Phoenix Mercury
PHX
Mercury

1324

Dataset · 37 games · 2,410 FGA

All teams · 290 games tracked

Scoreboard tracks the process

Defense-led SQ

Edge comes from tightening opponent looks and volume more than generating elite offense — 6th in expected pts allowed per game (68.8), 12th of 15 in shot diet (0.99 expected pts per attempt). Opponents shoot about their usual rate per attempt against this team.

13–24 with 14/37 SQ wins — roughly in sync with their process record (-4.0 avg edge, +0.9 finishing). 28% of attempts from above-break threes.

Worse looks
716 · +1.7 finishing · -9.5 edge
Better looks
68 · -0.4 finishing · +5.2 edge

League rank · SQ wins 13th of 15 · avg edge 15th of 15 · making 8th of 15 · off xP/F 12th of 15 · def xP/g 6th of 15 · opp-adj 6th of 15 · FG 11th of 15 (ESPN) · 3PA/g 9th of 15 · 3PM/g 12th of 15

SQ edge
+7.9
14/37 SQ wins
xPts/FGA
0.99
avg per FGA
Making
+8.0
vs expected

Season stats use 37 tracked team games (May 1–Aug 24, 2026) from 290 league-wide — not the complete WNBA schedule. Totals refresh as games finalize. SQ wins count games where this team got the better looks; they can differ from W–L.

Public ESPN shot data only — no defender distance or contested-shot tracking. Expected value uses location, player zone history, and shot clock, not how open the shooter was. Methodology

Season shot diet

Where Phoenix shoots across the tracked season — share of attempts by zone and finishing within each area.

2,410 season FGA
xPts/FGA
0.99
avg per FGA
12th of 15 · tracked games
Good %
34%
rim + corner 3
11th of 15 · tracked games
Mid %
21%
short + long mid
11th of 15 · tracked games
Good looksNeutralAvoid
Rim
25%68% FG
601 att · 408/601
Paint
17%48% FG
416 att · 201/416
Cor 3
9%35% FG
216 att · 76/216
S.Mid
10%32% FG
239 att · 77/239
L.Mid
11%35% FG
258 att · 90/258
Above
28%32% FG
680 att · 217/680

Home away defense

Opponent shot quality allowed when this team plays at home vs on the road — same tracked FGA model as season defense.

HomeAway
Games1720
Opp xP/F1.001.02
Opp FGA/g68.767.5
Def xP/g68.768.9
Opp-adj+0.01-0.01

17 home / 20 away tracked. Schedule and travel can move these numbers — compare to full-season def rows above.

Defensive process

ESPN box-score process on tracked games — turnovers forced, second chances allowed, free throws conceded, plus steals and blocks. Complements FGA-only def rows above.

Opp TO rank 9th of 15
Opp turnovers / game13.79th of 15
Opp offensive rebounds / game7.83rd of 15
Opp free throw pts / game14.83rd of 15
Steals / game7.28th of 15
Blocks / game3.215th of 15

37 tracked games with box scores. Complements FGA-only defense rows — not part of SQ wins or opponent-adjusted shot quality.

Full process edge

Full process edge per game — expected points from shots and finishing plus free throws, turnover cost, and second-chance value. Positive means this team won the overall process battle more often than not.

-6.2 · rank 10th of 15
↳ Looks + finishing-7.3
↳ Free throws+3.6
↳ Turnover cost-1.5
↳ Second chance-1.0

37 tracked games with box scores. Compare to SQ edge above — divergence means free throws, turnovers, or second chances carried the story.

Roster stats

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Game log