most losses before the second win at the start of a season and making the play-offs

The Phoenix Mercury and the Connecticut Sun are tied for losing the most games with 2+ wins in a single WNBA playoff run, with 6 losses.

Interpreted as:

most losses before the second or more win at the start of a season and field goal making the play-offs

	TEAM	L	W	FGM	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Mercury	6	5	329	2025	11	204.5	81.8	37.2	19.7	7.1	2.5	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
2	Sun	6	6	369	2022	12	240.0	79.1	38.8	21.3	7.4	3.6	69.3	44.4	4.7	13.7	34.1	12.9	16.9	76.4	51.6	9.8	29.0	13.1	2,880	949	465	256	89	43	157	190
3	Lynx	5	7	367	2024	12	204.2	82.7	30.2	21.2	7.3	4.4	66.2	46.2	7.8	21.8	36.0	13.7	16.1	85.0	56.4	5.9	24.3	12.8	2,450	992	362	254	88	53	154	188
4	Mercury	5	6	337	2021	11	240.9	83.4	36.7	20.5	6.0	5.3	70.5	43.5	8.1	23.6	34.2	14.0	17.0	82.4	53.5	8.7	28.0	13.9	2,650	917	404	226	66	58	153	184
5	Aces	5	3	224	2020	8	240.0	74.1	35.1	18.9	5.6	3.5	68.6	40.8	3.8	11.9	31.6	14.4	17.4	82.7	48.6	8.4	26.8	14.0	1,920	593	281	151	45	28	112	132
6	Mystics	5	4	274	2018	9	240.0	83.1	34.2	17.6	6.4	4.4	70.0	43.5	6.9	22.6	30.5	15.3	17.3	88.5	53.5	9.1	25.1	10.3	2,160	748	308	158	58	40	93	154
7	Fever	5	6	306	2015	11	240.0	74.0	29.6	14.5	7.5	3.5	61.7	45.1	5.2	14.4	36.1	13.2	15.7	83.8	53.9	8.7	20.9	14.0	2,640	814	326	159	83	38	154	186
8	Sky	5	4	248	2014	9	205.6	76.3	30.4	15.3	6.2	5.6	65.1	42.3	3.9	13.0	29.9	17.3	21.2	81.7	51.3	8.3	22.1		1,850	687	274	138	56	50		166
9	Silver Stars	5	4	225	2008	9	202.8	71.2	26.7	15.9	6.4	3.3	59.3	42.1	5.1	14.4	35.4	16.1	20.0	80.6	52.3	6.1	20.6		1,825	641	240	143	58	30		143
10	Shock	5	6	322	2007	11	202.3	77.7	42.4	15.9	4.6	3.4	70.5	41.5	5.5	15.3	36.3	13.6	19.6	69.4	49.1	13.3	29.1		2,225	855	466	175	51	37		230
11	Fever	4	4	231	2025	8	203.1	81.1	35.1	17.4	6.5	2.5	68.1	42.4	5.8	18.4	31.3	17.6	22.4	78.8	52.0	9.6	25.5	15.4	1,625	649	281	139	52	20	123	143
12	Liberty	4	6	302	2023	10	242.5	82.0	36.7	20.0	5.1	6.2	70.9	42.6	9.2	27.8	33.1	12.4	15.8	78.5	52.7	9.9	26.8	12.4	2,425	820	367	200	51	62	124	139
13	Sun	4	3	223	2023	7	240.0	82.1	32.9	22.6	7.0	4.4	69.0	46.2	9.3	22.6	41.1	9.1	12.4	73.6	55.2	7.6	25.3	11.3	1,680	575	230	158	49	31	79	105
14	Sky	4	4	246	2022	8	240.0	81.0	34.0	22.4	9.1	6.0	69.9	44.0	7.1	23.8	30.0	12.4	16.1	76.7	52.6	6.4	27.6	11.4	1,920	648	272	179	73	48	91	117
15	Dream	4	4	209	2013	8	200.0	68.6	35.1	14.0	8.5	4.0	69.6	37.5	3.1	13.1	23.8	13.3	18.0	73.6	44.2	12.1	23.0		1,600	549	281	112	68	32		155
16	Lynx	4	5	260	2012	9	205.6	77.1	33.9	15.2	7.7	4.7	68.1	42.4	5.4	15.2	35.8	13.9	17.2	80.6	50.9	11.1	22.8		1,850	694	305	137	69	42		163
17	Dream	4	4	243	2011	8	200.0	80.6	37.5	15.5	10.8	3.8	73.6	41.3	3.8	10.3	36.6	16.1	23.5	68.6	48.0	11.9	25.6		1,600	645	300	124	86	30		151
18	Fever	4	6	292	2009	10	205.0	83.4	33.0	16.8	9.1	5.0	67.2	43.5	5.5	17.6	31.3	19.5	24.4	79.9	53.5	8.9	24.1		2,050	834	330	168	91	50		208
19	Mercury	4	7	370	2009	11	202.3	94.0	33.1	17.4	5.8	3.7	70.7	47.6	8.4	21.0	39.8	18.4	21.7	84.5	58.5	8.8	24.3		2,225	1,034	364	191	64	41		226
20	Sparks	4	5	246	2003	9	200.0	72.7	30.8	19.7	8.4	5.3	62.7	43.6	4.4	13.7	32.5	13.6	17.1	79.2	51.8	8.9	21.9		1,800	654	277	177	76	48		182
21	Liberty	4	4	214	2002	8	200.0	72.1	26.8	16.5	5.6	1.8	55.4	48.3	5.3	13.5	38.9	13.4	17.9	74.8	57.0	7.5	19.3		1,600	577	214	132	45	14		130
22	Sting	4	4	177	2001	8	200.0	57.9	26.6	14.0	6.1	3.9	53.6	41.3	4.9	12.9	37.9	8.8	11.3	77.8	49.4	8.4	18.3		1,600	463	213	112	49	31		143
23	Aces	3	9	387	2025	12	202.1	88.6	30.9	21.0	8.6	5.7	68.6	47.0	8.0	21.1	37.9	16.1	20.3	79.4	57.2	7.3	23.6	11.8	2,425	1,063	371	252	103	68	142	218
24	Lynx	3	3	196	2025	6	204.2	83.0	34.5	21.2	8.3	4.5	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
25	Liberty	3	8	325	2024	11	204.5	82.4	37.5	19.2	7.4	4.4	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