most assists per game by a rookie since 1980

Since 1980, Caitlin Clark has averaged the most assists per game by a rookie, with 8.4 per game in 2024.

Interpreted as:
most assists per game with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games by a rookie since 1980
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
8.4
2024
40
35.4
19.2
5.7
1.3
0.7
6.1
14.5
41.7
3.1
8.9
34.4
4.1
4.5
90.6
58.3
0.4
5.3
5.6
1,416
769
227
337
53
27
223
111
-63
2Ticha Penicheiro
T. Penicheiro
7.5
1998
29
36.0
6.1
4.8
2.2
0.1
1.8
5.6
32.3
0.3
1.5
23.3
2.1
3.4
63.3
43.1
0.4
4.3
3.7
1,045
176
138
217
65
3
108
88
-162
3Suzie McConnell Serio
S. McConnell Serio
6.4
1998
28
31.6
8.6
2.2
1.8
0.2
2.9
6.3
45.5
1.0
2.5
40.8
1.8
2.5
72.9
58.0
0.3
1.9
3.7
885
240
62
178
49
5
104
48
+94
4Teresa Weatherspoon
T. Weatherspoon
6.2
1997
28
32.9
7.0
4.1
3.0
0.1
2.3
4.9
46.7
0.1
1.3
8.6
2.3
3.6
65.0
54.1
0.9
3.3
3.4
922
196
116
173
85
2
94
72
+123
5Sue Bird
S. Bird
6.0
2002
32
35.1
14.4
2.6
1.7
0.1
4.7
11.7
40.3
1.8
4.4
40.1
3.2
3.5
91.1
54.3
0.5
2.1
3.4
1,122
461
83
191
55
3
109
48
+82
6Julie Allemand
J. Allemand
5.8
2020
22
32.5
8.5
4.5
1.1
0.4
2.8
6.0
45.9
2.0
4.2
47.8
1.0
1.4
73.3
64.3
0.4
4.2
2.6
716
188
100
128
25
9
58
57
-176
7Olivia Miles
O. Miles
5.7
2026
20
30.6
18.5
4.8
1.4
0.8
6.5
12.9
50.6
1.1
3.4
30.9
4.5
5.0
89.9
61.6
0.7
4.1
3.4
611
370
96
114
27
16
67
60
+197
8Dawn Staley
D. Staley
5.5
1999
32
33.3
11.5
2.3
1.2
0.1
3.9
9.4
41.5
1.0
3.3
31.7
2.7
2.8
93.4
54.0
0.4
1.9
2.8
1,064
368
72
177
38
3
90
71
-8
9Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
5.4
2025
36
33.3
19.2
3.9
1.6
0.5
7.2
15.1
47.7
1.1
3.3
33.1
3.8
4.2
88.8
56.7
0.7
3.3
2.0
1,199
692
142
194
57
18
72
82
-104
10Temeka Johnson
T. Johnson
5.2
2005
34
28.7
9.3
3.1
1.3
0.0
3.7
8.0
45.8
0.4
1.3
30.2
1.5
1.9
78.8
52.1
0.4
2.7
2.6
977
315
104
177
44
1
88
99
-25
11Penny Toler
P. Toler
5.1
1997
28
32.4
13.1
3.4
1.3
0.1
5.1
12.1
42.6
0.3
1.4
18.4
2.6
3.1
83.9
48.9
0.9
2.5
3.8
907
368
94
143
36
3
107
66
+39
12Debbie Black
D. Black
5.0
1999
32
31.7
5.1
3.5
2.4
0.2
1.9
5.1
37.8
0.3
1.3
19.5
1.0
1.6
62.0
43.8
1.0
2.5
2.1
1,013
163
111
161
77
6
67
116
-37
13Michele Timms
M. Timms
5.0
1997
27
35.8
12.1
3.7
2.6
0.1
3.7
10.9
33.6
1.8
5.3
34.5
2.9
3.9
76.0
47.8
0.9
2.8
3.0
967
326
99
135
71
3
80
95
+156
14Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
4.8
2004
31
30.5
8.9
2.9
1.3
0.0
2.7
5.9
45.4
0.6
1.8
35.1
2.9
3.9
73.0
58.1
0.7
2.2
3.0
946
275
90
148
39
0
94
72
-2
15Chantel Tremitiere
C. Tremitiere
4.7
1997
28
37.5
7.6
4.1
1.9
0.0
2.5
7.0
35.2
0.3
1.3
18.9
2.4
3.2
74.4
45.0
0.9
3.2
4.4
1,050
212
114
131
54
1
123
80
-185
16Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
4.7
1997
28
35.0
22.2
3.9
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
17Andrea Nagy
A. Nagy
4.6
1999
32
29.5
5.1
2.4
1.0
0.1
1.7
4.1
40.9
0.3
1.0
27.3
1.4
1.8
76.3
51.3
0.3
2.1
2.6
945
162
78
146
31
3
83
111
-173
18Samantha Prahalis
S. Prahalis
4.5
2012
28
31.6
11.6
3.2
1.6
0.1
4.2
12.0
35.2
1.0
3.8
27.1
2.1
2.4
86.8
44.4
0.5
2.7
3.0
886
324
89
127
44
3
85
71
-272
19Jackie Young
J. Young
4.5
2019
34
22.5
6.6
3.3
0.8
0.4
2.2
6.9
32.2
0.4
1.3
31.8
1.7
2.1
80.8
42.0
0.7
2.6
1.6
766
225
111
153
26
12
53
47
+19
20Michelle Edwards
M. Edwards
4.5
1997
20
31.2
10.2
3.5
1.8
0.2
3.8
8.5
44.7
0.3
1.3
24.0
2.3
4.3
52.3
48.8
0.7
2.9
3.9
623
203
70
89
35
3
77
40
+97
21Andrea Stinson
A. Stinson
4.4
1997
28
36.1
15.7
5.5
1.5
0.8
6.3
14.1
44.7
0.9
2.8
32.5
2.1
3.2
67.4
50.4
1.7
3.8
3.5
1,012
439
155
124
43
21
99
55
+54
22Shannon Johnson
S. Johnson
4.4
1999
32
35.8
14.0
4.7
1.7
0.4
4.7
10.6
44.7
1.3
3.4
36.4
3.3
4.8
68.6
55.1
1.4
3.3
3.8
1,146
447
150
141
54
12
121
79
+28
23Nikki Teasley
N. Teasley
4.4
2002
32
27.6
6.4
2.6
0.8
0.3
2.1
5.2
40.4
1.3
3.1
40.0
0.9
1.3
75.0
55.6
0.5
2.1
2.1
882
204
84
140
25
9
68
63
+157
24Noelle Quinn
N. Quinn
4.4
2007
34
19.7
2.8
2.6
0.9
0.4
1.1
3.6
29.8
0.2
1.1
18.4
0.4
0.7
62.5
35.7
0.5
2.1
2.0
670
96
89
148
29
13
67
40
-8
25Teresa Edwards
T. Edwards
4.4
2003
34
25.2
5.3
3.1
1.2
0.3
1.9
4.9
37.5
0.7
2.4
30.0
0.9
1.2
77.5
48.8
0.7
2.4
2.7
857
181
105
148
41
11
92
60
+11
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and assists per game going back to the 1997 season.

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