Basketball Terms Ipsum

2p% 2pa 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. losses mp orb% 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; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. trb ws/48 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.

2-point field goals 2-point field goal attempts 3p 3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. age; player age on february 1 of the given season. drb defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) ft four factors g games gb gmsc mov opponent offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) orb% offensive rebound percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (orb * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm orb + opp drb)). offensive rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor. per per 36 minutes a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. personal fouls steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stl% 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. turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) trb% win shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. please see the article calculating win shares for more information. the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..

3p ast% 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. defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) efg% field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. game score; the formula is pts + 0.4 * fg - 0.7 * fga - 0.4*(fta - ft) + 0.7 * orb + 0.3 * drb + stl + 0.7 * ast + 0.7 * blk - 0.4 * pf - tov. game score was created by john hollinger to give a rough measure of a player's productivity for a single game. the scale is similar to that of points scored, (40 is an outstanding performance, 10 is an average performance, etc.). lg most valuable player orb offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. points sos tm team w > .500 year.