
Free ball kills do not count, as their intention was not to score a point. Any time the ball is terminated for a point from an attack. As a user, you can select different genders, years, and tournaments and can sort the data based on what you want to learn. This page shows the Women’s stats for the 2022 Pro Series in Hermosa Beach, sorted top to bottom by hitting percentage. You define the parameters with the dropdown boxes seen in the image below. This stat, along with most of the others, is an amalgam of all matches played within the parameters. Attempts include kills, but also all the times you attack and don’t get a kill. Amount of times a player attacked a ball. I’ll explain in a bit.ĪTT = Hitting attempts. These are both straightforward but important in quantifying the strength of a stat. For that, head to our Volley Lingo cheat sheet.

Don’t want to get too into the weeds about what an attack is. I’m assuming base-level volleyball knowledge here. Understanding stats is the best way, apart from actually watching, to digest info before, during, and after a match. Time to break down the stats you continuously see in box scores and my articles.

You may not know the formula for hitting percentage. Not surprised that the top three hitting percentages came from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-place finishing guys.īut everyone knows how great stats are. Those are the Phoenix Championship stats. Looking at overall stats for a tournament may well explain why one team or player finished so well. Box scores, like the one below, are the best and most comprehensive way to quickly absorb a match’s happenings. Not the math behind them, per se, just reviewing them.
