WNBA History
WNBA Awards
The league's Most Valuable Player and Finals MVP, season by season since 1997. Cynthia Cooper was the first winner of both, and the Finals MVP award went to her in each of the league's first four seasons.
Most Valuable Player
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | A'ja Wilson |
| 2025 | A'ja Wilson |
| 2024 | A'ja Wilson |
| 2023 | Breanna Stewart |
| 2022 | A'ja Wilson |
| 2021 | Jonquel Jones |
| 2020 | A'ja Wilson |
| 2019 | Elena Delle Donne |
| 2018 | Breanna Stewart |
| 2017 | Sylvia Fowles |
| 2016 | Nneka Ogwumike |
| 2015 | Elena Delle Donne |
| 2014 | Maya Moore |
| 2013 | Candace Parker |
| 2012 | Tina Charles |
| 2011 | Tamika Catchings |
| 2010 | Lauren Jackson |
| 2009 | Diana Taurasi |
| 2008 | Candace Parker |
| 2007 | Lauren Jackson |
| 2006 | Lisa Leslie |
| 2005 | Sheryl Swoopes |
| 2004 | Lisa Leslie |
| 2003 | Lauren Jackson |
| 2002 | Sheryl Swoopes |
| 2001 | Lisa Leslie |
| 2000 | Sheryl Swoopes |
| 1999 | Yolanda Griffith |
| 1998 | Cynthia Cooper |
| 1997 | Cynthia Cooper |
Multiple winners: A'ja Wilson (5), Lauren Jackson (3), Lisa Leslie (3), Sheryl Swoopes (3), Breanna Stewart (2), Candace Parker (2), Cynthia Cooper (2), Elena Delle Donne (2).
Finals MVP
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | A'ja Wilson |
| 2024 | Jonquel Jones |
| 2023 | A'ja Wilson |
| 2022 | Chelsea Gray |
| 2021 | Kahleah Copper |
| 2020 | Breanna Stewart |
| 2019 | Emma Meesseman |
| 2018 | Breanna Stewart |
| 2017 | Sylvia Fowles |
| 2016 | Candace Parker |
| 2015 | Sylvia Fowles |
| 2014 | Diana Taurasi |
| 2013 | Maya Moore |
| 2012 | Tamika Catchings |
| 2011 | Seimone Augustus |
| 2010 | Lauren Jackson |
| 2009 | Diana Taurasi |
| 2008 | Katie Smith |
| 2007 | Cappie Pondexter |
| 2006 | Deanna Nolan |
| 2005 | Yolanda Griffith |
| 2004 | Betty Lennox |
| 2003 | Ruth Riley |
| 2002 | Lisa Leslie |
| 2001 | Lisa Leslie |
| 2000 | Cynthia Cooper |
| 1999 | Cynthia Cooper |
| 1998 | Cynthia Cooper |
| 1997 | Cynthia Cooper |
Multiple winners: Cynthia Cooper (4), A'ja Wilson (2), Breanna Stewart (2), Diana Taurasi (2), Lisa Leslie (2), Sylvia Fowles (2).