2022 Phoenix Mercury Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 15-21
Finishing 8th in the WNBA's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost first round
First Round - Lost to Las Vegas Aces 2-0
Coach: Vanessa Nygaard (15-21)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
2022 Phoenix Mercury RosterTeam Record: 15-21
Finishing 8th in the WNBA's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost first round
First Round - Lost to Las Vegas Aces 2-0
Coach: Vanessa Nygaard (15-21)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
The Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2022 season with a record of 15 wins and 21 losses, finishing eighth in the WNBA's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
Skylar Diggins tossed in a team-best 591 points for the Mercury, while Diana Taurasi scored 15 or more per game, too. Brianna Turner accounted for 238 boards. Skylar Diggins dished out 166 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Shey Peddy added 54 steals, and Brianna Turner swatted 56 opponent shot attempts.
Vanessa Nygaard coached the team. The 2022 Phoenix Mercury lost in the first round of the playoffs.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skylar Diggins | G | 30 | 30 | 1019 | 485 | 208 | 135 | 40 | 160 | 135 | 28 | 93 | 121 | 166 | 46 | 30 | 80 | 81 | 591 |
| Diana Taurasi | F-G | 31 | 31 | 962 | 402 | 150 | 273 | 92 | 142 | 127 | 8 | 98 | 106 | 120 | 22 | 18 | 84 | 89 | 519 |
| Diamond DeShields | G | 30 | 19 | 760 | 366 | 142 | 89 | 21 | 115 | 88 | 18 | 97 | 115 | 67 | 30 | 15 | 70 | 99 | 393 |
| Sophie Cunningham | G | 28 | 20 | 827 | 267 | 120 | 175 | 70 | 48 | 42 | 19 | 104 | 123 | 45 | 28 | 10 | 29 | 94 | 352 |
| Shey Peddy | G | 34 | 24 | 974 | 280 | 117 | 146 | 48 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 83 | 128 | 117 | 54 | 7 | 48 | 62 | 338 |
| Tina Charles | C | 16 | 0 | 530 | 236 | 104 | 66 | 24 | 55 | 44 | 15 | 101 | 116 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 276 |
| Brianna Turner | F | 35 | 35 | 1168 | 112 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 69 | 169 | 238 | 80 | 44 | 56 | 50 | 80 | 151 |
| Megan Gustafson | F | 33 | 0 | 318 | 91 | 50 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 62 | 125 |
| Jennie Simms | G | 23 | 4 | 303 | 63 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 38 | 79 |
| Reshanda Gray | F | 16 | 0 | 152 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 32 |
| Kaela Davis | G | 5 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| Kristine Anigwe | F-C | 10 | 0 | 65 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
| Sam Thomas | G-F | 24 | 0 | 118 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| Yvonne Turner | G | 3 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Karlie Samuelson | G | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Emma Cannon | F | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 320 | 163 | 7274 | 2395 | 1028 | 961 | 316 | 671 | 548 | 246 | 876 | 1122 | 693 | 267 | 163 | 480 | 714 | 2920 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skylar Diggins | G | 30 | 30 | 34.0 | 42.9 | 29.6 | 84.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 19.7 |
| Diana Taurasi | F-G | 31 | 31 | 31.0 | 37.3 | 33.7 | 89.4 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 16.7 |
| Diamond DeShields | G | 30 | 19 | 25.3 | 38.8 | 23.6 | 76.5 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 13.1 |
| Sophie Cunningham | G | 28 | 20 | 29.5 | 44.9 | 40.0 | 87.5 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 12.6 |
| Shey Peddy | G | 34 | 24 | 28.6 | 41.8 | 32.9 | 88.9 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 9.9 |
| Tina Charles | C | 16 | 0 | 33.1 | 44.1 | 36.4 | 80.0 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 17.3 |
| Brianna Turner | F | 35 | 35 | 33.4 | 60.7 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.3 | |
| Megan Gustafson | F | 33 | 0 | 9.6 | 54.9 | 46.2 | 76.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
| Jennie Simms | G | 23 | 4 | 13.2 | 47.6 | 21.1 | 78.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| Reshanda Gray | F | 16 | 0 | 9.5 | 40.5 | 9.1 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Kaela Davis | G | 5 | 0 | 5.4 | 69.2 | 66.7 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Kristine Anigwe | F-C | 10 | 0 | 6.5 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | |
| Sam Thomas | G-F | 24 | 0 | 4.9 | 21.1 | 6.7 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Yvonne Turner | G | 3 | 0 | 11.7 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | |
| Karlie Samuelson | G | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| Emma Cannon | F | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |
| Averages | 320 | 163 | 22.7 | 42.9 | 32.9 | 81.7 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 9.1 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond DeShields | G | 2 | 2 | 54 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 39 |
| Kaela Davis | G | 2 | 0 | 47 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 32 |
| Megan Gustafson | F | 2 | 0 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| Sophie Cunningham | G | 2 | 2 | 62 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| Jennie Simms | G | 2 | 2 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Brianna Turner | F | 2 | 2 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Shey Peddy | G | 1 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Reshanda Gray | F | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Yvonne Turner | G | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sam Thomas | G-F | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 19 | 10 | 399 | 148 | 57 | 41 | 10 | 31 | 19 | 21 | 48 | 69 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 143 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond DeShields | G | 2 | 2 | 27.0 | 42.1 | 33.3 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| Kaela Davis | G | 2 | 0 | 23.5 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 16.0 |
| Megan Gustafson | F | 2 | 0 | 23.5 | 31.6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 9.0 |
| Sophie Cunningham | G | 2 | 2 | 31.0 | 45.5 | 37.5 | 33.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 7.5 |
| Jennie Simms | G | 2 | 2 | 24.5 | 26.7 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| Brianna Turner | F | 2 | 2 | 30.0 | 44.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | ||
| Shey Peddy | G | 1 | 1 | 26.0 | 23.1 | 28.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | |
| Reshanda Gray | F | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
| Yvonne Turner | G | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | 28.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Sam Thomas | G-F | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | |
| Averages | 320 | 10 | 21.0 | 38.5 | 24.4 | 61.3 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 7.5 |
