Season-by-season records

Season

	Team	Conference		Regular season			Playoff Results	Head coach
				W	L	PCT
Detroit Shock
1998	1998	East	4th	17	13	.567	Did not qualify	Nancy Lieberman
1999	1999	East	2nd	15	17	.469	Lost Conference Semi-finals (Charlotte, 0–1)	Nancy Lieberman
2000	2000	East	5th	14	18	.438	Did not qualify	Nancy Lieberman
2001	2001	East	7th	10	22	.313	Did not qualify	Greg Williams
2002	2002	East	8th	9	23	.281	Did not qualify	G. Williams (0–10) B. Laimbeer (9–13)
2003	2003	East	1st	25	9	.735	Won Conference Semi-finals (Cleveland, 2–1) Won Conference Finals (Connecticut, 2–0) Won WNBA Finals (Los Angeles, 2–1)	Bill Laimbeer
2004	2004	East	3rd	17	17	.500	Lost Conference Semi-finals (New York, 1–2)	Bill Laimbeer
2005	2005	East	4th	16	18	.471	Lost Conference Semi-finals (Connecticut, 0–2)	Bill Laimbeer
2006	2006	East	2nd	23	11	.676	Won Conference Semi-finals (Indiana, 2–0) Won Conference Finals (Connecticut, 2–1) Won WNBA Finals (Sacramento, 3–2)	Bill Laimbeer
2007	2007	East	1st	24	10	.706	Won Conference Semi-finals (New York, 2–1) Won Conference Finals (Indiana, 2–1) Lost WNBA Finals (Phoenix, 2–3)	Bill Laimbeer
2008	2008	East	1st	22	12	.647	Won Conference Semi-finals (Indiana, 2–1) Won Conference Finals (New York, 2–1) Won WNBA Finals (San Antonio, 3–0)	Bill Laimbeer
2009	2009	East	3rd	18	16	.529	Won Conference Semi-finals (Atlanta, 2–0) Lost Conference Finals (Indiana, 1–2)	B. Laimbeer (1–3) R. Mahorn (17–13)
Tulsa Shock
2010	2010	West	6th	6	28	.176	Did not qualify	Nolan Richardson
2011	2011	West	6th	3	31	.088	Did not qualify	N. Richardson (1–10) T. Edwards (2–21)
2012	2012	West	5th	9	25	.265	Did not qualify	Gary Kloppenburg
2013	2013	West	6th	11	23	.324	Did not qualify	Gary Kloppenburg
2014	2014	West	5th	12	22	.353	Did not qualify	Fred Williams
2015	2015	West	3rd	18	16	.529	Lost Conference Semi-finals (Phoenix, 0–2)	Fred Williams
Dallas Wings
2016	2016	West	5th	11	23	.324	Did not qualify	Fred Williams
Regular season				280	354	.442	4 Conference Championships
Playoffs				30	21	.588	3 WNBA Championships