highest ppg in a season from 1980 to 2010

Between the 1980 and 2010 seasons, Diana Taurasi averaged the most points per game in a season, with 25.3 per game in 2006.

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  • Assumption:20+ GP/44TG
  • Data note: Points Per Game, Games Per 44 Team Games: player season data complete from 1997
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
25.3
2006
PHX PHX
34
33.9
3.6
4.1
1.2
0.8
8.8
19.4
45.2
3.6
9.0
39.7
4.2
5.4
78.1
58.1
0.7
2.9
2.3
1,152
860
122
139
42
27
79
100
+113
2Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
24.1
2008
PHX PHX
34
31.9
5.1
3.6
1.4
1.4
7.6
17.0
44.6
2.6
7.3
36.0
6.3
7.3
87.0
59.6
0.8
4.3
2.4
1,083
820
172
121
46
46
83
125
+43
3Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
23.8
2007
SEA SEA
31
32.9
9.7
1.3
1.0
2.0
8.3
16.0
51.9
1.6
3.9
40.2
5.6
6.4
88.3
63.3
2.6
7.1
1.8
1,020
739
300
40
31
63
56
93
+244
4Katie Smith
K. Smith
23.0
2001
MIN MIN
32
38.6
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
5Cynthia 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
6Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
22.6
2010
PHX PHX
31
32.2
4.3
4.7
1.2
0.6
6.8
16.0
42.7
2.6
6.9
37.4
6.4
7.0
91.2
59.2
0.4
3.9
3.5
998
702
132
146
38
19
110
110
+29
7Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
22.6
2007
MIN MIN
34
32.1
4.0
2.3
1.2
0.6
8.7
17.1
50.8
0.8
1.8
41.9
4.4
5.1
87.3
58.3
1.1
2.9
2.4
1,093
769
136
79
41
21
83
58
-69
8Cynthia 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
9Cynthia 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
10Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
21.9
2006
MIN MIN
34
33.1
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
11Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
21.4
2010
NYL NYL
34
34.3
4.5
4.9
0.9
0.1
7.5
15.5
48.3
1.9
4.4
43.0
4.6
5.2
89.2
60.4
0.6
3.9
2.4
1,167
729
153
165
30
4
81
88
+166
12Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
21.2
2008
PHX PHX
32
31.3
3.7
4.2
1.2
0.2
7.3
17.7
41.3
1.3
4.1
31.3
5.3
6.3
84.6
51.8
0.8
2.9
2.9
1,002
679
119
135
38
5
93
82
-47
13Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
21.2
2003
SEA SEA
33
33.6
9.3
1.9
1.2
1.9
7.7
15.9
48.3
1.2
3.7
31.7
4.6
5.5
82.5
57.5
2.5
6.8
2.1
1,110
698
307
62
38
64
69
106
+120
14Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
21.1
2010
ATL ATL
34
30.7
4.9
3.1
1.9
0.6
7.2
17.7
40.8
1.0
3.7
26.2
5.6
7.0
80.3
50.6
1.9
3.1
3.2
1,044
716
167
105
66
21
108
107
+30
15Jennifer 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
16Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
20.7
2000
HOU HOU
31
35.2
6.3
3.8
2.8
1.1
7.9
15.6
50.6
1.1
2.9
37.4
3.8
4.7
82.1
58.7
1.3
5.0
2.6
1,091
643
195
119
87
33
82
67
+399
17Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
20.5
2003
WAS WAS
27
35.1
10.9
3.3
1.3
0.6
7.6
17.8
42.5
0.2
1.3
17.1
5.2
5.7
90.3
50.5
2.7
8.2
2.7
947
554
294
89
34
15
72
74
-95
18Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
20.5
2010
SEA SEA
32
31.0
8.3
1.2
0.9
1.2
6.9
14.9
46.2
1.7
4.9
34.6
5.1
5.6
91.0
59.2
2.8
5.5
1.4
993
656
264
38
30
38
46
91
+295
19Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
20.5
2004
SEA SEA
31
34.5
6.7
1.6
1.0
2.0
7.1
14.8
47.8
1.7
3.7
45.2
4.6
5.6
81.1
59.0
2.1
4.6
2.2
1,068
634
207
51
31
62
67
93
+219
20Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
20.4
2009
PHX PHX
31
31.5
5.7
3.5
1.2
1.4
6.5
14.0
46.1
2.5
6.3
40.7
4.9
5.5
89.4
62.0
0.6
5.2
2.6
976
631
178
109
36
43
82
95
+139
21Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
20.2
2008
SEA SEA
21
33.0
7.0
1.2
1.5
1.6
7.1
15.7
45.2
1.3
4.5
29.5
4.7
5.0
93.4
56.4
1.9
5.1
1.9
694
425
147
26
31
33
40
67
+129
22Katie Smith
K. Smith
20.2
2000
MIN MIN
32
37.3
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
23Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
20.0
2006
LAS LAS
34
31.1
9.5
3.2
1.5
1.7
7.6
14.8
51.1
0.2
0.6
40.0
4.6
7.1
65.0
55.7
2.4
7.1
3.7
1,056
680
323
108
51
57
126
115
+164
24Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
20.0
2004
HOU HOU
26
36.3
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
25Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
19.8
2002
WAS WAS
20
32.1
11.6
2.3
1.0
0.3
7.5
16.5
45.2
0.6
1.4
39.3
4.4
5.3
82.9
52.6
2.7
8.9
2.3
641
396
232
45
20
6
45
50
+47
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TOR TOR
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