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WNBA games · Oct 17, 2026
WNBA · Playoffs · Saturday, Oct 17, 2026

Best and worst WNBA playoff performances, Oct 17, 2026

No WNBA player finished far above or below their regular-season usual on Oct 17, 2026.

Showing: PlayoffsUsual: each player's 2026 regular season
16ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
0ABOVE USUAL
0BELOW USUAL
2FEWER MINUTES
about 1EXPECTED BY DESIGNPer list, above and below, on an ordinary night
How to read this

The Above and Below lists hold playoff games further from the player's regular-season usual than at least 95 in 100 comparable playoff games, so an ordinary night still fills both lists. 16 eligible games on this night, so about 1 would land in each list even on an ordinary night. Fewer minutes than usual shows minutes only, never a score. Each list runs from the largest Game Score change down. How the score works

01

Above their usual

0 players

None on this night.

02

Below their usual

0 players

None on this night.

03

Fewer minutes than usual

2 players · minutes only, no score

04

Not scored

Played, with no score shown

  • 1 player listed as playing, with no minutes recorded
METHOD

Game Score against each player's own regular-season usual line, never blended with last season. How rare a gap is comes from WNBA playoff games of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, each postseason checked on a table fit on the others; the top tier is Unusual. How the score works