highest career ppg since 1976

Since 1976, A'ja Wilson has averaged the most points per game, with 21.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest career ppg with a minimum of 10 games played per 44 team games by a player since 1976
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
21.7
286
31.3
9.3
2.3
1.3
2.0
7.9
15.8
50.0
0.4
1.0
37.2
5.5
6.7
82.2
57.8
2.0
7.4
1.7
8,941
6,208
2,672
668
365
571
492
556
+1759
2Cynthia 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
3Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
20.5
312
32.5
8.5
3.1
1.4
1.4
7.0
14.9
46.9
1.5
4.4
34.3
5.0
5.9
83.8
58.3
1.3
7.2
1.9
10,143
6,386
2,643
981
436
452
593
689
+2041
4Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
19.6
56
33.3
3.9
5.6
1.3
0.4
7.4
15.1
49.3
1.3
3.8
35.7
3.4
3.9
87.6
58.4
0.6
3.3
2.0
1,862
1,097
220
315
72
25
114
136
-37
5Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
19.5
241
30.1
6.7
1.9
0.7
1.4
6.7
14.2
47.5
1.4
3.6
39.2
4.6
4.9
93.7
59.7
1.5
5.2
1.1
7,263
4,706
1,619
450
175
349
275
396
+1519
6Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
19.3
245
33.8
3.2
3.9
1.5
0.1
6.5
16.9
38.6
2.4
6.9
34.5
3.9
4.5
86.7
51.2
0.6
2.6
2.2
8,276
4,739
787
947
356
27
532
610
-443
7Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
19.2
70
33.5
5.1
8.4
1.2
0.6
6.1
14.9
41.1
2.8
8.4
33.2
4.2
4.8
87.7
56.5
0.3
4.9
5.3
2,343
1,343
360
591
87
44
368
207
+70
8Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
18.9
317
31.9
7.7
1.4
1.1
1.8
6.6
14.3
46.0
1.4
3.9
35.1
4.4
5.2
84.2
57.0
2.2
5.5
1.7
10,125
6,007
2,447
435
360
586
549
982
+1541
9Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
18.8
565
30.7
3.9
4.2
0.9
0.6
5.9
13.9
42.5
2.6
7.1
36.0
4.5
5.1
87.0
58.2
0.4
3.5
2.7
17,333
10,646
2,210
2,394
518
351
1,520
1,735
+1150
10Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
18.6
311
27.9
5.0
2.9
2.0
0.6
6.5
15.1
42.9
0.8
2.7
29.3
4.9
6.1
80.2
52.4
1.6
3.4
3.0
8,677
5,797
1,561
915
627
193
948
857
+736
11Olivia Miles
O. Miles
18.5
20
30.6
4.8
5.7
1.4
0.8
6.5
12.9
50.6
1.1
3.4
30.9
4.5
5.0
89.9
61.6
0.7
4.1
3.4
611
370
96
114
27
16
67
60
+197
12Maya Moore
M. Moore
18.4
271
31.2
5.9
3.3
1.7
0.6
6.6
14.5
45.3
2.0
5.1
38.4
3.3
3.8
86.0
56.8
1.7
4.2
1.9
8,450
4,984
1,589
896
450
176
528
686
+2168
13Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
18.4
193
33.5
7.8
3.0
1.7
1.2
6.9
14.0
49.2
1.0
2.9
33.6
3.6
4.3
84.2
57.8
2.0
5.8
2.2
6,460
3,542
1,510
570
325
239
422
504
+929
14Tina Charles
T. Charles
17.8
473
31.6
9.0
2.2
0.8
0.9
7.1
15.8
45.0
0.4
1.3
31.6
3.1
4.0
78.4
50.5
2.5
6.5
2.2
14,944
8,396
4,262
1,033
384
428
1,040
1,037
-638
15Kelsey Mitchell
K. Mitchell
17.7
297
30.7
1.9
2.9
0.8
0.1
6.2
14.3
43.5
2.4
6.3
38.2
2.8
3.4
82.9
56.0
0.4
1.5
2.0
9,114
5,251
578
852
234
41
588
634
-780
16Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
17.4
156
33.5
4.5
3.5
1.7
0.7
5.7
15.0
37.9
2.8
8.1
34.1
3.2
3.9
81.2
51.8
0.8
3.7
1.7
5,222
2,707
702
545
260
112
261
412
+155
17Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
17.3
363
32.1
9.1
2.4
1.4
2.3
6.4
13.7
47.0
0.3
1.1
31.6
4.1
5.9
69.5
53.1
2.4
6.7
3.3
11,639
6,263
3,307
874
492
822
1,193
1,397
+1678
18Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
16.9
279
32.9
7.6
2.5
1.3
0.5
6.5
14.8
44.3
0.3
1.0
26.2
3.5
4.5
79.4
50.5
2.2
5.4
2.8
9,179
4,715
2,126
699
376
143
790
668
-111
19Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
16.7
453
30.0
7.5
2.1
1.5
0.6
6.6
12.2
53.9
0.6
1.5
36.9
3.0
3.6
83.9
60.7
2.0
5.6
1.8
13,605
7,580
3,413
935
688
268
806
1,156
+1398
20Brittney Griner
B. Griner
16.7
366
29.2
7.1
1.8
0.5
2.4
6.6
11.8
55.7
0.1
0.2
31.8
3.4
4.3
79.4
60.7
1.6
5.5
2.1
10,671
6,100
2,590
661
171
880
754
1,000
+777
21Sabrina Ionescu
S. Ionescu
16.4
190
31.3
5.4
5.8
1.0
0.4
5.5
13.6
40.2
2.5
7.2
34.8
3.0
3.3
91.2
54.6
0.8
4.6
2.8
5,947
3,123
1,025
1,100
186
67
536
318
+552
22Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
16.4
416
30.7
3.7
3.8
1.0
0.2
5.9
13.9
42.2
1.1
3.2
35.0
3.5
4.2
84.2
51.9
0.6
3.1
2.3
12,772
6,811
1,520
1,578
409
71
948
873
-139
23Skylar Diggins
S. Diggins
16.3
354
31.8
2.9
5.3
1.3
0.7
5.4
12.9
41.8
1.3
3.9
32.9
4.2
5.0
84.0
53.8
0.7
2.2
2.6
11,244
5,758
1,015
1,861
463
232
912
831
+325
24Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
16.1
457
31.4
7.3
3.3
2.3
0.8
5.2
12.6
41.5
1.3
3.7
35.6
4.4
5.2
84.0
54.3
2.0
5.2
2.3
14,370
7,378
3,314
1,488
1,073
384
1,043
1,229
+1573
25Candace Parker
C. Parker
16.0
410
30.3
8.5
4.0
1.3
1.5
6.0
12.6
47.9
0.8
2.5
33.3
3.1
4.1
76.7
55.7
1.5
6.9
2.6
12,438
6,574
3,467
1,634
521
619
1,062
834
+1838
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and points per game going back to the 1997 season.

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25.7

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107.5

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.667
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.444
6.0
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10:00 PM
Sat
7/11
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6:00 PM
Sun
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9:00 PM
Mon
7/20
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8:00 PM
Wed
7/22
@
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2
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.714
0.5
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14
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.667
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.619
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