Basketball Terms Ipsum

Word Lists: Basketball Terms

Fta pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. lg minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) personal fouls poss trb. Defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. srs steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stops turnover percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * tov / (fga + 0.44 * fta + tov). turnover percentage is an estimate of turnovers per 100 plays. win probability.

Pace factor (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 48 * ((tm poss + opp poss) / (2 * (tm mp / 5))). pace factor is an estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team. (note: 40 minutes is used in the calculation for the wnba.) tov%.

Drb% defensive rebound percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (drb * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm drb + opp orb)). defensive rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor. efg% fg% dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. gb losses ows team turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) tov% trb% won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l). the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..
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