most points by a rookie in playoffs

Ariel Atkins has put up the most points by a rookie in a single WNBA playoff run, with 137 points in 2018.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
137
2018
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
2Leonie Fiebich
L. Fiebich
128
2024
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
3Maya Moore
M. Moore
110
2011
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
4Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
107
2004
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
5Briann January
B. January
106
2009
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
6DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
97
2009
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
7Candace Parker
C. Parker
90
2008
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
8Crystal Robinson
C. Robinson
86
1999
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
9Shavonte Zellous
S. Zellous
78
2009
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
10Monique Akoa Makani
M. Akoa Makani
76
2025
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
11Michelle Brogan
M. Brogan
74
1998
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
12Cheryl Ford
C. Ford
67
2003
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
13Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
61
2002
3
34.0
20.3
10.7
2.3
1.3
0.3
7.3
15.0
48.9
2.7
7.0
38.1
3.0
3.7
81.8
61.2
4.0
6.7
3.7
102
32
7
4
1
11
7
-19
14Tammy Sutton-Brown
T. Sutton-Brown
60
2001
8
20.9
7.5
3.3
0.5
0.1
1.4
3.1
5.8
54.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.8
71.4
57.5
1.3
2.0
1.0
167
26
4
1
11
8
25
-19
15Alexis Hornbuckle
A. Hornbuckle
57
2008
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
1.7
2.2
75.0
56.1
1.3
3.6
1.3
220
44
19
11
7
12
21
+55
16Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
56
1997
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
10.0
13.5
74.1
66.9
0.5
4.0
3.5
77
9
9
3
1
7
3
+32
17Brittney Griner
B. Griner
53
2013
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
18Alana Beard
A. Beard
50
2004
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
4.3
100.0
53.5
0.7
4.3
3.3
102
15
9
6
8
10
8
-17
19Jordin Canada
J. Canada
49
2018
8
13.6
6.1
1.1
2.3
0.4
0.0
2.6
5.5
47.7
0.5
1.4
36.4
0.4
0.6
60.0
53.0
0.1
1.0
1.5
109
9
18
3
0
12
7
-27
20Yvonne Turner
Y. Turner
49
2017
5
23.8
9.8
2.4
1.6
1.0
0.0
3.4
6.2
54.8
1.8
3.4
52.9
1.2
1.4
85.7
71.9
0.2
2.2
1.0
119
12
8
5
0
5
9
-12
21Nikki Teasley
N. Teasley
49
2002
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
2.7
3.2
84.2
48.6
0.5
1.7
3.7
183
13
47
9
1
22
22
+52
22Dawn Staley
D. Staley
48
1999
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
3.8
4.5
83.3
50.1
0.5
0.8
2.8
157
5
23
3
0
11
7
+5
23Crystal Dangerfield
C. Dangerfield
47
2020
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
24Alex Bentley
A. Bentley
46
2013
8
17.5
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
25Chelsea Newton
C. Newton
46
2005
8
23.0
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
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