highest apg in a season by player 1990s

Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, Ticha Penicheiro averaged the most assists per game in a season, with 7.5 per game in her rookie season in 1998.

Interpreted as:
highest apg with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games in a season by player 1990s
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ticha Penicheiro
T. Penicheiro
7.5
1998
SAC SAC
29
36.0
6.1
4.8
2.2
0.1
1.8
5.6
32.3
0.3
1.5
23.3
2.1
3.4
63.3
43.1
0.4
4.3
3.7
1,045
176
138
217
65
3
108
88
-162
2Ticha Penicheiro
T. Penicheiro
7.1
1999
SAC SAC
32
35.1
7.3
4.8
2.1
0.2
2.2
6.9
32.0
0.2
1.2
15.8
2.7
4.1
66.4
42.0
0.9
3.9
4.2
1,123
235
155
226
67
5
135
87
+105
3Teresa Weatherspoon
T. Weatherspoon
6.4
1999
NYL NYL
32
33.9
7.2
3.1
2.4
0.1
2.5
5.9
42.1
1.0
2.6
37.8
1.2
1.8
67.9
53.3
0.7
2.6
2.5
1,084
229
98
205
78
3
80
91
+78
4Teresa Weatherspoon
T. Weatherspoon
6.4
1998
NYL NYL
30
33.4
6.8
4.0
3.3
0.0
2.4
6.3
38.8
0.5
1.6
32.7
1.4
2.3
60.9
46.7
0.7
3.3
3.2
1,003
204
120
191
100
0
96
85
+94
5Suzie McConnell Serio
S. McConnell Serio
6.4
1998
CLE CLE
28
31.6
8.6
2.2
1.8
0.2
2.9
6.3
45.5
1.0
2.5
40.8
1.8
2.5
72.9
58.0
0.3
1.9
3.7
885
240
62
178
49
5
104
48
+94
6Teresa Weatherspoon
T. Weatherspoon
6.2
1997
NYL NYL
28
32.9
7.0
4.1
3.0
0.1
2.3
4.9
46.7
0.1
1.3
8.6
2.3
3.6
65.0
54.1
0.9
3.3
3.4
922
196
116
173
85
2
94
72
+123
7Dawn Staley
D. Staley
5.5
1999
CHA CHA
32
33.3
11.5
2.3
1.2
0.1
3.9
9.4
41.5
1.0
3.3
31.7
2.7
2.8
93.4
54.0
0.4
1.9
2.8
1,064
368
72
177
38
3
90
71
-8
8Michele Timms
M. Timms
5.3
1998
PHX PHX
30
31.2
6.9
2.5
1.3
0.1
2.4
7.4
31.8
1.0
3.5
29.8
1.1
1.6
69.4
42.3
0.6
1.9
2.3
937
207
74
158
38
4
69
76
+116
9Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
5.2
1999
HOU HOU
31
35.5
22.1
2.8
1.4
0.4
6.8
14.8
46.3
1.9
5.6
33.5
6.6
7.4
89.1
61.4
0.5
2.3
3.4
1,101
686
87
162
43
11
104
61
+316
10Penny Toler
P. Toler
5.1
1997
LAS LAS
28
32.4
13.1
3.4
1.3
0.1
5.1
12.1
42.6
0.3
1.4
18.4
2.6
3.1
83.9
48.9
0.9
2.5
3.8
907
368
94
143
36
3
107
66
+39
11Michele Timms
M. Timms
5.0
1999
PHX PHX
30
26.9
6.8
2.6
1.4
0.2
2.3
6.4
35.4
1.0
3.0
34.8
1.3
1.6
77.6
48.0
0.6
2.1
3.0
806
205
79
151
43
7
89
87
-61
12Debbie Black
D. Black
5.0
1999
UTA UTA
32
31.7
5.1
3.5
2.4
0.2
1.9
5.1
37.8
0.3
1.3
19.5
1.0
1.6
62.0
43.8
1.0
2.5
2.1
1,013
163
111
161
77
6
67
116
-37
13Michele Timms
M. Timms
5.0
1997
PHX PHX
27
35.8
12.1
3.7
2.6
0.1
3.7
10.9
33.6
1.8
5.3
34.5
2.9
3.9
76.0
47.8
0.9
2.8
3.0
967
326
99
135
71
3
80
95
+156
14Penny Toler
P. Toler
4.8
1998
LAS LAS
30
31.5
12.3
3.5
1.1
0.1
4.8
11.6
41.5
0.8
2.0
41.7
1.8
2.5
74.3
48.5
1.2
2.3
3.4
944
370
106
143
32
3
101
77
-16
15Kim Perrot
K. Perrot
4.7
1998
HOU HOU
30
32.9
8.5
3.1
2.8
0.0
2.9
7.3
40.4
1.0
3.6
26.9
1.6
2.3
70.0
51.0
0.6
2.5
2.7
988
254
92
142
84
0
82
70
+278
16Chantel Tremitiere
C. Tremitiere
4.7
1997
SAC SAC
28
37.5
7.6
4.1
1.9
0.0
2.5
7.0
35.2
0.3
1.3
18.9
2.4
3.2
74.4
45.0
0.9
3.2
4.4
1,050
212
114
131
54
1
123
80
-185
17Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
4.7
1997
HOU HOU
28
35.0
22.2
3.9
2.1
0.2
6.8
14.6
46.8
2.4
5.7
41.9
6.1
7.1
86.4
62.7
1.2
2.8
3.9
981
621
110
131
58
6
110
69
+161
18Andrea Nagy
A. Nagy
4.6
1999
WAS WAS
32
29.5
5.1
2.4
1.0
0.1
1.7
4.1
40.9
0.3
1.0
27.3
1.4
1.8
76.3
51.3
0.3
2.1
2.6
945
162
78
146
31
3
83
111
-173
19Andrea Stinson
A. Stinson
4.5
1998
CHA CHA
30
34.9
15.0
4.6
1.8
0.5
5.8
13.8
41.8
1.0
3.4
28.2
2.5
3.3
75.0
49.1
1.0
3.6
2.6
1,046
450
138
134
54
15
77
72
+89
20Michelle Edwards
M. Edwards
4.5
1997
CLE CLE
20
31.2
10.2
3.5
1.8
0.2
3.8
8.5
44.7
0.3
1.3
24.0
2.3
4.3
52.3
48.8
0.7
2.9
3.9
623
203
70
89
35
3
77
40
+97
21Andrea Stinson
A. Stinson
4.4
1997
CHA CHA
28
36.1
15.7
5.5
1.5
0.8
6.3
14.1
44.7
0.9
2.8
32.5
2.1
3.2
67.4
50.4
1.7
3.8
3.5
1,012
439
155
124
43
21
99
55
+54
22Shannon Johnson
S. Johnson
4.4
1999
ORL ORL
32
35.8
14.0
4.7
1.7
0.4
4.7
10.6
44.7
1.3
3.4
36.4
3.3
4.8
68.6
55.1
1.4
3.3
3.8
1,146
447
150
141
54
12
121
79
+28
23Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
4.4
1998
HOU HOU
30
35.0
22.7
3.7
1.6
0.4
6.8
15.2
44.6
2.1
5.3
40.0
7.0
8.2
85.4
60.4
0.8
2.8
3.2
1,051
680
110
131
48
11
95
65
+345
24Suzie McConnell Serio
S. McConnell Serio
4.2
1999
CLE CLE
18
28.4
6.0
2.4
0.6
0.1
2.0
5.4
36.7
1.1
3.3
33.3
0.9
1.1
84.2
50.8
0.2
2.2
3.0
511
108
43
76
10
2
54
31
-77
25Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
4.0
1999
HOU HOU
32
34.4
18.3
6.3
2.4
1.4
7.1
15.3
46.2
1.0
3.1
33.7
3.1
3.8
82.0
53.9
1.5
4.8
2.6
1,100
585
202
127
76
46
83
57
+293
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and assists per game going back to the 1997 season.