Just wrote a program to calculate WNBA efficiency/tempo ratings like how kenpom does for college basketball. It's not quite as advanced as kenpom's yet but it should be good enough for the ballpark at the moment.
Glossary:
Offensive Efficiency = Points per 100 posessions
Defensive Efficiency = Points allowed per 100 possessions
Tempo = Possessions per game (average)
Pyth = Expected winning percentage
Glossary:
Offensive Efficiency = Points per 100 posessions
Defensive Efficiency = Points allowed per 100 possessions
Tempo = Possessions per game (average)
Pyth = Expected winning percentage
Team | Offensive Efficiency | Defensive Efficiency | Tempo | Pyth |
Minnesota | 105.73 | 91.21 | 81.05 | .8197 |
San Antonio | 101.59 | 94.74 | 81.07 | .6716 |
Connecticut | 99.74 | 94.21 | 83.21 | .6421 |
Indiana | 98.94 | 93.61 | 80.21 | .6382 |
Atlanta | 92.48 | 89.13 | 84.05 | .5934 |
Los Angeles | 98.41 | 96.14 | 83.92 | .5595 |
Chicago | 93.98 | 92.31 | 80.46 | .5431 |
Seattle | 91.14 | 94.00 | 76.88 | .4215 |
Tulsa | 92.56 | 100.98 | 83.96 | .2906 |
Washington | 90.33 | 100.24 | 77.58 | .2559 |
Phoenix | 91.55 | 101.75 | 84.83 | .2530 |
New York | 88.85 | 99.60 | 80.31 | .2367 |