most points scored until 2000

Before 2001, Cynthia Cooper dropped the most points, with 2,537 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored until 2000
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
2,537
120
35.2
21.1
3.3
4.8
1.6
0.3
6.6
14.3
45.9
1.9
5.1
37.8
6.1
7.0
87.1
60.9
0.8
2.5
3.4
4,219
392
580
188
34
408
256
+1186
2Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
2,064
120
31.3
17.2
9.2
2.2
1.2
2.0
6.2
13.5
45.9
0.4
1.3
32.7
4.4
6.1
73.2
53.4
2.4
6.8
3.4
3,757
1,105
260
148
242
408
490
+519
3Jennifer Gillom
J. Gillom
1,921
120
31.3
16.0
5.6
1.4
1.2
0.5
5.8
13.4
43.0
0.7
2.4
30.2
3.8
5.0
75.3
51.2
1.6
4.0
2.4
3,754
669
163
144
61
293
383
+236
4Andrea Stinson
A. Stinson
1,888
122
34.6
15.5
4.4
3.9
1.5
0.6
6.0
13.5
44.7
0.9
2.9
31.9
2.5
3.4
72.7
51.5
1.2
3.3
2.7
4,224
542
472
184
77
329
260
-65
5Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
1,745
101
32.3
17.3
5.6
3.1
2.4
1.0
6.6
14.2
46.8
1.1
3.0
35.1
3.0
3.6
81.7
54.8
1.3
4.2
2.2
3,258
561
315
242
97
227
171
+1035
6Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
1,643
119
32.9
13.8
6.9
1.1
1.1
0.9
4.9
11.4
43.4
1.4
3.7
37.8
2.5
3.1
82.7
54.4
2.2
4.7
2.2
3,920
826
132
129
109
264
378
+1069
7Sophia Witherspoon
S. Witherspoon
1,629
122
27.9
13.4
2.7
1.9
1.3
0.2
4.6
11.5
39.6
1.4
3.8
35.6
2.9
3.6
79.3
50.9
0.9
1.8
2.3
3,409
325
226
160
21
286
242
+77
8Wendy Palmer
W. Palmer
1,568
119
28.1
13.2
6.9
1.3
0.8
0.3
4.8
11.3
42.7
0.4
1.3
27.0
3.2
4.7
68.3
49.5
2.2
4.7
2.1
3,345
818
159
94
33
250
374
-639
9Nikki McCray
N. McCray
1,541
92
32.9
16.8
2.5
2.7
1.3
0.1
5.9
13.9
42.2
1.3
4.1
31.5
3.7
4.8
77.3
52.3
1.0
1.5
3.5
3,023
227
250
119
8
320
240
-503
10Vicky Bullett
V. Bullett
1,469
122
32.1
12.0
6.3
1.7
2.0
1.6
4.9
10.5
46.4
0.3
0.9
29.1
2.1
2.7
77.6
51.7
2.0
4.3
2.0
3,918
774
203
246
193
250
337
+86
11Vickie Johnson
V. Johnson
1,432
119
32.0
12.0
4.2
2.7
1.0
0.1
4.7
11.1
42.8
0.6
1.8
35.2
1.9
2.3
82.1
49.8
1.5
2.8
1.8
3,803
496
323
116
17
216
247
+402
12Ruthie Bolton
R. Bolton
1,301
89
31.4
14.6
4.3
2.2
1.4
0.0
5.1
13.8
37.2
2.0
6.3
31.9
2.3
3.1
76.0
48.3
1.4
2.9
1.7
2,794
385
195
125
2
154
211
+135
13Eva Nemcova
E. Nemcova
1,270
103
31.9
12.3
3.6
2.0
1.1
0.6
4.5
10.0
44.5
1.2
3.0
41.2
2.2
2.4
90.6
55.7
0.8
2.8
2.4
3,286
369
207
118
59
250
209
-30
14Tamecka Dixon
T. Dixon
1,232
112
25.6
11.0
2.8
2.3
1.2
0.2
4.0
9.2
43.7
0.6
1.7
36.3
2.4
3.1
77.6
52.4
0.8
2.0
1.9
2,866
308
258
130
27
214
271
+324
15Merlakia Jones
M. Jones
1,196
121
25.1
9.9
3.5
1.4
1.0
0.1
4.0
9.1
44.5
0.3
0.8
33.7
1.6
2.1
73.5
49.4
1.3
2.3
1.9
3,033
425
174
124
13
229
288
-3
16Rhonda Mapp
R. Mapp
1,181
109
25.8
10.8
5.9
2.0
0.8
0.5
4.2
8.7
48.6
0.1
0.4
28.6
2.3
3.0
77.3
54.4
1.8
4.1
2.1
2,815
641
217
89
57
226
378
-106
17Latasha Byears
L. Byears
1,136
121
22.2
9.4
5.6
1.0
1.2
0.2
4.0
8.1
48.7
0.0
0.2
23.1
1.4
2.2
64.9
51.7
2.4
3.2
1.9
2,682
674
127
146
29
232
390
-48
18Brandy Reed
B. Reed
1,134
81
25.9
14.0
5.1
2.1
1.4
0.6
5.5
11.3
49.0
0.4
1.1
37.1
2.5
3.0
83.5
55.4
1.9
3.3
2.3
2,099
417
170
113
45
186
139
+132
19Mwadi Mabika
M. Mabika
1,104
114
25.6
9.7
4.5
2.4
1.4
0.4
3.5
9.3
37.1
1.2
3.9
31.6
1.5
2.1
73.5
47.3
1.2
3.3
1.5
2,914
513
275
155
48
172
338
+407
20Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
1,086
63
34.9
17.2
7.7
2.4
1.3
0.7
6.9
15.3
45.2
0.2
1.1
22.1
3.2
4.4
73.0
50.1
2.1
5.6
3.2
2,199
486
154
84
45
201
141
-69
21Margo Dydek
M. Dydek
1,083
94
25.0
11.5
6.4
1.7
0.5
3.1
4.2
8.7
47.7
0.1
0.4
24.4
3.1
3.9
79.6
55.2
1.1
5.3
3.0
2,352
606
163
45
287
281
352
+50
22Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
1,068
61
32.9
17.5
10.8
1.5
2.6
1.9
6.4
12.0
53.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
7.0
65.7
58.1
4.7
6.1
2.4
2,005
660
92
156
115
148
201
+370
23Bridget Pettis
B. Pettis
1,060
122
23.1
8.7
2.7
1.9
1.1
0.2
2.8
8.2
34.4
1.0
3.5
27.4
2.1
2.5
82.6
46.6
1.0
1.7
1.7
2,816
329
231
135
26
213
251
+345
24Natalie Williams
N. Williams
1,047
57
35.0
18.4
10.4
1.3
1.3
0.7
6.3
12.5
50.4
0.1
0.1
42.9
5.7
7.4
77.8
58.4
4.2
6.2
2.6
1,993
593
76
73
40
147
232
-86
25Korie Hlede
K. Hlede
1,009
90
27.4
11.2
3.5
2.4
1.0
0.1
4.0
9.7
41.7
0.8
2.1
40.5
2.3
2.8
80.8
51.3
1.1
2.5
2.4
2,466
319
218
89
8
218
233
-14
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