Tip - Re-Examining the Four Factors: The Case for Free Throws Made Per 100 Possessions | The Harvard Sports Analysis Collective on WordPress.com

By John Ezekowitz Effective Field Goal Percentage. Turnover Percentage. Offensive Rebounding Rate. Free Throw Rate. Ever since Dean Oliver posited these statistics as the most important for explaining how teams score and defend in basketball, these so-called Four Factors have been the gospel of the tempo-free college basketball stats community. According to Oliver, the Four…