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Blk% defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. 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% field goal attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts) lg margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. pf roy tov% usg% w 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.) w-l%.
3p% 3pa 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. g gb gs losses pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. league margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. orb% 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. poss points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. pts points sos stops team trb won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l). year.
2p 2-point field goals drb% efg% fta gmsc pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. mp minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) ows pace personal fouls pprod sos srs tov% true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. 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..
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3p% 3pa 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. g gb gs losses pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. league margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. orb% 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. poss points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. pts points sos stops team trb won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l). year.
2p 2-point field goals drb% efg% fta gmsc pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. mp minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) ows pace personal fouls pprod sos srs tov% true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. 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..