highest career ppg in first six wnba seasons

Cynthia Cooper scored the most points per game by a player in her first 6 seasons, with 21.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest career ppg with a minimum of 10 games played per 44 team games by a player in first six wnba seasons
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
21.0
124
35.2
3.2
4.9
1.5
0.3
6.5
14.1
45.8
1.9
5.1
37.8
6.1
7.0
87.1
60.9
0.8
2.5
3.4
4,364
2,601
402
602
192
35
422
265
+1175
2Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
20.6
195
34.4
3.3
3.9
1.5
0.1
7.0
17.9
39.3
2.5
7.3
35.0
4.0
4.7
85.8
51.7
0.6
2.7
2.3
6,706
4,014
650
769
300
19
443
491
-363
3Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
20.4
159
31.3
6.7
1.7
0.8
1.6
6.9
14.8
46.6
1.4
3.7
38.7
5.2
5.6
93.4
59.3
1.6
5.1
1.2
4,983
3,247
1,067
274
126
261
186
283
+838
4Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
20.3
198
32.6
4.5
4.0
1.3
1.0
6.8
15.5
43.8
2.5
6.9
36.6
4.2
5.1
82.9
57.3
0.7
3.8
2.7
6,454
4,029
894
788
250
203
530
654
+464
5Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
20.3
183
32.4
8.6
2.9
1.3
1.5
7.0
14.8
47.3
1.7
4.5
36.8
4.7
5.6
83.1
58.9
1.2
7.4
2.0
5,932
3,723
1,577
535
246
272
362
426
+1090
6A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
19.9
189
30.6
8.7
2.1
1.1
1.8
7.3
14.8
49.1
0.2
0.6
36.0
5.2
6.4
80.8
56.6
1.9
6.8
1.6
5,775
3,761
1,636
403
203
343
306
379
+1167
7Olivia Miles
O. Miles
19.9
34
31.1
4.6
6.1
1.2
0.6
7.0
14.1
49.7
1.6
4.1
40.0
4.2
4.8
87.7
61.2
0.6
4.0
3.1
1,058
676
158
209
42
22
107
103
+282
8Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
19.8
69
33.4
4.0
5.6
1.2
0.5
7.5
15.2
49.1
1.4
3.9
36.1
3.4
3.9
87.8
58.5
0.7
3.3
2.0
2,302
1,367
278
387
84
32
141
165
-6
9Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
19.8
83
33.0
4.9
8.4
1.2
0.6
6.3
14.8
42.1
2.8
8.3
33.8
4.5
5.1
87.3
57.8
0.3
4.7
5.2
2,736
1,640
409
700
103
51
428
242
+137
10Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
19.5
164
32.1
3.7
2.1
0.9
0.5
7.7
16.2
47.8
0.9
2.4
37.3
3.2
3.7
86.5
54.9
0.7
3.0
1.8
5,269
3,203
610
343
153
76
299
241
+155
11Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
19.4
189
28.7
4.8
3.1
2.3
0.7
6.7
15.7
42.7
0.8
2.9
27.1
5.1
6.5
79.4
52.1
1.7
3.1
3.3
5,426
3,662
902
588
435
128
629
537
+576
12Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
19.3
197
32.6
3.9
4.3
1.1
0.2
6.8
15.6
43.8
1.5
4.1
36.0
4.2
4.9
85.2
54.3
0.8
3.2
2.4
6,428
3,803
774
852
208
43
467
481
+446
13Maya Moore
M. Moore
18.6
203
31.1
6.1
3.4
1.6
0.7
6.7
14.5
46.0
2.0
5.1
38.3
3.4
3.9
86.4
57.6
1.8
4.3
2.0
6,307
3,784
1,244
689
329
150
407
544
+1708
14Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
18.6
185
32.9
7.8
1.6
1.2
2.1
6.5
14.4
45.3
1.3
3.7
34.6
4.2
5.2
81.8
55.7
2.4
5.4
1.8
6,086
3,438
1,440
303
213
389
335
581
+637
15Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
18.3
162
34.3
9.0
2.5
1.4
0.6
7.0
16.3
43.0
0.3
1.2
25.8
3.9
5.0
77.9
49.3
2.3
6.7
2.9
5,558
2,959
1,459
410
221
98
469
381
-270
16Katie Smith
K. Smith
18.1
182
35.8
3.4
2.4
0.9
0.2
5.6
13.6
41.6
2.3
6.2
37.4
4.5
5.2
86.4
57.2
1.0
2.3
2.2
6,519
3,297
617
435
166
41
406
533
-137
17Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
17.5
182
32.2
9.5
2.3
1.3
2.2
6.3
13.7
46.3
0.5
1.4
33.6
4.4
6.1
73.2
53.7
2.5
7.0
3.4
5,852
3,193
1,725
416
228
403
614
745
+1091
18Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
17.4
160
33.7
7.9
2.9
1.7
1.2
6.6
13.6
48.3
0.9
2.7
31.7
3.4
4.1
82.5
56.4
2.0
5.9
2.2
5,395
2,787
1,269
465
271
189
352
426
+586
19Candace Parker
C. Parker
17.4
149
31.7
9.3
3.2
1.2
2.1
6.7
13.4
49.8
0.4
1.3
32.7
3.6
4.8
73.9
55.9
2.1
7.3
2.6
4,717
2,587
1,393
473
179
310
382
296
+506
20Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
17.3
168
33.4
4.5
3.6
1.7
0.8
5.6
14.8
38.0
2.8
8.1
34.5
3.2
3.9
81.2
52.2
0.8
3.7
1.6
5,617
2,898
750
597
287
127
274
443
+217
21Tina Charles
T. Charles
17.2
198
32.3
10.2
1.9
0.8
1.2
7.1
15.4
46.1
0.0
0.1
11.8
3.0
4.1
74.4
50.1
3.2
7.0
2.2
6,392
3,413
2,018
370
163
245
444
395
+63
22Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
17.2
164
33.5
5.3
3.3
2.5
0.9
6.5
14.5
44.9
0.9
2.8
33.2
3.3
3.9
83.3
53.1
1.2
4.1
2.4
5,493
2,821
862
543
407
146
387
269
+1318
23Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
17.1
187
34.5
8.0
3.8
2.6
1.0
5.4
13.3
40.7
1.6
4.6
34.7
4.7
5.7
82.1
54.1
2.4
5.6
2.6
6,448
3,201
1,488
707
482
188
493
567
+456
24Sabrina Ionescu
S. Ionescu
16.7
181
31.4
5.5
5.9
1.0
0.4
5.6
13.8
40.4
2.5
7.3
35.0
3.1
3.4
91.3
54.9
0.8
4.7
2.9
5,691
3,030
993
1,067
182
65
517
304
+582
25Brittney Griner
B. Griner
16.7
181
30.2
7.4
1.5
0.5
3.2
6.4
11.4
56.1
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.9
4.9
79.7
61.6
1.6
5.7
2.1
5,463
3,025
1,334
272
91
574
382
582
+834
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and points per game going back to the 1997 season.

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