Basketball Statistics Glossary

Abbrev.	Statistic	Definition
2P%	2-Point Field Goal Percentage	The percentage of 2-point field goals that a player or team makes. Formula: 2PM/2PA
2PA	2-Point Field Goals Attempted	The number of 2-point field goals that a team or player attempts.
2PM	2-Point Field Goals Made	The number of 2-point field goals that a team or player makes.
3P%	3-Point Field Goal Percentage	The percentage of 3-point field goals that a team or player makes. Formula: 3PM/3PA
3PA	3-Point Field Goals Attempted	The number of 3-point field goals that a team or player attempts.
3PM	3-Point Field Goals Made	The number of 3-point field goals that a team or player makes.
3FREQ	3-Point Frequency	The percentage of a team’s or player’s shots that are 3-point attempts. Formula: 3PA/FGA
A/TO	Assist/Turnover Ratio	The number of assists for a team or player compared to the number of turnovers committed. Formula: AST/TO
AST	Assists	The number of passes that lead directly to a made basket by a team or player.
BP	Bench Points	The number of points contributed by players who come off the bench (non-starters) during a game.
BLK	Blocked Shots	The number of blocks – a shot that is touched or deflected by a defensive player that alters the trajectory of the shot attempt – by a team or player.
DEF EFF	Defensive Efficiency	The measure of a team’s defensive ability to prevent their opponents from scoring by calculating the number of points a team gives up per 100 possessions. Formula: (Opp. PTS/POSS) x 100
DEF FTR	Defensive Free Throw Rate	The measure of how often a team allows their opponents to get to the foul line. It is the number of free throw attempts compared to the number of field goal attempts. Formula: Opp. FTA/Opp. FGA
DREB	Defensive Rebounds	The number of rebounds a team or player collects while on defense.
DREB%	Defensive Rebound Percentage	The percentage of available rebounds that a team secures while on defense. Formula:DREB / (DREB + OPP OREB)
DEF TO%	Defensive Turnover Percentage	The percentage of possessions that result in a turnover while a team is on defense. Formula: Opp. TO / Opp. POSS
EFG%	Effective Field Goal Percentage	A shooting statistic that adjusts for the fact that a 3-point field goal is worth one more point than a 2-point field goal.For example, if Player A is 4/10 with two 3-pointers and Player B is 5/10 with zero 3-pointers, both players would have the same number of points (10). Thus, both players’ EFG% equals 50%. Formula: FGM + (0.5 x 3PM) / FGA
EFF +/-	Efficiency Margin	Also known as Net Efficiency, the difference between a team’s offensive and defensive efficiency. Formula: OFF EFF – DEF EFF
FB PTS	Fast Break Points	The number of points scored by a team or player while on fast breaks.
FG%	Field Goal Percentage	The percentage of field goals that a team or player makes. Formula: FGM / FGA
FGA	Field Goals Attempted	The number of field goals that a team or player attempts.
FGM	Field Goals Made	The number of field goals that a team or player makes.
FT%	Free Throw Percentage	The percentage of free thow attempts that a team or player makes. Formula: FTM / FTA
FTA	Free Throws Attempted	The number of free throws that a team or player attempts.
FTM	Free Throws Made	The number of free throws that a team or player makes.
GP	Games Played	The number of games that a team or player has played.
GS	Games Started	The number of games that a player has been in the starting lineup.
MIN	Minutes	The number of minutes that a player or team has played in a game or collection of games.
OFF AST%	Offensive Assist Percentage	The percentage of made field goals by a team as a result from an assist – a pass that leads directly to a made basket. Formula: AST / FGM
OFF EFF	Offensive Efficiency	The measure of a team’s offensive ability to score by calculating the number of points a team accumulates per 100 possessions. Formula: (PTS/POSS) x 100
OFF FTR	Offensive Free Throw Rate	The measure of how often a team gets to the foul line. It is the number of free throw attempts compared to the number of field goal attempts. Formula: FTA/FGA
OREB	Offensive Rebounds	The number of rebounds a team or player collects while on offense.
OREB%	Offensive Rebound Percentage	The percentage of available rebounds that a team secures while on offense. Formula:OREB / (OREB + OPP DREB)
OFF TO%	Offensive Turnover Percentage	The percentage of possessions that result in a turnover while a team is on offense. Formula: TO / POSS
PACE	Pace	The number of possessions for a team per 40 minutes (48 for NBA).
PF	Personal Fouls	The number of fouls a team or player has committed.
PTS	Points	The number of points a team or player has scored.
PITP	Points in the Paint	The number of points a team or player has scored on shots taken in the paint area.
PTS OFF TO	Points Off Turnovers	The number of points scored by a team following an opponent possession that results in a turnover.
PTS/POSS	Points Per Possession	The number of points a team scores per possession. Formula: PTS / POSS
POSS	Possessions	The number of possessions – a sequence by the offense ending in a made field goal, made free throw, turnover, or defensive rebound – played by a team. Note: an offensive rebound does not create a new possession, it simply extends the current possession.
REB +/-	Rebound Margin	The difference between a team’s total rebounds and their opponent’s total rebounds. Formula: REB – Opp. REB
REB%	Rebound Percentage	The percentage of available rebounds that a team secures. Formula: REB / REB + Opp. REB
REB	Rebounds	The number of times a team or player recovers the ball after a missed shot attempt.
REB	Rebounds (Team)	The number of times a team gains possession of the ball after a missed shot that does not secured by an inbound player.
PTS +/-	Scoring Margin	The point differential between a team and their opponent when a team, lineup, or player is on the floor. Formula: PTS (Team) – PTS (Opp.)
2ND PTS	Second Chance Points	The number of points that a team scores after they have attempted at least one shot during the same possession.
STL	Steals	The number of times a team or player legally takes the ball away from an opponent, intercepts a pass, or otherwise gains possession following an opponent turnover (provided the ball remains in bounds and the clock has not stopped).
TS%	True Shooting Percentage	A shooting percentage that factors in the value of 3-point field goals and free throws in addition to the total number of field goal attempts. Formula: PTS / 2 x (FGA + (0.44 x FTA))
TO	Turnovers	The number of times a team or player loses possession of the ball without attempting a field goal or free throw (except at the end of a period).