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The Mercury's best guards

Diana Taurasi has the most points of the 106 guards who played with the Mercury, 10,646 in 565 games. Cappie Pondexter is 2nd with 2,483. Kahleah Copper is 3rd, with 2,079.

The Mercury's guards this season

  • Kahleah Copper40 games, 21.5 a game2,079 with the Mercury, the 3rd-most in Mercury history. 405 more puts her past Cappie Pondexter for 2nd.859points
  • Lexi Held34 games, 6.4 a game386 with the Mercury.216points
  • Monique Akoa Makani19 games, 9.4 a game493 with the Mercury.178points

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

Compare with in · side by side

The Mercury's best guards
PlacePlayerpointsassists3-pointers made
1Diana Taurasi2004 – 2024 · 565 games10,6462,3941,447
2Cappie Pondexter2006 – 2009 · 129 games2,483527167
3Kahleah Copper2024 – 2026 · still playing2,079202194
+859 this season
4Skylar Diggins2020 – 2022 · 84 games1,547427136
5Sophie Cunningham2019 – 2024 · 182 games1,409262254
6Anna DeForge2003 – 2005 · 101 games1,326259178
7Bridget Pettis1997 – 2006 · 165 games1,246291139
8Leilani Mitchell2015 – 2019 · 131 games1,046410185
9Kelly Miller2006 – 2008 · 95 games90038577
10Michele Timms1997 – 2001 · 116 games866549129
11Temeka Johnson2009 – 2011 · 98 games83344991
12Adrian Williams-Strong2000 – 2004 · 130 games773980
13Shey Peddy2020 – 2023 · 92 games63624893
14Yvonne Turner2017 – 2022 · 98 games50315462
15Sami Whitcomb2025 – 2026 · still playing502153113
+112 this season
16Monique Akoa Makani2025 – 2026 · 60 games49315973
17Briann January2018 – 2019 · 65 games43921378
18Natasha Cloud2024 · 38 games43826344
19Tonya Edwards2000 – 2001 · 42 games4327640
20Moriah Jefferson2023 · 39 games40914038
21Diamond DeShields2022 · 30 games3936721
22Sug Sutton2023 – 2024 · 62 games39124240
23Lexi Held2025 – 2026 · still playing3868863
+216 this season
24Samantha Prahalis2012 – 2013 · 36 games34214329
25Tamicha Jackson2003 – 2006 · 37 games32415335

points by decade

2020s

  1. › Kahleah Copper2024 – 2026 · 105 games2,079
  2. Diana Taurasi2020 – 2024 · 128 games2,071
  3. Skylar Diggins2020 – 2022 · 84 games1,547
  4. Sophie Cunningham2020 – 2024 · 150 games1,309
  5. Shey Peddy2020 – 2023 · 92 games636

2010s

  1. Diana Taurasi2010 – 2019 · 239 games4,546
  2. Leilani Mitchell2015 – 2019 · 131 games1,046
  3. Temeka Johnson2010 – 2011 · 64 games505
  4. Yvonne Turner2017 – 2019 · 95 games493
  5. Briann January2018 – 2019 · 65 games439

2000s

  1. Diana Taurasi2004 – 2009 · 198 games4,029
  2. Cappie Pondexter2006 – 2009 · 129 games2,483
  3. Anna DeForge2003 – 2005 · 101 games1,326
  4. Kelly Miller2006 – 2008 · 95 games900
  5. Adrian Williams-Strong2000 – 2004 · 130 games773

1997–99

  1. Bridget Pettis1997 – 1999 · 90 games871
  2. Michele Timms1997 – 1999 · 87 games738
  3. Umeki Webb1997 – 1998 · 58 games300
  4. Edna Campbell1999 · 28 games268
  5. Kristi Harrower1998 – 1999 · 62 games213

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

Method

  • Every guard 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.