List of National Basketball Association annual field goal percentage leaders
In basketball, a field goal is a basket scored from an action on the playing court except free throws.[1] The National Basketball Association's (NBA) field goal percentage leader is the player with the highest field goal percentage in a given season. To qualify as a field goal percentage leader, the player must have at least 300 field goals made. Aside from the strike shortened 1998–99 and 2011–12 seasons, as well as the pandemic shortened 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, this has been the entry criteria since the 1974–75 season.[2]
Key[]
^ | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA | |||||
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the field goal percentage leader up to and including that season | |||||
G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |
Field goal percentage leaders[]
Notes[]
- ^ The player's primary position is listed first.
- ^ The 1998–99 season was shortened to 50 games due to the league's lockout.[35] The qualification of this season's field goal percentage leader was to have at least 183 field goals made.[2]
- ^ The 2011–12 season was shortened to 66 games due to the league's lockout.[41] The qualification of this season's field goal percentage leader was to have at least 241 field goals made.[2]
- ^ The 2019–20 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams ended the season with varying numbers of played games. Robinson's team, the New York Knicks, played 66 games; he was required to make at least 242 field goals to be qualified as field goal percentage leader.
- ^ The 2020–21 season was shortened to 72 games due to the late finish of the previous season. The qualification of this season's field goal percentage leader was to have at least 264 field goals made
References[]
- General
- "Yearly Leaders and Records for Field Goal Percentage". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- Specific
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- ^ a b "Alex Groza Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Paul Arizin Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Ed Macauley Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Neil Johnston Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Larry Foust Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Jack Twyman Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
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- ^ "Walt Bellamy Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Jerry Lucas Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
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- ^ "Bob McAdoo Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Don Nelson Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "John Shumate Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Wes Unseld Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Bobby Jones Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Cedric Maxwell Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Artis Gilmore Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "James Donaldson Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Steve Johnson Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Kevin McHale Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Dennis Rodman Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Mark West Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Buck Williams Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Cedric Ceballos Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Shaquille O'Neal Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Chris Gatling Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Gheorghe Mureşan Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
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- ^ "Eddy Curry Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Mikki Moore Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Andris Biedrins Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Dwight Howard Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Nene Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ Beck, Howard (November 28, 2011). "Two Exhibition Games for N.B.A. Teams". The New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "Tyson Chandler Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "DeAndre Jordan Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ "Clint Capela Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "Rudy Gobert Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Mitchell Robinson Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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