In the 1997 Phoenix Mercury season, all players were able to play 28 games but only four players were able to play more than 700 minutes for the season.
The 1997 WNBA season was the first for the Phoenix Mercury. Michele Timms 27 Tia Jackson 26 Nancy Lieberman-Cline 25 Tara Williams 12 Mikiko Hagiwara 12 Monique Ambers 19 Molly Tuter 3 Ryneldi Becenti 1 966 
