WNBA Rivalries With the Most Lead Changes

The series where the all-time lead has changed hands the most times. Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm have traded the lead 8 times.

Team

#	Series	Lead changes	Record	Games
1	Minnesota Lynx vs Seattle Storm55-53 in 108 games	8	55-53	108
2	New York Liberty vs Los Angeles Sparks37-36 in 73 games	8	37-36	73
3	Connecticut Sun vs Phoenix Mercury37-29 in 66 games	8	37-29	66
4	Connecticut Sun vs Dallas Wings51-43 in 94 games	7	51-43	94
5	Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings46-45 in 91 games	7	46-45	91
6	Dallas Wings vs New York Liberty49-48 in 97 games	6	49-48	97
7	Las Vegas Aces vs Chicago Sky34-22 in 56 games	6	34-22	56
8	Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm56-55 in 111 games	5	56-55	111
9	Los Angeles Sparks vs Dallas Wings52-37 in 89 games	5	52-37	89
10	Washington Mystics vs Dallas Wings47-42 in 89 games	5	47-42	89
11	Atlanta Dream vs Indiana Fever43-40 in 83 games	5	43-40	83
12	Atlanta Dream vs Washington Mystics41-40 in 81 games	5	41-40	81
13	New York Liberty vs Chicago Sky42-39 in 81 games	5	42-39	81
14	Connecticut Sun vs Minnesota Lynx37-36 in 73 games	5	37-36	73
15	Minnesota Lynx vs Washington Mystics39-28 in 67 games	5	39-28	67
16	Minnesota Lynx vs Phoenix Mercury78-44 in 122 games	4	78-44	122
17	New York Liberty vs Las Vegas Aces41-38 in 79 games	4	41-38	79
18	New York Liberty vs Phoenix Mercury40-38 in 78 games	4	40-38	78
19	Las Vegas Aces vs Connecticut Sun37-36 in 73 games	4	37-36	73
20	Las Vegas Aces vs Washington Mystics37-35 in 72 games	4	37-35	72
21	Minnesota Lynx vs Chicago Sky32-21 in 53 games	4	32-21	53
22	Phoenix Mercury vs Sacramento Monarchs24-22 in 46 games	4	24-22	46
23	New York Liberty vs Houston Comets16-15 in 31 games	4	16-15	31
24	Phoenix Mercury vs Charlotte Sting11-8 in 19 games	4	11-8	19
25	Los Angeles Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury70-54 in 124 games	3	70-54	124
26	Las Vegas Aces vs Dallas Wings50-41 in 91 games	3	50-41	91
27	Atlanta Dream vs Connecticut Sun39-34 in 73 games	3	39-34	73
28	Seattle Storm vs Indiana Fever33-30 in 63 games	3	33-30	63
29	New York Liberty vs Seattle Storm31-31 in 62 games	3	31-31	62
30	Atlanta Dream vs Los Angeles Sparks29-20 in 49 games	3	29-20	49
31	New York Liberty vs Charlotte Sting24-18 in 42 games	3	24-18	42
32	Connecticut Sun vs Charlotte Sting20-11 in 31 games	3	20-11	31
33	Cleveland Rockers vs Charlotte Sting15-13 in 28 games	3	15-13	28
34	Detroit Shock vs Cleveland Rockers14-10 in 24 games	3	14-10	24
35	Connecticut Sun vs Sacramento Monarchs12-12 in 24 games	3	12-12	24
36	Dallas Wings vs Portland Fire4-3 in 7 games	3	4-3	7
37	New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun59-56 in 115 games	2	59-56	115
38	Las Vegas Aces vs Seattle Storm59-51 in 110 games	2	59-51	110
39	Connecticut Sun vs Indiana Fever65-42 in 107 games	2	65-42	107
40	Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces69-38 in 107 games	2	69-38	107
41	Indiana Fever vs Washington Mystics53-49 in 102 games	2	53-49	102
42	Connecticut Sun vs Chicago Sky46-41 in 87 games	2	46-41	87
43	Washington Mystics vs Chicago Sky43-35 in 78 games	2	43-35	78
44	Minnesota Lynx vs Indiana Fever44-28 in 72 games	2	44-28	72
45	Las Vegas Aces vs Indiana Fever45-26 in 71 games	2	45-26	71
46	Minnesota Lynx vs New York Liberty38-33 in 71 games	2	38-33	71
47	Connecticut Sun vs Los Angeles Sparks37-32 in 69 games	2	37-32	69
48	Phoenix Mercury vs Indiana Fever36-32 in 68 games	2	36-32	68
49	Connecticut Sun vs Seattle Storm34-30 in 64 games	2	34-30	64
50	Los Angeles Sparks vs Sacramento Monarchs35-26 in 61 games	2	35-26	61
51	Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream39-16 in 55 games	2	39-16	55
52	Sacramento Monarchs vs San Antonio Silver Stars30-24 in 54 games	2	30-24	54
53	Las Vegas Aces vs Atlanta Dream29-19 in 48 games	2	29-19	48
54	New York Liberty vs Cleveland Rockers15-13 in 28 games	2	15-13	28
55	Detroit Shock vs Sacramento Monarchs14-13 in 27 games	2	14-13	27
56	Charlotte Sting vs Indiana Fever12-12 in 24 games	2	12-12	24
57	Los Angeles Sparks vs Charlotte Sting14-8 in 22 games	2	14-8	22
58	Charlotte Sting vs San Antonio Silver Stars11-10 in 21 games	2	11-10	21
59	Sacramento Monarchs vs Charlotte Sting14-7 in 21 games	2	14-7	21
60	Phoenix Mercury vs Cleveland Rockers10-8 in 18 games	2	10-8	18
61	Los Angeles Sparks vs Cleveland Rockers10-4 in 14 games	2	10-4	14
62	Miami Sol vs Detroit Shock5-4 in 9 games	2	5-4	9
63	Cleveland Rockers vs Minnesota Lynx5-3 in 8 games	2	5-3	8
64	Los Angeles Sparks vs Minnesota Lynx63-56 in 119 games	1	63-56	119
65	Los Angeles Sparks vs Las Vegas Aces63-55 in 118 games	1	63-55	118
66	Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty61-52 in 113 games	1	61-52	113
67	Seattle Storm vs Phoenix Mercury62-49 in 111 games	1	62-49	111
68	Seattle Storm vs Dallas Wings49-33 in 82 games	1	49-33	82
69	Seattle Storm vs Washington Mystics38-29 in 67 games	1	38-29	67
70	Chicago Sky vs Dallas Wings32-29 in 61 games	1	32-29	61
71	Atlanta Dream vs Dallas Wings32-24 in 56 games	1	32-24	56
72	Los Angeles Sparks vs Houston Comets26-23 in 49 games	1	26-23	49
73	Washington Mystics vs Charlotte Sting18-17 in 35 games	1	18-17	35
74	Sacramento Monarchs vs New York Liberty14-13 in 27 games	1	14-13	27
75	Connecticut Sun vs Houston Comets11-7 in 18 games	1	11-7	18
76	Cleveland Rockers vs Sacramento Monarchs7-7 in 14 games	1	7-7	14
77	Charlotte Sting vs Minnesota Lynx9-4 in 13 games	1	9-4	13
78	Golden State Valkyries vs Atlanta Dream7-4 in 11 games	1	7-4	11
79	Golden State Valkyries vs Dallas Wings8-2 in 10 games	1	8-2	10
80	Las Vegas Aces vs Golden State Valkyries6-4 in 10 games	1	6-4	10
81	Charlotte Sting vs Miami Sol5-4 in 9 games	1	5-4	9
82	Cleveland Rockers vs Miami Sol5-4 in 9 games	1	5-4	9
83	Miami Sol vs Orlando Miracle6-3 in 9 games	1	6-3	9
84	Miami Sol vs Indiana Fever6-3 in 9 games	1	6-3	9
85	Miami Sol vs Washington Mystics5-4 in 9 games	1	5-4	9
86	Golden State Valkyries vs Los Angeles Sparks6-1 in 7 games	1	6-1	7
87	Golden State Valkyries vs New York Liberty4-3 in 7 games	1	4-3	7
88	Indiana Fever vs Portland Fire4-3 in 7 games	1	4-3	7
89	Portland Fire vs New York Liberty4-3 in 7 games	1	4-3	7
90	Portland Fire vs Miami Sol3-1 in 4 games	1	3-1	4
91	Miami Sol vs Sacramento Monarchs2-2 in 4 games	1	2-2	4
92	Portland Fire vs Atlanta Dream2-1 in 3 games	1	2-1	3
93	Toronto Tempo vs Los Angeles Sparks2-1 in 3 games	1	2-1	3
94	Phoenix Mercury vs Toronto Tempo2-1 in 3 games	1	2-1	3

How this list works

A lead change is the other team moving ahead in the all-time series, counted game by game from the first meeting. Drawing level and then going back ahead does not count, and series whose lead never changed sides are left out.

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Records include games through Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.