Real Plus Minus (RPM) was used to measure the player’s average impact in terms of net point differential per 100 offensive and defensive possessions.
RPM was created by former Phoenix Suns consultant Steve Ilardi and Jeremias Engelmann. Engelmann launched a new version and called it xRAPM.
RPM can be broken down into offensive and defensive metrics:
Offensive Real Plus-Minus: (ORPM): Player’s average impact on his team’s offensive performance, by the points scored per 100 offensive possessions.
Defensive Real Plus-Minus: (DRPM): Player’s average impact on his team’s defensive performance, by the points allowed per 100 offensive possessions.
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