Best 1st seasons in WNBA history
Who had the best 1st season in WNBA history?
Olivia Miles holds the best 1st season in points: 790 in 2026, and Angel Reese in 2024 in rebounds (446).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia Miles | 2026 | 790 |
| 2 | Caitlin Clark | 2024 | 769 |
| 3 | Seimone Augustus | 2006 | 744 |
| 4 | Paige Bueckers | 2025 | 692 |
| 5 | A'ja Wilson | 2018 | 682 |
| 6 | Sonia Citron | 2025 | 657 |
| 7 | Arike Ogunbowale | 2019 | 630 |
| 8 | Flau'jae Johnson | 2026 | 626 |
| 9 | Cappie Pondexter | 2006 | 624 |
| 10 | Breanna Stewart | 2016 | 621 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | Season | REB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel Reese | 2024 | 446 |
| 2 | Tina Charles | 2010 | 398 |
| 3 | Kiki Iriafen | 2025 | 376 |
| 4 | Aliyah Boston | 2023 | 335 |
| 5 | Cheryl Ford | 2003 | 334 |
| 6 | Yolanda Griffith | 1999 | 329 |
| 7 | Breanna Stewart | 2016 | 317 |
| 8 | Candace Parker | 2008 | 313 |
| 9 | Teaira McCowan | 2019 | 305 |
| 10 | Cindy Brown | 1998 | 301 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caitlin Clark | 2024 | 337 |
| 2 | Olivia Miles | 2026 | 239 |
| 3 | Ticha Penicheiro | 1998 | 224 |
| 4 | Paige Bueckers | 2025 | 194 |
| 5 | Sue Bird | 2002 | 191 |
| 6 | Suzie McConnell Serio | 1998 | 178 |
| 7 | Dawn Staley | 1999 | 177 |
| 8 | Temeka Johnson | 2005 | 176 |
| 9 | Julie Vanloo | 2024 | 173 |
| 10 | Teresa Weatherspoon | 1997 | 172 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | Season | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caitlin Clark | 2024 | 122 |
| 2 | Rhyne Howard | 2022 | 85 |
| 3 | Sonia Citron | 2025 | 81 |
| 4 | Crystal Robinson | 1999 | 76 |
| 4 | Tamika Catchings | 2002 | 76 |
| 6 | Julie Vanloo | 2024 | 72 |
| 7 | Sydney Taylor | 2026 | 71 |
| 8 | Kelsey Mitchell | 2018 | 70 |
| 9 | Georgia Amoore | 2026 | 68 |
| 10 | Cynthia Cooper | 1997 | 67 |
Steals
| # | Player | Season | STL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamika Catchings | 2002 | 94 |
| 2 | Teresa Weatherspoon | 1997 | 85 |
| 3 | Alexis Hornbuckle | 2008 | 79 |
| 4 | Debbie Black | 1999 | 77 |
| 5 | Nicky Anosike | 2008 | 75 |
| 6 | Angel McCoughtry | 2009 | 74 |
| 7 | Glory Johnson | 2012 | 73 |
| 7 | Yolanda Griffith | 1999 | 73 |
| 9 | Michele Timms | 1997 | 71 |
| 10 | Alana Beard | 2004 | 69 |
Blocks
| # | Player | Season | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margo Dydek | 1998 | 114 |
| 2 | Brittney Griner | 2013 | 81 |
| 3 | Candace Parker | 2008 | 75 |
| 4 | Kiah Stokes | 2015 | 67 |
| 5 | Breanna Stewart | 2016 | 64 |
| 5 | Lauren Jackson | 2001 | 64 |
| 7 | Cintia dos Santos | 2000 | 63 |
| 7 | Elena Baranova | 1997 | 63 |
| 9 | Lisa Leslie | 1997 | 59 |
| 10 | Tina Charles | 2010 | 57 |
Regular season only, counting stats only. A season is numbered from the first season on file for that player, so a career that began before the league’s rows start is numbered from where the data does. WNBA all-time records