most assists per game by a rookie since 1980

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

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most assists per game with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games by a rookie since 1980

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	8.4	2024	IND	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
2	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	7.5	1998	SAC	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
3	Suzie McConnell Serio S. McConnell Serio	6.4	1998	CLE	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
4	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	6.2	1997	NYL	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
5	Olivia Miles O. Miles	6.0	2026	MIN	38	30.9	19.7	4.6	1.3	0.6	7.0	14.2	49.5	1.7	4.2	39.6	4.0	4.6	86.9	60.8	0.6	4.0	3.1	1,175	749	175	228	48	24	117	114	+275
6	Sue Bird S. Bird	6.0	2002	SEA	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
7	Julie Allemand J. Allemand	5.8	2020	IND	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
8	Dawn Staley D. Staley	5.5	1999	CHA	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
9	Paige Bueckers P. Bueckers	5.4	2025	DAL	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
10	Temeka Johnson T. Johnson	5.2	2005	WAS	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
11	Penny Toler P. Toler	5.1	1997	LAS	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
12	Debbie Black D. Black	5.0	1999	UTA	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
13	Michele Timms M. Timms	5.0	1997	PHX	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
14	Lindsay Whalen L. Whalen	4.8	2004	CON	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
15	Chantel Tremitiere C. Tremitiere	4.7	1997	SAC	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
16	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	4.7	1997	HOU	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
17	Andrea Nagy A. Nagy	4.6	1999	WAS	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
18	Samantha Prahalis S. Prahalis	4.5	2012	PHX	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
19	Jackie Young J. Young	4.5	2019	LVA	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
20	Michelle Edwards M. Edwards	4.5	1997	CLE	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
21	Andrea Stinson A. Stinson	4.4	1997	CHA	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
22	Shannon Johnson S. Johnson	4.4	1999	ORL	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
23	Nikki Teasley N. Teasley	4.4	2002	LAS	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
24	Noelle Quinn N. Quinn	4.4	2007	MIN	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
25	Teresa Edwards T. Edwards	4.4	2003	MIN	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

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PPG

25.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.3

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APG

8.4

Clark

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116.5

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DRTG

109.2

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NETRTG

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39.5

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2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Fever	26	14	.650
2	Dream	26	14	.650
3	Liberty	24	16	.600	2.0
4	Mystics	24	16	.600	2.0
5	Sky	15	25	.375	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/18	IND	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Sun 9/20	WAS	@	IND	4:00 PM
Tue 9/22	MIN	@	IND	8:00 PM
Thu 9/24	IND	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Sun

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Final

111

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26 - 14

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.0

Wilson

25.0

Mitchell

22.5

Clark

RPG Leaders

12.4

Reese

11.1

Shepard

9.4

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

8.4

Clark

7.4

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

1.9

Canada

1.8

Reese

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.7

Brink

1.7

Stokes

3PM Leaders

3.3

Howard

3.3

Mabrey

3.0

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.3

Allemand

68.4

Carter

66.9

Cunningham

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

116.5

114.3

112.9

111.9

111.8

111.3

DRtg Rankings

100.1

104.5

105.0

107.2

107.8

NetRtg Rankings

9.9

9.6

7.3

6.2

5.1

4.6

Tank Leaderboard

8-32

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14-26

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WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,846.3

Wilson

1,595.7

Stewart

1,540

Reese

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,826.8

Wilson

1,577.3

Reese

1,577

Stewart

USG% Leaders

32.8

Wilson

31.8

Clark

30.5

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.6

Howard

33.5

Thomas

33.2

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.32

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.36

Clark

1.35

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

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21-13

20-14

19-15

18-14

18-16

18-15

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11-21

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15-16

WNBA 2026 Standings

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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

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 6/14	ATL	@	TOR	102-77
Mon 6/15	LVA	@	DAL	66-96
Mon 6/15	PDX	@	MIN	74-107
Mon 6/15	LAS	@	GSV	58-78
Tue 6/16	TOR	@	IND	91-113

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	CON	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Thu 9/17	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 9/17	LAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 9/17	LVA	@	SEA	10:00 PM
Thu 9/17	PHX	@	PDX	10:00 PM

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

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