WNBA (W) basketball (WNBA)

Standings for 2004-2005 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks 73.5 34 25 9 2495 2361 73.4 69.4 4.0 68.3
2 Seattle Storm Seattle Storm 58.8 34 20 14 2437 2264 71.7 66.6 5.1 73.6
3 Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs 52.9 34 18 16 2312 2241 68.0 65.9 2.1 60.7
4 Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun 52.9 34 18 16 2335 2304 68.7 67.8 0.9 54.6
5 Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx 52.9 34 18 16 2165 2190 63.7 64.4 -0.7 46.0
6 New York Liberty New York Liberty 52.9 34 18 16 2252 2297 66.2 67.6 -1.4 43.2
7 Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury 50.0 34 17 17 2300 2235 67.6 65.7 1.9 59.8
8 Dallas Wings Dallas Wings 50.0 34 17 17 2366 2381 69.6 70.0 -0.4 47.8
9 Washington Mystics Washington Mystics 50.0 34 17 17 2325 2384 68.4 70.1 -1.7 41.4
10 Charlotte Sting Charlotte Sting 47.1 34 16 18 2092 2168 61.5 63.8 -2.3 37.8
11 Indiana Fever Indiana Fever 44.1 34 15 19 2198 2245 64.6 66.0 -1.4 42.7
12 Houston Comets Houston Comets 38.2 34 13 21 2177 2211 64.0 65.0 -1.0 44.6
13 Las Vegas Aces Las Vegas Aces 26.5 34 9 25 2191 2364 64.4 69.5 -5.1 25.8

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.