most ppg by wnba number 1 draft picks in their rookie season

Seimone Augustus has the most points per game by a rookie #1 overall pick in a season, with 21.9 per game in 2006.

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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
3Caitlin 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
4Paige 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
5Candace 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
6Sabrina Ionescu
S. Ionescu
18.3
2020
NYL NYL
3
26.7
4.7
4.0
0.7
0.0
6.3
14.0
45.2
2.3
6.7
35.0
3.3
3.3
100.0
59.3
0.7
4.0
4.3
80
55
14
12
2
0
13
4
-26
7Breanna 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
8Diana 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
9Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
16.9
1999
WAS WAS
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
10Rhyne 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
11Tina 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
12Chiney 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
13Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
15.2
2001
SEA SEA
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
14Aliyah 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
15Sue Bird
S. Bird
14.4
2002
SEA SEA
32
35.1
2.6
6.0
1.7
0.1
4.7
11.7
40.3
1.8
4.4
40.1
3.2
3.5
91.1
54.3
0.5
2.1
3.4
1,122
461
83
191
55
3
109
48
+82
16Nneka 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
17Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
13.2
1997
HOU HOU
28
31.7
6.5
1.1
0.7
1.0
4.8
11.3
42.1
1.3
3.5
37.4
2.4
2.9
83.8
52.7
2.4
4.1
2.2
888
370
183
32
20
28
61
106
+149
18Maya Moore
M. Moore
13.2
2011
MIN MIN
34
28.0
4.6
2.6
1.4
0.5
4.8
11.0
43.9
1.7
4.6
36.9
1.9
2.4
78.8
54.9
1.7
2.9
1.5
951
449
157
90
48
16
50
92
+274
19Azzi Fudd
A. Fudd
13.1
2026
DAL DAL
30
31.7
1.7
1.8
1.7
0.8
5.2
11.4
45.6
2.1
5.2
39.7
0.6
0.8
82.6
55.8
0.5
1.2
1.1
950
393
52
55
52
25
33
68
+140
20Margo Dydek
M. Dydek
12.9
1998
UTA UTA
30
28.0
7.6
1.8
0.5
3.8
4.9
10.1
48.2
0.0
0.2
14.3
3.1
4.2
73.2
53.8
1.4
6.2
3.6
840
386
227
53
14
114
108
126
-61
21Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
12.8
2009
ATL ATL
34
21.6
3.1
2.1
2.2
0.4
4.7
9.9
47.6
0.4
1.5
29.4
2.9
4.0
74.1
55.0
1.0
2.1
2.1
735
435
105
71
74
12
72
92
+54
22Brittney Griner
B. Griner
12.6
2013
PHX PHX
27
25.9
6.3
1.0
0.5
3.0
5.1
9.3
55.6
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.2
72.4
59.1
1.4
5.0
1.7
699
341
171
28
13
81
47
80
+30
23Lindsey Harding
L. Harding
11.7
2007
MIN MIN
20
30.1
4.4
3.9
1.0
0.3
4.3
12.2
35.4
0.4
1.8
22.9
2.7
3.9
67.9
42.0
0.8
3.6
2.4
602
233
87
78
20
6
47
44
-73
24LaToya Thomas
L. Thomas
10.8
2003
CLE CLE
32
26.6
5.1
1.2
0.9
0.4
4.3
9.3
46.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.2
2.8
78.9
51.4
2.0
3.2
1.3
851
345
164
37
28
13
42
62
-11
25Jewell Loyd
J. Loyd
10.7
2015
SEA SEA
34
25.5
3.5
1.9
0.6
0.2
3.7
8.9
41.1
0.3
1.4
20.8
3.1
3.4
90.4
51.3
1.0
2.5
2.0
867
364
119
66
19
8
68
53
-137
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Team Leaders

PPG

14.0

McBride

Kayla McBride

RPG

6.0

Collier

Napheesa Collier

APG

5.0

McBride

Kayla McBride
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.4

3rd

DRTG

104.4

4th

NETRTG

9.0

2nd

3P%

38.2

2nd

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Wings Wings
27
17
.614
6.0
5
Fire Fire
17
27
.386
16.0
Last Game
MIN Lynx

0 - 2

71

Final

87

NYL Liberty

2 - 0

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

32.0

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

28.0

Williams

Gabby Williams

27.5

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

11.7

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

9.5

Austin

Shakira Austin
Playoffs APG Leaders

10.5

Canada

Jordin Canada

9.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

7.3

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs SPG Leaders

3.5

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.5

Canada

Jordin Canada

2.5

Gray

Allisha Gray
Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

2.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

2.0

Reese

Angel Reese
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

3.5

Williams

Gabby Williams

3.5

Ionescu

Sabrina Ionescu
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

JocytÄ—

JustÄ— JocytÄ—

113.6

VanSlooten

Grace VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Valkyries

128.1

Wings

118.1

Liberty

116.6

Aces

116.4

Dream

115.1

Fever

109.0
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

94.6

Liberty

95.7

Aces

109.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4

Lynx

116.6
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Liberty

21.0

Dream

20.5

Valkyries

10.1

Aces

7.4

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-10.1

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

170.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

120.8

Young

Jackie Young

119.4

Boston

Aliyah Boston
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

170.3

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

130.5

Clark

Caitlin Clark

128.5

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

63.5

Fauthoux

Marine Fauthoux

45.1

Koné

Sika Koné
Playoffs MPG Leaders

39.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

38.0

McBride

Kayla McBride

37.0

Gray

Chelsea Gray
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.61

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

1.58

Okot

Madina Okot
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.61

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

1.50

Williams

Gabby Williams

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Valkyries

24-16

Aces

24-17

Mystics

22-18

Sparks

21-17

Sky

20-17

Fever

20-21
Worst Record ATS
Liberty

15-23

Tempo

15-21

Mercury

16-20

Lynx

18-21

Wings

18-21

Fire

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries - x
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces - x
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Dream Dream - x
30
14
.682
3.0
5
Mystics Mystics - x
28
16
.636
5.0
6
Fever Fever - x
28
16
.636
5.0
7
Wings Wings - x
27
17
.614
6.0
8
Liberty Liberty - x
26
18
.591
7.0
9
Fire Fire - e
17
27
.386
16.0
10
Sparks Sparks - e
16
28
.364
17.0
11
Sky Sky - e
16
28
.364
17.0
12
Mercury Mercury - e
16
28
.364
17.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
33
.250
22.0
14
Sun Sun - e
11
33
.250
22.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
36
.182
25.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
6/28
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
85-77
Sun
6/28
PDX PDX
@
WAS WAS
123-124
Sun
6/28
LVA LVA
@
CHI CHI
107-99
Sun
6/28
NYL NYL
@
GSV GSV
67-76
Tue
6/30
LVA LVA
@
NYL NYL
85-93

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/2
DAL DAL
@
GSV GSV
9:00 PM
Sun
10/4
NYL NYL
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Wed
10/7
NYL NYL
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Fri
10/9
ATL ATL
@
NYL NYL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/11
ATL ATL
@
NYL NYL
1:00 PM