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EuroLeague Basketball Analytics

Advanced Stats

Every advanced basketball statistic explained for the curious fan. Grouped by area, connected by family. Start anywhere.

Some stats appear in more than one area, because basketball doesn't respect categories. A rebound is offense and defense at once. Use the filters to explore one area at a time, or scroll through everything.

Offense 18 stats
OFF RTG
Offensive Rating

How many points a team scores per 100 possessions. The offensive mirror of Defensive Rating.

TS%
True Shooting %

One number for how efficiently a player scores. It counts twos, threes and free throws, and weighs each by what it is actually worth.

TOV%
Turnover %

The share of a team's or player's possessions that end in a turnover, before a shot even goes up.

REB%
Rebound %

The share of available rebounds a player or team grabs while on the floor, split into offensive (ORB%) and defensive (DRB%).

AST%
Assist %

The share of a team's made baskets that were assisted. At player level, the share of teammates' baskets a player set up while on the floor.

PIE
PIE

Player Impact Estimate. An all-in-one efficiency number that measures a player's share of everything positive that happened in the games he played.

PPP
Points Per Possession

How many points a team or player produces on a single possession. At team level it is just Offensive Rating divided by 100. In play-type analysis it measures efficiency in one situation, like pick-and-roll or transition.

eFG%
Effective FG %

A version of field goal percentage that counts a three as worth more than a two, because it is. It puts every shooter on the same efficiency scale, whatever their shot mix.

USG%
Usage %

The share of a team's possessions a player uses while on the floor, through his own field goal attempts, trips to the line, and turnovers.

FTR
Free Throw Rate

Free throw attempts as a share of field goal attempts. It measures how often a player or team earns trips to the line, relative to how much they shoot.

3PAR
Three-Point Attempt Rate

The share of a player's or team's field goal attempts that come from three. It measures how much they lean on the three as a weapon.

ORB%
Offensive Rebound %

The share of available offensive rebounds a player or team grabs. It measures how often they win the ball back after their own missed shot.

AST RATIO
Assist Ratio

How many assists a team or player produces per 100 possessions. A pace-adjusted read on how much of the offense runs through passing.

BPM
Box Plus/Minus

An estimate of a player's value in points per 100 possessions above or below league average, built entirely from box-score stats and adjusted for team context.

SCP
Second Chance Points

Points scored on a possession kept alive by an offensive rebound. The reward for winning the ball back after a miss.

PITP
Points in the Paint

The points a team scores from inside the paint, the area under and around the basket, per game.

TRANS%
Transition Frequency

The share of a team's offensive possessions that begin in transition, right after a stop or a turnover, before the defense has set.

PIR
PIR

Performance Index Rating, the EuroLeague's own official all-in-one number. It adds up everything a player does well and subtracts everything he does badly, in a single figure the league puts on every box score.

Overall Efficiency 11 stats
DEF RTG
Defensive Rating

How many points a team allows per 100 possessions. The lower the number, the better the defense.

OFF RTG
Offensive Rating

How many points a team scores per 100 possessions. The offensive mirror of Defensive Rating.

NET RTG
Net Rating

The difference between a team's Offensive Rating and Defensive Rating. Positive means you outscore opponents, negative means you don't.

PIE
PIE

Player Impact Estimate. An all-in-one efficiency number that measures a player's share of everything positive that happened in the games he played.

PPP
Points Per Possession

How many points a team or player produces on a single possession. At team level it is just Offensive Rating divided by 100. In play-type analysis it measures efficiency in one situation, like pick-and-roll or transition.

PACE
Pace

How many possessions a team plays in a game. It measures how fast or slow a team plays compared with the rest of the league.

PER
Player Efficiency Rating

A per-minute rating that tries to fold a player's whole statistical contribution into one number, scaled so that league average is 15.

BPM
Box Plus/Minus

An estimate of a player's value in points per 100 possessions above or below league average, built entirely from box-score stats and adjusted for team context.

ON/OFF
On/Off Rating

The difference between a team's net rating when a player is on the floor and when he is off. A read on a player's actual effect on the team.

+/-
Plus/Minus

The point difference, points scored minus points allowed, while a player is on the floor, in a game or across a season.

PIR
PIR

Performance Index Rating, the EuroLeague's own official all-in-one number. It adds up everything a player does well and subtracts everything he does badly, in a single figure the league puts on every box score.