most points in rookie first game

Candace Parker posted 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
3Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
25
1997
1
37.0
25.0
8.0
5.0
3.0
1.0
9.0
18.0
50.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
7.0
8.0
87.5
58.1
1.0
7.0
8.0
37
8
5
3
1
8
2
+24
4Breanna 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
5Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
23
2002
1
37.8
23.0
13.0
1.0
5.0
2.0
9.0
17.0
52.9
3.0
5.0
60.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
64.3
3.0
10.0
2.0
38
13
1
5
2
2
2
+20
6Stacey Dales
S. Dales
23
2002
1
30.6
23.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
9.0
55.6
2.0
2.0
100.0
11.0
12.0
91.7
80.5
1.0
2.0
4.0
31
3
1
0
0
4
4
+25
7Dawn Staley
D. Staley
23
1999
1
37.1
23.0
1.0
7.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
15.0
66.7
3.0
5.0
60.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
72.4
0.0
1.0
1.0
37
1
7
0
0
1
2
+8
8Elena 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
9Diana 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
10Tamara Moore
T. Moore
22
2002
1
33.3
22.0
2.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
6.0
13.0
46.2
2.0
6.0
33.3
8.0
8.0
100.0
66.6
2.0
0.0
0.0
33
2
4
2
0
0
5
-7
11Edna Campbell
E. Campbell
22
1999
1
38.3
22.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
7.0
10.0
70.0
4.0
6.0
66.7
4.0
4.0
100.0
93.5
0.0
1.0
2.0
38
1
1
0
1
2
5
-9
12Razija Brcaninovic
R. Brcaninovic
22
1998
1
34.4
22.0
13.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
9.0
14.0
64.3
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.0
80.0
67.9
4.0
9.0
3.0
34
13
1
0
2
3
3
-5
13Olivia 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
14Maya 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
15Charde 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
16Seimone 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
17Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
21
2001
1
28.1
21.0
6.0
3.0
3.0
0.0
6.0
11.0
54.5
1.0
3.0
33.3
8.0
11.0
72.7
66.3
3.0
3.0
1.0
28
6
3
3
0
1
4
+13
18Caitlin 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
19Kaela 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
20Kamila Vodichkova
K. Vodichkova
20
2000
1
30.3
20.0
9.0
0.0
2.0
1.0
7.0
15.0
46.7
1.0
1.0
100.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
56.7
4.0
5.0
2.0
30
9
0
2
1
2
0
-10
21Tonya Edwards
T. Edwards
20
1999
1
32.1
20.0
4.0
5.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
13.0
61.5
2.0
4.0
50.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
69.8
0.0
4.0
3.0
32
4
5
2
0
3
1
+20
22Jovana 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
23Sonia 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
24Ashley 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
25Candice 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

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33
11
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2
32
12
.727
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31
13
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30
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28
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26
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17
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10
16
28
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16
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11
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11
33
.250
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8
36
.182
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