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1997 WNBA Points per Game Leaders

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Cynthia Cooper led the WNBA in points per game in 1997 with 22.2, 2.8 ahead of Ruthie Bolton (19.4). It stands 22nd among all single seasons in WNBA history. It was one of 3 times Cynthia Cooper led in points per game.

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Led the WNBA in 1997 Cynthia Cooper HOU
22.2 Points per Game 2.8 clear of Ruthie Bolton
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# Player Team PPG GP MPG PTS
1 Cynthia Cooper HOU 22.2 28 35.1 621
2 Ruthie Bolton Ruthie Bolton SAC 19.4 23 35.4 447
3 Lisa Leslie Lisa Leslie LAS 15.9 28 32.2 445
4 Wendy Palmer Wendy Palmer UTA 15.8 28 33.4 443
5 Jennifer Gillom PHO 15.7 28 31.2 440
6 Andrea Stinson CHA 15.7 28 36.1 439
7 Sophia Witherspoon NYL 14.5 28 31.0 407
8 Eva Nemcova CLE 13.7 28 33.7 384
9 Tina Thompson Tina Thompson HOU 13.2 28 31.6 370
10 Penny Toler Penny Toler LAS 13.1 28 32.4 368
11 Bridgette Gordon SAC 13.0 28 35.0 365
12 Vicky Bullett CHA 12.8 28 31.3 359
13 Bridget Pettis PHO 12.6 28 30.1 352
14 Rebecca Lobo NYL 12.4 28 33.5 348
15 Elena Baranova UTA 12.2 28 32.6 341
16 Michele Timms PHO 12.1 27 35.8 326
17 Isabelle Fijalkowski Isabelle Fijalkowski CLE 11.9 28 28.7 332
18 Tamecka Dixon LAS 11.9 27 26.5 320
19 Rhonda Mapp CHA 11.6 28 25.4 326
20 Janice Braxton CLE 11.5 25 32.9 287
21 Janeth Arcain Janeth Arcain HOU 10.9 28 28.0 305
22 Pam McGee SAC 10.6 27 25.6 285
23 Michelle Edwards Michelle Edwards CLE 10.2 20 31.1 203
24 Kym Hampton Kym Hampton NYL 9.7 28 23.7 271
25 Vickie Johnson NYL 9.5 26 30.4 247
26 Haixia Zheng LAS 9.3 28 19.9 259
27 Toni Foster PHO 8.8 28 26.3 246
28 Latasha Byears SAC 8.7 28 23.4 244
29 Merlakia Jones CLE 8.2 28 21.0 229
30 Kim Williams UTA 8.1 28 21.7 226
31 Lynette Woodard Lynette Woodard CLE 7.8 28 25.4 217
32 Tammi Reiss UTA 7.7 28 29.7 216
33 Chantel Tremitiere SAC 7.6 28 37.5 212
34 Marlies Askamp Marlies Askamp PHO 7.5 28 18.5 211
35 Teresa Weatherspoon NYL 7.0 28 33.0 196
36 Andrea Congreaves CHA 6.7 28 23.5 187
37 Linda Burgess LAS 6.5 28 17.6 183
38 Rushia Brown CLE 6.3 28 18.3 175
39 Wanda Guyton HOU 6.1 25 26.7 152
40 Mwadi Mabika LAS 6.0 21 15.5 126
41 Kim Perrot HOU 5.8 28 24.7 161
42 Dena Head UTA 5.7 27 17.4 154
43 Lady Grooms UTA 5.5 28 24.7 153
44 Umeki Webb PHO 5.0 28 27.7 141
45 Sharon Manning CHA 4.9 28 15.6 137
46 Katrina Colleton LAS 4.9 28 21.9 136
47 Penny Moore CHA 4.8 28 19.3 135
48 Trena Trice-Hill NYL 4.8 28 12.1 134
49 Tora Suber CHA 4.7 28 17.0 131
50 Tajama Abraham Tajama Abraham SAC 4.4 28 15.1 122
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