Effective field goal percentage

In basketball, effective field goal percentage (abbreviated eFG%) is a statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points, while all other field goals only count for two points. Its goal is to show what field goal percentage a two-point shooter would have to shoot at to match the output of a player who also shoots three-pointers.

It is calculated by: $$eFG\% = \frac{FG + (0.5 * 3P)}{FGA}$$

where: A common criticism of this formula is that shooters with very high percentage success rates, which favor 3 point shots, would arrive at an eFG\% above 100%.
 * FG = field goals made
 * 3P = 3-point field goals made
 * FGA = field goal attempts

It can also be calculated by: $$ eFG\% = \frac{\frac{PPG - FT}{2}}{FGA}$$

where:
 * PPG = points per game
 * FT = the free throws made
 * FGA = field goal attempts

The advantage of this second formula is that it highlights the aforementioned logic behind the statistic, where it is pretended that a player only shot two-point shots (hence the division of non-free-throw points by 2).

An additional formula that seems to be more in use by the statistics actually displayed on websites (but less cited by said websites) is:

$$ eFG\% = \frac{2FG + (1.5 * 3FG)}{FGA}$$

where:


 * 2FG = 2-point field goals made
 * 3FG = 3-point field goals made
 * FGA = field goal attempts

All three equations yield the same result.