Basketball Terms Ipsum

2pa 3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) ast% drb% fg% field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. gb gs mp minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) mov ows points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. points roy turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) total rebound percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (trb * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm trb + opp trb)). total rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor. 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. w > .500 win shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. please see the article calculating win shares for more information..

3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 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. drtg defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. ft games 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. gmsc most valuable player margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. 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. 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. 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. trb% w 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.) won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l). ws.

3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. age age; player age on february 1 of the given season. award share drb% most valuable player minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) per stops trb true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta..