most ppg for a rookie since 2000

Since 2000, Seimone Augustus has scored the most points per game by a rookie 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
3Olivia Miles
O. Miles
19.8
2026
MIN MIN
40
31.0
4.7
6.0
1.3
0.6
7.0
14.2
49.2
1.6
4.1
38.8
4.2
4.8
87.0
60.6
0.6
4.1
3.1
1,239
790
186
239
52
25
123
119
+281
4Cappie 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
5Caitlin 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
6Paige 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
7Arike 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
8Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
18.6
2002
IND IND
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
9Candace 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
10Breanna 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
11Elena 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
12Chennedy 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
13Diana 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
14Betty Lennox
B. Lennox
16.9
2000
MIN MIN
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
15Odyssey 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
16Crystal 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
17Rhyne 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
18Candice 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
19Tina 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
20Chiney 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
21Lauren 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
22Jackie Stiles
J. Stiles
14.9
2001
POR POR
32
32.0
2.4
1.7
0.8
0.1
4.9
12.0
40.5
1.6
3.6
43.1
3.6
4.7
77.9
53.0
0.8
1.7
2.1
1,023
478
77
55
24
3
67
75
-122
23Sonia 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
24Flau'jae Johnson
F. Johnson
14.9
2026
SEA SEA
42
28.7
4.8
2.9
1.4
0.7
5.3
13.1
40.2
1.4
4.8
29.6
3.0
3.7
80.0
50.6
1.2
3.6
2.6
1,204
626
202
123
58
29
110
116
-110
25Swin Cash
S. Cash
14.8
2002
DET DET
32
33.7
6.9
2.7
1.2
1.0
4.5
11.0
40.8
0.4
2.0
20.6
5.4
7.1
76.2
52.3
2.4
4.5
3.1
1,077
474
222
86
37
31
100
85
-104
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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

Tue 29 Sep 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

10.2

Jones

Jonquel Jones

9.5

Stokes

Kiah Stokes
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

8.8

Canada

Jordin Canada

6.2

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.2

Canada

Jordin Canada

2.0

Gray

Allisha Gray
Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

Jonquel Jones

2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

2.2

Reese

Angel Reese
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

3.2

Ionescu

Sabrina Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

JocytÄ—

JustÄ— JocytÄ—

113.6

VanSlooten

Grace VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Dream

114.8

Valkyries

114.5

Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

102.9

Valkyries

105.0

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Dream

11.9

Valkyries

9.4

Liberty

4.3

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

262.3

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

226.8

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

255.5

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

233.3

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

44.6

Koné

Sika Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale
Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

38.3

Gray

Chelsea Gray

38.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.41

Okot

Madina Okot

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston

1.34

Okot

Madina Okot

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Valkyries

27-17

Mystics

22-18

Sparks

21-17

Aces

24-20

Sky

20-17

Dream

22-21
Worst Record ATS
Liberty

15-26

Tempo

15-21

Mercury

16-20

Lynx

18-21

Wings

19-21

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
Thu
7/2
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
67-90
Fri
7/3
MIN MIN
@
NYL NYL
86-99
Fri
7/3
CHI CHI
@
LVA LVA
90-98
Sat
7/4
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
88-83
Sat
7/4
PDX PDX
@
SEA SEA
77-72

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
3:30 PM
Mon
10/19
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Thu
10/22
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
3:30 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM