Kelsey Mitchell breaks WNBA single-season scoring record — SkimNews
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- Kelsey Mitchell surpassed A'ja Wilson’s WNBA single-season points record with 1,034 points, set during Indiana Fever’s 103-85 victory over the Toronto Tempo
- Kelsey Mitchell extended her streak of 20-point games to 25, knocking down seven 3-pointers and shooting 12-of-17 from the field in the record-setting performance
- A’ja Wilson remains on pace to win the scoring title for the third straight season with a 26.1-point average, ahead of Mitchell’s 25.2 despite fewer total points
- Kelsey Mitchell is on track to join Diana Taurasi as the only players in WNBA history to average 25 or more points in a season
- The WNBA has expanded its regular season schedule since 2022—from 34 to 44 games in 2025—with longer seasons enabling new point, rebound, and assist records
- Diana Taurasi’s 860-point season in 2006 now ranks ninth all-time in total points, illustrating how expanded schedules have reshaped historical comparisons
Why it matters: Mitchell’s record reflects both elite individual performance and structural league changes: the shift to longer seasons inflates cumulative stats, altering historical benchmarks. Players now accumulate more points across more games, making direct era-to-era comparisons misleading without context.
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