Wnba Height Comparison: Visualizing the All-Time Tallest Players Side by Side
By James H. Sterling
When the Phoenix Mercury selected Brittney Griner first overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft, interior defense underwent an instant tactical transformation. At 6-foot-9 with an extraordinary 7-foot-3.5 wingspan, Griner brought dynamic verticality previously unseen in the women's game. Unlike traditional post anchors who rarely ventured outside the paint, Griner possessed the recovery speed to recover onto rolling bigs while tracking airborne penetrators.
In 2015, Griner produced one of the most suffocating defensive seasons on record, averaging 4.04 blocks per game. She established herself among elite WNBA shot-blocking leaders early in her career, altering opposing shot charts by cutting off easy layups. Her reach allows her to play off an offensive driver, giving room to prevent baseline blow-bys while retaining the length to swat pull-up jumpers cleanly from behind.
Alongside Griner, Australian star Liz Cambage showed how massive stature translates into high-volume scoring. Standing 6-foot-8, Cambage used her strength and high release point to establish deep post position against undersized centers. Her historic 53-point outing for the Dallas Wings against the New York Liberty in July 2018 remains an all-time single-game scoring record, driven by deep seal-offs and uncontested interior finishes.
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