Basketball Terms Ipsum

3p assist percentage (available since the 1964-65 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ast / (((mp / (tm mp / 5)) * tm fg) - fg). assist percentage is an estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while he was on on the floor. blocks (available since the 1973-74 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. defensive rating (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); for players and teams it is points allowed per 100 posessions. this rating was developed by dean oliver, author of basketball on paper. i will point you to dean's book for complete details. field goal attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts) dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. league minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) opp per 36 minutes a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. poss points sixth man of the year steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stops stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. tov total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) ts% tsa true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. usage percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ((fga + 0.44 * fta + tov) * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm fga + 0.44 * tm fta + tm tov)). usage percentage is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he was on the floor. wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2. w pyth ws 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. year.

Age; player age on february 1 of the given season. assist percentage (available since the 1964-65 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ast / (((mp / (tm mp / 5)) * tm fg) - fg). assist percentage is an estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while he was on on the floor. defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drb% dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. per stl total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) ts% usage percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ((fga + 0.44 * fta + tov) * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm fga + 0.44 * tm fta + tm tov)). usage percentage is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he was on the floor..

3p 3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) age age; player age on february 1 of the given season. ast% blk% drb drtg effective field goal percentage; the formula is (fg + 0.5 * 3p) / fga. this statistic adjusts for the fact that a 3-point field goal is worth one more point than a 2-point field goal. for example, suppose player a goes 4 for 10 with 2 threes, while player b goes 5 for 10 with 0 threes. each player would have 10 points from field goals, and thus would have the same effective field goal percentage (50%). free throw attempts l losses margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. opp orb srs turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) trb% w wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2. w pyth won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l). ws year.