FIC is a composite box score metric that combines points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks while subtracting field goals missed, free throws missed, and turnovers. It attempts to capture all major positive and negative box score contributions in a single number.
Broader than points or raw efficiency alone. Includes defensive box score events. Simple to calculate.
Essentially a simplified PER variant with somewhat different arbitrary coefficients. No defense beyond steals and blocks. No peer-reviewed validation. No adjustment for pace, usage, or opponent quality. The coefficients (0.5 for blocks, 0.5 for assists) are theoretically motivated but not empirically derived.
Not used in APEX. FIC is a box score composite with arbitrary weights and no empirical validation against outcomes. APEX uses BPM as its box score anchor — a metric with published coefficients derived through regression analysis — rather than FIC. The analytics community has largely moved away from metrics like FIC as RAPM-family estimators have become available.