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where can i find a list of all basketball stats (that are tracked) and their definitions?

i'd like to find out if there are still stats that are not being tracked.

There are a lot of stats out there. Some are fairly simple. Others are incredibly complex and there is no way to find the exact formula. I think there are 3 basic categories. The large majority of stats you will see are box score stats.

Box score stats- Some permutation of stats that are tracked in a box score. No matter how perfect your formula these stats have an inherent limit to usefulness since there are lots of important things that don't show up in box scores.

Player tracking- People rewatch games and evaluate players based on certain metrics. This sounds like a good idea but it seems fairly subjective even if you are an expert viewer.

Plus/Minus- Winning and losing is tracked in various lineups and/or statistical adjustments are made to the data. In theory this would be the best stat but in practice it is quite difficult to isolate one player's contribution from his teammates.

If there is a comprehensive list of publically available stats I'm not aware of it. If it doesn't exist it would be a good idea to make one. Here are a few sites that have some definitions-
http://stats.nba.com/help/glossary
http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html
http://www.nbastuffer.com/component/option,com_glossary/func,display/Itemid,90/catid,42/
http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2011/12/6/2602153/advanced-stats-primer

thanks. those are some long lists. it's gonna take me awhile to read through every one.

i know a lot of teams have their own proprietary stats system which they guard jealously. i was just curious how much the publicly available stats are lacking.

laika wrote:There are a lot of stats out there. Some are fairly simple. Others are incredibly complex and there is no way to find the exact formula. I think there are 3 basic categories. The large majority of stats you will see are box score stats.

Box score stats- Some permutation of stats that are tracked in a box score. No matter how perfect your formula these stats have an inherent limit to usefulness since there are lots of important things that don't show up in box scores.

Player tracking- People rewatch games and evaluate players based on certain metrics. This sounds like a good idea but it seems fairly subjective even if you are an expert viewer.

Plus/Minus- Winning and losing is tracked in various lineups and/or statistical adjustments are made to the data. In theory this would be the best stat but in practice it is quite difficult to isolate one player's contribution from his teammates.

If there is a comprehensive list of publically available stats I'm not aware of it. If it doesn't exist it would be a good idea to make one. Here are a few sites that have some definitions-
http://stats.nba.com/help/glossary
http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html
http://www.nbastuffer.com/component/option,com_glossary/func,display/Itemid,90/catid,42/
http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2011/12/6/2602153/advanced-stats-primer

I thought the sports vue was actually capturing data based on computer's viewing data? Thus not subject to human error outside of the coding itself. Am I wrong? If I am, how do I get a job watching basketball adn tracking stats? That seems better than building spread sheets with money involved...