List of all-time WNBA win–loss records

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) was founded in 1996 and began play in 1997.^[1] The WNBA has kept a record of its win–loss statistics since its inception. There are currently 13 teams that play in the WNBA, and there are also six defunct WNBA teams accounted for in the league's win–loss records.

Of the WNBA's eight inaugural teams, four remain active: the Las Vegas Aces, Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty, and the Phoenix Mercury.^{[n 1]} All four teams are tied for the most games played in WNBA history, with 934.^[4] The Golden State Valkyries are set to play their inaugural season in 2025, thus having the least games played with 0. The Atlanta Dream otherwise have the least games played, with 578.^[4]

As of the end of the 2024 WNBA regular season, the Connecticut Sun hold the highest winning percentage among active teams, at 499–377 (.570). Meanwhile, the Dallas Wings hold the lowest winning percentage, with a 392–514 (.433) record.^[4] When considering defunct franchises, the Houston Comets have the highest winning percentage at 241–149 (.618) and the Portland Fire have the lowest with a 37–59 (.385) record.^[4] The Sparks hold the record for most wins (530), while the Wings have the most losses (514).^[4]

In regards to playoff win–loss records, the Minnesota Lynx have the highest winning percentage, with a 43–27 (.614) record.^[5] The Mystics hold the lowest winning percentage among active franchises, with an 18–34 (.346) record.^[5] Meanwhile, the Sparks hold the record for most playoff games played (90) and wins (47), sharing the latter record with the Phoenix Mercury.^[5] The Sparks also have the most losses (43) in WNBA playoff history.^[5] The defunct Portland Fire are the only WNBA franchise to have never qualified for the playoffs, meaning they rank as the team with the fewest playoff games played, wins, and losses (all at 0).^[6] Meanwhile, the Charlotte Sting have the lowest all-time playoff win–loss record, at 6–13 (.316), when considering both active and defunct franchises.^[5]

Active franchises

Regular season

See also: List of WNBA regular season records

DeWanna Bonner of the Connecticut Sun, the team with the highest winning percentage among active WNBA franchises.

Rank	Team	GP	Won	Lost	Pct.	First season	Notes
1	Connecticut Sun	876	499	377	.570	1999	[n 2]
2	Los Angeles Sparks	934	530	404	.567	1997
3	Minnesota Lynx	876	482	394	.550	1999
4	Seattle Storm	844	444	400	.526	2000
5	New York Liberty	934	482	452	.516	1997
6	Phoenix Mercury	934	468	466	.501	1997
7	Las Vegas Aces	934	455	479	.487	1997	[n 3]
8	Chicago Sky	646	297	349	.460	2006
9	Indiana Fever	844	379	465	.449	2000
10	Atlanta Dream	578	254	324	.439	2008
11	Washington Mystics	906	397	509	.438	1998
12	Dallas Wings	906	392	514	.433	1998	[n 4]
13	Golden State Valkyries	0	–	–	N/A	2025
Records accurate as of the end of the 2024 WNBA season and gathered from Basketball-Reference.com.[4]

Playoffs

See also: List of WNBA post-season records

Lindsay Whalen and Maya Moore won four championships together with the Minnesota Lynx, the winningest team in WNBA playoff history

Rank	Team	GP	Won	Lost	Pct.	Last playoff appearance
1	Minnesota Lynx	82	50	32	.610	2024
2	Seattle Storm	62	34	28	.548	2024
3	Dallas Wings	61	33	28	.541	2023
4 (tie)	Los Angeles Sparks	90	47	43	.522	2020
	Phoenix Mercury	90	47	43	.522	2024
6 (tie)	Connecticut Sun	88	44	44	.500	2024
	Indiana Fever	70	35	35	.500	2024
8	Chicago Sky	42	20	22	.476	2023
9	New York Liberty	81	38	43	.469	2024
10	Las Vegas Aces	70	30	40	.429	2024
11	Atlanta Dream	42	17	25	.405	2024
12	Washington Mystics	52	18	34	.346	2023
Records are accurate as of the end of the 2024 WNBA Finals and gathered from Basketball-Reference.com.[4][5]

Defunct franchises

Regular season

Rank	Team	GP	Won	Lost	Pct.	Seasons played
1	Houston Comets	390	241	149	.618	1997–2008
2	Sacramento Monarchs	424	224	200	.528	1997–2009
3	Miami Sol	96	48	48	.500	2000–2002
4	Cleveland Rockers	220	108	112	.491	1997–2003
5	Charlotte Sting	322	143	179	.444	1997–2006
6	Portland Fire	96	37	59	.385	2000–2002
Records gathered from Basketball-Reference.com.[4]

Playoffs

Rank	Team	GP	Won	Lost	Pct.	Total appearances
1	Houston Comets	34	20	14	.588	9 (1997–2003, 2005, 2006)
2	Sacramento Monarchs	43	24	19	.558	9 (1999–2001, 2003–2009)
3	Cleveland Rockers	15	6	9	.400	4 (1998, 2000, 2001, 2003)
4	Miami Sol	3	1	2	.333	1 (2001)
5	Charlotte Sting	19	6	13	.316	6 (1997–1999, 2001–2003)
6	Portland Fire	0	0	0	–	0 (never qualified)
Records gathered from Basketball-Reference.com.[5]

See also

• List of all-time NBA win–loss records
• List of WNBA playoff series

Notes

1. The Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty, and Phoenix Mercury all began play in 1997.^[1] As the Aces were founded in 1997 as the Utah Starzz (and later relocated to San Antonio, and then again to Las Vegas), they are also considered one of the WNBA's inaugural franchises.^[2][3]
2. The Connecticut Sun played as the Orlando Miracle (1999–2002), prior to their relocation to Connecticut and rebranding as the Sun.^[6]
3. The Las Vegas Aces began play in 1997 as the Utah Starzz. After their 2002 season, they relocated to San Antonio, where they played as the San Antonio Silver Stars from 2003–2013. They then rebranded as simply the San Antonio Stars, which they played as from 2014–2017, before relocating to Las Vegas. Since 2018, they have played as the Las Vegas Aces.^[6]
4. The Dallas Wings began play in 1998 as the Detroit Shock. Ahead of their 2010 season, the relocated to Tulsa but retained the Shock moniker and played as the Tulsa Shock through 2015. They then relocated to Dallas, and rebranded as the Dallas Wings, which they have played as since 2016.^[6]