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<br><li><span><small><strong>3P%</strong></small></span><br><small> 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the NBA); the formula is <a href="#fg3">3P</a> / <a href="#fg3a">3PA</a>. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>3PA</strong></small></span><br><small> 3-Point Field Goal Attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the NBA) </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Age</strong></small></span><br><small> Age; player age on February 1 of the given season. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>AST</strong></small></span><br><small> Assists </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>AST%</strong></small></span><br><small> Assist Percentage (available since the 1964-65 season in the NBA); the formula is 100 * <a href="#ast">AST</a> / (((<a href="#mp">MP</a> / (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#mp">MP</a> / 5)) * <a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#fg">FG</a>) - <a href="#fg">FG</a>). Assist percentage is an estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while he was on the floor. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Award Share</strong></small></span><br><small> The formula is (award points) / (maximum number of award points). For example, in the <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_2003#mvp">2002-03 MVP voting</a> <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/duncati01.html">Tim Duncan</a> had 962 points out of a possible 1190. His MVP award share is 962 / 1190 = 0.81. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>BLK</strong></small></span><br><small> Blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA) </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>BLK%</strong></small></span><br><small> Block Percentage (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA); the formula is 100 * (<a href="#blk">BLK</a> * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#mp">MP</a> / 5)) / (<a href="#mp">MP</a> * (<a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#fga">FGA</a> - <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#fg3a">3PA</a>)). Block percentage is an estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while he was on the floor. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>BPM</strong></small></span><br><small> Box Plus/Minus (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA); a box score estimate of the points per 100 possessions that a player contributed above a league-average player, translated to an average team. Please see the article <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/bpm.html">About Box Plus/Minus (BPM)</a> for more information. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>DPOY</strong></small></span><br><small> Defensive Player of the Year </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>DRB</strong></small></span><br><small> Defensive Rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA) </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>DRB%</strong></small></span><br><small> Defensive Rebound Percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the NBA); the formula is 100 * (<a href="#drb">DRB</a> * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#mp">MP</a> / 5)) / (<a href="#mp">MP</a> * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#drb">DRB</a> + <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#orb">ORB</a>)). Defensive rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>DRtg</strong></small></span><br><small> Defensive Rating (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA); for players and teams it is points allowed per 100 posessions. This rating was developed by Dean Oliver, author of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketballonpaper.com/">Basketball on Paper</a>. Please see the article <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/ratings.html">Calculating Individual Offensive and Defensive Ratings</a> for more information. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>DWS</strong></small></span><br><small> Defensive Win Shares; please see the article <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/ws.html">Calculating Win Shares</a> for more information. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>eFG%</strong></small></span><br><small> Effective Field Goal Percentage; the formula is (<a href="#fg">FG</a> + 0.5 * <a href="#fg3">3P</a>) / <a href="#fga">FGA</a>. 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%). </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>FG</strong></small></span><br><small> Field Goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals) </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>FG%</strong></small></span><br><small> Field Goal Percentage; the formula is <a href="#fg">FG</a> / <a href="#fga">FGA</a>. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>FGA</strong></small></span><br><small> Field Goal Attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts) </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>FT</strong></small></span><br><small> Free Throws </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>FT%</strong></small></span><br><small> Free Throw Percentage; the formula is <a href="#ft">FT</a> / <a href="#fta">FTA</a>. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>FTA</strong></small></span><br><small> Free Throw Attempts </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Four Factors</strong></small></span><br><small> Dean Oliver's "Four Factors of Basketball Success"; please see the article <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/factors.html">Four Factors</a> for more information. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>G</strong></small></span><br><small> Games </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>GB</strong></small></span><br><small> Games Behind; the formula is ((first W - <a href="#wins">W</a>) + (<a href="#losses">L</a> - first L)) / 2, where first W and first L stand for wins and losses by the first place team, respectively. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>GmSc</strong></small></span><br><small> Game Score; the formula is <a href="#pts">PTS</a> + 0.4 * <a href="#fg">FG</a> - 0.7 * <a href="#fga">FGA</a> - 0.4*(<a href="#fta">FTA</a> - <a href="#ft">FT</a>) + 0.7 * <a href="#orb">ORB</a> + 0.3 * <a href="#drb">DRB</a> + <a href="#stl">STL</a> + 0.7 * <a href="#ast">AST</a> + 0.7 * <a href="#blk">BLK</a> - 0.4 * <a href="#pf">PF</a> - <a href="#tov">TOV</a>. Game Score was created by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170707223553/http://sports.espn.go.com/keyword/search?searchString=John_Hollinger"> John Hollinger</a> to give a rough measure of a player's productivity for a single game. The scale is similar to that of points scored, (40 is an outstanding performance, 10 is an average performance, etc.). </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>GS</strong></small></span><br><small> Games Started (available since the 1982 season) </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>L</strong></small></span><br><small> Losses </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>L Pyth</strong></small></span><br><small> Pythagorean Losses; the formula is <a href="#g">G</a> - <a href="#wins_pyth">W Pyth</a>. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Lg</strong></small></span><br><small> League </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>MVP</strong></small></span><br><small> Most Valuable Player </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>MP</strong></small></span><br><small> Minutes Played (available since the 1951-52 season) </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>MOV</strong></small></span><br><small> Margin of Victory; the formula is <a href="#pts">PTS</a> - <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#pts">PTS</a>. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>ORtg</strong></small></span><br><small> Offensive Rating (available since the 1977-78 season in the NBA); for players it is points produced per 100 posessions, while for teams it is points scored per 100 possessions. This rating was developed by Dean Oliver, author of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketballonpaper.com/">Basketball on Paper</a>. Please see the article <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/ratings.html">Calculating Individual Offensive and Defensive Ratings</a> for more information. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Opp</strong></small></span><br><small> Opponent </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>ORB</strong></small></span><br><small> Offensive Rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA) </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>ORB%</strong></small></span><br><small> Offensive Rebound Percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the NBA); the formula is 100 * (<a href="#orb">ORB</a> * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#mp">MP</a> / 5)) / (<a href="#mp">MP</a> * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#orb">ORB</a> + <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#drb">DRB</a>)). Offensive rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>OWS</strong></small></span><br><small> Offensive Win Shares; please see the article <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/ws.html">Calculating Win Shares</a> for more information. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Pace</strong></small></span><br><small> Pace Factor (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA); the formula is 48 * ((<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#poss">Poss</a> + <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#poss">Poss</a>) / (2 * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#mp">MP</a> / 5))). Pace factor is an estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team. <span class="italic_text">(Note: 40 minutes is used in the calculation for the WNBA.)</strong></small></span> </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>PER</strong></small></span><br><small> Player Efficiency Rating (available since the 1951-52 season); PER is a rating developed by ESPN.com columnist <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170707223553/http://sports.espn.go.com/keyword/search?searchString=John_Hollinger">John Hollinger</a>. 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 <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/per.html">Calculating PER</a> for more information. Also see <a href="#vaa">VAA</a> and <a href="#var">VAR</a>. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Per 36 Minutes</strong></small></span><br><small> A statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Per Game</strong></small></span><br><small> A statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>PF</strong></small></span><br><small> Personal Fouls </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Poss</strong></small></span><br><small> Possessions (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA); the formula for teams is 0.5 * ((<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#fga">FGA</a> + 0.4 * <a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#fta">FTA</a> - 1.07 * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#orb">ORB</a> / (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#orb">ORB</a> + <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#drb">DRB</a>)) * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#fga">FGA</a> - <a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#fg">FG</a>) + <a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#tov">TOV</a>) + (<a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#fga">FGA</a> + 0.4 * <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#fta">FTA</a> - 1.07 * (<a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#orb">ORB</a> / (<a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#orb">ORB</a> + <a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#drb">DRB</a>)) * (<a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#fga">FGA</a> - <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#fg">FG</a>) + <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#tov">TOV</a>)). 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. Please see the article <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/ratings.html">Calculating Individual Offensive and Defensive Ratings</a> for more information. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>PProd</strong></small></span><br><small> Points Produced; Dean Oliver's measure of offensive points produced. Please see the article <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/ratings.html">Calculating Individual Offensive and Defensive Ratings</a> for more information. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>PTS</strong></small></span><br><small> Points </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>ROY</strong></small></span><br><small> Rookie of the Year </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>SMOY</strong></small></span><br><small> Sixth Man of the Year </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>SOS</strong></small></span><br><small> Strength of Schedule; a rating of strength of schedule. The rating is denominated in points above/below average, where zero is average. My colleague Doug Drinen of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170707223553/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/">Pro-Football-Reference.com</a> has written a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170707223553/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=37">great explanation of this method</a>. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>SRS</strong></small></span><br><small> 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 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170707223553/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/">Pro-Football-Reference.com</a> has written a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170707223553/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=37">great explanation of this method</a>. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>STL</strong></small></span><br><small> Steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA) </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>STL%</strong></small></span><br><small> Steal Percentage (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA); the formula is 100 * (<a href="#stl">STL</a> * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#mp">MP</a> / 5)) / (<a href="#mp">MP</a> * <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#poss">Poss</a>). 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. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Stops</strong></small></span><br><small> Stops; Dean Oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. Please see the article <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/ratings.html">Calculating Individual Offensive and Defensive Ratings</a> for more information. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Tm</strong></small></span><br><small> Team </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>TOV</strong></small></span><br><small> Turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the NBA) </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>TOV%</strong></small></span><br><small> Turnover Percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the NBA); the formula is 100 * <a href="#tov">TOV</a> / (<a href="#fga">FGA</a> + 0.44 * <a href="#fta">FTA</a> + <a href="#tov">TOV</a>). Turnover percentage is an estimate of turnovers per 100 plays. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>TRB</strong></small></span><br><small> Total Rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>TRB%</strong></small></span><br><small> Total Rebound Percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the NBA); the formula is 100 * (<a href="#trb">TRB</a> * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#mp">MP</a> / 5)) / (<a href="#mp">MP</a> * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#trb">TRB</a> + <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#trb">TRB</a>)). Total rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>TS%</strong></small></span><br><small> True Shooting Percentage; the formula is <a href="#pts">PTS</a> / (2 * <a href="#tsa">TSA</a>). True shooting percentage is a measure of shooting efficiency that takes into account field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>TSA</strong></small></span><br><small> True Shooting Attempts; the formula is <a href="#fga">FGA</a> + 0.44 * <a href="#fta">FTA</a>. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Usg%</strong></small></span><br><small> Usage Percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the NBA); the formula is 100 * ((<a href="#fga">FGA</a> + 0.44 * <a href="#fta">FTA</a> + <a href="#tov">TOV</a>) * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#mp">MP</a> / 5)) / (<a href="#mp">MP</a> * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#fga">FGA</a> + 0.44 * <a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#fta">FTA</a> + <a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#tov">TOV</a>)). Usage percentage is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he was on the floor. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>VORP</strong></small></span><br><small> Value Over Replacement Player (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA); a box score estimate of the points per 100 TEAM possessions that a player contributed above a replacement-level (-2.0) player, translated to an average team and prorated to an 82-game season. Multiply by 2.70 to convert to wins over replacement. Please see the article <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/bpm.html#vorp">About Box Plus/Minus (BPM)</a> for more information. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>W</strong></small></span><br><small> Wins </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong> .500</strong></small></span><br><small> Wins Over .500; the formula is (<a href="#wins">W</a> - <a href="#losses">L</a>) / 2. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>W Pyth</strong></small></span><br><small> Pythagorean Wins; the formula is <a href="#g">G</a> * (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#pts">PTS</a><sup>14</sup> / (<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#pts">PTS</a><sup>14</sup> + <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#pts">PTS</a><sup>14</sup>)). The formula was obtained by fitting a logistic regression model with log(<a href="#team_id">Tm</a> <a href="#pts">PTS</a> / <a href="#opp_id">Opp</a> <a href="#pts">PTS</a>) 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. <span class="italic_text">(Note: An exponent of 10 is used for the WNBA.)</strong></small></span> </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>W-L%</strong></small></span><br><small> Won-Lost Percentage; the formula is <a href="#wins">W</a> / (<a href="#wins">W</a> + <a href="#losses">L</a>). </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>WS</strong></small></span><br><small> Win Shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. Please see the article <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/ws.html">Calculating Win Shares</a> for more information. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>WS/48</strong></small></span><br><small> 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 <a href="/web/20170707223553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/ws.html">Calculating Win Shares</a> for more information. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Win Probability</strong></small></span><br><small> The estimated probability that Team A will defeat Team B in a given matchup. </small></li> <br><li><span><small><strong>Year</strong></small></span><br><small> Year that the season occurred. Since the NBA season is split over two calendar years, the year given is the last year for that season. 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