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The advantage of this second formula is that it highlights the aforementioned logic behind the statistic, where it is pretended that a player only shot two-point shots (hence the division of non-free-throw points by 2).
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An additional formula that seems to be more in use by the statistics actually displayed on websites (but less cited by said websites) is:
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211:{\displaystyle eFG\%={\frac {\frac {PPG-FT}{2}}{FGA}}}
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316:{\displaystyle eFG\%={\frac {2FG+(1.5*3FG)}{FGA}}}
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119:{\displaystyle eFG\%={\frac {FG+(0.5*3P)}{FGA}}}
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469:"Effective Field Goal Percentage"
403:"Effective Field Goal Percentage"
361:Advanced statistics in basketball
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724:Effective field goal percentage
425:"Basketball Reference Glossary"
381:"Basketball Reference Glossary"
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332:3FG = 3-point field goals made
329:2FG = 2-point field goals made
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383:. Basketball-reference.com
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335:FGA = field goal attempts
230:FGA = field goal attempts
227:FT = the free throws made
138:FGA = field goal attempts
744:Performance Index Rating
729:True shooting percentage
709:Player efficiency rating
613:3-point field goal made
37:three-point field goals
16:Statistic in basketball
471:. The Coaching Toolbox
405:. The Coaching Toolbox
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648:Free throw percentage
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224:PPG = points per game
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449:. Captain Calculator
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475:August 27,
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367:References
21:basketball
566:Defensive
561:Offensive
431:April 16,
387:April 16,
285:∗
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592:Turnover
345:See also
220:where:
739:Economy
658:Doubles
557:Rebound
325:where:
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759:Tendex
572:Assist
547:Minute
41:points
582:Block
577:Steal
552:Point
530:Basic
587:Foul
477:2018
455:2023
433:2015
411:2018
389:2015
29:eFG%
282:1.5
88:0.5
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