Candace Parker posted the most points by a rookie in a start in her first game, with 34 points versus the Mercury on May 17, 2008.
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most points scored by a rookie in their first regular-season start| NAME | PTS | GS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Parker | 34 | 1 | 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 |  | N. Collier | 27 | 1 | 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 |  | J. Faulkner | 27 | 1 | 7/1/2014 |  CHI | @ | LAS | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 90.2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +9 |
| 4 | | C. Robinson | 27 | 1 | 8/6/1999 |  NYL | @ | PHX | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 93.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -5 |
| 5 | | T. White | 26 | 1 | 6/4/2005 |  IND | @ |  SEA | 34 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 66.9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -6 |
| 6 | | S. Johnson | 25 | 1 | 8/19/2020 |  WAS | vs |  ATL | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 87.3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +20 |
| 7 |  | K. Mitchell | 25 | 1 | 5/24/2018 | IND | vs | WAS | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 74.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| 8 |  | C. Cooper | 25 | 1 | 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 |
| 9 |  | B. Stewart | 23 | 1 | 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 |
| 10 | | S. Dales | 23 | 1 | 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 |
| 11 |  | T. Catchings | 23 | 1 | 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 |
| 12 |  | D. Staley | 23 | 1 | 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 |
| 13 |  | E. Delle Donne | 22 | 1 | 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 |
| 14 |  | D. Taurasi | 22 | 1 | 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 |
| 15 | | T. Moore | 22 | 1 | 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 |
| 16 | | E. Campbell | 22 | 1 | 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 |
| 17 | | R. Brcaninovic | 22 | 1 | 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 | |
| 18 |  | A. Atkins | 21 | 1 | 5/30/2018 | WAS | @ | PHX | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 71.7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +9 |
| 19 | | J. Lavender | 21 | 1 | 7/9/2011 | LAS | @ | SEA | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 56.3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | -11 | |
| 20 |  | M. Moore | 21 | 1 | 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 |
| 21 |  | S. Augustus | 21 | 1 | 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 |
| 22 |  | L. Jackson | 21 | 1 | 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 |
| 23 | | L. Byears | 21 | 1 | 7/15/1997 | SAC | vs | LAS | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 80.3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | |
| 24 |  | C. Clark | 20 | 1 | 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 |
| 25 | | K. Nurse | 20 | 1 | 8/6/2018 | NYL | vs | SEA | 37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 77.6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -16 |
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