2014 WNBA MVP Player Rankings
Updated through the regular season
I've ranked WNBA players based on 3 player ranking categories below. WNBA Efficiency (EFF), PER, and my rating BEMR. You can find out more about those ratings here:
Stats Glossary
All of this year's team and player ratings can be found here: (choose 2014 in the pull down menu and WNBA)
http://nationalsportsrankings.com/index.php?option=com_teamplayer
Here's a sample team report.
Atlanta
The list below shows the players, their team, a ranking of the 3 systems I used, and the player's numbers for those stats. They are ranked in order of WNBA EFF. They are not my opinion of which players should be ranked in that order. I just thought that would be the best way to list them. You'll see the players ranking in the other categories below that particular heading. I listed the top 20 in each.
Minnesota's Maya Moore was the #1 ranked player in all 3 player metrics I used. It would be a major upset, in my opinion, if she wasn't named the WNBA MVP. After Maya Moore let the debate begin as the different ranking systems have different "statistical opinions" on the next group of great WNBA players.
(In order for a player to qualify for the MVP award I've set up a criterion that the player must play in 75% of their teams games and average 20 minutes per game played. That's just something I'm comfortable with that's all. 60+ players fulfill those specific numbers to be listed below.
Player
|
Team
|
Conference
|
EFF
|
PER
|
BEMR
|
|
EFF
|
PER
|
BEMR
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maya Moore
|
MIN
|
WEST
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
25.8
|
30.1
|
84.2
|
Candace Parker
|
LAS
|
WEST
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
|
22.4
|
26.3
|
80.33
|
Brittney Griner
|
PHO
|
WEST
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
|
22.4
|
26.5
|
82.59
|
Tina Charles
|
NYL
|
EAST
|
4
|
7
|
8
|
|
19.6
|
22.1
|
78.05
|
Erika de Souza
|
ATL
|
EAST
|
5
|
6
|
9
|
|
18.8
|
22.9
|
77.5
|
Erlana Larkins
|
IND
|
EAST
|
6
|
17
|
10
|
|
18.6
|
20.1
|
77.24
|
Candice Dupree
|
PHO
|
WEST
|
7
|
8
|
3
|
|
18.6
|
21.5
|
81.32
|
Nneka Ogwumike
|
LAS
|
WEST
|
8
|
4
|
12
|
|
18.4
|
25.1
|
76.87
|
Chiney Ogwumike
|
CON
|
EAST
|
9
|
5
|
16
|
|
18.4
|
23.6
|
76.29
|
Sancho Lyttle
|
ATL
|
EAST
|
10
|
15
|
7
|
|
17.9
|
20.2
|
78.3
|
Diana Taurasi
|
PHO
|
WEST
|
11
|
9
|
5
|
|
17.2
|
21.3
|
78.99
|
Courtney Paris
|
TUL
|
WEST
|
12
|
11
|
|
|
17.2
|
20.9
|
75.04
|
Glory Johnson
|
TUL
|
WEST
|
13
|
|
|
|
16.7
|
17.8
|
74.07
|
Skylar Diggins
|
TUL
|
WEST
|
14
|
14
|
13
|
|
16.5
|
20.5
|
76.84
|
Angel McCoughtry
|
ATL
|
EAST
|
15
|
13
|
17
|
|
16.2
|
20.6
|
75.71
|
Lindsay Whalen
|
MIN
|
WEST
|
16
|
12
|
11
|
|
16.1
|
20.7
|
76.95
|
Emma Meesseman
|
WAS
|
EAST
|
17
|
16
|
15
|
|
15.5
|
20.2
|
76.38
|
Crystal Langhorne
|
SEA
|
WEST
|
18
|
20
|
|
|
15.1
|
18.2
|
73.52
|
Danielle Robinson
|
SAS
|
WEST
|
19
|
|
|
|
15
|
16.8
|
73.95
|
Epiphanny Prince
|
CHI
|
EAST
|
20
|
19
|
20
|
|
14.2
|
18.7
|
75.14
|
Jantel Lavender
|
LAS
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
17.4
|
73.74
|
Odyssey Sims
|
TUL
|
WEST
|
|
|
18
|
|
13.9
|
17.1
|
75.61
|
Jessica Breland
|
CHI
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
13.7
|
16.4
|
71.23
|
Jayne Appel
|
SAS
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
12.7
|
14.1
|
70.96
|
Tiffany Hayes
|
ATL
|
EAST
|
|
18
|
19
|
|
12.6
|
18.8
|
75.4
|
Penny Taylor
|
PHO
|
WEST
|
|
10
|
14
|
|
12.4
|
21
|
76.63
|
DeWanna Bonner
|
PHO
|
WEST
|
|
|
6
|
|
12.2
|
16.8
|
78.45
|
Kristi Toliver
|
LAS
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
11.9
|
16.6
|
72.71
|
Janel McCarville
|
MIN
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
11.9
|
15
|
73.96
|
Camille Little
|
SEA
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
11.6
|
14.2
|
72.06
|
Kia Vaughn
|
WAS
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
11.1
|
14.9
|
72.47
|
Ivory Latta
|
WAS
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
13.9
|
74.53
|
Cappie Pondexter
|
NYL
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
10.5
|
13.4
|
71.56
|
Alyssa Thomas
|
CON
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
10.5
|
14.1
|
71.25
|
Sophia Young-Malcolm
|
SAS
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
16.4
|
71.27
|
Monique Currie
|
WAS
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
15.3
|
72.72
|
Anna Cruz
|
NYL
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
12.6
|
70.15
|
Alex Bentley
|
CON
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
15.1
|
71.77
|
Kayla McBride
|
SAS
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
9.9
|
17
|
71.67
|
Danielle Adams
|
SAS
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
9.9
|
17.3
|
70.09
|
Katie Douglas
|
CON
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
9.8
|
12.1
|
72.2
|
Damiris Dantas
|
MIN
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
9.7
|
14.6
|
71.68
|
Kelsey Bone
|
CON
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
9.6
|
12.6
|
69.15
|
Shavonte Zellous
|
IND
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
9.2
|
12.5
|
71.68
|
Briann January
|
IND
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
12.2
|
71.11
|
Alana Beard
|
LAS
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
8.9
|
11.3
|
71.07
|
Sue Bird
|
SEA
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
8.8
|
11.7
|
69.52
|
Becky Hammon
|
SAS
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
8.8
|
13.8
|
68.5
|
Allie Quigley
|
CHI
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
8.8
|
14.1
|
69.63
|
Tamera Young
|
CHI
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
8.6
|
9.4
|
70.2
|
Tanisha Wright
|
SEA
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
8.4
|
11.3
|
67.69
|
Marissa Coleman
|
IND
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
8.1
|
12.5
|
70.4
|
Shoni Schimmel
|
ATL
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
7.4
|
12.4
|
68.54
|
Kara Lawson
|
WAS
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
7.3
|
11.5
|
68.8
|
Karima Christmas
|
IND
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
7.2
|
12.7
|
69.66
|
Bria Hartley
|
WAS
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
7.1
|
9.5
|
70.11
|
Armintie Herrington
|
LAS
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
6.9
|
10.9
|
69.64
|
Jamierra Faulkner
|
CHI
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
6.8
|
11.2
|
66.61
|
Alex Montgomery
|
NYL
|
EAST
|
|
|
|
|
6.8
|
8.8
|
67.13
|
Lindsey Harding
|
LAS
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
5.5
|
8.2
|
67.49
|
Roneeka Hodges
|
TUL
|
WEST
|
|
|
|
|
4.8
|
7.9
|
66.81
|
|