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Blk 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 percentage; the formula is ft / fta. pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. opp personal fouls points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. rookie of the year srs 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. true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. win probability year.
2p 3p 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) age; player age on february 1 of the given season. award share the formula is (award points) / (maximum number of award points). for example, in the 2002-03 mvp voting tim duncan had 962 points out of a possible 1190. his mvp award share is 962 / 1190 = 0.81. drtg field goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals) fg% dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. l pyth 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. opponent poss roy tov% w.
Defensive player of the year dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. orb% offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. 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 roy tov trb.
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2p 3p 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) age; player age on february 1 of the given season. award share the formula is (award points) / (maximum number of award points). for example, in the 2002-03 mvp voting tim duncan had 962 points out of a possible 1190. his mvp award share is 962 / 1190 = 0.81. drtg field goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals) fg% dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. l pyth 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. opponent poss roy tov% w.
Defensive player of the year dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. orb% offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. 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 roy tov trb.