Tag: What does effective field goal percentage mean?
-
What is the average field goal percentage for an NBA player?
[mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]Effective field goal percentage, or eFG%, accounts for the fact that a three-point field goal is worth more than a two-point field goal, as described by basketball-reference. The formula is (FGM + 0.5 * 3PM) / FGA. Among Dean Oliver’s…