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Statistic in basketball
Field goal percentage
in
basketball
is the ratio of
field goals
made to field goals attempted.
[1]
Its abbreviation is
FG%
. Although three-point field goal percentage is often calculated separately, three-point field goals are included in the general field goal percentage. Instead of using scales of 0 to 100%, the scale .000 to 1.000 is commonly used. A higher field goal percentage denotes higher efficiency. In basketball, a FG% of .500 (50%) or above is considered a good percentage, although this criterion does not apply equally to all positions.
Guards
usually have lower FG% than
forwards
and
centers
. Field goal percentage does not completely tell the skill of a player, but a low field goal percentage can indicate a poor offensive player or a player who takes many difficult shots. In the
NBA
,
center
Shaquille O'Neal
had a high career FG% (around .580) because he played near the basket making many high percentage
layups
and
dunks
. Guard
Allen Iverson
often had a low FG% (around .420) because he took the bulk of his team's shot attempts, even with high difficulty shots.
The NBA career record for field goal percentage is held by
DeAndre Jordan
at 0.673.
[2]
Currently, the highest field goal percentage record for a single season is 0.742 by
New York Knicks
center
Mitchell Robinson
which was set during the abbreviated 2019?20 season.
[3]
Before
Mitchell Robinson
, NBA Hall of Fame player
Wilt Chamberlain
held the record from 1971-1972 to 2019-2020 with a season high field goal percentage of 0.727.
[4]
Field goal percentages were substantially lower in the NBA until the mid-to-late 1960s.
[5]
For this reason, many early NBA stars have low field goal percentages, such as
Bob Cousy
at .375, and
George Mikan
,
Bob Pettit
, and
Bill Russell
, whose career field goal percentages of .404, .436, and .440, respectively, are much lower than later post players.
[6]
Three-point field goal
percentage and
free throw
percentage are usually kept as additional statistics. Their abbreviations are
3FG%
and
FT%
, respectively. A 3FG% of .400 and above is a very good percentage, while a FT% of .900 or above is well regarded.
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