highest career ppg in first six wnba seasons

Cynthia Cooper had the most points per game in her first 6 seasons, with 21.0 per game.

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10+ GP/44TG

	NAME	PPG	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cynthia 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
2	Arike 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
3	Elena 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
4	Diana 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
5	Breanna 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
6	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	20.2	93	32.9	4.8	8.4	1.2	0.6	6.4	15.2	42.3	2.8	8.3	34.2	4.5	5.2	86.9	57.8	0.3	4.6	5.1	3,064	1,874	450	785	116	53	472	271	+178
7	Paige Bueckers P. Bueckers	20.1	78	33.0	4.1	5.7	1.2	0.5	7.6	15.3	49.6	1.5	4.0	38.0	3.4	3.8	88.0	59.1	0.7	3.4	2.1	2,575	1,570	316	441	97	36	163	187	+83
8	A'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
9	Olivia Miles O. Miles	19.8	40	31.0	4.7	6.0	1.3	0.6	7.0	14.2	49.2	1.6	4.1	38.8	4.2	4.8	87.0	60.6	0.6	4.1	3.1	1,239	790	186	239	52	25	123	119	+281
10	Seimone 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
11	Angel 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
12	Cappie 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
13	Maya 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
14	Lauren 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
15	Chamique 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
16	Katie 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
17	Lisa 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
18	Napheesa 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
19	Candace 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
20	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	17.3	179	33.5	4.4	3.6	1.7	0.8	5.7	14.9	38.1	2.8	8.2	34.1	3.2	3.9	81.6	52.1	0.8	3.6	1.6	5,990	3,092	790	640	310	136	292	482	+352
21	Tina 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
22	Sheryl 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
23	Tamika 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
24	Sabrina 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
25	Brittney 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

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

10.2

Jones

9.5

Stokes

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

8.8

Canada

6.2

Young

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

2.2

Canada

2.0

Gray

Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

2.2

Stewart

2.2

Reese

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

3.2

Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Jocytė

113.6

VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

114.8

114.5

113.0

111.5

109.0

106.9

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

102.9

105.0

107.2

108.0

115.1

116.4

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

11.9

9.4

4.3

-1.1

-7.4

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

262.3

Stewart

226.8

Williams

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

255.5

Stewart

233.3

Williams

Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

44.6

Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

38.3

Gray

38.2

Howard

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

1.41

Okot

1.39

Boston

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

1.39

Boston

1.34

Okot

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

27-17

22-18

21-17

24-20

20-17

22-21

Worst Record ATS

15-26

15-21

16-20

18-21

19-21

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	33	11	.750
2	Valkyries - x	32	12	.727	1.0
3	Aces - x	31	13	.705	2.0
4	Dream - x	30	14	.682	3.0
5	Mystics - x	28	16	.636	5.0
6	Fever - x	28	16	.636	5.0
7	Wings - x	27	17	.614	6.0
8	Liberty - x	26	18	.591	7.0
9	Fire - e	17	27	.386	16.0
10	Sparks - e	16	28	.364	17.0
11	Sky - e	16	28	.364	17.0
12	Mercury - e	16	28	.364	17.0
13	Tempo - e	11	33	.250	22.0
14	Sun - e	11	33	.250	22.0
15	Storm - e	8	36	.182	25.0