Traditional FG Percentage
Effective FG Percentage (eFG%)
True Shooting Percentage
Points per Shot
Traditional Field Goals Percentage= FGM / FGA. This would mean if a play attempted 100 shots and made 40 shots, they would have a FG% of 40%.
Effective Field Goal Percentage= (Field Goals Made + (.5 x 3 Pointers Made)) / FGA. So the same player above who made 40 field goals of 100 shots, if they made 10 threes and 30 twos then there eFG%= 45%. This is a stat that the NBA originated. It is an attempt to weight the value of making a three point shot.
Two players we have had go over 60% in eFG% have been Jaque Howard (now Gohlinghorst) and Amanda Gunther. Amanda accomplished this with a starting 57% FG%. Jaque accomplished this by shooting 48% from threes. Anything over 60% is considered GREAT. To illustrate the value of the three point shot, Jaque was 107-236 on twos for 45% and 74 for 154 on threes for 48%. Using the formula for eFG%, she shot over 60% for eFG%.
True Shooting Percentage= Total Points / 2* (FGA + (.44 x FTA)) This stat is an attempt to evaluate both field goal and free throw shooting together. This stat is one that is typically used by stat junkies looking to draw comparisons between individual players.
Points Per Shot- This is a way to look at the likely “outcome” of shots from different distances. If we know that a play shoots 50% from a certain distance, we can then predict how many points they will make with a shot from that distance. Some people prefer to just look at shooting percentage, while others prefer to look at Point Per Shot.
An NBA analysis of shooting in 2010 from specific distances helps to clarify some of the idea of what is a good and bad shot. They analyzed shooting percentages for a season from various spots.
0-5 feet- 57% 1.14 point per shot
6-11 feet- 37% 0.74 points per shot
12-17 feet- 38% 0.76 points per shot
18- the line- 39% 0.78 points per shot
Threes- 35% 1.05 points per shot
Foul Shots- 77% 1.54 points per trip to line (2 shots)
The most efficient three ways to score are:
#1- Shooting free throws
#2- Shooting layups
#3- Shooting three point shots
Points Per Shot- This is a way to look at the likely “outcome” of shots from different distances. If we know that a play shoots 50% from a certain distance, we can then predict how many points they will make with a shot from that distance. Some people prefer to just look at shooting percentage, while others prefer to look at Point Per Shot.
An NBA analysis of shooting in 2010 from specific distances helps to clarify some of the idea of what is a good and bad shot. They analyzed shooting percentages for a season from various spots.
0-5 feet- 57% 1.14 point per shot
6-11 feet- 37% 0.74 points per shot
12-17 feet- 38% 0.76 points per shot
18- the line- 39% 0.78 points per shot
Threes- 35% 1.05 points per shot
Foul Shots- 77% 1.54 points per trip to line (2 shots)
The most efficient three ways to score are:
#1- Shooting free throws
#2- Shooting layups
#3- Shooting three point shots
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