Basketball Terms Ipsum

2p% 2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. assist percentage (available since the 1964-65 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ast / (((mp / (tm mp / 5)) * tm fg) - fg). assist percentage is an estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while he was on on the floor. blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drb ft% 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. league 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. a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. 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. stops ws.

Field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. stl% w pyth. 2p award share blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) 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. defensive player of the year defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. fg g offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) ows per pprod rookie of the year sixth man of the year srs stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. tov% 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. true shooting percentage; the formula is pts / (2 * tsa). true shooting percentage is a measure of shooting efficiency that takes into account field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws. wins wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2..

Blk% defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. ft% four factors gs losses l pyth league margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. pace poss roy srs turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) trb% pythagorean wins; the formula is g * (tm pts14 / (tm pts14 + opp pts14)). the formula was obtained by fitting a logistic regression model with log(tm pts / opp pts) as the explanatory variable. using this formula for all baa, nba, and aba seasons, the root mean-square error (rmse) is 3.14 wins. using an exponent of 16.5 (a common choice), the rmse is 3.48 wins. (note: an exponent of 10 is used for the wnba.) ws.