Basketball Terms Ipsum

2-point field goals 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. 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. tsa.

2p% 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) age blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) efg% fg fg% field goal attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts) free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. fta gb l pyth 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. pf sixth man of the year 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 steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stops tm trb usg% 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..

3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. ast 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 defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) 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. efg% fg field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. free throws dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. games gb gs l pyth pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) pace factor (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 48 * ((tm poss + opp poss) / (2 * (tm mp / 5))). pace factor is an estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team. (note: 40 minutes is used in the calculation for the wnba.) per points team tov tov% 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. w pyth.