most points in first 40 games in the wnba

Cynthia Cooper posted the most points in her first 40 games, with 930 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	930	40	35.3	23.3	3.9	4.5	1.8	0.3	6.9	14.8	46.9	2.4	5.6	41.8	7.1	8.3	84.7	63.1	1.1	2.8	3.8	1,410	155	179	73	10	151	92	+310
2	Seimone Augustus S. Augustus	879	40	33.0	22.0	3.7	1.4	0.7	0.5	8.3	18.0	46.4	0.9	2.5	36.0	4.4	5.0	89.4	54.6	0.5	3.2	2.1	1,318	149	57	26	21	84	65	-194
3	Olivia Miles O. Miles	790	40	31.0	19.8	4.7	6.0	1.3	0.6	7.0	14.2	49.2	1.6	4.1	38.8	4.2	4.8	87.0	60.6	0.6	4.1	3.1	1,239	186	239	52	25	123	119	+281
4	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	776	40	30.3	19.4	8.0	2.3	0.7	1.7	7.0	15.2	46.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.4	7.0	77.4	53.1	2.1	6.0	1.6	1,212	320	91	29	66	63	85	-9
5	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	774	40	33.1	19.4	3.3	3.3	1.1	0.2	6.9	15.6	44.5	1.4	4.1	35.2	4.1	4.9	84.0	54.6	1.1	2.2	1.5	1,323	132	130	42	6	61	104	+28
6	Paige Bueckers P. Bueckers	772	40	33.2	19.3	3.8	5.4	1.5	0.5	7.2	14.8	48.5	1.2	3.4	36.6	3.8	4.3	87.8	58.0	0.6	3.2	1.9	1,328	153	216	58	19	77	91	-88
7	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	771	40	32.2	19.3	2.3	3.2	1.1	0.0	6.8	17.3	39.3	1.7	5.2	32.4	4.0	5.1	79.2	49.4	0.5	1.8	2.0	1,287	92	126	45	1	80	99	-193
8	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	769	40	35.4	19.2	5.7	8.4	1.3	0.7	6.1	14.5	41.7	3.1	8.9	34.4	4.1	4.5	90.6	58.3	0.4	5.3	5.6	1,416	227	337	53	27	223	111	-63
9	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	751	40	31.6	18.8	5.4	1.8	0.7	1.8	5.9	14.0	42.3	1.3	3.2	40.3	5.6	6.0	94.1	56.5	1.5	3.8	1.3	1,264	214	71	27	72	50	62	+268
10	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	737	40	36.0	18.4	8.6	3.6	2.6	1.2	5.9	13.8	42.8	2.4	6.0	39.6	4.3	5.3	80.6	57.1	2.9	5.8	2.7	1,439	344	144	105	46	107	128	-51
11	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	722	40	33.2	18.1	10.6	1.5	2.7	1.9	6.7	12.4	53.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	7.5	63.1	57.6	4.7	5.9	2.3	1,328	423	59	109	77	92	134	+257
12	Natalie Williams N. Williams	720	40	34.6	18.0	10.1	1.0	1.3	0.7	6.4	12.5	51.1	0.1	0.1	40.0	5.2	6.8	76.5	58.2	4.1	6.0	2.6	1,383	405	41	50	28	102	157	-83
13	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	707	40	34.0	17.7	9.1	3.2	1.3	1.8	5.9	13.3	44.5	1.3	4.0	32.9	4.6	5.5	83.9	56.5	1.3	7.8	2.4	1,361	363	127	51	71	95	101	+113
14	Candace Parker C. Parker	706	40	33.7	17.7	9.4	3.5	1.3	2.2	6.7	13.0	51.2	0.3	0.8	33.3	4.0	5.5	73.9	57.2	2.6	6.8	2.8	1,348	376	138	51	88	111	110	+125
15	Chamique Holdsclaw C. Holdsclaw	699	40	34.7	17.5	7.8	2.4	1.2	0.8	6.9	15.2	45.2	0.3	1.3	22.0	3.5	4.5	77.1	50.9	2.2	5.6	3.5	1,387	311	96	47	33	140	88	-42
16	Nikki McCray N. McCray	698	40	32.8	17.5	3.1	2.9	1.3	0.1	6.4	15.6	40.8	0.9	3.1	29.0	3.9	5.1	75.5	49.0	1.2	1.9	4.1	1,310	122	114	52	2	162	112	-428
17	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	691	40	33.7	17.3	4.4	3.9	1.3	0.8	6.2	15.0	41.3	1.9	5.6	34.1	3.0	3.9	76.8	51.7	0.8	3.6	2.8	1,348	177	156	53	32	111	140	+28
18	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	680	40	32.2	17.0	9.8	2.5	1.5	2.1	6.1	13.8	44.2	0.3	1.3	24.5	4.5	6.9	65.1	50.5	2.5	7.3	3.9	1,288	392	99	60	85	154	153	+100
19	Ruthie Bolton R. Bolton	658	40	31.8	16.5	4.8	2.2	1.7	0.0	5.8	15.0	38.6	2.3	7.0	33.1	2.5	3.4	73.7	49.8	1.2	3.7	2.0	1,271	193	88	69	1	79	104	-37
20	Odyssey Sims O. Sims	657	40	33.6	16.4	3.0	4.2	1.4	0.3	5.7	14.4	39.6	1.3	4.0	33.3	3.7	4.4	84.1	50.3	0.8	2.2	2.3	1,344	119	166	55	10	90	99	-15
21	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	653	40	31.3	16.3	4.6	2.8	1.5	0.7	5.5	15.0	36.6	2.5	7.2	34.6	2.8	3.7	76.9	49.0	0.9	3.7	1.5	1,253	182	113	61	29	58	103	-165
22	Tina Charles T. Charles	652	40	31.3	16.3	11.3	1.4	0.8	1.7	6.5	13.0	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.5	76.4	54.4	3.7	7.6	2.1	1,253	452	56	30	66	85	91	+32
23	Jennifer Gillom J. Gillom	650	40	31.1	16.3	5.8	0.9	1.5	0.4	6.1	13.7	44.6	0.8	2.1	35.3	3.3	4.4	73.4	51.8	1.6	4.3	2.4	1,243	232	37	58	17	97	128	+135
24	Betty Lennox B. Lennox	628	40	29.4	15.7	5.7	2.3	1.5	0.3	5.8	13.9	41.7	1.7	4.4	38.3	2.4	3.0	81.5	51.6	1.7	4.1	2.9	1,177	229	92	61	13	117	134	+10
25	Andrea Stinson A. Stinson	626	40	35.9	15.7	5.3	4.4	1.6	0.7	6.2	13.8	44.7	0.9	2.9	32.5	2.4	3.3	72.9	51.4	1.6	3.8	3.3	1,435	212	177	64	26	132	85	+78

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

10.2

Jones

9.5

Stokes

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

8.8

Canada

6.2

Young

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

2.2

Canada

2.0

Gray

Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

2.2

Stewart

2.2

Reese

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

3.2

Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Jocytė

113.6

VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

114.8

114.5

113.0

111.5

109.0

106.9

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

102.9

105.0

107.2

108.0

115.1

116.4

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

11.9

9.4

4.3

-1.1

-7.4

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

262.3

Stewart

226.8

Williams

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

255.5

Stewart

233.3

Williams

Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

44.6

Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

38.3

Gray

38.2

Howard

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

1.41

Okot

1.39

Boston

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

1.39

Boston

1.34

Okot

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

27-17

22-18

21-17

24-20

20-17

22-21

Worst Record ATS

15-26

15-21

16-20

18-21

19-21

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	33	11	.750
2	Valkyries - x	32	12	.727	1.0
3	Aces - x	31	13	.705	2.0
4	Dream - x	30	14	.682	3.0
5	Mystics - x	28	16	.636	5.0
6	Fever - x	28	16	.636	5.0
7	Wings - x	27	17	.614	6.0
8	Liberty - x	26	18	.591	7.0
9	Fire - e	17	27	.386	16.0
10	Sparks - e	16	28	.364	17.0
11	Sky - e	16	28	.364	17.0
12	Mercury - e	16	28	.364	17.0
13	Tempo - e	11	33	.250	22.0
14	Sun - e	11	33	.250	22.0
15	Storm - e	8	36	.182	25.0