most pts in playoff debut

Diana Taurasi has the most career points in the playoffs, with 1,486 points.

Interpreted as:
most pts by a player in playoff debut
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
1,486
73
33.1
20.4
4.2
4.1
0.9
0.6
6.7
15.0
44.6
3.0
7.9
37.4
4.0
4.5
88.2
59.8
0.5
3.7
2.8
2,416
308
296
63
43
202
247
+214
2DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
1,291
98
31.1
13.2
6.8
2.2
1.2
0.8
4.6
11.4
40.1
1.2
3.9
30.9
2.8
3.2
87.4
51.3
1.1
5.7
1.6
3,050
668
211
116
80
159
186
+213
3A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
1,171
55
35.2
21.3
9.9
2.4
1.2
2.2
8.0
15.9
50.2
0.2
0.7
33.3
5.1
6.3
80.1
56.9
1.8
8.1
1.9
1,934
544
131
66
123
103
98
+220
4Candace Parker
C. Parker
1,149
66
33.9
17.4
9.2
3.8
1.6
1.8
6.4
13.4
48.1
1.0
3.2
30.4
3.5
4.6
77.7
56.6
1.9
7.3
2.5
2,237
610
251
108
117
164
164
+95
5Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
1,141
68
33.8
16.8
8.8
3.3
2.2
0.9
5.2
13.0
39.7
1.2
3.6
32.8
5.2
6.1
85.4
53.3
2.2
6.6
2.6
2,299
598
223
152
62
179
193
+86
6Maya Moore
M. Moore
1,077
56
33.1
19.2
6.0
3.2
1.7
0.7
6.8
14.5
46.6
1.9
4.9
39.8
3.8
4.5
84.5
58.4
1.9
4.1
2.1
1,851
338
179
96
39
119
182
+360
7Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
1,006
46
36.6
21.9
8.6
3.3
1.3
1.5
7.8
17.8
43.6
1.6
4.3
36.0
4.8
5.7
84.3
53.9
1.8
6.9
2.0
1,685
397
153
60
71
91
92
+149
8Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
953
82
29.1
11.6
3.4
4.2
0.9
0.1
4.1
9.5
43.0
0.4
1.5
28.0
3.0
3.9
78.6
52.0
0.8
2.6
2.3
2,389
278
341
70
12
189
168
+194
9Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
908
52
35.5
17.5
9.1
2.3
1.3
2.5
6.6
13.8
48.2
0.3
0.8
39.0
3.9
5.5
71.1
54.0
2.4
6.6
2.9
1,845
471
117
65
132
151
202
+198
10Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
903
58
35.6
15.6
8.5
7.1
1.6
0.3
6.5
13.1
49.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.6
69.4
52.9
2.3
6.2
2.7
2,064
492
410
95
20
156
163
+124
11Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
901
58
32.3
15.5
3.8
2.6
0.9
0.4
6.2
13.8
45.2
0.7
2.0
32.2
2.4
3.0
79.9
51.3
0.7
3.2
1.5
1,872
223
153
53
26
89
74
+194
12Chelsea Gray
C. Gray
897
65
32.8
13.8
3.3
6.0
1.3
0.6
5.2
11.4
45.8
1.7
4.2
39.9
1.6
2.0
84.3
56.1
0.2
3.0
2.5
2,132
213
389
87
39
165
116
+229
13Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
875
41
30.0
21.3
5.0
3.0
2.1
0.6
7.3
17.6
41.5
1.3
3.2
40.2
5.5
6.8
80.0
51.9
1.8
3.2
2.8
1,230
206
122
85
26
116
150
+9
14Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
867
48
36.8
18.1
4.4
3.4
1.5
0.3
6.8
16.0
42.2
1.7
4.3
39.2
2.9
3.2
90.3
51.9
0.8
3.6
2.5
1,764
210
161
70
14
119
120
+87
15Brittney Griner
B. Griner
848
50
31.0
17.0
6.7
1.9
0.5
2.1
6.8
12.3
55.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
3.3
4.1
80.1
60.3
1.4
5.3
1.9
1,552
336
94
23
105
94
156
+155
16Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
776
50
31.7
15.5
9.7
2.2
0.7
1.4
5.9
11.4
51.3
1.0
2.9
35.0
2.8
3.4
82.8
60.1
3.1
6.6
2.1
1,584
484
110
33
71
104
142
+126
17Katie Douglas
K. Douglas
730
56
32.7
13.0
3.7
2.8
1.3
0.2
4.4
11.0
39.5
1.7
5.1
33.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
52.3
1.2
2.4
1.9
1,830
205
154
72
13
107
100
+8
18Jackie Young
J. Young
722
55
29.3
13.1
4.2
3.7
0.9
0.1
4.5
10.7
42.0
1.5
3.8
38.1
2.7
3.0
92.0
54.9
0.9
3.3
1.7
1,614
233
205
51
7
92
137
+78
19Becky Hammon
B. Hammon
722
60
27.6
12.0
2.0
2.9
0.9
0.1
4.0
9.3
42.6
1.9
4.8
39.0
2.3
2.6
88.9
57.9
0.4
1.7
2.5
1,654
122
173
52
8
149
100
-94
20Taj McWilliams-Franklin
T. McWilliams-Franklin
716
64
31.2
11.2
6.9
2.1
0.9
1.1
4.5
9.6
46.5
0.1
0.3
25.0
2.1
2.7
78.3
51.6
2.1
4.8
1.9
1,994
442
136
59
68
124
189
+156
21Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
715
40
32.7
17.9
6.1
2.3
0.5
1.3
6.5
13.9
46.7
1.2
3.5
34.8
3.7
3.8
95.4
57.3
1.8
4.4
1.2
1,309
245
92
21
50
47
74
-84
22Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
714
38
31.7
18.8
3.6
4.0
1.2
0.1
6.8
16.0
42.7
1.0
3.4
29.2
4.2
4.6
90.8
52.2
0.9
2.7
1.7
1,203
137
153
45
5
65
71
+49
23Sue Bird
S. Bird
704
60
32.9
11.7
2.7
6.1
1.2
0.2
4.2
10.5
39.6
1.9
5.1
36.5
1.6
1.8
84.5
51.8
0.4
2.3
1.9
1,974
164
364
72
12
114
104
+174
24Rebekkah Brunson
R. Brunson
683
81
26.8
8.4
7.0
1.4
0.9
0.8
3.2
7.3
44.6
0.0
0.1
9.1
1.9
2.7
72.6
49.9
2.3
4.7
1.3
2,174
563
115
70
61
106
216
+285
25Penny Taylor
P. Taylor
670
50
28.1
13.4
4.9
3.6
1.4
0.5
4.3
9.1
46.6
1.0
2.6
36.4
3.9
4.4
88.7
60.4
1.1
3.8
1.7
1,405
243
181
68
24
86
126
+237
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