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Shooting

Effective field goal percentage

Field goal percentage that gives threes 1.5× weight.

What it teaches

  • How well a player or team shoots from the field once threes count properly.
  • Whether a “low FG%” shooter is actually fine because of three-point volume.

What it doesn't

  • Free throws.
  • Turnovers or foul drawing.
  • Defense.

Upsides

  • Simple correction to raw FG%.
  • Great for team shot-profile conversations.

Downsides

  • Ignores the line completely; use TS% when FTs matter.
  • Doesn’t capture shot difficulty.

How to apply it

  • Team offense reviews: eFG% + TOV% + ORB% + FT rate (the Four Factors).
  • Player shooting diet checks when comparing eras.