WNBA Player Roles
9 components fitted over 2022โ2026, 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.jsonRole 0high three-point rate, low usage, low shots at the rim, low assist rate
19 player-seasons in 2023three_share +1.26USG_PCT -0.88rim_share -0.87AST_PCT -0.64
- Bridget Carleton20231.00
- Robyn Parks20231.00
- Karlie Samuelson20231.00
- Li Meng20231.00
- Alysha Clark20231.00
- Sophie Cunningham20231.00
- Shatori Walker-Kimbrough20230.99
- Kia Nurse20230.99
- Lexie Brown20230.99
- Rebecca Allen20230.98
- Nia Coffey20230.97
- Kierstan Bell20230.97
+ 7 more
Role 1low self-created shots, low assist rate, low usage
12 player-seasons in 2023selfcreate_share -0.77AST_PCT -0.62USG_PCT -0.59three_share +0.34
- Lexie Hull20231.00
- Kayla Thornton20231.00
- Kiah Stokes20231.00
- Kadi Sissoko20231.00
- Joyner Holmes20230.99
- Michaela Onyenwere20230.98
- Awak Kuier20230.95
- Morgan Bertsch20230.94
- Alanna Smith20230.90
- Myisha Hines-Allen20230.74
- Tianna Hawkins20230.69
- Candace Parker20230.64
Role 2high shots at the rim, high offensive rebounding, low three-point rate, low self-created shots
10 player-seasons in 2023rim_share +2.18OREB_PCT +1.89three_share -1.60selfcreate_share -1.28
- Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu20231.00
- Teaira McCowan20231.00
- Kalani Brown20231.00
- Naz Hillmon20231.00
- Brionna Jones20231.00
- Aliyah Boston20230.99
- Olivia Nelson-Ododa20230.97
- Brianna Turner20230.96
- Queen Egbo20230.90
- Elizabeth Williams20230.58
Role 3high offensive rebounding, high shots at the rim, low self-created shots, low three-point rate
11 player-seasons in 2023OREB_PCT +1.14rim_share +0.96selfcreate_share -0.94three_share -0.85
- Jonquel Jones20231.00
- Maddy Siegrist20231.00
- Megan Gustafson20231.00
- Dearica Hamby20231.00
- Nikolina Milic20231.00
- Cheyenne Parker-Tyus20230.99
- Ezi Magbegor20230.99
- Emma Cannon20230.96
- Dorka Juhasz20230.89
- Monique Billings20230.80
- DiJonai Carrington20230.57
Role 4high post-ups, low three-point rate, high shots at the rim, high offensive rebounding
5 player-seasons in 2023post_share +2.47three_share -1.67rim_share +1.01OREB_PCT +0.99
- Brittney Griner20231.00
- Alyssa Thomas20231.00
- Mercedes Russell20230.78
- Jessica Shepard20230.77
- Shakira Austin20230.69
Role 5high assist rate, low offensive rebounding, low post-ups, high self-created shots
18 player-seasons in 2023AST_PCT +0.73OREB_PCT -0.68post_share -0.51selfcreate_share +0.42
- Courtney Vandersloot20231.00
- Odyssey Sims20231.00
- Danielle Robinson20231.00
- Kahleah Copper20231.00
- Brittney Sykes20231.00
- Diamond Miller20231.00
- Jade Melbourne20230.99
- Allisha Gray20230.98
- DeWanna Bonner20230.93
- Layshia Clarendon20230.91
- Betnijah Laney-Hamilton20230.90
- Jordin Canada20230.90
+ 6 more
Role 6high self-created shots, high assist rate, low offensive rebounding, low shots at the rim
20 player-seasons in 2023selfcreate_share +1.41AST_PCT +1.04OREB_PCT -0.94rim_share -0.90
- Diana Taurasi20231.00
- Chelsea Gray20231.00
- Courtney Williams20231.00
- Dana Evans20231.00
- Moriah Jefferson20231.00
- Rachel Banham20231.00
- Sami Whitcomb20230.99
- Sabrina Ionescu20230.99
- Arike Ogunbowale20230.98
- Ivana Dojkiฤ20230.97
- Asia (AD) Durr20230.90
- Marine Johannes20230.87
+ 8 more
Role 7high self-created shots, low shots at the rim, low offensive rebounding
6 player-seasons in 2023selfcreate_share +1.02rim_share -0.94OREB_PCT -0.51USG_PCT +0.39
- Grace Berger20231.00
- Elena Delle Donne20231.00
- Marina Mabrey20230.98
- Kristy Wallace20230.86
- Ariel Atkins20230.71
- Rhyne Howard20230.66
Role 8high post-ups, high usage, low three-point rate, high offensive rebounding
10 player-seasons in 2023post_share +1.15USG_PCT +1.09three_share -0.68OREB_PCT +0.43
- Napheesa Collier20231.00
- Haley Jones20231.00
- NaLyssa Smith20231.00
- A'ja Wilson20230.99
- Jordan Horston20230.99
- Nneka Ogwumike20230.99
- Satou Sabally20230.98
- Breanna Stewart20230.97
- Azura Stevens20230.66
- Natasha Howard20230.59
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. 25 of 111 player-seasons carry a second role above 0.20 โ worth knowing that this is the minority, not the norm.
| Player | Season | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Cloud | 2023 | Role 5 ยท 0.52 | Role 6 ยท 0.48 |
| Maya Caldwell | 2023 | Role 0 ยท 0.47 | Role 5 ยท 0.46 |
| Jewell Loyd | 2023 | Role 6 ยท 0.56 | Role 7 ยท 0.44 |
| Natisha Hiedeman | 2023 | Role 0 ยท 0.48 | Role 6 ยท 0.43 |
| DiJonai Carrington | 2023 | Role 3 ยท 0.57 | Role 1 ยท 0.42 |
| Crystal Dangerfield | 2023 | Role 6 ยท 0.60 | Role 7 ยท 0.40 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 2023 | Role 5 ยท 0.60 | Role 1 ยท 0.40 |
| Natasha Howard | 2023 | Role 8 ยท 0.59 | Role 3 ยท 0.39 |
| Jackie Young | 2023 | Role 6 ยท 0.50 | Role 7 ยท 0.38 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 2023 | Role 2 ยท 0.58 | Role 4 ยท 0.38 |
| Candace Parker | 2023 | Role 1 ยท 0.64 | Role 8 ยท 0.36 |
| Erica Wheeler | 2023 | Role 6 ยท 0.66 | Role 5 ยท 0.34 |
| Rhyne Howard | 2023 | Role 7 ยท 0.66 | Role 6 ยท 0.33 |
| Kelsey Plum | 2023 | Role 6 ยท 0.66 | Role 5 ยท 0.32 |
| Azura Stevens | 2023 | Role 8 ยท 0.66 | Role 1 ยท 0.32 |
| Tianna Hawkins | 2023 | Role 1 ยท 0.69 | Role 3 ยท 0.31 |
| Shakira Austin | 2023 | Role 4 ยท 0.69 | Role 3 ยท 0.31 |
| Jasmine Thomas | 2023 | Role 0 ยท 0.67 | Role 6 ยท 0.29 |
| Kelsey Mitchell | 2023 | Role 6 ยท 0.71 | Role 5 ยท 0.25 |
| Victoria Vivians | 2023 | Role 0 ยท 0.59 | Role 1 ยท 0.25 |
Not betting advice. Roles are modeling output, not scouting.