Candace Parker has put up the most points by a rookie in a season opener, with 34 points versus the Mercury on May 17, 2008.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Candace Parker C. Parker	34	5/17/2008	LAS	@	PHX	39	12	8	2	1	12	19	63.2	2	2	100.0	8	16	50.0	65.3	2	10	2	3	+7
2	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	27	5/25/2019	MIN	vs	CHI	33	6	0	2	3	8	10	80.0	3	4	75.0	8	11	72.7	91.0	1	5	2	2	+28
3	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	25	6/21/1997	HOU	@	CLE	37	8	5	3	1	9	18	50.0	0	3	0.0	7	8	87.5	58.1	1	7	8	2	+24
4	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	23	5/15/2016	SEA	@	LAS	34	6	3	2	1	9	13	69.2	0	2	0.0	5	8	62.5	69.6	3	3	3	5	-25
5	Stacey Dales S. Dales	23	6/1/2002	WAS	vs	ORL	31	3	1	0	0	5	9	55.6	2	2	100.0	11	12	91.7	80.5	1	2	4	4	+25
6	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	23	6/1/2002	IND	vs	DET	38	13	1	5	2	9	17	52.9	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	64.3	3	10	2	2	+20
7	Dawn Staley D. Staley	23	6/10/1999	CHA	@	WAS	37	1	7	0	0	10	15	66.7	3	5	60.0	0	2	0.0	72.4	0	1	1	2	+8
8	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	22	5/27/2013	CHI	@	PHX	34	8	2	0	4	9	21	42.9	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	50.3	3	5	1	1	+23
9	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	22	5/20/2004	PHX	vs	SAC	37	3	3	0	3	7	13	53.8	3	6	50.0	5	7	71.4	68.4	1	2	4	6	-3
10	Tamara Moore T. Moore	22	5/28/2002	MIA	vs	MIN	33	2	4	2	0	6	13	46.2	2	6	33.3	8	8	100.0	66.6	2	0	0	5	-7
11	Edna Campbell E. Campbell	22	6/12/1999	PHX	@	SAC	38	1	1	0	1	7	10	70.0	4	6	66.7	4	4	100.0	93.5	0	1	2	5	-9
12	Razija Brcaninovic R. Brcaninovic	22	6/13/1998	DET	vs	CHA	34	13	1	0	2	9	14	64.3	0	0		4	5	80.0	67.9	4	9	3	3	-5
13	Maya Moore M. Moore	21	6/3/2011	MIN	@	LAS	29	4	4	0	0	7	17	41.2	4	11	36.4	3	3	100.0	57.3	0	4	2	2	-4
14	Charde Houston C. Houston	21	5/18/2008	MIN	vs	DET	16	1	0	1	0	9	12	75.0	0	0		3	5	60.0	73.9	0	1	4	2	+13
15	Seimone Augustus S. Augustus	21	5/23/2006	MIN	vs	CON	30	5	0	0	1	7	18	38.9	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	48.8	0	5	1	1	0
16	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	21	5/31/2001	SEA	vs	PHX	28	6	3	3	0	6	11	54.5	1	3	33.3	8	11	72.7	66.3	3	3	1	4	+13
17	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	20	5/14/2024	IND	@	CON	32	0	3	2	0	5	15	33.3	4	11	36.4	6	6	100.0	56.7	0	0	10	4	-13
18	Kaela Davis K. Davis	20	5/14/2017	DAL	@	PHX	28	4	4	2	0	6	10	60.0	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	74.0	0	4	2	1	+22
19	Kamila Vodichkova K. Vodichkova	20	5/31/2000	SEA	@	SAC	30	9	0	2	1	7	15	46.7	1	1	100.0	5	6	83.3	56.7	4	5	2	0	-10
20	Tonya Edwards T. Edwards	20	6/12/1999	MIN	vs	DET	32	4	5	2	0	8	13	61.5	2	4	50.0	2	3	66.7	69.8	0	4	3	1	+20
21	Sonia Citron S. Citron	19	5/16/2025	WAS	vs	ATL	24	2	2	0	0	6	7	85.7	2	2	100.0	5	6	83.3	98.5	0	2	1	4	+3
22	Ashley Shields A. Shields	19	5/19/2007	HOU	@	SEA	29	3	3	0	0	4	13	30.8	2	4	50.0	9	11	81.8	53.3	0	3	1	3	-7
23	Candice Dupree C. Dupree	19	5/20/2006	CHI	@	CHA	29	6	1	2	1	7	10	70.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	75.2	2	4	4	3	0
24	Nikki McCray N. McCray	19	6/11/1998	WAS	@	CHA	35	1	6	1	0	9	23	39.1	0	2	0.0	1	2	50.0	39.8	1	0	4	2	-28
25	Michaela Onyenwere M. Onyenwere	18	5/14/2021	NYL	vs	IND	29	5	1	1	0	6	12	50.0	3	6	50.0	3	3	100.0	67.6	1	4	0	3	+5