WNBA Rookie of the Year

{{Short description|Women's National Basketball Association award}}

The Women's National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the 1998 WNBA season, to the top rookie of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player(s) with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.

The 2003 award winner Cheryl Ford and 2011 award winner Maya Moore are the only players to win both the WNBA Rookie of the Year award and a WNBA championship in the same season.

The 2008 award winner was Candace Parker who became the first player to win the award after garnering all possible votes and also the first player to win the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award in the same season. In the NBA, only Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld have won the Most Valuable Player Award and Rookie of the Year Award in the same season.

The 2020 award winner, Crystal Dangerfield, is the first who was not chosen in the first round of the draft; she was chosen in the second round in 2020 as the 16th overall pick.

As of 2019, eight Rookie of the Year recipients have gone on to become a member of a WNBA championship team.

Winners

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+Key
scope="row" border:1px style="background-color:#CFECEC; width:6em"\| ^ \|Denotes player who is still active in the WNBA
scope="row" border:1px style="background-color:#FFFF99; width:6em"\| * \|Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as player
scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD; border:1px width:6em"\| \|Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
style="background:#CCFF99; width:1em"\|† \|Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration{{efn\|A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.}}
Player (in bold text) \|Denotes unanimous winners

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|+Key

scope="row" border:1px style="background-color:#CFECEC; width:6em"| ^

|Denotes player who is still active in the WNBA

scope="row" border:1px style="background-color:#FFFF99; width:6em"| *

|Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as player

scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD; border:1px width:6em"|

|Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

style="background:#CCFF99; width:1em"|†

|Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration{{efn|A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.}}

Player
(in bold text)

|Denotes unanimous winners

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" \|+Rookie of the Year
scope="col"\| Season !scope="col"\| Player !scope="col"\| Position !scope="col"\| Nationality !scope="col"\| Team !scope="col"\| School !scope="col"\| Pick !scope="col"\| Year !scope="col" class="unsortable" \|{{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
1998 \| Tracy Reid \| rowspan=2\| Forward \| rowspan=27\| {{USA}} \| Charlotte Sting \| UNC (Sr.) \| 7 \| 1998 \| {{cite news \|title=Forward was Rookie of the Year in 1998 \|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/story?id=2002821 \|work=ESPN \|date=March 1, 2005 \|access-date=October 22, 2024}}
1999 \| style="background-color:#FFE6BD\| Chamique Holdsclaw \| Washington Mystics \| Tennessee (Sr.) \| 1 \| 1999 \| {{cite news \|title=Holdsclaw Wins Rookie Award \|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/holdsclaw-wins-rookie-award/ \|work=CBS News \|date=August 28, 1999 \|access-date=October 22, 2024}}
2000 \| Betty Lennox \| rowspan=2\| Guard \| Minnesota Lynx \| Louisiana Tech (Sr.) \| 6 \| 2000 \| {{cite news \|title=Lennox dominates Rookie voting \|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/2000/0811/679393.html \|work=ESPN \|publisher=Associated Press \|date=August 17, 2000 \|access-date=October 22, 2024}}
2001 \| Jackie Stiles \| Portland Fire \| Missouri State (Sr.) \| 4 \| 2001 \| {{cite web \|title=Stiles Named 2001 WNBA Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/rookie01_stiles.html \|website=WNBA \|date=August 16, 2001 \|access-date=October 22, 2024}}
2002 \| style="background-color:#FFFF99"\| Tamika Catchings* \| rowspan=2\| Forward \| Indiana Fever \| Tennessee (Sr.) \| 3 \| 2001 \| {{cite web \|title=Indiana's Catchings Wins 2002 Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/catchings_roy_020816.html \|website=WNBA \|date=August 16, 2002 \|access-date=October 22, 2024}}
2003 \| Cheryl Ford \| Detroit Shock \| Louisiana Tech (Sr.) \| 3 \| 2003 \| {{cite web \|title=Detroit's Ford Named Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/rookie_030831.html \|website=WNBA \|date=August 31, 2003 \|access-date=October 22, 2024}}
2004 \| style="background-color:#CCFF99"\|Diana Taurasi^† \| rowspan=2\| Guard \| Phoenix Mercury \| UConn (Sr.) \| 1 \| 2004 \| {{cite web \|title=Phoenix's Diana Taurasi Named 2004 WNBA Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/rookieofyear_2004.html \|website=WNBA \|date=September 27, 2004 \|access-date=October 22, 2024}}
2005 \| Temeka Johnson \| Washington Mystics (2) \| LSU (Sr.) \| 6 \| 2005 \| {{cite web \|title=Washington's Temeka Johnson Named 2005 WNBA Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/features/awards05_roy.html \|website=WNBA \|date=September 14, 2005 \|access-date=October 22, 2024}}
2006 \| style="background-color:#FFFF99"\| Seimone Augustus* \| Guard/Forward \| Minnesota Lynx (2) \| LSU (Sr.) \| 1 \| 2006 \| {{cite web \|title=Seimone Augustus Named 2006 WNBA Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/lynx/news/augustus_roy_060820.html \|website=WNBA \|date= \|access-date=October 22, 2024}}
2007 \| Armintie Price \| Guard \| Chicago Sky \| Ole Miss (Sr.) \| 3 \| 2007 \| {{cite web \|title=Chicago's Armintie Price Named 2007 WNBA Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/awards07_rookie.html \|website=WNBA \|date=September 8, 2007 \|access-date=October 22, 2024}}
2008 \| style="background-color:#CCFF99"\| Candace Parker^† \| Forward/Center \| Los Angeles Sparks \| Tennessee (Jr.) \| 1 \| 2008 \| {{cite web \|title=Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker Named Hanns-G 'Go Beyond' Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/awards08_rookie.html \|website=WNBA \|date=October 3, 2008 \|access-date=October 22, 2024}}
2009 \| style="background-color:#CCFF99"\| Angel McCoughtry^† \| Forward \| Atlanta Dream \| Louisville (Sr.) \| 1 \| 2009 \| {{cite news \|title=McCoughtry is WNBA's top rookie \|url=https://www.espn.ph/wnba/news/story?id=4523385 \|work=ESPN \|publisher=Associated Press \|date=October 2, 2009 \|access-date=October 22, 2024}}
2010 \| style="background-color:#CFECEC"\| Tina Charles^ \| Center \| Connecticut Sun \| UConn (Sr.) \| 1 \| 2010 \| {{cite web \|title=The Connecticut Sun's Tina Charles Named 2010 WNBA Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/playoffs/2010/charles_roty_2010.html \|website=WNBA \|date=August 30, 2010 \|access-date=September 27, 2024}}
2011 \| style="background-color:#FFFF99;\| Maya Moore* \| rowspan=2\| Forward \| Minnesota Lynx (3) \| UConn (Sr.) \| 1 \| 2011 \| {{cite web \|title=Minnesota Lynx Forward Maya Moore Named 2011 WNBA Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/playoffs/2011/moore_roy_110916.html\|website=WNBA \|date=September 16, 2011 \|access-date=September 27, 2024}}
2012 \| style="background-color:#CFECEC"\| Nneka Ogwumike^ \| Los Angeles Sparks (2) \| Stanford (Sr.) \| 1 \| 2012 \| {{cite web \|title=Los Angeles Sparks Forward Nneka Ogwumike Named 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/playoffs/2012/ogwumike_rookieofyear_2012.html \|website=WNBA \|date=October 8, 2012 \|access-date=September 27, 2024}}{{cite web\|title=Nneka Ogwumike, Glory Johnson Headline 2012 All-Rookie Team\|url=http://www.wnba.com/playoffs/2012/all_rookie_team_2012_100712.html\|publisher=WNBA\|access-date=7 Oct 2012}}
2013 \| style="background-color:#CCFF99"\| Elena Delle Donne^† \| Guard/Forward \| Chicago Sky (2) \| Delaware (Sr.) \| 2 \| 2013 \| {{cite news \|title=Sky's Delle Donne named WNBA's Rookie of Year \|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2013/09/20/skys-delle-donne-named-wnbas-rookie-of-year/ \|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune \|date=September 20, 2013 \|access-date=September 27, 2024}}
2014 \| style="background-color:#CCFF99"\| Chiney Ogwumike^† \| Forward \| Connecticut Sun (2) \| Stanford (Sr.) \| 1 \| 2014 \| {{cite news \|title=Chiney Ogwumike is rookie of year \|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/11423445/chiney-ogwumike-connecticut-sun-wins-wnba-rookie-year \|work=ESPN \|publisher=Associated Press \|date=August 28, 2014 \|access-date=September 27, 2024}}
2015 \| style="background-color:#CFECEC"\| Jewell Loyd^ \| Guard \| Seattle Storm \| Notre Dame (Jr.) \| 1 \| 2015 \| {{cite magazine \|title=Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd named WNBA Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.si.com/wnba/2015/09/24/seattle-storm-jewell-loyd-wnba-rookie-of-the-year \|magazine=Sports Illustrated \|date=September 24, 2015 \|access-date=September 27, 2024}}
2016 \| style="background-color:#CFECEC"\| Breanna Stewart^ \| Forward/Center \| Seattle Storm (2) \| UConn (Sr.) \| 1 \| 2016 \| {{cite web \|title=Breanna Stewart Named 2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year Presented By Samsung \|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/breanna-stewart-named-2016-wnba-rookie-year \|website=WNBA \|date=September 29, 2016 \|access-date=September 27, 2024}}
2017 \| style="background-color:#CFECEC"\| Allisha Gray^ \| Guard \| Dallas Wings (2) \| South Carolina (Jr.) \| 4 \| 2017 \| {{cite web \|title=Dallas' Allisha Gray Named 2017 WNBA Rookie Of The Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/dallas-allisha-gray-named-2017-wnba-rookie-year \|website=WNBA \|date=September 19, 2017 \|access-date=September 27, 2024}}
2018 \| style="background-color:#CFECEC"\| A'ja Wilson^ \| rowspan=2\| Forward \| Las Vegas Aces \| South Carolina (Sr.) \| 1 \| 2018 \| {{cite news \|first=Michael \|last=Voepel \|author-link=Michael Voepel \|title=A'ja Wilson unanimous choice for WNBA Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/24624412/las-vegas-aces-aja-wilson-unanimous-choice-wnba-rookie-year \|work=ESPN \|date=September 9, 2018 \|access-date=September 27, 2024}}
2019 \| style="background-color:#CFECEC"\| Napheesa Collier^ \| Minnesota Lynx (4) \| UConn (Sr.) \| 6 \| 2019 \| {{cite news \|first=Michael \|last=Voepel \|author-link=Michael Voepel \|title=Lynx's Collier named WNBA Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/27627215/lynx-collier-named-wnba-rookie-year \|work=ESPN \|date=September 16, 2019 \|access-date=September 27, 2024}}
2020 \| style="background-color:#CFECEC"\| Crystal Dangerfield^ \| Guard \| Minnesota Lynx (5) \| UConn (Sr.) \| 16 \| 2020 \| {{cite web \|title=Crystal Dangerfield Named WNBA Rookie Of The Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/crystal-dangerfield-named-wnba-rookie-of-the-year \|website=WNBA \|date=September 17, 2020 \|access-date=September 27, 2024}}
2021 \| style="background-color:#CFECEC"\| Michaela Onyenwere^ \| Forward \| New York Liberty \| UCLA (Sr.) \| 6 \| 2021 \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/new-york-libertys-michaela-onyenwere-named-2021-kia-wnba-rookie-of-the-year/\|title=New York Liberty's Michaela Onyenwere Named 2021 Kia WNBA Rookie Of The Year\|website=wnba.com\|publisher=WNBA\|date=October 5, 2021\|access-date=October 6, 2021}}
2022 \| style="background-color:#CFECEC"\| Rhyne Howard^ \| Guard \| Atlanta Dream (2) \| Kentucky (Sr.) \| 1 \| 2022 \|{{cite press release\|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dreams-rhyne-howard-named-2022-kia-rookie-of-the-year/\|title=Atlanta Dream's Rhyne Howard Named 2022 Kia Rookie of the Year\|website=wnba.com\|publisher=WNBA\|date=August 25, 2022\|access-date=August 25, 2022}}
2023 \| style="background-color:#CFECEC"\| Aliyah Boston^ \| Forward/Center \| Indiana Fever (2) \| South Carolina (Sr.) \| 1 \| 2023 \| {{cite web \|title=Indiana Fever's Aliyah Boston Named 2023 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year \|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/2023-kia-wnba-roy \|website=WNBA \|date=October 2, 2023}}
2024 \| style="background-color:#CFECEC"\| Caitlin Clark^ \| Guard \| Indiana Fever (3) \| Iowa (Sr.) \| 1 \| 2024 \| {{cite news \|last=Voepel \|first=Michael \|author-link=Michael Voepel \|date=October 3, 2024 \|title=Caitlin Clark wins WNBA Rookie of the Year honors \|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/41589974/caitlin-clark-wins-wnba-rookie-year-honors \|work=ESPN}}

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|+Rookie of the Year

scope="col"| Season

!scope="col"| Player

!scope="col"| Position

!scope="col"| Nationality

!scope="col"| Team

!scope="col"| School

!scope="col"| Pick

!scope="col"| Year

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

1998

| Tracy Reid

| rowspan=2| Forward

| rowspan=27| {{USA}}

| Charlotte Sting

| UNC (Sr.)

| 7

| 1998

| {{cite news |title=Forward was Rookie of the Year in 1998 |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/story?id=2002821 |work=ESPN |date=March 1, 2005 |access-date=October 22, 2024}}

1999

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD| Chamique Holdsclaw

| Washington Mystics

| Tennessee (Sr.)

| 1

| 1999

| {{cite news |title=Holdsclaw Wins Rookie Award |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/holdsclaw-wins-rookie-award/ |work=CBS News |date=August 28, 1999 |access-date=October 22, 2024}}

2000

| Betty Lennox

| rowspan=2| Guard

| Minnesota Lynx

| Louisiana Tech (Sr.)

| 6

| 2000

| {{cite news |title=Lennox dominates Rookie voting |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/2000/0811/679393.html |work=ESPN |publisher=Associated Press |date=August 17, 2000 |access-date=October 22, 2024}}

2001

| Jackie Stiles

| Portland Fire

| Missouri State (Sr.)

| 4

| 2001

| {{cite web |title=Stiles Named 2001 WNBA Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/rookie01_stiles.html |website=WNBA |date=August 16, 2001 |access-date=October 22, 2024}}

2002

| style="background-color:#FFFF99"| Tamika Catchings*

| rowspan=2| Forward

| Indiana Fever

| Tennessee (Sr.)

| 3

| 2001

| {{cite web |title=Indiana's Catchings Wins 2002 Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/catchings_roy_020816.html |website=WNBA |date=August 16, 2002 |access-date=October 22, 2024}}

2003

| Cheryl Ford

| Detroit Shock

| Louisiana Tech (Sr.)

| 3

| 2003

| {{cite web |title=Detroit's Ford Named Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/rookie_030831.html |website=WNBA |date=August 31, 2003 |access-date=October 22, 2024}}

2004

| style="background-color:#CCFF99"|Diana Taurasi^†

| rowspan=2| Guard

| Phoenix Mercury

| UConn (Sr.)

| 1

| 2004

| {{cite web |title=Phoenix's Diana Taurasi Named 2004 WNBA Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/rookieofyear_2004.html |website=WNBA |date=September 27, 2004 |access-date=October 22, 2024}}

2005

| Temeka Johnson

| Washington Mystics (2)

| LSU (Sr.)

| 6

| 2005

| {{cite web |title=Washington's Temeka Johnson Named 2005 WNBA Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/features/awards05_roy.html |website=WNBA |date=September 14, 2005 |access-date=October 22, 2024}}

2006

| style="background-color:#FFFF99"| Seimone Augustus*

| Guard/Forward

| Minnesota Lynx (2)

| LSU (Sr.)

| 1

| 2006

| {{cite web |title=Seimone Augustus Named 2006 WNBA Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/lynx/news/augustus_roy_060820.html |website=WNBA |date= |access-date=October 22, 2024}}

2007

| Armintie Price

| Guard

| Chicago Sky

| Ole Miss (Sr.)

| 3

| 2007

| {{cite web |title=Chicago's Armintie Price Named 2007 WNBA Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/awards07_rookie.html |website=WNBA |date=September 8, 2007 |access-date=October 22, 2024}}

2008

| style="background-color:#CCFF99"| Candace Parker^†

| Forward/Center

| Los Angeles Sparks

| Tennessee (Jr.)

| 1

| 2008

| {{cite web |title=Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker Named Hanns-G 'Go Beyond' Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/awards08_rookie.html |website=WNBA |date=October 3, 2008 |access-date=October 22, 2024}}

2009

| style="background-color:#CCFF99"| Angel McCoughtry^†

| Forward

| Atlanta Dream

| Louisville (Sr.)

| 1

| 2009

| {{cite news |title=McCoughtry is WNBA's top rookie |url=https://www.espn.ph/wnba/news/story?id=4523385 |work=ESPN |publisher=Associated Press |date=October 2, 2009 |access-date=October 22, 2024}}

2010

| style="background-color:#CFECEC"| Tina Charles^

| Center

| Connecticut Sun

| UConn (Sr.)

| 1

| 2010

| {{cite web |title=The Connecticut Sun's Tina Charles Named 2010 WNBA Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/playoffs/2010/charles_roty_2010.html |website=WNBA |date=August 30, 2010 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}

2011

| style="background-color:#FFFF99;| Maya Moore*

| rowspan=2| Forward

| Minnesota Lynx (3)

| UConn (Sr.)

| 1

| 2011

| {{cite web |title=Minnesota Lynx Forward Maya Moore Named 2011 WNBA Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/playoffs/2011/moore_roy_110916.html|website=WNBA |date=September 16, 2011 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}

2012

| style="background-color:#CFECEC"| Nneka Ogwumike^

| Los Angeles Sparks (2)

| Stanford (Sr.)

| 1

| 2012

| {{cite web |title=Los Angeles Sparks Forward Nneka Ogwumike Named 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/playoffs/2012/ogwumike_rookieofyear_2012.html |website=WNBA |date=October 8, 2012 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Nneka Ogwumike, Glory Johnson Headline 2012 All-Rookie Team|url=http://www.wnba.com/playoffs/2012/all_rookie_team_2012_100712.html|publisher=WNBA|access-date=7 Oct 2012}}

2013

| style="background-color:#CCFF99"| Elena Delle Donne^†

| Guard/Forward

| Chicago Sky (2)

| Delaware (Sr.)

| 2

| 2013

| {{cite news |title=Sky's Delle Donne named WNBA's Rookie of Year |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2013/09/20/skys-delle-donne-named-wnbas-rookie-of-year/ |newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=September 20, 2013 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}

2014

| style="background-color:#CCFF99"| Chiney Ogwumike^†

| Forward

| Connecticut Sun (2)

| Stanford (Sr.)

| 1

| 2014

| {{cite news |title=Chiney Ogwumike is rookie of year |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/11423445/chiney-ogwumike-connecticut-sun-wins-wnba-rookie-year |work=ESPN |publisher=Associated Press |date=August 28, 2014 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}

2015

| style="background-color:#CFECEC"| Jewell Loyd^

| Guard

| Seattle Storm

| Notre Dame (Jr.)

| 1

| 2015

| {{cite magazine |title=Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd named WNBA Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.si.com/wnba/2015/09/24/seattle-storm-jewell-loyd-wnba-rookie-of-the-year |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}

2016

| style="background-color:#CFECEC"| Breanna Stewart^

| Forward/Center

| Seattle Storm (2)

| UConn (Sr.)

| 1

| 2016

| {{cite web |title=Breanna Stewart Named 2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year Presented By Samsung |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/breanna-stewart-named-2016-wnba-rookie-year |website=WNBA |date=September 29, 2016 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}

2017

| style="background-color:#CFECEC"| Allisha Gray^

| Guard

| Dallas Wings (2)

| South Carolina (Jr.)

| 4

| 2017

| {{cite web |title=Dallas' Allisha Gray Named 2017 WNBA Rookie Of The Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/dallas-allisha-gray-named-2017-wnba-rookie-year |website=WNBA |date=September 19, 2017 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}

2018

| style="background-color:#CFECEC"| A'ja Wilson^

| rowspan=2| Forward

| Las Vegas Aces

| South Carolina (Sr.)

| 1

| 2018

| {{cite news |first=Michael |last=Voepel |author-link=Michael Voepel |title=A'ja Wilson unanimous choice for WNBA Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/24624412/las-vegas-aces-aja-wilson-unanimous-choice-wnba-rookie-year |work=ESPN |date=September 9, 2018 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}

2019

| style="background-color:#CFECEC"| Napheesa Collier^

| Minnesota Lynx (4)

| UConn (Sr.)

| 6

| 2019

| {{cite news |first=Michael |last=Voepel |author-link=Michael Voepel |title=Lynx's Collier named WNBA Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/27627215/lynx-collier-named-wnba-rookie-year |work=ESPN |date=September 16, 2019 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}

2020

| style="background-color:#CFECEC"| Crystal Dangerfield^

| Guard

| Minnesota Lynx (5)

| UConn (Sr.)

| 16

| 2020

| {{cite web |title=Crystal Dangerfield Named WNBA Rookie Of The Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/crystal-dangerfield-named-wnba-rookie-of-the-year |website=WNBA |date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}

2021

| style="background-color:#CFECEC"| Michaela Onyenwere^

| Forward

| New York Liberty

| UCLA (Sr.)

| 6

| 2021

|{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/new-york-libertys-michaela-onyenwere-named-2021-kia-wnba-rookie-of-the-year/|title=New York Liberty's Michaela Onyenwere Named 2021 Kia WNBA Rookie Of The Year|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=October 5, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021}}

2022

| style="background-color:#CFECEC"| Rhyne Howard^

| Guard

| Atlanta Dream (2)

| Kentucky (Sr.)

| 1

| 2022

|{{cite press release|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dreams-rhyne-howard-named-2022-kia-rookie-of-the-year/|title=Atlanta Dream's Rhyne Howard Named 2022 Kia Rookie of the Year|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=August 25, 2022|access-date=August 25, 2022}}

2023

| style="background-color:#CFECEC"| Aliyah Boston^

| Forward/Center

| Indiana Fever (2)

| South Carolina (Sr.)

| 1

| 2023

| {{cite web |title=Indiana Fever's Aliyah Boston Named 2023 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/2023-kia-wnba-roy |website=WNBA |date=October 2, 2023}}

2024

| style="background-color:#CFECEC"| Caitlin Clark^

| Guard

| Indiana Fever (3)

| Iowa (Sr.)

| 1

| 2024

| {{cite news |last=Voepel |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Voepel |date=October 3, 2024 |title=Caitlin Clark wins WNBA Rookie of the Year honors |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/41589974/caitlin-clark-wins-wnba-rookie-year-honors |work=ESPN}}

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Top row: (left to right) Tamika Catchings, Diana Taurasi, Seimone Augustus, and Candace Parker
Middle row: (left to right) Angel McCoughtry, Maya Moore, Nneka Ogwumike, and Elena Delle Donne
Bottom row: (left to right) Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier, and Caitlin Clark

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Awards ! Teams ! class="unsortable" \|Years
align=center\|5 \| Minnesota Lynx \| {{wnbay\|2000}}, {{wnbay\|2006}}, {{wnbay\|2011}}, {{wnbay\|2019}}, {{wnbay\|2020}}
align=center\|3 \| Indiana Fever \| {{wnbay\|2002}}, {{wnbay\|2023}}, {{wnbay\|2024}}
rowspan=7 align=center\|2 \| Washington Mystics \| {{wnbay\|1999}}, {{wnbay\|2005}}
Dallas Wings / Tulsa Shock / Detroit Shock \| {{wnbay\|2003}} (as Detroit) {{wnbay\|2017}} (as Dallas)
Chicago Sky \| {{wnbay\|2007}}, {{wnbay\|2013}}
Los Angeles Sparks \| {{wnbay\|2008}}, {{wnbay\|2012}}
Atlanta Dream \| {{wnbay\|2009}}, {{wnbay\|2022}}
Connecticut Sun / Orlando Miracle \| {{wnbay\|2010}}, {{wnbay\|2014}} (as Connecticut)
Seattle Storm \| {{wnbay\|2015}}, {{wnbay\|2016}}
rowspan=5 align=center\|1 \| Charlotte Sting \| {{wnbay\|1998}}
Portland Fire \| {{wnbay\|2001}}
Phoenix Mercury \| {{wnbay\|2004}}
Las Vegas Aces / San Antonio Stars / San Antonio Silver Stars / Utah Starzz \| {{wnbay\|2018}} (as Las Vegas)
New York Liberty \| {{wnbay\|2021}}
rowspan=4 align=center\|0 \| Cleveland Rockers \| rowspan=4\| N/A
Houston Comets
Miami Sol
Sacramento Monarchs

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Awards

! Teams

! class="unsortable" |Years

align=center|5

| Minnesota Lynx

| {{wnbay|2000}}, {{wnbay|2006}}, {{wnbay|2011}}, {{wnbay|2019}}, {{wnbay|2020}}

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| Indiana Fever

| {{wnbay|2002}}, {{wnbay|2023}}, {{wnbay|2024}}

rowspan=7 align=center|2

| Washington Mystics