highest ppg in a season from 1990 to 2017

Between the 1990 and 2017 seasons, Diana Taurasi put up the most points per game in a season, with 25.3 per game in 2006.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games by a player in a season from 1990 to 2017
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
25.3
2006
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
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
3Maya Moore
M. Moore
23.9
2014
34
34.7
8.1
3.4
1.9
0.8
8.7
18.0
48.1
1.8
5.4
33.5
4.7
5.3
88.4
58.6
2.1
6.0
2.4
1,181
812
276
116
64
28
81
87
+230
4Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
23.8
2007
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
5Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
23.4
2015
31
32.8
8.4
1.4
1.1
2.0
7.7
16.7
46.0
1.4
4.3
31.3
6.7
7.0
95.0
59.1
1.9
6.5
1.2
1,016
725
260
42
33
63
36
52
+211
6Katie Smith
K. Smith
23.0
2001
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
7Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
22.7
1998
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
8Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
22.6
2010
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
9Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
22.6
2007
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
10Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
22.2
1997
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
11Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
22.1
1999
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
12Brittney Griner
B. Griner
21.9
2017
26
31.5
7.6
1.9
0.7
2.5
8.0
13.8
57.7
0.0
0.0
6.0
7.3
81.2
64.2
1.7
5.9
2.5
820
569
198
49
18
65
64
88
+109
13Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
21.9
2006
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
14Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
21.6
2011
32
30.2
3.2
3.6
0.8
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.9
2.5
6.4
39.5
6.1
6.8
90.3
62.0
0.4
2.8
3.0
965
692
101
114
24
20
96
113
+140
15Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
21.6
2011
33
27.9
5.2
2.5
2.2
1.0
7.1
16.8
42.4
0.6
2.2
26.4
6.8
8.7
77.7
52.3
1.6
3.6
3.2
921
712
173
84
72
32
104
99
+104
16Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
21.5
2013
33
31.4
5.3
4.4
2.7
0.7
7.5
18.1
41.3
0.7
3.4
20.4
5.9
7.2
82.4
50.7
1.8
3.6
4.1
1,036
711
176
146
89
24
134
90
+148
17Tina Charles
T. Charles
21.5
2016
32
33.7
9.9
3.8
0.8
0.8
8.5
19.4
43.9
0.5
1.5
34.7
3.9
4.8
81.2
49.9
2.3
7.6
2.0
1,077
688
317
121
27
25
63
48
+56
18Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
21.5
2016
28
33.1
7.0
1.9
0.6
1.6
7.6
15.8
48.5
1.5
3.6
42.6
4.6
5.0
93.5
59.8
1.7
5.3
1.3
927
601
197
53
16
44
35
64
+32
19Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
21.4
2010
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
20Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
21.4
2012
24
29.9
5.0
2.9
2.5
1.1
7.4
16.5
44.7
1.2
3.5
33.7
5.5
6.9
80.0
54.8
2.1
2.9
4.0
718
514
119
69
60
27
95
56
+121
21Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
21.2
2008
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
22Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
21.2
2003
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
23Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
21.1
2010
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
24Jennifer Gillom
J. Gillom
20.9
1998
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
25Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
20.7
2000
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
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and points per game going back to the 1997 season.

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