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Hailey Van Lith · WNBA 2026 — Beyond the Box

Hailey Van Lith

ESPN WNBA current-season summaryREG · 2026 · Coverage: partial · Freshness: stale · Publication: partialSource as of: Oct 27, 2026 · Data through: Oct 27, 2026

2026 per game

PTS: 5.5
REB: 1.6
AST: 2.1
STL: 0.7
BLK: 0.2

22 GP · 15.8 MIN

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Last 10 games vs season average

Chart data by game date
Game date	Value
2026-08-07	6
2026-08-13	2
2026-08-22	0
2026-08-25	0
2026-08-26	3
2026-08-28	12
2026-08-30	4
2026-09-17	2
2026-09-20	2
2026-09-24	12
Reference	5.45

L10 PTS: 4.3
vs season: −1.2
L10 +/-: —

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Points per game by season

Game by game · 2026

Each point is one published game. The line is the trailing mean of the last five known games; unknown values leave gaps and remain explicit in the data table.

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PTS trend data by game date
Game	Game date	Raw metric	5-game rolling mean
1	May 8, 2026	9.0	9.0
2	May 10, 2026	9.0	9.0
3	May 13, 2026	9.0	9.0
4	May 15, 2026	17.0	11.0
5	May 18, 2026	12.0	11.2
6	May 20, 2026	0.0	9.4
7	May 22, 2026	5.0	8.6
8	May 25, 2026	5.0	7.8
9	May 27, 2026	7.0	5.8
10	Jun 5, 2026	4.0	4.2
11	Jun 8, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
12	Jun 13, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
13	Jun 17, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
14	Jun 19, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
15	Jun 22, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
16	Jun 26, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
17	Jul 2, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
18	Jul 8, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
19	Jul 10, 2026	0.0	4.2
20	Jul 14, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
21	Jul 19, 2026	0.0	3.2
22	Jul 28, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
23	Jul 30, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
24	Aug 7, 2026	6.0	3.4
25	Aug 13, 2026	2.0	2.4
26	Aug 15, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
27	Aug 18, 2026	Unknown	Unknown
28	Aug 22, 2026	0.0	1.6
29	Aug 25, 2026	0.0	1.6
30	Aug 26, 2026	3.0	2.2
31	Aug 28, 2026	12.0	3.4
32	Aug 30, 2026	4.0	3.8
33	Sep 17, 2026	2.0	4.2
34	Sep 20, 2026	2.0	4.6
35	Sep 24, 2026	12.0	6.4

Splits · points per game

Home (10): 6.0
Away (12): 5.0
Starter (3): 9.7
Bench (19): 4.8
Wins (4): 4.5
Losses (18): 5.7

Game log

Regular-season game lines, newest first, up to 60 games. Participation status is published evidence; completion status is also shown, and unknown does not imply played, did not play, or completed. An em dash means the value is unavailable.
Date	Opp	Result	Participation	Completion	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	REB	OREB	DREB	AST	TOV	STL	BLK	PF	+/-
Sep 24, 2026	vs Toronto Tempo	W 95–81	Played	Final	28	12	6-9	0-2	0-0	9	0	9	8	3	1	0	—	—
Sep 20, 2026	vs Minnesota Lynx	L 89–101	Played	Final	13	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	—	—
Sep 17, 2026	@ Atlanta Dream	L 59–103	Played	Final	19	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	—	—
Aug 30, 2026	@ Dallas Wings	L 71–97	Played	Final	17	4	1-3	0-1	2-2	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	—	—
Aug 28, 2026	@ Indiana Fever	L 91–111	Played	Final	20	12	5-9	2-3	0-0	2	0	2	1	3	3	0	—	—
Aug 26, 2026	vs Golden State Valkyries	L 64–89	Played	Final	21	3	1-9	1-6	0-1	5	3	2	2	1	0	1	—	—
Aug 25, 2026	vs Chicago Sky	W 87–81	Played	Final	15	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	2	2	1	0	—	—
Aug 22, 2026	@ Los Angeles Sparks	L 68–77	Played	Final	10	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	—	—
Aug 18, 2026	vs Los Angeles Sparks	W 85–77	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 15, 2026	vs New York Liberty	L 75–82	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 13, 2026	vs Atlanta Dream	L 69–104	Played	Final	14	2	0-5	0-2	2-2	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	—	—
Aug 7, 2026	vs Phoenix Mercury	W 75–72	Played	Final	14	6	2-4	1-2	1-1	2	0	2	1	1	2	0	—	—
Jul 30, 2026	@ Chicago Sky	L 88–94	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 28, 2026	@ Washington Mystics	L 84–92	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 19, 2026	@ Phoenix Mercury	L 63–72	Played	Final	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—	—
Jul 14, 2026	vs Portland Fire	W 90–87	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 10, 2026	vs Golden State Valkyries	L 64–79	Played	Final	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	—	—
Jul 8, 2026	vs Minnesota Lynx	L 80–86	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 2, 2026	vs Dallas Wings	L 83–86	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 26, 2026	vs Washington Mystics	W 68–57	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 22, 2026	vs Chicago Sky	W 92–63	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 19, 2026	vs Toronto Tempo	L 97–101	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 17, 2026	vs Washington Mystics	L 81–88	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 13, 2026	vs Indiana Fever	L 75–85	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 8, 2026	vs New York Liberty	L 80–89	Did not play	Final	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 5, 2026	@ Chicago Sky	L 80–85	Played	Final	6	4	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	—	—
May 27, 2026	@ Portland Fire	L 61–71	Played	Final	13	7	3-5	0-2	1-1	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	—	—
May 25, 2026	@ Golden State Valkyries	L 70–97	Played	Final	20	5	2-7	0-0	1-1	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	—	—
May 22, 2026	@ Seattle Storm	L 59–77	Played	Final	10	5	2-5	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—
May 20, 2026	@ Seattle Storm	W 80–78	Played	Final	12	0	0-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—	—
May 18, 2026	@ Portland Fire	L 82–83	Played	Final	25	12	5-9	1-3	1-2	1	0	1	3	2	0	1	—	—
May 15, 2026	vs Las Vegas Aces	L 94–101	Played	Final	22	17	7-11	3-4	0-0	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	—	—
May 13, 2026	vs Las Vegas Aces	L 69–98	Played	Final	22	9	3-5	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	—	—
May 10, 2026	vs Seattle Storm	L 82–89	Played	Final	20	9	4-8	1-2	0-0	3	0	3	4	1	1	0	—	—
May 8, 2026	@ New York Liberty	L 75–106	Played	Final	14	9	4-7	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	—	—

Shot zones · 2026

Most attempts: At the rim (0–4 ft)16% of attempts

48/113 field goals by zone · Source: ESPN via SportsDataverse (espn_wnba.shots), regular season.

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Shot zone data table, 2026
Zone	Made–att.	FG%	League %	vs league	Share
At the rim (0–4 ft)	11–18	61.1%	64.1%	−2.9 pts	15.9%
Short, left (4–10 ft)	4–9

DAWG — Recorded Actions · Regular season 2026

No recorded appearance in the regular season for this player, so there is no profile.

DAWG — Recorded Actions · Postseason 2026

Unavailable. No accepted WNBA Stats postseason box or play-by-play partition exists for 2026 in the local archive.

How this is calculated, and what it leaves out

DAWG — Recorded Actions covers four selected recorded box-score actions: steals, blocks, offensive rebounds and assists. It omits unrecorded off-ball work such as screens, box-outs, rotations, deflections and closeouts. It is not the full four-pillar DAWG model, and it does not measure motivation, toughness, complete defensive effectiveness or total player value.

Each component is counted per 40 played minutes, including overtime. The observed rate is count ÷ (minutes ÷ 40). The adjusted rate blends that record with the league population, using a Gamma–Poisson model fitted on nearby seasons (2022–2025) and never on the season being scored. Fewer minutes means more pull toward the league average; with many minutes the adjusted and observed rates nearly agree. For high-minute passers the pull is slightly too strong: on the 2026 holdout their adjusted assist rates predicted about 5% worse than their observed rates.

Each player is judged against her own position. Guards, forwards and centres come from her team's roster listing that season (the first letter of a hybrid such as G-F), not from the stats being ranked, so a guard's blocks are compared with other guards' and a centre's assists with other centres'. The DAWG index averages these position-relative percentiles; the league index beside it uses the whole league.

The league-wide reference is frozen and era-local: REG player-seasons in 2026 with at least 220 minutes and all four components observed (160 player-seasons, reference 4dbe09916e4b). League rates have changed a lot since 1997 (assists per 40 are roughly 25–35% higher today), so a player is compared with her own era, and the index is not an absolute comparison across eras. The index is the plain average of the four component percentiles, with equal weights chosen as a first-version policy rather than learned basketball values. It is an average of percentiles, not the percentile of the index itself, a probability or points added. If any component is missing, the index is not shown, and the remaining components are never re-weighted.

Turnovers, personal fouls and defensive rebounds are shown separately and are not subtracted. Their meaning depends on role and game context, so the index is a positive-activity profile, not net value.

Covers four selected recorded box-score actions only; unrecorded off-ball work (screens, box-outs, rotations, deflections, closeouts) is omitted.
Percentiles compare each player with her own position group (guards, forwards or centres, from her team's roster listing) in the same era; they are not absolute comparisons across eras or positions. The league-wide index is shown alongside.
Position groups are coarse listings: a hybrid such as G-F counts by its first letter. Players with no listing are compared with the whole league.
An average of component percentiles, not a percentile of the composite, a probability, points added or total player value.
Equal component weights are a fixed policy, not learned basketball values.
Adjusted rates are pulled toward the league-wide average, not the position average, so low-minute guards' blocks and offensive rebounds (and centres' assists) read slightly high within their group.
Turnovers and fouls are shown separately and are not subtracted; the index is a positive-activity profile, not net value.
Does not measure motivation, toughness or complete defensive effectiveness.
Component intervals are conditional empirical-Bayes estimates with fitted hyperparameters; they ignore hyperparameter uncertainty.
Conditional empirical-Bayes interval given fitted hyperparameters; hyperparameter uncertainty is not included.
10th-90th percentile of the index over 300 whole-game resamples with the reference fixed. A stability range, not a credible interval or ranking probability.
Percentiles of players with few minutes sit closer to 50 because their adjusted rates are pulled harder; early-season numbers understate standouts.

Edition: wnba_dawg_recorded_actions_v1 v1.2.0
Box source: wnba_stats.player_boxscores · partition updated 2026-09-28
Play-by-play: No accepted wnba_stats.play_by_play partition for 2026; PBP diagnostics are not shown for this season. (no last_good wnba_stats.play_by_play partition for season 2026)
Shrinkage gate: Passed: on the registered 2026 holdout, adjusted rates predicted later counts better than observed rates in all four components.
Status: Method 1.2.0. A descriptive profile of recorded actions; see the limitations above.

See the full DAWG — Recorded Actions table

BIRD scoring impact

Edition: WNBA 2026 season incl. playoffs
State: Season summary
Evidence through: 2026-09-29
Units: pts / 100 possessions vs. the WNBA reference

Prior-dominated. Admitted possessions cut the prior variance of total BIRD by only 39% (threshold 50%), so the prior still sets most of this estimate.

BIRD-OFF

Offensive scoring impact

−1.54

BIRD-OFF posterior intervals
50%	[−3.04, −0.04]
80%	[−4.40, +1.32]
95%	[−5.91, +2.83]

BIRD-DEF

Positive values mean fewer opponent points

−0.50

BIRD-DEF posterior intervals
50%	[−1.61, +0.62]
80%	[−2.62, +1.62]
95%	[−3.74, +2.75]

BIRD

OFF + DEF from the joint posterior

−2.04

BIRD posterior intervals
50%	[−4.06, −0.01]
80%	[−5.89, +1.81]
95%	[−7.92, +3.85]

Joint interval viewOFF, DEF, and Total

95% interval
80% band
50% interval

Draft

Undrafted, or no draft record is published.

Career by season

Published regular-season lines by season, newest first; one row per team. An em dash means the value is unavailable.
Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	GS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	AST%
2026	Connecticut Sun	22	15.8	5.5	1.6	2.1	0.7	0.2	—	42.5%	32.4%	85.7%	50.4%	—	—

Chart data by season
Season	Value
2026	5.45

Short, middle (4–10 ft)	6–16	37.5%	41.1%	−3.6 pts	14.2%

Short, right (4–10 ft)	2–3	66.7%	42.4%	—	2.7%

Mid-range, left baseline (10–16 ft)	1–2	50.0%	40.9%	—	1.8%

Mid-range, left wing (10–16 ft)	1–4	25.0%	39.2%	—	3.5%

Mid-range, middle (10–16 ft)	5–10	50.0%	41.4%	+8.6 pts	8.8%

Mid-range, right wing (10–16 ft)	1–3	33.3%	39.6%	—	2.7%

Mid-range, right baseline (10–16 ft)	1–1	100.0%	36.8%	—	0.9%

Long two, left baseline	0–1	0.0%	36.6%	—	0.9%

Long two, left wing	2–5	40.0%	38.2%	—	4.4%

Long two, middle	0–2	0.0%	38.1%	—	1.8%

Long two, right wing	2–2	100.0%	38.5%	—	1.8%

Long two, right baseline	0–0	—	32.7%	—	0.0%

Left corner three	4–6	66.7%	35.1%	—	5.3%

Right corner three	2–8	25.0%	35.7%	—	7.1%

Above-break three, left	2–6	33.3%	33.9%	—	5.3%

Above-break three, top	2–3	66.7%	35.0%	—	2.7%

Above-break three, right	2–9	22.2%	35.2%	—	8.0%

Deep three	0–5	0.0%	30.1%	—	4.4%

Shooting splits

Shooting splits for the selected season. An em dash means the value is unavailable.
Split	Made–att.	Value	Pctl
Field goals	48–113	42.5%	—
Threes	12–37	32.4%	—
Free throws	12–14	85.7%	—
True shooting	—	50.4%	—
Effective FG	—	47.8%	—
3PA rate	—	0.33	—
FT rate	—	0.12	—

BIRD posterior summary for Hailey Van Lith
Component	Summary
OFF	mean −1.54; 50% interval [−3.04, −0.04]; 80% interval [−4.40, +1.32]; 95% interval [−5.91, +2.83]
DEF	mean −0.50; 50% interval [−1.61, +0.62]; 80% interval [−2.62, +1.62]; 95% interval [−3.74, +2.75]
Total	mean −2.04; 50% interval [−4.06, −0.01]; 80% interval [−5.89, +1.81]; 95% interval [−7.92, +3.85]