Chelsea Gray: season-high 7 steals vs Sparks (Sep 11, 2025)
15 PTS · 7 STL · 6-of-10 FG · 3-of-5 3P · 32:30 MIN
Usual before this game: 11.1 PTS · 1.3 STL · 8.7 FGA · 31.1 MIN, from 43 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 44 games this season: 24.2 against a usual 9.6 (+14.6)
Season-high 7 steals (previous high 4, set on May 30, 2025)
above usual
No more than 2 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual.
For a player who plays every game, a game this far above the usual comes about once a season or less.
How the score worksWhy did Chelsea Gray have 7 steals?
Chelsea Gray scored 15 points against the Sparks on Sep 11, 2025 in 32:30: 6-of-10 from the field (60.0%), 3-of-5 from three (60.0%), no free throw attempts. Before this game, Gray averaged 11.1 points on 8.7 shots in 31.1 minutes across 43 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 7 steals. This game had the best Game Score of 44 games this season. The rate from the field was 60.0%, against a usual 43.4%. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 9 (4.2), free throws 0 (2.1), two-pointers 6 (4.8). Minutes: 32:30, against a usual 31.1; Game Score per 36 minutes: 26.8, against a usual 11.1. Steals and blocks: 7 and 0, against a usual 1.3 and 0.7. At the Sparks, the Aces won 103-75, a 28-point win. The box score records what changed, not why: it holds no injury, matchup or coaching information.
Generated from the box score and this season's game log. How the score works
What changed
Gray in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (43 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 32:30 | 31.1 | +1.4 |
| Points | 15 | 11.1 | +3.9 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 10 · 60.0% | 8.7 · 43.4% | +1.3 · +16.6 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 5 · 60.0% | 3.9 · 36.1% | +1.1 · +23.9 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 2.4 · 88.5% | -2.4 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 3.9 | +2.1 |
| Assists | 10 | 5.3 | +4.7 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 43 games | 16.1 | 18.6 | -2.5 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 26.8 | 11.1 | +15.7 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (43 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 9 (3-of-5) | 4.2 (1.4-of-3.9) | +4.8 |
| Twos | 6 (3-of-5) | 4.8 (2.4-of-4.8) | +1.2 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 2.1 (2.1-of-2.4) | -2.1 |
| Total | 15 | 11.1 | +3.9 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
24.2 against a usual 9.6 (+14.6)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +4.0 |
| Rebounds | +1.2 |
| Assists | +3.3 |
| Steals and blocks | +5.2 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.9 |
| Total | +14.6 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 44 games this season.
Previous best: 20.2, set on Aug 15, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Aces won 103-75 at the Sparks, a 28-point win.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Sparks this season: 15 points (May 30, 2025), 28 points (Jun 11, 2025), 5 points (Jul 29, 2025).
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
Game Score against the player's own usual line. How rare a gap is comes from WNBA regular-season games of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, checked on 2026.