Putting Up Numbers· WNBA

The Mercury's best centers

Brittney Griner has the most points of the 27 centers who played with the Mercury, 5,572 in 315 games. Tangela Smith is 2nd with 1,355.

The Mercury's centers this season

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1997–99

Compare with in · side by side

The Mercury's best centers
PlacePlayerpointsreboundsblocks
1Brittney Griner2013 – 2024 · 315 games5,5722,322812
2Tangela Smith2007 – 2010 · 127 games1,355756171
3Marlies Askamp1997 – 1999 · 84 games63344534
4Megan DiLeo2022 – 2023 · 67 games39419519
5Krystal Thomas2011 – 2013 · 71 games28538148
6Tina Charles2022 · 16 games27611612
7Kia Vaughn2020 – 2021 · 50 games26515613
8Kalani Brown2025 · 29 games14811718
9Ashley Robinson2004 – 2005 · 53 games12013144
10Avery Warley-Talbert2012 · 28 games8615914
11Rankica Sarenac2000 · 20 games64301
12Kelsey Bone2016 · 20 games59491
13Kyara Linskens2026 · still playing574514
+57 this season
14Murjanatu Musa2025 · 12 games40312
15Marie Gülich2018 · 23 games34225
16Ewelina Kobryn2014 · 20 games31222
17Olayinka Sanni2011 · 14 games22101
18Nevriye Yilmaz2003 · 5 games1430
19Sonja Mallory2003 · 6 games10104
20Oksana Zakaluzhnaya2002 · 5 games630
T21Quacy Barnes2002 · 2 games312
T21Lindsay Taylor2004 · 5 games331
T21Mandisa Stevenson2006 · 2 games321
24Alaina Coates2023 · 2 games200

points by decade

2020s

  1. Brittney Griner2020 – 2024 · 103 games1,905
  2. Megan DiLeo2022 – 2023 · 67 games394
  3. Tina Charles2022 · 16 games276
  4. Kia Vaughn2020 – 2021 · 50 games265
  5. Kalani Brown2025 · 29 games148

2010s

  1. Brittney Griner2013 – 2019 · 212 games3,667
  2. Tangela Smith2010 · 34 games314
  3. Krystal Thomas2011 – 2013 · 71 games285
  4. Avery Warley-Talbert2012 · 28 games86
  5. Kelsey Bone2016 · 20 games59

2000s

  1. Tangela Smith2007 – 2009 · 93 games1,041
  2. Ashley Robinson2004 – 2005 · 53 games120
  3. Rankica Sarenac2000 · 20 games64
  4. Nevriye Yilmaz2003 · 5 games14
  5. Sonja Mallory2003 · 6 games10

1997–99

  1. Marlies Askamp1997 – 1999 · 84 games633

Also with the Mercury: guards · forwards · Phoenix Mercury record book

Method

  • Every center who played with the Mercury, ranked by points over her games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A decade counts her points with the Mercury in its seasons.