NBA & WNBA Glossary

Efficiency:

  • Win Percentage: The percentage of games won by the team.
  • ATS Win% (Against the Spread Win Percentage): The percentage of games in which the team covered the spread.
  • OU% (Over/Under Percentage): The percentage of games that went over the total.
  • Offensive Rating: Points scored per 100 possessions by the team, indicating their offensive efficiency.
  • Defensive Rating: Points allowed per 100 possessions by the team, indicating their defensive efficiency.
  • Pace: Possessions per 48 minutes, showing the team’s tempo of play.
  • A/TO Ratio (Assist to Turnover Ratio): The ratio of assists to turnovers, highlighting the team’s ball-handling and playmaking abilities.



Four Factors:

  • EFG% (Effective Field Goal Percentage): Adjusted field goal percentage accounting for the added value of three-point shots.
  • EFG% Allowed: Opponent’s effective field goal percentage.
  • FT Rate (Free Throw Rate): Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt, indicating the team’s ability to draw fouls.
  • FT Rate Allowed: Opponent’s free throw rate.
  • OReb% (Offensive Rebound Percentage): Percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed by the team.
  • OReb% Allowed: Opponent’s offensive rebound percentage.
  • TO Rate (Turnover Rate): Percentage of possessions ending in a turnover for the team.
  • TO Rate Forced: Percentage of opponent’s possessions ending in a turnover forced by the team.


Scoring:

  • PPG (Points Per Game): Average points scored by the team.
  • PPG Allowed: Average points allowed by the team.
  • Pts off TO (Points off Turnovers): Average points scored off turnovers by the team.
  • Pts off TO Allowed: Average points allowed off turnovers by the team.
  • 2nd Chance Pts (Second Chance Points): Average points scored from offensive rebounds by the team.
  • 2nd Chance Pts Allowed: Average points allowed from opponent’s offensive rebounds.
  • Fast Break Pts (Fast Break Points): Average points scored on fast breaks by the team.
  • Fast Break Pts Allowed: Average points allowed on opponent’s fast breaks.


Inside the Arc:

  • Paint Attempts: Average number of shot attempts in the paint by the team.
  • Paint Attempts Allowed: Average number of shot attempts in the paint allowed by the team’s defense.
  • Paint FG% (Field Goal Percentage in the Paint): Field goal percentage on shots taken in the paint by the team.
  • Paint FG% Allowed: Field goal percentage allowed on shots taken in the paint by the team’s defense.
  • Mid-Range Attempts: Average number of mid-range shot attempts by the team.
  • Mid-Range Attempts Allowed: Average number of mid-range shot attempts allowed by the team’s defense.
  • Mid-Range FG% (Field Goal Percentage on Mid-Range Shots): Field goal percentage on mid-range shots taken by the team.
  • Mid-Range FG% Allowed: Field goal percentage allowed on mid-range shots by the team’s defense.


Three Point Shooting:

  • Corner 3 Attempts: Average number of corner three-point shot attempts by the team.
  • Corner 3 Attempts Allowed: Average number of corner three-point shot attempts allowed by the team’s defense.
  • Corner 3 FG% Allowed: Field goal percentage allowed on corner three-point shots by the team’s defense.
  • Corner 3 FG% (Field Goal Percentage on Corner 3s): Field goal percentage on corner three-point shots taken by the team.
  • ATB3 (Above the Break 3) Attempts: Average number of above the break three-point shot attempts by the team.
  • ATB3 Attempts Allowed: Average number of above the break three-point shot attempts allowed by the team’s defense.
  • ATB3 FG% (Field Goal Percentage on Above the Break 3s): Field goal percentage on above the break three-point shots taken by the team.
  • ATB3 FG% Allowed: Field goal percentage allowed on above the break three-point shots by the team’s defense.