most points scored in a rookie debut game in the playoffs

Cynthia Cooper has the most points by a rookie in a playoff game, with 31 points versus the Charlotte Sting on August 28, 1997.

	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	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	31	8/28/1997	HOU	vs	CHA	37	5	5	1	0	9	17	52.9	4	8	50.0	9	12	75.0	69.6	1	4	6	2	+18
2	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	29	8/16/2002	IND	vs	NYL	33	11	4	3	1	11	19	57.9	4	8	50.0	3	4	75.0	69.8	3	8	4	1	+16
3	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	25	9/25/2024	IND	@	CON	40	6	9	1	1	10	23	43.5	3	12	25.0	2	2	100.0	52.3	0	6	3	4	-6
4	Kayla McBride K. McBride	25	8/23/2014	SAN	vs	MIN	32	2	0	1	0	8	16	50.0	3	6	50.0	6	6	100.0	67.1	1	1	4	2	+6
5	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	25	8/30/1997	HOU	vs	NYL	40	4	4	2	1	7	13	53.8	0	2	0.0	11	15	73.3	63.8	0	4	1	1	+14
6	Michelle Brogan M. Brogan	24	9/1/1998	PHX	@	HOU	35	5	2	0	0	10	16	62.5	1	2	50.0	3	4	75.0	67.6	2	3	2	2	-4
7	Ariel Atkins A. Atkins	23	9/7/2018	WAS	@	SEA	23	1	1	2	0	10	14	71.4	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	77.3	1	0	0	2	-13
8	Shavonte Zellous S. Zellous	23	9/23/2009	DET	vs	IND	32	4	5	1	1	6	16	37.5	1	1	100.0	10	11	90.9	55.2	1	3	1	2	+15
9	Alana Beard A. Beard	22	9/29/2004	WAS	@	CON	36	3	2	4	4	9	15	60.0	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	67.4	0	3	4	2	-13
10	Leonie Fiebich L. Fiebich	21	9/22/2024	NYL	vs	ATL	25	1	1	2	0	7	8	87.5	4	4	100.0	3	3	100.0	112.7	0	1	1	3	+25
11	Bria Holmes B. Holmes	21	9/21/2016	ATL	vs	SEA	40	7	3	1	1	7	13	53.8	2	5	40.0	5	5	100.0	69.1	3	4	2	4	+10
12	Kiah Stokes K. Stokes	21	9/23/2015	NYL	vs	IND	25	5	0	1	3	9	11	81.8	0	0		3	3	100.0	85.2	3	2	1	1	+16
13	Maya Moore M. Moore	21	9/25/2011	MIN	@	PHX	36	7	5	1	0	7	10	70.0	6	8	75.0	1	1	100.0	100.6	3	4	0	2	+17
14	Shavonte Zellous S. Zellous	21	9/18/2009	DET	@	ATL	30	6	4	3	1	6	12	50.0	1	4	25.0	8	9	88.9	65.8	1	5	2	4	+20
15	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	21	9/16/2009	ATL	@	DET	33	8	4	1	0	8	13	61.5	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	69.1	0	8	6	3	-2
16	Lindsay Whalen L. Whalen	21	9/27/2004	CON	vs	WAS	29	2	6	0	0	3	3	100.0	0	0		15	16	93.8	104.6	0	2	0	2	+19
17	Crystal Robinson C. Robinson	21	9/4/1999	NYL	@	HOU	33	0	3	0	2	6	11	54.5	4	9	44.4	5	5	100.0	79.5	0	0	1	3	+1
18	Ariel Atkins A. Atkins	20	9/4/2018	WAS	@	ATL	30	7	3	0	0	6	14	42.9	0	3	0.0	8	8	100.0	57.1	6	1	2	2	+6
19	Kayla McBride K. McBride	20	8/21/2014	SAN	@	MIN	29	3	1	1	0	8	11	72.7	3	4	75.0	1	1	100.0	87.4	0	3	3	2	-10
20	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	20	9/20/2013	CHI	vs	IND	34	4	2	1	4	6	10	60.0	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	74.0	2	2	1	0	-11
21	Candace Parker C. Parker	20	9/23/2008	LAS	@	SEA	39	5	4	2	1	8	13	61.5	0	2	0.0	4	6	66.7	63.9	0	5	4	3	+3
22	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	20	8/18/2002	IND	@	NYL	37	14	2	0	0	7	14	50.0	1	5	20.0	5	5	100.0	61.7	6	8	4	3	-23
23	Leonie Fiebich L. Fiebich	19	10/18/2024	NYL	@	MIN	36	3	5	2	0	7	12	58.3	2	5	40.0	3	3	100.0	71.3	0	3	1	1	+1
24	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	19	9/11/2019	MIN	@	SEA	38	10	3	2	1	8	11	72.7	1	3	33.3	2	4	50.0	74.5	2	8	4	3	-10
25	Ariel Atkins A. Atkins	19	9/2/2018	WAS	vs	ATL	26	4	2	1	0	6	11	54.5	2	6	33.3	5	5	100.0	72.0	2	2	1	4	+22