most playoff points by a player in 1 season before turning 23

Ariel Atkins has dropped the most points by a player younger than 23 in a single WNBA playoff run, with 137 points in her rookie season in 2018.

NAMEPTSAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
137
21
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
3.2
3.7
87.9
60.9
1.6
2.1
0.9
251
33
17
10
1
8
24
+42
2Maya Moore
M. Moore
110
21
2011
MIN MIN
8
27.8
13.8
5.9
2.3
1.0
0.6
4.8
10.4
45.8
1.8
4.4
40.0
2.5
3.6
69.0
57.4
2.4
3.5
1.9
223
47
18
8
5
15
26
+70
3Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
107
21
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
5.4
6.6
81.1
60.6
0.6
1.6
2.1
255
18
41
11
3
17
23
+16
4Briann January
B. January
106
22
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
3.4
4.0
85.0
55.4
0.7
1.7
1.3
228
24
30
4
0
13
23
-14
5DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
97
21
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
2.6
3.2
82.9
57.5
1.5
2.7
0.6
186
47
3
5
6
7
13
+28
6Candace Parker
C. Parker
90
21
2008
LAS LAS
6
36.6
15.0
9.8
3.8
1.5
2.2
5.7
12.3
45.9
0.0
1.2
0.0
3.7
4.8
75.9
51.9
3.3
6.5
2.8
219
59
23
9
13
17
16
-1
7Cheryl Ford
C. Ford
67
21
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
2.4
2.9
82.6
39.8
3.1
6.9
1.3
233
80
4
11
6
10
30
+11
8Alexis Hornbuckle
A. Hornbuckle
57
22
2008
DET DET
9
24.5
6.3
4.9
2.1
1.2
0.8
2.0
4.7
42.9
0.7
1.8
37.5
1.7
2.2
75.0
56.1
1.3
3.6
1.3
220
44
19
11
7
12
21
+55
9Brittney Griner
B. Griner
53
22
2013
PHX PHX
5
26.6
10.6
6.4
0.2
0.2
0.8
4.8
9.0
53.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.8
55.6
54.1
2.6
3.8
1.6
133
32
1
1
4
8
18
-14
10Sonia Citron
S. Citron
50
22
2026
WAS WAS
2
36.5
25.0
6.5
2.5
0.5
1.0
7.0
14.0
50.0
2.5
5.0
50.0
8.5
10.0
85.0
67.9
1.0
5.5
4.0
73
13
5
1
2
8
5
-26
11Alana Beard
A. Beard
50
21
2004
WAS WAS
3
33.9
16.7
5.0
3.0
2.0
2.7
6.0
13.7
43.9
0.3
1.3
25.0
4.3
4.3
100.0
53.5
0.7
4.3
3.3
102
15
9
6
8
10
8
-17
12Crystal Dangerfield
C. Dangerfield
47
21
2020
MIN MIN
4
42.5
11.8
2.8
3.8
1.0
0.0
4.5
13.3
34.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
1.8
2.8
63.6
40.6
0.3
2.5
2.0
170
11
15
4
0
8
11
-26
13Alex Bentley
A. Bentley
46
22
2013
ATL ATL
8
17.6
5.8
1.8
2.0
1.1
0.3
2.1
7.5
28.3
0.5
2.6
19.0
1.0
1.1
88.9
36.0
0.6
1.1
1.0
140
14
16
9
2
8
20
-8
14Chelsea Newton
C. Newton
46
21
2005
SAC SAC
8
23.1
5.8
1.8
1.0
0.3
0.0
2.3
5.3
42.9
0.3
0.5
50.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
48.6
0.5
1.3
1.4
184
14
8
2
0
11
19
+18
15Kayla McBride
K. McBride
45
21
2014
SAN SAN
2
30.2
22.5
2.5
0.5
1.0
0.0
8.0
13.5
59.3
3.0
5.0
60.0
3.5
3.5
100.0
74.8
0.5
2.0
3.5
60
5
1
2
0
7
4
-4
16Penny Taylor
P. Taylor
45
21
2003
CLE CLE
3
33.0
15.0
4.3
1.0
2.0
0.3
5.3
12.0
44.4
1.0
3.3
30.0
3.3
4.0
83.3
54.5
0.3
4.0
2.0
99
13
3
6
1
6
10
-3
17Imani McGee-Stafford
I. McGee-Stafford
42
21
2016
CHI CHI
5
20.4
8.4
8.2
0.8
0.0
2.0
3.6
7.2
50.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.0
60.0
52.0
3.2
5.0
1.0
102
41
4
0
10
5
19
-3
18LaToya Thomas
L. Thomas
41
21
2003
CLE CLE
3
33.2
13.7
7.7
1.3
0.3
1.3
4.7
10.7
43.8
0.0
0.7
0.0
4.3
5.7
76.5
51.9
2.0
5.7
2.0
99
23
4
1
4
6
11
+1
19Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
40
21
2015
NYL NYL
6
25.8
6.7
8.2
0.0
0.8
1.3
2.8
6.0
47.2
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.2
85.7
51.2
3.0
5.2
1.2
155
49
0
5
8
7
9
+27
20Stacey Dales
S. Dales
38
22
2002
WAS WAS
5
19.5
7.6
1.6
3.2
0.4
0.0
2.6
6.0
43.3
1.6
3.6
44.4
0.8
0.8
100.0
59.8
1.0
0.6
1.0
97
8
16
2
0
5
8
-17
21Crystal Kelly
C. Kelly
37
21
2008
SAC SAC
3
26.5
12.3
3.3
1.3
0.3
0.0
4.7
6.7
70.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.3
90.0
75.8
1.3
2.0
0.7
80
10
4
1
0
2
8
+4
22Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
36
22
2024
IND IND
2
38.2
18.0
5.0
8.5
2.0
1.0
7.0
20.0
35.0
2.5
12.5
20.0
1.5
2.0
75.0
43.1
0.5
4.5
2.5
76
10
17
4
2
5
6
-26
23Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
36
21
2012
LAS LAS
4
25.6
9.0
5.3
0.5
1.0
0.8
4.0
7.3
55.2
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.5
40.0
53.9
1.8
3.5
1.3
103
21
2
4
3
5
14
-10
24Tamika Whitmore
T. Whitmore
35
21
1999
NYL NYL
6
19.0
5.8
1.7
0.5
0.7
0.3
2.5
5.2
48.4
0.0
0.0
0.8
2.3
35.7
47.1
0.8
0.8
1.7
114
10
3
4
2
10
14
-37
25Essence Carson
E. Carson
34
21
2008
NYL NYL
6
16.9
5.7
1.5
0.8
0.2
0.3
2.7
5.5
48.5
0.2
1.0
16.7
0.2
0.3
50.0
50.2
0.2
1.3
0.7
101
9
5
1
2
4
11
-38
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Team Leaders

PPG

25.0

Citron

Sonia Citron

RPG

15.0

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

APG

3.5

Amoore

Georgia Amoore
Team Rankings

ORTG

105.6

11th

DRTG

104.0

3rd

NETRTG

1.6

8th

3P%

32.3

12th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Dream Dream
30
14
.682
2
Mystics Mystics
28
16
.636
2.0
3
Fever Fever
28
16
.636
2.0
4
Liberty Liberty
26
18
.591
4.0
5
Sky Sky
16
28
.364
14.0
Last Game
ATL Dream

2 - 0

93

Final

75

WAS Mystics

0 - 2

Wed 30 Sep 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

10.2

Jones

Jonquel Jones

9.5

Stokes

Kiah Stokes
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

8.8

Canada

Jordin Canada

6.2

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.2

Canada

Jordin Canada

2.0

Gray

Allisha Gray
Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

Jonquel Jones

2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

2.2

Reese

Angel Reese
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

3.2

Ionescu

Sabrina Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

JocytÄ—

JustÄ— JocytÄ—

113.6

VanSlooten

Grace VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Dream

114.8

Valkyries

114.5

Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

102.9

Valkyries

105.0

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Dream

11.9

Valkyries

9.4

Liberty

4.3

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

262.3

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

226.8

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

255.5

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

233.3

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

44.6

Koné

Sika Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale
Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

38.3

Gray

Chelsea Gray

38.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.41

Okot

Madina Okot

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston

1.34

Okot

Madina Okot

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Best Record ATS
Valkyries

27-17

Mystics

22-18

Sparks

21-17

Aces

24-20

Sky

20-17

Dream

22-21
Worst Record ATS
Liberty

15-26

Tempo

15-21

Mercury

16-20

Lynx

18-21

Wings

19-21

Fire

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries - x
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces - x
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Dream Dream - x
30
14
.682
3.0
5
Mystics Mystics - x
28
16
.636
5.0
6
Fever Fever - x
28
16
.636
5.0
7
Wings Wings - x
27
17
.614
6.0
8
Liberty Liberty - x
26
18
.591
7.0
9
Fire Fire - e
17
27
.386
16.0
10
Sparks Sparks - e
16
28
.364
17.0
11
Sky Sky - e
16
28
.364
17.0
12
Mercury Mercury - e
16
28
.364
17.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
33
.250
22.0
14
Sun Sun - e
11
33
.250
22.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
36
.182
25.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
7/2
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
67-90
Fri
7/3
MIN MIN
@
NYL NYL
86-99
Fri
7/3
CHI CHI
@
LVA LVA
90-98
Sat
7/4
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
88-83
Sat
7/4
PDX PDX
@
SEA SEA
77-72

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
3:30 PM
Mon
10/19
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Wed
10/21
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM