highest ppg in a season by player 1990s

Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, Cynthia Cooper averaged the most points per game in a season, with 22.7 per game in 1998.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games in a season by player 1990s
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
22.7
1998
HOU HOU
30
35.0
3.7
4.4
1.6
0.4
6.8
15.2
44.6
2.1
5.3
40.0
7.0
8.2
85.4
60.4
0.8
2.8
3.2
1,051
680
110
131
48
11
95
65
+345
2Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
22.2
1997
HOU HOU
28
35.0
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
3Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
22.1
1999
HOU HOU
31
35.5
2.8
5.2
1.4
0.4
6.8
14.8
46.3
1.9
5.6
33.5
6.6
7.4
89.1
61.4
0.5
2.3
3.4
1,101
686
87
162
43
11
104
61
+316
4Jennifer Gillom
J. Gillom
20.9
1998
PHX PHX
30
32.1
7.3
1.4
1.7
0.3
7.6
16.4
46.5
1.0
2.7
37.8
4.6
6.5
70.3
54.1
2.1
5.2
3.0
963
626
219
42
50
10
89
94
+157
5Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
19.6
1998
LAS LAS
28
32.1
10.2
2.5
1.5
2.1
7.2
15.1
47.8
0.3
0.8
39.1
4.9
6.3
76.8
54.8
2.8
7.4
3.6
898
549
285
70
42
60
102
121
+40
6Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
18.8
1999
SAC SAC
29
33.7
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
7Ruthie Bolton
R. Bolton
18.5
1997
SAC SAC
24
34.3
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
8Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
18.3
1999
HOU HOU
32
34.4
6.3
4.0
2.4
1.4
7.1
15.3
46.2
1.0
3.1
33.7
3.1
3.8
82.0
53.9
1.5
4.8
2.6
1,100
585
202
127
76
46
83
57
+293
9Natalie Williams
N. Williams
18.0
1999
UTA UTA
28
34.0
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
10Nikki McCray
N. McCray
17.5
1999
WAS WAS
32
32.5
2.7
2.4
1.1
0.0
6.0
14.2
42.4
1.4
4.8
30.1
4.0
5.0
80.6
53.4
1.1
1.6
3.3
1,040
561
86
78
34
1
107
86
-140
11Nikki McCray
N. McCray
17.3
1998
WAS WAS
28
33.5
3.0
3.1
1.4
0.1
6.4
15.7
41.0
0.8
2.5
31.0
3.6
4.9
73.7
48.4
1.2
1.8
4.4
938
483
85
87
40
2
124
75
-375
12Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
16.9
1999
WAS WAS
31
34.4
7.9
2.4
1.2
0.9
6.5
14.9
43.7
0.2
0.9
17.2
3.7
4.8
77.3
49.7
2.4
5.5
3.5
1,065
525
246
74
37
27
108
67
-82
13Tamecka Dixon
T. Dixon
16.2
1998
LAS LAS
22
32.2
2.5
2.5
1.1
0.4
5.6
12.9
43.8
1.0
2.7
35.6
4.0
5.1
77.9
53.6
0.6
2.0
2.6
708
357
56
54
24
8
57
67
+3
14Brandy Reed
B. Reed
16.1
1999
MIN MIN
25
30.2
6.0
2.6
1.2
0.7
6.7
14.6
45.9
0.5
1.5
34.2
2.1
2.8
75.7
50.7
2.2
3.8
2.5
755
402
151
64
29
17
63
57
-30
15Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
15.9
1997
LAS LAS
28
32.4
9.5
2.6
1.4
2.1
5.7
13.3
43.1
0.4
1.6
26.1
4.0
6.8
59.8
49.0
2.3
7.3
3.9
906
445
266
74
39
59
109
99
+95
16Wendy Palmer
W. Palmer
15.8
1997
UTA UTA
28
33.3
8.0
1.7
1.7
0.2
5.6
15.0
37.4
0.4
1.7
25.0
4.2
6.2
67.6
44.6
2.7
5.3
2.5
933
443
225
48
47
6
71
86
-246
17Jennifer Gillom
J. Gillom
15.7
1997
PHX PHX
28
31.1
5.4
0.8
1.3
0.5
5.8
13.4
43.4
0.7
2.3
31.3
3.4
4.3
77.7
51.3
1.6
3.8
2.1
871
440
150
22
36
15
58
93
+71
18Andrea Stinson
A. Stinson
15.7
1997
CHA CHA
28
36.1
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
19Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
15.6
1999
LAS LAS
32
28.9
7.8
1.8
1.1
1.5
5.7
12.2
46.7
0.7
1.6
42.3
3.6
4.9
73.1
54.5
2.3
5.5
2.9
926
500
248
56
36
49
94
136
+132
20Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
15.6
1998
HOU HOU
29
32.3
5.1
2.1
2.5
0.5
6.0
14.0
42.7
1.2
3.4
36.0
2.4
3.0
82.6
51.1
1.3
3.8
2.0
937
453
149
62
72
14
58
42
+315
21Jennifer Gillom
J. Gillom
15.2
1999
PHX PHX
32
34.3
5.8
1.7
1.2
0.2
5.1
13.4
38.1
0.6
2.3
25.0
4.4
5.5
79.7
47.9
1.7
4.1
2.7
1,096
485
184
54
37
7
87
105
-64
22Andrea Stinson
A. Stinson
15.0
1998
CHA CHA
30
34.9
4.6
4.5
1.8
0.5
5.8
13.8
41.8
1.0
3.4
28.2
2.5
3.3
75.0
49.1
1.0
3.6
2.6
1,046
450
138
134
54
15
77
72
+89
23Adrienne Goodson
A. Goodson
14.9
1999
UTA UTA
32
33.4
4.3
2.7
0.8
0.3
5.7
13.3
42.6
0.4
1.7
24.5
3.1
4.0
76.7
49.2
2.2
2.1
3.1
1,069
476
138
87
27
8
98
76
-15
24Tonya Edwards
T. Edwards
14.8
1999
MIN MIN
32
32.3
3.5
2.6
0.8
0.4
5.2
14.4
35.7
2.1
6.0
34.4
2.5
3.1
80.6
47.0
0.5
3.0
2.1
1,034
475
112
84
27
13
68
104
-104
25Sophia Witherspoon
S. Witherspoon
14.5
1997
NYL NYL
28
30.9
3.0
2.3
1.8
0.3
5.0
12.3
40.6
1.6
4.5
34.9
3.0
4.0
74.8
51.7
1.1
1.9
2.8
866
407
84
64
49
7
77
62
+81
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and points per game going back to the 1997 season.