Defensive rating or defensive efficiency is a statistic used in
basketball to measure an individual player's efficiency at preventing the other team from scoring points. It was created by author and statistician
Dean Oliver.
Formula
The formula is:
Defensive
Defense or defence may refer to:
Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups
* Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare
* Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks
* Defense indust ...
Player Rating = (Players Steals*Blocks) + Opponents Differential= 1/5 of possessions - Times blown by + Deflections * OAPDW( Official Adjusted Players Defensive Withstand). This stat can be influenced by the defense of a player's teammates.
References
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Basketball statistics