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Basketball Efficiency Calculator
Field goal percentage treats a three-pointer and a layup as the same shot, which is why nobody serious uses it. This computes true shooting and effective field goal percentage, which weight shots by what they are actually worth.
Why field goal percentage is nearly useless
It counts a made three and a made layup identically while ignoring free throws entirely. A centre shooting 60% at the rim and a guard shooting 44% from three are close in value per shot, and FG% says one is far better.
True shooting is the more complete measure because it folds in free throws, which is where a large share of efficient scoring actually comes from. The 0.44 coefficient is an empirical estimate — not every pair of free throws ends a possession, and technical and and-one situations are why it is not 0.5.
Benchmarks
League-average true shooting sits around 57% in the modern game. Above 60% is genuinely efficient, above 65% is elite and usually means either a high-volume three-point shooter or a rim-running big. Below 52% at high volume is actively costing a team points.
Questions people ask about this
How do you calculate true shooting percentage?
Divide points by two times the sum of field goal attempts and 0.44 times free throw attempts. The 0.44 coefficient estimates how many free throw attempts actually end a possession, since and-ones and technicals do not. It is the most complete single measure of scoring efficiency because it counts threes and free throws properly.
What is a good true shooting percentage?
League average sits near 57% in the modern NBA. Above 60% is genuinely efficient, above 65% is elite, and anything below about 52% at meaningful volume is costing the team points. Context matters — a high-usage creator sustaining 60% is more valuable than a low-usage finisher at 68%.
What is the difference between eFG% and TS%?
Effective field goal percentage adjusts for the extra value of a three-pointer but ignores free throws. True shooting includes them. For a player who draws a lot of fouls the two diverge sharply, and true shooting is the fairer measure of what their scoring is actually worth.
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