EfficiencyBasketball
+/-Plus-Minus
Plus-minus is the team’s point differential while a player is on the floor — credits or charges every player on the court.
Formula
+/- = team points scored − team points allowed (while player is on court)Example
A starter on the floor for a 82–74 win is +8 if they played all 40 minutes; partial minutes scale proportionally.
Why it matters
Plus-minus is the only stat that directly answers "did the team play better with this player on the court?" Imperfect, but uniquely team-aware.
In depth
Raw plus-minus is noisy at the player level over small samples — a bench player on a great team can post a high +/- without driving it. Useful in aggregate over a full season, less useful in a single game.
ArcStat ships per-game plus-minus on every line. Net rating (per-100-possession plus-minus) is more rigorous and ships on Pro+.
Where you’ll see it
Available in ArcStat Starter tier (per-game plus-minus). Compare plans.
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No spreadsheet needed
+/- for every player, automatically.
ArcStat computes it for you — ArcStat Starter tier (per-game plus-minus).