Stats & metrics glossary
What every stat, label and standings term means — with the formula where there is one.
8 articles
- Reading your stats: Averages, Totals and the box scoreAverages against totals, and how to read a box score.
- Shooting stats: FG%, 3P%, FT%, eFG%, TS% and FTRFG%, 3P%, FT%, eFG%, TS% and FTR, with the formulas.
- Playmaking and defense: APG, SPG, BPG, TOV and A/TOAPG, SPG, BPG, TOV and A/TO, and what counts as good.
- Advanced and minutes-based stats: PIE, POSS, ORtg, DRtg, +/- and morePIE, POSS, ORtg, DRtg and +/-, and which of them need games with minutes enabled.
- Team and standings terms: WIN%, STREAK, OWP, Buchholz, Pace, Net Rtg and Four FactorsWIN%, STREAK, OWP, Buchholz, Pace, Net Rtg and Four Factors.
- Reading the shot chart and heat mapRead the court zones, and tap a shot to watch the clip.
- Rankings, team ratings, and scatter charts on the webAdjO, AdjD, AdjT, Luck and the scatter chart presets explained.
- How players and teams are rankedPlayers are compared on PIE. Teams are ranked on efficiency ratings, with OWP and Buchholz for record ties.