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

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

Interpreted as:

What is the highest ppg with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games in a season by a rookie wnba?

	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	Olivia Miles O. Miles	21.0	2026	MIN	1	34.0	3.0	8.0	2.0	2.0	6.0	14.0	42.9	1.0	2.0	50.0	8.0	8.0	100.0	59.9	0.0	3.0	3.0	34	21	3	8	2	2	3	3	0
4	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
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	Jovana Nogic J. Nogic	19.0	2026	PHX	1	21.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	8.0	62.5	4.0	5.0	80.0	5.0	5.0	100.0	93.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	21	19	0	4	2	0	1	1	+26
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

31.0

Stewart

30.0

Mitchell

27.0

Mabrey

RPG Leaders

16.0

Iriafen

15.0

Mack

14.0

Reese

APG Leaders

11.0

Vanloo

9.0

Shepard

9.0

Thomas

SPG Leaders

3.0

Howard

3.0

Williams

3.0

Sykes

BPG Leaders

3.0

Reese

3.0

Stewart

3.0

Sheldon

3PM Leaders

5.0

Johannes

5.0

Salaün

4.0

Nogic

TS% Leaders

150.0

Clark

123.0

Caldwell

106.4

Johnson

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.5

121.1

119.3

118.9

118.5

115.9

DRtg Rankings

79.2

79.5

83.1

83.8

102.9

106.4

NetRtg Rankings

39.6

34.7

18.6

14.6

3.7

3.3

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

54

Stewart

51.7

Diggins

48.7

Thomas

DraftKings Points Leaders

54

Stewart

52.8

Diggins

46.5

Thomas

USG% Leaders

39.6

Mabrey

37.8

Stewart

36.3

Sykes

MPG Leaders

38.0

Howard

36.0

Jackson

34.0

Miles

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Stewart

1.87

Thomas

1.68

Vanloo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Stewart

1.83

Vanloo

1.79

Thomas

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Mercury	1	0	1.000
2	Liberty	1	0	1.000
3	Sky	1	0	1.000
4	Valkyries	1	0	1.000
5	Wings	1	0	1.000
6	Mystics	1	0	1.000
7	Dream	1	0	1.000
8	Lynx	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Fever	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Tempo	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Storm	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Fire	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Sun	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Aces	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Sparks	0	0		0.5