oldest player to win rookie of the year

Paige Bueckers, Elena Delle Donne and Betty Lennox are tied for the oldest Rookies of the Year in a season. They were 23 years old.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to win rookie of the year in a regular season
NAMEAgeROYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
23
1
2025
36
33.3
19.2
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
2Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
23
1
2013
30
31.4
18.1
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
3Betty Lennox
B. Lennox
23
1
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
541
178
82
53
9
97
112
+2
4Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
22
1
2024
40
35.4
19.2
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
5Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
22
1
2019
34
33.3
13.1
6.6
2.6
1.9
0.9
4.9
10.0
49.0
0.9
2.4
36.1
2.4
3.0
79.2
57.6
1.8
4.8
1.9
1,131
444
223
87
65
32
65
99
+132
6Allisha Gray
A. Gray
22
1
2017
34
27.2
13.0
3.9
1.3
1.5
0.6
4.4
11.6
38.1
1.0
3.4
29.9
3.1
3.9
80.3
48.8
1.6
2.3
1.2
924
441
134
45
52
20
42
71
-119
7Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
22
1
2009
34
21.6
12.8
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
8Temeka Johnson
T. Johnson
22
1
2005
34
28.7
9.3
3.1
5.2
1.3
0.0
3.7
8.0
45.8
0.4
1.3
30.2
1.5
1.9
78.8
52.1
0.4
2.7
2.6
977
315
104
177
44
1
88
99
-25
9Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
22
1
2002
32
36.5
18.6
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
10Jackie Stiles
J. Stiles
22
1
2001
32
32.0
14.9
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
11Aliyah Boston
A. Boston
21
1
2023
40
31.2
14.5
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
12Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
21
1
2022
34
31.4
16.2
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
13Michaela Onyenwere
M. Onyenwere
21
1
2021
32
22.5
8.6
2.9
0.6
0.4
0.3
2.8
7.1
39.9
1.2
3.5
32.7
1.8
2.1
83.6
53.4
0.7
2.3
1.1
721
275
94
18
14
9
34
80
-100
14Crystal Dangerfield
C. Dangerfield
21
1
2020
21
30.0
16.2
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
15A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
21
1
2018
33
30.6
20.7
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
16Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
21
1
2016
34
34.7
18.3
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
17Jewell Loyd
J. Loyd
21
1
2015
34
25.5
10.7
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
18Chiney Ogwumike
C. Ogwumike
21
1
2014
31
29.7
15.5
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
19Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
21
1
2012
33
27.9
14.0
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
20Maya Moore
M. Moore
21
1
2011
34
28.0
13.2
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
21Tina Charles
T. Charles
21
1
2010
34
31.0
15.5
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
22Candace Parker
C. Parker
21
1
2008
33
33.6
18.5
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
23Armintie Herrington
A. Herrington
21
1
2007
34
26.3
7.9
6.0
2.9
1.2
0.2
2.8
6.8
40.9
0.0
0.1
33.3
2.3
4.4
51.7
45.1
2.4
3.6
1.7
893
269
204
99
40
7
59
67
-45
24Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
21
1
2006
34
33.1
21.9
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
25Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
21
1
2004
34
33.4
17.0
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
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