Paige Bueckers has needed only 40 WNBA games to force her name into statistical conversations with some of the league’s biggest stars.
The Dallas Wings guard’s start is not just impressive for a young player because the early numbers already stack up against elite names across several categories.
Some of the comparisons require context, but the larger takeaway is clear enough. Bueckers has entered the league with rare scoring balance, playmaking control, and shooting efficiency.
Paige Bueckers hits 40th game WNBA marker in style
Real App highlighted Paige Bueckers’ production through 40 career games, comparing her early numbers with Caitlin Clark, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, A’ja Wilson, and Diana Taurasi.
The claim stated that Bueckers had more points than Clark, more assists than Gray, more threes than Plum, a higher field-goal percentage than Wilson, and a higher three-point percentage than Taurasi through the same career stage.
Bueckers reached 772 points and 216 assists through 40 games, putting her slightly ahead of Clark’s 769 points from her 40-game rookie season and well ahead of Gray’s early assist pace.
The Plum comparison is more layered because several trackers emphasize Bueckers matching Plum in points and assists through 40 games, while the three-point total requires more precise historical game-log confirmation.
Bueckers’ three-point mark has clearly been strong enough to beat Taurasi’s early-career percentage, while the A’ja Wilson field-goal comparison varies slightly depending on the tracker used.
Paige Bueckers shows why the hype is different
Bueckers’ start matters because her game has translated without needing one extreme strength to carry everything. She is scoring at a star level, creating for teammates, and shooting with the kind of balance that usually takes guards years to develop.
Clark’s rookie season still stands as one of the most important in WNBA history because of her volume, range and league-wide impact. Bueckers’ case is different because it leans more on efficiency and controlled decision-making.
Comparing her with Wilson or Taurasi is not about saying she has already matched their careers. Wilson became a dominant interior force, and Taurasi built one of the greatest guard resumes the sport has seen.
What Bueckers has done is show that her first 40 games belong in the same statistical conversation. For Dallas, that is the most important part.
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