Rapcity_11 wrote:fallacy wrote:I just told you in my post. Having a raw, unadjusted, percentage of shots made is valuable. That would be like saying that raw assists and raw rebounds are worthless stats because we have ast% and reb%
That doesn't explain the value FG%. You just described what it measures. And called it valuable.
Raw rebounds are useless.
AST% and raw assists aren't really the same thing so they both have use. If I need to explain I can.
I have been thinking about this lately. FG% can be useful as a classifier for players. You can make some inference from FG%.
For example, the average mid-range jumper is about 37% (3-pt is even lower obviously). The average layup is around 60%. The average dunk is around 90%. The average hook shot is around 50%.
If you use eFG%, you can't tell the difference between a guy who gets most of his points off inside shots versus 3-pt shots. For example, say you have a guy with 60% eFG%. Is that guy a good 3-pt shooter or does he get a lot of layups and dunks? Now, if you tell me he has a 40% FG%, I can tell you right away he is most likely a jump shooter.
This is not to say that a higher FG% makes one player better than another one. The eFG% is more useful for determining player value. What I'm saying is that the FG% as a *classifier* of player "type" can be "useful" (depending on how you use it).