Offensive Rating
How many points a team scores per 100 possessions. The offensive mirror image of Defensive Rating.
Points per game is hostage to pace. A team that plays fast will score more points — not because they're better, but because they play more possessions. Offensive Rating removes that distortion. It measures how much damage a team does each time they have the ball, regardless of how many times per game that happens.
Benchmarks
- League average: ~115–116
- Good: above 117
- Elite: above 119
In 2025–26, Olympiacos led EuroLeague with an Offensive Rating of 122.3, finishing 29–12 in the regular season. Real Madrid posted 119.9, Żalgiris 119.4, Olimpia Milano 118.9, and Panathinaikos 118.8 among the top offenses.
Olympiacos posted an Offensive Rating of 122.3 in 2025–26 — the highest in the league — meaning they scored over 122 points for every 100 possessions they used. That's more than 6 points above league average per possession, a gap that compounds dramatically over 41 games. Unlike past elite offenses that struggled without matching defense, Olympiacos paired this firepower with a DEF RTG of 111.7 — also best in the league — producing a dominant +10.6 Net Rating and a 29–12 finish.
Tensions
If your offense scores 120 points per 100 possessions but your defense allows 122, you lose — efficiently. Offensive Rating tells you only half the story. A team can be an elite offense and still finish bottom of the table. Net Rating is the number that actually predicts winning.
A slow team with a mediocre Offensive Rating might actually be harder to defend than a fast team with a high one. Pace creates more possessions and more variance. Per-possession numbers level the field — but a team that scores 118 in 62 possessions is doing something different than one that scores 118 in 72.
Formula
Offensive Rating = (Points Scored / Possessions) × 100
OFF RTG: Offensive Rating / Pts: Points Scored
