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True Shooting %, eFG% & Usage Calculator

Compute basketball True Shooting % and effective field goal % from a player's box score, plus usage rate when you add the team's shot and turnover totals.

Enter the player's box score.

Team totals (optional — needed only for usage rate).

About this tool

The True Shooting %, eFG% & Usage Calculator computes the advanced efficiency metrics that go beyond raw field-goal percentage. From a player's points, field-goal attempts and makes, three-pointers made, free-throw attempts, turnovers and minutes it derives True Shooting percentage and effective field-goal percentage; add the team's totals and it also computes usage rate.

Effective field-goal percentage is eFG% = (FGM + 0.5·3PM) / FGA, which credits a three-pointer as worth 1.5 times a two since it scores an extra point. True Shooting percentage folds in free throws: TS% = PTS / (2·(FGA + 0.44·FTA)), where the 0.44 coefficient estimates how many possessions a set of free-throw attempts represents. Both are expressed as percentages, and a TS% above roughly 58-60% is considered very efficient scoring.

Usage rate estimates the share of team possessions a player uses while on the floor: Usage% = 100 × ((FGA + 0.44·FTA + TOV) × (TmMP/5)) / (MP × (TmFGA + 0.44·TmFTA + TmTOV)). It needs the player's minutes plus the team's field-goal attempts, free-throw attempts, turnovers and total minutes. All calculations run locally in your browser, and the team section is optional — leave it blank and you still get TS% and eFG% from the player line alone.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between TS% and eFG%?
eFG% = (FGM + 0.5·3PM)/FGA adjusts field-goal percentage for the extra value of threes but ignores free throws. TS% = PTS/(2·(FGA + 0.44·FTA)) also includes free-throw scoring, giving a fuller picture of total shooting efficiency.
Why is there a 0.44 next to free-throw attempts?
The 0.44 coefficient estimates the number of possessions used by a player's free-throw attempts, since not every trip to the line ends a possession (and-ones, technicals, first of two). It is the standard multiplier in TS% and usage formulas.
What counts as a good True Shooting percentage?
League-average TS% is usually around 56-57%. A mark above roughly 60% indicates highly efficient scoring, while below about 50% is poor. Because it blends twos, threes and free throws, it compares scorers with different shot profiles fairly.
What do I need to compute usage rate?
Usage needs the player's minutes plus the team's field-goal attempts, free-throw attempts, turnovers and total team minutes (typically 240 for a regulation game). Leave the team fields blank and the tool still returns TS% and eFG%.

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