Basketball Terms Ipsum
Word Lists: Basketball Terms
3pa block percentage (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (blk * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (opp fga - opp 3pa)). block percentage is an estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while he was on the floor. efg% field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. field goal attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts) free throw attempts games gmsc margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. ortg offensive rating (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); for players it is points produced per 100 posessions, while for teams it is points scored per 100 possessions. this rating was developed by dean oliver, author of basketball on paper. i will point you to dean's book for complete details. offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) per per 36 minutes a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. points roy rookie of the year smoy srs stl tm usg% year.
2p% 2pa 2-point field goal attempts age; player age on february 1 of the given season. blk% defensive player of the year drb defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drb% effective field goal percentage; the formula is (fg + 0.5 * 3p) / fga. this statistic adjusts for the fact that a 3-point field goal is worth one more point than a 2-point field goal. for example, suppose player a goes 4 for 10 with 2 threes, while player b goes 5 for 10 with 0 threes. each player would have 10 points from field goals, and thus would have the same effective field goal percentage (50%). free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. l pyth pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. lg mp ortg ows per 36 minutes a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. pf points smoy stl tm team tov year.
2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. award share drb drb% fg field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. games behind; the formula is ((first w - w) + (l - first l)) / 2, where first w and first l stand for wins and losses by the first place team, respectively. offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. pprod points roy steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stl% total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) usage percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ((fga + 0.44 * fta + tov) * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm fga + 0.44 * tm fta + tm tov)). usage percentage is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he was on the floor..
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2p% 2pa 2-point field goal attempts age; player age on february 1 of the given season. blk% defensive player of the year drb defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drb% effective field goal percentage; the formula is (fg + 0.5 * 3p) / fga. this statistic adjusts for the fact that a 3-point field goal is worth one more point than a 2-point field goal. for example, suppose player a goes 4 for 10 with 2 threes, while player b goes 5 for 10 with 0 threes. each player would have 10 points from field goals, and thus would have the same effective field goal percentage (50%). free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. l pyth pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. lg mp ortg ows per 36 minutes a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. pf points smoy stl tm team tov year.
2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. award share drb drb% fg field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. games behind; the formula is ((first w - w) + (l - first l)) / 2, where first w and first l stand for wins and losses by the first place team, respectively. offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. pprod points roy steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stl% total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) usage percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ((fga + 0.44 * fta + tov) * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm fga + 0.44 * tm fta + tm tov)). usage percentage is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he was on the floor..