most ppg by a rookie since 2003

Since 2003, Seimone Augustus has averaged 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 2003
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
21.9
2006
MIN MIN
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
LVA LVA
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
PHX PHX
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
4Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
19.2
2024
IND IND
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
5Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
19.2
2025
DAL DAL
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
6Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
19.1
2019
DAL DAL
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
7Candace Parker
C. Parker
18.5
2008
LAS LAS
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
8Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
18.3
2016
SEA SEA
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
9Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
18.1
2013
CHI CHI
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
10Chennedy Carter
C. Carter
17.4
2020
ATL ATL
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
11Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
17.0
2004
PHX PHX
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
12Odyssey Sims
O. Sims
16.7
2014
TUL TUL
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
13Crystal Dangerfield
C. Dangerfield
16.2
2020
MIN MIN
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
14Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
16.2
2022
ATL ATL
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
15Candice Wiggins
C. Wiggins
15.7
2008
MIN MIN
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
16Tina Charles
T. Charles
15.5
2010
CON CON
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
17Chiney Ogwumike
C. Ogwumike
15.5
2014
CON CON
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
18Sonia Citron
S. Citron
14.9
2025
WAS WAS
44
32.2
4.0
2.4
1.3
0.4
5.1
10.8
47.0
1.8
4.1
44.5
3.0
3.4
87.2
60.9
0.7
3.3
2.1
1,415
657
174
104
55
17
91
94
-109
19Aliyah Boston
A. Boston
14.5
2023
IND IND
40
31.2
8.4
2.2
1.3
1.3
5.8
10.1
57.8
0.1
0.3
40.0
2.7
3.6
74.5
61.9
3.1
5.3
1.9
1,249
578
335
89
53
50
75
125
-53
20Diamond DeShields
D. DeShields
14.4
2018
CHI CHI
34
28.4
4.9
2.2
1.1
0.3
4.9
11.5
42.5
1.2
3.6
32.8
3.4
4.1
83.6
54.0
1.1
3.8
2.1
967
489
167
74
37
10
70
74
-91
21Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
14.0
2012
LAS LAS
33
27.9
7.5
1.2
1.4
0.9
5.4
10.1
53.5
0.0
0.2
14.3
3.2
4.3
73.4
58.3
3.0
4.5
1.3
920
462
247
40
46
29
42
87
+237
22Moriah Jefferson
M. Jefferson
13.9
2016
SAN SAN
34
30.4
2.1
4.2
1.6
0.1
5.4
12.8
42.6
1.0
2.6
37.5
2.0
2.6
77.5
49.9
0.4
1.7
1.7
1,034
472
73
142
55
4
59
71
-248
23Satou Sabally
S. Sabally
13.9
2020
DAL DAL
16
28.2
7.8
2.5
0.8
0.9
4.2
11.4
36.8
0.8
4.1
19.7
4.7
5.4
87.2
50.5
2.6
5.2
2.2
451
222
124
40
13
14
35
50
-58
24Brittney Sykes
B. Sykes
13.9
2017
ATL ATL
34
25.6
4.1
1.9
0.6
0.5
5.0
12.3
40.8
1.1
3.2
33.6
2.8
3.8
72.9
49.7
0.8
3.3
1.7
871
471
141
65
19
18
58
86
-106
25Candice Dupree
C. Dupree
13.7
2006
CHI CHI
34
30.4
5.5
1.8
1.3
0.7
5.5
12.0
45.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.8
3.6
77.9
50.7
1.6
3.9
1.8
1,034
467
188
60
43
25
60
72
-336
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and points per game going back to the 1997 season.

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Lynx Lynx
34
10
.773
2
Aces Aces
30
14
.682
4.0
3
Mercury Mercury
27
17
.614
7.0
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Storm Storm
23
21
.523
11.0
5
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23
21
.523
11.0
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Lynx Lynx
34
10
.773
Aces Aces
30
14
.682
4.0
Mercury Mercury
27
17
.614
7.0
Storm Storm
23
21
.523
11.0
Valkyries Valkyries
23
21
.523
11.0
Sparks Sparks
21
23
.477
13.0
Wings Wings
10
34
.227
24.0
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Dream Dream
30
14
.682
Liberty Liberty
27
17
.614
3.0
Fever Fever
24
20
.545
6.0
Mystics Mystics
16
28
.364
14.0
Sun Sun
11
33
.250
19.0
Sky Sky
10
34
.227
20.0