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.jsonRole 0high three-point rate, low usage, low shots at the rim, low assist rate
16 player-seasons in 2025three_share +1.26USG_PCT -0.88rim_share -0.87AST_PCT -0.64
- Aaliyah Nye20251.00
- Bridget Carleton20251.00
- Kitija Laksa20251.00
- Kierstan Bell20251.00
- Jewell Loyd20251.00
- Kate Martin20251.00
- Kia Nurse20250.99
- Shatori Walker-Kimbrough20250.99
- Sophie Cunningham20250.99
- Rebecca Allen20250.91
- Alysha Clark20250.90
- Stefanie Dolson20250.90
+ 4 more
Role 1low self-created shots, low assist rate, low usage
25 player-seasons in 2025selfcreate_share -0.77AST_PCT -0.62USG_PCT -0.59three_share +0.34
- Luisa Geiselsoder20251.00
- Kiah Stokes20251.00
- Naz Hillmon20251.00
- Nia Coffey20251.00
- Stephanie Talbot20251.00
- Iliana Rupert20251.00
- Damiris Dantas20250.99
- DeWanna Bonner20250.99
- Alanna Smith20250.99
- Azura Stevens20250.98
- Emily Engstler20250.98
- Leonie Fiebich20250.98
+ 13 more
Role 2high shots at the rim, high offensive rebounding, low three-point rate, low self-created shots
9 player-seasons in 2025rim_share +2.18OREB_PCT +1.89three_share -1.60selfcreate_share -1.28
- Angel Reese20251.00
- Kalani Brown20251.00
- Kamilla Cardoso20251.00
- Brionna Jones20251.00
- Jessica Shepard20251.00
- Dearica Hamby20251.00
- Natasha Mack20250.99
- Nyara Sabally20250.85
- Kiki Iriafen20250.61
Role 3high offensive rebounding, high shots at the rim, low self-created shots, low three-point rate
13 player-seasons in 2025OREB_PCT +1.14rim_share +0.96selfcreate_share -0.94three_share -0.85
- Aneesah Morrow20251.00
- Laeticia Amihere20251.00
- Ezi Magbegor20251.00
- Maria Kliundikova20251.00
- Myisha Hines-Allen20250.99
- Temi Fagbenle20250.98
- Monique Billings20250.97
- Isabelle Harrison20250.94
- Li Yueru20250.91
- Aaliyah Edwards20250.74
- NaLyssa Smith20250.71
- Dominique Malonga20250.64
+ 1 more
Role 4high post-ups, low three-point rate, high shots at the rim, high offensive rebounding
6 player-seasons in 2025post_share +2.47three_share -1.67rim_share +1.01OREB_PCT +0.99
- Alyssa Thomas20251.00
- Brittney Griner20251.00
- Elizabeth Williams20250.99
- Shakira Austin20250.94
- Aliyah Boston20250.74
- Olivia Nelson-Ododa20250.53
Role 5high assist rate, low offensive rebounding, low post-ups, high self-created shots
21 player-seasons in 2025AST_PCT +0.73OREB_PCT -0.68post_share -0.51selfcreate_share +0.42
- Jordin Canada20251.00
- Natisha Hiedeman20251.00
- Leila Lacan20251.00
- JJ Quinerly20251.00
- Kahleah Copper20251.00
- Lindsay Allen20251.00
- Gabby Williams20251.00
- Aari McDonald20250.99
- Kelsey Mitchell20250.99
- Tiffany Hayes20250.99
- Allisha Gray20250.99
- Jade Melbourne20250.99
+ 9 more
Role 6high self-created shots, high assist rate, low offensive rebounding, low shots at the rim
23 player-seasons in 2025selfcreate_share +1.41AST_PCT +1.04OREB_PCT -0.94rim_share -0.90
- Caitlin Clark20251.00
- Courtney Williams20251.00
- Julie Vanloo20251.00
- Rachel Banham20251.00
- Chelsea Gray20251.00
- Sabrina Ionescu20251.00
- Dana Evans20251.00
- Arike Ogunbowale20250.99
- Marine Johannes20250.99
- Paige Bueckers20250.99
- Marina Mabrey20250.98
- Sug Sutton20250.98
+ 11 more
Role 7high self-created shots, low shots at the rim, low offensive rebounding
8 player-seasons in 2025selfcreate_share +1.02rim_share -0.94OREB_PCT -0.51USG_PCT +0.39
- Aziaha James20250.99
- Cecilia Zandalasini20250.97
- Lucy Olsen20250.95
- Sevgi Uzun20250.92
- Maddy Westbeld20250.83
- Lexi Held20250.60
- Janelle Salaun20250.60
- Monique Akoa Makani20250.51
Role 8high post-ups, high usage, low three-point rate, high offensive rebounding
10 player-seasons in 2025post_share +1.15USG_PCT +1.09three_share -0.68OREB_PCT +0.43
- Breanna Stewart20251.00
- Napheesa Collier20251.00
- Emma Meesseman20251.00
- A'ja Wilson20251.00
- Nneka Ogwumike20251.00
- Satou Sabally20250.98
- DiJonai Carrington20250.97
- Grace Berger20250.96
- Tina Charles20250.90
- Haley Jones20250.73
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. 20 of 131 player-seasons carry a second role above 0.20 — worth knowing that this is the minority, not the norm.
| Player | Season | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | 2025 | Role 4 · 0.53 | Role 3 · 0.47 |
| Skylar Diggins | 2025 | Role 5 · 0.59 | Role 6 · 0.41 |
| Kathryn Westbeld | 2025 | Role 1 · 0.59 | Role 0 · 0.41 |
| Monique Akoa Makani | 2025 | Role 7 · 0.51 | Role 6 · 0.39 |
| Janelle Salaun | 2025 | Role 7 · 0.60 | Role 0 · 0.37 |
| Saniya Rivers | 2025 | Role 6 · 0.51 | Role 7 · 0.36 |
| Lexi Held | 2025 | Role 7 · 0.60 | Role 6 · 0.35 |
| Natasha Howard | 2025 | Role 3 · 0.56 | Role 2 · 0.34 |
| Dominique Malonga | 2025 | Role 3 · 0.64 | Role 4 · 0.34 |
| Kiki Iriafen | 2025 | Role 2 · 0.61 | Role 3 · 0.33 |
| Hailey Van Lith | 2025 | Role 5 · 0.68 | Role 6 · 0.32 |
| Diamond Miller | 2025 | Role 1 · 0.68 | Role 5 · 0.31 |
| Kelsey Plum | 2025 | Role 6 · 0.69 | Role 5 · 0.31 |
| Tiffany Mitchell | 2025 | Role 1 · 0.70 | Role 5 · 0.29 |
| NaLyssa Smith | 2025 | Role 3 · 0.71 | Role 4 · 0.29 |
| Maya Caldwell | 2025 | Role 0 · 0.73 | Role 1 · 0.27 |
| Haley Jones | 2025 | Role 8 · 0.73 | Role 3 · 0.27 |
| Kayla McBride | 2025 | Role 6 · 0.69 | Role 0 · 0.22 |
| Maddy Siegrist | 2025 | Role 1 · 0.72 | Role 8 · 0.21 |
| Aaliyah Edwards | 2025 | Role 3 · 0.74 | Role 4 · 0.20 |
Not betting advice. Roles are modeling output, not scouting.