6'0.7" today — and rising, while the men’s league shrinks. Every position and era, measured from the league’s own roster record.
Read the full story ↓Across the 292 players who entered the league in the current era, the average WNBA player stands 6'0.7". In a league of roughly a hundred and fifty roster spots these numbers are the population itself — every player counted once at her listed height, grouped by the year she entered.
| Position | Average height | Players |
|---|---|---|
| Centers | 6'5.1" | 40 |
| Forwards | 6'2.4" | 104 |
| Guards | 5'10.3" | 146 |
By entry era the WNBA has been getting taller — while the NBA has been getting shorter since its 2000s peak. The women’s game is still selecting upward:
| Entry era | Average height | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1997–2004 | 6'0.1" | 414 |
| 2005–2014 | 6'0.2" | 279 |
| 2015–2025 | 6'0.7" | 292 |
One league roster record covering all 1,044 players since 1997, each counted once at her listed height and grouped by entry year; the current-era tables cover 2015–2025. Unparsable listings are excluded rather than guessed at. How long the careers behind these heights run: how long a pro career lasts, same archive, same rules.
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6'0.7" across the 292 players who entered the league in the current era. Guards average 5'10.3", forwards 6'2.4", centers 6'5.1" — and because the league carries roughly a hundred and fifty players, these figures are the whole population, not a sample.
Yes — the opposite of the men's league. Entry classes averaged 6'0.1" in the league's first years and 6'0.7" in the current era, while the NBA has been getting shorter since its 2000s peak. Two leagues, two directions.
6'5.1" — every one of the 40 centers who entered in the current era counted. The gap from guard to center runs about seven inches, the same positional ladder the men's game carries.
5'10.3" on average across 146 current-era guards — around five foot ten, which is taller than roughly 99% of women. The shortest position in the league is still a head above the general public.
Margo Dydek, listed at 7'2" across her 1998–2008 career — three inches over Han Xu at 6'11", the next-tallest listing in the league's register. More than a foot above the league average, from the same roster record as every figure on this page.
If you last checked how many teams in the WNBA there were a few seasons ago, the answer has moved: 15 in the 2026 season, counted from the league's own roster record — up from 12 just three seasons earlier, the fastest the league has ever grown. More teams means more roster spots, and the entry classes behind the height table above are already getting bigger.
That is the game this page lives on: spin real WNBA eras, draft the all-time five on the WNBA board, and the season simulates against the same record book these heights come from.
