most points in a single opening night ever

Diana Taurasi has scored the most career points in season openers, with 321 points.

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  • Data note: Points: player game data complete from 1997
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
321
18
31.1
17.8
3.4
3.0
1.2
1.1
5.6
13.7
40.5
2.3
6.7
34.7
4.4
5.1
86.8
55.9
0.2
3.2
3.1
560
61
54
21
20
56
60
-81
2Tina Charles
T. Charles
259
14
30.5
18.5
9.3
1.6
1.1
0.4
7.3
16.7
43.6
0.3
1.2
23.5
3.6
4.5
81.0
49.5
2.3
7.0
2.1
426
130
22
16
6
30
26
+44
3DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
249
16
29.7
15.6
6.2
1.9
1.4
0.9
5.4
12.4
43.7
1.3
4.3
29.4
3.4
4.4
78.6
54.2
0.9
5.3
1.4
475
99
31
23
14
22
29
+57
4Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
226
14
26.3
16.1
6.4
1.2
1.8
0.3
6.4
11.3
56.3
0.9
1.7
50.0
2.6
2.8
92.3
64.5
2.1
4.4
1.4
368
90
17
25
4
20
32
+74
5Candace Parker
C. Parker
212
11
29.0
19.3
7.2
3.7
1.5
1.4
7.5
13.8
54.6
1.3
2.4
53.8
2.9
4.7
61.5
60.6
0.9
6.3
2.7
319
79
41
16
15
30
22
+112
6Sue Bird
S. Bird
211
18
30.6
11.7
2.2
5.9
1.3
0.1
4.2
9.9
42.1
1.8
4.3
42.9
1.6
1.9
80.0
54.6
0.2
2.0
2.6
550
39
106
24
2
46
23
+70
7Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
209
15
32.9
13.9
6.5
2.1
0.8
1.3
4.9
13.6
36.3
1.9
5.5
35.4
2.1
2.9
72.7
46.8
1.5
5.0
2.5
493
98
32
12
19
38
47
-22
8Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
207
13
28.7
15.9
3.3
2.3
0.8
0.5
6.8
14.0
48.4
0.5
1.3
35.3
1.9
2.1
92.6
53.4
0.7
2.6
1.5
373
43
30
11
6
20
13
+124
9Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
204
12
33.5
17.0
8.7
2.0
1.3
3.3
6.5
15.2
42.9
0.2
1.4
11.8
3.8
5.6
68.7
48.2
1.5
7.2
3.3
402
104
24
16
39
39
50
+37
10Candice Dupree
C. Dupree
199
16
31.3
12.4
6.0
1.3
1.3
1.1
5.1
11.4
44.3
0.1
0.4
33.3
2.2
2.6
83.3
49.4
1.8
4.3
2.1
501
96
20
21
17
34
33
-121
11Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
197
13
28.2
15.2
9.8
0.5
1.4
1.7
6.1
10.4
58.5
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.8
78.0
62.7
2.5
7.3
2.9
366
128
7
18
22
38
45
+37
12Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
196
10
31.3
19.6
6.6
1.3
1.5
1.5
6.6
13.6
48.5
1.6
4.8
33.3
4.8
5.3
90.6
61.5
1.3
5.3
1.8
313
66
13
15
15
18
35
+95
13Becky Hammon
B. Hammon
194
14
25.9
13.9
2.4
3.3
1.1
0.1
4.6
11.6
40.1
1.9
5.9
32.9
2.6
2.8
94.9
54.1
0.4
2.0
2.6
362
34
46
15
2
37
32
-17
14Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
194
11
32.1
17.6
4.5
2.6
2.3
0.9
6.8
13.5
50.7
0.8
2.3
36.0
3.2
3.6
87.5
58.6
1.1
3.4
2.8
354
49
29
25
10
31
14
+11
15Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
192
13
28.4
14.8
3.2
4.5
0.8
0.2
5.2
13.1
40.0
0.7
3.0
23.1
3.6
4.4
82.5
49.2
0.4
2.8
1.8
369
41
58
10
2
23
26
+11
16Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
190
15
27.6
12.7
3.6
5.4
1.1
0.1
4.1
9.0
45.9
0.5
1.4
33.3
3.9
4.9
79.7
56.7
0.7
2.9
1.6
413
54
81
17
1
24
33
+73
17A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
189
9
30.7
21.0
10.4
2.6
1.0
1.3
7.6
15.7
48.2
0.4
1.1
40.0
5.4
6.7
81.7
56.5
2.0
8.4
1.7
276
94
23
9
12
15
14
-18
18Katie Smith
K. Smith
189
13
30.7
14.5
2.8
2.7
1.0
0.2
5.0
11.6
43.0
2.4
5.4
44.3
2.2
3.0
71.8
56.2
0.6
2.2
2.8
399
37
35
13
3
36
25
+52
19Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
186
12
30.6
15.5
8.1
5.2
2.0
0.5
6.0
10.7
56.3
0.0
0.0
3.5
6.1
57.5
58.1
1.8
6.3
2.9
367
97
62
24
6
35
28
+74
20Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
184
9
31.2
20.4
9.8
2.3
1.6
1.0
7.0
13.8
50.8
1.0
4.1
24.3
5.4
6.3
86.0
61.7
1.9
7.9
2.7
281
88
21
14
9
24
28
+29
21Skylar Diggins
S. Diggins
184
11
32.0
16.7
3.8
5.2
1.6
0.5
6.0
14.6
41.0
1.0
3.5
28.9
3.7
4.5
83.7
50.4
1.1
2.7
2.6
352
42
57
18
5
29
32
-78
22Katie Douglas
K. Douglas
179
14
30.3
12.8
3.1
2.6
1.6
0.2
4.4
10.0
44.3
1.8
4.0
44.6
2.1
2.6
83.3
57.4
1.1
1.9
2.0
425
43
37
23
3
28
20
+22
23Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
178
9
30.0
19.8
5.7
2.6
2.2
1.2
7.1
15.6
45.7
0.4
2.2
20.0
5.1
6.2
82.1
54.1
2.1
3.6
4.0
270
51
23
20
11
36
29
+14
24Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
178
9
35.0
19.8
10.7
2.3
1.6
0.8
7.7
17.7
43.4
0.3
1.2
27.3
4.1
4.9
84.1
49.9
2.4
8.2
3.9
315
96
21
14
7
35
23
+38
25Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
176
12
32.1
14.7
7.5
2.8
2.6
1.2
4.9
13.0
37.8
1.6
4.4
35.8
3.3
4.0
81.3
49.7
1.8
5.8
2.8
385
90
34
31
14
34
40
+91
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PPG

21.5

Copper

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RPG

7.8

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas

APG

8.5

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas
Team Rankings

ORTG

105.4

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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
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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

11.0

Reese

Angel Reese

10.2

Jones

Jonquel Jones
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

7.1

Canada

Jordin Canada

6.2

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.3

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.2

Williams

Gabby Williams

2.0

McBride

Kayla McBride
Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

Jonquel Jones

2.4

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

3.2

Ionescu

Sabrina Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Jocytė

Justė Jocytė

113.6

VanSlooten

Grace VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9

Dream

103.2

Valkyries

100.7
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

95.0

Valkyries

99.2

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Dream

8.1

Liberty

4.3

Valkyries

1.5

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

477.3

Williams

Gabby Williams

470.9

Reese

Angel Reese

411.9

Canada

Jordin Canada
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

476

Williams

Gabby Williams

472.5

Reese

Angel Reese

420

Canada

Jordin Canada
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

45.5

Koné

Sika Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale
Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

38.3

Gray

Chelsea Gray

38.0

McBride

Kayla McBride
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.97

Koné

Sika Koné

2.50

Bibby

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1.41

Okot

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Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

3.17

Koné

Sika Koné

2.75

Bibby

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1.39

Boston

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Valkyries

31-20

Mystics

22-18

Sparks

21-17

Aces

24-20

Sky

20-17

Dream

25-25
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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