Basketball Terms Ipsum

2-point field goals 2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. 2-point field goal attempts 3p 3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. 3pa 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) age 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 player of the year drtg defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. field goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals) field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. games started (available since the 1982 season) losses opp 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. per 36 minutes a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. pprod rookie of the year stl team turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) tov% 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. w pyth w-l%.

3p% blk% defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. fg dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. gs orb ows srs stl turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) w-l% 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 that the season occurred. since the nba season is split over two calendar years, the year given is the last year for that season. for example, the year for the 1999-00 season would be 2000..

2p 2pa ast 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. defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drtg g most valuable player minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) ortg team wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2. 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..