WNBA: Better Than the NBA?

nickv1025 over at RebKell posts the following for comparison.

For the 12th season:
WNBA
Games played: 34
Teams: 14
Semi Finals Series: 3 Games
Conf Finals Series: 3 Games
Finals: 5 Games
Average Attendance: 7,918

NBA
Games played: 72
Teams: 8
Semi Finals Series: 3 Games
Conf Finals Series: 7 Games
Finals: 7 Games
Average Attendance: 4,824

For 13th season:
NBA
Games played: 72
Teams: 8
Semi Finals Series: 3 Games
Conf Finals Series: 7 Games
Finals: 7 Games
Average Attendance: 5,077

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Of course, comparing two different leagues over a span of fifty years of time is like comparing apples and oranges. But like I said in an earlier post, "one statistic doesn't mean everything". Think about this the next time some one throws attendance stats at you to knock the W.

P. S. I wonder how much those NBA attendance stats were being...inflated.

P. P. S. The W had a better field goal percentage than the nascent NBA when comparing 12th seasons. The same for comparing 13th seasons.