2023 WNBA REGULAR SEASON BASKETBALL SHOE STATISTICS
2023-09-17

At the end of the 2023 WNBA regular season, we’ll look at basketball shoe statistics. During this season players have chosen between many different basketball sneakers. We want to share the results with you.
First, we would like to introduce a basketball player who has changed sneakers the most times. Tyasha Harris leads in this category – she played with 9 different basketball shoes. NaLyssa Smith is in the second place with 8. Rhyne Howard and Danna Evans took third and fourth place with 7 and Mercedes Russell changed basketball kicks 6 times.
WNBA PLAYERS WHO CHANGED THEIR BASKETBALL SHOES THE MOST
Tyasha Harris |
9 |
NaLyssa Smith |
8 |
Rhyne Howard |
7 |
Danna Evans |
7 |
Mercedes Russell |
6 |
During 2023 WNBA regular season players chose between 106 different models of basketball shoes. The most popular sneaker was NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 model, players laced them up 525 times. The second place took NIKE LEBRON XX (433 times WNBA players chose to play with them) and in the third place was NIKE KOBE 5 model with 225.
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY PLAYERS CHOICE:
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
525 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
433 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
225 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
171 |
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
144 |
NIKE KD 15 |
136 |
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
134 |
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
123 |
NIKE AIR DELDON 1 |
114 |
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
112 |
FULL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY PLAYERS CHOICE:
https://kixstats.com/ratings?from=2023-05-19&to=2023-09-10&type=choice&league=WNBA&by=kicks#results
Another important statistic is how much time players spend on WNBA court with specific sneaker models during this season. NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 model took first place players spend 9968 minutes wearing on the court (more than 166 hours!). While NIKE LEBRON XX took second place - players played with them 8281 minutes, about 138 hours. third place belongs to NIKE KOBE 6 model which were observed 4318 minutes in total (exactly 71 hours and 58 minutes!).
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY MINUTES PLAYED:
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
9968 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
8281 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
4318 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
3988 |
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
3629 |
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
2920 |
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
2697 |
NIKE AIR DELDON 1 |
2660 |
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
2185 |
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
2130 |
FULL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY MINUTES PLAYED:
https://kixstats.com/ratings?from=2023-05-19&to=2023-09-10&type=min&league=WNBA&by=kicks#results
The next category that is one of the most interesting among basketball fans – points scored statistics. The most popular basketball shoes by points scored was NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 model, players scored 3877 points wearing them on the court. In the second place was NIKE LEBRON XX (players scored 3065 points with them) and in the third place was NIKE KOBE 6, which players scored 1959 points wearing them.
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY POINTS SCORED:
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
3877 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
3065 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
1959 |
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
1705 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
1598 |
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
1299 |
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
1275 |
NIKE COSMIC UNITY 3 |
994 |
NIKE AIR DELDON 1 |
988 |
PUMA STEWIE 2 |
969 |
FULL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY POINTS SCORED:
https://kixstats.com/ratings?from=2023-05-19&to=2023-09-10&type=pts&league=WNBA&by=kicks#results
Looking at the rebounds, assists, steals and blocks we can see that in all these categories NIKE brand remains at the top. We will present you TOP 10 most popular sneakers by rebounds, assists, steals and blocks made below.
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY REBOUNDS GRABBED:
NIKE LEBRON XX |
1572 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
1514 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
808 |
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
772 |
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
658 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
547 |
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
542 |
NIKE KD 15 |
518 |
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
463 |
NIKE COSMIC UNITY 3 |
459 |
FULL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY REBOUNDS GRABBED:
https://kixstats.com/ratings?from=2023-05-19&to=2023-09-10&type=reb&league=WNBA&by=kicks#results
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY ASSISTS MADE:
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
1232 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
573 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
569 |
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
507 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
372 |
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
349 |
MOOLAH NEOVOLT PRO |
278 |
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
275 |
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
246 |
JORDAN LUKA 2 |
243 |
FULL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY ASSISTS MADE:
https://kixstats.com/ratings?from=2023-05-19&to=2023-09-10&type=ast&league=WNBA&by=kicks#results
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY STEALS MADE:
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
398 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
273 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
164 |
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
162 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
150 |
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
127 |
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
118 |
JORDAN LUKA 2 |
89 |
NIKE AIR DELDON 1 |
83 |
NIKE KD 14 |
77 |
FULL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY STEALS MADE:
https://kixstats.com/ratings?from=2023-05-19&to=2023-09-10&type=stl&league=WNBA&by=kicks#results
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY BLOCKS MADE:
NIKE LEBRON XX |
277 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
149 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
113 |
NIKE COSMIC UNITY 3 |
96 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
95 |
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
83 |
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
69 |
PUMA STEWIE 2 |
66 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. JUMP |
62 |
NIKE LEBRON NXXT GEN |
59 |
FULL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY BLOCKS MADE:
https://kixstats.com/ratings?from=2023-05-19&to=2023-09-10&type=blk&league=WNBA&by=kicks#results
Looking at the most popular basketball shoes by positions we notice that NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 and NIKE LEBRON XX models remain at the top. Guards chose NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 model as the most popular sneakers and laced them up 370 times. In the first place by forwards were NIKE LEBRON XX, players played with them 205 times. The most popular basketball shoes by center position were NIKE LEBRON XX, players stepped into the court 108 times. Top 10 most popular sneakers by Guards, Forwards and Center Positions:
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY GUARDS:
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
370 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
192 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
107 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
93 |
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
74 |
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
70 |
NIKE KOBE V |
68 |
ADIDAS HARDEN VOL. 7 |
66 |
JORDAN TATUM 1 |
64 |
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
63 |
FULL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY GUARDS:
https://kixstats.com/ratings?from=2023-05-19&to=2023-09-10&type=choice&league=WNBA&p%5Bg%5D=g&by=kicks#results
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY FORWARDS:
NIKE LEBRON XX |
205 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
152 |
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
100 |
NIKE KD 15 |
95 |
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
94 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
91 |
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
77 |
NIKE COSMIC UNITY 2 |
72 |
NIKE AIR DELDON 1 |
67 |
NIKE LEBRON NXXT GEN |
65 |
FULL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY FORWARDS:
https://kixstats.com/ratings?from=2023-05-19&to=2023-09-10&type=choice&league=WNBA&p%5Bf%5D=f&by=kicks#results
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY CENTERS:
NIKE LEBRON XX |
108 |
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
72 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
72 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
64 |
NIKE KD 15 |
41 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
41 |
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
33 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. JUMP |
31 |
NIKE COSMIC UNITY |
31 |
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
29 |
FULL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY CENTERS:
https://kixstats.com/ratings?from=2023-05-19&to=2023-09-10&type=choice&league=WNBA&p%5Bc%5D=c&by=kicks#results
As we can see from previous statistics, Nike basketball sneakers led in almost all categories. So not surprising that the most popular brand NIKE is far ahead compared to other companies, players chose them 2926 times (64.2%). In the second place was ADIDAS brand with 616 times (13.5%) and the third place took JORDAN brand (441 times (9.7%) WNBA players played with).
TOP 8 MOST POPULAR BRANDS BY PLAYERS CHOICE:
NIKE |
2926 |
ADIDAS |
616 |
JORDAN |
441 |
UNDER ARMOUR |
225 |
PUMA |
204 |
MOOLAH |
56 |
NEW BALANCE |
41 |
CONVERSE |
37 |
REEBOK |
12 |
FULL LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR BRANDS BY PLAYERS CHOICE:
https://kixstats.com/ratings?from=2023-05-19&to=2023-09-10&type=choice&league=WNBA&by=brand#results
Probably, many people would be interested to know what kind of shoes WNBA and NBA basketball players play with. Let's compare the main statistical characteristics of WNBA and NBA players.
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY PLAYERS CHOICE REGULAR SEASON:
WNBA |
|
NBA |
||
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
525 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
1766 |
|
NIKE LEBRON XX |
433 |
NIKE PG 6 |
1620 |
|
NIKE KOBE 6 |
225 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
1604 |
|
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
171 |
NIKE KD 15 |
1246 |
|
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
144 |
NIKE KOBE V |
1147 |
|
NIKE KD 15 |
136 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT |
1013 |
|
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
134 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
898 |
|
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
123 |
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
807 |
|
NIKE AIR DELDON 1 |
114 |
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
770 |
|
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
112 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
758 |
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY MINUTES PLAYED
WNBA |
|
NBA |
||
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
9968 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
40884 |
|
NIKE LEBRON XX |
8281 |
NIKE PG 6 |
35463 |
|
NIKE KOBE 6 |
4318 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
33855 |
|
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
3988 |
NIKE KOBE V |
26541 |
|
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
3629 |
NIKE KD 15 |
24960 |
|
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
2920 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT |
20716 |
|
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
2697 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
19831 |
|
NIKE AIR DELDON 1 |
2660 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
15901 |
|
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
2185 |
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
15875 |
|
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
2130 |
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
15715 |
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY POINTS SCORED:
WNBA |
|
NBA |
||
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
3877 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
18772 |
|
NIKE LEBRON XX |
3065 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
16892 |
|
NIKE KOBE 6 |
1959 |
NIKE PG 6 |
15407 |
|
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
1705 |
NIKE KOBE V |
12825 |
|
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
1598 |
NIKE KD 15 |
10705 |
|
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
1299 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
9163 |
|
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
1275 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT |
8691 |
|
NIKE COSMIC UNITY 3 |
994 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
8193 |
|
NIKE AIR DELDON 1 |
988 |
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
7148 |
|
PUMA STEWIE 2 |
969 |
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
6510 |
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY REBOUNDS GRABBED:
WNBA |
|
NBA |
||
NIKE LEBRON XX |
1572 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
7707 |
|
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
1514 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
7235 |
|
NIKE KOBE 6 |
808 |
NIKE PG 6 |
5975 |
|
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
772 |
NIKE KOBE V |
5084 |
|
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
658 |
NIKE KD 15 |
4216 |
|
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
547 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT |
3566 |
|
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
542 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
3243 |
|
NIKE KD 15 |
518 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
3217 |
|
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
463 |
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
2968 |
|
NIKE COSMIC UNITY 3 |
459 |
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
2579 |
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY ASSISTS MADE:
WNBA |
|
NBA |
||
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
1232 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
4480 |
|
NIKE LEBRON XX |
573 |
NIKE PG 6 |
3402 |
|
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
569 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
3105 |
|
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
507 |
NIKE KOBE V |
2640 |
|
NIKE KOBE 6 |
372 |
NIKE KD 15 |
2078 |
|
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
349 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
1964 |
|
MOOLAH NEOVOLT PRO |
278 |
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
1900 |
|
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
275 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT |
1888 |
|
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
246 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
1484 |
|
JORDAN LUKA 2 |
243 |
NIKE KYRIE 7 |
1369 |
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY STEALS MADE:
WNBA |
|
NBA |
||
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
398 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
1316 |
|
NIKE LEBRON XX |
273 |
NIKE PG 6 |
1017 |
|
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
164 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
998 |
|
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
162 |
NIKE KOBE V |
854 |
|
NIKE KOBE 6 |
150 |
NIKE KD 15 |
704 |
|
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
127 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT |
659 |
|
JORDAN LUKA 1 |
118 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
575 |
|
JORDAN LUKA 2 |
89 |
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
550 |
|
NIKE AIR DELDON 1 |
83 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
450 |
|
NIKE KD 14 |
77 |
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
398 |
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR SNEAKERS BY BLOCKS MADE:
WNBA |
|
NBA |
||
NIKE LEBRON XX |
277 |
NIKE LEBRON XX |
827 |
|
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 |
149 |
NIKE KOBE 6 |
624 |
|
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
113 |
NIKE KOBE V |
600 |
|
NIKE COSMIC UNITY 3 |
96 |
NIKE PG 6 |
544 |
|
NIKE KOBE 6 |
95 |
NIKE KD 15 |
520 |
|
ADIDAS EXHIBIT SELECT MID |
83 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT |
422 |
|
NIKE KOBE 4 PROTRO |
69 |
ADIDAS DAME 8 |
393 |
|
PUMA STEWIE 2 |
66 |
NIKE ZOOM FREAK 4 |
388 |
|
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. JUMP |
62 |
NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. RUN |
388 |
|
NIKE LEBRON NXXT GEN |
59 |
NIKE KYRIE LOW 5 |
288 |
Summarizing the 2022 WNBA regular season kicks statistics, we can see that Nike remains the most popular choice among players. Also, WNBA players mostly chose between the NIKE KD 14 and NIKE KYRIE LOW 4 models, which took first places in various categories. Follow https://kixstats.com/ for more kicks stats content.