Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever is rewriting team and WNBA record books in her rookie season.
The No. 1 overall draft pick averages 19.2 points, 8.5 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game, along with 34.7% 3-point shooting and 90.7% free throw shooting (36 games through Sept. 8). 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 (19-17) have clinched 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
*-Clark does not share or own these records, but has a chance to break them
WNBA records
Assists in a game: 19, July 17 vs. Dallas
*-Assists in a season: Clark has 312; Alyssa Thomas had 316 and Courtney Vandersloot had 314 in 2023
*-3-pointers in a season: 112 and counting; Sabrina Ionescu had 128 in 2023
25-point, 10-assist games: 5; Sabrina Ionsecu also has 5.
Turnovers: 209 and counting
WNBA rookie records
*-Points: Clark has 708 as of Sept. 8; Seimone Augustus scored 744 for Minnesota in 2006 in a 34-game season. Her scoring average was 21.9.
Assists: 312 and counting; Ticha Penicheiro had 225 in 1998
3-pointers: 111 and counting; 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: 708 as of Sept. 8; Kelsey Mitchell scored 728 in 2023, and she has 713 this year.
Assists: 312 and counting; Erica Wheeler had 201 in 2023
3-pointers: 112 and counting; Kelsey Mitchell had 102 in 2023
Points by a rookie: 708 and counting; Tamika Catchings scored 594 in 2002, playing 32 games
Double-doubles: 14 and counting
*-Minutes played: 1,326 and counting; Kelsey Mitchell played 1,349 in 2023
Turnovers: 209 and counting
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Caitlin Clark WNBA record tracker for Indiana Fever rookie
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