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Word Lists: Basketball Terms
2-point field goal attempts free throws league steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l)..
2p% 3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. blk drb defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. efg% fg free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. four factors games ortg 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. offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) pf personal fouls steal percentage (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (stl * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * opp poss). steal percentage is an estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while he was on the floor. team turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) ts% w > .500 win probability.
Blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drb drb% efg% field goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals) free throws ft% fta free throw attempts games ortg 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. pace pace factor (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 48 * ((tm poss + opp poss) / (2 * (tm mp / 5))). pace factor is an estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team. (note: 40 minutes is used in the calculation for the wnba.) a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. pprod simple rating system; a rating that takes into account average point differential and strength of schedule. the rating is denominated in points above/below average, where zero is average. my colleague doug drinen of pro-football-reference.com has written a great explanation of this method. stl% tm turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. w year.
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2p% 3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. blk drb defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. efg% fg free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. four factors games ortg 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. offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) pf personal fouls steal percentage (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (stl * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * opp poss). steal percentage is an estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while he was on the floor. team turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) ts% w > .500 win probability.
Blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drb drb% efg% field goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals) free throws ft% fta free throw attempts games ortg 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. pace pace factor (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 48 * ((tm poss + opp poss) / (2 * (tm mp / 5))). pace factor is an estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team. (note: 40 minutes is used in the calculation for the wnba.) a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. pprod simple rating system; a rating that takes into account average point differential and strength of schedule. the rating is denominated in points above/below average, where zero is average. my colleague doug drinen of pro-football-reference.com has written a great explanation of this method. stl% tm turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. w year.