which wnba player had the most 30 point games rookie season all time

Cynthia Cooper has the most games by a rookie with 30+ points in a season, with 8 games in 1997.

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  • Data note: Games Played, Points: player game data complete from 1997
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
8
274
1997
HOU HOU
36.7
34.3
5.0
4.1
2.5
0.1
10.4
17.0
61.0
5.3
7.4
71.2
8.3
9.3
89.2
81.3
1.6
3.4
3.1
293
40
33
20
1
25
15
+100
2Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
6
190
2006
MIN MIN
35.1
31.7
4.3
1.0
0.7
0.5
11.2
21.8
51.1
1.3
3.5
38.1
8.0
8.5
94.1
61.9
0.5
3.8
1.3
211
26
6
4
3
8
12
+21
3Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
5
162
2019
DAL DAL
37.8
32.4
3.4
5.0
1.2
0.0
11.0
23.0
47.8
2.6
5.2
50.0
7.8
8.8
88.6
60.3
0.8
2.6
3.0
189
17
25
6
0
15
18
-41
4Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
4
126
2024
IND IND
35.3
31.5
4.8
8.0
2.8
0.8
8.3
16.8
49.3
5.3
11.5
45.7
9.8
10.8
90.7
73.3
0.3
4.5
5.8
141
19
32
11
3
23
12
+33
5Odyssey Sims
O. Sims
4
130
2014
TUL TUL
36.6
32.5
3.5
4.3
0.8
0.5
12.0
20.8
57.8
2.8
6.3
44.0
5.8
6.3
92.0
69.1
1.0
2.5
1.8
147
14
17
3
2
7
11
-2
6Olivia Miles
O. Miles
3
96
2026
MIN MIN
30.9
32.0
5.0
6.7
0.3
0.0
11.7
18.3
63.6
2.7
5.0
53.3
6.0
6.7
90.0
75.2
0.3
4.7
3.7
93
15
20
1
0
11
11
+32
7A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
3
103
2018
LVA LVA
37.1
34.3
11.3
1.0
0.7
3.0
14.7
22.7
64.7
0.0
0.0
5.0
7.0
71.4
66.7
2.7
8.7
1.3
111
34
3
2
9
4
6
+18
8Candace Parker
C. Parker
3
105
2008
LAS LAS
39.3
35.0
12.7
6.0
1.7
3.0
13.0
20.0
65.0
1.0
1.7
60.0
8.0
12.3
64.9
68.8
3.3
9.3
3.3
118
38
18
5
9
10
8
+29
9Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
3
95
2006
PHX PHX
35.1
31.7
4.0
2.7
0.7
0.3
12.0
20.7
58.1
2.7
5.3
50.0
5.0
5.7
88.2
68.4
1.7
2.3
0.3
105
12
8
2
1
1
8
+12
10Sydney Taylor
S. Taylor
2
61
2026
CHI CHI
23.5
30.5
2.5
2.5
1.0
0.5
9.5
15.5
61.3
4.0
7.0
57.1
7.5
8.0
93.8
80.2
1.5
1.0
1.0
47
5
5
2
1
2
0
+16
11Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
2
79
2025
DAL DAL
36.7
39.5
5.0
3.5
1.0
0.5
15.0
20.0
75.0
4.5
5.5
81.8
5.0
5.5
90.9
88.1
0.0
5.0
2.5
73
10
7
2
1
5
5
0
12Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
2
70
2016
SEA SEA
35.8
35.0
8.5
4.0
1.5
0.5
11.5
15.5
74.2
3.5
4.5
77.8
8.5
11.0
77.3
86.0
0.5
8.0
4.0
72
17
8
3
1
8
3
+4
13Kayla McBride
K. McBride
2
60
2014
SAN SAN
29.3
30.0
4.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
18.0
61.1
4.0
6.0
66.7
4.0
4.0
100.0
75.9
1.0
3.0
1.0
59
8
6
0
0
2
2
+22
14Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
2
64
2002
IND IND
40.0
32.0
13.0
3.0
4.0
1.5
10.0
17.5
57.1
4.5
8.0
56.3
7.5
8.5
88.2
75.3
3.5
9.5
4.5
80
26
6
8
3
9
4
+16
15Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
2
61
1999
SAC SAC
35.4
30.5
11.0
3.0
1.0
0.5
11.0
14.5
75.9
0.0
0.0
8.5
14.0
60.7
73.8
4.5
6.5
3.0
71
22
6
2
1
6
7
+27
16Ruthie Bolton
R. Bolton
2
68
1997
SAC SAC
36.6
34.0
3.0
4.0
2.5
0.0
11.5
16.5
69.7
5.5
9.0
61.1
5.5
6.0
91.7
88.8
0.5
2.5
1.0
73
6
8
5
0
2
3
+23
17Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
1
33
2022
ATL ATL
32.5
33.0
3.0
2.0
3.0
0.0
9.0
18.0
50.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
12.0
17.0
70.6
64.8
2.0
1.0
3.0
32
3
2
3
0
3
2
0
18Chennedy Carter
C. Carter
1
35
2020
ATL ATL
36.5
35.0
3.0
7.0
2.0
1.0
11.0
17.0
64.7
3.0
4.0
75.0
10.0
10.0
100.0
81.8
0.0
3.0
6.0
36
3
7
2
1
6
5
+9
19Sabrina Ionescu
S. Ionescu
1
33
2020
NYL NYL
33.7
33.0
7.0
7.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
20.0
55.0
6.0
10.0
60.0
5.0
5.0
100.0
74.3
1.0
6.0
5.0
34
7
7
0
0
5
1
-7
20Kia Nurse
K. Nurse
1
34
2018
NYL NYL
40.4
34.0
9.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
8.0
16.0
50.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
15.0
16.0
93.8
73.8
3.0
6.0
4.0
40
9
4
2
1
4
2
+10
21Brittney Sykes
B. Sykes
1
33
2017
ATL ATL
33.5
33.0
5.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
12.0
19.0
63.2
2.0
5.0
40.0
7.0
11.0
63.6
69.2
1.0
4.0
1.0
33
5
2
1
1
1
3
-6
22Moriah Jefferson
M. Jefferson
1
31
2016
SAN SAN
37.9
31.0
4.0
3.0
5.0
0.0
13.0
18.0
72.2
1.0
1.0
100.0
4.0
4.0
100.0
78.4
2.0
2.0
2.0
38
4
3
5
0
2
4
23Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
1
32
2013
CHI CHI
40.6
32.0
6.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
9.0
15.0
60.0
4.0
5.0
80.0
10.0
10.0
100.0
82.5
1.0
5.0
2.0
41
6
0
0
4
2
3
+6
24Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
1
30
2012
LAS LAS
32.7
30.0
11.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
10.0
15.0
66.7
0.0
0.0
10.0
12.0
83.3
74.0
3.0
8.0
1.0
33
11
1
0
2
1
3
+11
25Glory Johnson
G. Johnson
1
30
2012
TUL TUL
30.7
30.0
14.0
1.0
3.0
2.0
8.0
19.0
42.1
0.0
0.0
14.0
15.0
93.3
58.6
7.0
7.0
1.0
31
14
1
3
2
1
4
+5
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Fever

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Aces

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Valkyries

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Aces

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Mystics

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Fever

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Wings

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TeamWLPCTGB
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Lynx Lynx - x
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries - x
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces - x
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Dream Dream - x
30
14
.682
3.0
5
Mystics Mystics - x
28
16
.636
5.0
6
Fever Fever - x
28
16
.636
5.0
7
Wings Wings - x
27
17
.614
6.0
8
Liberty Liberty - x
26
18
.591
7.0
9
Fire Fire - e
17
27
.386
16.0
10
Sparks Sparks - e
16
28
.364
17.0
11
Sky Sky - e
16
28
.364
17.0
12
Mercury Mercury - e
16
28
.364
17.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
33
.250
22.0
14
Sun Sun - e
11
33
.250
22.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
36
.182
25.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
7/5
IND IND
@
LVA LVA
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Mon
7/6
GSV GSV
@
WAS WAS
62-49
Mon
7/6
CON CON
@
MIN MIN
90-89
Mon
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SEA SEA
@
LAS LAS
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DAL DAL
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NYL NYL
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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ATL ATL
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GSV GSV
8:00 PM