most ppg by a rookie since 1998

Since 1998, Seimone Augustus has put up the most points per game by a rookie, with 21.9 per game in 2006.

Interpreted as:
most ppg with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games by a rookie since 1998
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
21.9
2006
34
33.1
3.8
1.5
0.6
0.5
8.3
18.2
45.6
0.9
2.5
35.3
4.4
4.9
89.7
53.7
0.4
3.3
2.1
1,127
744
128
50
21
18
71
58
-132
2A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
20.7
2018
33
30.6
8.0
2.2
0.8
1.7
7.4
16.1
46.2
0.0
0.0
5.8
7.5
77.4
53.4
2.0
6.0
1.4
1,010
682
264
74
27
55
46
68
-43
3Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
19.5
2006
32
33.3
3.3
3.1
1.2
0.1
6.8
15.5
44.2
1.5
3.9
37.3
4.3
5.1
85.3
55.1
1.2
2.2
1.4
1,067
624
107
98
37
4
45
84
+59
4Olivia Miles
O. Miles
19.4
2026
28
30.5
4.7
5.8
1.3
0.7
6.8
13.9
49.2
1.4
3.6
37.3
4.4
5.0
87.2
60.3
0.7
4.0
3.0
855
543
132
163
37
20
83
84
+249
5Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
19.2
2024
40
35.4
5.7
8.4
1.3
0.7
6.1
14.5
41.7
3.1
8.9
34.4
4.1
4.5
90.6
58.3
0.4
5.3
5.6
1,416
769
227
337
53
27
223
111
-63
6Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
19.2
2025
36
33.3
3.9
5.4
1.6
0.5
7.2
15.1
47.7
1.1
3.3
33.1
3.8
4.2
88.8
56.7
0.7
3.3
2.0
1,199
692
142
194
57
18
72
82
-104
7Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
19.1
2019
33
32.1
2.4
3.2
1.1
0.0
6.5
16.7
38.8
1.7
4.9
35.2
4.4
5.4
81.5
50.1
0.6
1.8
2.1
1,059
630
80
106
35
1
68
85
-187
8Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
18.8
1999
29
33.7
11.3
1.6
2.5
1.9
6.9
12.8
54.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
8.1
61.7
57.6
4.9
6.5
2.3
978
545
329
45
73
54
66
91
+194
9Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
18.6
2002
32
36.5
8.6
3.7
2.9
1.3
5.8
13.7
42.0
2.4
6.0
39.6
4.7
5.8
81.5
57.2
2.8
5.8
2.6
1,168
594
275
118
94
43
82
105
-22
10Candace Parker
C. Parker
18.5
2008
33
33.6
9.5
3.4
1.3
2.3
7.0
13.4
52.3
0.3
0.8
42.3
4.2
5.7
73.3
58.2
2.5
6.9
2.8
1,109
610
313
113
42
75
93
91
+115
11Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
18.3
2016
34
34.7
9.3
3.4
1.2
1.9
6.1
13.4
45.7
1.3
3.9
33.8
4.7
5.6
83.3
57.6
1.2
8.1
2.4
1,179
621
317
114
42
64
81
82
+111
12Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
18.1
2013
30
31.4
5.6
1.8
0.7
1.8
5.7
13.5
42.6
1.4
3.2
43.8
5.2
5.6
92.9
56.8
1.4
4.2
1.3
941
543
167
53
20
54
39
47
+282
13Natalie Williams
N. Williams
18.0
1999
28
34.0
9.2
0.9
1.4
0.8
6.4
12.4
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.1
6.8
75.4
58.5
3.9
5.3
2.4
953
504
257
25
38
22
68
108
-74
14Chennedy Carter
C. Carter
17.4
2020
16
25.4
2.3
3.4
0.9
0.3
6.6
14.0
47.3
0.8
2.0
37.5
3.4
4.2
82.1
55.0
0.5
1.8
2.7
406
279
36
55
14
5
43
57
-84
15Nikki McCray
N. McCray
17.3
1998
28
33.5
3.0
3.1
1.4
0.1
6.4
15.7
41.0
0.8
2.5
31.0
3.6
4.9
73.7
48.4
1.2
1.8
4.4
938
483
85
87
40
2
124
75
-375
16Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
17.0
2004
34
33.4
4.4
3.9
1.3
0.7
6.1
14.8
41.6
1.8
5.5
33.0
2.9
3.8
76.0
51.6
0.8
3.6
2.6
1,134
578
149
132
43
25
90
117
+45
17Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
16.9
1999
31
34.4
7.9
2.4
1.2
0.9
6.5
14.9
43.7
0.2
0.9
17.2
3.7
4.8
77.3
49.7
2.4
5.5
3.5
1,065
525
246
74
37
27
108
67
-82
18Betty Lennox
B. Lennox
16.9
2000
32
30.7
5.6
2.6
1.7
0.3
6.3
14.7
42.7
1.7
4.3
39.6
2.6
3.3
80.0
52.3
1.7
3.9
3.0
983
541
178
82
53
9
97
112
+2
19Odyssey Sims
O. Sims
16.7
2014
34
34.6
2.8
4.2
1.3
0.3
5.9
14.6
40.6
1.4
4.0
34.6
3.5
4.2
83.9
51.0
0.8
2.0
2.1
1,175
569
96
142
44
10
70
87
-70
20Crystal Dangerfield
C. Dangerfield
16.2
2020
21
30.0
2.0
3.6
0.9
0.0
5.9
12.5
47.1
1.6
4.9
33.3
2.8
3.0
92.2
58.6
0.2
1.7
2.5
629
341
41
75
18
1
53
31
+62
21Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
16.2
2022
34
31.4
4.5
2.8
1.6
0.8
5.4
15.0
36.1
2.5
7.3
34.3
2.9
3.7
79.2
48.9
0.8
3.7
1.6
1,066
552
154
96
54
26
53
87
-149
22Candice Wiggins
C. Wiggins
15.7
2008
30
27.5
3.2
3.0
1.8
0.2
4.6
11.3
40.3
1.2
4.0
30.6
5.4
6.6
81.7
55.3
1.3
1.9
1.9
824
472
97
90
54
7
57
113
+71
23Tina Charles
T. Charles
15.5
2010
34
31.0
11.7
1.5
0.7
1.7
6.1
12.4
48.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.5
76.3
53.9
3.8
7.9
2.1
1,054
528
398
51
25
57
71
72
+10
24Chiney Ogwumike
C. Ogwumike
15.5
2014
31
29.7
8.5
0.6
1.2
1.2
6.3
11.8
53.6
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.1
69.3
56.9
4.0
4.5
1.9
921
480
264
20
36
37
59
113
-26
25Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
15.2
2001
29
34.5
6.7
1.5
1.9
2.2
5.1
14.0
36.7
1.4
4.4
31.0
3.6
4.9
72.7
47.1
2.0
4.7
1.8
1,000
442
193
44
54
64
53
97
-56
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and points per game going back to the 1997 season.

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