most points per game from the bench in a season

Diana Taurasi has averaged the most points per game by a player off the bench in a season, with 28.5 per game in 2005.

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NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
28.5
2005
2
40.0
6.5
5.5
1.0
0.0
9.5
20.5
46.3
2.5
8.0
31.3
7.0
8.0
87.5
59.3
1.5
5.0
3.0
80
57
13
11
2
0
6
6
-8
2Adrienne Goodson
A. Goodson
27.0
2000
1
33.0
7.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
11.0
15.0
73.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
5.0
7.0
71.4
74.7
4.0
3.0
4.0
33
27
7
4
2
0
4
4
+14
3A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
25.0
2019
1
25.5
8.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
7.0
14.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
13.0
84.6
63.4
2.0
6.0
1.0
26
25
8
1
0
4
1
2
+18
4Kristi Toliver
K. Toliver
25.0
2012
1
33.5
2.0
6.0
3.0
0.0
9.0
16.0
56.3
5.0
8.0
62.5
2.0
4.0
50.0
70.4
0.0
2.0
2.0
34
25
2
6
3
0
2
1
+17
5Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
25.0
2008
1
28.8
5.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
18.0
44.4
3.0
5.0
60.0
6.0
6.0
100.0
60.6
2.0
3.0
2.0
29
25
5
1
1
0
2
2
-2
6Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
24.0
2018
1
31.0
6.0
5.0
1.0
0.0
9.0
14.0
64.3
2.0
3.0
66.7
4.0
4.0
100.0
76.1
0.0
6.0
3.0
31
24
6
5
1
0
3
0
+5
7Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
24.0
2003
1
40.0
10.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
7.0
12.0
58.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
10.0
13.0
76.9
67.7
4.0
6.0
2.0
40
24
10
2
1
0
2
2
+9
8Katie Smith
K. Smith
23.4
2001
7
39.8
3.9
1.7
0.9
0.3
6.6
16.3
40.4
2.4
6.0
40.5
7.9
8.6
91.7
58.4
1.3
2.6
3.6
279
164
27
12
6
2
25
22
-43
9Sandrine Gruda
S. Gruda
23.0
2009
1
29.1
6.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
11.0
18.0
61.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
62.4
1.0
5.0
3.0
29
23
6
0
2
2
3
5
+10
10Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
22.3
2002
4
39.4
9.3
5.3
2.8
2.0
7.8
18.0
43.1
2.3
8.0
28.1
4.5
5.8
78.3
54.2
3.8
5.5
2.3
157
89
37
21
11
8
9
12
+16
11Nykesha Sales
N. Sales
22.0
2002
1
40.0
5.0
2.0
4.0
0.0
8.0
14.0
57.1
4.0
8.0
50.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
73.9
0.0
5.0
2.0
40
22
5
2
4
0
2
1
-8
12Vickie Johnson
V. Johnson
22.0
2000
1
40.0
12.0
3.0
2.0
0.0
9.0
16.0
56.3
2.0
3.0
66.7
2.0
3.0
66.7
63.5
3.0
9.0
1.0
40
22
12
3
2
0
1
2
+4
13Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
22.0
1999
1
38.1
6.0
5.0
2.0
0.0
4.0
17.0
23.5
2.0
7.0
28.6
12.0
12.0
100.0
49.4
0.0
6.0
3.0
38
22
6
5
2
0
3
3
+12
14Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
21.4
2015
8
27.1
4.8
1.6
2.8
0.8
7.5
15.8
47.6
0.9
2.9
30.4
5.5
6.6
83.0
57.3
1.9
2.9
2.0
217
171
38
13
22
6
16
21
+4
15Teaira McCowan
T. McCowan
21.0
2024
1
33.5
14.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
9.0
12.0
75.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
5.0
60.0
73.9
7.0
7.0
4.0
33
21
14
1
1
1
4
4
+6
16Shameka Christon
S. Christon
21.0
2009
1
30.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
16.0
50.0
2.0
7.0
28.6
3.0
3.0
100.0
60.6
0.0
1.0
2.0
30
21
1
0
0
0
2
1
-3
17Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
20.7
2012
7
25.0
4.1
2.3
1.9
0.9
7.6
14.4
52.5
1.7
4.0
42.9
3.9
5.0
77.1
62.3
2.0
2.1
2.6
175
145
29
16
13
6
18
15
+68
18Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
20.7
2011
3
19.8
3.7
1.3
2.0
0.0
7.7
16.3
46.9
0.3
2.3
14.3
5.0
7.0
71.4
53.2
1.3
2.3
2.3
59
62
11
4
6
0
7
7
+8
19Iziane Castro Marques
I. Castro Marques
20.0
2009
1
28.4
1.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
16.0
50.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
3.0
6.0
50.0
53.6
1.0
0.0
1.0
28
20
1
2
1
0
1
3
+3
20Adrienne Goodson
A. Goodson
20.0
2004
1
40.0
11.0
6.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
14.0
57.1
0.0
0.0
4.0
4.0
100.0
63.5
5.0
6.0
0.0
40
20
11
6
0
0
0
3
-11
21Tamecka Dixon
T. Dixon
20.0
2003
2
37.1
3.0
5.5
1.0
0.0
8.0
13.5
59.3
0.5
1.0
50.0
3.5
4.0
87.5
65.5
1.5
1.5
0.5
74
40
6
11
2
0
1
6
+10
22Natalie Williams
N. Williams
20.0
2001
1
40.0
10.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
6.0
14.0
42.9
0.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
51.9
1.0
9.0
2.0
40
20
10
4
1
1
2
4
-10
23Kedra Holland-Corn
K. Holland-Corn
20.0
1999
1
40.0
3.0
1.0
6.0
0.0
4.0
13.0
30.8
3.0
6.0
50.0
9.0
12.0
75.0
54.7
3.0
0.0
3.0
40
20
3
1
6
0
3
5
+11
24Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
19.5
2014
2
27.4
4.0
4.0
3.5
0.0
6.5
10.5
61.9
1.5
2.0
75.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
74.2
0.5
3.5
5.0
55
39
8
8
7
0
10
4
+21
25Marina Mabrey
M. Mabrey
19.0
2022
2
24.9
4.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
7.5
15.5
48.4
3.0
7.0
42.9
1.0
3.0
33.3
56.5
0.0
4.5
3.5
50
38
9
3
0
0
7
3
+4
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