Every WNBA Star With Multiple MVP Awards Following A'ja Wilson's Historic Win

Every multi-time WNBA MVP winner after A'ja Wilson's historic fourth win.

Aces center A'ja Wilson won her 4th MVP award this season. / Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images

Over the weekend, Aces center A'ja Wilson was named WNBA MVP for a record-breaking fourth time. No player in WNBA history had been named MVP more than three times, until now.

Lynx star Napheesa Collier was the favorite to win MVP for much of the season, but after Collier missed multiple weeks due to injury, Wilson emerged as a frontrunner and won the award. She led the league in scoring, averaging 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game on her way to the historic MVP win.

While no other WNBA player has won as many MVP awards as Wilson, there are seven other players that have on MVP multiple times in their careers.

Here's a look at every other multi-time WNBA winner:

Four-Time WNBA MVP Winner: A'ja Wilson

Since Wilson stands alone as the WNBA's only four-time MVP, here's a comparison of her four MVP seasons.

Year	Team Record	Stats	Other Accolades	Won the WNBA Finals?
2020	18-4	20.5 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 2.0 APG	All-WNBA First Team	No, lost WNBA Finals
2022	26-10	19.5 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 2.1 APG	Defensive Player of the Year	Yes
2024	27-13	26.9 PPG, 11.9 RPG, 2.3 APG	Broke the WNBA single-season scoring record	No, lost WNBA semifinals
2025	30-14	23.4 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 3.1 APG	Defensive Player of the Year	TBD

Three-Time WNBA MVP Winners

Player	Team	MVP Years
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	2000, 2002, 2005
Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	2001, 2004, 2006
Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm	2003, 2007, 2010

By winning her fourth MVP award, Wilson broke a tie with Hall of Famers Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie and Lauren Jackson for the most MVP awards in a WNBA player's career. Swoopes, Leslie and Jackson practically all traded turns winning MVP between 2000-10, with the trio claiming every MVP in that span except for in 2008 (Candace Parker) and 2009 (Diana Taurasi).

Their success was not limited to the regular season either. The trio combined for eight WNBA championships over their careers, including three during years that they also won MVP.

Two-Time WNBA MVP Winners

Player	Team	MVP Years
Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets	1997, 1998
Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks	2008, 2013
Elena Delle Donne	Chicago Sky/Washington Mystics	2015, 2019
Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm/New York Liberty	2018, 2023

The WNBA's first MVP-winner, Cynthia Cooper, claimed the award in consecutive seasons in the first two years of the league. She and Wilson are the only players to win the award in back-to-back seasons. Cooper also helped the Comets win four consecutive WNBA championships from 1997-2000, and she won WNBA Finals MVP during each of those title victories.

Candace Parker is still the only rookie to also win the league MVP award, doing so in 2008 when she averaged 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game. The Sparks star would claim her second MVP five years later in 2013.

Outside of Wilson, Elena Delle Donne and Breanna Stewart are the most recent multi-time MVP winners. Delle Donne is one of just two WNBA players in the 50-40-90 club, achieving this feat in 2019 when she won her second MVP. Stewart is the lone player outside of Wilson to win MVP in the last four seasons, claiming her second such trophy in 2023.

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