what is the highest ppg in a season by a rookie in the playoffs

Cynthia Cooper has averaged the most points per game by a rookie in a single WNBA playoff run, with 28.0 per game in 1997.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
28.0
1997
HOU HOU
2
38.5
4.5
4.5
1.5
0.5
8.0
15.0
53.3
2.0
5.0
40.0
10.0
13.5
74.1
66.9
0.5
4.0
3.5
77
56
9
9
3
1
7
3
+32
2Kayla McBride
K. McBride
22.5
2014
SAN SAN
2
30.0
2.5
0.5
1.0
0.0
8.0
13.5
59.3
3.0
5.0
60.0
3.5
3.5
100.0
74.8
0.5
2.0
3.5
60
45
5
1
2
0
7
4
-4
3Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
20.3
2002
IND IND
3
34.0
10.7
2.3
1.3
0.3
7.3
15.0
48.9
2.7
7.0
38.1
3.0
3.7
81.8
61.2
4.0
6.7
3.7
102
61
32
7
4
1
11
7
-19
4Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
19.0
2019
MIN MIN
1
38.0
10.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
8.0
11.0
72.7
1.0
3.0
33.3
2.0
4.0
50.0
74.5
2.0
8.0
4.0
38
19
10
3
2
1
4
3
-10
5Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
19.0
2016
SEA SEA
1
38.0
7.0
3.0
2.0
0.0
6.0
10.0
60.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
6.0
6.0
100.0
75.2
2.0
5.0
0.0
38
19
7
3
2
0
0
1
-9
6Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
19.0
2009
ATL ATL
2
29.0
5.5
3.0
1.0
0.0
7.5
15.5
48.4
2.0
3.5
57.1
2.0
3.0
66.7
56.5
0.5
5.0
6.0
58
38
11
6
2
0
12
7
-17
7Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
18.0
2024
IND IND
2
38.0
5.0
8.5
2.0
1.0
7.0
20.0
35.0
2.5
12.5
20.0
1.5
2.0
75.0
43.1
0.5
4.5
2.5
76
36
10
17
4
2
5
6
-26
8Alana Beard
A. Beard
16.7
2004
WAS WAS
3
34.0
5.0
3.0
2.0
2.7
6.0
13.7
43.9
0.3
1.3
25.0
4.3
4.3
100.0
53.5
0.7
4.3
3.3
102
50
15
9
6
8
10
8
-17
9Tracy Reid
T. Reid
16.0
1998
CHA CHA
2
37.0
5.0
0.0
1.0
0.5
7.0
12.5
56.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
5.5
36.4
53.6
2.5
2.5
2.5
74
32
10
0
2
1
5
2
-25
10Shavonte Zellous
S. Zellous
15.6
2009
DET DET
5
29.0
5.0
2.8
1.2
0.6
4.8
13.6
35.3
1.4
3.4
41.2
4.6
5.4
85.2
48.8
1.6
3.4
1.4
145
78
25
14
6
3
7
15
+57
11Bria Holmes
B. Holmes
15.5
2016
ATL ATL
2
35.0
5.5
2.5
0.5
0.5
6.0
12.0
50.0
1.0
3.5
28.6
2.5
4.0
62.5
56.3
2.5
3.0
2.0
70
31
11
5
1
1
4
6
+4
12Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
15.2
2018
WAS WAS
9
27.9
3.7
1.9
1.1
0.1
5.2
10.9
48.0
1.6
3.7
42.4
3.2
3.7
87.9
60.9
1.6
2.1
0.9
251
137
33
17
10
1
8
24
+42
13Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
15.0
2013
CHI CHI
2
31.5
3.5
2.0
0.5
2.0
4.0
10.5
38.1
0.0
1.5
0.0
7.0
7.0
100.0
55.2
1.5
2.0
1.0
63
30
7
4
1
4
2
5
-33
14Candace Parker
C. Parker
15.0
2008
LAS LAS
6
36.5
9.8
3.8
1.5
2.2
5.7
12.3
45.9
0.0
1.2
0.0
3.7
4.8
75.9
51.9
3.3
6.5
2.8
219
90
59
23
9
13
17
16
-1
15Marie Ferdinand-Harris
M. Ferdinand-Harris
14.5
2001
UTA UTA
2
34.5
4.0
3.5
1.5
0.0
3.5
8.0
43.8
0.0
1.0
0.0
7.5
9.0
83.3
60.6
1.0
3.0
1.0
69
29
8
7
3
0
2
4
-20
16Crystal Robinson
C. Robinson
14.3
1999
NYL NYL
6
34.2
3.0
2.2
1.0
0.3
5.3
10.7
50.0
2.5
6.5
38.5
1.2
1.2
100.0
64.1
1.2
1.8
1.7
205
86
18
13
6
2
10
20
-19
17Nicole Ohlde
N. Ohlde
14.0
2004
MIN MIN
2
37.0
5.0
4.5
0.5
0.0
5.5
11.5
47.8
0.0
0.0
3.0
5.0
60.0
51.1
2.0
3.0
3.0
74
28
10
9
1
0
6
5
-21
18Sue Bird
S. Bird
14.0
2002
SEA SEA
2
36.5
0.0
6.0
2.5
0.0
4.5
11.0
40.9
1.5
5.5
27.3
3.5
3.5
100.0
55.8
0.0
0.0
2.5
73
28
0
12
5
0
5
6
-27
19Maya Moore
M. Moore
13.8
2011
MIN MIN
8
27.9
5.9
2.3
1.0
0.6
4.8
10.4
45.8
1.8
4.4
40.0
2.5
3.6
69.0
57.4
2.4
3.5
1.9
223
110
47
18
8
5
15
26
+70
20LaToya Thomas
L. Thomas
13.7
2003
CLE CLE
3
33.0
7.7
1.3
0.3
1.3
4.7
10.7
43.8
0.0
0.7
0.0
4.3
5.7
76.5
51.9
2.0
5.7
2.0
99
41
23
4
1
4
6
11
+1
21Janelle Salaün
J. Salaün
13.5
2025
GSV GSV
2
34.5
5.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
4.5
9.0
50.0
2.5
5.5
45.5
2.0
2.5
80.0
66.8
0.5
4.5
1.0
69
27
10
1
1
0
2
4
-31
22Kym Hampton
K. Hampton
13.5
1997
NYL NYL
2
32.5
13.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
5.0
9.5
52.6
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.0
70.0
57.7
2.5
11.0
1.5
65
27
27
1
1
1
3
2
+7
23Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
13.4
2004
CON CON
8
31.9
2.3
5.1
1.4
0.4
3.8
8.1
46.2
0.5
1.4
36.4
5.4
6.6
81.1
60.6
0.6
1.6
2.1
255
107
18
41
11
3
17
23
+16
24Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
13.0
1997
HOU HOU
2
37.0
9.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
4.5
10.5
42.9
1.0
2.5
40.0
3.0
5.0
60.0
51.2
4.0
5.0
3.0
74
26
18
3
2
1
6
5
+23
25Rebecca Lobo
R. Lobo
12.5
1997
NYL NYL
2
34.0
9.0
2.0
0.0
2.0
4.5
10.5
42.9
0.0
1.5
0.0
3.5
6.0
58.3
47.6
2.5
6.5
2.5
68
25
18
4
0
4
5
8
+7
StatMuse has season-level data for points per game going back to the 1997 playoffs.