Basketball Terms Ipsum

2p 3p% age; player age on february 1 of the given season. blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) efg% free throws fta l pyth offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. per game points roy 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. steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) 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. w pyth.