Paige Bueckers, Candace Parker and Cynthia Cooper are tied for the most games by a rookie with 40+ points in a season, with 1 game.
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most 40 or more point regular-season games by a rookie| NAME | GP | PTS | SEASON | TM | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Bueckers | 1 | 44 | 2025 | 36.2 | 44.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 81.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0 | 93.1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +12 | |
| 2 |  | C. Parker | 1 | 40 | 2008 | 42.1 | 40.0 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 23.0 | 65.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 75.0 | 70.7 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +12 | |
| 3 |  | C. Cooper | 1 | 44 | 1997 | 34.4 | 44.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 21.0 | 66.7 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 77.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0 | 88.1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +12 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lynx - x | 31 | 9 | .775 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 29 | 11 | .725 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 27 | 13 | .675 | 4.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 26 | 14 | .650 | 5.0 |
| 5 |  Fever - x | 26 | 14 | .650 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Liberty - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 |
| 7 |  Mystics - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 |
| 8 |  Wings - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 16 | 24 | .400 | 15.0 |
| 10 |  Sky - e | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16.0 |
| 11 |  Sparks - e | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 14 | 26 | .350 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 29 | .275 | 20.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 10 | 30 | .250 | 21.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 32 | .200 | 23.0 |