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2pa 3pa dws efg% ft% turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) total rebound percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (trb * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm trb + opp trb)). total rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor..
2p% 2-point field goal attempts age; player age on february 1 of the given season. assists 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. blk% 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. dpoy defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drtg defensive rating (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); for players and teams it is points allowed per 100 posessions. this rating was developed by dean oliver, author of basketball on paper. i will point you to dean's book for complete details. ft free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. games games started (available since the 1982 season) orb pace per player efficiency rating (available since the 1951-52 season); per is a rating developed by espn.com columnist john hollinger. in john's words, "the per sums up all a player's positive accomplishments, subtracts the negative accomplishments, and returns a per-minute rating of a player's performance." please see the article calculating per for more information. also see vaa and var. pf pts sos steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stops team tov trb% win shares per 48 minutes (available since the 1951-52 season in the nba); an estimate of the number of wins contributed by the player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately 0.100). please see the article calculating win shares for more information. win probability.
Defensive player of the year defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. fg 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. l pyth offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) orb% per tsa.
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2p% 2-point field goal attempts age; player age on february 1 of the given season. assists 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. blk% 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. dpoy defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drtg defensive rating (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); for players and teams it is points allowed per 100 posessions. this rating was developed by dean oliver, author of basketball on paper. i will point you to dean's book for complete details. ft free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. games games started (available since the 1982 season) orb pace per player efficiency rating (available since the 1951-52 season); per is a rating developed by espn.com columnist john hollinger. in john's words, "the per sums up all a player's positive accomplishments, subtracts the negative accomplishments, and returns a per-minute rating of a player's performance." please see the article calculating per for more information. also see vaa and var. pf pts sos steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stops team tov trb% win shares per 48 minutes (available since the 1951-52 season in the nba); an estimate of the number of wins contributed by the player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately 0.100). please see the article calculating win shares for more information. win probability.
Defensive player of the year defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. fg 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. l pyth offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) orb% per tsa.