Basketball Stat Glossary
| Abbv(s) | Stat | Description | Formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST | 1st Half Score | Points scored in the 1st half of a game | N/A |
| 2ND | 2nd Half Score | Points scored in the 2nd half of a game | N/A |
| 3PTA, 3FGA | 3 Point Field Goal Attempts | Three point shot attempts | N/A |
| 3PTM, 3FGM | 3 Point Field Goals Made | Three point shots made | N/A |
| 3FG% | 3 Point Field Goal Percentage | Percentage of three point field goals made | 3FGM/3FGA |
| A/T | Assist to Turnover Ratio | This ratio indicates how good a player or team is at assisting field goals versus turning the ball over. | AST/TO |
| APG | Assists Per Game | Average assists made per game played | AST/GP |
| A, AS, AST | Assists | Attributed when a passed ball leads to a score by field goal | N/A |
| A%, AST% | Player Assist Percentage | An estimate for the percentage of player assists based on all possible assist opportunity (FGM)--adjusted for playing time. | AST / ((TEAM.FGM x MIN%) - FGM) |
| AST% | Team Assist Percentage | Percentage of team field goals made that were assisted. | AST/FGM |
| BPG | Blocks Per Game | Average blocked shots per game | BLK/GP |
| B, BK, BLK | Blocks | Total blocked shots | N/A |
| BLK% | Player Block Percentage | An estimate for the percentage of blocked shots based on all possible block opportunities (Opponent 2FGA)--adjusted for player time. | BLK/(MIN% x (OPPONENT.FGA - OPPONENT.3FGA)) |
| BLK% | Team Block Percentage | Percentage of oppoenent field goals that were blocked. | BLK/OPPONENT.FGA |
| DR, DEF | Defensive Rebounds | Rebound made while playing defense. | N/A |
| DR%, DEF% | Defensive Rebound Percentage | Percentage of defensive rebounds grabbed out of all possible defensive rebounding opportunities (the team's DR plus the opponent's OR). For player DR%, the denominator is multiplied by MIN% to account for playing time. | DR/(TEAM.DR + OPPONENT.OR) |
| DQ | Disqualifications | Disqualified from game after receiving a 5th foul. | N/A |
| Eff | Offensive Efficiency | PtsProduced/Poss | |
| EJECT | Ejections | Tossed out of a game due to a major infraction. | N/A |
| eFG% | Effective Field Goal Percentage | Field Goal percentage adjusted for the added value of three-pointers by counting them as 1.5 field goals. For 3-pt shooters, this is a more fair measurement than raw FG%. | (FGM + (0.5 x 3PM))/FGA |
| FGA, FG Attempts | Field Goal Attempts | Two and three point shot attempts | N/A |
| FGM, FG Made | Field Goals Made | Two and three point shots made | N/A |
| FG%, FG Pct | Field Goal Percentage | Percentage of two and three point shots made | FGM / FGA |
| FLR%, Floor% | Floor Percentage | Ratio of scoring possessions to total possessions--you can think of it as the percentage of possessions that result in a point being scored. | SPoss/Poss |
| FNL | Final Score | Total points scored in a game | N/A |
| FTA, FT Attempts | Free Throw Attempts | Any shot attempt other than a free throw. | N/A |
| FTM, FG Made | Free Throws Made | Any shot made other than a free throw | N/A |
| FT%, FG Pct | Free Throw Percentage | Percentage of field goals made | FTM / FTA |
| FTR | Free Throw Rate | FTA/FGA | |
| FPG | Fouls Per Game | PF/GP | |
| GP | Games Played | N/A | |
| GS | Games Started | N/A | |
| HAST | High Assists | N/A | |
| HREB | High Rebounds | N/A | |
| HPTS | High Points Scored | N/A | |
| MIN | Minutes | N/A | |
| MIN% | Minute Percentage | MIN/TEAM.MIN | |
| MPG | Minutes Per Game | MIN/GP | |
| OR, OFF | Offenvsive Rebounds Per Game | N/A | |
| OR%, OFF% | Offensive Rebound Percentage | ||
| ORate | Offenvsive Rating | PP/Poss | |
| PF | Personal Fouls | N/A | |
| PP | Points Produced | ||
| PPG | Points Per Game | PTS/GP | |
| PPP | Points Per Possession | PTS/Poss | |
| PTS | Points | N/A | |
| PTS40 | Points Per 40 Minutes | (PTS/MIN) x 40 | |
| REB | Rebounds | N/A | |
| REB% | Rebound Percentage | (OR% + DR%)/2 | |
| RPG | Rebounds Per Game | REB/GP | |
| Shot% | Shot Percentage | FGA/(MIN% x TEAM.FGA) | |
| SPG | Steals Per Game | STL/GP | |
| STL | Steals | N/A | |
| STL% | Player Steal Percentage | STL/(TEAM.Poss x MIN%) | |
| STL% | Team Steal Percentage | STL/Poss | |
| TEAM | Team Games | N/A | |
| TECH | Technical Fouls | N/A | |
| TPG, TOPG | Turnovers Per Game | TO/GP | |
| TO | Turnovers | N/A | |
| TO% | Turnover Percentage | TO/Poss | |
| TP | Total Points | N/A | |
| TS% | True Shooting Percentage | This is the overall shooting percentage of a player or team including free throws and 3-pointers. | PTS/(2 * (FGA + (0.475 * FTA))) |