Stats Glossary

Every abbreviation used across the stats pages, in plain English.

Box-score basics (per game)

PointsPTS / PPG: Points scored per game.
ReboundsREB / RPG: Total rebounds (offensive + defensive) per game.
AssistsAST / APG: Passes that directly lead to a made basket, per game.
StealsSTL / SPG: Times a player takes the ball from the opponent, per game.
BlocksBLK / BPG: Shots deflected by a defender, per game.
TurnoversTOV: Times a player loses the ball to the opponent, per game.
MinutesMPG: Minutes played per game — a proxy for how much a team leans on a player.

Field goal %FG%: Share of all shot attempts (except free throws) that go in.
Three-point %3P%: Share of three-point attempts that go in.
Free throw %FT%: Share of free throws made.
Threes made3PM: Made three-pointers per game.

True shooting %TS%: Scoring efficiency that accounts for twos, threes and free throws in one number. ~58%+ is excellent.
Usage rateUSG%: Share of a team's plays a player 'uses' (shot, free-throw trip or turnover) while on court. Stars sit around 28-35%.
Player impact estimatePIE: A player's share of the total statistical contribution in their games — a quick all-in-one value gauge. ~10% is average; 15%+ is a star.
Net ratingNetRtg: Team point differential per 100 possessions while the player is on court (positive = team outscores opponents).
Plus / minus+/−: How many points a team outscored (or was outscored by) the opponent while the player was on the floor.

Rating—: Our 58–99 player rating, derived from real per-game production (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and threes). Used to draft and grade teams.
Peak rating—: A player's best single-season rating across their career.