Basketball Terms Ipsum

3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) 3p% 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) ast blk% defensive player of the year defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) dws 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%). fga ft ft% losses pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. mp orb per game a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. points rookie of the year sos srs stl turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) 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. usg% 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.) ws 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..

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. blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. field goal attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts) ft fta gmsc games started (available since the 1982 season) losses 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. points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. year.

2-point field goal attempts 3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) g stops ts% 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..