WNBA Analytics · 2025 Season
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ANALYTICS
Original impact metrics for women's basketball. MLAPM combines multi-year RAPM, lineup adjustment, opponent strength, and position-adjusted box score into one number.
Top Players
2025 MLAPM · 0 = League Average · Click for details
Power Rankings
2025 Season · Ranked by Net Rating · Click to view team
2026 Watch
Top projected MLAPM for the 2026 season · Pre-season estimates
Featured Matchup
Head-to-head MLAPM comparison · Refresh for a new matchup
Validation
Does MLAPM actually measure impact?
0.91
Retrodictive R²
Team weighted MLAPM vs win percentage across 13 teams
0.59
Predictive R²
2024 MLAPM predicting 2025 performance — on par with EPM
2yr
Multi-Year RAPM
13,739 lineup segments across 2024 and 2025 for stability
How MLAPM Works
5 components · Lineup · Position · Opponent adjusted
RAPM
Ridge Regression APM
13,739 lineup segments through ridge regression. Isolates individual contribution controlling for all teammates and opponents.
BOX
Position-Adjusted Box
Box score stats compared to position peers. A center's rebounds judged vs other centers, not guards.
NET
Estimated Net Rating
WNBA Stats API estimated ratings capture what raw box scores miss — possession-level signal.
LUP
Lineup Adjustment
2-man lineup quality from BBRef. Discounts players on elite teams, boosts players on weak teams.
OPP
Opponent Adjustment
Rewards players who face tougher competition. Blended team quality score using star power and depth.
USG
Usage Context (2026)
2026 projections redistribute usage across rosters. Stars on loaded teams see compression, others expand.
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2025 Season