most ppg in a season in the finals by a rookie

Cynthia Cooper has put up the most points per game by a rookie in a WNBA Finals in 1997, with 25.0 per game.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	25.0	1997	WNBA Finals	HOU	1	40.0	4.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	7.0	13.0	53.8	0.0	2.0	0.0	11.0	15.0	73.3	63.8	0.0	4.0	1.0	40	25	4	4	2	1	1	1	+14
2	Tina Thompson T. Thompson	18.0	1997	WNBA Finals	HOU	1	40.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	6.0	10.0	60.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	5.0	8.0	62.5	66.6	3.0	3.0	3.0	40	18	6	1	0	1	3	1	+14
3	Ariel Atkins A. Atkins	15.7	2018	WNBA Finals	WAS	3	28.2	2.3	2.0	1.3	0.0	5.3	11.7	45.7	1.0	3.0	33.3	4.0	4.3	92.3	57.7	0.7	1.7	0.3	85	47	7	6	4	0	1	6	-27
4	Leonie Fiebich L. Fiebich	13.0	2024	WNBA Finals	NYL	5	35.5	5.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	4.6	9.8	46.9	2.4	5.2	46.2	1.4	1.4	100.0	62.4	1.4	3.6	0.8	178	65	25	15	5	0	4	11	+19
5	Michelle Brogan M. Brogan	13.0	1998	WNBA Finals	PHX	3	32.9	8.0	2.0	1.0	0.3	4.7	9.3	50.0	0.7	2.0	33.3	3.0	4.7	64.3	57.1	2.3	5.7	2.0	99	39	24	6	3	1	6	7	-18
6	Kym Hampton K. Hampton	13.0	1997	WNBA Finals	NYL	1	30.1	13.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	13.0	46.2	0.0	0.0		1.0	4.0	25.0	44.0	3.0	10.0	2.0	30	13	13	0	1	0	2	1	-9
7	Crystal Robinson C. Robinson	12.7	1999	WNBA Finals	NYL	3	33.1	1.7	3.0	1.0	0.7	4.0	10.3	38.7	2.3	7.7	30.4	2.3	2.3	100.0	55.8	0.3	1.3	2.3	99	38	5	9	3	2	7	13	-14
8	Briann January B. January	12.0	2009	WNBA Finals	IND	5	24.0	1.8	3.2	0.2	0.0	3.6	8.2	43.9	1.8	3.8	47.4	3.0	3.8	78.9	60.8	0.6	1.2	0.8	120	60	9	16	1	0	4	13	-25
9	Vickie Johnson V. Johnson	12.0	1997	WNBA Finals	NYL	1	34.4	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	16.0	37.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		37.5	5.0	0.0	1.0	34	12	5	2	1	0	1	5	-17
10	Maya Moore M. Moore	11.3	2011	WNBA Finals	MIN	3	26.5	5.7	1.3	1.0	0.7	3.7	8.0	45.8	1.0	3.7	27.3	3.0	4.0	75.0	58.1	1.7	4.0	2.0	79	34	17	4	3	2	6	11	+43
11	Lindsay Whalen L. Whalen	10.0	2004	WNBA Finals	CON	3	32.2	1.7	6.0	1.3	0.7	3.3	9.0	37.0	0.3	2.0	16.7	3.0	5.0	60.0	44.6	0.0	1.7	2.0	97	30	5	18	4	2	6	9	-23
12	Alex Bentley A. Bentley	9.7	2013	WNBA Finals	ATL	3	21.0	1.3	2.3	1.7	0.0	4.0	11.0	36.4	1.3	4.0	33.3	0.3	0.7	50.0	42.8	1.0	0.3	2.3	63	29	4	7	5	0	7	10	-26
13	Cheryl Ford C. Ford	9.7	2003	WNBA Finals	DET	3	33.2	10.0	0.7	1.7	1.7	3.3	10.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		3.0	3.3	90.0	42.2	3.7	6.3	1.3	100	29	30	2	5	5	4	10	-5
14	Nikki Teasley N. Teasley	9.5	2002	WNBA Finals	LAS	2	37.6	2.5	11.0	1.5	0.0	3.0	9.0	33.3	0.5	4.0	12.5	3.0	4.0	75.0	44.1	0.5	2.0	5.5	75	19	5	22	3	0	11	6	+16
15	Monique Akoa Makani M. Akoa Makani	9.0	2025	WNBA Finals	PHX	4	26.6	2.3	3.8	1.3	0.0	2.8	7.0	39.3	1.3	3.0	41.7	2.3	2.5	90.0	55.6	0.5	1.8	2.0	106	36	9	15	5	0	8	11	-12
16	Rebecca Lobo R. Lobo	9.0	1997	WNBA Finals	NYL	1	34.2	9.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	8.0	37.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	46.1	1.0	8.0	1.0	34	9	9	0	0	1	1	3	-15
17	Kim Perrot K. Perrot	9.0	1997	WNBA Finals	HOU	1	38.6	5.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	13.0	23.1	3.0	9.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		34.6	2.0	3.0	5.0	39	9	5	0	3	0	5	3	+16
18	Kristi Harrower K. Harrower	7.7	1998	WNBA Finals	PHX	3	18.5	1.3	0.7	1.0	0.3	3.3	5.3	62.5	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		71.9	0.3	1.0	1.0	55	23	4	2	3	1	3	4	+6
19	DeWanna Bonner D. Bonner	7.4	2009	WNBA Finals	PHX	5	15.1	3.2	0.2	0.4	1.0	2.2	5.0	44.0	0.0	0.0		3.0	3.8	78.9	55.5	1.4	1.8	0.6	75	37	16	1	2	5	3	6	+13
20	Alexis Hornbuckle A. Hornbuckle	7.0	2008	WNBA Finals	DET	3	25.3	5.3	3.3	1.7	1.0	2.0	5.3	37.5	0.7	1.7	40.0	2.3	3.3	70.0	51.5	2.0	3.3	0.7	76	21	16	10	5	3	2	6	+19
21	Tammy Sutton-Brown T. Sutton-Brown	7.0	2001	WNBA Finals	CHA	2	18.5	3.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	2.5	6.5	38.5	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.5	80.0	46.1	1.5	1.5	1.0	37	14	6	1	0	4	2	5	-19
22	Tammy Jackson T. Jackson	7.0	1997	WNBA Finals	HOU	1	36.9	11.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	6.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	50.9	3.0	8.0	0.0	37	7	11	0	2	1	0	5	+11
23	Myisha Hines-Allen M. Hines-Allen	6.7	2018	WNBA Finals	WAS	3	14.9	3.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	3.3	3.7	90.9	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		90.9	0.7	3.0	0.0	45	20	11	1	1	0	0	5	+6
24	Monica Lamb M. Lamb	6.7	1998	WNBA Finals	HOU	3	21.6	3.7	0.0	0.3	1.0	3.3	5.3	62.5	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		62.5	1.0	2.7	1.0	65	20	11	0	1	3	3	10	-9
25	Trena Trice-Hill T. Trice-Hill	6.0	1997	WNBA Finals	NYL	1	10.6	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		75.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	11	6	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1

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Wilson

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114.5

113.0

111.5

109.0

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