Basketball Reference Stats (2024)

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How is DWS calculated? ›

Defensive Win Shares are credited using the following formula: (marginal defense) / (marginal points per win).

GmSc - Game Score; the formula is PTS + 0.4 * FG - 0.7 * FGA - 0.4*(FTA - FT) + 0.7 * ORB + 0.3 * DRB + STL + 0.7 * AST + 0.7 * BLK - 0.4 * PF - TOV. Game Score was created by John Hollinger to give a rough measure of a player's productivity for a single game.

Take each player's expected number of minutes played, multiply it by their WS/48 and divide by 48. This will give you their expected win share per game. Multiply this number by 82 (total # of games played each season) to find their projected win share for the season.

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The true shooting percentage is the shooting percentage adjusted for three-pointers and free throws, and measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball. True shooting percentage equals half the points scored divided by the sum of the field goals attempted and 0.475 times the free throws attempted.

PER strives to measure a player's per-minute performance, while adjusting for pace. A league-average PER is always 15.00, which permits comparisons of player performance across seasons.

Per-minute ratings are calculated by taking the player's total in any category (points, rebounds, assists, etc.) divided by total minutes played. For example; if a player gets 24 minutes per game, and his points average per game is 12, he'd score (36*12)/24=18 points if he'd play 36 minutes.

Win Share is a measure that is assigned to players based on their offense, defense, and playing time. WS/48 is win shares per 48 minutes and invented by Justin Kubatko who explains: “A win share is worth one-third of a team win. If a team wins 60 games, there are 180 'Win Shares' to distribute among the players.”

1. Michael Olowokandi. Win Shares: -1.3 over his career Michael Olowokandi, the first overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, had high expectations but struggled throughout his career.

Yes, scrapers and APIs do exist. The primary API used currently is for stats.nba.com, but the website blocks too many requests, hindering those who want to acquire a lot of data. Additionally, scrapers for Basketball Reference do exist, but none of them load dynamically rendered content.

What is the LeBron metric? ›

LEBRON, like all other impact metrics, are estimates of the total impact a player has on their team. This is a function of their talent, role/usage/deployment, team scheme, and fit within lineups.

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Formula. The formula is: Defensive Player Rating = (Players Steals*Blocks) + Opponents Differential= 1/5 of possessions - Times blown by + Deflections * OAPDW( Official Adjusted Players Defensive Withstand). This stat can be influenced by the defense of a player's teammates.