wnba rookies with most points in playoff single season

Ariel Atkins has the most points by a rookie in a single WNBA playoff run, with 137 points in 2018.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
137
2018
WAS WAS
9
27.9
15.2
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
33
17
10
1
8
24
+42
2Leonie Fiebich
L. Fiebich
128
2024
NYL NYL
11
31.0
11.6
3.8
2.4
0.8
0.0
4.1
7.5
54.2
2.3
4.4
52.1
1.2
1.2
100.0
72.1
0.9
2.9
0.7
341
42
26
9
0
8
26
+94
3Maya Moore
M. Moore
110
2011
MIN MIN
8
27.9
13.8
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
47
18
8
5
15
26
+70
4Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
107
2004
CON CON
8
31.9
13.4
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
18
41
11
3
17
23
+16
5Briann January
B. January
106
2009
IND IND
10
22.8
10.6
2.4
3.0
0.4
0.0
3.0
7.8
38.5
1.2
2.9
41.4
3.4
4.0
85.0
55.4
0.7
1.7
1.3
228
24
30
4
0
13
23
-14
6DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
97
2009
PHX PHX
11
16.9
8.8
4.3
0.3
0.5
0.5
3.1
6.3
49.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.6
3.2
82.9
57.5
1.5
2.7
0.6
186
47
3
5
6
7
13
+28
7Candace Parker
C. Parker
90
2008
LAS LAS
6
36.5
15.0
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
59
23
9
13
17
16
-1
8Crystal Robinson
C. Robinson
86
1999
NYL NYL
6
34.2
14.3
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
18
13
6
2
10
20
-19
9Shavonte Zellous
S. Zellous
78
2009
DET DET
5
29.0
15.6
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
25
14
6
3
7
15
+57
10Monique Akoa Makani
M. Akoa Makani
76
2025
PHX PHX
11
24.4
6.9
2.5
3.0
0.5
0.0
2.4
6.6
35.6
0.9
2.7
33.3
1.3
1.4
93.3
47.7
0.8
1.6
1.5
268
27
33
6
0
16
26
-20
11Michelle Brogan
M. Brogan
74
1998
PHX PHX
6
28.5
12.3
6.5
2.3
0.7
0.3
4.7
9.3
50.0
0.8
1.8
45.5
2.2
3.3
65.0
57.1
2.3
4.2
1.7
171
39
14
4
2
10
14
+1
12Cheryl Ford
C. Ford
67
2003
DET DET
8
29.1
8.4
10.0
0.5
1.4
0.8
3.0
9.3
32.4
0.0
0.0
2.4
2.9
82.6
39.8
3.1
6.9
1.3
233
80
4
11
6
10
30
+11
13Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
61
2002
IND IND
3
34.0
20.3
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
32
7
4
1
11
7
-19
14Tammy Sutton-Brown
T. Sutton-Brown
60
2001
CHA CHA
8
20.9
7.5
3.3
0.5
0.1
1.4
3.1
5.8
54.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.8
71.4
57.5
1.3
2.0
1.0
167
26
4
1
11
8
25
-19
15Alexis Hornbuckle
A. Hornbuckle
57
2008
DET DET
9
24.4
6.3
4.9
2.1
1.2
0.8
2.0
4.7
42.9
0.7
1.8
37.5
1.7
2.2
75.0
56.1
1.3
3.6
1.3
220
44
19
11
7
12
21
+55
16Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
56
1997
HOU HOU
2
38.5
28.0
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
9
9
3
1
7
3
+32
17Brittney Griner
B. Griner
53
2013
PHX PHX
5
26.6
10.6
6.4
0.2
0.2
0.8
4.8
9.0
53.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.8
55.6
54.1
2.6
3.8
1.6
133
32
1
1
4
8
18
-14
18Alana Beard
A. Beard
50
2004
WAS WAS
3
34.0
16.7
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
15
9
6
8
10
8
-17
19Jordin Canada
J. Canada
49
2018
SEA SEA
8
13.6
6.1
1.1
2.3
0.4
0.0
2.6
5.5
47.7
0.5
1.4
36.4
0.4
0.6
60.0
53.0
0.1
1.0
1.5
109
9
18
3
0
12
7
-27
20Yvonne Turner
Y. Turner
49
2017
PHX PHX
5
23.8
9.8
2.4
1.6
1.0
0.0
3.4
6.2
54.8
1.8
3.4
52.9
1.2
1.4
85.7
71.9
0.2
2.2
1.0
119
12
8
5
0
5
9
-12
21Nikki Teasley
N. Teasley
49
2002
LAS LAS
6
30.5
8.2
2.2
7.8
1.5
0.2
2.3
7.0
33.3
0.8
3.7
22.7
2.7
3.2
84.2
48.6
0.5
1.7
3.7
183
13
47
9
1
22
22
+52
22Dawn Staley
D. Staley
48
1999
CHA CHA
4
39.3
12.0
1.3
5.8
0.8
0.0
3.3
10.0
32.5
1.8
4.0
43.8
3.8
4.5
83.3
50.1
0.5
0.8
2.8
157
5
23
3
0
11
7
+5
23Crystal Dangerfield
C. Dangerfield
47
2020
MIN MIN
4
42.5
11.8
2.8
3.8
1.0
0.0
4.5
13.3
34.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
1.8
2.8
63.6
40.6
0.3
2.5
2.0
170
11
15
4
0
8
11
-26
24Alex Bentley
A. Bentley
46
2013
ATL ATL
8
17.5
5.8
1.8
2.0
1.1
0.3
2.1
7.5
28.3
0.5
2.6
19.0
1.0
1.1
88.9
36.0
0.6
1.1
1.0
140
14
16
9
2
8
20
-8
25Chelsea Newton
C. Newton
46
2005
SAC SAC
8
23.0
5.8
1.8
1.0
0.3
0.0
2.3
5.3
42.9
0.3
0.5
50.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
48.6
0.5
1.3
1.4
184
14
8
2
0
11
19
+18
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More Mystics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.0

Citron

Sonia Citron

RPG

15.0

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

APG

3.5

Amoore

Georgia Amoore
Team Rankings

ORTG

105.6

11th

DRTG

104.0

3rd

NETRTG

1.6

8th

3P%

32.3

12th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Dream Dream
30
14
.682
2
Mystics Mystics
28
16
.636
2.0
3
Fever Fever
28
16
.636
2.0
4
Liberty Liberty
26
18
.591
4.0
5
Sky Sky
16
28
.364
14.0
Last Game
ATL Dream

2 - 0

93

Final

75

WAS Mystics

0 - 2

Wed 30 Sep 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

10.2

Jones

Jonquel Jones

9.5

Stokes

Kiah Stokes
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

8.8

Canada

Jordin Canada

6.2

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.2

Canada

Jordin Canada

2.0

Gray

Allisha Gray
Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

Jonquel Jones

2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

2.2

Reese

Angel Reese
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

3.2

Ionescu

Sabrina Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

JocytÄ—

JustÄ— JocytÄ—

113.6

VanSlooten

Grace VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Dream

114.8

Valkyries

114.5

Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

102.9

Valkyries

105.0

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Dream

11.9

Valkyries

9.4

Liberty

4.3

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

262.3

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

226.8

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

255.5

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

233.3

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

44.6

Koné

Sika Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale
Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

38.3

Gray

Chelsea Gray

38.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.41

Okot

Madina Okot

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston

1.34

Okot

Madina Okot

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Valkyries

27-17

Mystics

22-18

Sparks

21-17

Aces

24-20

Sky

20-17

Dream

22-21
Worst Record ATS
Liberty

15-26

Tempo

15-21

Mercury

16-20

Lynx

18-21

Wings

19-21

Fire

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
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

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
7/2
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
67-90
Fri
7/3
MIN MIN
@
NYL NYL
86-99
Fri
7/3
CHI CHI
@
LVA LVA
90-98
Sat
7/4
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
88-83
Sat
7/4
PDX PDX
@
SEA SEA
77-72

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
3:30 PM
Mon
10/19
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Thu
10/22
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
3:30 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM