Basketball Terms Ipsum

Award share blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. fg fg% field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. games gb game score; the formula is pts + 0.4 * fg - 0.7 * fga - 0.4*(fta - ft) + 0.7 * orb + 0.3 * drb + stl + 0.7 * ast + 0.7 * blk - 0.4 * pf - tov. game score was created by john hollinger to give a rough measure of a player's productivity for a single game. the scale is similar to that of points scored, (40 is an outstanding performance, 10 is an average performance, etc.). l pyth league 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 stops 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..

2-point field goals 2p% 2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. ast assists 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. dws defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. fga dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. gs mvp per personal fouls rookie of the year sixth man of the year stl steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) tov turnover percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * tov / (fga + 0.44 * fta + tov). turnover percentage is an estimate of turnovers per 100 plays. 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. wins wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2. w-l% won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l)..

2pa defensive rebound percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (drb * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm drb + opp orb)). defensive rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor. mvp ortg orb roy won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l)..