most points in first 10 games as rookie in a season

Cappie Pondexter had the most points by a rookie in her first 10 games, with 226 points in 2006.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
226
2006
PHX PHX
10
32.4
22.6
3.9
3.0
1.5
0.1
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.5
4.1
36.6
5.1
6.4
79.7
56.7
1.7
2.2
1.4
324
39
30
15
1
14
28
-40
2Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
221
2006
MIN MIN
10
31.6
22.1
3.7
1.7
0.6
0.4
8.6
18.5
46.5
1.1
2.9
37.9
3.8
4.5
84.4
54.0
0.2
3.5
1.9
316
37
17
6
4
19
16
-6
3A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
211
2018
LVA LVA
10
30.8
21.1
7.7
1.7
0.7
1.3
7.1
15.8
44.9
0.0
0.0
6.9
9.1
75.8
53.3
1.9
5.8
1.3
308
77
17
7
13
13
22
-20
4Natalie Williams
N. Williams
198
1999
UTA UTA
10
34.3
19.8
10.5
0.7
1.5
1.2
6.4
11.8
54.2
0.0
0.0
7.0
9.0
77.8
62.8
4.2
6.3
1.7
343
105
7
15
12
17
36
-89
5Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
196
2002
IND IND
10
37.6
19.6
8.9
3.9
3.7
1.3
5.8
12.4
46.8
1.9
4.7
40.4
6.1
6.8
89.7
63.7
3.1
5.8
3.2
376
89
39
37
13
32
36
-7
6Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
195
2013
CHI CHI
10
33.2
19.5
5.4
2.1
0.6
2.1
6.4
14.7
43.5
1.3
2.9
44.8
5.4
5.7
94.7
56.7
1.2
4.2
1.4
332
54
21
6
21
14
14
+70
7Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
195
1999
SAC SAC
10
32.4
19.5
13.5
2.0
1.6
1.9
7.2
13.1
55.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.1
8.8
58.0
57.4
6.2
7.3
2.8
324
135
20
16
19
28
33
+102
8Ruthie Bolton
R. Bolton
188
1997
SAC SAC
10
32.9
18.8
6.9
2.7
2.4
0.0
6.8
17.5
38.9
3.3
9.4
35.1
1.9
2.3
82.6
50.8
1.4
5.5
2.9
329
69
27
24
0
29
32
-37
9Nikki McCray
N. McCray
187
1998
WAS WAS
10
35.4
18.7
1.9
3.8
1.7
0.0
6.7
15.9
42.1
0.7
2.0
35.0
4.6
6.0
76.7
50.4
0.6
1.3
5.7
354
19
38
17
0
57
24
-119
10Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
183
1999
WAS WAS
10
35.5
18.3
8.8
2.7
1.4
0.8
6.8
15.1
45.0
0.2
1.2
16.7
4.5
5.5
81.8
52.2
3.0
5.8
3.1
355
88
27
14
8
31
24
-25
11Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
182
2004
PHX PHX
10
35.7
18.2
3.2
3.7
1.2
0.8
6.3
13.5
46.7
2.5
5.9
42.4
3.1
4.0
77.5
59.6
0.5
2.7
2.7
357
32
37
12
8
27
36
+19
12Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
180
2025
DAL DAL
10
35.4
18.0
4.2
5.8
2.1
0.9
6.7
14.3
46.9
1.1
3.3
33.3
3.5
4.2
83.3
55.7
0.6
3.6
2.5
354
42
58
21
9
25
31
-15
13Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
178
1997
HOU HOU
10
35.1
17.8
4.9
5.0
2.4
0.4
5.6
14.4
38.9
1.4
4.5
31.1
5.2
6.3
82.5
51.8
1.1
3.8
4.6
351
49
50
24
4
46
24
+67
14Andrea Stinson
A. Stinson
177
1997
CHA CHA
10
35.3
17.7
6.4
4.4
2.2
0.9
7.2
13.6
52.9
1.1
3.0
36.7
2.2
3.4
64.7
58.6
2.1
4.3
3.9
353
64
44
22
9
39
22
+35
15Kelsey Mitchell
K. Mitchell
174
2018
IND IND
10
30.0
17.4
1.6
2.2
0.8
0.1
5.6
13.9
40.3
3.0
7.7
39.0
3.2
4.1
78.0
55.4
0.3
1.3
2.2
300
16
22
8
1
22
31
-53
16Candice Wiggins
C. Wiggins
173
2008
MIN MIN
10
27.9
17.3
3.1
3.9
1.6
0.2
5.1
11.9
42.9
1.3
4.0
32.5
5.8
6.8
85.3
58.1
1.1
2.0
2.2
279
31
39
16
2
22
41
+78
17Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
169
2024
IND IND
10
33.4
16.9
5.4
6.5
1.2
1.0
5.0
13.3
37.6
2.6
8.4
31.0
4.3
4.8
89.6
54.8
0.6
4.8
5.6
334
54
65
12
10
56
30
-83
18Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
167
1997
LAS LAS
10
33.5
16.7
8.8
2.3
1.5
2.4
5.7
14.4
39.6
0.5
1.9
26.3
4.8
8.0
60.0
46.6
2.0
6.8
4.0
335
88
23
15
24
40
32
-14
19Chennedy Carter
C. Carter
165
2020
ATL ATL
10
24.7
16.5
2.3
3.3
0.9
0.3
6.0
12.9
46.5
0.9
2.0
45.0
3.6
4.2
85.7
55.9
0.3
2.0
3.1
247
23
33
9
3
31
38
-60
20Candace Parker
C. Parker
164
2008
LAS LAS
10
33.9
16.4
9.6
4.3
1.7
2.2
6.2
13.5
45.9
0.5
1.0
50.0
3.5
5.1
68.6
52.1
2.1
7.5
2.3
339
96
43
17
22
23
31
+43
21Wendy Palmer
W. Palmer
163
1997
UTA UTA
10
34.2
16.3
7.7
1.7
1.8
0.2
5.9
15.2
38.8
0.5
2.3
21.7
4.0
6.5
61.5
45.1
2.5
5.2
2.7
342
77
17
18
2
27
34
-67
22Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
162
2022
ATL ATL
10
30.3
16.2
3.8
2.4
1.5
0.8
5.4
13.7
39.4
2.7
6.7
40.3
2.7
3.6
75.0
53.0
0.7
3.1
1.1
303
38
24
15
8
11
25
-31
23Chiney Ogwumike
C. Ogwumike
162
2014
CON CON
10
30.7
16.2
8.6
0.8
1.1
1.2
6.3
12.6
50.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.7
63.2
53.6
4.1
4.5
2.0
307
86
8
11
12
20
40
-21
24Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
159
2012
LAS LAS
10
27.3
15.9
6.8
0.9
1.7
1.1
6.1
10.1
60.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.7
4.5
82.2
65.8
2.8
4.0
1.1
273
68
9
17
11
11
22
+81
25Danielle Adams
D. Adams
158
2011
SAN SAN
10
22.7
15.8
4.6
0.7
0.2
0.9
5.5
11.6
47.4
1.9
4.9
38.8
2.9
4.1
70.7
58.9
1.6
3.0
1.0
227
46
7
2
9
10
34
+98
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10
.773
Aces Aces
30
14
.682
4.0
Mercury Mercury
27
17
.614
7.0
Storm Storm
23
21
.523
11.0
Valkyries Valkyries
23
21
.523
11.0
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21
23
.477
13.0
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10
34
.227
24.0
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30
14
.682
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27
17
.614
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24
20
.545
6.0
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16
28
.364
14.0
Sun Sun
11
33
.250
19.0
Sky Sky
10
34
.227
20.0