highest ppg by a rookie center after 2000

Since 2001, A'ja Wilson has the most points per game by a rookie center, with 20.7 per game in 2018.

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highest ppg with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games by a rookie center after 2000

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	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	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	20.7	2018	LVA	33	30.6	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
2	Teaira McCowan T. McCowan	10.0	2019	IND	34	22.1	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
3	Awa Fam A. Fam	9.8	2026	SEA	5	25.0	5.0	0.6	1.2	0.6	4.4	9.8	44.9	0.0	1.8	0.0	1.0	1.4	71.4	47.0	1.8	3.2	1.8	125	49	25	3	6	3	9	16	-34
4	Kamilla Cardoso K. Cardoso	9.8	2024	CHI	32	27.4	7.9	1.7	0.5	1.4	3.9	7.6	52.1	0.0	0.0		1.9	2.6	72.6	56.1	3.0	4.9	1.5	876	313	254	54	17	46	49	101	-104
5	Dominique Malonga D. Malonga	7.7	2025	SEA	42	14.3	4.6	0.9	0.4	0.7	3.5	6.3	55.1	0.1	0.4	22.2	0.7	1.2	56.9	56.6	1.3	3.4	1.1	600	323	195	36	17	28	48	87	-19
6	Luisa Geiselsöder L. Geiselsöder	6.9	2025	DAL	28	22.4	4.8	1.6	0.8	0.7	2.7	6.4	42.5	1.1	3.4	33.0	0.3	0.4	81.8	52.2	0.9	3.9	1.0	628	192	133	44	22	19	28	67	-133
7	Jonquel Jones J. Jones	6.8	2016	CON	34	14.1	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
8	Imani McGee-Stafford I. McGee-Stafford	6.7	2016	CHI	31	18.9	5.6	0.6	0.6	1.4	2.8	5.1	55.4	0.0	0.0		1.1	1.6	66.0	57.8	1.7	3.9	0.9	587	207	175	18	19	42	28	94	+63
9	Kiah Stokes K. Stokes	5.8	2015	NYL	34	24.9	6.4	0.8	0.7	2.0	2.4	4.4	54.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.0	1.4	68.8	57.6	1.8	4.7	1.1	846	197	219	26	24	67	37	76	+120
10	Lauren Betts L. Betts	5.5	2026	WAS	8	13.6	2.9	0.3	0.1	0.4	2.1	4.6	45.9	0.0	0.0		1.3	1.6	76.9	51.5	1.0	1.9	0.4	109	44	23	2	1	3	3	12	-30
11	Clarissa dos Santos C. dos Santos	5.3	2015	CHI	31	17.1	4.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	2.1	4.5	46.1	0.0	0.0		1.1	1.5	68.8	50.3	1.8	2.9	1.2	529	163	144	22	18	18	38	78	+25
12	Kalani Brown K. Brown	5.1	2019	LAS	28	13.5	3.5	0.6	0.3	0.8	1.9	4.0	47.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.6	78.3	54.0	1.2	2.3	1.0	377	144	98	17	9	22	29	48	-56
13	Marianna Tolo M. Tolo	4.9	2015	LAS	28	18.5	3.0	1.0	0.3	1.0	1.9	4.2	46.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	1.3	80.6	51.6	0.8	2.2	1.0	518	137	83	29	7	28	27	84	-64
14	Madina Okot M. Okot	4.1	2026	ATL	8	8.8	3.8	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.8	3.1	56.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.6	1.0	62.5	57.9	0.8	3.0	1.6	70	33	30	2	2	2	13	15	+8
15	Kylee Shook K. Shook	4.1	2020	NYL	20	14.5	2.8	0.6	0.4	0.5	1.6	4.0	40.5	0.2	0.9	17.6	0.7	0.9	82.4	46.8	0.8	2.1	1.0	290	81	56	11	7	10	20	26	-167
16	Olivia Nelson-Ododa O. Nelson-Ododa	4.0	2022	LAS	30	14.5	3.0	0.4	0.3	0.8	1.6	2.8	56.0	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.2	70.3	59.8	1.1	1.8	1.0	436	120	89	11	9	24	30	77	-168
17	Iliana Rupert I. Rupert	3.8	2022	LVA	17	13.1	2.3	0.9	0.4	0.0	1.5	3.2	46.3	0.8	2.2	36.8	0.1	0.2	33.3	58.7	0.6	1.6	0.5	223	65	39	15	7	0	9	35	-48
18	Maria Kliundikova M. Kliundikova	3.6	2018	LAS	25	8.2	2.2	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.6	3.0	52.7	0.2	0.5	33.3	0.4	0.5	75.0	57.4	0.7	1.5	0.5	204	91	55	11	9	11	12	45	+3
19	Jayne Appel-Marinelli J. Appel-Marinelli	3.4	2015	SAN	29	22.7	6.4	1.4	0.8	1.3	1.3	3.5	38.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.8	1.2	64.7	42.7	1.3	5.1	1.4	659	100	187	41	23	38	40	75	-99
20	Charli Collier C. Collier	3.4	2021	DAL	28	12.3	3.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	1.4	3.1	46.5	0.0	0.0		0.6	0.8	69.6	49.9	1.1	2.5	0.5	345	96	102	6	4	5	13	51	-98
21	Alaina Coates A. Coates	3.4	2018	CHI	32	11.4	3.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	1.3	2.3	56.8	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.3	62.5	59.5	1.2	2.0	0.5	364	109	102	13	6	7	17	58	-16
22	Amanda Zahui B. A. Zahui B.	3.4	2015	TUL	31	9.2	2.4	0.3	0.2	0.6	1.3	3.5	36.1	0.4	1.2	33.3	0.5	0.6	75.0	44.9	0.8	1.6	0.6	286	105	75	10	7	19	20	58	+3
23	Han Xu H. Xu	3.0	2019	NYL	18	7.9	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.2	1.3	3.2	41.4	0.3	0.6	50.0	0.1	0.1	50.0	45.9	0.1	0.7	0.1	143	54	15	2	3	4	2	6	+21
24	Megan Gustafson M. Gustafson	2.9	2019	DAL	25	9.5	2.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	1.1	2.2	49.1	0.0	0.4	11.1	0.7	0.8	90.0	57.2	0.8	1.7	0.4	238	73	63	7	4	6	10	26	+3
25	JiSu Park J. Park	2.8	2018	LVA	32	13.0	3.3	0.9	0.3	0.6	1.2	3.1	38.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.7	61.9	41.5	0.8	2.5	0.7	417	89	107	30	10	20	23	54	-34

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.8

Wilson

RPG

8.9

Wilson

APG

7.2

Gray

Team Rankings

ORTG

108.3

8th

DRTG

103.3

6th

NETRTG

5.0

6th

3P%

34.7

6th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Valkyries	6	3	.667	1.0
3	Wings	6	3	.667	1.0
4	Aces	6	3	.667	1.0
5	Fire	6	5	.545	2.0
6	Sparks	4	5	.444	3.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 6/6	GSV	@	LVA	3:00 PM
Mon 6/8	SEA	@	LVA	10:00 PM
Thu 6/11	LVA	@	PDX	10:00 PM
Sat 6/13	MIN	@	LVA	8:00 PM
Mon 6/15	LVA	@	DAL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Aces

6 - 3

Final

Sparks

4 - 5

Tue 2 Jun 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.8

Plum

24.8

Wilson

21.1

Gray

RPG Leaders

11.3

Reese

11.0

Shepard

10.5

Iriafen

APG Leaders

8.1

Clark

7.5

Thomas

7.2

Gray

SPG Leaders

2.7

Howard

2.4

Canada

2.1

Carleton

BPG Leaders

2.6

Wilson

2.3

Engstler

1.9

Stokes

3PM Leaders

3.7

Howard

3.3

Plum

3.2

Johannes

TS% Leaders

80.2

Kuier

77.3

Vanloo

75.1

Mack

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

111.9

111.6

111.1

109.8

109.0

DRtg Rankings

97.1

98.9

102.3

103.0

103.2

103.3

NetRtg Rankings

14.8

9.6

7.9

7.0

5.6

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

2-9

3-8

3-6

4-5

5-5

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

432

Wilson

409.9

Thomas

371.2

Stewart

DraftKings Points Leaders

425.5

Wilson

415.3

Thomas

373.5

Stewart

USG% Leaders

33.5

Taylor

32.6

Wilson

32.3

Clark

MPG Leaders

35.9

Howard

35.2

Plum

33.8

Gray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.55

Wilson

1.33

Clark

1.32

Boston

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.53

Wilson

1.40

Clark

1.33

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

2-1

2-0

Worst Record ATS

1-2

1-1

1-2

1-1

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	7	2	.778
2	Dream	6	2	.750	0.5
3	Aces	6	3	.667	1.0
4	Valkyries	6	3	.667	1.0
5	Wings	6	3	.667	1.0
6	Liberty	6	4	.600	1.5
7	Fire	6	5	.545	2.0
8	Mystics	4	4	.500	2.5
9	Fever	4	4	.500	2.5
10	Tempo	5	5	.500	2.5
11	Sparks	4	5	.444	3.0
12	Sky	3	6	.333	4.0
13	Mercury	3	8	.273	5.0
14	Storm	3	8	.273	5.0
15	Sun	2	9	.182	6.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 5/8	WAS	@	TOR	68-65
Fri 5/8	CON	@	NYL	75-106
Fri 5/8	GSV	@	SEA	91-80
Sat 5/9	DAL	@	IND	107-104
Sat 5/9	PHX	@	LVA	99-66

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 6/4	ATL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 6/4	GSV	@	MIN	9:00 PM
Fri 6/5	CON	@	CHI	7:30 PM
Fri 6/5	DAL	@	LAS	10:00 PM
Fri 6/5	PHX	@	PDX	10:00 PM

Since 2001, A'ja Wilson has the most points per game by a rookie center, with 20.7 per game in 2018.

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8.1

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2.7

2.4

2.1

2.6

2.3

1.9

3.7

3.3

3.2

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

432

409.9

371.2

425.5

415.3

373.5

33.5

32.6

32.3

35.9

35.2

33.8

1.55

1.33

1.32

1.53

1.40

1.33

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