Effective field goal percentage
In basketball, effective field goal percentage is a statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points, while all other field goals only count for two points. Its goal is to show what field goal percentage a two-point shooter would have to shoot at to match the output of a player who also shoots three-pointers.
It is calculated by:
where:
- FG = field goals made
- 3P = 3-point field goals made
- FGA = field goal attempts
It can also be calculated by:
where:
- PPG = points per game
- FT = free throws made
- FGA = field goal attempts
An additional formula that seems to be more in use by the statistics actually displayed on websites is:
where:
- 2FG = 2-point field goals made
- 3FG = 3-point field goals made
- FGA = field goal attempts