1997 WNBA Points per Game Leaders

Points scored per game

Cynthia Cooper led the WNBA in points per game with 22.2 in 1997, 2.8 ahead of Ruthie Bolton (19.4). It stands 23rd 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	SAC	19.4	23	35.3	447
3	Lisa Leslie	LAS	15.9	28	32.2	445
4	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	HOU	13.2	28	31.6	370
10	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	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	HOU	10.9	28	28.0	305
22	Pam McGee	SAC	10.6	27	25.6	285
23	Michelle Edwards	CLE	10.2	20	31.1	203
24	Kym Hampton	NYL	9.7	28	23.7	271
25	Vickie Johnson	NYL	9.5	26	30.3	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	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	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	SAC	4.4	28	15.1	122