highest ppg in a season from 1997 to 2011

Between the 1997 and 2011 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 1997 to 2011
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
3Lauren 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
4Katie 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
5Cynthia 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
6Diana 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
7Seimone 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
8Cynthia 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
9Cynthia 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
10Seimone 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
11Diana 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
12Angel 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
13Cappie 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
14Cappie 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
15Lauren 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
16Angel 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
17Jennifer 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
18Sheryl 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
19Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
20.5
2003
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
20Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
20.5
2010
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
21Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
20.5
2004
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
22Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
20.4
2009
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
23Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
20.2
2008
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
24Katie Smith
K. Smith
20.2
2000
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
25Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
20.0
2011
34
34.6
10.2
0.6
1.2
2.0
7.7
13.1
59.1
0.0
0.0
4.5
5.9
76.6
63.7
2.9
7.3
2.8
1,175
680
347
22
41
68
96
85
-35
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and points per game going back to the 1997 season.

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