oldest player to win rookie of the year by age wnba

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

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oldest player to win rookie of the year in a regular season by age wnba
NAMEAGEROYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
23
1
2013
CHI CHI
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
2Betty Lennox
B. Lennox
23
1
2000
MIN MIN
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
3Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
22
1
2024
IND IND
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
4Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
22
1
2019
MIN MIN
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
5Allisha Gray
A. Gray
22
1
2017
DAL DAL
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
6Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
22
1
2009
ATL ATL
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
7Temeka Johnson
T. Johnson
22
1
2005
WAS WAS
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
8Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
22
1
2002
IND IND
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
9Jackie Stiles
J. Stiles
22
1
2001
POR POR
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
10Aliyah Boston
A. Boston
21
1
2023
IND IND
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
11Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
21
1
2022
ATL ATL
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
12Michaela Onyenwere
M. Onyenwere
21
1
2021
NYL NYL
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
13Crystal Dangerfield
C. Dangerfield
21
1
2020
MIN MIN
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
14A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
21
1
2018
LVA LVA
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
15Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
21
1
2016
SEA SEA
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
16Jewell Loyd
J. Loyd
21
1
2015
SEA SEA
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
17Chiney Ogwumike
C. Ogwumike
21
1
2014
CON CON
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
18Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
21
1
2012
LAS LAS
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
19Maya Moore
M. Moore
21
1
2011
MIN MIN
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
20Tina Charles
T. Charles
21
1
2010
CON CON
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
21Candace Parker
C. Parker
21
1
2008
LAS LAS
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
22Armintie Herrington
A. Herrington
21
1
2007
CHI CHI
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
23Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
21
1
2006
MIN MIN
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
24Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
21
1
2004
PHX PHX
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
25Cheryl Ford
C. Ford
21
1
2003
DET DET
32
29.9
10.8
10.4
0.8
1.0
1.0
4.0
8.4
47.4
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.0
68.2
52.6
3.1
7.3
2.5
956
344
334
27
32
31
79
109
+95
StatMuse has season-level data for Rookie of the Year awards and player age going back to the 1997 season.

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