Kayla Thornton
Team: Golden State Valkyries
Position: F
Career Stats Across Linked Profiles
Season observations across linked profiles for K. Thornton. Per-game averages from the source shown; select a season to view its profile.
ESPN season totals include all teams and completed recorded phases, including special games; these are not regular-season totals. Team splits are shown on the linked profile.
| Season | League | Team | Source | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WNBA | Golden State Valkyries | ESPN | 57 | 23.2 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | WNBA | Golden State Valkyries / TEAM CLARK | ESPN | 25 | 29.2 | 13.8 | 7.0 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | WNBA | New York Liberty | ESPN | 54 | 18.6 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | WNBA | New York Liberty | ESPN | 53 | 15.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | WNBA | Dallas Wings | ESPN | 39 | 29.0 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | WNBA | Dallas Wings | ESPN | 33 | 27.2 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | WNBA | Dallas Wings | ESPN | 22 | 25.3 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | WNBA | Dallas Wings | ESPN | 30 | 30.1 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | WNBA | Dallas Wings | ESPN | 38 | 28.2 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | WNBA | Dallas Wings | ESPN | 37 | 16.8 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | WNBA | Washington Mystics | ESPN | 13 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | WNBA | Washington Mystics | ESPN | 3 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| 2013-2014 | NCAAW | UTEP Miners | ESPN | 2 | 35.0 | 23.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 |
| 2011-2012 | NCAAW | UTEP Miners | ESPN | 1 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 |
| 2010-2011 | NCAAW | UTEP Miners | ESPN | 1 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
Career Averages
ESPN · WNBA · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 1 All-Star, 2 non-record competition, 39 postseason, 22 preseason, 340 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404 | 22.9 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 39.7% | 32.3% | 84.8% |
Plus/minus sample — 2024-2025: 51 games, 772.9 minutes, 3206.6 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Plus/minus scope: 51 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.53 | 26 | 772 | 1549 | -191 | -3.7 | -9.9 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs
No verified model outputs are published for this player in WNBA yet.
Shot Chart — 2026
134/366 FG (36.6%), 348 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 31 | 49 | 63.3 | 64.6 | -1.3 | 13.4 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 12 | 58 | 20.7 | 42.5 | -21.8 | 15.8 |
| Mid-range left | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 38.1 | +21.9 | 2.7 |
| Mid-range center | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 39.1 | +5.3 | 2.5 |
| Mid-range right | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 37.9 | -25.4 | 2.2 |
| Left corner 3 | 4 | 17 | 23.5 | 37.1 | -13.6 | 4.6 |
| Right corner 3 | 7 | 21 | 33.3 | 36.0 | -2.7 | 5.7 |
| Above-break 3 left | 24 | 54 | 44.4 | 32.6 | +11.8 | 14.8 |
| Above-break 3 center | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 33.1 | -1.5 | 5.2 |
| Above-break 3 right | 39 | 121 | 32.2 | 33.9 | -1.7 | 33.1 |
Career Stats
ESPN · WNBA · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 1 All-Star, 2 non-record competition, 39 postseason, 22 preseason, 340 regular season. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WNBA | Golden State Valkyries | 57 | 23.2 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 36.6% | 34.6% | 90.0% | 52.3 | 47.5 |
| 2025 | WNBA | TEAM CLARK | 1 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 18.0 | 35.7% | 27.3% | 100.0% | 50.4 | 46.4 |
| 2025 | WNBA | Golden State Valkyries | 24 | 29.4 | 13.7 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 36.9% | 28.3% | 83.3% | 49.9 | 44.2 |
| 2024 | WNBA | New York Liberty | 54 | 18.6 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 37.9% | 34.4% | 86.2% | 51.2 | 48.8 |
| 2023 | WNBA | New York Liberty | 53 | 15.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 43.2% | 33.7% | 78.1% | 54.9 | 52.4 |
| 2022 | WNBA | Dallas Wings | 39 | 29.0 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 10.2 | 47.3% | 34.1% | 83.1% | 59.4 | 53.8 |
| 2021 | WNBA | Dallas Wings | 33 | 27.2 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 41.0% | 33.8% | 84.9% | 51.4 | 46.4 |
| 2020 | WNBA | Dallas Wings | 22 | 25.3 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 42.5% | 34.7% | 87.5% | 57.1 | 52.4 |
| 2019 | WNBA | Dallas Wings | 30 | 30.1 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 10.4 | 5.9 | 33.3% | 25.4% | 90.8% | 43.5 | 38.0 |
| 2018 | WNBA | Dallas Wings | 38 | 28.2 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 44.6% | 35.2% | 84.6% | 56.3 | 53.0 |
| 2017 | WNBA | Dallas Wings | 37 | 16.8 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 41.7% | 28.8% | 80.5% | 54.1 | 46.6 |
| 2015 | WNBA | Washington Mystics | 13 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 36.1% | 0.0% | 62.5% | 39.2 | 36.1 |
| 2014 | WNBA | Washington Mystics | 3 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 36.4% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 47.0 | 36.4 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log — 2026
ESPN · WNBA · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 1 All-Star, 2 non-record competition, 39 postseason, 22 preseason, 340 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
The latest season's 57 of 404 career games; each season's games are under its link above.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | @ | Atlanta Dream | L | 69-80 | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-10-26 | vs | Atlanta Dream | W | 64-55 | 11 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.0 | - |
| 2026-10-24 | @ | Atlanta Dream | W | 67-62 | 17 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.0 | - |
| 2026-10-21 | @ | Atlanta Dream | L | 71-97 | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | - |
| 2026-10-19 | vs | Atlanta Dream | L | 65-79 | 19 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | - |
| 2026-10-17 | vs | Atlanta Dream | W | 68-64 | 7 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-10-09 | @ | Las Vegas Aces | W | 87-77 | 33 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 6-7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15.0 | - |
| 2026-10-07 | vs | Las Vegas Aces | W | 83-81 | 30 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 7-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11.0 | - |
| 2026-10-04 | vs | Las Vegas Aces | W | 71-60 | 34 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11.0 | - |
| 2026-10-02 | vs | Dallas Wings | W | 77-73 | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2026-09-30 | @ | Dallas Wings | L | 100-108 | 31 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-09-27 | vs | Dallas Wings | W | 104-80 | 19 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-09-24 | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | W | 76-75 | 25 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | - |
| 2026-09-22 | @ | Portland Fire | L | 82-90 | 26 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-09-19 | vs | Seattle Storm | W | 70-57 | 30 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | - |
| 2026-09-18 | vs | Portland Fire | W | 82-66 | 25 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7.0 | - |
| 2026-08-30 | @ | Portland Fire | W | 86-69 | 25 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15.0 | - |
| 2026-08-27 | @ | New York Liberty | W | 79-60 | 18 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-08-26 | @ | Connecticut Sun | W | 89-64 | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | - |
| 2026-08-24 | @ | Minnesota Lynx | W | 80-66 | 8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2026-08-21 | @ | Chicago Sky | L | 70-73 | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-08-19 | vs | Minnesota Lynx | L | 66-77 | 19 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3.0 | - |
| 2026-08-17 | vs | Dallas Wings | W | 78-70 | 33 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.0 | - |
| 2026-08-12 | vs | Chicago Sky | W | 91-71 | 19 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-08-09 | @ | Los Angeles Sparks | W | 84-78 | 28 | 4-10 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7.0 | - |
| 2026-08-07 | @ | Dallas Wings | W | 94-76 | 27 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14.0 | - |
| 2026-08-04 | vs | Toronto Tempo | W | 92-81 | 28 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13.0 | - |
| 2026-08-02 | vs | Toronto Tempo | W | 96-79 | 11 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | - |
| 2026-07-29 | @ | Phoenix Mercury | L | 89-91 | 25 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9.0 | - |
| 2026-07-20 | vs | Washington Mystics | L | 82-90 | 29 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11.0 | - |
| 2026-07-18 | vs | Washington Mystics | W | 74-69 | 27 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | - |
| 2026-07-15 | @ | Indiana Fever | W | 88-75 | 31 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | - |
| 2026-07-10 | @ | Connecticut Sun | W | 79-64 | 13 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-07-08 | @ | Toronto Tempo | W | 83-75 | 25 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18.0 | - |
| 2026-07-06 | @ | Washington Mystics | W | 62-49 | 15 | 0-7 | 0-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4.0 | - |
| 2026-07-04 | @ | Atlanta Dream | W | 88-83 | 23 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-06-28 | vs | New York Liberty | W | 76-67 | 26 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6.0 | - |
| 2026-06-26 | vs | Atlanta Dream | W | 78-75 | 19 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.0 | - |
| 2026-06-24 | vs | Atlanta Dream | W | 77-66 | 32 | 6-12 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-06-21 | @ | Las Vegas Aces | L | 73-92 | 19 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-06-19 | vs | Minnesota Lynx | L | 75-81 | 23 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.0 | - |
| 2026-06-17 | vs | Dallas Wings | W | 91-80 | 29 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15.0 | - |
| 2026-06-15 | vs | Los Angeles Sparks | W | 78-58 | 23 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7.0 | - |
| 2026-06-12 | @ | Seattle Storm | W | 76-72 | 24 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-06-09 | vs | Phoenix Mercury | W | 87-81 | 35 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | - |
| 2026-06-06 | @ | Las Vegas Aces | L | 79-84 | 35 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12.0 | - |
| 2026-06-04 | @ | Minnesota Lynx | L | 84-87 | 21 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.0 | - |
| 2026-06-02 | vs | Portland Fire | W | 95-77 | 26 | 6-13 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15.0 | - |
| 2026-05-31 | vs | Las Vegas Aces | L | 81-91 | 27 | 4-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.0 | - |
| 2026-05-28 | vs | Indiana Fever | W | 90-88 | 18 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-05-25 | vs | Connecticut Sun | W | 97-70 | 16 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-05-22 | @ | Indiana Fever | L | 82-90 | 27 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7.0 | - |
| 2026-05-21 | @ | New York Liberty | W | 87-70 | 28 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | - |
| 2026-05-13 | vs | Chicago Sky | L | 63-69 | 30 | 0-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4.0 | - |
| 2026-05-10 | vs | Phoenix Mercury | W | 95-79 | 31 | 8-14 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7.0 | - |
| 2026-05-08 | @ | Seattle Storm | W | 91-80 | 30 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11.0 | - |
| 2026-04-25 | vs | Seattle Storm | W | 78-76 | 15 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | - |