Through the first 26 games of Caitlin Clark’s WNBA career, the Indiana Fever rookie totaled 213 assists – good for an 8.2 per game average.
Clark is not only on pace to shatter the WNBA rookie record for assists in a season, she could very easily surpass Alyssa Thomas’ record of 316 for any player, set in 2023.
That alone is a remarkable feat for a player dubbed by some as “just a shooter”, but a stat posted by StatMamba on X and later confirmed by Sports Illustrated writer Robin Lundberg truly emphasizes how insane her production has been so far:
Caitlin Clark already has more career assists than 75.4% of all players in WNBA history. pic.twitter.com/hntXSGOHGG
— StatMamba (@StatMamba) July 27, 2024
Clark’s 213 assists ranks 268th in WNBA history, indeed giving her more career assists than about 75% of all players who have stepped foot on a WNBA court.
If she maintains her 8.2 assists per game for the rest of the season, she will surpass both Ticha Penicheiro for total assists in a rookie season and Thomas for assists in a single season. That could put her in the top 20% all-time for career assists, and of course would have her well on pace to take down Sue Bird’s all-time WNBA assist record of 3,234.
The former Iowa star is one of the most popular athletes on the planet right now, and once the break is over she’ll look to lead the Fever to a strong finish in her first professional campaign.