Phoenix Mercury 2019 season: 15–19, scoring 76.5 points per game and allowing 77.6 (-1.1 average margin) across 34 games. Updated August 16, 2026.
The Mercury finished 15–19, 8th in the league standings, with a -1.2 net rating that ranked 8th of 12. Neither end was a strength: 8th in offensive rating, 7th in defensive rating. They ground games down, second-slowest pace in the league. Their calling cards were ball security (16.9 turnovers a game, 2nd-fewest) and getting to the line (23.6 attempts a game, 2nd); the soft spot, offensive rebounding (8.5 a game, 12th). The offense ran through Brittney Griner, who scored 20.7 a night — 25% of the team's points, though the on/off numbers point to Camille Smith as the one they can least afford to lose — +12.4 per 100 possessions better with her on the floor. The high points: a 3-game winning streak (Jun 23–Jun 30) and a 23-point rout of the Mystics on Jul 10. The lows: a 4-game losing streak (Sep 1–Sep 8) and a 27-point loss at the Sky on Sep 1. They went 5–16 against teams at .500 or better. Bottom line: a middle-of-the-pack team held back by a lack of second chances — good enough to beat anyone on a given night, not consistent enough to be feared.
Shot-zone charts shaded against the WNBA average, four factors versus opponents, most-used lineups by net rating, on/off player impact, and where the Mercury rank league-wide.