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Tamika CatchingsWWikipedia↗
Forward · 6′0″ 166 lb · Born 1979-07-21 · High school: Adlai E. Stevenson · College: Tennessee 1998-99 to 2001-02, Indiana 2002-03 · 2001 WNBA draft, round 1, pick 3 by 
Indiana Fever
Awards and honours
- Hall of Fame, class of 2020 (player)
- Hall of Fame, class of 2021 (player)
- WNBA Most Valuable Player: 2011
- WNBA Rookie of the Year: 2002
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year ×5: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012
- WNBA Finals MVP: 2012
- WNBA All-WNBA Team (first team) ×7: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- WNBA All-WNBA Team (second team) ×5: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015
- WNBA All-Defensive Team (first team) ×10: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
- WNBA All-Defensive Team (second team) ×2: 2014, 2016
- WNBA All-Star Game selection ×11: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015
- NCAA Naismith College Player of the Year: 1999-00
- NCAA AP Player of the Year: 1999-00
NCAA College career game logs →
2 × 20 min, 30-second clock, arc 19 ft 9 in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
Per-game averages as published: these seasons have no box scores here, so no season totals.
WNBA WNBA career game logs →
4 × 10 min, 24-second clock, arc 22 ft 1¾ in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Fever | 32 | 1 | 36.5 | 594 | 18.6 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 2.6 | .420 | .396 | .815 | .565 |
| 2003 | Fever | 34 | 29 | 35.5 | 671 | 19.7 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .432 | .387 | .847 | .560 |
| 2004 | Fever | 34 | 30 | 33.8 | 568 | 16.7 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .385 | .335 | .854 | .514 |
| 2005 | Fever | 34 | 31 | 34.5 | 501 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | .383 | .285 | .788 | .499 |
| 2006 | Fever | 34 | 31 | 31.5 | 521 | 15.3 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .407 | .299 | .809 | .526 |
| 2007 | Fever | 34 | 21 | 19.9 | 348 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .417 | .311 | .820 | .540 |
| 2008 | Fever | 34 | 15 | 20.4 | 332 | 9.8 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | .391 | .432 | .800 | .531 |
| 2009 | Fever | 34 | 34 | 31.9 | 512 | 15.1 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 | .386 | .328 | .873 | .519 |
| 2010 | Fever | 34 | 34 | 31.5 | 618 | 18.2 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .484 | .448 | .849 | .599 |
| 2011 | Fever | 34 | 33 | 30.6 | 511 | 15.0 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .438 | .348 | .883 | .554 |
| 2012 | Fever | 34 | 33 | 30.5 | 590 | 17.4 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | .432 | .379 | .864 | .546 |
| 2013 | Fever | 30 | 30 | 31.3 | 530 | 17.7 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .396 | .321 | .861 | .503 |
| 2014 | Fever | 16 | 16 | 26.8 | 258 | 16.1 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .446 | .368 | .790 | .536 |
| 2015 | Fever | 30 | 30 | 26.6 | 393 | 13.1 | 7.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .382 | .295 | .868 | .497 |
| 2016 | Fever | 34 | 34 | 24.8 | 433 | 12.7 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .433 | .350 | .862 | .548 |
| Total | 15 seasons | 482 | 402 | 29.8 | 7,380 | 15.3 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .415 | .356 | .840 | .537 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Fever | 3 | 1 | 34.0 | 61 | 20.3 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | .489 | .381 | .818 | .607 |
| 2005 | Fever | 4 | 3 | 36.5 | 69 | 17.2 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | .356 | .417 | .786 | .477 |
| 2006 | Fever | 2 | 2 | 31.0 | 28 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | .323 | .500 | .667 | .414 |
| 2007 | Fever | 6 | 6 | 32.7 | 95 | 15.8 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | .370 | .263 | .878 | .514 |
| 2008 | Fever | 3 | 3 | 37.7 | 61 | 20.3 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.7 | .441 | .273 | .933 | .632 |
| 2009 | Fever | 10 | 10 | 35.6 | 172 | 17.2 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 3.4 | .459 | .250 | .850 | .571 |
| 2010 | Fever | 3 | 3 | 35.7 | 56 | 18.7 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .413 | .357 | .812 | .522 |
| 2011 | Fever | 6 | 5 | 31.5 | 60 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | .333 | .267 | .783 | .442 |
| 2012 | Fever | 10 | 10 | 34.9 | 190 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | .376 | .327 | .897 | .524 |
| 2013 | Fever | 4 | 4 | 31.0 | 74 | 18.5 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .431 | .333 | .781 | .559 |
| 2014 | Fever | 5 | 5 | 34.0 | 83 | 16.6 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | .311 | .111 | .900 | .446 |
| 2015 | Fever | 11 | 11 | 32.7 | 179 | 16.3 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .433 | .469 | .857 | .557 |
| 2016 | Fever | 1 | 1 | 30.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | .333 | .000 | .833 | .438 |
| Total | 13 seasons | 68 | 64 | 33.9 | 1,141 | 16.8 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.6 | .397 | .328 | .854 | .526 |