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Word Lists: Basketball Terms
3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) age; player age on february 1 of the given season. ast% dpoy dws fga free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. games gs a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. rookie of the year srs stops tov trb total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) trb% usage percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ((fga + 0.44 * fta + tov) * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm fga + 0.44 * tm fta + tm tov)). usage percentage is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he was on the floor. won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l). 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..
3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. age; player age on february 1 of the given season. ast blk drb 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. field goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals) field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. g l margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. ows points sixth man of the year sos tov% ts% ws year.
3p% blk games gb 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. 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.). games started (available since the 1982 season) mvp 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. win shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. please see the article calculating win shares for more information..
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3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. age; player age on february 1 of the given season. ast blk drb 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. field goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals) field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. g l margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. ows points sixth man of the year sos tov% ts% ws year.
3p% blk games gb 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. 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.). games started (available since the 1982 season) mvp 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. win shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. please see the article calculating win shares for more information..