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2-point field goals 3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) blk fg fga field goal attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts) games started (available since the 1982 season) 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 attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) ast defensive player of the year margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. ortg ows per 36 minutes a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. poss 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 team pythagorean wins; the formula is g * (tm pts14 / (tm pts14 + opp pts14)). the formula was obtained by fitting a logistic regression model with log(tm pts / opp pts) as the explanatory variable. using this formula for all baa, nba, and aba seasons, the root mean-square error (rmse) is 3.14 wins. using an exponent of 16.5 (a common choice), the rmse is 3.48 wins. (note: an exponent of 10 is used for the wnba.).
2p% 2pa age 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. blk blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) dpoy drb% 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. efg% field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. fga gb l pyth minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) per game points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. sixth man of the year steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stl% w > .500 ws.
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3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) ast defensive player of the year margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. ortg ows per 36 minutes a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. poss 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 team pythagorean wins; the formula is g * (tm pts14 / (tm pts14 + opp pts14)). the formula was obtained by fitting a logistic regression model with log(tm pts / opp pts) as the explanatory variable. using this formula for all baa, nba, and aba seasons, the root mean-square error (rmse) is 3.14 wins. using an exponent of 16.5 (a common choice), the rmse is 3.48 wins. (note: an exponent of 10 is used for the wnba.).
2p% 2pa age 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. blk blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) dpoy drb% 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. efg% field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. fga gb l pyth minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) per game points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. sixth man of the year steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stl% w > .500 ws.