Caitlin Clark WNBA record tracker for Indiana Fever rookie
(This story has been updated with new information)
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever rewrote team and WNBA record books in her rookie season.
The No. 1 overall draft pick averaged 19.2 points, 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game, along with 34.3% 3-point shooting and 90.5% free throw shooting in the regular season. She was on the WNBA All-Star team that beat Team USA, which went on to win the Olympic gold medal in Paris. Clark has been the league Rookie of the Month three times and the Eastern Conference Player of the Week three times.
The Fever (20-20) earned their first playoff berth since 2016 and have more victories in 2024 than in their previous two seasons combined.
That is just on the court. Clark's presence has helped the Fever set TV viewership and attendance records − at home and on the road.
Here are some of Clark's accomplishments in the 2024 WNBA season.
Schedule and results: Tracking the Indiana Fever 2024 season
Caitlin Clark WNBA records in 2024
WNBA records
Assists in a game: 19, July 17 vs. Dallas
Assists in a season: Clark has 337 Alyssa Thomas had 316 and Courtney Vandersloot had 314 in 2023
25-point, 10-assist games: 5; Sabrina Ionsecu also has 5.
Turnovers: 228
WNBA rookie records
Points: Clark has 769; Seimone Augustus scored 744 for Minnesota in 2006 in a 34-game season. Her scoring average was 21.9. Here's the record breaker.
Assists: 337; Ticha Penicheiro had 225 in 1998
3-pointers: 122; Rhyne Howard had 85 in 2022
Triple-doubles: 2, the only triple-doubles by a rookie in league history
Caitlin Clark Indiana Fever records in 2024
Points: 769; Kelsey Mitchell had 767 points, both surpassing the 728 Mitchell scored in 2023.
Assists: 337; Erica Wheeler had 201 in 2023
3-pointers: 122; Kelsey Mitchell had 102 in 2023
Points by a rookie: 769; Tamika Catchings scored 594 in 2002, playing 32 games
Double-doubles: 14
Minutes played: 1,416; Kelsey Mitchell played 1,349 in 2023
Turnovers: 228
When will the Fever play the Sun in the WNBA playoffs?
Sept. 22, Sunday: at Connecticut, 3 p.m. ET, ABC
Sept. 25, Wednesday: at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
*-Sept. 27, Friday: at Indiana, TBA, ESPN2
*-if necessary
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