most points by a player through their first 81 career games wnba

Cynthia Cooper dropped the most points in her first 81 games, with 1,843 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	1,843	81	35.7	22.8	3.7	4.6	1.7	0.4	6.9	15.2	45.7	2.2	5.7	38.8	6.7	7.8	85.2	61.1	0.9	2.8	3.4	2,891	300	376	140	29	277	185	+760
2	Seimone Augustus S. Augustus	1,759	81	33.0	21.7	3.9	2.2	1.0	0.6	8.4	17.4	48.1	0.8	2.1	37.4	4.2	4.8	88.1	55.7	0.8	3.1	2.1	2,674	316	176	77	47	174	134	-132
3	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	1,628	81	32.2	20.1	2.8	3.4	1.2	0.0	6.8	17.1	39.7	2.1	5.8	35.6	4.5	5.3	84.1	51.7	0.6	2.2	2.1	2,605	225	273	99	1	167	199	-258
4	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	1,597	81	32.5	19.7	3.8	3.8	1.1	0.2	6.9	15.9	43.5	1.4	4.0	35.0	4.4	5.3	84.1	54.0	0.9	2.9	1.9	2,633	304	311	88	15	157	181	+183
5	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	1,591	81	30.8	19.6	5.9	1.5	0.7	1.8	6.3	14.1	44.8	1.2	3.5	35.8	5.7	6.1	94.1	58.5	1.5	4.4	1.1	2,498	480	125	58	146	92	129	+453
6	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	1,583	81	33.7	19.5	8.8	3.0	1.2	1.7	6.6	14.0	47.5	1.4	4.1	34.8	4.9	6.0	81.4	58.9	1.3	7.5	2.4	2,730	712	243	98	138	197	227	+246
7	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	1,579	81	32.9	19.5	5.0	8.4	1.3	0.6	6.2	14.9	41.6	2.8	8.4	33.0	4.4	5.0	87.8	57.2	0.3	4.7	5.1	2,669	405	678	102	52	414	234	+97
8	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	1,542	81	35.6	19.0	8.1	3.5	2.5	1.2	6.2	14.4	42.9	2.2	5.8	38.5	4.4	5.3	83.3	56.8	2.6	5.6	2.7	2,885	660	283	203	100	221	268	+20
9	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	1,524	81	30.2	18.8	7.6	2.0	0.8	1.7	6.8	14.5	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.2	6.5	79.2	54.1	1.8	5.8	1.7	2,449	614	161	62	140	137	160	+157
10	Katie Smith K. Smith	1,470	81	35.7	18.1	3.1	2.4	0.9	0.2	5.6	13.5	41.2	2.5	6.4	38.4	4.5	5.3	85.5	57.2	1.2	1.9	2.2	2,894	251	193	76	19	179	230	-56
11	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	1,442	81	26.3	17.8	4.2	2.5	2.0	0.5	6.2	14.2	43.8	0.8	2.6	30.2	4.5	5.8	78.5	53.0	1.5	2.7	2.8	2,134	339	202	165	38	223	247	+98
12	Jennifer Gillom J. Gillom	1,434	81	32.7	17.7	6.6	1.2	1.4	0.5	6.4	14.8	43.3	0.9	2.5	34.3	4.0	5.3	75.6	51.6	1.8	4.8	2.7	2,648	535	95	113	37	219	272	+148
13	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	1,426	81	33.0	17.6	4.2	4.1	1.2	0.8	6.1	14.5	42.1	2.0	5.9	34.3	3.4	4.3	78.3	53.7	0.7	3.4	2.9	2,675	337	331	94	62	237	269	+36
14	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	1,413	81	31.5	17.4	9.4	2.4	1.4	2.0	6.4	13.8	46.1	0.5	1.4	33.6	4.2	6.1	69.5	52.9	2.5	6.9	3.5	2,553	758	191	112	159	284	324	+272
15	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	1,409	81	32.8	17.4	6.9	1.6	1.4	2.3	6.3	15.3	41.0	1.4	4.3	33.0	3.4	4.4	77.2	50.4	2.1	4.8	1.8	2,657	559	129	111	189	147	271	+119
16	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	1,401	81	32.4	17.3	4.8	3.2	1.6	0.7	5.8	15.2	37.9	2.6	7.3	34.8	3.2	4.1	78.8	50.9	0.7	4.1	1.8	2,624	387	258	126	57	142	214	-181
17	Natalie Williams N. Williams	1,389	81	34.8	17.1	10.2	1.5	1.3	0.6	6.0	12.2	49.6	0.0	0.1	33.3	5.0	6.6	76.3	56.9	4.0	6.2	2.4	2,819	828	118	107	48	197	330	-74
18	Nikki McCray N. McCray	1,384	81	32.9	17.1	2.6	2.7	1.3	0.0	6.0	14.2	42.4	1.4	4.1	32.9	3.7	4.8	76.7	52.4	1.0	1.5	3.7	2,665	208	219	106	4	297	215	-531
19	Chamique Holdsclaw C. Holdsclaw	1,383	81	34.6	17.1	8.1	2.4	1.3	0.7	6.8	15.5	43.9	0.3	1.2	23.7	3.2	4.5	71.2	48.9	2.1	5.9	3.1	2,802	654	191	108	56	254	169	-164
20	Tina Charles T. Charles	1,375	81	32.3	17.0	11.4	1.7	0.7	1.7	7.0	14.6	47.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.0	4.2	73.1	51.6	3.9	7.6	2.2	2,613	925	136	57	135	178	181	+169
21	Candace Parker C. Parker	1,361	81	33.7	16.8	9.8	2.9	1.0	2.2	6.5	12.8	50.5	0.3	0.9	28.0	3.6	5.0	73.1	56.2	2.5	7.2	2.6	2,726	791	235	82	177	207	202	+230
22	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	1,359	81	33.2	16.8	11.0	1.6	2.4	1.7	6.2	11.7	52.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.7	66.5	57.4	4.7	6.3	2.4	2,690	894	127	192	137	196	272	+401
23	Liz Cambage L. Cambage	1,345	81	24.6	16.6	7.3	1.3	0.6	1.6	5.9	10.6	55.7	0.1	0.5	26.3	4.7	6.1	76.2	62.4	2.0	5.3	2.7	1,993	592	105	52	127	222	227	-53
24	Odyssey Sims O. Sims	1,301	81	32.7	16.1	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	5.3	14.0	37.7	1.3	4.2	29.9	4.3	5.0	85.4	49.6	0.8	2.3	2.5	2,646	245	324	101	13	202	202	-116
25	Swin Cash S. Cash	1,284	81	33.9	15.9	6.3	3.3	1.2	0.8	5.3	12.2	43.3	0.4	1.5	25.6	4.9	6.7	73.1	52.4	2.3	4.0	3.2	2,743	512	269	95	65	262	205	+94

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PPG Leaders

26.1

Wilson

24.2

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22.0

Clark

RPG Leaders

12.1

Reese

11.2

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Wilson

APG Leaders

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McBride

BPG Leaders

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Stokes

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3PM Leaders

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Howard

3.2

Mabrey

2.9

McBride

TS% Leaders

71.4

Allemand

68.4

Carter

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Cunningham

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

115.7

115.2

112.8

112.5

110.8

110.3

DRtg Rankings

101.5

103.4

104.3

105.1

108.1

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

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8.8

7.1

5.3

4.3

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Tank Leaderboard

7-30

8-25

10-23

12-22

13-23

13-22

WNBA Fantasy 2026

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1,655.9

Wilson

1,435.2

Stewart

1,298.8

Thomas

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,639.8

Wilson

1,424.5

Stewart

1,331

Thomas

USG% Leaders

32.8

Wilson

31.8

Clark

30.2

Malonga

MPG Leaders

34.6

Howard

34.0

Thomas

33.6

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.36

Boston

1.33

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.36

Boston

1.36

Clark

WNBA 2026 Betting

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17-11

17-12

17-13

16-12

15-12

Worst Record ATS

9-19

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WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	29	7	.806
2	Valkyries - x	25	9	.735	3.0
3	Aces - x	24	12	.667	5.0
4	Fever	23	12	.657	5.5
5	Dream	21	13	.618	7.0
6	Liberty	22	14	.611	7.0
7	Mystics	20	14	.588	8.0
8	Wings	20	16	.556	9.0
9	Fire	15	20	.429	13.5
10	Sky	13	22	.371	15.5
11	Mercury	13	23	.361	16.0
12	Sparks	12	22	.353	16.0
13	Tempo	10	23	.303	17.5
14	Sun - e	8	25	.242	19.5
15	Storm - e	7	30	.189	22.5