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Fg% pace. Defensive player of the year defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) dws gb league mvp sixth man of the year tov trb.
2-point field goals age 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 player of the year fg% l pyth margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. ortg a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) 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.).
2p% blk 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. l losses lg most valuable player mov 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. tov trb%.
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2-point field goals age 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 player of the year fg% l pyth margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. ortg a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) 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.).
2p% blk 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. l losses lg most valuable player mov 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. tov trb%.