Basketball Terms Ipsum

2-point field goals margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l).. 2p 2-point field goals age ast% drtg defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. free throw attempts dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. gb gs l pyth lg most valuable player orb% per game personal fouls pts smoy 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. steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) tov trb total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) trb% wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2. win shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. please see the article calculating win shares for more information. win probability year.

Drb four factors offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. w > .500.

2pa free throws fta 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. smoy total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. year that the season occurred. since the nba season is split over two calendar years, the year given is the last year for that season. for example, the year for the 1999-00 season would be 2000..