Cynthia Cooper has the highest PER by a rookie, with a 32.6 rating in 1997.

Interpreted as:

highest per with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games in a season wnba rookie

	NAME	PER	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	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	32.6	1997	HOU	28	35.0	22.2	3.9	4.7	2.1	0.2	6.8	14.6	46.8	2.4	5.7	41.9	6.1	7.1	86.4	62.7	1.2	2.8	3.9	981	621	110	131	58	6	110	69	+161
2	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	32.6	1999	SAC	29	33.7	18.8	11.3	1.6	2.5	1.9	6.9	12.8	54.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	8.1	61.7	57.6	4.9	6.5	2.3	978	545	329	45	73	54	66	91	+194
3	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	31	2002	IND	32	36.5	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
4	Candace Parker C. Parker	27.5	2008	LAS	33	33.6	18.5	9.5	3.4	1.3	2.3	7.0	13.4	52.3	0.3	0.8	42.3	4.2	5.7	73.3	58.2	2.5	6.9	2.8	1,109	610	313	113	42	75	93	91	+115
5	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	25.2	2018	LVA	33	30.6	20.7	8.0	2.2	0.8	1.7	7.4	16.1	46.2	0.0	0.0		5.8	7.5	77.4	53.4	2.0	6.0	1.4	1,010	682	264	74	27	55	46	68	-43
6	Natalie Williams N. Williams	25.1	1999	UTA	28	34.0	18.0	9.2	0.9	1.4	0.8	6.4	12.4	51.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.1	6.8	75.4	58.5	3.9	5.3	2.4	953	504	257	25	38	22	68	108	-74
7	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	24.7	2013	CHI	30	31.4	18.1	5.6	1.8	0.7	1.8	5.7	13.5	42.6	1.4	3.2	43.8	5.2	5.6	92.9	56.8	1.4	4.2	1.3	941	543	167	53	20	54	39	47	+282
8	Jonquel Jones J. Jones	24.1	2016	CON	34	14.1	6.8	3.7	0.6	0.6	1.1	2.5	4.7	53.1	0.3	1.0	33.3	1.5	2.0	73.9	60.9	1.8	1.9	0.7	479	232	126	22	22	38	25	72	+53
9	Chiney Ogwumike C. Ogwumike	24.1	2014	CON	31	29.7	15.5	8.5	0.6	1.2	1.2	6.3	11.8	53.6	0.0	0.0		2.8	4.1	69.3	56.9	4.0	4.5	1.9	921	480	264	20	36	37	59	113	-26
10	Nneka Ogwumike N. Ogwumike	23.8	2012	LAS	33	27.9	14.0	7.5	1.2	1.4	0.9	5.4	10.1	53.5	0.0	0.2	14.3	3.2	4.3	73.4	58.3	3.0	4.5	1.3	920	462	247	40	46	29	42	87	+237
11	Ruthie Bolton R. Bolton	23.8	1997	SAC	24	34.3	18.5	5.7	2.5	2.3	0.0	6.8	17.0	40.0	2.8	8.0	34.4	2.2	2.9	76.8	50.9	1.3	4.3	2.4	824	445	136	59	54	1	58	71	-100
12	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	23.4	2009	ATL	34	21.6	12.8	3.1	2.1	2.2	0.4	4.7	9.9	47.6	0.4	1.5	29.4	2.9	4.0	74.1	55.0	1.0	2.1	2.1	735	435	105	71	74	12	72	92	+54
13	Olivia Miles O. Miles	23.3	2026	MIN	22	30.6	19.4	4.7	5.7	1.3	0.7	6.6	13.1	50.5	1.4	3.8	36.1	4.7	5.4	88.1	62.5	0.7	4.0	3.4	674	426	104	126	28	16	74	68	+208
14	Aliyah Boston A. Boston	23.2	2023	IND	40	31.2	14.5	8.4	2.2	1.3	1.3	5.8	10.1	57.8	0.1	0.3	40.0	2.7	3.6	74.5	61.9	3.1	5.3	1.9	1,249	578	335	89	53	50	75	125	-53
15	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	23.1	2016	SEA	34	34.7	18.3	9.3	3.4	1.2	1.9	6.1	13.4	45.7	1.3	3.9	33.8	4.7	5.6	83.3	57.6	1.2	8.1	2.4	1,179	621	317	114	42	64	81	82	+111
16	Tina Charles T. Charles	22.9	2010	CON	34	31.0	15.5	11.7	1.5	0.7	1.7	6.1	12.4	48.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.5	76.3	53.9	3.8	7.9	2.1	1,054	528	398	51	25	57	71	72	+10
17	Candice Wiggins C. Wiggins	22.7	2008	MIN	30	27.5	15.7	3.2	3.0	1.8	0.2	4.6	11.3	40.3	1.2	4.0	30.6	5.4	6.6	81.7	55.3	1.3	1.9	1.9	824	472	97	90	54	7	57	113	+71
18	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	22.7	2001	SEA	29	34.5	15.2	6.7	1.5	1.9	2.2	5.1	14.0	36.7	1.4	4.4	31.0	3.6	4.9	72.7	47.1	2.0	4.7	1.8	1,000	442	193	44	54	64	53	97	-56
19	Teaira McCowan T. McCowan	22.5	2019	IND	34	22.1	10.0	9.0	0.2	0.6	1.3	3.5	6.8	51.7	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.4	68.7	57.6	3.2	5.8	1.3	752	341	305	8	20	44	43	110	-6
20	Paige Bueckers P. Bueckers	22.2	2025	DAL	36	33.3	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
21	Vicky Bullett V. Bullett	22.1	1997	CHA	28	31.1	12.8	6.4	2.3	1.9	2.0	5.2	11.6	44.8	0.3	0.8	30.4	2.2	2.9	77.5	50.0	2.4	4.0	2.4	872	359	178	65	54	55	68	84	+56
22	Seimone Augustus S. Augustus	22.1	2006	MIN	34	33.1	21.9	3.8	1.5	0.6	0.5	8.3	18.2	45.6	0.9	2.5	35.3	4.4	4.9	89.7	53.7	0.4	3.3	2.1	1,127	744	128	50	21	18	71	58	-132
23	Brittney Griner B. Griner	22.1	2013	PHX	27	25.9	12.6	6.3	1.0	0.5	3.0	5.1	9.3	55.6	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.2	72.4	59.1	1.4	5.0	1.7	699	341	171	28	13	81	47	80	+30
24	Taj McWilliams-Franklin T. McWilliams-Franklin	21.9	1999	ORL	32	32.6	13.1	7.5	1.6	1.8	1.2	4.8	10.0	48.0	0.6	1.4	44.4	2.9	4.4	66.7	55.1	2.5	4.9	2.5	1,043	420	239	51	57	38	80	96	+28
25	Betty Lennox B. Lennox	21.9	2000	MIN	32	30.7	16.9	5.6	2.6	1.7	0.3	6.3	14.7	42.7	1.7	4.3	39.6	2.6	3.3	80.0	52.3	1.7	3.9	3.0	983	541	178	82	53	9	97	112	+2

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	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	18	6	.750
2	Aces	17	7	.708	1.0
3	Valkyries	17	7	.708	1.0
4	Wings	16	8	.667	2.0
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9	Sparks	10	12	.455	7.0
10	Fire	10	13	.435	7.5
11	Tempo	10	13	.435	7.5
12	Mercury	8	17	.320	10.5
13	Sky	7	16	.304	10.5
14	Storm	6	19	.240	12.5
15	Sun	5	18	.217	12.5