most 3s in first 15 games by a rookie in history

Ruthie Bolton made the most threes by a rookie in her first 15 games, with 45 three-pointers in 1997.

NAME3PMSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ruthie Bolton
R. Bolton
45
1997
SAC SAC
15
33.8
18.4
6.5
2.2
2.0
0.1
6.7
17.3
38.6
8.9
33.8
2.1
2.7
75.6
49.8
1.4
5.1
2.8
507
276
98
33
30
1
42
48
-104
2Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
41
2022
ATL ATL
15
30.7
16.3
4.1
2.6
1.6
0.9
5.7
14.2
40.4
7.0
39.0
2.1
2.9
72.1
52.6
0.8
3.3
1.3
460
244
61
39
24
13
20
38
-57
3Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
40
2024
IND IND
15
33.0
16.1
5.1
6.2
1.3
1.0
4.8
12.5
38.3
8.1
32.8
3.9
4.3
90.6
56.0
0.5
4.5
5.5
495
242
76
93
19
15
82
43
-124
4Kelsey Mitchell
K. Mitchell
40
2018
IND IND
15
29.2
15.8
1.7
2.5
0.7
0.1
5.2
13.7
37.9
7.1
37.7
2.7
3.5
78.8
51.8
0.3
1.4
2.2
438
237
25
38
11
1
33
44
-91
5Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
36
2004
PHX PHX
15
36.3
18.5
3.8
3.9
1.1
0.7
6.6
15.1
43.8
6.1
39.6
2.9
3.7
80.0
55.6
0.7
3.1
2.3
544
278
57
59
16
10
35
53
+30
6Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
35
1997
HOU HOU
15
34.4
20.9
4.6
4.5
2.1
0.3
6.3
14.3
44.2
4.9
47.9
5.9
6.7
88.1
60.5
1.1
3.5
4.1
516
314
69
68
32
5
61
39
+114
7Kedra Holland-Corn
K. Holland-Corn
34
1999
SAC SAC
15
32.8
13.5
2.1
1.5
2.0
0.3
4.5
11.2
39.9
6.0
37.8
2.3
3.4
68.6
53.3
0.9
1.3
2.3
492
203
32
23
30
5
34
42
+130
8Tonya Edwards
T. Edwards
33
1999
MIN MIN
15
31.9
16.3
3.5
2.6
1.2
0.5
5.5
14.1
39.2
5.7
38.8
3.1
3.9
78.0
51.5
0.6
2.9
2.2
478
245
52
39
18
7
33
51
-12
9Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
32
2002
IND IND
15
37.2
18.3
8.6
3.7
3.1
1.5
5.5
12.1
45.3
4.8
44.4
5.3
6.1
86.8
62.2
2.9
5.7
2.9
558
275
129
56
46
23
44
56
-51
10Kitija Laksa
K. Laksa
30
2025
PHX PHX
15
24.2
9.5
1.7
1.1
0.5
0.2
3.3
7.3
45.5
5.0
40.0
0.9
1.2
72.2
60.6
0.5
1.1
0.7
363
143
25
17
8
3
11
23
+15
11Julie Vanloo
J. Vanloo
30
2024
WAS WAS
15
24.1
8.2
2.1
5.5
0.6
0.0
2.9
8.0
36.7
5.9
33.7
0.3
0.5
71.4
50.0
0.1
1.9
3.1
362
123
31
83
9
0
47
32
-64
12Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
30
2006
PHX PHX
15
32.5
21.9
3.5
2.5
1.1
0.1
7.4
16.5
44.9
4.9
41.1
5.1
6.1
83.5
57.1
1.6
1.9
1.5
488
328
52
38
17
1
22
43
-43
13Julie Allemand
J. Allemand
29
2020
IND IND
15
33.4
8.5
4.1
5.3
1.5
0.5
2.8
5.7
48.8
3.9
49.2
1.0
1.3
75.0
67.5
0.3
3.8
2.8
500
128
61
80
23
7
42
39
-91
14Katie Smith
K. Smith
29
1999
MIN MIN
15
30.9
11.7
2.9
1.9
0.5
0.3
3.5
9.5
36.4
4.6
42.0
2.9
3.5
81.1
52.9
1.4
1.5
1.5
463
176
44
28
7
4
22
52
+11
15Sue Bird
S. Bird
28
2002
SEA SEA
15
35.7
14.6
2.6
5.5
2.0
0.1
4.4
11.2
39.3
4.7
40.0
3.9
4.2
93.7
55.9
0.9
1.7
4.1
536
219
39
82
30
1
61
29
+4
16Crystal Robinson
C. Robinson
28
1999
NYL NYL
15
25.4
10.1
2.2
1.3
1.1
0.1
3.3
7.0
47.6
4.3
43.8
1.5
1.7
88.5
64.8
0.9
1.3
1.0
381
151
33
19
16
2
15
41
+83
17Bridget Pettis
B. Pettis
28
1997
PHX PHX
15
31.7
13.1
4.3
3.1
1.7
0.5
4.1
12.7
32.6
5.5
33.7
2.9
3.4
86.3
46.1
1.3
3.0
3.1
475
196
64
46
26
7
46
29
+69
18Victoria Vivians
V. Vivians
27
2018
IND IND
15
23.0
8.7
2.5
1.1
0.8
0.2
3.1
7.3
42.2
4.7
38.6
0.7
0.8
91.7
56.9
0.3
2.1
0.9
345
130
37
16
12
3
14
24
-39
19Coretta Brown
C. Brown
27
2003
IND IND
15
21.3
8.9
1.5
1.4
1.0
0.2
2.9
6.6
43.4
4.0
45.0
1.4
1.7
84.0
60.9
0.5
1.1
1.6
319
134
23
21
15
3
24
18
+18
20Crystal Dangerfield
C. Dangerfield
26
2020
MIN MIN
15
29.1
15.5
1.9
3.0
0.9
0.1
5.4
11.9
45.5
5.1
34.2
3.0
3.3
90.0
58.3
0.3
1.6
2.3
437
233
29
45
14
1
35
24
+78
21Danielle Adams
D. Adams
26
2011
SAN SAN
15
21.9
14.3
4.6
0.7
0.3
0.7
5.0
10.9
45.7
4.7
37.1
2.5
3.5
71.7
57.1
1.9
2.7
1.2
329
214
69
10
5
11
18
42
+75
22Stacey Dales
S. Dales
26
2002
WAS WAS
15
30.1
12.3
2.7
3.2
0.6
0.3
3.8
8.7
43.8
3.9
44.1
2.9
3.9
74.6
59.0
1.1
1.7
2.6
452
184
41
48
9
4
39
43
+71
23Sophia Witherspoon
S. Witherspoon
25
1997
NYL NYL
15
30.2
13.7
3.0
2.7
1.9
0.2
4.5
10.7
41.9
4.1
41.0
3.1
4.1
75.4
54.9
0.9
2.1
2.9
453
205
45
40
28
3
43
35
+102
24Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
24
2019
DAL DAL
15
27.9
15.1
2.5
2.1
0.9
0.1
5.3
14.9
35.7
5.1
31.6
2.8
3.4
82.4
45.9
0.6
1.9
1.3
418
226
37
31
14
1
19
30
-62
25Kayla McBride
K. McBride
24
2014
SAN SAN
15
23.4
10.3
2.3
1.1
1.2
0.1
3.5
9.7
35.6
4.1
39.3
1.8
2.3
79.4
48.1
0.5
1.8
1.5
351
155
35
17
18
1
22
12
-70
StatMuse has game-level data for three-pointers going back to the 1997 season.