which season has most players with 50+points in a game

Adrienne Johnson had 53 points in her rookie season in 1997.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Adrienne Johnson
A. Johnson
53
1997
CLE CLE
25
7.8
2.1
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.9
2.3
37.9
0.1
0.2
50.0
0.3
0.4
77.8
42.8
0.3
0.6
1.1
195
22
9
5
1
27
11
+29
2Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
370
1997
HOU HOU
28
31.7
13.2
6.5
1.1
0.7
1.0
4.8
11.3
42.1
1.3
3.5
37.4
2.4
2.9
83.8
52.7
2.4
4.1
2.2
888
183
32
20
28
61
106
+149
3Pam McGee
P. McGee
285
1997
SAC SAC
27
25.5
10.6
4.4
0.7
1.0
0.5
3.8
8.2
45.9
0.1
0.3
28.6
2.9
4.1
70.5
52.5
2.0
2.4
2.7
688
120
20
27
14
73
112
-112
4Jamila Wideman
J. Wideman
84
1997
LAS LAS
28
22.5
3.0
2.0
3.7
0.9
0.0
0.9
3.8
23.8
0.3
1.3
19.4
1.0
1.2
79.4
35.0
0.5
1.5
1.8
630
56
103
24
1
51
44
-35
5Eva Nemcova
E. Nemcova
384
1997
CLE CLE
28
33.7
13.7
3.9
2.4
1.4
0.3
4.9
10.4
47.3
1.3
3.0
43.5
2.5
3.0
85.5
58.4
0.8
3.1
2.8
944
110
67
39
8
78
53
+8
6Tammi Reiss
T. Reiss
218
1997
UTA UTA
28
29.6
7.8
2.8
3.1
0.8
0.1
2.6
8.3
31.5
1.1
3.6
29.7
1.5
2.0
76.4
42.5
1.0
1.7
2.2
829
77
87
23
2
61
57
-278
7Sue Wicks
S. Wicks
98
1997
NYL NYL
28
11.8
3.5
3.4
1.0
0.6
0.6
1.4
3.8
35.5
0.1
0.3
28.6
0.7
1.1
64.5
40.6
1.3
2.1
1.6
330
94
29
17
18
46
52
+42
8Tora Suber
T. Suber
131
1997
CHA CHA
28
17.0
4.7
1.5
2.0
0.5
0.1
1.4
3.9
37.0
0.8
2.1
39.7
1.0
1.5
68.3
52.0
0.2
1.3
1.8
476
42
56
13
3
51
32
-34
9Toni Foster
T. Foster
246
1997
PHX PHX
28
26.3
8.8
6.1
1.0
1.9
0.8
3.4
7.2
46.8
0.0
0.2
16.7
2.0
2.9
70.4
52.0
2.3
3.8
1.8
737
170
27
53
21
51
77
+47
10Tia Jackson
T. Jackson
72
1997
PHX PHX
26
12.3
2.8
2.0
1.0
0.9
0.3
0.9
2.8
33.3
0.1
0.3
37.5
0.8
1.0
84.0
43.4
0.9
1.2
1.4
320
53
26
23
8
37
31
+6
11Sharon Manning
S. Manning
137
1997
CHA CHA
28
15.6
4.9
3.5
0.5
0.9
0.2
2.1
4.5
46.4
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.8
42.0
46.6
1.5
2.0
1.0
436
98
13
25
5
29
31
+26
12Sophia Witherspoon
S. Witherspoon
407
1997
NYL NYL
28
30.9
14.5
3.0
2.3
1.8
0.3
5.0
12.3
40.6
1.6
4.5
34.9
3.0
4.0
74.8
51.7
1.1
1.9
2.8
866
84
64
49
7
77
62
+81
13Jessie Hicks
J. Hicks
83
1997
UTA UTA
26
10.1
3.2
1.4
0.4
0.5
0.4
1.4
3.1
46.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.6
56.3
47.7
0.7
0.7
0.5
263
36
10
13
11
12
57
-68
14Merlakia Jones
M. Jones
229
1997
CLE CLE
28
21.0
8.2
2.9
0.9
0.8
0.1
3.3
8.2
40.2
0.2
0.4
41.7
1.4
2.0
71.4
45.1
1.1
1.8
1.9
588
80
25
23
3
54
55
+11
15Tamecka Dixon
T. Dixon
320
1997
LAS LAS
27
26.4
11.9
3.0
2.0
1.8
0.2
4.3
9.3
45.6
0.8
1.9
42.3
2.5
3.3
77.3
55.0
0.8
2.2
2.1
712
81
55
49
5
58
76
+117
16Tammy Jackson
T. Jackson
115
1997
HOU HOU
28
19.0
4.1
4.1
0.4
1.6
0.4
1.6
3.9
41.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.5
61.0
45.3
1.5
2.6
1.8
531
116
11
44
10
49
85
+49
17Chantel Tremitiere
C. Tremitiere
212
1997
SAC SAC
28
37.5
7.6
4.1
4.7
1.9
0.0
2.5
7.0
35.2
0.3
1.3
18.9
2.4
3.2
74.4
45.0
0.9
3.2
4.4
1,050
114
131
54
1
123
80
-185
18Katrina Colleton
K. Colleton
136
1997
LAS LAS
28
21.9
4.9
2.1
1.6
1.3
0.3
2.0
4.5
43.7
0.3
0.9
36.0
0.6
1.1
56.7
48.9
0.9
1.3
1.3
612
60
45
35
9
35
46
+103
19Trena Trice-Hill
T. Trice-Hill
134
1997
NYL NYL
28
12.2
4.8
2.4
0.1
0.3
0.3
1.8
3.3
55.4
0.1
0.3
25.0
1.1
1.6
66.7
59.9
1.1
1.3
1.4
342
68
2
9
9
40
65
-31
20Umeki Webb
U. Webb
141
1997
PHX PHX
28
27.6
5.0
4.2
2.4
2.4
0.3
1.7
5.6
29.7
0.0
0.5
6.7
1.6
2.4
68.7
37.6
1.5
2.7
2.0
773
117
68
68
8
55
91
+148
21Andrea Congreaves
A. Congreaves
187
1997
CHA CHA
28
23.6
6.7
4.8
1.5
0.6
0.2
2.3
4.5
50.0
0.6
1.6
40.9
1.5
2.0
76.8
62.1
1.4
3.3
1.1
661
133
41
16
5
31
52
+50
22Kisha Ford
K. Ford
116
1997
NYL NYL
28
16.9
4.1
1.7
0.9
1.0
0.2
1.5
4.1
37.7
0.1
0.7
15.0
1.0
1.6
61.4
43.5
1.0
0.7
1.4
474
48
25
28
5
38
56
-23
23Kim Williams
K. Williams
226
1997
UTA UTA
28
21.8
8.1
2.9
2.1
1.4
0.3
3.1
8.2
38.4
0.3
1.2
26.5
1.5
1.9
77.4
44.8
1.2
1.7
2.0
610
81
60
38
7
57
83
-140
24Tajama Abraham
T. Abraham
122
1997
SAC SAC
28
14.9
4.4
2.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
1.7
4.5
38.4
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.4
68.4
43.0
1.1
1.3
1.8
417
67
13
12
11
49
70
-91
25Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
64
1997
HOU HOU
9
14.4
7.1
1.7
0.8
0.8
0.4
2.8
5.9
47.2
0.4
1.8
25.0
1.1
1.6
71.4
54.1
0.7
1.0
0.4
130
15
7
7
4
4
5
+28
StatMuse has season-level data for points going back to the 1997 season.