What is True Shooting Percentage?

True shooting percentage (TS%) is a basketball metric concerning player efficiency. It combines all three methods of scoring — two-point field goals, three-point field goals, and free throws — into a single number.

Unlike raw field goal percentage, TS% accounts for the fact that not all shots carry equal value.

Developed within the APBR metrics framework, true shooting percentage gives a clearer picture of how efficiently a player converts scoring opportunities into points.

True Shooting Calculator (TS%)

Take a quick look at true shooting percentage to determine which shooters are accurate and reduce defensive liability in transition.

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TRue Shooting Percentage formula

TS% = PTS / 2(FGA + 0.44 x FTA)

Points – Total Points scored
FGA – Field Goal Attempts
FTA – Free Throw Attempts
0.44 – the constant that is in place to weigh trips to the free throw line resulting from shooting fouls

Average True Shooting Percentage NBA

High true shooting percentages are typically found in some of the best shooting guards in the league but is not uncommon for big men to be quite effective.

True shooting percentage varies by position — bigs tend to post higher numbers because they take higher-percentage shots closer to the basket and draw more fouls.

Guards and wings operate further from the rim and rely more on jump shots, which pulls the average down. League average sits around 56-58%.

Anything above 64% at meaningful volume is worth paying attention to.

Most Efficient High-Usage in the 2025-26 regular season (min. 20% usage, 20 min/game, 60 games played):

Player	TS%
Jalen Duren	68.8%
Nikola Jokic	67.0%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	66.5%
Chet Holmgren	65.3%
Zion Williamson	64.4%

True Shooting Percenatage in the 2026 NBA Playoffs

For the 2026 playoffs, the numbers shift a bit and should continue to shift as we go deeper.

Here are the top TS% numbers among qualified players (min. 20% USG, 20 min/per game, min. 3 games played):

Player	TS%
Ayo Dosunmu	74.9%
Karl-Anthony Towns	73.9%
Victor Wembanyama	72.3%
Collin Murray-Boyles	69.4%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	67.8%

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Karl-Anthony Towns at 73.9% and Wembanyama at 72.3% are the more predictive numbers given their roles and volume. The name that stands out for DFS is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander appearing on both lists at 66.5% regular season and 67.8% in the playoffs — efficiency that has actually improved under playoff pressure at high usage. That’s a rare combination and exactly the kind of signal TS% is built to surface.

TS% in Daily Fantasy Sports

For those interested in the ways this metric can frame daily fantasy sports, feel free to check out my article on hand-building NBA lineups.

When playing DFS, true shooting percentage at the very least can offer a way to tie-break tougher roster construction choices. Depending on contest selection, true shooting percentage could also help you differentiate from the “chalk” picks in a large and small field GPPs.

To keep it brief, look at TS% for a more complete picture when running lineups. This stops you from picking the Rudy Gobert-like players.

True Shooting Percentage vs eFFective Field Goal % (eFG%)

Both TS% and eFG% adjust for shot value, but they measure different things.

Stat	Adjust for 3 pointers?	Includes free throws?	Best For?
eFG%	Yes	No	Shot Quality
TS%	Yes	Yes	Total scoring efficiency

eFG% = (FGM + 0.5 × 3PM) / FGA

eFG% credits made 3’s as 1.5 field goals — accounting for the extra point. It isolates shot-making and selection, but ignores free throws entirely.

TS% goes further by including free throw efficiency.

A player who draws fouls and converts at the line earns a better TS% than eFG% alone would show.

For a deeper look at effective field goal percentage and how it applies to NBA lineup construction, see the Effective Field Goal Percentage Calculator →

What Is Considered a Good True Shooting Percentage?

TS%	Rating
65%+	Elite
60–64%	Very good
55–59%	Average
50–54%	Below average
Under 50%	Poor

League average typically falls in the 56–58% range. Volume matters alongside the percentage — a 62% TS% on 5 shots is a different story than 62% on 20.

True Shooting Percentage and Daily Fantasy Basketball

TS% is one of the first filters I run when building NBA cash game lineups. Here’s what I’ve found useful.

Finding value at price — Salary sites price on volume and recent raw stats. TS% can surface players producing more efficiently than their salary reflects. Two wings at the same price, one at 58% TS% and one at 51%, isn’t a coin flip — that gap is real.

Matching efficiency to pace — Fast games and high totals mean more possessions. Efficient scorers benefit from that more than high-volume inefficient ones. TS% helps me confirm a player is actually converting extra opportunities, not just taking more shots.

It’s a trailing stat — use it as a filter — TS% shows what’s happened, not what will. I use it to narrow the player pool, then layer in matchup data, rest, and role context before locking lineups.

A few things worth watching: players whose TS% sits well above their field goal percentage (often signals free throw dependence — check the matchup), and role players in spot starts with strong TS% from catch-and-shoot positions (often overlooked value at lower salary).

TS% won’t make the call for you. But in cash games, separating efficient producers from high-volume noise is most of the work — and this metric does that cleanly.