🏀 WNBA · 2026

WNBA Player Roles

9 components fitted over 2022–2026, 602 player-seasons at 300+ total minutes.

This is a committed snapshot, not a live fit

Features: USG_PCT, AST_PCT, OREB_PCT, three_share, rim_share, post_share, selfcreate_share. Seed 0.

Regenerate with:

python apps/api/scripts/derive_player_roles.py --k 9 --snapshot apps/web/lib/leagues/player-roles.generated.json

Role 0high three-point rate, low usage, low shots at the rim, low assist rate

14 player-seasons in 2022
three_share +1.26USG_PCT -0.88rim_share -0.87AST_PCT -0.64
  • Theresa Plaisance20221.00
  • Bridget Carleton20221.00
  • Lexie Brown20221.00
  • Riquna Williams20221.00
  • Katie Lou Samuelson20221.00
  • Sophie Cunningham20221.00
  • Veronica Burton20220.99
  • Allisha Gray20220.94
  • Rebecca Allen20220.92
  • Lexie Hull20220.82
  • Sami Whitcomb20220.79
  • Allie Quigley20220.53

+ 2 more

Role 1low self-created shots, low assist rate, low usage

14 player-seasons in 2022
selfcreate_share -0.77AST_PCT -0.62USG_PCT -0.59three_share +0.34
  • Stephanie Talbot20221.00
  • Kiah Stokes20221.00
  • Kayla Thornton20221.00
  • Azura Stevens20220.99
  • Jennie Simms20220.99
  • Michaela Onyenwere20220.97
  • Tianna Hawkins20220.96
  • Gabby Williams20220.96
  • Alysha Clark20220.91
  • Awak Kuier20220.86
  • Dearica Hamby20220.73
  • Stefanie Dolson20220.72

+ 2 more

Role 2high shots at the rim, high offensive rebounding, low three-point rate, low self-created shots

8 player-seasons in 2022
rim_share +2.18OREB_PCT +1.89three_share -1.60selfcreate_share -1.28
  • Teaira McCowan20221.00
  • Brianna Turner20221.00
  • Brionna Jones20221.00
  • Sylvia Fowles20220.99
  • Olivia Nelson-Ododa20220.98
  • Naz Hillmon20220.94
  • Elizabeth Williams20220.63
  • Natalie Achonwa20220.53

Role 3high offensive rebounding, high shots at the rim, low self-created shots, low three-point rate

15 player-seasons in 2022
OREB_PCT +1.14rim_share +0.96selfcreate_share -0.94three_share -0.85
  • Chiney Ogwumike20221.00
  • Nikolina Milic20221.00
  • Emily Engstler20221.00
  • Jonquel Jones20221.00
  • Ezi Magbegor20221.00
  • Jessica Shepard20220.99
  • Han Xu20220.99
  • Cheyenne Parker-Tyus20220.98
  • Monique Billings20220.96
  • Jantel Lavender20220.91
  • Rebekah Gardner20220.91
  • Megan Gustafson20220.75

+ 3 more

Role 4high post-ups, low three-point rate, high shots at the rim, high offensive rebounding

5 player-seasons in 2022
post_share +2.47three_share -1.67rim_share +1.01OREB_PCT +0.99
  • Alyssa Thomas20221.00
  • Kia Vaughn20221.00
  • Queen Egbo20220.80
  • Liz Cambage20220.76
  • Isabelle Harrison20220.68

Role 5high assist rate, low offensive rebounding, low post-ups, high self-created shots

13 player-seasons in 2022
AST_PCT +0.73OREB_PCT -0.68post_share -0.51selfcreate_share +0.42
  • Courtney Vandersloot20221.00
  • Danielle Robinson20221.00
  • Destanni Henderson20221.00
  • Tiffany Mitchell20221.00
  • Julie Allemand20221.00
  • Chennedy Carter20221.00
  • Tiffany Hayes20221.00
  • Brittney Sykes20221.00
  • Diamond DeShields20220.99
  • Skylar Diggins20220.98
  • Jordin Canada20220.97
  • Aari McDonald20220.95

+ 1 more

Role 6high self-created shots, high assist rate, low offensive rebounding, low shots at the rim

22 player-seasons in 2022
selfcreate_share +1.41AST_PCT +1.04OREB_PCT -0.94rim_share -0.90
  • Sue Bird20221.00
  • Chelsea Gray20221.00
  • Marine Johannes20221.00
  • Sabrina Ionescu20221.00
  • Erica Wheeler20221.00
  • Moriah Jefferson20221.00
  • Rachel Banham20221.00
  • Diana Taurasi20221.00
  • Epiphanny Prince20221.00
  • Tyasha Harris20220.99
  • Arike Ogunbowale20220.98
  • Briann January20220.98

+ 10 more

Role 7high self-created shots, low shots at the rim, low offensive rebounding

9 player-seasons in 2022
selfcreate_share +1.02rim_share -0.94OREB_PCT -0.51USG_PCT +0.39
  • Elena Delle Donne20221.00
  • Asia (AD) Durr20221.00
  • Aerial Powers20221.00
  • Victoria Vivians20220.98
  • Jackie Young20220.94
  • Ariel Atkins20220.90
  • Rhyne Howard20220.84
  • Nia Coffey20220.76
  • Kayla McBride20220.53

Role 8high post-ups, high usage, low three-point rate, high offensive rebounding

9 player-seasons in 2022
post_share +1.15USG_PCT +1.09three_share -0.68OREB_PCT +0.43
  • Breanna Stewart20221.00
  • Tina Charles20221.00
  • Myisha Hines-Allen20221.00
  • NaLyssa Smith20220.98
  • Emma Meesseman20220.97
  • Candace Parker20220.95
  • A'ja Wilson20220.93
  • Natasha Howard20220.85
  • Nneka Ogwumike20220.60

Players between two roles

A mixture returns a membership probability rather than a single label, so a player who sits between two roles is described as one instead of being asserted into the nearer. 24 of 109 player-seasons carry a second role above 0.20 — worth knowing that this is the minority, not the norm.

PlayerSeasonPrimarySecondary
Kelsey Mitchell2022Role 6 · 0.50Role 5 · 0.49
Marina Mabrey2022Role 6 · 0.50Role 7 · 0.49
DiJonai Carrington2022Role 1 · 0.55Role 3 · 0.45
Kahleah Copper2022Role 3 · 0.56Role 1 · 0.42
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough2022Role 0 · 0.47Role 5 · 0.41
Shey Peddy2022Role 1 · 0.58Role 0 · 0.41
Nneka Ogwumike2022Role 8 · 0.60Role 3 · 0.40
Shakira Austin2022Role 3 · 0.61Role 4 · 0.39
Allie Quigley2022Role 0 · 0.53Role 7 · 0.38
Elizabeth Williams2022Role 2 · 0.63Role 4 · 0.37
Kayla McBride2022Role 7 · 0.53Role 6 · 0.36
Natisha Hiedeman2022Role 6 · 0.63Role 0 · 0.36
Natalie Achonwa2022Role 2 · 0.53Role 3 · 0.34
Jewell Loyd2022Role 6 · 0.67Role 7 · 0.33
Isabelle Harrison2022Role 4 · 0.68Role 3 · 0.31
Kristy Wallace2022Role 0 · 0.42Role 5 · 0.28
Stefanie Dolson2022Role 1 · 0.72Role 3 · 0.28
Dearica Hamby2022Role 1 · 0.73Role 3 · 0.27
DeWanna Bonner2022Role 5 · 0.57Role 7 · 0.26
Megan Gustafson2022Role 3 · 0.75Role 1 · 0.25

Not betting advice. Roles are modeling output, not scouting.

WNBA Player Roles