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Word Lists: Basketball Terms
2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. ast% drb% defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. fta g losses ortg 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. a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. personal fouls pts srs.
2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. assists blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. most valuable player mov offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) 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. pprod sixth man of the year 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. 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 stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. team true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. wins.
2pa blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) dpoy dws free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. four factors gb minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) tm 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. 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..
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2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. assists blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. most valuable player mov offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) 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. pprod sixth man of the year 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. 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 stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. team true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. wins.
2pa blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) dpoy dws free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. four factors gb minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) tm 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. 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..