Basketball Terms Ipsum

3p% 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) age age; player age on february 1 of the given season. blk dpoy defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drtg 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. dws free throws free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. gb gmsc gs lg mvp ows per 36 minutes per game pf personal fouls possessions (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula for teams is 0.5 * ((tm fga + 0.4 * tm fta - 1.07 * (tm orb / (tm orb + opp drb)) * (tm fga - tm fg) + tm tov) + (opp fga + 0.4 * opp fta - 1.07 * (opp orb / (opp orb + tm drb)) * (opp fga - opp fg) + opp tov)). this formula estimates possessions based on both the team's statistics and their opponent's statistics, then averages them to provide a more stable estimate. the formula for players is rather lengthy and can be found in dean oliver's book. turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. w-l% the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..

2-point field goal attempts 3p% 3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. 3pa 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. field goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals) ft% gs pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. 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 offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. per poss possessions (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula for teams is 0.5 * ((tm fga + 0.4 * tm fta - 1.07 * (tm orb / (tm orb + opp drb)) * (tm fga - tm fg) + tm tov) + (opp fga + 0.4 * opp fta - 1.07 * (opp orb / (opp orb + tm drb)) * (opp fga - opp fg) + opp tov)). this formula estimates possessions based on both the team's statistics and their opponent's statistics, then averages them to provide a more stable estimate. the formula for players is rather lengthy and can be found in dean oliver's book. pts sos stl% tov total rebound percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (trb * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm trb + opp trb)). total rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed 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% won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l)..

2pa 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) blk 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. drtg dws field goal attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts) dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. games gs mp minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) ows pts roy srs 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 wins wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2..