Washington Mystics 2020 season: 9–13, scoring 80 points per game and allowing 81.5 (-1.5 average margin) across 22 games. Updated August 16, 2026.
The Mystics finished 9–13, 8th in the league standings, with a -2.1 net rating that ranked 8th of 12. Neither end was a strength: 9th in offensive rating, 7th in defensive rating. They ground games down, slowest pace in the league. Nothing jumped off the page as a strength, and the weak spots were getting to the free-throw line (18.8 attempts, 11th) and getting outshot (49.3% eFG vs. 52.3% allowed). Myisha Hines-Allen (17 ppg) and Ariel Atkins (14.8) carried the scoring load between them, and she was also the one they can least afford to lose: +20.9 per 100 possessions better with her on the floor. The high points: a 4-game winning streak (Sep 8–Sep 13) and a 25-point rout of the Fever on Jul 25. The lows: a 7-game losing streak (Aug 1–Aug 15) and a 22-point loss at the Mercury on Aug 28. They went 4–8 against teams at .500 or better. Bottom line: a middle-of-the-pack team held back by a lack of free throws — 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 Mystics rank league-wide.