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 made at least 300 field goals. Aside from the lockout 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
† Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a]
§ 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024[3]
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

Annual leaders

Season Player Position[b] Team Games
played 		Field goals made Field goals attempted FG% Ref.
1946–47 Bob Feerick F/G Washington Capitols 55 364 908 .4009 [4]
1947–48 Buddy Jeannette* G Baltimore Bullets 46 150 430 .3488 [5]
1948–49 Arnie Risen* C/F Rochester Royals 60 345 816 .4228 [6]
1949–50 Alex Groza C Indianapolis Olympians 64 521 1090 .4780 [7]
1950–51 Alex Groza (2) C Indianapolis Olympians 66 492 1046 .4704 [7]
1951–52 Paul Arizin* F/G Philadelphia Warriors 66 548 1222 .4484 [8]
1952–53 Ed Macauley* C/F Boston Celtics 69 451 997 .4524 [9]
1952–53 Neil Johnston* C Philadelphia Warriors 70 504 1114 .4524 [10]
1953–54 Ed Macauley* (2) C/F Boston Celtics 71 492 950 .4863 [9]
1954–55 Larry Foust C/F Fort Wayne Pistons 70 398 818 .4866 [11]
1955–56 Neil Johnston* (2) C Philadelphia Warriors 70 499 1092 .4570 [10]
1956–57 Neil Johnston* (3) C Philadelphia Warriors 69 520 1163 .4471 [10]
1957–58 Jack Twyman* F/G Cincinnati Royals 72 465 1028 .4523 [12]
1958–59 Ken Sears F New York Knicks 71 491 1002 .4900 [13]
1959–60 Ken Sears (2) F New York Knicks 64 412 863 .4774 [13]
1960–61 Wilt Chamberlain* C Philadelphia Warriors 79 1251 2457 .5092 [14]
1961–62 Walt Bellamy* C Chicago Packers 79 973 1875 .5189 [15]
1962–63 Wilt Chamberlain* (2) C San Francisco Warriors 80 1463 2770 .5282 [14]
1963–64 Jerry Lucas* F/C Cincinnati Royals 79 545 1035 .5266 [16]
1964–65 Wilt Chamberlain* (3) C San Francisco Warriors
Philadelphia 76ers 		73 1063 2083 .5103 [14]
1965–66 Wilt Chamberlain* (4) C Philadelphia 76ers 79 1074 1990 .5397 [14]
1966–67 Wilt Chamberlain* (5) C Philadelphia 76ers 81 785 1150 .6826 [14]
1967–68 Wilt Chamberlain* (6) C Philadelphia 76ers 82 819 1377 .5948 [14]
1968–69 Wilt Chamberlain* (7) C Los Angeles Lakers 81 641 1099 .5833 [14]
1969–70 Johnny Green F/C Cincinnati Royals 78 481 860 .5593 [17]
1970–71 Johnny Green (2) F/C Cincinnati Royals 75 502 855 .5871 [17]
1971–72 Wilt Chamberlain* (8) C Los Angeles Lakers 82 496 764 .6492 [14]
1972–73 Wilt Chamberlain* (9) C Los Angeles Lakers 82 426 586 .7270 [14]
1973–74 Bob McAdoo* C/F Buffalo Braves 74 901 1647 .5471 [18]
1974–75 Don Nelson F Boston Celtics 79 423 785 .5389 [19]
1975–76 John Shumate F/C Phoenix Suns
Buffalo Braves 		75 332 592 .5608 [20]
1975–76 Wes Unseld* C/F Washington Bullets 78 318 567 .5608 [21]
1976–77 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* C Los Angeles Lakers 82 888 1533 .5793 [22]
1977–78 Bobby Jones F Denver Nuggets 75 440 761 .5782 [23]
1978–79 Cedric Maxwell F Boston Celtics 80 472 808 .5842 [24]
1979–80 Cedric Maxwell (2) F Boston Celtics 80 457 750 .6093 [24]
1980–81 Artis Gilmore* C Chicago Bulls 82 547 816 .6703 [25]
1981–82 Artis Gilmore* (2) C Chicago Bulls 82 546 837 .6523 [25]
1982–83 Artis Gilmore* (3) C San Antonio Spurs 82 556 888 .6261 [25]
1983–84 Artis Gilmore* (4) C San Antonio Spurs 64 351 556 .6313 [25]
1984–85 James Donaldson C Los Angeles Clippers 82 351 551 .6370 [26]
1985–86 Steve Johnson C/F San Antonio Spurs 71 362 573 .6318 [27]
1986–87 Kevin McHale* F/C Boston Celtics 77 790 1307 .6044 [28]
1987–88 Kevin McHale* (2) F/C Boston Celtics 64 550 911 .6037 [28]
1988–89 Dennis Rodman* F Detroit Pistons 82 316 531 .5951 [29]
1989–90 Mark West C/F Phoenix Suns 82 331 530 .6245 [30]
1990–91 Buck Williams F/C Portland Trail Blazers 80 358 595 .6017 [31]
1991–92 Buck Williams (2) F/C Portland Trail Blazers 80 340 563 .6039 [31]
1992–93 Cedric Ceballos F Phoenix Suns 74 381 662 .5755 [32]
1993–94 Shaquille O'Neal* C Orlando Magic 81 953 1591 .5990 [33]
1994–95 Chris Gatling F/C Golden State Warriors 58 324 512 .6328 [34]
1995–96 Gheorghe Mureșan C Washington Bullets 76 466 798 .5840 [35]
1996–97 Gheorghe Mureșan (2) C Washington Bullets 73 327 541 .6044 [35]
1997–98 Shaquille O'Neal* (2) C Los Angeles Lakers 60 670 1147 .5841 [33]
1998–99[c] Shaquille O'Neal* (3) C Los Angeles Lakers 49 510 885 .5763 [33]
1999–00 Shaquille O'Neal* (4) C Los Angeles Lakers 79 956 1665 .5742 [33]
2000–01 Shaquille O'Neal* (5) C Los Angeles Lakers 74 813 1422 .5717 [33]
2001–02 Shaquille O'Neal* (6) C Los Angeles Lakers 67 712 1229 .5793 [33]
2002–03 Eddy Curry C Chicago Bulls 81 335 573 .5846 [37]
2003–04 Shaquille O'Neal* (7) C Los Angeles Lakers 67 554 948 .5844 [33]
2004–05 Shaquille O'Neal* (8) C Miami Heat 73 658 1095 .6009 [33]
2005–06 Shaquille O'Neal* (9) C Miami Heat 59 480 800 .6000 [33]
2006–07 Mikki Moore C New Jersey Nets 79 308 506 .6087 [38]
2007–08 Andris Biedriņš C Golden State Warriors 76 340 543 .6262 [39]
2008–09 Shaquille O'Neal* (10) C Phoenix Suns 75 512 841 .6088 [33]
2009–10 Dwight Howard† C Orlando Magic 82 510 834 .6115 [40]
2010–11 Nenê C/F Denver Nuggets 75 402 654 .6147 [41]
2011–12[d] Tyson Chandler§ C New York Knicks 62 241 335 .6789 [43]
2012–13 DeAndre Jordan^ C Los Angeles Clippers 82 314 448 .6434 [44]
2013–14 DeAndre Jordan^ (2) C Los Angeles Clippers 82 348 515 .6757 [44]
2014–15 DeAndre Jordan^ (3) C Los Angeles Clippers 82 379 534 .7100 [44]
2015–16 DeAndre Jordan^ (4) C Los Angeles Clippers 77 357 508 .7028 [44]
2016–17 DeAndre Jordan^ (5) C Los Angeles Clippers 81 412 577 .7140 [44]
2017–18 Clint Capela^ C Houston Rockets 74 441 676 .6524 [45]
2018–19 Rudy Gobert^ C Utah Jazz 81 476 712 .6685 [46]
2019–20[e] Mitchell Robinson^ C New York Knicks 61 253 341 .7419 [47]
2020–21[f] Rudy Gobert^ (2) C Utah Jazz 71 391 579 .6753 [46]
2021–22 Rudy Gobert^ (3) C Utah Jazz 66 362 508 .7126
2022–23 Nic Claxton^ C Brooklyn Nets 76 414 587 .7053

Notes

  1. ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
  2. ^ The player's primary position is listed first.
  3. ^ The 1998–99 season was shortened to 50 games due to the league's lockout.[36] The qualification of this season's field goal percentage leader was to have at least 183 field goals made.[2]
  4. ^ The 2011–12 season was shortened to 66 games due to the league's lockout.[42] The qualification of this season's field goal percentage leader was to have at least 241 field goals made.[2]
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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

See also

References

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