Candace Parker has the most points by a rookie in a season opener, with 34 points against the Mercury on May 17, 2008.
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most pts in a regular-season game in season opener by a rookie| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Parker | 34 | 5/17/2008 |  LAS | @ |  PHX | 39 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 65.3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | +7 |
| 2 |  | N. Collier | 27 | 5/25/2019 |  MIN | vs |  CHI | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 91.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +28 |
| 3 |  | C. Cooper | 25 | 6/21/1997 |  HOU | @ |  CLE | 37 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 58.1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | +24 |
| 4 |  | B. Stewart | 23 | 5/15/2016 |  SEA | @ | LAS | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 69.6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -25 |
| 5 |  | S. Dales | 23 | 6/1/2002 |  WAS | vs |  ORL | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 80.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +25 |
| 6 |  | T. Catchings | 23 | 6/1/2002 |  IND | vs |  DET | 38 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | +20 |
| 7 |  | D. Staley | 23 | 6/10/1999 |  CHA | @ | WAS | 37 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 72.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +8 |
| 8 |  | E. Delle Donne | 22 | 5/27/2013 |  CHI | @ |  PHX | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 50.3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +23 |
| 9 |  | D. Taurasi | 22 | 5/20/2004 | PHX | vs |  SAC | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 68.4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 |
| 10 | | T. Moore | 22 | 5/28/2002 |  MIA | vs |  MIN | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -7 |
| 11 | | E. Campbell | 22 | 6/12/1999 | PHX | @ | SAC | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 93.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 |
| 12 | | R. Brcaninovic | 22 | 6/13/1998 | DET | vs | CHA | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 67.9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | -5 | |
| 13 |  | M. Moore | 21 | 6/3/2011 |  MIN | @ | LAS | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 57.3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -4 |
| 14 | | C. Houston | 21 | 5/18/2008 | MIN | vs |  DET | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 73.9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +13 | |
| 15 |  | S. Augustus | 21 | 5/23/2006 | MIN | vs |  CON | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 48.8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 |  | L. Jackson | 21 | 5/31/2001 |  SEA | vs | PHX | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 66.3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +13 |
| 17 |  | C. Clark | 20 | 5/14/2024 | IND | @ |  CON | 32 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 56.7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | -13 |
| 18 | | K. Davis | 20 | 5/14/2017 |  DAL | @ | PHX | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 74.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +22 |
| 19 | | K. Vodichkova | 20 | 5/31/2000 | SEA | @ | SAC | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 56.7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -10 |
| 20 | | T. Edwards | 20 | 6/12/1999 | MIN | vs | DET | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 69.8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +20 |
| 21 |  | S. Citron | 19 | 5/16/2025 |  WAS | vs |  ATL | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 98.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +3 |
| 22 | | A. Shields | 19 | 5/19/2007 | HOU | @ | SEA | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 53.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -7 |
| 23 |  | C. Dupree | 19 | 5/20/2006 | CHI | @ |  CHA | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 75.2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24 | | N. McCray | 19 | 6/11/1998 | WAS | @ | CHA | 35 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 39.8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -28 |
| 25 | | M. Onyenwere | 18 | 5/14/2021 |  NYL | vs | IND | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 67.6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +5 |
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