§ Glossary
Stats glossaryin plain English.
34 terms with formulas, worked examples, and why each one matters. Built so a coach, commissioner, or curious fan can read one definition and walk away knowing what the number means.
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- DRtgDefensive RatingDefensive Rating is points allowed per 100 possessions — the standard pace-adjusted defensive efficiency metric.Efficiency
- DRB%Defensive Rebound PercentageDRB% is the share of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while on the floor.Rates
- 2x2Double-DoubleA double-double is a single game with double-digit totals in two of: points, rebounds, assists, steals, or blocks.Box score
- RTGDUPR-Style RatingA 2.0–8.0 skill rating that updates after every match — higher when you beat stronger opponents, lower when you lose to weaker ones.RatingPickleball
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- FG%Field Goal PercentageFG% is the share of shot attempts (2s and 3s combined) that go in — the most basic shooting efficiency metric.Shooting
- FT%Free Throw PercentageFT% is the share of free throws made — the purest measure of unguarded shooting touch.Shooting
- FT/FGAFree Throw RateFree Throw Rate is FTA divided by FGA — how often a player draws fouls relative to how often they shoot.Shooting
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- STRKMatch StreakSTRK is the player’s current consecutive run of wins (positive) or losses (negative) — resets on the next result that flips direction.Match resultsPickleball
- WIN%Match Win PercentageWIN% is the share of matches a player has won — the headline record stat on every pickleball leaderboard.Match resultsPickleball
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- PacePacePace is possessions per 48 minutes — how fast a team plays, independent of how well they score.Rates
- PTRPartnership RecordPTR is a player’s W-L record split by doubles partner — the only way to see which pairing actually clicks.Doubles & partnershipsPickleball
- PERPlayer Efficiency RatingPER is a per-game number summarizing everything a player does — scoring, rebounds, assists, defense, and turnovers.Efficiency
- +/-Plus-MinusPlus-minus is the team’s point differential while a player is on the floor — credits or charges every player on the court.Efficiency
- DIFFPoint DifferentialDIFF is total points scored minus total points allowed across every game the player has logged — the cleanest tiebreaker on the leaderboard.Match resultsPickleball
- PPGPoints Per GamePPG is total points scored divided by games played — the simplest measure of a scorer’s output.Box score
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- RCRating ConfidenceA 0–100% band that says how reliable a player’s rating is — confidence grows with every match, capping out around 50 matches.RatingPickleball
- RPGRebounds Per GameRPG is total rebounds divided by games played — combining offensive and defensive boards into a single per-game number.Box score
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- FMTScoring FormatPickleball uses two scoring systems — traditional side-out and rally — and matches are played to 11, 15, or 21 in best-of-1/3/5 series.Match resultsPickleball
- S/DSingles vs Doubles SplitA player’s rating, WIN%, and DIFF tracked separately for singles and doubles play — they are not the same skill set.Doubles & partnershipsPickleball
- SPGSteals Per GameSPG is total steals divided by games played — the cleanest counting stat for on-ball defensive playmaking.Box score
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- 3P%Three-Point Percentage3P% is the share of three-point attempts that go in — the cleanest measure of a shooter’s long-range accuracy.Shooting
- 3x10Triple-DoubleA triple-double is a single game with double-digit totals in three of: points, rebounds, assists, steals, or blocks.Box score
- TS%True Shooting PercentageTS% measures shooting efficiency across 2-pointers, 3-pointers, and free throws on a single 0–100 scale.Shooting
- TOV%Turnover PercentageTOV% estimates what percentage of a player’s possessions ended in a turnover — controlling for usage.Rates
- TOVTurnovers Per GameTurnovers per game is how often a player coughs up the ball — the negative twin of assists.Box score
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