World Cup (W) basketball (World Cup)

Standings for 1953-1954 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 USA (W) USA (W) 83.3 6 5 1 248 183 41.3 30.5 10.8 98.6
2 France (W) France (W) 66.7 6 4 2 289 198 48.2 33.0 15.2 99.5
3 Chile (W) Chile (W) 66.7 6 4 2 264 235 44.0 39.2 4.8 83.5
4 Brazil (W) Brazil (W) 66.7 6 4 2 233 217 38.8 36.2 2.6 72.9
5 Peru (W) Peru (W) 50.0 6 3 3 187 219 31.2 36.5 -5.3 10.0
6 Paraguay (W) Paraguay (W) 44.4 9 4 5 350 419 38.9 46.6 -7.7 7.6
7 Mexico (W) Mexico (W) 40.0 5 2 3 165 174 33.0 34.8 -1.8 32.3
8 Argentina (W) Argentina (W) 33.3 6 2 4 198 227 33.0 37.8 -4.8 13.0
9 Cuba (W) Cuba (W) 28.6 7 2 5 217 255 31.0 36.4 -5.4 9.6
10 Switzerland (W) Switzerland (W) 20.0 5 1 4 124 148 24.8 29.6 -4.8 7.9

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.