most points by a player in their first postseason in wnba history

Cappie Pondexter had the most points, with 215 points in her first playoff.

NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
215
9
33.3
23.9
4.8
5.8
1.2
0.1
8.2
17.8
46.3
1.3
4.2
31.6
6.1
7.0
87.3
57.3
1.2
3.6
1.9
300
43
52
11
1
17
14
+64
2Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
179
9
33.2
19.9
4.3
3.0
1.4
0.8
7.1
14.1
50.4
3.6
9.1
39.0
2.1
2.9
73.1
64.6
0.7
3.7
2.0
299
39
27
13
7
18
31
+83
3Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
176
8
33.0
22.0
4.5
3.8
0.9
0.6
8.6
16.4
52.7
0.9
2.0
43.8
3.9
4.4
88.6
60.1
0.5
4.0
1.6
264
36
30
7
5
13
12
+33
4Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
137
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
5Swin Cash
S. Cash
130
8
36.0
16.3
6.4
4.4
0.5
0.6
5.4
13.0
41.3
0.3
1.3
20.0
5.3
6.5
80.8
51.2
3.0
3.4
3.5
288
51
35
4
5
28
21
0
6Leonie Fiebich
L. Fiebich
128
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
1.2
100.0
72.1
0.9
2.9
0.7
341
42
26
9
0
8
26
+94
7Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
124
8
32.1
15.5
3.6
2.6
1.3
0.3
5.5
12.0
45.8
2.6
5.9
44.7
1.9
2.0
93.8
60.2
0.5
3.1
1.6
257
29
21
10
2
13
21
+6
8Tari Phillips
T. Phillips
114
7
31.6
16.3
7.6
1.1
1.7
0.9
6.9
13.6
50.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.6
3.3
78.3
54.2
2.3
5.3
2.3
221
53
8
12
6
16
26
+24
9Maya Moore
M. Moore
110
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
2.5
3.6
69.0
57.4
2.4
3.5
1.9
223
47
18
8
5
15
26
+70
10Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
107
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
11Briann January
B. January
106
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
12Sophia Young-Malcolm
S. Young-Malcolm
101
5
34.4
20.2
9.0
1.6
0.8
0.4
7.4
14.6
50.7
0.0
0.0
5.4
6.4
84.4
58.0
4.0
5.0
1.6
172
45
8
4
2
8
12
-4
13DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
97
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
14Angel Reese
A. Reese
90
5
33.8
18.0
8.4
2.0
1.6
2.2
5.8
13.4
43.3
1.0
2.6
38.5
5.4
6.2
87.1
55.8
3.6
4.8
2.2
169
42
10
8
11
11
19
+58
15Candace Parker
C. Parker
90
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
3.7
4.8
75.9
51.9
3.3
6.5
2.8
219
59
23
9
13
17
16
-1
16Nicole Powell
N. Powell
88
8
31.9
11.0
2.5
1.9
0.9
0.1
3.8
9.8
38.5
2.5
5.3
47.6
1.0
1.3
80.0
53.4
0.3
2.3
1.5
255
20
15
7
1
12
16
+55
17Crystal Robinson
C. Robinson
86
6
34.2
14.3
3.0
2.2
1.0
0.3
5.3
10.7
50.0
2.5
6.5
38.5
1.2
1.2
100.0
64.1
1.2
1.8
1.7
205
18
13
6
2
10
20
-19
18Candice Dupree
C. Dupree
83
4
32.3
20.8
8.3
1.3
1.5
0.8
8.5
13.5
63.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
4.0
93.8
68.0
2.5
5.8
0.5
129
33
5
6
3
2
13
+29
19Chelsea Gray
C. Gray
81
9
22.1
9.0
1.7
2.8
1.1
0.0
2.9
7.1
40.6
1.0
2.6
39.1
2.2
2.7
83.3
54.3
0.2
1.4
2.4
199
15
25
10
0
22
16
0
20Shavonte Zellous
S. Zellous
78
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
4.6
5.4
85.2
48.8
1.6
3.4
1.4
145
25
14
6
3
7
15
+57
21Monique Akoa Makani
M. Akoa Makani
76
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
1.3
1.4
93.3
47.7
0.8
1.6
1.5
268
27
33
6
0
16
26
-20
22Kelsey Plum
K. Plum
76
5
35.0
15.2
4.8
7.8
0.2
0.0
6.0
12.2
49.2
1.8
3.4
52.9
1.4
1.4
100.0
59.3
0.4
4.4
3.0
175
24
39
1
0
15
19
+20
23Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
76
4
36.3
19.0
8.5
2.8
1.0
1.5
7.3
15.0
48.3
1.0
3.3
30.8
3.5
4.5
77.8
55.9
1.5
7.0
3.5
145
34
11
4
6
14
12
+8
24Michelle Brogan
M. Brogan
74
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
2.2
3.3
65.0
57.1
2.3
4.2
1.7
171
39
14
4
2
10
14
+1
25A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
67
5
33.6
13.4
7.8
1.6
0.6
2.0
4.8
11.0
43.6
0.0
0.0
3.8
4.0
95.0
52.5
2.2
5.6
1.6
168
39
8
3
10
8
5
+12
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Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Copper

Kahleah Copper

RPG

7.8

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas

APG

8.5

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas
Team Rankings

ORTG

105.4

12th

DRTG

109.5

11th

NETRTG

-4.0

9th

3P%

32.7

10th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Wings Wings
27
17
.614
6.0
5
Fire Fire
17
27
.386
16.0
6
Mercury Mercury
16
28
.364
17.0
7
Sparks Sparks
16
28
.364
17.0
8
Storm Storm
8
36
.182
25.0
Last Game
LVA Aces

31 - 13

100

Final

82

PHX Mercury

16 - 28

Thu 24 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