A'ja Wilson leads the WNBA in player efficiency rating
A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces leads the WNBA in player efficiency rating in the 2026 season at 32.4, against a league average of 15.0, as of October 5, 2026.
One number, the league’s average beside it, and the top 25. Every figure here is from the 2026 season.
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17.4 above the league average of 15.0. A per-minute rating of everything a player does, scaled so the league average is 15. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Player efficiency rating | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A'ja Wilson · Las Vegas Aces 1311 minutes | 32.4 | 1311 minutes |
| 2 |  Aliyah Boston · Indiana Fever 1083 minutes | 24.1 | 1083 minutes |
| 3 |  Breanna Stewart · New York Liberty 1384 minutes | 23.9 | 1384 minutes |
| 4 |  Natasha Howard · Minnesota Lynx 1249 minutes | 23.7 | 1249 minutes |
| 5 | Kelsey Mitchell · Indiana Fever 1430 minutes | 23.7 | 1430 minutes |
| 6 |  Paige Bueckers · Dallas Wings 1376 minutes | 23.2 | 1376 minutes |
| 7 | Caitlin Clark · Indiana Fever 1244 minutes | 22.7 | 1244 minutes |
| 8 | Olivia Miles · Minnesota Lynx 1239 minutes | 22.7 | 1239 minutes |
| 9 | Jessica Shepard · Dallas Wings 1333 minutes | 22.6 | 1333 minutes |
| 10 |  Kamilla Cardoso · Chicago Sky 1141 minutes | 22.3 | 1141 minutes |
| 11 | Jackie Young · Las Vegas Aces 1390 minutes | 22.3 | 1390 minutes |
| 12 | Kelsey Plum · TOT 519 minutes | 21.9 | 519 minutes |
| 13 |  Nneka Ogwumike · Los Angeles Sparks 1328 minutes | 21.6 | 1328 minutes |
| 14 |  Dominique Malonga · Seattle Storm 925 minutes | 21.5 | 925 minutes |
| 15 |  Shakira Austin · Washington Mystics 1265 minutes | 20.9 | 1265 minutes |
| 16 | Jonquel Jones · New York Liberty 1213 minutes | 20.7 | 1213 minutes |
| 17 |  Angel Reese · Atlanta Dream 1335 minutes | 20.7 | 1335 minutes |
| 18 |  Veronica Burton · Golden State Valkyries 1259 minutes | 20.4 | 1259 minutes |
| 19 |  Natasha Mack · Phoenix Mercury 815 minutes | 20.4 | 815 minutes |
| 20 |  Carla Leite · Portland Fire 1014 minutes | 20.1 | 1014 minutes |
| 21 | Kiki Iriafen · Washington Mystics 1154 minutes | 20.0 | 1154 minutes |
| 22 | Alyssa Thomas · Phoenix Mercury 1393 minutes | 20.0 | 1393 minutes |
| 23 |  Nyara Sabally · Toronto Tempo 573 minutes | 19.8 | 573 minutes |
| 24 | NaLyssa Smith · Las Vegas Aces 925 minutes | 19.8 | 925 minutes |
| 25 | Marina Mabrey · Toronto Tempo 944 minutes | 19.7 | 944 minutes |
Source: Basketball Reference, 2026 season. League average across 119 qualified players (503 minutes minimum, the board's own median sample). The lead is 3.5 standard deviations (sd) above the field: the unit the directory ranks leads by, because it lets a rate and a speed share one list. Measured (); the boards refresh twice a day.