Metric Registry

Glossary

Every displayed statistic is registered here with definition, formula, unit, data requirement, directionality, and sample-size notes.


Points	PTS	Traditional	PTS	number	Yes	box	Per game for player tables.
Rebounds	REB	Traditional	REB	number	Yes	box	Per game for player tables.
Assists	AST	Traditional	AST	number	Yes	box	Per game for player tables.
Steals	STL	Traditional	STL	number	Yes	box	Per game for player tables.
Blocks	BLK	Traditional	BLK	number	Yes	box	Per game for player tables.
Turnovers	TOV	Traditional	TOV	number	No	box	Per game for player tables.
Field Goals Made	FGM	Traditional	FGM	number	Yes	box	Per game for player tables.
Field Goal Attempts	FGA	Traditional	FGA	number	Yes	box	Per game for player tables.
Threes Made	3PM	Traditional	3PM	number	Yes	box	Per game for player tables.
Threes Attempted	3PA	Traditional	3PA	number	Yes	box	Per game for player tables.
Free Throws Made	FTM	Traditional	FTM	number	Yes	box	Per game for player tables.
Free Throws Attempted	FTA	Traditional	FTA	number	Yes	box	Per game for player tables.
Field Goal Percentage	FG%	Efficiency	FGM / FGA	percentage	Yes	derived	Minimum attempts recommended.
Three-Point Percentage	3P%	Efficiency	3PM / 3PA	percentage	Yes	derived	Minimum attempts recommended.
Free Throw Percentage	FT%	Efficiency	FTM / FTA	percentage	Yes	derived	Minimum attempts recommended.
Effective Field Goal Percentage	eFG%	Efficiency	(FGM + 0.5 * 3PM) / FGA	percentage	Yes	derived	Best for shooting efficiency comparison.
True Shooting Percentage	TS%	Efficiency	PTS / (2 * (FGA + 0.44 * FTA))	percentage	Yes	derived	Best with moderate scoring volume.
Points Per Shot	PPS	Efficiency	PTS / FGA	points	Yes	derived	Treat free throws separately.
Points Per Possession	PPP	Efficiency	PTS / Possessions	points	Yes	derived	Requires possession estimate.
Usage Rate	USG%	Efficiency	NBA Stats USG_PCT; fallback with NBA Stats team minutes: (FGA + 0.44 * FTA + TOV) * Team MIN / (MIN * (Team FGA + 0.44 * Team FTA + Team TOV))	percentage	Yes	derived	Uses official NBA Stats Advanced when loaded.
Assist Rate	AST%	Efficiency	NBA Stats AST_PCT	percentage	Yes	derived	Uses official NBA Stats Advanced when loaded.
Assist Percentage	AST%	Efficiency	NBA Stats AST_PCT	percentage	Yes	derived	Cross-reference with Basketball Reference AST%.
Turnover Rate	TOV%	Efficiency	TOV / Possessions Used	percentage	No	derived	Lower is better.
Offensive Rating	ORtg	Efficiency	PTS / Possessions * 100	rating	Yes	derived	Estimated on-court/team context.
Defensive Rating	DRtg	Efficiency	Points Allowed / Possessions * 100	rating	No	derived	Estimated on-court/team context.
Net Rating	Net	Efficiency	ORtg - DRtg	rating	Yes	derived	Stable with larger possession samples.
Pace	Pace	Efficiency	48 * ((Team Poss + Opp Poss) / (2 * Team Minutes / 5))	rating	Yes	derived	Team-level display.
Player Impact Estimate	PIE	Efficiency	NBA Stats PIE	percentage	Yes	derived	Uses official NBA Stats Advanced when loaded.
On-Court Possessions	POSS	Efficiency	NBA Stats POSS	number	Yes	derived	Official advanced possession count.
Expected FG%	xFG%	Shot Quality	Rule-based expected shot model	percentage	Yes	model feed required	Requires shot-context features.
Expected Points Per Shot	xPTS/Shot	Shot Quality	Expected Points / FGA	points	Yes	model feed required	Shot-quality model output.
Shot Quality	SQ	Shot Quality	Expected Points Per Shot	points	Yes	model feed required	Requires shot-context features.
Actual - Expected FG%	A-xFG	Shot Quality	FG% - xFG%	percentage	Yes	derived feed required	Can be noisy in small samples.
Actual - Expected Points	A-xPTS	Shot Quality	Actual Points - Expected Points	points	Yes	derived feed required	Volume and shotmaking metric.
Rim Shot Quality	Rim SQ	Shot Quality	Rim Expected Points / Rim Attempts	points	Yes	model feed required	Requires rim attempts.
Three-Point Shot Quality	3P SQ	Shot Quality	3P Expected Points / 3PA	points	Yes	model feed required	Requires three-point attempts.
Midrange Shot Quality	Mid SQ	Shot Quality	Midrange Expected Points / Midrange Attempts	points	Yes	model feed required	Requires midrange attempts.
Clutch Shot Quality	Clutch SQ	Shot Quality	Clutch Expected Points / Clutch Attempts	points	Yes	model feed required	Requires clutch shot-event tags.
Rim Frequency	Rim Freq	Shot Profile	Rim Attempts / FGA	percentage	Yes	event feed required	Shot chart zone required.
Short Midrange Frequency	Short Mid	Shot Profile	Short Mid Attempts / FGA	percentage	No	event feed required	Shot chart zone required.
Long Midrange Frequency	Long Mid	Shot Profile	Long Mid Attempts / FGA	percentage	No	event feed required	Shot chart zone required.
Corner Three Frequency	C3 Freq	Shot Profile	Corner 3PA / FGA	percentage	Yes	event feed required	Shot chart zone required.
Above Break Three Frequency	AB3 Freq	Shot Profile	Above Break 3PA / FGA	percentage	Yes	event feed required	Shot chart zone required.
Paint Touch Frequency	Paint Touch	Shot Profile	Paint Touches / Touches	percentage	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Assisted Rim Frequency	Ast Rim	Shot Profile	Assisted Rim Attempts / Rim Attempts	percentage	Yes	event feed required	Shot + assist tags required.
Unassisted Rim Frequency	Unast Rim	Shot Profile	Unassisted Rim Attempts / Rim Attempts	percentage	Yes	event feed required	Shot + assist tags required.
Pull-Up Frequency	Pull-Up	Shot Profile	Pull-Up Attempts / FGA	percentage	Yes	event feed required	Shot type tag required.
Catch-and-Shoot Frequency	C&S	Shot Profile	Catch-and-Shoot Attempts / FGA	percentage	Yes	event feed required	Shot type tag required.
Self-Created Shot Rate	Self Create	Creation	Unassisted FGA / FGA	percentage	Yes	event feed required	Assist tags required.
Assisted Shot Rate	Ast Shot	Creation	Assisted FGA / FGA	percentage	Yes	event feed required	Assist tags required.
Drives Per 75	Drives/75	Creation	Drives / Possessions * 75	per75	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Paint Touches Per 75	Paint/75	Creation	Paint Touches / Possessions * 75	per75	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Rim Pressure Score	Rim Pressure	Creation	Weighted creation composite	number	Yes	derived feed required	Requires tracking and event inputs.
Advantage Creation Rate	Adv Create	Creation	(Drives + Potential Assists + Paint Touches) / Touches	percentage	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Potential Assists	Pot AST	Creation	Potential Assists	number	Yes	event feed required	Per game display.
Secondary Assists	2nd AST	Creation	Secondary Assists	number	Yes	event feed required	Per game display.
Passes Per Touch	Pass/Touch	Creation	Passes / Touches	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Points Created By Assist	PCA	Creation	Assists * 2.35	points	Yes	derived feed required	Requires an assist-value model.
Transition PPP	Transition	Play Type	Play Type Points / Play Type Possessions	points	Yes	event feed required	Requires tagged possessions.
Halfcourt PPP	Halfcourt	Play Type	Play Type Points / Play Type Possessions	points	Yes	event feed required	Requires tagged possessions.
P&R Handler PPP	P&R Handler	Play Type	Play Type Points / Play Type Possessions	points	Yes	event feed required	Requires tagged possessions.
P&R Roll Man PPP	P&R Roll	Play Type	Play Type Points / Play Type Possessions	points	Yes	event feed required	Requires tagged possessions.
Isolation PPP	Isolation	Play Type	Play Type Points / Play Type Possessions	points	Yes	event feed required	Requires tagged possessions.
Post-Up PPP	Post-Up	Play Type	Play Type Points / Play Type Possessions	points	Yes	event feed required	Requires tagged possessions.
Handoff PPP	Handoff	Play Type	Play Type Points / Play Type Possessions	points	Yes	event feed required	Requires tagged possessions.
Cut PPP	Cut	Play Type	Play Type Points / Play Type Possessions	points	Yes	event feed required	Requires tagged possessions.
Off-Screen PPP	Off-Screen	Play Type	Play Type Points / Play Type Possessions	points	Yes	event feed required	Requires tagged possessions.
Spot-Up PPP	Spot-Up	Play Type	Play Type Points / Play Type Possessions	points	Yes	event feed required	Requires tagged possessions.
Putback PPP	Putback	Play Type	Play Type Points / Play Type Possessions	points	Yes	event feed required	Requires tagged possessions.
Opponent Expected FG%	Opp xFG%	Defense	Opponent xFG%	percentage	No	model feed required	Requires matchup tracking feed.
Opponent Actual - Expected FG%	Opp A-xFG	Defense	Opponent FG% - Opponent xFG%	percentage	No	model feed required	Noisy small-sample metric.
Rim Deterrence	Rim Det	Defense	Rim Contest Composite	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Rim Protection Value	Rim Protect	Defense	Rim xPTS Allowed - Actual Rim Points Allowed	points	Yes	model feed required	Requires contest-event feed.
Contest Rate	Contest%	Defense	Contests / Defensive Possessions	percentage	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires contest-event feed.
Closeout Value	Closeout	Defense	Closeout Composite	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Matchup Difficulty	Difficulty	Defense	Weighted opponent usage and skill	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires matchup tracking feed.
Defensive Playmaking	Def Play	Defense	STL + BLK + Deflections + Charges	number	Yes	derived feed required	Per game display.
Deflections	Defl	Defense	Deflections	number	Yes	event feed required	Per game display.
Charges Drawn	Charges	Defense	Charges Drawn	number	Yes	event feed required	Rare-event metric.
Screen Navigation Score	Screen Nav	Defense	Contest and matchup composite	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Offensive Rebound Rate	OREB%	Rebounding	OREB / Rebound Chances	percentage	Yes	derived feed required	Requires rebound-chance tracking.
Defensive Rebound Rate	DREB%	Rebounding	DREB / Rebound Chances	percentage	Yes	derived feed required	Requires rebound-chance tracking.
Offensive Rebound Percentage	OREB%	Rebounding	NBA Stats OREB_PCT	percentage	Yes	derived	Cross-reference with Basketball Reference ORB%.
Defensive Rebound Percentage	DREB%	Rebounding	NBA Stats DREB_PCT	percentage	Yes	derived	Cross-reference with Basketball Reference DRB%.
Total Rebound Percentage	REB%	Rebounding	NBA Stats REB_PCT	percentage	Yes	derived	Cross-reference with Basketball Reference TRB%.
Contested Rebound Rate	Cont Reb%	Rebounding	Contested Rebounds / Rebounds	percentage	Yes	event feed required	Requires rebound-event tags.
Rebound Chances	Reb Ch	Rebounding	Rebound Chances	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires rebound-chance tracking.
Rebound Conversion %	Reb Conv	Rebounding	REB / Rebound Chances	percentage	Yes	derived feed required	Requires rebound-chance tracking.
Boxouts	Boxouts	Rebounding	Boxouts	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Rebound Distance	Reb Dist	Rebounding	Average rebound distance	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires rebound tracking feed.
Average Speed	Avg Speed	Movement/Tracking	Tracking feed value	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Offensive Speed	Off Speed	Movement/Tracking	Tracking feed value	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Defensive Speed	Def Speed	Movement/Tracking	Tracking feed value	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Distance Traveled	Distance	Movement/Tracking	Tracking feed value	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Average Seconds Per Touch	Sec/Touch	Movement/Tracking	Tracking feed value	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Average Dribbles Per Touch	Drib/Touch	Movement/Tracking	Tracking feed value	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Touches Per 75	Touches/75	Movement/Tracking	Tracking feed value	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Frontcourt Touches	FC Touch	Movement/Tracking	Tracking feed value	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Elbow Touches	Elbow	Movement/Tracking	Tracking feed value	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Post Touches	Post	Movement/Tracking	Tracking feed value	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Paint Touches	Paint	Movement/Tracking	Tracking feed value	number	Yes	tracking feed required	Requires tracking feed.
Lineup Offensive Rating	Lineup ORtg	Lineup	Lineup aggregate	rating	Yes	derived feed required	Lineup possessions required.
Lineup Defensive Rating	Lineup DRtg	Lineup	Lineup aggregate	rating	No	derived feed required	Lineup possessions required.
Lineup Net Rating	Lineup Net	Lineup	Lineup aggregate	rating	Yes	derived feed required	Lineup possessions required.
Lineup Pace	Lineup Pace	Lineup	Lineup aggregate	rating	Yes	derived feed required	Lineup possessions required.
Lineup eFG%	Lineup eFG	Lineup	Lineup aggregate	percentage	Yes	derived feed required	Lineup possessions required.
Lineup TOV%	Lineup TOV	Lineup	Lineup aggregate	percentage	Yes	derived feed required	Lineup possessions required.
Lineup OREB%	Lineup OREB	Lineup	Lineup aggregate	percentage	Yes	derived feed required	Lineup possessions required.
Lineup FTA Rate	Lineup FTr	Lineup	Lineup aggregate	percentage	Yes	derived feed required	Lineup possessions required.
Lineup Shot Quality	Lineup SQ	Lineup	Lineup aggregate	rating	Yes	derived feed required	Lineup possessions required.
Last 5 Games	L5	Trend	Rolling window aggregate	number	Yes	derived	Window size noted in label.
Last 10 Games	L10	Trend	Rolling window aggregate	number	Yes	derived	Window size noted in label.
Last 15 Games	L15	Trend	Rolling window aggregate	number	Yes	derived	Window size noted in label.
Last 30 Games	L30	Trend	Rolling window aggregate	number	Yes	derived	Window size noted in label.
Rolling 75 Possessions	R75	Trend	Rolling window aggregate	number	Yes	derived feed required	Window size noted in label.
Rolling 150 Possessions	R150	Trend	Rolling window aggregate	number	Yes	derived feed required	Window size noted in label.
Rolling 300 Possessions	R300	Trend	Rolling window aggregate	number	Yes	derived feed required	Window size noted in label.
Then/Now Delta	Delta	Trend	Rolling window aggregate	number	Yes	derived	Window size noted in label.