highest minutes per game in first 8 seasons

Cynthia Cooper played the most minutes per game by a player in her first 8 seasons with 35.2 minutes per game.

Interpreted as:
highest minutes per game with a minimum of 10 games played per 44 team games by a player in first 8 seasons
NAMEMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
35.2
124
21.0
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
2Katie Smith
K. Smith
35.0
252
16.4
3.1
2.5
0.9
0.2
5.1
12.4
41.1
2.1
5.8
36.9
4.0
4.7
85.9
56.5
0.9
2.2
2.2
8,817
4,125
792
634
221
50
542
684
+48
3Jennifer Azzi
J. Azzi
34.7
141
9.1
2.6
4.5
0.8
0.3
2.8
6.2
44.5
1.1
2.4
45.8
2.5
2.9
84.5
60.8
0.3
2.2
2.0
4,892
1,288
360
638
112
42
281
435
+22
4Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
34.4
232
15.9
6.9
1.5
1.0
0.8
5.7
13.6
41.7
1.4
4.0
36.2
3.1
3.8
81.7
52.1
2.2
4.7
2.5
7,990
3,699
1,598
347
223
197
581
661
+1446
5Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
34.3
53
18.5
5.5
8.5
1.4
0.6
5.9
14.6
40.5
2.8
8.7
32.9
3.8
4.3
88.7
56.0
0.3
5.2
5.5
1,820
983
292
452
74
34
289
146
+20
6Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
34.2
224
19.9
3.2
4.0
1.5
0.1
6.8
17.3
39.0
2.4
7.0
34.6
4.0
4.6
86.6
51.5
0.6
2.6
2.2
7,671
4,464
722
889
339
26
503
565
-474
7Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
34.2
228
17.1
5.0
3.4
2.3
0.8
6.4
14.4
44.5
0.9
2.6
33.3
3.4
4.0
83.8
52.7
1.1
3.8
2.3
7,790
3,894
1,134
775
520
188
518
379
+1372
8Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
34.0
220
17.7
8.3
2.6
1.3
0.6
6.8
15.5
44.0
0.3
1.0
25.2
3.8
4.8
78.9
50.3
2.4
6.0
2.8
7,481
3,895
1,834
570
293
123
625
533
-90
9Sue Bird
S. Bird
33.5
257
12.6
2.7
5.5
1.5
0.1
4.5
10.7
42.6
1.6
4.3
37.8
1.9
2.2
87.4
54.3
0.5
2.2
2.8
8,612
3,238
695
1,425
373
34
717
406
+936
10Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
33.5
193
18.4
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
11Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
33.4
246
16.4
7.7
3.6
2.6
0.9
5.2
12.8
40.3
1.5
4.3
35.2
4.6
5.6
82.6
53.9
2.3
5.3
2.6
8,226
4,045
1,890
897
630
217
642
733
+691
12Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
33.3
36
19.2
3.9
5.4
1.6
0.5
7.2
15.1
47.7
1.1
3.3
33.1
3.8
4.2
88.8
56.7
0.7
3.3
2.0
1,199
692
142
194
57
18
72
82
-104
13Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
33.2
136
17.1
4.6
3.5
1.5
0.7
5.6
15.0
37.4
2.7
8.0
33.6
3.2
4.0
80.3
51.0
0.8
3.8
1.7
4,518
2,329
626
481
210
97
234
356
+100
14Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
33.0
261
19.2
4.1
4.3
1.1
0.2
6.8
15.8
42.9
1.5
4.1
35.6
4.2
4.9
85.0
53.4
0.7
3.4
2.6
8,617
5,005
1,063
1,117
282
54
677
603
+179
15Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
32.9
237
19.4
8.0
1.6
1.2
2.0
6.8
14.7
46.2
1.3
3.8
34.8
4.5
5.3
83.8
56.8
2.3
5.6
1.8
7,800
4,602
1,887
369
275
485
431
741
+1010
16Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
32.7
261
20.8
8.7
3.1
1.4
1.5
7.1
15.2
47.0
1.7
4.7
35.6
4.8
5.8
83.6
58.5
1.3
7.4
1.9
8,540
5,419
2,271
819
368
383
485
581
+1745
17Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
32.6
239
17.6
9.6
2.3
1.3
2.4
6.4
13.9
46.5
0.4
1.3
33.0
4.3
6.0
71.8
53.4
2.5
7.1
3.3
7,791
4,215
2,292
550
309
564
789
968
+1390
18Shannon Johnson
S. Johnson
32.6
251
11.8
3.6
4.6
1.6
0.2
3.7
9.2
40.3
0.9
2.8
33.2
3.4
4.5
75.6
52.5
1.0
2.6
3.0
8,179
2,959
912
1,147
391
49
764
605
-123
19Dawn Staley
D. Staley
32.5
263
8.5
2.0
5.1
1.3
0.1
2.9
7.2
39.9
1.0
2.6
37.6
1.8
2.1
83.4
52.2
0.4
1.7
2.4
8,535
2,228
537
1,337
338
17
643
551
-194
20Tina Charles
T. Charles
32.4
264
18.1
10.0
2.2
0.8
1.1
7.4
16.2
45.5
0.2
0.5
31.9
3.2
4.2
76.2
50.2
3.0
7.1
2.2
8,564
4,772
2,653
578
218
294
587
517
+245
21Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
32.2
261
20.8
4.3
4.0
1.2
0.9
6.8
15.4
43.8
2.5
6.9
37.0
4.7
5.5
85.3
58.1
0.6
3.7
2.8
8,417
5,423
1,127
1,048
312
242
736
877
+633
22Ticha Penicheiro
T. Penicheiro
32.2
239
6.5
3.7
6.6
2.0
0.1
2.0
5.9
33.6
0.4
1.6
24.3
2.1
3.1
67.8
44.5
0.5
3.2
2.8
7,687
1,543
888
1,584
479
32
667
557
+518
23Sonia Citron
S. Citron
32.2
44
14.9
4.0
2.4
1.3
0.4
5.1
10.8
47.0
1.8
4.1
44.5
3.0
3.4
87.2
60.9
0.7
3.3
2.1
1,415
657
174
104
55
17
91
94
-109
24Candace Parker
C. Parker
32.1
195
17.8
9.1
3.6
1.4
1.9
6.8
13.8
49.2
0.5
1.6
31.6
3.7
4.9
76.3
55.8
1.8
7.2
2.6
6,256
3,480
1,768
701
264
380
500
386
+721
25Angel Reese
A. Reese
32.0
64
14.1
12.9
2.7
1.4
0.6
5.0
11.8
42.1
0.1
0.6
18.4
4.1
5.5
74.6
49.7
4.6
8.3
3.0
2,051
902
823
173
88
36
193
222
-179
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and minutes per game going back to the 1997 season.