Basketball Terms Ipsum

3p% assist percentage (available since the 1964-65 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ast / (((mp / (tm mp / 5)) * tm fg) - fg). assist percentage is an estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while he was on on the floor. award share games league ts% 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..

Ast blk% dpoy ortg offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. w. 2p 2-point field goals 2-point field goal attempts award share blk defensive player of the year 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%). free throws 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. gmsc losses mov ortg orb% 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. ows a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. poss points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. rookie of the year steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) 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. w wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2. win shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. please see the article calculating win shares for more information. the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..

3pa ast blk defensive player of the year 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. fg fg% gb gmsc mvp opponent poss w w-l%.