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2-point field goals 3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) 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. fg% fga four factors g gb mvp mp opponent pace points tm trb% tsa win probability the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup. year.
Losses per 36 minutes srs tov turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..
2p 2-point field goals 2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. 2pa 3p% blk l mov opponent ows pace possessions (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula for teams is 0.5 * ((tm fga + 0.4 * tm fta - 1.07 * (tm orb / (tm orb + opp drb)) * (tm fga - tm fg) + tm tov) + (opp fga + 0.4 * opp fta - 1.07 * (opp orb / (opp orb + tm drb)) * (opp fga - opp fg) + opp tov)). this formula estimates possessions based on both the team's statistics and their opponent's statistics, then averages them to provide a more stable estimate. the formula for players is rather lengthy and can be found in dean oliver's book. strength of schedule; a rating of 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. stl turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) 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. total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) ts% won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l). win shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. please see the article calculating win shares for more information..
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Losses per 36 minutes srs tov turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..
2p 2-point field goals 2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. 2pa 3p% blk l mov opponent ows pace possessions (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula for teams is 0.5 * ((tm fga + 0.4 * tm fta - 1.07 * (tm orb / (tm orb + opp drb)) * (tm fga - tm fg) + tm tov) + (opp fga + 0.4 * opp fta - 1.07 * (opp orb / (opp orb + tm drb)) * (opp fga - opp fg) + opp tov)). this formula estimates possessions based on both the team's statistics and their opponent's statistics, then averages them to provide a more stable estimate. the formula for players is rather lengthy and can be found in dean oliver's book. strength of schedule; a rating of 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. stl turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) 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. total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) ts% won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l). win shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. please see the article calculating win shares for more information..