most free throws in a single post season by a rookie

Lindsay Whalen has made the most free throws by a rookie in a single WNBA playoff run, with 43 made in 2004.

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NAMEFTMSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
43
2004
CON CON
8
31.9
13.4
2.3
5.1
1.4
0.4
3.8
8.1
46.2
0.5
1.4
36.4
6.6
81.1
60.6
0.6
1.6
2.1
255
107
18
41
11
3
17
23
+16
2Briann January
B. January
34
2009
IND IND
10
22.8
10.6
2.4
3.0
0.4
0.0
3.0
7.8
38.5
1.2
2.9
41.4
4.0
85.0
55.4
0.7
1.7
1.3
228
106
24
30
4
0
13
23
-14
3Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
29
2018
WAS WAS
9
27.9
15.2
3.7
1.9
1.1
0.1
5.2
10.9
48.0
1.6
3.7
42.4
3.7
87.9
60.9
1.6
2.1
0.9
251
137
33
17
10
1
8
24
+42
4DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
29
2009
PHX PHX
11
16.9
8.8
4.3
0.3
0.5
0.5
3.1
6.3
49.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.2
82.9
57.5
1.5
2.7
0.6
186
97
47
3
5
6
7
13
+28
5Shavonte Zellous
S. Zellous
23
2009
DET DET
5
29.0
15.6
5.0
2.8
1.2
0.6
4.8
13.6
35.3
1.4
3.4
41.2
5.4
85.2
48.8
1.6
3.4
1.4
145
78
25
14
6
3
7
15
+57
6Candace Parker
C. Parker
22
2008
LAS LAS
6
36.5
15.0
9.8
3.8
1.5
2.2
5.7
12.3
45.9
0.0
1.2
0.0
4.8
75.9
51.9
3.3
6.5
2.8
219
90
59
23
9
13
17
16
-1
7Maya Moore
M. Moore
20
2011
MIN MIN
8
27.9
13.8
5.9
2.3
1.0
0.6
4.8
10.4
45.8
1.8
4.4
40.0
3.6
69.0
57.4
2.4
3.5
1.9
223
110
47
18
8
5
15
26
+70
8Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
20
1997
HOU HOU
2
38.5
28.0
4.5
4.5
1.5
0.5
8.0
15.0
53.3
2.0
5.0
40.0
13.5
74.1
66.9
0.5
4.0
3.5
77
56
9
9
3
1
7
3
+32
9Cheryl Ford
C. Ford
19
2003
DET DET
8
29.1
8.4
10.0
0.5
1.4
0.8
3.0
9.3
32.4
0.0
0.0
2.9
82.6
39.8
3.1
6.9
1.3
233
67
80
4
11
6
10
30
+11
10Nikki Teasley
N. Teasley
16
2002
LAS LAS
6
30.5
8.2
2.2
7.8
1.5
0.2
2.3
7.0
33.3
0.8
3.7
22.7
3.2
84.2
48.6
0.5
1.7
3.7
183
49
13
47
9
1
22
22
+52
11Alexis Hornbuckle
A. Hornbuckle
15
2008
DET DET
9
24.4
6.3
4.9
2.1
1.2
0.8
2.0
4.7
42.9
0.7
1.8
37.5
2.2
75.0
56.1
1.3
3.6
1.3
220
57
44
19
11
7
12
21
+55
12Marie Ferdinand-Harris
M. Ferdinand-Harris
15
2001
UTA UTA
2
34.5
14.5
4.0
3.5
1.5
0.0
3.5
8.0
43.8
0.0
1.0
0.0
9.0
83.3
60.6
1.0
3.0
1.0
69
29
8
7
3
0
2
4
-20
13Dawn Staley
D. Staley
15
1999
CHA CHA
4
39.3
12.0
1.3
5.8
0.8
0.0
3.3
10.0
32.5
1.8
4.0
43.8
4.5
83.3
50.1
0.5
0.8
2.8
157
48
5
23
3
0
11
7
+5
14Monique Akoa Makani
M. Akoa Makani
14
2025
PHX PHX
11
24.4
6.9
2.5
3.0
0.5
0.0
2.4
6.6
35.6
0.9
2.7
33.3
1.4
93.3
47.7
0.8
1.6
1.5
268
76
27
33
6
0
16
26
-20
15Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
14
2013
CHI CHI
2
31.5
15.0
3.5
2.0
0.5
2.0
4.0
10.5
38.1
0.0
1.5
0.0
7.0
100.0
55.2
1.5
2.0
1.0
63
30
7
4
1
4
2
5
-33
16Leonie Fiebich
L. Fiebich
13
2024
NYL NYL
11
31.0
11.6
3.8
2.4
0.8
0.0
4.1
7.5
54.2
2.3
4.4
52.1
1.2
100.0
72.1
0.9
2.9
0.7
341
128
42
26
9
0
8
26
+94
17Alana Beard
A. Beard
13
2004
WAS WAS
3
34.0
16.7
5.0
3.0
2.0
2.7
6.0
13.7
43.9
0.3
1.3
25.0
4.3
100.0
53.5
0.7
4.3
3.3
102
50
15
9
6
8
10
8
-17
18LaToya Thomas
L. Thomas
13
2003
CLE CLE
3
33.0
13.7
7.7
1.3
0.3
1.3
4.7
10.7
43.8
0.0
0.7
0.0
5.7
76.5
51.9
2.0
5.7
2.0
99
41
23
4
1
4
6
11
+1
19Michelle Brogan
M. Brogan
13
1998
PHX PHX
6
28.5
12.3
6.5
2.3
0.7
0.3
4.7
9.3
50.0
0.8
1.8
45.5
3.3
65.0
57.1
2.3
4.2
1.7
171
74
39
14
4
2
10
14
+1
20Rebekah Gardner
R. Gardner
12
2022
CHI CHI
8
17.9
5.0
3.3
1.8
0.8
0.4
1.8
4.5
38.9
0.0
0.8
0.0
1.8
85.7
47.4
1.4
1.9
0.9
143
40
26
14
6
3
7
14
+14
21Monique Billings
M. Billings
11
2018
ATL ATL
5
12.8
5.8
2.6
0.8
0.0
0.6
1.8
3.8
47.4
0.0
0.0
3.8
57.9
53.0
0.8
1.8
0.4
64
29
13
4
0
3
2
10
-17
22Ana Dabovic
A. Dabovic
10
2015
LAS LAS
3
19.3
11.7
1.7
3.7
0.3
0.0
3.3
6.7
50.0
1.7
2.3
71.4
4.7
71.4
66.9
0.3
1.3
0.3
58
35
5
11
1
0
1
13
+37
23Marta Xargay
M. Xargay
10
2015
PHX PHX
4
22.8
6.0
3.8
2.3
0.3
0.0
1.5
3.8
40.0
0.5
1.3
40.0
2.5
100.0
61.9
1.0
2.8
1.8
91
24
15
9
1
0
7
12
+15
24Tammy Sutton-Brown
T. Sutton-Brown
10
2001
CHA CHA
8
20.9
7.5
3.3
0.5
0.1
1.4
3.1
5.8
54.3
0.0
0.0
1.8
71.4
57.5
1.3
2.0
1.0
167
60
26
4
1
11
8
25
-19
25Helen Darling
H. Darling
10
2000
CLE CLE
6
17.8
5.5
3.3
2.2
1.2
0.0
1.5
4.7
32.1
0.8
2.2
38.5
2.3
71.4
48.3
1.2
2.2
1.0
107
33
20
13
7
0
6
5
+6
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