1997 Phoenix Mercury Stats

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Record: 16-12, 1st in WNBA Western Conference

Coach: Cheryl Miller (16-12)

Executive: Cheryl Miller

PTS/G: 69.2 (4th of 8) Opp PTS/G: 65.2 (1st of 8)

Pace: 74.7 (3rd of 8)

Off Rtg: 91.4 (5th of 8) Def Rtg: 86.1 (1st of 8) Net Rtg: +5.3 (2nd of 8)

Expected W-L: 18-10

Arena: America West Arena

Playoffs:
Lost WNBA Semifinals (1-0) to New York Liberty

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Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Exp	College
42	Monique Ambers	F	6-4		December 21, 1970	R	Arizona State
14	Marlies Askamp	C	6-5	198	July 8, 1970	R
4	Ryneldi Becenti	G	5-6		August 11, 1971	R	Scottsdale Community College, Arizona State
0	Toni Foster	F-C	6-1	175	October 16, 1971	R	Iowa
22	Jennifer Gillom	F-C	6-3	180	June 13, 1964	R	Ole Miss
24	Mikiko Hagiwara	G	5-9	160	April 27, 1970	R
3	Tia Jackson	F	6-0	148	April 21, 1972	R	Iowa
10	Nancy Lieberman	G	5-10	150	July 1, 1958	R	Old Dominion
32	Bridget Pettis	G	5-9	150	January 1, 1971	R	Florida
7	Michele Timms	G	5-7	132	June 28, 1965	R
24	Molly Tuter	G			August 25, 1975	R	Arizona State
21	Umeki Webb	G-F	5-10	162	June 26, 1975	R	NC State
31	Tara Williams	G	5-11	170	July 23, 1974	R	Auburn

Team and Opponent Stats

Ranks are per game and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

Team and Opponent Stats Table
Type	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	28	5675	660	1768	.373	134	436	.307	526	1332	.395	484	634	.763	322	599	921	437	343	80	475	570	1938
Team/G		202.7	23.6	63.1	.373	4.8	15.6	.307	18.8	47.6	.395	17.3	22.6	.763	11.5	21.4	32.9	15.6	12.3	2.9	17.0	20.4	69.2
Lg Rank		4	8	3	8	2	2	4	8	6	7	1	1	1	3	6	4	5	1	6	1	6	4
Opponent	28	5675	670	1622	.413	89	313	.284	581	1309	.444	397	589	.674	275	649	924	408	243	114	599	598	1826
Opp/G		202.7	23.9	57.9	.413	3.2	11.2	.284	20.8	46.8	.444	14.2	21.0	.674	9.8	23.2	33.0	14.6	8.7	4.1	21.4	21.4	65.2
Lg Rank		4	2	1	5	1	2	2	3	1	6	4	5	1	1	7	6	3	2	6	8	8	1

Per Game

Regular Season

Playoffs

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Michele Timms	32	27	27	35.8	3.7	10.9	.336	1.8	5.3	.345	1.9	5.7	.327	2.9	3.9	.760	0.9	2.8	3.7	5.0	2.6	0.1	3.0	3.5	12.1
2	Jennifer Gillom	33	28	28	31.2	5.8	13.4	.434	0.7	2.3	.313	5.1	11.1	.458	3.4	4.3	.777	1.6	3.8	5.4	0.8	1.3	0.5	2.1	3.3	15.7
3	Bridget Pettis	26	28	28	30.1	3.8	11.4	.334	1.5	4.8	.306	2.4	6.6	.355	3.5	3.9	.898	1.3	2.5	3.8	2.8	1.8	0.4	2.9	2.0	12.6
4	Umeki Webb	22	28	17	27.7	1.7	5.6	.297	0.0	0.5	.067	1.6	5.1	.322	1.6	2.4	.687	1.5	2.7	4.2	2.4	2.4	0.3	2.0	3.3	5.0
5	Toni Foster	25	28	28	26.3	3.4	7.2	.468	0.0	0.2	.167	3.3	7.0	.477	2.0	2.9	.704	2.3	3.8	6.1	1.0	1.9	0.8	1.9	2.8	8.8
6	Marlies Askamp	26	28	1	18.5	2.5	6.4	.393	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	6.3	.395	2.5	3.3	.763	2.4	2.8	5.2	0.8	0.8	0.3	1.6	2.1	7.5
7	Mikiko Hagiwara	27	12	5	15.5	0.8	3.3	.256	0.7	2.3	.286	0.2	0.9	.182	0.4	0.8	.500	0.4	0.8	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.8	2.8
8	Tia Jackson	25	26	6	12.3	1.0	2.8	.342	0.1	0.3	.375	0.8	2.5	.338	0.8	1.0	.840	1.0	1.2	2.2	1.0	0.9	0.3	1.4	1.2	2.8
9	Nancy Lieberman	38	25	0	11.2	1.0	3.1	.325	0.2	1.0	.231	0.8	2.0	.373	0.3	0.4	.800	0.2	1.0	1.3	1.6	0.6	0.1	1.6	1.4	2.6
10	Ryneldi Becenti	25	1	0	8.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
11	Tara Williams	22	12	0	7.0	1.3	3.3	.410	0.4	0.9	.455	0.9	2.3	.393	0.0	0.0		0.1	0.6	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.8	3.1
12	Monique Ambers	26	19	0	4.5	0.2	0.5	.444	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.5	.444	0.3	0.8	.400	0.5	0.5	1.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.7	0.7
13	Molly Tuter	21	3	0	1.0	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Michele Timms	32	1	1	40.0	1.0	11.0	.091	0.0	2.0	.000	1.0	9.0	.111	3.0	5.0	.600	1.0	3.0	4.0	1.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	5.0
2	Umeki Webb	22	1	1	33.0	2.0	9.0	.222	0.0	0.0		2.0	9.0	.222	1.0	2.0	.500	3.0	3.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	5.0
3	Jennifer Gillom	33	1	1	31.0	4.0	11.0	.364	1.0	3.0	.333	3.0	8.0	.375	0.0	0.0		2.0	5.0	7.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	9.0
4	Toni Foster	25	1	1	29.0	3.0	9.0	.333	0.0	0.0		3.0	9.0	.333	1.0	2.0	.500	2.0	3.0	5.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	7.0
5	Bridget Pettis	26	1	1	27.0	2.0	15.0	.133	0.0	5.0	.000	2.0	10.0	.200	0.0	0.0		3.0	3.0	6.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	4.0
6	Marlies Askamp	26	1	0	19.0	2.0	6.0	.333	0.0	0.0		2.0	6.0	.333	5.0	5.0	1.000	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	9.0
7	Mikiko Hagiwara	27	1	0	11.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	1.0	.000	1.0	1.0	1.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	2.0
8	Tia Jackson	25	1	0	8.0	0.0	4.0	.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	4.0	.000	0.0	0.0		2.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
9	Nancy Lieberman	38	1	0	1.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10	Tara Williams	22	1	0	1.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Totals

Regular Season

Playoffs

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Michele Timms	32	27	27	966	99	295	.336	49	142	.345	50	153	.327	79	104	.760	23	76	99	135	71	3	80	95	326
2	Jennifer Gillom	33	28	28	874	163	376	.434	20	64	.313	143	312	.458	94	121	.777	44	106	150	22	36	15	58	93	440
3	Bridget Pettis	26	28	28	842	107	320	.334	41	134	.306	66	186	.355	97	108	.898	36	71	107	78	49	11	82	57	352
4	Umeki Webb	22	28	17	775	47	158	.297	1	15	.067	46	143	.322	46	67	.687	42	75	117	68	68	8	55	92	141
5	Toni Foster	25	28	28	736	94	201	.468	1	6	.167	93	195	.477	57	81	.704	64	106	170	27	53	21	52	77	246
6	Marlies Askamp	26	28	1	517	70	178	.393	0	1	.000	70	177	.395	71	93	.763	66	79	145	23	22	9	46	59	211
7	Tia Jackson	25	26	6	320	25	73	.342	3	8	.375	22	65	.338	21	25	.840	26	31	57	26	23	8	37	31	74
8	Nancy Lieberman	38	25	0	279	25	77	.325	6	26	.231	19	51	.373	8	10	.800	6	26	32	40	14	2	39	34	64
9	Mikiko Hagiwara	27	12	5	186	10	39	.256	8	28	.286	2	11	.182	5	10	.500	5	9	14	10	2	0	7	10	33
10	Monique Ambers	26	19	0	85	4	9	.444	0	0		4	9	.444	6	15	.400	10	10	20	4	0	2	7	13	14
11	Tara Williams	22	12	0	84	16	39	.410	5	11	.455	11	28	.393	0	0		1	7	8	3	3	0	4	9	37
12	Ryneldi Becenti	25	1	0	8	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
13	Molly Tuter	21	3	0	3	0	2	.000	0	0		0	2	.000	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
			28		5675	660	1768	.373	134	436	.307	526	1332	.395	484	634	.763	322	599	921	437	343	80	475	570	1938

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Michele Timms	32	1	1	40	1	11	.091	0	2	.000	1	9	.111	3	5	.600	1	3	4	1	4	0	2	5	5
2	Umeki Webb	22	1	1	33	2	9	.222	0	0		2	9	.222	1	2	.500	3	3	6	2	0	0	1	4	5
3	Jennifer Gillom	33	1	1	31	4	11	.364	1	3	.333	3	8	.375	0	0		2	5	7	1	2	0	2	2	9
4	Toni Foster	25	1	1	29	3	9	.333	0	0		3	9	.333	1	2	.500	2	3	5	1	3	0	1	2	7
5	Bridget Pettis	26	1	1	27	2	15	.133	0	5	.000	2	10	.200	0	0		3	3	6	2	2	0	2	1	4
6	Marlies Askamp	26	1	0	19	2	6	.333	0	0		2	6	.333	5	5	1.000	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	3	9
7	Mikiko Hagiwara	27	1	0	11	1	2	.500	0	1	.000	1	1	1.000	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2
8	Tia Jackson	25	1	0	8	0	4	.000	0	0		0	4	.000	0	0		2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	Nancy Lieberman	38	1	0	1	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
10	Tara Williams	22	1	0	1	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Advanced

Regular Season

Playoffs

Advanced Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40
1	Michele Timms	32	27	966	16.1	.478	.419	.481	.353	2.8	10.2	6.3	29.2	3.9	0.3	19.0	19.6	96	86	1.8	2.1	3.9	.163
2	Jennifer Gillom	33	28	874	19.3	.513	.460	.170	.322	5.9	15.7	10.6	6.4	2.2	1.5	11.9	25.1	101	88	2.7	1.8	4.5	.204
3	Bridget Pettis	26	28	842	17.0	.479	.398	.419	.338	5.0	11.0	7.8	20.4	3.1	1.1	18.2	24.0	94	88	1.5	1.7	3.2	.151
4	Umeki Webb	22	28	775	10.2	.376	.301	.095	.424	6.3	12.6	9.3	16.8	4.7	0.9	22.7	14.1	80	84	-0.5	2.1	1.6	.083
5	Toni Foster	25	28	736	18.0	.520	.470	.030	.403	10.2	18.7	14.2	8.1	3.9	2.5	18.0	17.6	98	83	1.4	2.1	3.5	.192
6	Marlies Askamp	26	28	517	18.2	.482	.393	.006	.522	14.9	19.8	17.3	10.0	2.3	1.5	17.4	23.1	96	86	1.1	1.2	2.3	.180
7	Tia Jackson	25	26	320	11.2	.440	.363	.110	.342	9.5	12.6	11.0	16.1	3.8	2.2	30.6	17.0	79	85	-0.3	0.8	0.5	.063
8	Nancy Lieberman	38	25	279	6.4	.393	.364	.338	.130	2.5	12.1	7.1	29.1	2.7	0.6	32.4	19.4	70	88	-0.7	0.5	-0.2	-0.026
9	Mikiko Hagiwara	27	12	186	5.0	.380	.359	.718	.256	3.1	6.3	4.6	10.2	0.6	0.0	13.9	12.2	84	95	0.0	0.1	0.1	.026
10	Monique Ambers	26	19	85	6.1	.449	.444	.000	1.667	13.8	15.3	14.5	8.8	0.0	2.0	31.0	12.0	81	92	0.0	0.1	0.1	.038
11	Tara Williams	22	12	84	13.8	.474	.474	.282	.000	1.4	10.8	5.9	9.1	1.9	0.0	9.3	23.0	92	91	0.1	0.1	0.2	.110
12	Ryneldi Becenti	25	1	8	0.0					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	0.0	100.0	5.6	0	85	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.090
13	Molly Tuter	21	3	3	-25.0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.0	0	99	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.648

Advanced Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40
1	Michele Timms	32	1	40	0.3	.189	.091	.182	.455	2.1	12.0	5.5	7.1	5.9	0.0	13.2	18.1	42	83	-0.2	0.1	-0.2	-0.167
2	Umeki Webb	22	1	33	3.9	.253	.222	.000	.222	7.6	14.5	10.0	19.3	0.0	0.0	9.2	15.7	62	95	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.112
3	Jennifer Gillom	33	1	31	15.1	.409	.409	.273	.000	5.4	25.8	12.4	13.1	3.8	0.0	15.4	19.9	76	85	0.0	0.0	0.0	.037
4	Toni Foster	25	1	29	15.3	.354	.333	.000	.222	5.7	16.6	9.4	12.7	6.1	0.0	9.2	17.8	75	82	0.0	0.1	0.0	.053
5	Bridget Pettis	26	1	27	-1.8	.133	.133	.333	.000	9.3	17.8	12.2	24.6	4.4	0.0	11.8	29.9	36	85	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	-0.409
6	Marlies Askamp	26	1	19	27.1	.549	.333	.000	.833	4.4	8.4	5.8	19.5	0.0	4.6	0.0	20.5	129	93	0.2	0.0	0.2	.370
7	Mikiko Hagiwara	27	1	11	-5.9	.500	.500	.500	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.9	60.0	21.6	34	93	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.399
8	Tia Jackson	25	1	8	-4.6	.000	.000	.000	.000	20.8	0.0	13.7	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.8	22	99	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.521
9	Nancy Lieberman	38	1	1	44.2					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	87.0		0.0		41	0.0	0.0	0.0	.375
10	Tara Williams	22	1	1	0.0					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		99	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.045

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