New Stat Confirms Paige Bueckers is Outperforming Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark’s Unprecedented Rookie WNBA Season

As the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, Clark shattered expectations in her first professional season:

• 19.2 PPG, 8.4 APG (league-leading), 5.7 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 0.7 BPG, 5.6 TO on 41.7 FG%, 34.4 3PT%, 90.6 FT%, 58.3 TS%.
• Set rookie marks with points (769), assists (337) and 3-pointers made (122).
• Recorded the first two rookie triple-doubles in WNBA history.
• Earned WNBA Rookie of the Year, All-WNBA First Team and an All-Star selection.

However, an injury this spring sidelined Clark for several contests, bringing some of her counting stats down from the torrid pace of last summer.

Head-to-Head: Rookie Clark vs. Rookie Bueckers

Fans and analysts are quick to latch onto headline stats on social media, but after a further deep dive, Clark's rookie season may have been more well-rounded, surpassing Bueckers in points, assists and rebounds while finishing with a better True Shooting percentage.

The Fever also finished 20-20 last season, making the playoffs for the first time since 2016, something that the Wings will struggle to match (8-20 overall, seventh in Western Conference).

Nevertheless, as we enter the home stretch of the 2025 WNBA season, it's clear that Bueckers has lived up to the hype of being the No. 1 overall pick and has the potential to compare favorably against Clark's historic rookie campaign by season's end.