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2-point field goal attempts 3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) 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. fg gb l mov 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. 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.) per player efficiency rating (available since the 1951-52 season); per is a rating developed by espn.com columnist john hollinger. in john's words, "the per sums up all a player's positive accomplishments, subtracts the negative accomplishments, and returns a per-minute rating of a player's performance." please see the article calculating per for more information. also see vaa and var. points tov usg%.
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. 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%). fg free throw attempts gmsc games started (available since the 1982 season) losses most valuable player mp ortg opponent orb pace a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. roy rookie of the year wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2..
Defensive player of the year defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) ft% games behind; the formula is ((first w - w) + (l - first l)) / 2, where first w and first l stand for wins and losses by the first place team, respectively. mvp pf rookie of the year stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. team ts% usg% w-l%.
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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. 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%). fg free throw attempts gmsc games started (available since the 1982 season) losses most valuable player mp ortg opponent orb pace a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. roy rookie of the year wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2..
Defensive player of the year defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) ft% games behind; the formula is ((first w - w) + (l - first l)) / 2, where first w and first l stand for wins and losses by the first place team, respectively. mvp pf rookie of the year stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. team ts% usg% w-l%.