Glossary / Relative True Shooting Percentage (rTS%)

What Is Relative True Shooting Percentage (rTS%)?

Relative True Shooting is an extension of the True Shooting metric that shows a player's scoring efficiency compared to the rest of the league. It's calculated by subtracting league-wide TS% from a player's own TS%.

Formula

rTS% = Player TS% − League TS%
Player TS% — The player's own True Shooting %
League TS% — The league-wide average True Shooting % for that season

Worked Example

A player has a TS% of 62.0% in a season where the league average is 58.1%.
rTS% = 62.0% − 58.1%
rTS% = +3.9%

rTS% Variants

Role rTS%
TS% vs. the baseline for a player's specific offensive role, not just their position.
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Position rTS%
TS% vs. the league average for players at the same traditional position (PG, SG, SF, PF, C).
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Midrange rFG%
The same idea applied to one zone: midrange FG% vs. what's expected for that role.
See the Shot Zone graphic →
Role rTS% Leaders
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Position rTS% Leaders
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Midrange rFG% Leaders
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What's a Good rTS%?

Well Below Average
Below -3.0%
Below Average
-3.0% to -1.0%
Average
-1.0% to +1.0%
Above Average
+1.0% to +3.0%
Elite
+3.0%+

rTS% FAQ

What counts as a good Relative True Shooting %?

A good Relative True Shooting % is anything positive. Anything above +5% is pretty exceptional. That said, the same positional limitations that True Shooting % itself faces still apply, so it's worth reading rTS% alongside a player's role, not in isolation.

Can Relative True Shooting % be negative?

Yes. If a player's True Shooting % is below the league average for that season, their rTS% will be negative.

Why use rTS% instead of just True Shooting %?

rTS% makes it much easier to see at a glance whether a player is performing above or below average, since it's already measured against the league baseline instead of leaving you to compare a raw TS% number against context in your head.

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See It Live

Role- and position-relative efficiency, including rTS%, is on the Role Stats page, with live filters by role, position, and shot zone.

Related Stats

Often discussed alongside rTS%: TS%, eFG%, USG%.

See how rTS% compares against a player's specific role on Role Stats, or browse the rest of the Glossary for more stat breakdowns.