	6-5	187	Delaware
Candace Parker	2	2013, 2008	F	6-4	184	Tennessee
Breanna Stewart	2	2023, 2018	F	6-4	170	UConn
Tamika Catchings	1	2011	F	6-1	167	Tennessee
Tina Charles	1	2012	C	6-4	192	UConn
Sylvia Fowles	1	2017	C	6-6	219	LSU
Yolanda Griffith	1	1999	C	6-3	188	Florida Atlantic
Jonquel Jones	1	2021	C	6-6	215	George Washington
Maya Moore	1	2014	GF	6-0	175	UConn
Nneka Ogwumike	1	2016	F	6-2	190	Stanford
Diana Taurasi	1	2009	G	6-0	163	UConn