WNBA basketball (WNBA)

Standings for 2009-2010 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury 67.7 34 23 11 3156 3031 92.8 89.1 3.7 63.7
2 Indiana Fever Indiana Fever 64.7 34 22 12 2606 2501 76.6 73.6 3.0 63.9
3 Seattle Storm Seattle Storm 58.8 34 20 14 2544 2476 74.8 72.8 2.0 59.3
4 Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream 52.9 34 18 16 2861 2797 84.1 82.3 1.8 57.8
5 Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks 52.9 34 18 16 2533 2498 74.5 73.5 1.0 54.8
6 Dallas Wings Dallas Wings 52.9 34 18 16 2652 2644 78.0 77.8 0.2 51.1
7 Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun 47.1 34 16 18 2651 2654 78.0 78.1 -0.1 49.6
8 Washington Mystics Washington Mystics 47.1 34 16 18 2585 2622 76.0 77.1 -1.1 45.1
9 Chicago Sky Chicago Sky 47.1 34 16 18 2573 2693 75.7 79.2 -3.5 34.7
10 Las Vegas Aces Las Vegas Aces 44.1 34 15 19 2615 2661 76.9 78.3 -1.4 44.0
11 Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx 41.2 34 14 20 2731 2827 80.3 83.1 -2.8 38.2
12 New York Liberty New York Liberty 38.2 34 13 21 2512 2535 73.9 74.6 -0.7 46.8
13 Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs 35.3 34 12 22 2610 2690 76.8 79.1 -2.3 39.7

Standings glossary

Stats abbreviations

  • Rk: rank
  • % Victory: number of win / number of games played
  • Gp: number of games played
  • Gw: number of games won
  • GL: number of games lost
  • Pts+: total number of points scored by the team
  • Pts-: total number of points scored by opposing teams
  • Pts+ /g: total number of points scored by the team per game
  • Pts- /g: total number of points scored by opposing teams per game
  • Diff: difference between points scored and received per game
  • Expected Winning %: through our basketball statistical database and the use of advanced stats, we are able to project a team’s win percentage which then allows us to project how many wins a team is expected to have. These projections are a unique way to understand whether a team has played better or worse than their record indicates.