Many have felt the impact of Caitlin Clark's absence. But perhaps no one has felt it more than Lexie Hull. Prior to Clark's injury, Hull was playing stellar all-around basketball. It's clear that Hull's confidence is through the roof when they both are on the floor together. The chemistry is as strong as any on-court duo. But lately, something has been off about Hull's performance.
Her confidence doesn't seem what it used to be and her lack of production has shown it. Before the Fever lost Clark to a re-aggravated injury, Hull was putting up career numbers per game in points (8.6), rebounds (4.9), steals (1.2) and assists (1.7). After earning the starting role early this season, no player embraced it like she did. There is no doubt that Hull quickly became the Fever's unsung hero and even a favorite for this year's Most Improved Player.
She was fourth in the WNBA in three-point percentage after shooting a solid 46.8%. There was a significant improvement in Hull's performance since Clark became her teammate in 2024. In the Fever's most recent embarrassing 35-point loss to the Phoenix Mercury Thursday night, Hull only finished with two points and was 1-of-11 shooting.
Here’s a closer look at Hull’s splits during each of CC’s three injury stints.
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She was great during Caitlin’s initial quad injury (May 28-June 10), but it’s been trending downward ever since.
Negative +/- in the last two stints, and even the defense seems to be taking a hit. pic.twitter.com/QByrif2iBF
Decrease in Lexie Hull's numbers suggests she has felt the most impact from Caitlin Clark's injury
Hull wasn't the only one struggling to get anything going in the team's blowout loss to Phoenix, but her -25 plus-minus in 26 minutes played in that game was the worst of her career. In fact, in her last three games she has only put up two points suggesting that her dismal performances may correlate to Clark not being on the court with her.
This would make sense because Clark arguably hasn't built stronger chemistry with anyone more than she has Hull. Their strong off-court bond clearly translated to on the court.
Hull has shot 0-12 from 3-point range which is the strongest skill she brings to the Fever. Hull has seemingly been lethal from the corner three, but has lost her luster in the last several games. The Fever haven't needed her to put up major numbers every single game and in fact, she has helped them in an area they've frequently struggled in - the defensive end.
Hull is very efficient at drawing offensive fouls, one of the best in the league making her a known contributor for the Fever in various ways. But as of late, her offensive production has grown concern for an already on-edge fan base. Looking back several games, she hasn't hit double figures (15-points) since June 24.
Hull's field goal percentage has suffered the most since Clark's injury going from a very impressive 48.2% down to 31.8% since her absence. And this has been the common trend each time Clark has went out for any length of time this season.
Hull, a very impressive 3-point shooter, has seen it drop an astonishing 25-points during Clark's 18-game absence. It's eye-opening to even begin to think that Hull's consistent success is reliant on Clark playing. But, she did struggle in production as well while playing in Unrivaled during the off-season, and although the game setup for that differs than regular 5-on-5 play, Clark was still absent on-court.
Perhaps these numbers suggesting her struggles with Clark out is a mere coincidence. Fever fans and any WNBA fan for that matter know what Lexie Hull is capable of. She is a professional that came into the league before Clark did, who has has had to learn the ropes of what the WNBA is about before Clark did. Players are entitled to slumps every so often and Hull is surrounded by a supporting cast of elite teammates.
But, analysis from these numbers does also suggest that Hull is a force to be reckoned with when Clark is healthy.