A look at Lisa Leslie's career numbers

Updated: September 28, 2009, 12:24 PM ET

A look at Lisa Leslie's career numbers

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By John Zoni
ESPN Research
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After 12 seasons in the WNBA, Lisa Leslie -- a two-time WNBA champion, seven-time All-Star, three-time MVP and the first player to dunk in the WNBA -- retired Saturday as the Sparks were eliminated from the playoffs. A look at her storied career:

WNBA ALL-TIME LEADERS

Lisa Leslie, who is one of four active players in the WNBA who played during the league's inaugural 1997 season, is the WNBA's all-time leader in career points and career rebounds. She is also the only player in league history to score at least 6,000 points and record at least 3,000 rebounds, and is one of just two players in WNBA history to record at least 800 blocked shots in a career (numbers reflect regular-season stats only).

Career points	Career rebounds	Career blocks
Lisa Leslie, 6,263	Lisa Leslie, 3,307	Margo Dydek, 877
Tina Thompson, 5,865	Taj McWilliams, 2,447	Lisa Leslie, 822
Katie Smith, 5,446	Yolanda Griffith, 2,444	Lauren Jackson, 530
Lauren Jackson, 5,101	Tina Thompson, 2,410	Tangela Smith, 509
Sheryl Swoopes, 4,604	Margo Dydek, 2,143	Ruth Riley, 438

CAREER PLAYOFF NUMBERS

Lisa Leslie ranks at or near the top in many of the all-time postseason statistics in WNBA history (updated through the conference finals).

Career playoff points	Career playoff rebounds	Career playoff blocks	Playoff games played
Lisa Leslie, 908	Lisa Leslie, 471	Lisa Leslie, 132	Vickie Johnson, 53
Deanna Nolan, 867	Cheryl Ford, 371	Ruth Riley, 70	Lisa Leslie, 52
Yolanda Griffith, 630	Yolanda Griffith, 337	Margo Dydek, 59	Becky Hammon, 51
Vickie Johnson, 578	Taj McWilliams, 319	DeLisha Milton-Jones, 46	Deanna Nolan, 49
Becky Hammon, 570	DeLisha Milton-Jones, 274	Tangela Smith, 41	Tamika Whitmore/Ruth Riley, 43

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