World Cup
Standings
World Cup basketball (World Cup)
Standings for 1959-1960 season
Rk | Team | % Victory | Gp | Gw | GL | Pts+ | Pts- | Pts+ /g | Pts- /g | Diff | Expected Winning % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | 77.8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 594 | 463 | 66.0 | 51.4 | 14.6 | 97.0 |
2 | Brazil | 77.8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 683 | 557 | 75.9 | 61.9 | 14.0 | 94.5 |
3 | USA | 77.8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 641 | 582 | 71.2 | 64.7 | 6.5 | 79.3 |
4 | Philippines | 66.7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 415 | 420 | 69.2 | 70.0 | -0.8 | 45.8 |
5 | Bulgaria | 55.6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 532 | 512 | 59.1 | 56.9 | 2.2 | 63.0 |
6 | Argentina | 50.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 381 | 378 | 63.5 | 63.0 | 0.5 | 52.7 |
7 | Canada | 50.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 367 | 380 | 61.2 | 63.3 | -2.1 | 38.1 |
8 | Formosa | 44.4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 522 | 559 | 58.0 | 62.1 | -4.1 | 27.8 |
9 | Uruguay (M) | 33.3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 356 | 384 | 59.3 | 64.0 | -4.7 | 25.9 |
10 | Puerto Rico | 33.3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 606 | 665 | 67.3 | 73.9 | -6.6 | 21.5 |
11 | Chile (M) | 33.3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 393 | 444 | 65.5 | 74.0 | -8.5 | 15.5 |
12 | United Arab Republic | 16.7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 374 | 435 | 62.3 | 72.5 | -10.2 | 10.9 |
13 | Mexico | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 342 | 427 | 57.0 | 71.2 | -14.2 | 4.4 |
Standings glossary
Stats abbreviations
- Rk: rank
- % Victory: number of win / number of games played
- Gp: number of games played
- Gw: number of games won
- GL: number of games lost
- Pts+: total number of points scored by the team
- Pts-: total number of points scored by opposing teams
- Pts+ /g: total number of points scored by the team per game
- Pts- /g: total number of points scored by opposing teams per game
- Diff: difference between points scored and received per game
- Expected Winning %: through our basketball statistical database and the use of advanced stats, we are able to project a team’s win percentage which then allows us to project how many wins a team is expected to have. These projections are a unique way to understand whether a team has played better or worse than their record indicates.