Basketball
Shooting Percentage Calculator
FG%, effective FG% and true shooting % from a box score — the efficiency metrics that matter.
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Result
Field-goal %50%
Effective FG%56.3%
Credits the extra value of a three.
True shooting %60.4%
Accounts for 2s, 3s and free throws.
Points scored22pts
eFG% = (FGM + 0.5·3PM) ÷ FGA. TS% = PTS ÷ (2·(FGA + 0.44·FTA)).
The formula
Shooting efficiency
eFG% = (FGM + 0.5·3PM) ÷ FGA; TS% = PTS ÷ (2·(FGA + 0.44·FTA))
Source: Standard basketball analytics (Oliver; Basketball-Reference)
What it means
- eFG% credits the extra point a three is worth.
- TS% folds free throws in, so it is the fairest single efficiency number.
Limitations
- Efficiency is not everything — volume, role and defence all matter.
Educational only
This is a deterministic tool: the same inputs always give the same result. It is for learning and planning, not a substitute for coaching or measurement.
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