Indiana Fever
One team.
Two seasons.
The case for Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell as WNBA MVP candidates.
The league has never seen a backcourt like this.
Clark and Mitchell are rewriting the record book together, turning the Fever into the best offense the WNBA has ever had. This is what it looks like when two players make each other unstoppable.
Here is the case.
2026 Milestones + Records
Better Together
MVP squared
WNBA Record
945
Most combined points by a duo over an 18-game span
WNBA Record
22
Games in a season with 20+ points each by a duo
3
Games this season with 30+ points each in the same game
WNBA Record
47.0
Combined PPG, the highest-scoring duo in a season in WNBA history
73.3
Combined points created per game
Jun, Jul & Aug
3X
Back-to-back-to-back Eastern Conference Players of the Month
WNBA Record
96.0
Highest-scoring offense in league history (PPG)
WNBA Record
115.9
Highest offensive rating in league history
No. 2 & 3
Leading scorers in the league
League Record
20
100+ point games in a season
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen the explosiveness of two players like Kelsey and Caitlin have been doing, and been doing it with remarkable consistency.
Stephanie White, Head Coach, Indiana Fever · comparing the pair to Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter’s Phoenix backcourt · August 29, 2026
Kelsey Mitchell
Kelsey
Mitchell
24.7
Points per game
No. 2, WNBA
50.9%
Field goal percentage
27
Straight 20+ point games
WNBA record
1,086
Total points this season
WNBA record — most points in a season
45.0%
3-point percentage
No. 1, WNBA
4
Conference Player of the Week/Month awards
2026 season
Kelsey’s been carrying us, man. There’s a lot of great MVP candidates out there, but Kelsey Mitchell should certainly be in the conversation.
— Stephanie White, Head Coach, Indiana Fever
[ On Her Own ]
Mitchell averaged 28.9 points over 11 games in the month of August, the highest scoring average by any player in a full month in league history (minimum of 8 games played).
Caitlin Clark
Caitlin
Clark
22.3
Points per game
No. 3, WNBA
8.3
Assists per game
No. 2, WNBA
42.1
Points created/game
No. 1, WNBA
12
20+ PT / 10+ AST games (season)
No one else has 10+ in a career
1st
45+ PTS / 10+ AST game in WNBA history
7/17 vs. SEA
6
Conference Player of the Week/Month awards
2026 season
She’s like a maestro, the way that she really runs our offense.
— Stephanie White, Head Coach, Indiana Fever
[ On Her Own ]
Clark’s net rating climbs to +13.5 in clutch time this season, the best mark on the Fever roster.
Stats as of September 27, 2026
By The Numbers
Two ways of winning, side by side
Caitlin
Clark
Clark
Points per game
22.3
No. 3, WNBAAssists per game
8.3
No. 2, WNBAPoints created per game
42.1
No. 1, WNBA20+ PTS / 10+ AST games
12
Season record30+ PTS / 10+ AST games
5
Season recordConference honors
6
POTM (Jun) + 4x POTW + All-Star StarterKelsey
Mitchell
Mitchell
Points per game
24.7
No. 2, WNBA3PT %
45.0%
No. 1, WNBA3-pointers made
135
WNBA recordField goal %
50.9%
Career highConsecutive 20+ PT games
27
WNBA recordConference honors
4
2x POTM (Jul, Aug) + POTW + All-Star StarterTogether
73.3
Combined points created per game
96.0
Team PPG — highest-scoring offense in WNBA history
115.9
Team offensive rating — on pace for a WNBA record
20
Team 100+ point games this season — most in WNBA history
No. 2 & 3
Leading scorers in the league, same backcourt
Jun, Jul & Aug
Back-to-back-to-back Eastern Conference Players of the Month
945
Most combined points by a duo over an 18-game span in WNBA history
Clark and Mitchell, this season
How MVP Voting Works
The ballots aren’t public. The case is.
MVP is decided by a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, not a fan vote. Ballots were due right after the close of the regular season, and the winner is revealed during the playoffs. Until then, the best thing you can do is make sure the case is impossible to miss.
MVP squared Stories
September 27, 2026
a comeback for the books 📖
Caitlin Clark, your Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year 👏
September 27, 2026
are we surprised? ❤️🔥
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell have been named to the Associated Press All-WNBA First Team 😤
September 19, 2026
class is in session with MVP squared 📝
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell are rewriting the record book together, leading the best offense the WNBA has ever seen — this is what it looks like when two players make each other unstoppable 🔥
September 16, 2026
Caitlin Clark for MVP 😤
CC is averaging 22.5 PPG (No. 3 in WNBA), 45.6 FG%, 8.4 APG (No. 2 in WNBA), 3.9 RPG & 1.0 SPG this season 💪
September 16, 2026
Kelsey Mitchell for MVP 🤩
Kelz is averaging 25.0 PPG (No. 2 in WNBA), 51.3 FG%, 45.5 3P% (No. 1 in WNBA) & 2.8 APG this season 💥
September 3, 2026
Caitlin Clark’s month of August was HERstoric 📜
44.7 PPG scored or assisted (a WNBA record for a single month), 24.4 PPG (the highest-scoring month by a point guard in WNBA history), 5 games with 20+ PTS & 10+ AST (no other player has had 5 such games in the last 5 seasons combined), and the first player in WNBA history with back-to-back 30+ PTS & 10+ AST games 🤯
September 3, 2026
Watch CC’s top plays from last month 🎞️🔥
Caitlin Clark's August: 24.4 PPG (the highest-scoring month by a point guard in WNBA history), 3.6 3PM, 9.4 APG & 3.4 RPG 🤯
September 2, 2026
Kelsey Mitchell put together a month for the history books 📖✨
Your Eastern Conference Player of the Month was unstoppable in August, averaging 28.9 PPG while shooting 55.6% from the field and 53.4% from three 🤯
September 2, 2026
MVP mode: activated 🔥
Watch Kelsey Mitchell's top August plays 💯
September 2, 2026
Kelsey Mitchell continues to lead the league in three-point percentage at 45.5% 🎯
Watch all 39 of her triples from August 🎥
August 29, 2026
Back-to-back 30+ point games for MVP squared 🤯
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 30+ points in the same game for the third time this season, the most by a duo in WNBA history.
August 28, 2026
CC is 1-of-1 ✨
Caitlin Clark is the first player in WNBA history to have 800+ PTS & 300+ AST in a season, and the first to have 300+ AST & 100+ 3PM in a season.
August 24, 2026
No better backcourt duo in the league 😈
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell both dropped 30+ PTS in the same game for the third time in their careers, last night in Chicago — the most games by a duo in WNBA history.
August 18, 2026
Maestro CC 🎼✨
Caitlin Clark averaged 25.7 PPG, 50.9 FG%, 9.7 APG & 3.3 RPG to win Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the fourth time this year.
August 9, 2026
The perfect pairing 🔒
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell combined for the most points (516) by any duo in league history over a 10-game span 😈
Indiana Fever
One team. Two MVP seasons.
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell, 2026 WNBA MVP candidates. The highest-scoring duo in WNBA history.
In The News
Featured: August 31, 2026
Clark and Mitchell, Twin Engines Powering Fever Offense, Both MVP Candidates
Two MVP candidates, one Fever backcourt — the case for both Clark and Mitchell.
September 27, 2026
Indiana Fever Guards Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell Earn 2026 Associated Press Honors
Clark named AP Comeback Player of the Year; both guards named to the AP All-WNBA First Team.
September 1, 2026
Indiana Fever Guard Kelsey Mitchell Named August Eastern Conference Player of the Month
League-high 28.9 PPG, 55.6% shooting, 20+ points in all 11 games — Mitchell’s second-straight Player of the Month.
August 18, 2026
Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
77 points across three games and a league-leading 9.7 assists per game — Clark’s fourth Player of the Week honor of the season.
August 5, 2026
Indiana Fever Guard Kelsey Mitchell Named July Eastern Conference Player of the Month
27.2 PPG and a career-long 14-game streak of 20+ point games — Mitchell’s first career Player of the Month award.
August 4, 2026
Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
77 points and a league-high 9.0 assists per game — Clark’s third Player of the Week honor of the season.
July 21, 2026
Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
25.0 PPG and 7.6 APG — Clark’s second Player of the Week award of 2026.
July 14, 2026
Indiana Fever Guard Kelsey Mitchell Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
28.0 PPG on a six-game streak of 25+ point games — Mitchell’s Player of the Week honor.
July 3, 2026
Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark Named June Eastern Conference Player of the Month
21.9 PPG and a league second-best 8.2 APG — Clark’s second career Player of the Month award.
June 16, 2026
Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
76 points and 20 assists in a single week — Clark’s first Player of the Week honor of the season.