most assists in a game by a rookie since 1980

Since 1980, Caitlin Clark has the most assists by a rookie in a game, with 19 assists versus the Wings on July 17, 2024.

Interpreted as:

most assists in a regular-season game by a rookie since 1980

	NAME	AST	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	19	7/17/2024	IND	@	DAL	40	24	6	0	0	10	19	52.6	2	9	22.2	2	3	66.7	59.1	0	6	6	1	-8
2	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	16	7/29/1998	SAC	@	CLE	39	4	6	2	0	1	6	16.7	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	29.1	0	6	3	4	-8
3	Leila Lacan L. Lacan	14	8/17/2025	CON	vs	IND	38	7	4	3	0	3	6	50.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		58.3	0	4	0	4	+1
4	Noelle Quinn N. Quinn	14	8/19/2007	MIN	vs	SAN	34	8	4	0	2	3	8	37.5	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	45.0	1	3	2	1	+32
5	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	13	7/12/2024	IND	vs	PHX	38	20	6	1	2	8	16	50.0	2	7	28.6	2	2	100.0	59.2	1	5	6	2	+9
6	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	13	7/10/2024	IND	vs	WAS	38	29	5	5	3	7	14	50.0	5	9	55.6	10	11	90.9	77.0	1	4	5	5	-3
7	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	13	7/6/2024	IND	vs	NYL	38	19	12	2	0	7	17	41.2	3	12	25.0	2	2	100.0	53.1	0	12	4	3	+9
8	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	13	6/23/2024	IND	@	CHI	40	17	6	4	0	5	11	45.5	5	9	55.6	2	3	66.7	69.0	0	6	5	4	-1
9	Lindsay Whalen L. Whalen	13	6/27/2004	CON	@	DET	36	10	3	0	0	2	5	40.0	2	3	66.7	4	4	100.0	74.0	1	2	4	0	+7
10	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	13	8/7/1998	SAC	vs	WAS	39	13	2	3	0	3	6	50.0	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	68.3	0	2	5	1	+22
11	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	12	9/8/2024	IND	vs	ATL	45	26	5	0	0	7	17	41.2	4	13	30.8	8	8	100.0	63.4	0	5	9	3	+4
12	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	12	9/1/2024	IND	@	DAL	37	28	4	1	0	10	19	52.6	5	11	45.5	3	4	75.0	67.4	0	4	7	3	+7
13	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	12	8/30/2024	IND	@	CHI	32	31	4	1	0	8	14	57.1	5	9	55.6	10	11	90.9	82.3	0	4	3	3	+23
14	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	12	6/30/2024	IND	@	PHX	39	15	9	0	0	4	14	28.6	2	10	20.0	5	6	83.3	45.1	0	9	6	3	+3
15	Kelsey Plum K. Plum	12	8/4/2017	SAN	vs	WAS	30	9	3	1	0	2	8	25.0	1	4	25.0	4	4	100.0	46.1	0	3	2	2	-5
16	Candice Wiggins C. Wiggins	12	5/31/2008	MIN	vs	PHX	31	17	3	1	0	3	10	30.0	1	4	25.0	10	12	83.3	55.6	2	1	2	3	+10
17	Sue Bird S. Bird	12	7/5/2002	SEA	@	CLE	36	16	0	1	0	6	10	60.0	4	6	66.7	0	0		80.0	0	0	3	0	+12
18	Michelle Cleary M. Cleary	12	7/19/2000	PHX	vs	UTA	35	5	2	3	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	90.6	0	2	0	1	+8
19	Andrea Nagy A. Nagy	12	6/10/1999	WAS	vs	CHA	28	4	3	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		4	6	66.7	43.1	1	2	2	5	-3
20	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	12	7/27/1998	SAC	@	CHA	39	14	7	5	0	4	7	57.1	1	2	50.0	5	6	83.3	72.6	0	7	3	5	+9
21	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	12	7/15/1998	SAC	@	LAS	42	8	6	2	0	3	7	42.9	2	4	50.0	0	0		57.1	0	6	5	4	-3
22	Suzie McConnell Serio S. McConnell Serio	12	7/2/1998	CLE	vs	PHX	35	5	0	2	0	2	9	22.2	1	4	25.0	0	0		27.8	0	0	5	1	-9
23	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	12	8/20/1997	NYL	@	LAS	34	4	3	2	0	1	2	50.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	69.4	0	3	4	2	-1
24	Chantel Tremitiere C. Tremitiere	12	7/7/1997	SAC	@	UTA	40	6	7	1	0	2	6	33.3	0	1	0.0	2	4	50.0	38.7	1	6	3	0	+10
25	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	11	7/2/2024	IND	@	LVA	38	13	6	1	0	4	12	33.3	1	7	14.3	4	4	100.0	47.2	0	6	6	5	-19