most points by a player through their first 82 career games wnba

Cynthia Cooper dropped the most points in her first 82 games, with 1,863 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	1,863	82	35.7	22.7	3.7	4.6	1.7	0.4	6.9	15.2	45.8	2.2	5.6	38.4	6.7	7.8	85.2	61.1	0.9	2.8	3.4	2,926	303	381	141	29	281	188	+749
2	Seimone Augustus S. Augustus	1,782	82	33.0	21.7	3.9	2.2	1.0	0.6	8.4	17.4	48.2	0.8	2.1	37.2	4.2	4.8	88.2	55.8	0.8	3.1	2.2	2,708	322	179	78	47	177	136	-124
3	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	1,645	82	32.2	20.1	2.8	3.4	1.2	0.0	6.8	17.1	39.6	2.0	5.8	35.3	4.5	5.3	84.2	51.6	0.6	2.2	2.1	2,637	228	276	101	1	169	201	-248
4	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	1,628	82	32.6	19.9	3.8	3.8	1.1	0.2	7.0	16.0	43.8	1.4	4.0	35.1	4.4	5.3	83.8	54.1	0.9	2.9	2.0	2,672	309	313	89	16	161	183	+185
5	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	1,614	82	30.9	19.7	6.0	1.5	0.7	1.8	6.3	14.2	44.7	1.3	3.5	36.2	5.7	6.1	94.2	58.4	1.5	4.4	1.1	2,531	488	125	59	147	92	131	+433
6	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	1,599	82	33.0	19.5	5.0	8.4	1.3	0.6	6.2	14.9	41.5	2.8	8.4	32.8	4.4	5.0	87.5	57.0	0.3	4.7	5.1	2,707	408	686	103	52	422	238	+97
7	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	1,598	82	33.7	19.5	8.7	3.0	1.2	1.7	6.6	14.0	47.4	1.4	4.1	34.9	4.8	5.9	81.1	58.8	1.3	7.4	2.4	2,761	717	246	101	139	199	227	+257
8	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	1,551	82	35.6	18.9	8.1	3.5	2.5	1.2	6.1	14.4	42.5	2.2	5.8	38.4	4.4	5.3	83.5	56.5	2.6	5.5	2.7	2,920	664	284	206	101	223	272	+4
9	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	1,545	82	30.3	18.8	7.6	2.0	0.8	1.7	6.8	14.5	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.2	6.6	79.3	54.1	1.8	5.8	1.7	2,487	622	163	63	142	140	162	+167
10	Katie Smith K. Smith	1,474	82	35.7	18.0	3.1	2.4	1.0	0.2	5.5	13.5	40.9	2.4	6.4	38.1	4.5	5.2	85.6	56.8	1.2	1.9	2.3	2,926	253	194	78	19	186	231	-67
11	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	1,452	82	26.3	17.7	4.2	2.5	2.0	0.5	6.2	14.2	43.5	0.8	2.6	29.8	4.6	5.8	78.6	52.8	1.5	2.6	2.8	2,158	342	203	165	38	227	247	+88
12	Jennifer Gillom J. Gillom	1,452	82	32.7	17.7	6.6	1.2	1.4	0.5	6.4	14.8	43.1	0.9	2.5	34.1	4.0	5.4	75.4	51.5	1.8	4.8	2.7	2,682	540	97	115	38	221	273	+131
13	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	1,448	82	33.1	17.7	4.1	4.1	1.2	0.8	6.1	14.6	42.0	2.1	6.0	34.5	3.3	4.3	78.3	53.7	0.7	3.4	2.9	2,712	340	335	95	62	238	271	+33
14	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	1,432	82	32.9	17.5	7.1	1.6	1.4	2.3	6.3	15.3	41.0	1.4	4.3	33.0	3.5	4.5	77.1	50.5	2.2	4.9	1.8	2,694	579	131	112	189	149	274	+134
15	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	1,429	82	31.4	17.4	9.3	2.4	1.4	2.0	6.4	13.8	46.2	0.5	1.4	33.6	4.2	6.1	69.5	52.9	2.5	6.9	3.5	2,578	766	193	113	161	289	330	+265
16	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	1,405	82	32.4	17.1	4.7	3.2	1.5	0.7	5.7	15.1	37.8	2.5	7.3	34.6	3.2	4.0	78.8	50.7	0.7	4.0	1.8	2,656	389	260	127	59	144	215	-198
17	Chamique Holdsclaw C. Holdsclaw	1,402	82	34.6	17.1	8.0	2.4	1.4	0.7	6.8	15.5	43.9	0.3	1.2	23.5	3.2	4.5	71.3	48.9	2.1	5.9	3.1	2,837	659	194	113	56	258	170	-150
18	Nikki McCray N. McCray	1,401	82	32.9	17.1	2.6	2.7	1.3	0.0	6.0	14.2	42.4	1.3	4.1	32.7	3.7	4.8	76.7	52.3	1.0	1.5	3.6	2,697	211	221	107	4	299	216	-518
19	Natalie Williams N. Williams	1,398	82	34.7	17.0	10.2	1.5	1.3	0.6	6.0	12.1	49.6	0.0	0.1	30.0	5.0	6.5	76.4	56.9	4.0	6.2	2.4	2,846	833	122	108	48	200	335	-76
20	Tina Charles T. Charles	1,381	82	32.2	16.8	11.4	1.7	0.7	1.7	6.9	14.6	47.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.0	4.1	73.1	51.4	3.9	7.5	2.2	2,639	933	136	58	136	179	184	+148
21	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	1,379	82	33.3	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	66.7	57.4	4.7	6.3	2.4	2,728	906	129	194	142	197	274	+407
22	Liz Cambage L. Cambage	1,374	82	24.7	16.8	7.3	1.3	0.6	1.6	6.0	10.7	56.0	0.1	0.5	25.6	4.6	6.0	76.2	62.5	2.0	5.3	2.7	2,024	601	109	52	128	224	231	-60
23	Candace Parker C. Parker	1,372	82	33.6	16.7	9.7	2.9	1.0	2.2	6.4	12.7	50.4	0.3	0.9	27.3	3.6	5.0	73.2	56.1	2.5	7.2	2.6	2,754	798	238	83	177	210	206	+217
24	Odyssey Sims O. Sims	1,316	82	32.7	16.0	3.0	4.0	1.3	0.2	5.3	14.0	37.6	1.2	4.2	29.5	4.3	5.0	85.6	49.5	0.8	2.2	2.5	2,683	245	328	104	13	205	204	-113
25	Swin Cash S. Cash	1,313	82	33.8	16.0	6.3	3.3	1.2	0.8	5.3	12.2	43.7	0.4	1.5	26.0	5.0	6.8	73.1	52.7	2.3	4.0	3.2	2,771	515	272	96	65	263	207	+115

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PPG Leaders

26.1

Wilson

24.2

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22.0

Clark

RPG Leaders

12.1

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11.2

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Wilson

APG Leaders

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McBride

BPG Leaders

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3PM Leaders

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Howard

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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

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110.3

DRtg Rankings

101.5

103.4

104.3

105.1

108.1

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

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8-25

10-23

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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

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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