most ppg from 1998 to 2011

Between the 1998 and 2011 seasons, Diana Taurasi averaged the most points per game, with 20.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
Most ppg with a minimum of 10 games played per 44 team games by a player from 1998 to 2011
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
20.8
261
32.2
4.3
4.0
1.2
0.9
6.8
15.4
43.8
2.5
6.9
37.0
4.7
5.5
85.3
58.1
0.6
3.7
2.8
8,417
5,423
1,127
1,048
312
242
736
877
+633
2Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
20.6
96
35.2
3.0
4.9
1.4
0.3
6.4
14.0
45.5
1.8
4.9
36.4
6.1
7.0
87.3
60.4
0.6
2.4
3.3
3,383
1,980
292
471
134
29
312
196
+1014
3Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
19.5
164
32.1
3.7
2.1
0.9
0.5
7.7
16.2
47.8
0.9
2.4
37.3
3.2
3.7
86.5
54.9
0.7
3.0
1.8
5,269
3,203
610
343
153
76
299
241
+155
4Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
19.3
197
32.6
3.9
4.3
1.1
0.2
6.8
15.6
43.8
1.5
4.1
36.0
4.2
4.9
85.2
54.3
0.8
3.2
2.4
6,428
3,803
774
852
208
43
467
481
+446
5Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
19.2
308
32.3
7.8
1.4
1.2
1.9
6.7
14.5
46.0
1.4
3.9
35.4
4.5
5.3
84.3
57.1
2.3
5.5
1.7
9,958
5,915
2,397
433
356
579
537
962
+1490
6Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
18.4
101
26.7
4.4
2.6
2.1
0.6
6.3
14.8
42.9
0.7
2.5
26.9
5.1
6.5
77.9
52.2
1.5
2.9
2.8
2,700
1,863
445
260
212
65
284
298
+188
7Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
17.4
335
32.0
9.1
2.4
1.4
2.3
6.5
13.7
47.3
0.3
1.0
32.4
4.1
5.8
70.5
53.4
2.4
6.6
3.2
10,733
5,818
3,041
800
453
763
1,084
1,298
+1583
8Candace Parker
C. Parker
17.2
85
33.1
9.5
2.9
1.0
2.1
6.6
13.0
50.8
0.4
1.2
35.2
3.6
4.8
73.9
56.9
2.2
7.3
2.5
2,814
1,458
804
246
88
177
213
196
+198
9Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
16.9
279
32.9
7.6
2.5
1.3
0.5
6.5
14.8
44.3
0.3
1.0
26.2
3.5
4.5
79.4
50.5
2.2
5.4
2.8
9,179
4,715
2,126
699
376
143
790
668
-111
10Tina Charles
T. Charles
16.6
68
32.2
11.4
1.7
0.8
1.7
6.8
14.2
47.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.1
4.2
72.7
51.7
3.8
7.6
2.1
2,190
1,128
772
114
51
117
146
161
+105
11Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
16.5
313
33.0
7.6
3.7
2.5
0.9
5.3
12.7
41.5
1.4
4.0
35.9
4.6
5.5
83.4
54.8
2.2
5.3
2.6
10,334
5,174
2,365
1,147
774
277
808
895
+1058
12Alana Beard
A. Beard
16.2
193
32.6
4.2
2.9
1.9
0.7
5.9
14.0
42.3
1.1
3.4
33.5
3.2
4.2
75.9
51.0
0.6
3.5
2.8
6,288
3,128
802
563
364
129
533
590
-242
13Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
15.9
109
31.0
9.2
0.9
1.1
2.1
6.1
10.6
58.1
0.0
0.0
100.0
3.6
4.9
72.8
62.3
2.3
6.8
2.7
3,379
1,732
999
97
119
227
292
264
-31
14Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
15.8
405
33.8
6.4
1.8
1.0
0.7
5.6
13.3
41.7
1.5
4.1
36.7
3.1
3.8
82.8
52.5
1.9
4.5
2.6
13,674
6,381
2,588
719
400
300
1,068
1,019
+1144
15Sophia Young-Malcolm
S. Young-Malcolm
15.5
200
32.3
6.2
1.9
1.6
0.4
5.9
12.8
46.1
0.1
0.6
24.3
3.5
4.9
72.1
51.7
1.9
4.4
1.7
6,457
3,093
1,241
387
324
83
346
490
+107
16Candice Dupree
C. Dupree
15.4
203
32.1
7.5
1.8
1.0
1.0
6.1
12.4
49.1
0.1
0.4
30.2
3.1
3.9
80.6
54.7
2.2
5.3
2.2
6,511
3,130
1,513
364
196
204
452
444
-383
17Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
15.3
315
33.2
5.0
3.3
2.1
0.7
5.7
13.2
43.5
0.8
2.7
31.7
3.0
3.6
82.6
51.8
1.1
3.9
2.1
10,462
4,811
1,581
1,030
650
212
673
514
+1163
18Katie Smith
K. Smith
14.5
414
33.6
3.0
2.7
0.9
0.2
4.6
11.3
40.5
2.0
5.5
36.8
3.3
3.9
85.9
55.7
0.7
2.2
2.0
13,898
6,013
1,226
1,124
364
68
841
1,064
+377
19Nykesha Sales
N. Sales
14.2
277
31.5
4.2
2.5
1.8
0.3
5.3
12.7
41.8
1.3
3.6
35.6
2.3
2.9
78.1
50.7
1.2
3.0
2.1
8,718
3,935
1,150
680
486
80
575
796
+413
20Isabelle Fijalkowski
I. Fijalkowski
13.7
28
28.8
6.9
2.1
0.6
1.0
5.2
9.5
54.7
0.1
0.4
40.0
3.1
3.8
82.1
61.1
2.1
4.8
2.9
807
383
192
58
17
27
81
115
+105
21Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
13.6
311
28.8
7.9
1.5
1.7
1.0
4.8
9.6
50.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.6
71.3
56.8
3.4
4.5
2.1
8,967
4,238
2,444
453
529
323
655
994
+1234
22Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
13.6
293
31.3
3.8
3.2
1.3
0.3
5.0
12.1
41.6
1.2
3.3
34.9
2.3
2.9
81.1
50.7
0.8
3.0
2.3
9,175
3,971
1,112
930
388
101
669
628
+566
23Brandy Reed
B. Reed
13.5
87
25.3
4.9
2.0
1.3
0.6
5.3
11.1
48.1
0.4
1.1
35.1
2.4
2.9
83.1
54.5
1.7
3.1
2.2
2,197
1,175
424
174
115
48
194
147
+107
24Penny Taylor
P. Taylor
13.5
287
27.7
4.7
2.9
1.4
0.4
4.6
9.9
46.3
1.2
3.0
38.2
3.1
3.6
86.5
58.5
1.4
3.3
2.1
7,947
3,863
1,341
845
394
110
592
723
+824
25Becky Hammon
B. Hammon
13.3
384
28.0
2.6
3.6
1.2
0.1
4.3
9.9
43.9
1.8
4.9
37.2
2.8
3.1
89.5
59.1
0.4
2.1
2.8
10,765
5,090
981
1,396
444
49
1,062
663
+391
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and points per game going back to the 1997 season.

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