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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Effective Field Goal Pct

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player eFG%
1. Artis Gilmore .5820
2. Shaquille O'Neal .5814
3. Mark West .5804
4. Steve Johnson .5722
5. Darryl Dawkins .5721
6. Dwight Howard .5710
7. James Donaldson .5706
8. Brent Barry .5703
9. Bo Outlaw .5678
10. Steve Kerr .5642
11. Jeff Ruland .5641
12. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5595
13. Bobby Jones .5583
14. Charles Barkley* .5578
15. Steve Nash .5573
16. Kevin McHale* .5554
17. Buck Williams .5494
18. Mike Miller .5477
19. Larry Nance .5465
20. John Stockton* .5463
21. Otis Thorpe .5458
22. Cedric Maxwell .5456
23. Eddy Curry .5453
24. Leandro Barbosa .5449
25. Reggie Miller .5441
26. Amare Stoudemire .5432
27. Wesley Person .5411
28. Adrian Dantley* .5405
29. Chris Mullin .5397
30. Wilt Chamberlain* .5397
31. Gene Banks .5390
32. Hubert Davis .5374
33. Carlos Boozer .5374
34. Robert Parish* .5367
35. Mario Elie .5365
36. Dana Barros .5359
37. Dale Ellis .5357
38. Swen Nater .5353
39. Kiki Vandeweghe .5341
40. Brad Davis .5335
41. Magic Johnson* .5333
42. Peja Stojakovic .5327
43. Brad Daugherty .5319
44. Larry Smith .5311
45. Mark Price .5305
46. Jeff Hornacek .5305
47. Dale Davis .5299
48. Calvin Natt .5292
49. Dennis Rodman .5286
50. Alonzo Mourning .5285
51. John Paxson .5277
52. Rashard Lewis .5268
53. Maurice Cheeks .5261
54. Eric Piatkowski .5257
55. Wally Szczerbiak .5256
56. Lewis Lloyd .5253
57. James Worthy* .5253
58. Bill Cartwright .5250
59. Kenny Smith .5249
60. Yao Ming .5248
61. Shane Battier .5243
62. Clifford Ray .5243
63. Kevin Gamble .5241
64. Frank Brickowski .5238
65. Kyle Macy .5234
66. Ray Allen .5229
67. Mitch Kupchak .5227
68. Mike McGee .5226
69. Tree Rollins .5223
70. Pau Gasol .5208
  Bill Walton* .5208
72. Ruben Patterson .5204
73. Danny Ainge .5193
74. Bernard King .5190
75. David Robinson* .5188
76. Marques Johnson .5188
77. Hersey Hawkins .5185
78. Dikembe Mutombo .5182
79. Terry Porter .5179
80. Manu Ginobili .5178
81. Karl Malone .5178
82. Cedric Ceballos .5175
83. Chris Gatling .5173
84. Arvydas Sabonis .5168
85. Walter Davis .5164
86. Cliff Levingston .5162
87. Walt Bellamy* .5159
88. Raef LaFrentz .5158
89. Craig Hodges .5156
90. Raja Bell .5154
91. Michael Cage .5147
92. Jason Terry .5145
93. Larry Bird* .5143
94. Bob Lanier* .5143
95. Byron Scott .5140
96. Tom Owens .5136
97. Orlando Woolridge .5135
98. Danny Manning .5131
99. B.J. Armstrong .5129
100. Detlef Schrempf .5127
101. Hakeem Olajuwon* .5127
102. Dell Curry .5125
103. Alton Lister .5124
104. Andrew Toney .5121
105. Trent Tucker .5117
106. Joe Meriweather .5114
107. Shawn Marion .5111
108. Deron Williams .5110
109. Kenny Carr .5099
110. Jimmy Jones .5099
111. Brian Taylor .5097
112. Dirk Nowitzki .5097
113. Anthony Mason .5096
114. Billy Knight .5094
115. Wes Unseld* .5090
116. Tim Duncan .5089
117. Sidney Moncrief .5089
118. Horace Grant .5087
119. Michael Jordan* .5087
120. Otis Birdsong .5086
121. Julius Erving* .5086
122. Rasheed Wallace .5085
123. Mark Blount .5082
124. Glen Rice .5082
125. Chuck Person .5081
126. Tony Parker .5080
127. Emeka Okafor .5079
128. Fred Roberts .5077
129. LeBron James .5077
130. Alex English* .5071
131. Ricky Pierce .5070
132. Rik Smits .5069
133. Bill Laimbeer .5068
134. David Thompson* .5068
135. George Gervin* .5067
136. Rodney McCray .5066
137. Danny Ferry .5064
138. Paul Westphal .5064
139. Olden Polynice .5059
140. Terry Dischinger .5057
141. Loy Vaught .5057
142. Eddie Jones .5055
143. Byron Beck .5055
144. Othella Harrington .5051
145. Michael Redd .5049
146. Dan Majerle .5049
147. Wayman Tisdale .5048
148. Patrick Ewing* .5047
149. Larry Johnson .5046
150. Tracy Murray .5044
151. Chris Paul .5043
152. Jim Eakins .5041
153. Derek Smith .5040
154. Scottie Pippen .5038
155. Mychal Thompson .5037
156. Antoine Carr .5032
157. Bob McAdoo* .5031
  Mehmet Okur .5031
159. Jim Paxson .5030
160. Al Jefferson .5027
161. Derek Harper .5025
162. Rudy Tomjanovich .5024
163. Tyrone Hill .5022
164. Michael Cooper .5021
165. Dennis Scott .5019
166. Elton Brand .5019
167. Mo Williams .5018
168. Kevin Garnett .5018
169. Rasho Nesterovic .5017
170. Matt Geiger .5013
171. Kevin Johnson .5013
172. Doug Collins .5013
173. Rolando Blackman .5012
174. Rick Fox .5011
175. Vern Fleming .5008
176. Gerald Wallace .5007
  Ben Gordon .5007
178. Ken Norman .5007
179. A.C. Green .5005
180. Andre Iguodala .5002
181. Sean Elliott .5002
182. Vlade Divac .5000
183. Terry Mills .4999
184. Nick Anderson .4998
185. Clark Kellogg .4998
186. Craig Ehlo .4997
187. Dan Issel* .4997
188. Jamaal Wilkes .4995
189. Mike Dunleavy .4995
190. Jerry Lucas* .4990
  Steve Mix .4990
192. Blue Edwards .4987
193. Roy Hinson .4986
194. John Beasley .4985
195. Allan Houston .4984
196. Rod Higgins .4983
197. Antonio McDyess .4982
198. Derrick McKey .4982
199. Andrei Kirilenko .4982
200. Joe Dumars* .4982
201. Alvan Adams .4981
202. Mark Aguirre .4976
203. Tim Thomas .4972
204. Theo Ratliff .4971
205. Billy Paultz .4970
206. Mitch Richmond .4968
207. Benoit Benjamin .4968
208. Erick Dampier .4967
209. Pat Cummings .4965
210. Ollie Johnson .4965
211. Sedale Threatt .4964
212. Bryon Russell .4963
213. Richard Jefferson .4963
214. Jason Richardson .4963
215. James Posey .4962
216. Gary Payton .4960
217. Sherman Douglas .4955
218. Moses Malone* .4955
219. Phil Hubbard .4955
220. Chris Bosh .4951
221. Morris Peterson .4950
  Chauncey Billups .4950
223. Clyde Drexler* .4950
224. James Silas .4950
225. James Edwards .4949
226. Vinny Del Negro .4949
227. Dwyane Wade .4948
228. Rodney Rogers .4945
229. Paul Pierce .4944
230. Zelmo Beaty .4944
231. Steve Smith .4943
232. Walt Williams .4942
  Voshon Lenard .4942
234. Sam Perkins .4942
235. Kent Benson .4942
236. Mike Mitchell .4941
237. Brad Miller .4941
238. Mike Bibby .4940
239. Matt Harpring .4938
240. Eric Money .4936
241. Kerry Kittles .4933
242. Lamar Odom .4932
  Rick Mahorn .4932
244. Joe Johnson .4930
245. Johnny Green .4928
246. Bob Netolicky .4927
247. Anthony Peeler .4922
248. LaSalle Thompson .4922
249. Mark Olberding .4921
250. Toni Kukoc .4920

NBA

Rank Player eFG%
1. Artis Gilmore .5990
2. Shaquille O'Neal .5814
3. Mark West .5804
4. Steve Johnson .5722
5. Darryl Dawkins .5721
6. Dwight Howard .5710
7. James Donaldson .5706
8. Brent Barry .5703
9. Bo Outlaw .5678
10. Steve Kerr .5642
11. Jeff Ruland .5641
12. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5595
13. Charles Barkley* .5578
14. Steve Nash .5573
15. Kevin McHale* .5554
16. Bobby Jones .5504
17. Buck Williams .5494
18. Mike Miller .5477
19. Larry Nance .5465
20. John Stockton* .5463
21. Otis Thorpe .5458
22. Cedric Maxwell .5456
23. Eddy Curry .5453
24. Leandro Barbosa .5449
25. Reggie Miller .5441
26. Amare Stoudemire .5432
27. Wesley Person .5411
28. Adrian Dantley* .5405
29. Chris Mullin .5397
30. Wilt Chamberlain* .5397
31. Gene Banks .5390
32. Hubert Davis .5374
33. Carlos Boozer .5374
34. Swen Nater .5372
35. Robert Parish* .5367
36. Mario Elie .5365
37. Dana Barros .5359
38. Dale Ellis .5357
39. Kiki Vandeweghe .5341
40. Brad Davis .5335
41. Magic Johnson* .5333
42. Peja Stojakovic .5327
43. Brad Daugherty .5319
44. Larry Smith .5311
45. Mark Price .5305
46. Jeff Hornacek .5305
47. Dale Davis .5299
48. Calvin Natt .5292
49. Dennis Rodman .5286
50. Alonzo Mourning .5285
51. John Paxson .5277
52. Rashard Lewis .5268
53. Maurice Cheeks .5261
54. Eric Piatkowski .5257
55. Wally Szczerbiak .5256
56. Lewis Lloyd .5253
57. James Worthy* .5253
58. Bill Cartwright .5250
59. Kenny Smith .5249
60. Yao Ming .5248
61. Shane Battier .5243
62. Clifford Ray .5243
63. Kevin Gamble .5241
64. Frank Brickowski .5238
65. Kyle Macy .5234
66. Ray Allen .5229
67. Mitch Kupchak .5227
68. Mike McGee .5226
69. Tree Rollins .5223
70. Bill Walton* .5208
  Pau Gasol .5208
72. Ruben Patterson .5204
73. Danny Ainge .5193
74. Bernard King .5190
75. David Robinson* .5188
76. Marques Johnson .5188
77. Hersey Hawkins .5185
78. Dikembe Mutombo .5182
79. Terry Porter .5179
80. Manu Ginobili .5178
81. Karl Malone .5178
82. Cedric Ceballos .5175
83. Chris Gatling .5173
84. Arvydas Sabonis .5168
85. Walter Davis .5164
86. Cliff Levingston .5162
87. Walt Bellamy* .5159
88. Raef LaFrentz .5158
89. Craig Hodges .5156
90. Raja Bell .5154
91. Michael Cage .5147
92. Jason Terry .5145
93. Larry Bird* .5143
94. Bob Lanier* .5143
95. Byron Scott .5140
96. Orlando Woolridge .5135
97. George Gervin* .5133
98. Danny Manning .5131
99. B.J. Armstrong .5129
100. Detlef Schrempf .5127
101. Hakeem Olajuwon* .5127
102. Dell Curry .5125
103. Alton Lister .5124
104. Andrew Toney .5121
105. Trent Tucker .5117
106. Joe Meriweather .5114
107. Shawn Marion .5111
108. Deron Williams .5110
109. Kenny Carr .5099
110. Dirk Nowitzki .5097
111. Anthony Mason .5096
112. Wes Unseld* .5090
113. Tim Duncan .5089
114. Sidney Moncrief .5089
115. Horace Grant .5087
116. Michael Jordan* .5087
117. Otis Birdsong .5086
118. Julius Erving* .5085
119. Rasheed Wallace .5085
120. Billy Knight .5085
121. Mark Blount .5082
122. Glen Rice .5082
123. Chuck Person .5081
124. Tom Owens .5080
  Tony Parker .5080
126. Emeka Okafor .5079
127. Fred Roberts .5077
128. LeBron James .5077
129. Dan Issel* .5073
130. Alex English* .5071
131. Ricky Pierce .5070
132. Rik Smits .5069
133. Bill Laimbeer .5068
134. Rodney McCray .5066
135. Danny Ferry .5064
136. Paul Westphal .5064
137. Olden Polynice .5059
138. Terry Dischinger .5057
139. Loy Vaught .5057
140. Eddie Jones .5055
141. Othella Harrington .5051
142. David Thompson* .5050
143. Michael Redd .5049
144. Dan Majerle .5049
145. Wayman Tisdale .5048
146. Patrick Ewing* .5047
147. Larry Johnson .5046
148. Tracy Murray .5044
149. Chris Paul .5043
150. Derek Smith .5040
151. Scottie Pippen .5038
152. Mychal Thompson .5037
153. Antoine Carr .5032
154. Bob McAdoo* .5031
  Mehmet Okur .5031
156. Jim Paxson .5030
157. Al Jefferson .5027
158. Derek Harper .5025
159. Rudy Tomjanovich .5024
160. Tyrone Hill .5022
161. Michael Cooper .5021
162. Dennis Scott .5019
163. Elton Brand .5019
164. Mo Williams .5018
165. Kevin Garnett .5018
166. Rasho Nesterovic .5017
167. Matt Geiger .5013
168. Kevin Johnson .5013
169. Doug Collins .5013
170. Rolando Blackman .5012
171. Rick Fox .5011
172. Vern Fleming .5008
173. Gerald Wallace .5007
  Ben Gordon .5007
175. Ken Norman .5007
176. A.C. Green .5005
177. Andre Iguodala .5002
178. Sean Elliott .5002
179. Vlade Divac .5000
180. Terry Mills .4999
181. Nick Anderson .4998
182. Clark Kellogg .4998
183. Craig Ehlo .4997
184. Jamaal Wilkes .4995
185. Mike Dunleavy .4995
186. Jerry Lucas* .4990
187. Steve Mix .4989
188. Blue Edwards .4987
189. Roy Hinson .4986
190. Allan Houston .4984
191. Rod Higgins .4983
192. Antonio McDyess .4982
193. Derrick McKey .4982
194. Andrei Kirilenko .4982
195. Joe Dumars* .4982
196. Alvan Adams .4981
197. Mark Aguirre .4976
198. Tim Thomas .4972
199. Theo Ratliff .4971
200. Mitch Richmond .4968
201. Benoit Benjamin .4968
202. Erick Dampier .4967
203. Pat Cummings .4965
204. Ollie Johnson .4965
205. Sedale Threatt .4964
206. Bryon Russell .4963
207. Richard Jefferson .4963
208. Jason Richardson .4963
209. James Posey .4962
210. Gary Payton .4960
211. Sherman Douglas .4955
212. Phil Hubbard .4955
213. Chris Bosh .4951
214. Chauncey Billups .4950
  Morris Peterson .4950
216. Clyde Drexler* .4950
217. James Edwards .4949
218. Vinny Del Negro .4949
219. Dwyane Wade .4948
220. Rodney Rogers .4945
221. Paul Pierce .4944
222. Steve Smith .4943
223. Walt Williams .4942
  Voshon Lenard .4942
225. Sam Perkins .4942
226. Kent Benson .4942
227. Mike Mitchell .4941
228. Brad Miller .4941
229. Mike Bibby .4940
230. Matt Harpring .4938
231. Eric Money .4936
232. Kerry Kittles .4933
233. Lamar Odom .4932
  Rick Mahorn .4932
235. Joe Johnson .4930
236. Johnny Green .4928
237. Anthony Peeler .4922
238. LaSalle Thompson .4922
239. Toni Kukoc .4920
240. Greg Anderson .4919
241. Johnny Newman .4918
242. Lonnie Shelton .4917
243. Tony Battie .4916
  Grant Hill .4916
245. Mark Olberding .4916
246. Troy Murphy .4915
247. Paul Pressey .4914
248. Michael Finley .4913
249. Tayshaun Prince .4911
250. Moses Malone* .4910

ABA

Rank Player eFG%
1. Bobby Jones .5857
2. Artis Gilmore .5574
3. Goo Kennedy .5488
4. Zelmo Beaty .5363
5. Trooper Washington .5324
6. Swen Nater .5317
7. Travis Grant .5297
8. George Irvine .5250
9. Tom Owens .5210
10. Connie Hawkins* .5166
11. Julian Hammond .5135
12. Billy Knight .5121
13. Jimmy Jones .5103
14. Mike Jackson .5089
15. Julius Erving* .5086
16. Brian Taylor .5080
17. Byron Beck .5079
18. Jim Eakins .5074
19. James Silas .5036
20. Billy Paultz .5018
21. Marvin Barnes .5005
22. John Beasley .4985
23. Mike Lewis .4980
24. Mike Green .4936
25. Bob Netolicky .4927
26. Dan Issel* .4917
27. Roger Brown .4881
28. Goose Ligon .4878
29. Rick Barry* .4872
30. Billy Cunningham* .4866
31. George Gervin* .4850
32. Larry Kenon .4848
33. John Roche .4845
34. Darnell Hillman .4838
35. Lee Davis .4835
36. Donald Sidle .4815
37. Arthur Becker .4811
38. Warren Davis .4799
39. Gene Littles .4798
40. George Lehmann .4789
41. Gary Bradds .4786
42. Willie Wise .4781
43. Randy Denton .4778
44. George Thompson .4769
45. Joe Caldwell .4767
46. George McGinnis .4762
47. Caldwell Jones .4762
48. John Brisker .4760
49. John Williamson .4745
50. Glen Combs .4743
51. Cincinnatus Powell .4740
52. Chuck Williams .4724
53. Louie Dampier .4721
54. Red Robbins .4716
55. Ron Boone .4709
56. Larry Jones .4693
57. Bill Keller .4692
58. Dave Robisch .4690
59. Skeeter Swift .4686
60. Mel Daniels .4684
61. Willie Murrell .4683
62. Bill Melchionni .4682
63. Gene Moore .4675
64. George Stone .4668
65. Wil Jones .4660
66. Maurice Lucas .4645
67. Walter Simon .4633
68. Charlie Scott .4613
69. Frank Card .4612
70. Ralph Simpson .4611
71. Donnie Freeman .4585
72. Warren Jabali .4569
73. Mike Gale .4557
74. Mack Calvin .4551
75. Manny Leaks .4550
76. Ted McClain .4545
77. Steve Jones .4543
78. Ronald Franz .4541
79. Bob Warren .4538
80. Rick Mount .4534
81. Darel Carrier .4507
82. Ira Harge .4502
83. Johnny Neumann .4500
84. Bob Verga .4489
85. George Carter .4488
86. Les Hunter .4482
87. Levern Tart .4475
88. Freddie Lewis .4471
89. Randolph Mahaffey .4452
90. Fatty Taylor .4429
91. Joe Hamilton .4402
92. Simmie Hill .4400
93. Larry Miller .4393
94. Willie Somerset .4391
95. Marv Roberts .4357
96. Stew Johnson .4349
97. Rich Jones .4311
98. Doug Moe .4297
99. Al Smith .4266
100. Jackie Moreland .4263
101. Bo Lamar .4260
102. Lonnie Wright .4228
103. Mervin Jackson .4202
104. Larry Brown* .4194
105. Julius Keye .4189
106. Bird Averitt .4184
107. Larry Cannon .4166
108. Charles Williams .4071
109. Gerald Govan .4055
110. Wendell Ladner .4001
111. Wayne Hightower .3999