WNBA Rookie of the Year Award Winners
Rookie of the Year
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| Year | Player | Voting | Tm | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
| 2023 | Aliyah Boston | (V) | IND | 40 | 31.2 | 14.5 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .578 | .400 | .745 | 6.0 | .230 |
| 2022 | Rhyne Howard | (V) | ATL | 34 | 31.4 | 16.2 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | .361 | .343 | .792 | 2.9 | .132 |
| 2021 | Michaela Onyenwere | (V) | NYL | 32 | 22.2 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .401 | .327 | .836 | 0.6 | .043 |
| 2020 | Crystal Dangerfield | (V) | MIN | 21 | 30.0 | 16.2 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | .471 | .333 | .922 | 1.9 | .145 |
| 2019 | Napheesa Collier | (V) | MIN | 34 | 33.3 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | .490 | .361 | .792 | 5.2 | .222 |
| 2018 | A'ja Wilson | (V) | LVA | 33 | 30.6 | 20.7 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .462 | .774 | 4.4 | .211 | |
| 2017 | Allisha Gray | (V) | DAL | 34 | 27.2 | 13.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .381 | .299 | .803 | 2.0 | .103 |
| 2016 | Breanna Stewart | (V) | SEA | 34 | 34.7 | 18.3 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .457 | .338 | .833 | 5.7 | .232 |
| 2015 | Jewell Loyd | (V) | SEA | 34 | 25.9 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .411 | .208 | .904 | 1.1 | .061 |
| 2014 | Chiney Ogwumike | (V) | CON | 31 | 29.7 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .537 | .693 | 4.9 | .255 | |
| 2013 | Elena Delle Donne | (V) | CHI | 30 | 31.4 | 18.1 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | .426 | .438 | .929 | 6.5 | .334 |
| 2012 | Nneka Ogwumike | (V) | LAS | 33 | 27.9 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | .535 | .143 | .734 | 5.9 | .310 |
| 2011 | Maya Moore | (V) | MIN | 34 | 28.0 | 13.2 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | .439 | .369 | .788 | 5.3 | .268 |
| 2010 | Tina Charles | (V) | CON | 34 | 31.0 | 15.5 | 11.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .487 | .000 | .763 | 5.2 | .236 |
| 2009 | Angel McCoughtry | (V) | ATL | 34 | 21.6 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | .476 | .294 | .741 | 3.7 | .242 |
| 2008 | Candace Parker | (V) | LAS | 33 | 33.6 | 18.5 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .523 | .423 | .733 | 7.7 | .333 |
| 2007 | Armintie Herrington | (V) | CHI | 34 | 26.3 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .409 | .333 | .517 | 1.9 | .104 |
| 2006 | Seimone Augustus | (V) | MIN | 34 | 33.1 | 21.9 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .456 | .353 | .897 | 3.9 | .166 |
| 2005 | Temeka Johnson | (V) | WAS | 34 | 28.6 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .458 | .302 | .788 | 2.5 | .124 |
| 2004 | Diana Taurasi | (V) | PHO | 34 | 33.2 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .416 | .330 | .760 | 4.7 | .200 |
| 2003 | Cheryl Ford | (V) | DET | 32 | 29.9 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .474 | .682 | 4.0 | .199 | |
| 2002 | Tamika Catchings | (V) | IND | 32 | 36.5 | 18.6 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .420 | .396 | .815 | 9.2 | .378 |
| 2001 | Jackie Stiles | (V) | POR | 32 | 32.0 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .405 | .431 | .779 | 2.8 | .133 |
| 2000 | Betty Lennox | (V) | MIN | 32 | 30.8 | 16.9 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .427 | .396 | .800 | 3.7 | .182 |
| 1999 | Chamique Holdsclaw | (V) | WAS | 31 | 34.2 | 16.9 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | .437 | .172 | .773 | 3.1 | .141 |
| 1998 | Tracy Reid | (V) | CHA | 30 | 32.2 | 13.8 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | .487 | .000 | .613 | 3.6 | .179 |
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