League averages of TS%, eFG% and assisted vs. unassisted shots

[DaPerceive]

I found these stats on another site, so props to patsSOXknicks on this other site who took the time to calculate the league averages of TS%, eFG% and assisted vs. unassisted shots.

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Season TS% eFG% Ast/FG Unassisted
2010-11 0.542 0.498 0.578 0.422
2009-10 0.543 0.501 0.562 0.438
2008-09 0.545 0.499 0.566 0.434
2007-08 0.540 0.498 0.584 0.416
2006-07 0.541 0.496 0.584 0.416
2005-06 0.535 0.489 0.575 0.425
2004-05 0.530 0.482 0.593 0.407
2003-04 0.516 0.471 0.609 0.391
2002-03 0.519 0.473 0.602 0.398
2001-02 0.520 0.477 0.605 0.395
2000-01 0.518 0.473 0.611 0.389
1999-00 0.523 0.477 0.606 0.394
1998-99 0.511 0.466 0.605 0.395
1997-98 0.524 0.478 0.613 0.387
1996-97 0.536 0.493 0.609 0.391
1995-96 0.542 0.498 0.614 0.386
1994-95 0.543 0.500 0.616 0.384
1993-94 0.528 0.485 0.621 0.379
1992-93 0.536 0.491 0.607 0.393
1991-92 0.532 0.487 0.593 0.407
1990-91 0.534 0.488 0.597 0.403
1989-90 0.536 0.489 0.600 0.400
1988-89 0.537 0.489 0.602 0.398
1987-88 0.538 0.489 0.613 0.387
1986-87 0.538 0.488 0.610 0.390
1985-86 0.541 0.493 0.602 0.398
1984-85 0.543 0.497 0.600 0.400
1983-84 0.543 0.495 0.602 0.398
1982-83 0.531 0.488 0.595 0.405
1981-82 0.539 0.494 0.582 0.418
1980-81 0.535 0.489 0.593 0.407
1979-80 0.531 0.486 0.592 0.408
1978-79 0.530 0.485 0.580 0.420
1977-78 0.515 0.469 0.573 0.427
1976-77 0.511 0.465 0.558 0.442
1975-76 0.504 0.459 0.546 0.454
1974-75 0.502 0.458 0.571 0.429
1973-74 0.503 0.459 0.571 0.429
1972-73 0.498 0.456 0.570 0.430
1971-72 0.504 0.454 0.555 0.445
1970-71 0.500 0.449 0.552 0.448
1969-70 0.511 0.460 0.540 0.460
1968-69 0.491 0.441 0.529 0.471
1967-68 0.498 0.446 0.507 0.493
1966-67 0.493 0.441 0.492 0.508
1965-66 0.487 0.433 0.517 0.483
1964-65 0.479 0.426 0.494 0.506
1963-64 0.485 0.433 0.499 0.501
1962-63 0.493 0.441 0.509 0.491
1961-62 0.479 0.426 0.521 0.479
1960-61 0.469 0.415 0.533 0.467
1959-60 0.463 0.409 0.508 0.492
1958-59 0.457 0.395 0.485 0.515
1957-58 0.449 0.383 0.503 0.497
1956-57 0.449 0.379 0.526 0.474
1955-56 0.458 0.386 0.688 0.312
1954-55 0.455 0.385 0.709 0.291
1953-54 0.442 0.373 0.722 0.278
1952-53 0.445 0.370 0.737 0.263
1951-52 0.439 0.366 0.740 0.260
1950-51 0.428 0.356 0.705 0.295
1949-50 0.410 0.339 0.695 0.305
1948-49 0.390 0.327 0.641 0.359
1947-48 0.337 0.283 0.257 0.743
1946-47 0.327 0.279 0.266 0.734[/code]

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Look at the assisted TS and eFG percentages from the 80's. People confuse that decade, the pinnacle of team basketball, with 'no defense being played'. Of course there were more than a few teams that were awful on the defensive end, but it goes beyond that.

I just laugh when the misinformed think the 80s Lakers wouldn't be 'Showtime' in this ERA. Look at what the Suns have been doing the latter part of the decade. Magic, Worthy, Scott, Kareem - all of them were and ARE transcending talents, especially Pat Riley.

[Toizumi]

The no hand check rule (implemented in 04-05) benefitted iso players. The shooting % on unnasisted field goals went up quite a bit and in 10-11 it was at his highest since the late 70's.
The assisted FG% went down since the rule change. I wonder what caused this. Defenders roaming more?

[chips93]

great thread

Look at the assisted TS and eFG percentages from the 80's. People confuse that decade, the pinnacle of team basketball, with 'no defense being played'. Of course there were more than a few teams that were awful on the defensive end, but it goes beyond that.

I just laugh when the misinformed think the 80s Lakers wouldn't be 'Showtime' in this ERA. Look at what the Suns have been doing the latter part of the decade. Magic, Worthy, Scott, Kareem - all of them were and ARE transcending talents, especially Pat Riley.

i think also the implementation of the 3pt line, once teams got adjusted to it, helped offensive effiecincy, so that might be a reason that offense improved, not neccesarily that teams played worse on defense.

The no hand check rule (implemented in 04-05) benefitted iso players. The shooting % on unnasisted field goals went up quite a bit and in 10-11 it was at his highest since the late 70's.
The assisted FG% went down since the rule change. I wonder what caused this. Defenders roaming more?

im pretty sure that that statistic DaPerceive has posted, isnt the shooting percentage on assisted or unassisted field goals, its the percentage of field goals made that are assisted, or unasisted. every year it adds up to 100%.
but your are right, there is a correlation between the implementation of the no-hand-check, and an increase in unassisted fgs made. so once the rule came in, players iso'd more, and thus, the assists per field goal made dropped.

before the rule the assists per field goal made is solidly around 60%, then with the no-hand-check rule the assists per field goal made drops to around 57% on average since. pretty interesting.

[Kevin_Gamble]

Thanks for posting this.

[ShaqAttack3234]

This should be a lesson to those who now talk about how inefficient prime T-Mac was. His TS% was around the league average during his prime

2001- 52.1%
2002- 53.2%
2003- 56.4%
2004- 52.6%
2005- 52.6%

Slightly above league average in 2001, comfortably above in 2002 and 2004 and WAY above in 2003. Slightly below in 2005(always seemed liked he played more efficiently that season than the stats suggest for some reason). Combine that with how little he turned the ball over.

I've seen people compare his TS% to players now, and that makes him look worse, but 1998-2004 was just really tough defensively. The toughest defensive era, imo.

[feyki]

Great information , great thread .

There were two dramatic changes ( for offensive freedoms ) , 79 and 05 .

Also , Early League was amazing assisted oriented . Pass,pass and pass .