Effective Field Goal Percentage worksheet

1. Effective field goal percentage (eFG%): 39.6%

1. Give each made three an extra half shot of credit, because it is worth 1.5 times a two

   $8+0.5\times 3$$=9.5$

2. Divide by field goal attempts to see how often shots paid off

   $\frac{9.5}{24}$$=0.395833$

3. Write it as a percentage so it is easy to compare

   $0.395833\times 100$$=\mathrm{39.583333\%}$

4. For comparison, plain field goal percentage counts every make the same

   $\frac{8}{24}\times 100$$=\mathrm{33.333333\%}$

2. Effective field goal percentage (eFG%): 61.5%

1. Give each made three an extra half shot of credit, because it is worth 1.5 times a two

   $7+0.5\times 2$$=8$

2. Divide by field goal attempts to see how often shots paid off

   $\frac{8}{13}$$=0.615385$

3. Write it as a percentage so it is easy to compare

   $0.615385\times 100$$=\mathrm{61.538462\%}$

4. For comparison, plain field goal percentage counts every make the same

   $\frac{7}{13}\times 100$$=\mathrm{53.846154\%}$

3. Effective field goal percentage (eFG%): 50%

1. Give each made three an extra half shot of credit, because it is worth 1.5 times a two

   $10+0.5\times 4$$=12$

2. Divide by field goal attempts to see how often shots paid off

   $\frac{12}{24}$$=0.5$

3. Write it as a percentage so it is easy to compare

   $0.5\times 100$$=\mathrm{50\%}$

4. For comparison, plain field goal percentage counts every make the same

   $\frac{10}{24}\times 100$$=\mathrm{41.666667\%}$

4. Effective field goal percentage (eFG%): 56.3%

1. Give each made three an extra half shot of credit, because it is worth 1.5 times a two

   $8+0.5\times 2$$=9$

2. Divide by field goal attempts to see how often shots paid off

   $\frac{9}{16}$$=0.5625$

3. Write it as a percentage so it is easy to compare

   $0.5625\times 100$$=\mathrm{56.25\%}$

4. For comparison, plain field goal percentage counts every make the same

   $\frac{8}{16}\times 100$$=\mathrm{50\%}$

5. Effective field goal percentage (eFG%): 41.1%

1. Give each made three an extra half shot of credit, because it is worth 1.5 times a two

   $10+0.5\times 3$$=11.5$

2. Divide by field goal attempts to see how often shots paid off

   $\frac{11.5}{28}$$=0.410714$

3. Write it as a percentage so it is easy to compare

   $0.410714\times 100$$=\mathrm{41.071429\%}$

4. For comparison, plain field goal percentage counts every make the same

   $\frac{10}{28}\times 100$$=\mathrm{35.714286\%}$

6. Effective field goal percentage (eFG%): 54.5%

1. Give each made three an extra half shot of credit, because it is worth 1.5 times a two

   $10+0.5\times 4$$=12$

2. Divide by field goal attempts to see how often shots paid off

   $\frac{12}{22}$$=0.545455$

3. Write it as a percentage so it is easy to compare

   $0.545455\times 100$$=\mathrm{54.545455\%}$

4. For comparison, plain field goal percentage counts every make the same

   $\frac{10}{22}\times 100$$=\mathrm{45.454545\%}$

7. Effective field goal percentage (eFG%): 54.5%

1. Give each made three an extra half shot of credit, because it is worth 1.5 times a two

   $11+0.5\times 2$$=12$

2. Divide by field goal attempts to see how often shots paid off

   $\frac{12}{22}$$=0.545455$

3. Write it as a percentage so it is easy to compare

   $0.545455\times 100$$=\mathrm{54.545455\%}$

4. For comparison, plain field goal percentage counts every make the same

   $\frac{11}{22}\times 100$$=\mathrm{50\%}$

8. Effective field goal percentage (eFG%): 62.5%

1. Give each made three an extra half shot of credit, because it is worth 1.5 times a two

   $11+0.5\times 3$$=12.5$

2. Divide by field goal attempts to see how often shots paid off

   $\frac{12.5}{20}$$=0.625$

3. Write it as a percentage so it is easy to compare

   $0.625\times 100$$=\mathrm{62.5\%}$

4. For comparison, plain field goal percentage counts every make the same

   $\frac{11}{20}\times 100$$=\mathrm{55\%}$

9. Effective field goal percentage (eFG%): 41.7%

1. Give each made three an extra half shot of credit, because it is worth 1.5 times a two

   $6+0.5\times 3$$=7.5$

2. Divide by field goal attempts to see how often shots paid off

   $\frac{7.5}{18}$$=0.416667$

3. Write it as a percentage so it is easy to compare

   $0.416667\times 100$$=\mathrm{41.666667\%}$

4. For comparison, plain field goal percentage counts every make the same

   $\frac{6}{18}\times 100$$=\mathrm{33.333333\%}$

10. Effective field goal percentage (eFG%): 63.9%

1. Give each made three an extra half shot of credit, because it is worth 1.5 times a two

   $10+0.5\times 3$$=11.5$

2. Divide by field goal attempts to see how often shots paid off

   $\frac{11.5}{18}$$=0.638889$

3. Write it as a percentage so it is easy to compare

   $0.638889\times 100$$=\mathrm{63.888889\%}$

4. For comparison, plain field goal percentage counts every make the same

   $\frac{10}{18}\times 100$$=\mathrm{55.555556\%}$