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2-point field goals 2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. blk% dpoy fg fg% lg mp offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) orb% offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. per game points sixth man of the year steal percentage (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (stl * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * opp poss). steal percentage is an estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while he was on the floor. 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. usg% the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..
2-point field goals 2p% 2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. 3p% 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) age dpoy drb drb% 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%). ft free throw attempts games 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 mp margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. per a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. pts smoy 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 turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) tov% tsa true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. 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. ws/48.
Drtg fg ft% gmsc per 36 minutes 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. trb 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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2-point field goals 2p% 2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. 3p% 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) age dpoy drb drb% 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%). ft free throw attempts games 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 mp margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. per a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. pts smoy 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 turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) tov% tsa true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. 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. ws/48.
Drtg fg ft% gmsc per 36 minutes 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. trb 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..