what is the highest ppg in a season by a rookie from 2000

Since 2000, Seimone Augustus has scored the most points per game by a rookie, with 21.9 per game in 2006.

Interpreted as:
What is the highest ppg with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games in a season by a rookie from 2000?
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
21.9
2006
MIN 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
2A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
20.7
2018
LVA 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
3Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
19.5
2006
PHX 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
4Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
19.2
2024
IND 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
5Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
19.2
2025
DAL 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
6Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
19.1
2019
DAL 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
7Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
18.6
2002
IND 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
8Candace Parker
C. Parker
18.5
2008
LAS 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
9Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
18.3
2016
SEA 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
10Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
18.1
2013
CHI 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
11Chennedy Carter
C. Carter
17.4
2020
ATL 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
12Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
17.0
2004
PHX 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
13Betty Lennox
B. Lennox
16.9
2000
MIN 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
14Odyssey Sims
O. Sims
16.7
2014
TUL 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
15Crystal Dangerfield
C. Dangerfield
16.2
2020
MIN 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
16Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
16.2
2022
ATL 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
17Candice Wiggins
C. Wiggins
15.7
2008
MIN MIN
30
27.5
3.2
3.0
1.8
0.2
4.6
11.3
40.3
1.2
4.0
30.6
5.4
6.6
81.7
55.3
1.3
1.9
1.9
824
472
97
90
54
7
57
113
+71
18Tina Charles
T. Charles
15.5
2010
CON CON
34
31.0
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
19Chiney Ogwumike
C. Ogwumike
15.5
2014
CON CON
31
29.7
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
20Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
15.2
2001
SEA SEA
29
34.5
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
21Jackie Stiles
J. Stiles
14.9
2001
POR POR
32
32.0
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
22Sonia Citron
S. Citron
14.9
2025
WAS WAS
44
32.2
4.0
2.4
1.3
0.4
5.1
10.8
47.0
1.8
4.1
44.5
3.0
3.4
87.2
60.9
0.7
3.3
2.1
1,415
657
174
104
55
17
91
94
-109
23Swin Cash
S. Cash
14.8
2002
DET DET
32
33.7
6.9
2.7
1.2
1.0
4.5
11.0
40.8
0.4
2.0
20.6
5.4
7.1
76.2
52.3
2.4
4.5
3.1
1,077
474
222
86
37
31
100
85
-104
24Aliyah Boston
A. Boston
14.5
2023
IND IND
40
31.2
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
25Sue Bird
S. Bird
14.4
2002
SEA SEA
32
35.1
2.6
6.0
1.7
0.1
4.7
11.7
40.3
1.8
4.4
40.1
3.2
3.5
91.1
54.3
0.5
2.1
3.4
1,122
461
83
191
55
3
109
48
+82
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and points per game going back to the 1997 season.

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Lynx Lynx
34
10
.773
Aces Aces
30
14
.682
4.0
Mercury Mercury
27
17
.614
7.0
Storm Storm
23
21
.523
11.0
Valkyries Valkyries
23
21
.523
11.0
Sparks Sparks
21
23
.477
13.0
Wings Wings
10
34
.227
24.0
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Dream Dream
30
14
.682
Liberty Liberty
27
17
.614
3.0
Fever Fever
24
20
.545
6.0
Mystics Mystics
16
28
.364
14.0
Sun Sun
11
33
.250
19.0
Sky Sky
10
34
.227
20.0