what is the highest ppg in a season by a rookie

Cynthia Cooper has scored the most points per game by a rookie in a season, with 22.2 per game in 1997.

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	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	22.2	1997	HOU	28	35.0	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
2	Seimone Augustus S. Augustus	21.9	2006	MIN	34	33.1	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
3	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	20.7	2018	LVA	33	30.6	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
4	Olivia Miles O. Miles	19.8	2026	MIN	40	31.0	4.7	6.0	1.3	0.6	7.0	14.2	49.2	1.6	4.1	38.8	4.2	4.8	87.0	60.6	0.6	4.1	3.1	1,239	790	186	239	52	25	123	119	+281
5	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	19.5	2006	PHX	32	33.3	3.3	3.1	1.2	0.1	6.8	15.5	44.2	1.5	3.9	37.3	4.3	5.1	85.3	55.1	1.2	2.2	1.4	1,067	624	107	98	37	4	45	84	+59
6	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	19.2	2024	IND	40	35.4	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
7	Paige Bueckers P. Bueckers	19.2	2025	DAL	36	33.3	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
8	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	19.1	2019	DAL	33	32.1	2.4	3.2	1.1	0.0	6.5	16.7	38.8	1.7	4.9	35.2	4.4	5.4	81.5	50.1	0.6	1.8	2.1	1,059	630	80	106	35	1	68	85	-187
9	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	18.8	1999	SAC	29	33.7	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	545	329	45	73	54	66	91	+194
10	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	18.6	2002	IND	32	36.5	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
11	Ruthie Bolton R. Bolton	18.5	1997	SAC	24	34.3	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
12	Candace Parker C. Parker	18.5	2008	LAS	33	33.6	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
13	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	18.3	2016	SEA	34	34.7	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
14	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	18.1	2013	CHI	30	31.4	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
15	Natalie Williams N. Williams	18.0	1999	UTA	28	34.0	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	504	257	25	38	22	68	108	-74
16	Chennedy Carter C. Carter	17.4	2020	ATL	16	25.4	2.3	3.4	0.9	0.3	6.6	14.0	47.3	0.8	2.0	37.5	3.4	4.2	82.1	55.0	0.5	1.8	2.7	406	279	36	55	14	5	43	57	-84
17	Nikki McCray N. McCray	17.3	1998	WAS	28	33.5	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
18	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	17.0	2004	PHX	34	33.4	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
19	Chamique Holdsclaw C. Holdsclaw	16.9	1999	WAS	31	34.4	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
20	Betty Lennox B. Lennox	16.9	2000	MIN	32	30.7	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
21	Odyssey Sims O. Sims	16.7	2014	TUL	34	34.6	2.8	4.2	1.3	0.3	5.9	14.6	40.6	1.4	4.0	34.6	3.5	4.2	83.9	51.0	0.8	2.0	2.1	1,175	569	96	142	44	10	70	87	-70
22	Crystal Dangerfield C. Dangerfield	16.2	2020	MIN	21	30.0	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
23	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	16.2	2022	ATL	34	31.4	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
24	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	15.9	1997	LAS	28	32.4	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
25	Wendy Palmer W. Palmer	15.8	1997	UTA	28	33.3	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

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2	Valkyries - x	32	12	.727	1.0
3	Aces - x	31	13	.705	2.0
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8	Liberty - x	26	18	.591	7.0
9	Fire - e	17	27	.386	16.0
10	Sparks - e	16	28	.364	17.0
11	Sky - e	16	28	.364	17.0
12	Mercury - e	16	28	.364	17.0
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14	Sun - e	11	33	.250	22.0
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