most pts by a wnba rookie until 2000

Before 2001, Cynthia Cooper put up the most points by a rookie in a season, with 621 points in 1997.

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NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
621
1997
28
35.0
22.2
3.9
4.7
2.1
0.2
6.8
14.6
46.8
2.4
5.7
41.9
6.1
7.1
86.4
62.7
1.2
2.8
3.9
981
110
131
58
6
110
69
+161
2Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
545
1999
29
33.7
18.8
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
329
45
73
54
66
91
+194
3Betty Lennox
B. Lennox
541
2000
32
30.7
16.9
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
178
82
53
9
97
112
+2
4Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
525
1999
31
34.4
16.9
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
246
74
37
27
108
67
-82
5Natalie Williams
N. Williams
504
1999
28
34.0
18.0
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
257
25
38
22
68
108
-74
6Nikki McCray
N. McCray
483
1998
28
33.5
17.3
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
85
87
40
2
124
75
-375
7Adrienne Goodson
A. Goodson
476
1999
32
33.4
14.9
4.3
2.7
0.8
0.3
5.7
13.3
42.6
0.4
1.7
24.5
3.1
4.0
76.7
49.2
2.2
2.1
3.1
1,069
138
87
27
8
98
76
-15
8Tonya Edwards
T. Edwards
475
1999
32
32.3
14.8
3.5
2.6
0.8
0.4
5.2
14.4
35.7
2.1
6.0
34.4
2.5
3.1
80.6
47.0
0.5
3.0
2.1
1,034
112
84
27
13
68
104
-104
9Shannon Johnson
S. Johnson
447
1999
32
35.8
14.0
4.7
4.4
1.7
0.4
4.7
10.6
44.7
1.3
3.4
36.4
3.3
4.8
68.6
55.1
1.4
3.3
3.8
1,146
150
141
54
12
121
79
+28
10Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
445
1997
28
32.4
15.9
9.5
2.6
1.4
2.1
5.7
13.3
43.1
0.4
1.6
26.1
4.0
6.8
59.8
49.0
2.3
7.3
3.9
906
266
74
39
59
109
99
+95
11Ruthie Bolton
R. Bolton
445
1997
24
34.3
18.5
5.7
2.5
2.3
0.0
6.8
17.0
40.0
2.8
8.0
34.4
2.2
2.9
76.8
50.9
1.3
4.3
2.4
824
136
59
54
1
58
71
-100
12Wendy Palmer
W. Palmer
443
1997
28
33.3
15.8
8.0
1.7
1.7
0.2
5.6
15.0
37.4
0.4
1.7
25.0
4.2
6.2
67.6
44.6
2.7
5.3
2.5
933
225
48
47
6
71
86
-246
13Jennifer Gillom
J. Gillom
440
1997
28
31.1
15.7
5.4
0.8
1.3
0.5
5.8
13.4
43.4
0.7
2.3
31.3
3.4
4.3
77.7
51.3
1.6
3.8
2.1
871
150
22
36
15
58
93
+71
14Andrea Stinson
A. Stinson
439
1997
28
36.1
15.7
5.5
4.4
1.5
0.8
6.3
14.1
44.7
0.9
2.8
32.5
2.1
3.2
67.4
50.4
1.7
3.8
3.5
1,012
155
124
43
21
99
55
+54
15Nykesha Sales
N. Sales
437
1999
32
32.4
13.7
4.2
2.8
2.2
0.3
4.8
12.4
38.5
1.1
3.4
33.0
3.0
3.7
80.5
48.7
1.4
2.8
2.2
1,037
135
91
69
8
69
97
-7
16Sandy Brondello
S. Brondello
426
1998
30
33.1
14.2
2.9
3.3
1.3
0.0
5.2
12.2
42.8
0.5
1.5
36.4
3.2
3.5
92.3
51.6
0.6
2.3
2.1
992
87
98
38
1
64
58
+46
17Taj McWilliams-Franklin
T. McWilliams-Franklin
420
1999
32
32.6
13.1
7.5
1.6
1.8
1.2
4.8
10.0
48.0
0.6
1.4
44.4
2.9
4.4
66.7
55.1
2.5
4.9
2.5
1,043
239
51
57
38
80
96
+28
18Tracy Reid
T. Reid
413
1998
30
32.2
13.8
5.2
1.5
1.3
0.4
5.0
10.3
48.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.7
6.0
61.3
53.0
2.0
3.2
2.4
965
157
46
40
12
71
59
+52
19Sophia Witherspoon
S. Witherspoon
407
1997
28
30.9
14.5
3.0
2.3
1.8
0.3
5.0
12.3
40.6
1.6
4.5
34.9
3.0
4.0
74.8
51.7
1.1
1.9
2.8
866
84
64
49
7
77
62
+81
20Margo Dydek
M. Dydek
386
1998
30
28.0
12.9
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
227
53
14
114
108
126
-61
21Eva Nemcova
E. Nemcova
384
1997
28
33.7
13.7
3.9
2.4
1.4
0.3
4.9
10.4
47.3
1.3
3.0
43.5
2.5
3.0
85.5
58.4
0.8
3.1
2.8
944
110
67
39
8
78
53
+8
22Korie Hlede
K. Hlede
382
1998
27
33.8
14.1
5.2
2.7
0.8
0.0
5.0
12.8
39.1
1.1
2.7
39.2
3.1
3.8
80.6
48.9
1.4
3.8
3.3
912
141
73
21
1
88
66
+39
23Kedra Holland-Corn
K. Holland-Corn
379
1999
32
32.3
11.8
2.1
1.6
1.9
0.3
3.8
10.0
38.3
1.8
5.2
34.1
2.4
3.4
70.4
51.4
0.8
1.4
2.3
1,032
68
51
62
10
72
100
+192
24Crystal Robinson
C. Robinson
375
1999
32
28.1
11.7
2.7
1.5
1.4
0.3
3.9
8.9
43.9
2.4
5.4
43.7
1.5
1.8
84.5
60.4
1.2
1.6
1.4
900
87
49
44
11
46
78
+121
25Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
370
1997
28
31.7
13.2
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
183
32
20
28
61
106
+149
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