Best Assist/Turnover Ratios

Call her "The Pest", but call her fantastic as well.

One of the old fashioned metrics used to evaluate the effectiveness of a player - usually a point guard - is that of the "assist/turnover ratio". The idea is that anyone with a high assist/turnover ratio is very good at finding the right person to pass to. The "assist" part means that the person she passes to scores, and the "turnover" part means that she doesn't make a bad pass that ends up in the hands of the defense.

Here are the best assist/turnover ratios in WNBA history. Bold type indicated an active player.

Assist/Turnover Ratio - Career Leaders
(minimum 150 assists)

1. Debbie Black, 612/233, 2.627
2. Ticha Penicheiro, 2023/889, 2.276
3. Jennifer Azzi, 638/281, 2.270
4. Niele Ivey, 228/102, 2.235
5. Teresa Weatherspoon, 1338/603, 2.219
6. Dawn Staley, 1337/643, 2.079
7. Lindsey Whalen, 808/395, 2.046
8. Ukari Figgs, 472/232, 2.034
9. Noelle Quinn, 229/113, 2.027
10. Jennifer Derevjanik, 173/87, 1.989

Note that Nikki Teasley is #11 on this list with a 1.985 ratio.