The Phoenix Mercury have the lowest defensive rating by a team in a single WNBA playoff run, with an 88.1 rating in 2015.
| TEAM | DRTG | SEASON | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Mercury | 88.1 | 2015 | 4 | 200.0 | 77.5 | 34.5 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 28.0 | 59.3 | 47.3 | 5.5 | 12.3 | 44.9 | 16.0 | 19.8 | 81.0 | 57.0 | 4.5 | 30.0 | 11.8 | 800 | 310 | 138 | 64 | 28 | 33 | 47 | 72 |
| 2 |  | Sun | 92.8 | 2020 | 7 | 200.0 | 77.7 | 36.4 | 19.4 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 29.6 | 70.6 | 41.9 | 5.9 | 18.6 | 31.5 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 86.4 | 50.4 | 9.7 | 26.7 | 12.6 | 1,400 | 544 | 255 | 136 | 58 | 25 | 88 | 121 |
| 3 |  | Aces | 94.3 | 2023 | 9 | 200.0 | 86.3 | 38.3 | 19.3 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 30.9 | 68.2 | 45.3 | 8.1 | 22.6 | 36.0 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 89.2 | 56.5 | 7.7 | 30.7 | 12.9 | 1,800 | 777 | 345 | 174 | 70 | 35 | 116 | 126 |
| 4 |  | Liberty | 94.6 | 2025 | 3 | 208.3 | 69.7 | 39.0 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 24.0 | 67.7 | 35.5 | 7.7 | 30.3 | 25.3 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 70.0 | 45.6 | 7.0 | 32.0 | 15.3 | 625 | 209 | 117 | 51 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 46 |
| 5 |  | Sky | 94.8 | 2021 | 10 | 207.5 | 84.7 | 36.6 | 21.6 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 32.1 | 68.6 | 46.8 | 7.8 | 23.3 | 33.5 | 12.7 | 15.0 | 84.7 | 56.3 | 8.2 | 28.4 | 15.5 | 2,075 | 847 | 366 | 216 | 78 | 45 | 155 | 156 |
| 6 |  | Sparks | 95.6 | 2020 | 1 | 200.0 | 59.0 | 35.0 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 60.0 | 33.3 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 11.1 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 94.4 | 43.4 | 7.0 | 28.0 | 15.0 | 200 | 59 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 |
| 7 |  | Sun | 95.6 | 2022 | 12 | 200.0 | 79.1 | 38.8 | 21.3 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 30.8 | 69.3 | 44.4 | 4.7 | 13.7 | 34.1 | 12.9 | 16.9 | 76.4 | 51.6 | 9.8 | 29.0 | 13.1 | 2,400 | 949 | 465 | 256 | 89 | 43 | 157 | 190 |
| 8 | | Sky | 96.5 | 2022 | 8 | 200.0 | 81.0 | 34.0 | 22.4 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 30.8 | 69.9 | 44.0 | 7.1 | 23.8 | 30.0 | 12.4 | 16.1 | 76.7 | 52.6 | 6.4 | 27.6 | 11.4 | 1,600 | 648 | 272 | 179 | 73 | 48 | 91 | 117 |
| 9 |  | Dream | 96.7 | 2025 | 3 | 200.0 | 75.0 | 34.0 | 19.3 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 29.7 | 70.0 | 42.4 | 6.0 | 21.3 | 28.1 | 9.7 | 14.0 | 69.0 | 49.2 | 8.0 | 26.0 | 15.0 | 600 | 225 | 102 | 58 | 22 | 12 | 45 | 69 |
| 10 | | Sky | 96.7 | 2019 | 2 | 200.0 | 98.5 | 38.5 | 29.0 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 38.5 | 79.5 | 48.4 | 9.0 | 25.0 | 36.0 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 80.6 | 57.1 | 7.5 | 31.0 | 10.5 | 400 | 197 | 77 | 58 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 44 |
| 11 | | Sparks | 97.1 | 2017 | 8 | 200.0 | 78.4 | 31.4 | 18.9 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 29.6 | 66.1 | 44.8 | 4.5 | 17.1 | 26.3 | 14.6 | 18.0 | 81.3 | 52.9 | 7.3 | 24.1 | 14.1 | 1,600 | 627 | 251 | 151 | 82 | 23 | 113 | 154 |
| 12 |  | Storm | 97.5 | 2021 | 1 | 225.0 | 80.0 | 39.0 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 28.0 | 76.0 | 36.8 | 9.0 | 25.0 | 36.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 93.8 | 48.2 | 6.0 | 33.0 | 13.0 | 225 | 80 | 39 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 |
| 13 |  | Storm | 97.8 | 2020 | 6 | 200.0 | 93.0 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 35.5 | 71.8 | 49.4 | 9.7 | 26.7 | 36.3 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 86.0 | 59.5 | 6.8 | 28.5 | 10.5 | 1,200 | 558 | 212 | 164 | 45 | 26 | 63 | 103 |
| 14 |  | Lynx | 98.4 | 2017 | 8 | 200.0 | 82.3 | 36.5 | 18.8 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 32.3 | 67.3 | 48.0 | 5.8 | 14.0 | 41.1 | 12.0 | 17.8 | 67.6 | 54.8 | 9.1 | 27.4 | 13.6 | 1,600 | 658 | 292 | 150 | 56 | 32 | 109 | 152 |
| 15 |  | Liberty | 98.4 | 2015 | 6 | 208.3 | 74.5 | 34.0 | 17.8 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 28.8 | 67.0 | 43.0 | 5.2 | 13.0 | 39.7 | 11.7 | 15.0 | 77.8 | 50.6 | 11.0 | 23.0 | 13.5 | 1,250 | 447 | 204 | 107 | 42 | 21 | 81 | 111 |
| 16 | | Liberty | 98.4 | 2024 | 11 | 204.5 | 82.4 | 37.5 | 19.2 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 29.5 | 68.9 | 42.9 | 9.1 | 25.1 | 36.2 | 14.2 | 16.1 | 88.1 | 54.2 | 9.4 | 28.2 | 14.2 | 2,250 | 906 | 413 | 211 | 81 | 48 | 156 | 168 |
| 17 |  | Lynx | 98.5 | 2025 | 6 | 204.2 | 83.0 | 34.5 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 32.7 | 72.5 | 45.1 | 8.2 | 26.2 | 31.2 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 82.6 | 53.5 | 7.5 | 27.0 | 12.8 | 1,225 | 498 | 207 | 127 | 50 | 27 | 77 | 94 |
| 18 | | Lynx | 99.6 | 2015 | 10 | 200.0 | 73.2 | 34.0 | 15.8 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 28.1 | 64.8 | 43.4 | 3.3 | 11.1 | 29.7 | 13.7 | 17.4 | 78.7 | 50.5 | 11.3 | 22.7 | 12.9 | 2,000 | 732 | 340 | 158 | 77 | 45 | 129 | 177 |
| 19 |  | Wings | 99.9 | 2023 | 5 | 200.0 | 84.6 | 39.0 | 19.4 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 32.6 | 76.6 | 42.6 | 7.8 | 22.6 | 34.5 | 11.6 | 17.4 | 66.7 | 50.2 | 13.0 | 26.0 | 13.2 | 1,000 | 423 | 195 | 97 | 47 | 25 | 66 | 73 |
| 20 |  | Comets | 99.9 | 1997 | 2 | 200.0 | 67.5 | 36.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 22.5 | 57.5 | 39.1 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 29.4 | 17.5 | 24.5 | 71.4 | 49.4 | 12.5 | 24.0 | 400 | 135 | 73 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 30 | ||
| 21 | | Mercury | 100.8 | 2025 | 11 | 204.5 | 81.8 | 37.2 | 19.7 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 29.9 | 70.4 | 42.5 | 7.8 | 25.3 | 30.9 | 14.2 | 17.5 | 80.8 | 52.4 | 8.0 | 29.2 | 12.8 | 2,250 | 900 | 409 | 217 | 78 | 28 | 141 | 174 |
| 22 | | Sparks | 101.0 | 2016 | 9 | 200.0 | 82.3 | 31.2 | 18.8 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 66.7 | 46.5 | 6.3 | 18.8 | 33.7 | 14.0 | 17.8 | 78.8 | 55.3 | 9.0 | 22.2 | 13.7 | 1,800 | 741 | 281 | 169 | 72 | 36 | 123 | 159 |
| 23 | | Liberty | 101.6 | 1997 | 2 | 200.0 | 55.0 | 38.5 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 55.0 | 41.8 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 16.7 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 59.3 | 45.1 | 10.0 | 28.5 | 400 | 110 | 77 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 42 | ||
| 24 | | Aces | 101.6 | 2022 | 10 | 202.5 | 86.0 | 34.7 | 18.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 31.4 | 65.4 | 48.0 | 9.8 | 25.7 | 38.1 | 13.4 | 16.1 | 83.2 | 59.3 | 4.9 | 29.8 | 11.4 | 2,025 | 860 | 347 | 187 | 55 | 45 | 114 | 147 |
| 25 | | Sparks | 102.4 | 2019 | 4 | 200.0 | 72.8 | 32.0 | 16.8 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 29.0 | 69.5 | 41.7 | 5.5 | 21.3 | 25.9 | 9.3 | 13.0 | 71.2 | 48.4 | 6.8 | 25.3 | 12.8 | 800 | 291 | 128 | 67 | 30 | 22 | 51 | 63 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lynx - x | 33 | 11 | .750 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 32 | 12 | .727 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 31 | 13 | .705 | 2.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 30 | 14 | .682 | 3.0 |
| 5 |  Mystics - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Fever - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 7 |  Wings - x | 27 | 17 | .614 | 6.0 |
| 8 |  Liberty - x | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 17 | 27 | .386 | 16.0 |
| 10 |  Sparks - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 11 |  Sky - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 36 | .182 | 25.0 |