EuroLeague Basketball Analytics
Simple Stats
The fundamentals of basketball statistics explained for the curious fan. Points, rebounds, assists and more, grouped by area and 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.
The points a player scores, per game across a season. The most visible number in basketball, and the most misread.
Field Goals Made (FGM) is how many shots from the field a player converts, anything that is not a free throw. Field Goals Attempted (FGA) is how many he took. Together they show how much a player shoots and how often it goes in.
Three-Pointers Made (3PM) and Attempted (3PA) track shots from behind the arc. The three-point line is the single rule that changed how basketball is played and measured more than any other.
Free Throws Made (FTM) and Attempted (FTA) track the shots from the line given after certain fouls. The free throw is the purest test of a shooter's mechanics: same spot, no defender, every time.
A pass that leads directly to a made basket. The passer has to be the real cause of the score, not just the last player to touch the ball.
Any time a player loses the ball before a shot goes up, through a bad pass, a steal, stepping out, or the shot clock. A turnover is a possession handed to the other team for nothing.
A rebound is credited when a player recovers the ball after a miss. Off your own team's miss it is an offensive rebound, off the opponent's it is a defensive one. Total rebounds is the sum of both.
A rebound grabbed by the shooting team after its own miss. Offensive rebounds keep the possession alive and create second chances.
A personal foul is illegal contact with an opponent. The fouls you commit can cost you minutes, and at five, your night. The fouls you draw put the other team on the free throw line.
A rebound is credited when a player recovers the ball after a miss. Off your own team's miss it is an offensive rebound, off the opponent's it is a defensive one. Total rebounds is the sum of both.
A rebound grabbed by the defending team after the opponent misses. A defensive rebound ends their possession and starts yours.
A steal is credited when a defender takes the ball straight from the offense, by picking off a pass or stripping a dribble, and ends the possession.
A block is credited when a defender legally gets a hand on a shot and stops it from going in. The ball has to be touched on the way up, before it starts to fall.
A personal foul is illegal contact with an opponent. The fouls you commit can cost you minutes, and at five, your night. The fouls you draw put the other team on the free throw line.
Field Goals Made (FGM) is how many shots from the field a player converts, anything that is not a free throw. Field Goals Attempted (FGA) is how many he took. Together they show how much a player shoots and how often it goes in.
Three-Pointers Made (3PM) and Attempted (3PA) track shots from behind the arc. The three-point line is the single rule that changed how basketball is played and measured more than any other.
Free Throws Made (FTM) and Attempted (FTA) track the shots from the line given after certain fouls. The free throw is the purest test of a shooter's mechanics: same spot, no defender, every time.
A pass that leads directly to a made basket. The passer has to be the real cause of the score, not just the last player to touch the ball.
Any time a player loses the ball before a shot goes up, through a bad pass, a steal, stepping out, or the shot clock. A turnover is a possession handed to the other team for nothing.
