Glossary

Recorded

Data points which come directly from the box score

MIN

Time on the floorBasic

FGM

Field goals madeBasic

FGA

Field goals attemptedBasic

3PM

Three-pointers madeBasic

3PA

Three-pointers attemptedBasic

FTM

Free throws madeBasic

FTA

Free throws attemptedBasic

OREB

Offensive reboundsBasic

DREB

Defensive reboundsBasic

AST

AssistsBasic

STL

StealsBasic

BLK

BlocksBasic

TOV

TurnoversBasic

PF

Personal fouls committedBasic

PTS

Points scoredBasic

TECH

Technical fouls called, in the game or charged after it, including any later rescindedMisc

FLAG1

Flagrant 1 fouls called, in the game or charged after it, including any later rescindedMisc

FLAG2

Flagrant 2 fouls called, in the game or charged after it, including any later rescindedMisc

DEF3

Defensive three-second violations calledMisc

DELAY

Delay of game violations calledMisc

TREB

Team rebounds: rebounds credited to the team rather than to a player, not counted in REBMisc

TTOV

Team turnovers: turnovers charged to the team rather than to a player, such as a shot-clock violation; included in the team's TOVMisc

Calculated

Data points which are calculated exactly from other game data

FG%

Field goal percentageFGM / FGABasic

3P%

Three-point percentage3PM / 3PABasic

2PM

Two-pointers madeFGM − 3PMBasic

2PA

Two-pointers attemptedFGA − 3PABasic

2P%

Two-point percentage2PM / 2PABasic

FT%

Free throw percentageFTM / FTABasic

REB

Total reboundsOREB + DREBBasic

AST/TOV

Assists per turnoverAST / TOVAdvanced

eFG%

Effective field goal percentage: shooting accuracy with a three counted for what it is worth(FGM + 0.5 × 3PM) / FGAAdvanced

3PAr

Three-point attempt rate3PA / FGAAdvanced

FTAr

Free throw attempt rateFTA / FGAAdvanced

OREB%

Percentage of the available offensive rebounds the team gotOREB / (OREB + OppDREB)Team

DREB%

Percentage of the available defensive rebounds the team gotDREB / (DREB + OppOREB)Team

REB%

Percentage of the available rebounds the team gotREB / (REB + OppREB)Team

AST%

Percentage of the team's made field goals that were assistedAST / FGMTeam

DD

Double-doubles: 10 or more in two of points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks2 of PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK ≥ 10Misc

TD

Triple-doubles: 10 or more in three of points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks3 of PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK ≥ 10Misc

20/20

20 or more in two of points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks2 of PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK ≥ 20Misc

PR-DD

10 or more points and 10 or more reboundsPTS ≥ 10 and REB ≥ 10Misc

PA-DD

10 or more points and 10 or more assistsPTS ≥ 10 and AST ≥ 10Misc

DQ

Disqualified on six personal foulsPF ≥ 6Misc

FLAG

Flagrant fouls called, of either level, including any later rescindedFLAG1 + FLAG2Misc

TL

Team-leading: games leading their team in a stat, ties included (TL PTS, TL REB, TL AST, TL STL, TL BLK, TL 3PM, TL MIN)Stat = team's mostMisc

GL

Game-leading: games leading everyone in the game in a stat, ties included (GL PTS, GL REB, GL AST, GL STL, GL BLK, GL 3PM, GL MIN)Stat = game's mostMisc

Estimated

Data points which are estimated from other game data

PPSA

Points scored for each shot taken, counting the free throws a shot earnsPTS / (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)Advanced

TS%

Scoring efficiency across all three levels of scoring, leveled to one efficiency statPTS / (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA))Advanced

PPP

Points scored for each playPTS / PlaysAdvanced

USG%

Estimate of the share of the team's plays this player used while on the floorPlays / (On × TmPlays)Advanced

OREB%

Estimate of the percentage of offensive rebounds recorded while this player was on the floorOREB / (On × (TmOREB + OppDREB))Advanced

DREB%

Estimate of the percentage of defensive rebounds recorded while this player was on the floorDREB / (On × (TmDREB + OppOREB))Advanced

REB%

Estimate of the percentage of total rebounds recorded while this player was on the floorREB / (On × (TmREB + OppREB))Advanced

AST%

Estimate of the percentage of shots made the player assisted onAST / ((On × TmFGM) − FGM)Advanced

STL%

Estimate of the percentage of opponent plays the player ended with a stealSTL / (On × OppPlays)Advanced

BLK%

Estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point attempts the player blockedBLK / (On × Opp2PA)Advanced

TOV%

Estimate of the percentage of the player's own plays that ended in a turnoverTOV / PlaysAdvanced

GmSc

Game score: a single production value weighted on box score statsPTS + 0.4 × FGM − 0.7 × FGA − 0.4 × FTA + 0.4 × FTM + 0.7 × OREB + 0.3 × DREB + STL + 0.7 × AST + 0.7 × BLK − 0.4 × PF − TOVAdvanced

ORtg

Offensive rating: points scored per 100 possessions100 × PTS / PossTeam

DRtg

Defensive rating: points allowed per 100 possessions100 × OppPTS / PossTeam

NetRtg

Net rating: offensive rating less defensive ratingORtg − DRtgTeam

On

Estimate of the share of the game's minutes the player was on the floorMIN / (TmMIN / 5)

Conventions

ST

Indicates the player started the game

Start

In a game log, the position a player started at, as the box score lists it (G, F or C)

Per 36

A player's count scaled to 36 minutes on the floorTotal × 36 / MIN

Std Dev

Standard deviation: how far a player's figure spreads around their average from game to game√(Σ(game − Average)² / G)

CV

Coefficient of variation: how variable a stat's values are, relative to their averageSD / Average, where SD = √(Σ(game − Average)² / G)

Plays

Estimate of plays, accounting for field goal attempts, free throw trips, and turnoversFGA + 0.44 × FTA + TOV

Poss

Estimate of total possessions in a game, counting plays but discounting offensive rebounds which extend the possession((Plays − OREB) + (OppPlays − OppOREB)) / 2

Standings and seasons

W%

Winning percentageW / (W + L)

GB

Games back of the best record((Leader W − Team W) + (Team L − Leader L)) / 2

PW, PL

Playoff games won and lost

GS

Games started