highest mpg by a wnba player in a season

Katie Smith has played the most minutes per game in a season with 38.6 minutes per game in 2001.

Interpreted as:
highest mpg with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games by a wnba player in a season
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Katie Smith
K. Smith
38.6
2001
32
23.0
3.8
2.2
0.7
0.2
6.4
16.2
39.3
2.7
7.5
35.4
7.6
8.5
89.4
57.7
1.2
2.6
2.7
1,235
737
122
70
23
5
87
94
-48
2Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
38.6
2024
38
22.2
4.6
5.1
2.1
0.3
7.3
19.2
38.3
2.9
8.5
34.6
4.6
5.0
92.1
52.0
0.8
3.8
2.7
1,466
845
173
195
81
11
103
107
-250
3Jennifer Azzi
J. Azzi
37.7
2001
32
8.6
3.1
5.3
0.7
0.3
2.3
5.8
40.8
1.2
2.3
51.4
2.8
3.0
91.7
61.0
0.3
2.8
2.2
1,207
276
98
171
22
10
69
89
+63
4Chantel Tremitiere
C. Tremitiere
37.5
1997
28
7.6
4.1
4.7
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
5Katie Smith
K. Smith
37.3
2000
32
20.2
2.9
2.8
1.4
0.2
6.3
15.1
42.1
2.8
7.3
37.9
4.8
5.5
86.9
57.8
0.9
2.0
2.4
1,195
646
93
90
44
7
76
71
+40
6Jennifer Azzi
J. Azzi
37.3
2000
15
9.6
2.7
6.1
0.8
0.3
3.1
6.9
45.2
0.7
1.6
41.7
2.7
2.9
93.0
58.6
0.3
2.4
1.9
559
144
41
92
12
5
28
43
+38
7Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
37.2
2023
40
21.2
3.4
4.5
1.7
0.1
7.5
18.8
39.8
2.9
8.5
34.3
3.4
3.8
87.6
51.8
0.5
2.9
2.6
1,489
849
135
181
68
4
105
109
+144
8Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
37.2
2005
33
18.6
3.6
4.3
2.0
0.8
6.6
14.7
44.7
0.8
2.3
36.0
4.6
5.5
85.0
54.3
0.8
2.8
2.2
1,226
614
119
141
66
26
72
54
+60
9Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
36.8
2001
30
19.3
7.8
1.9
1.0
0.7
6.6
17.6
37.7
1.5
5.0
29.3
4.6
5.4
84.0
48.3
2.8
5.0
2.9
1,103
579
233
58
29
22
87
74
+130
10Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
36.7
2005
33
15.9
4.7
3.7
1.7
0.4
5.6
14.0
39.8
0.8
2.7
31.1
3.9
4.8
80.0
49.2
0.9
3.8
3.0
1,212
524
156
121
55
14
100
64
+38
11Katie Smith
K. Smith
36.7
2002
31
16.5
3.0
2.5
1.0
0.2
5.2
12.9
40.4
2.0
6.1
33.0
4.1
4.9
82.4
54.7
0.8
2.2
2.3
1,138
512
92
79
32
7
70
87
-80
12Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
36.5
2002
32
18.6
8.6
3.7
2.9
1.3
5.8
13.7
42.0
2.4
6.0
39.6
4.7
5.8
81.5
57.2
2.8
5.8
2.6
1,168
594
275
118
94
43
82
105
-22
13Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
36.3
2007
34
18.8
6.7
2.8
0.9
0.7
6.1
14.6
42.0
1.5
3.8
40.0
5.0
6.0
83.4
54.6
1.9
4.8
3.3
1,234
639
229
94
29
23
112
62
-86
14Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
36.3
2004
26
20.0
6.0
1.8
0.8
0.9
6.9
17.2
40.2
1.7
4.2
40.7
4.5
5.7
78.9
50.7
1.7
4.3
2.7
943
520
157
48
22
23
69
68
+2
15Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
36.2
2002
29
16.7
7.5
2.1
0.9
0.7
6.1
14.1
43.1
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.2
3.9
82.3
53.0
2.3
5.2
3.2
1,051
485
217
62
25
20
92
76
+137
16Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
36.2
2023
40
15.5
9.9
7.9
1.8
0.5
6.1
12.8
47.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
4.7
71.5
52.0
2.0
7.9
3.4
1,446
619
394
316
73
19
137
109
+224
17Andrea Stinson
A. Stinson
36.1
1997
28
15.7
5.5
4.4
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
18Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
36.1
2002
32
18.5
4.9
3.3
2.8
0.7
6.9
15.9
43.4
0.7
2.5
28.7
4.0
4.8
82.5
51.3
0.9
4.0
2.7
1,154
592
158
107
88
23
87
50
+188
19Ticha Penicheiro
T. Penicheiro
36.0
1998
29
6.1
4.8
7.5
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
20Jennifer Azzi
J. Azzi
36.0
2002
32
9.6
2.2
4.9
0.8
0.4
2.8
6.2
46.0
1.3
2.9
44.6
2.6
3.3
79.8
62.8
0.5
1.7
2.1
1,153
306
69
158
27
14
67
102
+44
21Janeth Arcain
J. Arcain
36.0
2001
32
18.5
4.3
2.9
1.9
0.1
6.8
15.9
42.6
0.7
2.1
33.3
4.2
4.7
90.0
51.4
1.5
2.7
2.6
1,153
591
136
94
60
3
83
82
+67
22Dawn Staley
D. Staley
36.0
2001
32
9.3
2.2
5.6
1.6
0.0
3.3
8.8
38.1
1.0
2.8
37.1
1.6
1.8
89.5
48.7
0.3
1.9
3.1
1,152
298
71
179
52
1
100
54
+48
23Shannon Johnson
S. Johnson
35.9
2002
31
16.1
4.2
5.3
1.6
0.2
5.1
12.5
40.4
0.7
2.5
27.3
5.3
6.9
76.6
51.6
1.6
2.6
3.2
1,112
499
129
163
51
7
98
78
+45
24Natalie Williams
N. Williams
35.9
2000
29
18.7
11.6
1.8
1.2
0.6
6.2
12.6
49.0
0.1
0.2
60.0
6.3
7.9
79.8
58.3
4.6
7.0
2.7
1,040
543
336
51
35
18
79
124
-12
25Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
35.8
2006
31
15.5
5.9
3.7
2.1
0.3
5.8
14.1
41.3
0.8
2.9
27.8
3.1
4.1
76.4
49.0
1.1
4.8
2.4
1,111
482
183
115
64
9
74
46
+35
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and minutes per game going back to the 1997 season.

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