Basketball Terms Ipsum

Word Lists: Basketball Terms

3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) blk blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) fta 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. pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. mp minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) orb pts roy sos steal percentage (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (stl * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * opp poss). steal percentage is an estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while he was on the floor. tov% tsa the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup. year.

Opp roy. The formula is (award points) / (maximum number of award points). for example, in the 2002-03 mvp voting tim duncan had 962 points out of a possible 1190. his mvp award share is 962 / 1190 = 0.81. blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stops.

2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. 2pa age award share blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) blk% dpoy drtg fga free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. l pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. lg league ortg orb offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) pace a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. roy rookie of the year smoy simple rating system; a rating that takes into account average point differential and strength of schedule. the rating is denominated in points above/below average, where zero is average. my colleague doug drinen of pro-football-reference.com has written a great explanation of this method. wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2. w pyth w-l% win probability the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..
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