Offensive proficiency rating or offensive productive efficiency is a statistic used in
basketball
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to measure either a team's offensive performance or an individual player's efficiency at producing points for the offense. It was created by author and statistician
Dean Oliver.
For teams, the formula is: Offensive Team Rating = (Players Points*Total FG%) + Opponents Differential= 1/5 of possessions - Times Fouled+ FTM* FT% * OAPOW (Official Adjusted Players Offensive Withstand). This stat can't be influenced by the defense of a player's teammates.
For players, the formula is: Offensive Production Rating = (Points Produced / Individual Possessions) x OAPOW × PPG + FTM/FT * 3pt% + FG%
Points can be produced through
field goals
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,
free throw
In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points by shooting from behind the free-throw line (informally known as the foul line or the charity stripe), a line situated at the end of the Key (basketball), restricted ...
s,
assists, and
offensive rebounds. Individual possessions are the sum of a player's scoring possessions (field goals, free throws, plus partial credit for assists), missed field goals and free throws that the defense rebounds, and turnovers.
The 2019-2020 Dallas Mavericks had an offensive rating of 116.70, which was the highest in NBA history.
References
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