What is Effective Possession Ratio in NBA Team Stats?
Effective Possession Ratio measures the percentage of possessions that result in a meaningful scoring opportunity.
Effective Possession Ratio | NBA Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 0.884% | 0.941% | 0.897% | 0.895% | 0.887% | 0.874% | 0.893% | 0.876% |
| 2 |  | 0.880% | 0.897% | 0.891% | 0.881% | 0.877% | 0.877% | 0.884% | 0.874% |
| 3 |  | 0.878% | 0.852% | 0.876% | 0.884% | 0.876% | 0.874% | 0.880% | 0.882% |
| 4 |  | 0.876% | 0.959% | 0.942% | 0.910% | 0.876% | 0.878% | 0.874% | 0.880% |
| 5 |  | 0.874% | 0.904% | 0.884% | 0.878% | 0.890% | 0.870% | 0.877% | 0.870% |
| 6 |  | 0.868% | 0.882% | 0.866% | 0.862% | 0.865% | 0.877% | 0.862% | 0.872% |
| 7 |  | 0.867% | 0.928% | 0.889% | 0.874% | 0.869% | 0.870% | 0.861% | 0.864% |
| 7 |  | 0.867% | 0.880% | 0.899% | 0.880% | 0.867% | 0.861% | 0.876% | 0.870% |
| 9 |  | 0.866% | 0.904% | 0.895% | 0.885% | 0.869% | 0.871% | 0.862% | 0.861% |
| 10 |  | 0.864% | 0.926% | 0.873% | 0.866% | 0.868% | 0.859% | 0.867% | 0.876% |
| 11 |  | 0.863% | 0.886% | 0.887% | 0.868% | 0.865% | 0.854% | 0.870% | 0.866% |
| 12 |  | 0.861% | 0.863% | 0.850% | 0.857% | 0.861% | 0.860% | 0.862% | 0.854% |
| 13 |  | 0.860% | 0.819% | 0.856% | 0.854% | 0.859% | 0.865% | 0.856% | 0.871% |
| 14 |  | 0.859% | 0.887% | 0.880% | 0.863% | 0.861% | 0.855% | 0.863% | 0.855% |
| 15 |  | 0.857% | 0.809% | 0.873% | 0.861% | 0.854% | 0.857% | 0.857% | 0.882% |
| 16 |  | 0.852% | 0.842% | 0.838% | 0.845% | 0.847% | 0.841% | 0.863% | 0.863% |
| 17 |  | 0.849% | 0.887% | 0.845% | 0.840% | 0.846% | 0.850% | 0.848% | 0.859% |
| 18 |  | 0.848% | 0.841% | 0.849% | 0.853% | 0.844% | 0.833% | 0.867% | 0.869% |
| 18 |  | 0.848% | 0.802% | 0.858% | 0.859% | 0.848% | 0.865% | 0.837% | 0.860% |
| 20 |  | 0.847% | 0.821% | 0.860% | 0.836% | 0.848% | 0.852% | 0.842% | 0.841% |
| 21 |  | 0.846% | 0.865% | 0.862% | 0.856% | 0.849% | 0.844% | 0.849% | 0.851% |
| 21 |  | 0.846% | 0.819% | 0.826% | 0.850% | 0.849% | 0.843% | 0.849% | 0.866% |
| 23 |  | 0.842% | 0.835% | 0.850% | 0.865% | 0.842% | 0.834% | 0.848% | 0.862% |
| 24 |  | 0.841% | 0.801% | 0.834% | 0.832% | 0.842% | 0.846% | 0.836% | 0.865% |
| 24 |  | 0.841% | 0.819% | 0.842% | 0.835% | 0.841% | 0.843% | 0.838% | 0.855% |
| 26 |  | 0.839% | 0.891% | 0.881% | 0.844% | 0.841% | 0.828% | 0.845% | 0.867% |
| 26 |  | 0.839% | 0.888% | 0.859% | 0.838% | 0.842% | 0.839% | 0.839% | 0.857% |
| 28 |  | 0.836% | 0.869% | 0.834% | 0.848% | 0.841% | 0.826% | 0.841% | 0.849% |
| 29 |  | 0.828% | 0.884% | 0.869% | 0.867% | 0.828% | 0.837% | 0.818% | 0.862% |
| 30 |  | 0.814% | 0.744% | 0.814% | 0.803% | 0.822% | 0.819% | 0.807% | 0.857% |
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Which teams have the highest effective possession ratio in the NBA in 2026?
Through games played November 12, 2026, San Antonio has the highest effective possession ratio in the NBA at 0.884%. Philadelphia is second at 0.880%, Oklahoma City third at 0.878%, Denver fourth at 0.876% & Cleveland fifth at 0.874%. San Antonio's rate is 0.004 percentage points above second place & 0.043 percentage points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 0.02 percentage points separate first from tenth. Toronto is sixth at 0.868%. Phoenix & New York are tied for seventh at 0.867%. Detroit is ninth at 0.866% & Miami tenth at 0.864%.
Four separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Indiana is 11th at 0.863%, Washington 12th at 0.861%, Atlanta 13th at 0.860%, Houston 14th at 0.859%, Boston 15th at 0.857%, Minnesota 16th at 0.852% & Memphis 17th at 0.849%. New Orleans & Chicago are tied 18th at 0.848%.
All 9 teams are within 0.008 percentage points of each other. Portland is 20th at 0.847%. Golden State & Dallas are tied 21st at 0.846%. The Los Angeles Lakers are 23rd at 0.842%. Sacramento & Milwaukee are tied 24th at 0.841%.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 30 NBA teams in the 2026 regular season. Effective Possession Ratio measures the percentage of possessions that result in a meaningful scoring opportunity. Figures are as of November 12, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.