most points in first career game as rookie since 2003

Since 2003, Candace Parker has the most points by a rookie in her first game, with 34 points in 2008.

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  • Data note: Points: player game data complete from 1997
NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Candace Parker
C. Parker
34
2008
1
38.5
34.0
12.0
8.0
2.0
1.0
12.0
19.0
63.2
2.0
2.0
100.0
8.0
16.0
50.0
65.3
2.0
10.0
2.0
39
12
8
2
1
2
3
+7
2Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
27
2019
1
33.5
27.0
6.0
0.0
2.0
3.0
8.0
10.0
80.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
8.0
11.0
72.7
91.0
1.0
5.0
2.0
33
6
0
2
3
2
2
+28
3Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
23
2016
1
33.7
23.0
6.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
9.0
13.0
69.2
0.0
2.0
0.0
5.0
8.0
62.5
69.6
3.0
3.0
3.0
34
6
3
2
1
3
5
-25
4Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
22
2013
1
34.4
22.0
8.0
2.0
0.0
4.0
9.0
21.0
42.9
2.0
3.0
66.7
2.0
2.0
100.0
50.3
3.0
5.0
1.0
34
8
2
0
4
1
1
+23
5Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
22
2004
1
37.0
22.0
3.0
3.0
0.0
3.0
7.0
13.0
53.8
3.0
6.0
50.0
5.0
7.0
71.4
68.4
1.0
2.0
4.0
37
3
3
0
3
4
6
-3
6Olivia Miles
O. Miles
21
2026
1
33.8
21.0
3.0
8.0
2.0
2.0
6.0
14.0
42.9
1.0
2.0
50.0
8.0
8.0
100.0
59.9
0.0
3.0
3.0
34
3
8
2
2
3
3
0
7Maya Moore
M. Moore
21
2011
1
29.0
21.0
4.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
7.0
17.0
41.2
4.0
11.0
36.4
3.0
3.0
100.0
57.3
0.0
4.0
2.0
29
4
4
0
0
2
2
-4
8Charde Houston
C. Houston
21
2008
1
16.5
21.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
9.0
12.0
75.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
5.0
60.0
73.9
0.0
1.0
4.0
16
1
0
1
0
4
2
+13
9Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
21
2006
1
30.3
21.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
7.0
18.0
38.9
0.0
1.0
0.0
7.0
8.0
87.5
48.8
0.0
5.0
1.0
30
5
0
0
1
1
1
0
10Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
20
2024
1
32.5
20.0
0.0
3.0
2.0
0.0
5.0
15.0
33.3
4.0
11.0
36.4
6.0
6.0
100.0
56.7
0.0
0.0
10.0
32
0
3
2
0
10
4
-13
11Kaela Davis
K. Davis
20
2017
1
27.8
20.0
4.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
6.0
10.0
60.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
8.0
100.0
74.0
0.0
4.0
2.0
28
4
4
2
0
2
1
+22
12Jovana Nogic
J. Nogic
19
2026
1
21.1
19.0
0.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
5.0
8.0
62.5
4.0
5.0
80.0
5.0
5.0
100.0
93.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
21
0
4
2
0
1
1
+26
13Sonia Citron
S. Citron
19
2025
1
23.7
19.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
7.0
85.7
2.0
2.0
100.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
98.5
0.0
2.0
1.0
24
2
2
0
0
1
4
+3
14Ashley Shields
A. Shields
19
2007
1
29.2
19.0
3.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
13.0
30.8
2.0
4.0
50.0
9.0
11.0
81.8
53.3
0.0
3.0
1.0
29
3
3
0
0
1
3
-7
15Candice Dupree
C. Dupree
19
2006
1
28.6
19.0
6.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
7.0
10.0
70.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
75.2
2.0
4.0
4.0
29
6
1
2
1
4
3
0
16Maya Caldwell
M. Caldwell
18
2022
1
29.5
18.0
1.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
7.0
11.0
63.6
4.0
5.0
80.0
0.0
0.0
81.8
0.0
1.0
5.0
30
1
4
2
0
5
1
+9
17Michaela Onyenwere
M. Onyenwere
18
2021
1
28.7
18.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
3.0
6.0
50.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
67.6
1.0
4.0
0.0
29
5
1
1
0
0
3
+5
18Chennedy Carter
C. Carter
18
2020
1
30.4
18.0
5.0
8.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
16.0
31.3
0.0
4.0
0.0
8.0
9.0
88.9
45.1
0.0
5.0
2.0
30
5
8
1
1
2
5
+11
19Diamond DeShields
D. DeShields
18
2018
1
25.8
18.0
8.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
7.0
11.0
63.6
0.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
4.0
100.0
70.5
0.0
8.0
1.0
26
8
3
0
0
1
2
+14
20Tiffany Mitchell
T. Mitchell
18
2016
1
31.9
18.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.0
10.0
70.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
2.0
4.0
50.0
76.5
1.0
0.0
3.0
32
1
0
0
0
3
3
-2
21Liz Cambage
L. Cambage
18
2011
1
34.4
18.0
10.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
10.0
30.0
0.0
0.0
12.0
14.0
85.7
55.7
4.0
6.0
6.0
34
10
2
2
1
6
5
-15
22Monica Wright
M. Wright
18
2010
1
28.2
18.0
3.0
1.0
3.0
0.0
6.0
18.0
33.3
1.0
4.0
25.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
43.6
0.0
3.0
7.0
28
3
1
3
0
7
5
-6
23Kara Braxton
K. Braxton
18
2005
1
14.6
18.0
6.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
10.0
80.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
76.5
2.0
4.0
1.0
15
6
0
1
0
1
2
+2
24Justine Pissott
J. Pissott
17
2026
1
10.0
17.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
7.0
85.7
5.0
6.0
83.3
0.0
0.0
121.4
0.0
2.0
1.0
10
2
2
0
0
1
1
+5
25Kia Nurse
K. Nurse
17
2018
1
28.7
17.0
2.0
3.0
2.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
50.0
2.0
6.0
33.3
5.0
5.0
100.0
69.7
1.0
1.0
1.0
29
2
3
2
0
1
1
+8

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33
11
.750
2
32
12
.727
1.0
3
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31
13
.705
2.0
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30
14
.682
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28
16
.636
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27
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.614
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8
26
18
.591
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Fire Fire - e
17
27
.386
16.0
10
16
28
.364
17.0
11
Sky Sky - e
16
28
.364
17.0
12
16
28
.364
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11
33
.250
22.0
14
Sun Sun - e
11
33
.250
22.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
36
.182
25.0