rookie usage rate highest

Ashley Shields has the highest usage percentage by a rookie in a season, at 38.8 percent in 2007.

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  • Assumption:375+ MIN/44TG
  • Data note: Usage Percentage, Minutes Per 44 Team Games: player season data complete from 1997
NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ashley Shields
A. Shields
38.8
2007
HOU HOU
26
11.7
5.3
1.3
0.8
0.4
0.0
1.5
5.3
27.5
0.3
0.7
38.9
2.1
2.8
74.0
40.3
0.5
0.7
1.7
304
137
33
20
10
1
44
25
-60
2Betty Lennox
B. Lennox
38.6
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
3Nikki McCray
N. McCray
38.6
1998
WAS WAS
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
483
85
87
40
2
124
75
-375
4Vanessa Hayden
V. Hayden
38.1
2004
MIN MIN
29
12.0
5.3
2.9
0.2
0.2
1.0
2.3
5.5
41.5
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.3
55.3
43.5
0.8
2.1
1.2
347
153
84
7
7
29
34
65
-9
5Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
37.1
1999
WAS WAS
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
525
246
74
37
27
108
67
-82
6Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
36.9
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
7Kara Braxton
K. Braxton
36.5
2005
DET DET
33
13.9
6.9
3.0
0.4
0.5
0.4
2.9
6.4
46.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.8
55.0
48.0
1.3
1.8
1.6
458
227
100
14
18
13
52
78
-104
8Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
36.2
1997
HOU HOU
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
621
110
131
58
6
110
69
+161
9Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
35.9
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
10Tari Phillips
T. Phillips
35.6
1999
ORL ORL
32
10.5
4.1
2.1
0.3
0.6
0.3
1.6
4.0
40.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.8
1.7
48.1
42.8
0.8
1.3
1.5
335
130
66
9
19
8
48
54
+14
11Robin Threatt-Elliott
R. Threatt-Elliott
35.1
2000
SEA SEA
20
18.9
7.8
1.6
0.9
0.7
0.2
3.0
7.9
38.2
0.6
1.9
32.4
1.2
1.8
65.7
45.0
0.5
1.1
1.5
378
155
32
18
13
3
30
36
-92
12Kamila Vodichkova
K. Vodichkova
34.9
2000
SEA SEA
23
21.3
8.7
4.2
1.0
0.6
0.5
3.0
7.4
39.8
0.2
0.9
20.0
2.6
3.4
76.9
48.7
1.2
3.0
2.5
489
200
97
22
13
12
57
63
-149
13Ruthie Bolton
R. Bolton
34.7
1997
SAC SAC
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
445
136
59
54
1
58
71
-100
14Liz Cambage
L. Cambage
34.5
2011
TUL TUL
33
20.0
11.5
4.7
0.5
0.8
0.9
4.1
7.9
51.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.4
4.3
79.4
58.6
1.6
3.1
2.4
659
380
156
17
28
29
79
95
-192
15Matee Ajavon
M. Ajavon
34.2
2008
HOU HOU
34
17.8
8.0
1.8
1.7
0.9
0.2
2.8
8.3
33.2
0.4
2.0
19.4
2.1
2.7
79.1
42.3
1.0
0.8
1.6
604
273
60
59
30
6
54
85
+4
16Tausha Mills
T. Mills
34.1
2000
WAS WAS
31
9.6
4.2
2.6
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.5
3.4
43.8
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.6
74.5
51.0
1.3
1.3
1.2
298
130
80
9
10
8
37
71
-42
17Wendy Palmer
W. Palmer
34.1
1997
UTA UTA
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
443
225
48
47
6
71
86
-246
18Tonya Edwards
T. Edwards
33.7
1999
MIN MIN
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
475
112
84
27
13
68
104
-104
19Riquna Williams
R. Williams
33.5
2012
TUL TUL
33
20.3
10.5
2.4
2.1
1.5
0.3
3.5
10.2
34.4
1.2
3.5
32.5
2.3
2.8
82.4
45.8
0.8
1.7
1.4
671
345
80
69
51
9
47
65
-78
20Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
33.4
1997
LAS LAS
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
445
266
74
39
59
109
99
+95
21Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
32.8
2001
SEA SEA
29
34.5
15.2
6.7
1.5
1.9
2.2
5.1
14.0
36.7
1.4
4.4
31.0
3.6
4.9
72.7
47.1
2.0
4.7
1.8
1,000
442
193
44
54
64
53
97
-56
22Penny Taylor
P. Taylor
32.8
2001
CLE CLE
32
17.5
7.2
3.5
1.4
1.1
0.3
2.7
7.0
38.2
0.7
2.3
30.1
1.1
1.4
78.3
46.9
1.1
2.4
1.2
560
230
112
44
35
11
38
46
+83
23Danielle Adams
D. Adams
32.5
2011
SAN SAN
23
20.9
12.4
4.3
0.6
0.5
0.7
4.3
10.0
43.0
1.5
4.3
35.0
2.3
3.1
74.6
54.7
1.5
2.7
1.2
480
286
98
13
12
15
27
60
+92
24Katie Mattera
K. Mattera
32.1
2005
SAN SAN
34
19.9
8.8
5.1
0.2
0.3
1.3
3.1
6.5
46.8
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.8
70.3
53.5
1.7
3.5
1.8
678
298
175
6
9
44
62
90
-157
25Jessica Davenport
J. Davenport
32.1
2007
NYL NYL
33
11.6
5.3
2.7
0.3
0.2
0.9
1.8
4.2
44.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.0
81.8
53.0
0.7
2.0
1.3
382
176
88
9
7
29
44
65
-63
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33
11
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Aces Aces - x
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Sky Sky - e
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Mercury Mercury - e
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.364
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Tempo Tempo - e
11
33
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Sun Sun - e
11
33
.250
22.0
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Storm Storm - e
8
36
.182
25.0