highest net rating by a team through the first 22 games season

The Phoenix Mercury had the highest net rating by a team in a season in their first game, with a 20.5 rating in 1997.

TEAMNETRTGSEASONORTGDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Mercury
Mercury
20.5
1997
91.6
71.1
1
200.0
76.0
43.0
23.0
10.0
3.0
28.0
67.0
41.8
8.0
19.0
42.1
12.0
19.0
63.2
50.4
10.0
33.0
20.0
200
76
43
23
10
3
20
16
2Liberty
Liberty
12.4
1997
82.8
70.5
1
200.0
67.0
36.0
21.0
14.0
5.0
26.0
60.0
43.3
2.0
6.0
33.3
13.0
25.0
52.0
47.2
10.0
26.0
19.0
200
67
36
21
14
5
19
24
3Shock
Shock
-11.8
1998
90.6
102.4
1
200.0
69.0
39.0
18.0
6.0
2.0
27.0
73.0
37.0
6.0
21.0
28.6
9.0
13.0
69.2
43.8
13.0
26.0
14.0
200
69
39
18
6
2
14
26
4Sparks
Sparks
-12.4
1997
70.5
82.8
1
200.0
57.0
38.0
15.0
9.0
3.0
21.0
67.0
31.3
1.0
11.0
9.1
14.0
19.0
73.7
37.8
13.0
25.0
25.0
200
57
38
15
9
3
25
22
5Starzz
Starzz
-15.6
1997
79.4
95.0
1
200.0
61.0
35.0
11.0
7.0
5.0
23.0
67.0
34.3
2.0
12.0
16.7
13.0
19.0
68.4
40.5
16.0
19.0
21.0
200
61
35
11
7
5
21
29
6Mystics
Mystics
-36.0
1998
78.8
114.8
1
200.0
57.0
24.0
14.0
5.0
0.0
22.0
54.0
40.7
2.0
7.0
28.6
11.0
17.0
64.7
46.4
9.0
15.0
23.0
200
57
24
14
5
0
23
20
StatMuse has team, game-level data for net rating going back to the 1997 season.

More Mercury Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

104.5

7th

DRTG

101.1

5th

NETRTG

3.4

6th

3P%

34.0

6th

2025 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx
34
10
.773
2
Aces Aces
30
14
.682
4.0
3
Mercury Mercury
27
17
.614
7.0
4
Storm Storm
23
21
.523
11.0
5
Valkyries Valkyries
23
21
.523
11.0
Last Game
LVA Aces

4 - 0

97

Final

86

PHX Mercury

0 - 4

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undefinedWLPCTGB
Lynx Lynx
34
10
.773
Aces Aces
30
14
.682
4.0
Mercury Mercury
27
17
.614
7.0
Storm Storm
23
21
.523
11.0
Valkyries Valkyries
23
21
.523
11.0
Sparks Sparks
21
23
.477
13.0
Wings Wings
10
34
.227
24.0
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Dream Dream
30
14
.682
Liberty Liberty
27
17
.614
3.0
Fever Fever
24
20
.545
6.0
Mystics Mystics
16
28
.364
14.0
Sun Sun
11
33
.250
19.0
Sky Sky
10
34
.227
20.0