WNBA shot-making leaders, 2021-22

Who led WNBA in shot-making in 2021-22?

S. Whitcomb led WNBA in shot-making in 2021-22 at +22.5 field-goal points over expected per 100 possessions. Shot quality is already priced out, so this is shooting alone.

WNBA shot-making leaders, 2021-22 — top 25 of 99 qualified players, field-goal points over expected per 100 possessions

#	Player	Team	FGA	FG%	Expected FG%	FG points over expected / 100
1	S. Whitcomb	NYL	251	48.6	39.3	+22.5
2	A. Quigley	CHI	258	43.8	36.9	+18.1
3	B. Griner	PHO	431	57.5	47.2	+17.7
4	M. Russell	SEA	149	61.7	50.1	+17.5
5	J. Young	LVA	307	50.5	40.5	+17.0
6	R. Williams	LVA	257	44.4	37.8	+16.5
7	E. Prince	SEA	132	43.9	38.4	+15.8
8	S. Bird	SEA	246	43.1	37.1	+15.5
9	S. Talbot	SEA	143	48.3	40.7	+14.7
10	L. Cambage	LVA	258	54.3	45.5	+14.5
11	S. Fowles	MIN	312	64.1	54.8	+14.5
12	N. Ogwumike	LAS	205	53.2	45.9	+12.6
13	M. Jefferson	DAL	147	44.9	40.4	+11.8
14	C. Gray	LVA	326	45.4	39.5	+11.3
15	S. Cunningham	PHO	135	43.7	40.9	+9.3
16	C. Williams	ATL	546	41.8	38.0	+8.7
17	K. McBride	MIN	325	43.7	40.0	+8.7
18	N. Hiedeman	CON	189	39.7	37.4	+8.7
19	B. January	CON	162	43.2	38.6	+8.6
20	K. Plum	LVA	293	43.7	40.0	+8.6
21	J. Jones	CON	360	51.1	46.6	+8.4
22	K. Toliver	LAS	162	41.4	37.0	+7.9
23	N. Coffey	LAS	221	42.1	39.9	+7.7
24	D. Hamby	LVA	233	54.5	49.4	+7.1
25	A. Atkins	WAS	396	40.7	37.4	+7.1

Ranked over 99 qualified players. This measures field-goal points over expected per 100 possessions; it does not separate playstyle, skill and officiating, and it is not a causal claim about any of them.

Seasons covered: 2020-21 to 2025-26. What this metric is and what it misses: definition.

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