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3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) dpoy dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. gb mp 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. sos stl won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l)..
2pa age; player age on february 1 of the given season. award share dpoy efg% free throw attempts gs l pyth most valuable player minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. orb pf 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. points 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. ws/48 the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..
2p 2-point field goals 3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. ast% blk field goal attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts) ft% free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. losses l pyth league opp points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. simple rating system; a rating that takes into account average point differential and 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. team tov total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) w w pyth ws/48.
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2pa age; player age on february 1 of the given season. award share dpoy efg% free throw attempts gs l pyth most valuable player minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. orb pf 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. points 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. ws/48 the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..
2p 2-point field goals 3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. ast% blk field goal attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts) ft% free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. losses l pyth league opp points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. simple rating system; a rating that takes into account average point differential and 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. team tov total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) w w pyth ws/48.