most points in a game by a rookie since 2016

Since 2016, Paige Bueckers has the most points by a rookie in a game, with 44 points against the Sparks on August 20.

Interpreted as:
most points in a regular-season game by a rookie since 2016
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
44
8/20/2025
DAL DAL
@
LAS LAS
36
4
3
1
0
17
21
81.0
4
4
100.0
6
6
100.0
93.1
0
4
3
3
+12
2Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
38
6/28/2016
SEA SEA
vs
ATL ATL
34
6
3
3
0
12
16
75.0
3
4
75.0
11
13
84.6
87.5
0
6
4
3
+8
3Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
35
6/11/2025
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
37
6
4
1
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
4
5
80.0
82.5
0
6
2
2
-12
4Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
35
9/15/2024
IND IND
vs
DAL DAL
36
2
8
3
0
10
22
45.5
6
14
42.9
9
9
100.0
67.4
0
2
5
1
+1
5Chennedy Carter
C. Carter
35
8/6/2020
ATL ATL
vs
SEA SEA
36
3
7
2
1
11
17
64.7
3
4
75.0
10
10
100.0
81.8
0
3
6
5
+9
6Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
35
8/29/2019
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
37
5
6
1
0
13
28
46.4
3
6
50.0
6
7
85.7
56.3
1
4
0
4
+2
7Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
35
8/14/2019
DAL DAL
vs
LAS LAS
39
6
0
1
0
12
21
57.1
3
5
60.0
8
9
88.9
70.1
1
5
6
5
+6
8A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
35
6/12/2018
LVA LVA
@
IND IND
40
13
2
0
3
16
24
66.7
0
0
3
6
50.0
65.7
3
10
0
1
+12
9A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
34
8/17/2018
LVA LVA
@
DAL DAL
38
7
0
1
4
15
20
75.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
75.1
1
6
1
4
-4
10A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
34
7/7/2018
LVA LVA
vs
CON CON
34
14
1
1
2
13
24
54.2
0
0
8
9
88.9
60.8
4
10
3
1
+10
11Kia Nurse
K. Nurse
34
6/2/2018
NYL NYL
@
IND IND
40
9
4
2
1
8
16
50.0
3
8
37.5
15
16
93.8
73.8
3
6
4
2
+10
12Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
33
5/15/2022
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
32
3
2
3
0
9
18
50.0
3
8
37.5
12
17
70.6
64.8
2
1
3
2
0
13Sabrina Ionescu
S. Ionescu
33
7/29/2020
NYL NYL
@
DAL DAL
34
7
7
0
0
11
20
55.0
6
10
60.0
5
5
100.0
74.3
1
6
5
1
-7
14Brittney Sykes
B. Sykes
33
9/3/2017
ATL ATL
@
PHX PHX
33
5
2
1
1
12
19
63.2
2
5
40.0
7
11
63.6
69.2
1
4
1
3
-6
15Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
32
9/4/2019
DAL DAL
@
CON CON
39
2
6
0
0
10
21
47.6
4
7
57.1
8
9
88.9
64.1
0
2
3
4
-31
16Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
32
7/10/2016
SEA SEA
vs
IND IND
37
11
5
0
1
11
15
73.3
4
5
80.0
6
9
66.7
84.4
1
10
4
0
-4
17Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
31
8/30/2024
IND IND
@
CHI CHI
32
4
12
1
0
8
14
57.1
5
9
55.6
10
11
90.9
82.3
0
4
3
3
+23
18Moriah Jefferson
M. Jefferson
31
7/1/2016
SAN SAN
@
IND IND
38
4
3
5
0
13
18
72.2
1
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
78.4
2
2
2
4
19Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
30
6/7/2024
IND IND
@
WAS WAS
39
8
6
4
0
8
15
53.3
7
13
53.8
7
8
87.5
81.0
1
7
8
3
+5
20Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
30
5/28/2024
IND IND
vs
LAS LAS
34
5
6
3
3
7
16
43.8
3
10
30.0
13
15
86.7
66.4
0
5
7
5
+4
21Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
30
9/6/2019
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
37
2
6
2
0
10
21
47.6
1
2
50.0
9
9
100.0
60.1
0
2
3
2
-9
22Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
30
8/31/2019
DAL DAL
vs
WAS WAS
38
2
7
2
0
10
24
41.7
2
6
33.3
8
10
80.0
52.8
2
0
3
3
-9
23Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
29
8/15/2025
DAL DAL
vs
LAS LAS
33
4
5
0
1
12
21
57.1
0
3
0.0
5
5
100.0
62.5
2
2
1
3
-1
24Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
29
8/16/2024
IND IND
vs
PHX PHX
36
5
10
0
0
8
16
50.0
4
11
36.4
9
10
90.0
71.1
0
5
5
2
+13
25Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
29
7/10/2024
IND IND
vs
WAS WAS
38
5
13
5
3
7
14
50.0
5
9
55.6
10
11
90.9
77.0
1
4
5
5
-3
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