most single-season points per game in a players first three seasons

Diana Taurasi averaged the most points per game in her first 3 seasons, with 25.3 per game in 2006.

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  • Assumption:20+ GP/44TG
  • Data note: Points Per Game, Games Per 44 Team Games: player season data complete from 1997
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
25.3
2006
PHX PHX
34
33.9
3.6
4.1
1.2
0.8
8.8
19.4
45.2
3.6
9.0
39.7
4.2
5.4
78.1
58.1
0.7
2.9
2.3
1,152
860
122
139
42
27
79
100
+113
2Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
23.4
2015
CHI CHI
31
32.8
8.4
1.4
1.1
2.0
7.7
16.7
46.0
1.4
4.3
31.3
6.7
7.0
95.0
59.1
1.9
6.5
1.2
1,016
725
260
42
33
63
36
52
+211
3Liz Cambage
L. Cambage
23.0
2018
DAL DAL
32
29.5
9.7
2.3
0.5
1.7
8.7
14.8
58.9
0.4
1.2
32.4
5.3
7.2
73.8
64.3
2.3
7.3
2.8
945
737
309
73
15
54
89
89
+73
4Katie Smith
K. Smith
23.0
2001
MIN MIN
32
38.6
3.8
2.2
0.7
0.2
6.4
16.2
39.3
2.7
7.5
35.4
7.6
8.5
89.4
57.7
1.2
2.6
2.7
1,235
737
122
70
23
5
87
94
-48
5Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
22.8
2020
DAL DAL
22
34.0
2.8
3.4
1.5
0.0
7.9
19.1
41.2
2.2
6.5
33.6
4.9
5.7
85.6
52.7
0.5
2.3
2.0
748
501
61
75
34
0
45
53
-25
6Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
22.7
1998
HOU HOU
30
35.0
3.7
4.4
1.6
0.4
6.8
15.2
44.6
2.1
5.3
40.0
7.0
8.2
85.4
60.4
0.8
2.8
3.2
1,051
680
110
131
48
11
95
65
+345
7Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
22.6
2007
MIN MIN
34
32.1
4.0
2.3
1.2
0.6
8.7
17.1
50.8
0.8
1.8
41.9
4.4
5.1
87.3
58.3
1.1
2.9
2.4
1,093
769
136
79
41
21
83
58
-69
8Caitlin Clark
C. Clark
22.3
2026
IND IND
40
31.1
4.0
8.3
1.1
0.5
7.1
15.8
44.5
2.9
7.9
36.1
5.3
6.3
85.2
60.0
0.2
3.7
4.6
1,244
891
158
333
42
19
183
125
+158
9Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
22.2
1997
HOU 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
10Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
22.1
1999
HOU HOU
31
35.5
2.8
5.2
1.4
0.4
6.8
14.8
46.3
1.9
5.6
33.5
6.6
7.4
89.1
61.4
0.5
2.3
3.4
1,101
686
87
162
43
11
104
61
+316
11Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
21.9
2006
MIN 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
12Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
21.8
2018
SEA SEA
34
31.6
8.4
2.5
1.4
1.4
7.9
15.0
52.9
1.8
4.3
41.5
4.1
5.1
82.0
63.3
1.1
7.2
1.8
1,074
742
284
86
46
49
61
69
+275
13Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
21.6
2011
ATL ATL
33
27.9
5.2
2.5
2.2
1.0
7.1
16.8
42.4
0.6
2.2
26.4
6.8
8.7
77.7
52.3
1.6
3.6
3.2
921
712
173
84
72
32
104
99
+104
14Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
21.2
2008
PHX PHX
32
31.3
3.7
4.2
1.2
0.2
7.3
17.7
41.3
1.3
4.1
31.3
5.3
6.3
84.6
51.8
0.8
2.9
2.9
1,002
679
119
135
38
5
93
82
-47
15Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
21.2
2003
SEA SEA
33
33.6
9.3
1.9
1.2
1.9
7.7
15.9
48.3
1.2
3.7
31.7
4.6
5.5
82.5
57.5
2.5
6.8
2.1
1,110
698
307
62
38
64
69
106
+120
16Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
21.1
2010
ATL ATL
34
30.7
4.9
3.1
1.9
0.6
7.2
17.7
40.8
1.0
3.7
26.2
5.6
7.0
80.3
50.6
1.9
3.1
3.2
1,044
716
167
105
66
21
108
107
+30
17Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
20.9
2026
DAL DAL
42
32.8
4.1
5.9
1.0
0.4
8.0
15.6
51.2
1.9
4.6
41.0
3.0
3.5
87.1
61.1
0.6
3.5
2.2
1,376
878
174
247
40
18
91
105
+187
18Jennifer Gillom
J. Gillom
20.9
1998
PHX PHX
30
32.1
7.3
1.4
1.7
0.3
7.6
16.4
46.5
1.0
2.7
37.8
4.6
6.5
70.3
54.1
2.1
5.2
3.0
963
626
219
42
50
10
89
94
+157
19A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
20.7
2018
LVA 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
20A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
20.5
2020
LVA LVA
22
31.7
8.5
2.0
1.2
2.0
7.5
15.7
48.0
0.0
0.0
5.4
6.9
78.1
54.6
1.5
7.0
1.6
697
450
188
45
27
44
35
49
+178
21Katie Smith
K. Smith
20.2
2000
MIN MIN
32
37.3
2.9
2.8
1.4
0.2
6.3
15.1
42.1
2.8
7.3
37.9
4.8
5.5
86.9
57.8
0.9
2.0
2.4
1,195
646
93
90
44
7
76
71
+40
22Skylar Diggins
S. Diggins
20.1
2014
TUL TUL
34
35.2
2.5
5.0
1.5
0.6
6.8
16.1
42.3
1.0
3.4
28.2
5.5
6.5
84.2
52.9
0.7
1.8
2.9
1,198
683
86
170
51
20
98
88
-24
23Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
19.9
2017
SEA SEA
33
32.9
8.7
2.7
1.2
1.6
6.7
14.2
47.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
4.9
6.3
78.7
58.8
1.5
7.2
2.4
1,086
656
287
90
38
53
80
107
+62
24Olivia Miles
O. Miles
19.8
2026
MIN MIN
40
31.0
4.7
6.0
1.3
0.6
7.0
14.2
49.2
1.6
4.1
38.8
4.2
4.8
87.0
60.6
0.6
4.1
3.1
1,239
790
186
239
52
25
123
119
+281
25Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
19.7
2003
IND IND
34
35.5
8.0
3.4
2.1
1.0
6.5
15.1
43.2
2.2
5.6
38.7
4.6
5.4
84.7
56.6
2.4
5.6
3.0
1,208
671
272
114
72
35
102
122
+17
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PPG

21.5

Copper

Kahleah Copper

RPG

7.8

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas

APG

8.5

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas
Team Rankings

ORTG

105.4

12th

DRTG

109.5

11th

NETRTG

-4.0

9th

3P%

32.7

10th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Wings Wings
27
17
.614
6.0
5
Fire Fire
17
27
.386
16.0
6
Mercury Mercury
16
28
.364
17.0
7
Sparks Sparks
16
28
.364
17.0
8
Storm Storm
8
36
.182
25.0
Last Game
LVA Aces

31 - 13

100

Final

82

PHX Mercury

16 - 28

Thu 24 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

10.6

Reese

Angel Reese

10.2

Jones

Jonquel Jones
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

7.8

Canada

Jordin Canada

6.2

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.1

Williams

Gabby Williams

2.0

McBride

Kayla McBride
Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

Jonquel Jones

2.6

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
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
Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9

Dream

104.5

Valkyries

102.3
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

95.6

Valkyries

99.8

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Dream

8.9

Liberty

4.3

Valkyries

2.5

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

401.2

Reese

Angel Reese

383.6

Williams

Gabby Williams

353.8

Canada

Jordin Canada
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

398.5

Reese

Angel Reese

386.5

Williams

Gabby Williams

362.5

Canada

Jordin Canada
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

45.2

Koné

Sika Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale
Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

38.3

Gray

Chelsea Gray

38.0

McBride

Kayla McBride
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.97

Koné

Sika Koné

2.50

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.41

Okot

Madina Okot
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

3.17

Koné

Sika Koné

2.75

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston

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Best Record ATS
Valkyries

30-19

Mystics

22-18

Sparks

21-17

Aces

24-20

Sky

20-17

Dream

24-24
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
Sun
7/5
DAL DAL
@
TOR TOR
89-76
Sun
7/5
IND IND
@
LVA LVA
84-68
Mon
7/6
GSV GSV
@
WAS WAS
62-49
Mon
7/6
CON CON
@
MIN MIN
90-89
Mon
7/6
SEA SEA
@
LAS LAS
82-64

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/29
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
12:30 PM
Sat
10/31
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM