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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. Shaquille O'Neal .5823
2. Artis Gilmore* .5820
3. Mark West .5804
4. Dwight Howard .5771
5. Tyson Chandler .5734
6. Steve Johnson .5722
7. Darryl Dawkins .5721
8. James Donaldson .5706
9. Brent Barry .5703
10. Bo Outlaw .5678
11. Steve Kerr .5642
12. Jeff Ruland .5641
13. Nene Hilario .5611
14. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5595
15. Bobby Jones .5583
16. Charles Barkley* .5578
17. Steve Nash .5570
18. Kevin McHale* .5554
19. Buck Williams .5494
20. Goo Kennedy .5484
21. Mike Miller .5483
22. Larry Nance .5465
23. John Stockton* .5463
24. Otis Thorpe .5458
25. Cedric Maxwell .5456
26. Eddy Curry .5452
27. Reggie Miller .5441
28. David Lee .5436
29. Kyle Korver .5419
30. Wesley Person .5411
31. Adrian Dantley* .5405
32. Chris Mullin* .5397
33. Wilt Chamberlain* .5397
34. Gene Banks .5390
35. Hubert Davis .5374
36. Robert Parish* .5367
37. Mario Elie .5365
38. Carlos Boozer .5365
39. Dana Barros .5359
40. Dale Ellis .5357
41. Swen Nater .5353
42. Leandro Barbosa .5352
43. Amare Stoudemire .5349
44. Kiki Vandeweghe .5341
45. Brad Davis .5335
46. Magic Johnson* .5333
47. Trooper Washington .5324
48. Peja Stojakovic .5322
49. Brad Daugherty .5319
50. Larry Smith .5311
51. Mark Price .5305
52. Jeff Hornacek .5305
53. Dale Davis .5299
54. Dave Twardzik .5295
55. Calvin Natt .5292
56. Ray Allen .5289
57. Dennis Rodman* .5286
58. Alonzo Mourning .5285
59. John Paxson .5277
60. Maurice Cheeks .5261
61. Eric Piatkowski .5257
62. Wally Szczerbiak .5256
63. Lewis Lloyd .5253
64. James Worthy* .5253
65. Shane Battier .5252
66. Bill Cartwright .5250
67. George Irvine .5250
68. Kenny Smith .5249
69. Rashard Lewis .5246
70. Yao Ming .5246
71. Clifford Ray .5243
72. Kevin Gamble .5241
73. Frank Brickowski .5238
74. Kyle Macy .5234
75. Pau Gasol .5229
76. Mitch Kupchak .5227
77. Mike McGee .5226
78. Andrew Bogut .5225
79. Tree Rollins .5223
80. Bill Walton* .5208
81. Ruben Patterson .5204
82. Manu Ginobili .5201
83. Boris Diaw .5199
84. Danny Ainge .5193
85. Bernard King .5190
86. David Robinson* .5188
87. Marques Johnson .5188
88. Samuel Dalembert .5187
89. Hersey Hawkins .5185
90. Dikembe Mutombo .5182
91. Terry Porter .5179
92. Karl Malone* .5178
93. Cedric Ceballos .5175
94. Chris Gatling .5173
95. Arvydas Sabonis* .5168
96. Emeka Okafor .5168
97. Walter Davis .5164
98. Cliff Levingston .5162
99. Walt Bellamy* .5159
100. Raef LaFrentz .5158
101. Craig Hodges .5156
102. J.R. Smith .5150
103. Michael Cage .5147
104. Larry Bird* .5143
105. Bob Lanier* .5143
106. LeBron James .5142
107. Byron Scott .5140
108. Raja Bell .5138
109. Tom Owens .5136
110. Julian Hammond .5135
111. Jason Terry .5135
112. Orlando Woolridge .5135
113. Danny Manning .5131
114. B.J. Armstrong .5130
115. Detlef Schrempf .5127
116. Hakeem Olajuwon* .5127
117. Dell Curry .5125
118. Alton Lister .5124
119. Andrew Toney .5121
120. Luis Scola .5121
121. Trent Tucker .5116
122. Dirk Nowitzki .5115
123. Joe Meriweather .5114
124. Shawn Marion .5113
125. Jameer Nelson .5101
126. Kenny Carr .5099
127. Jimmy Jones .5099
128. Brian Taylor .5097
129. Vladimir Radmanovic .5096
130. Anthony Mason .5096
131. Billy Knight .5094
132. Wes Unseld* .5090
133. Mike Jackson .5089
134. Sidney Moncrief .5089
135. Horace Grant .5087
136. Michael Jordan* .5087
137. Otis Birdsong .5086
138. Julius Erving* .5086
139. Tony Parker .5083
140. Mark Blount .5082
141. Glen Rice .5082
142. Chuck Person .5081
143. Tim Duncan .5079
144. Rasheed Wallace .5077
145. Fred Roberts .5077
146. Alex English* .5071
147. Ricky Pierce .5070
148. Rik Smits .5069
149. Bill Laimbeer .5068
150. David Thompson* .5068
151. George Gervin* .5067
152. Rodney McCray .5066
153. Danny Ferry .5064
154. Paul Westphal .5064
155. Kevin Martin .5061
156. Olden Polynice .5059
157. Terry Dischinger .5057
158. Loy Vaught .5057
159. Eddie Jones .5055
160. Byron Beck .5055
161. Othella Harrington .5051
162. Chris Paul .5051
163. Dan Majerle .5049
164. Wayman Tisdale .5048
165. Patrick Ewing* .5047
166. Mike Dunleavy .5047
167. Larry Johnson .5046
168. Tracy Murray .5044
169. Richard Jefferson .5042
170. Michael Redd .5042
171. Jim Eakins .5041
172. Derek Smith .5040
173. Deron Williams .5039
174. Scottie Pippen* .5038
175. Mychal Thompson .5037
176. Jason Richardson .5036
177. Antoine Carr .5032
178. Bob McAdoo* .5031
179. Jim Paxson .5030
180. Mehmet Okur .5028
181. Kevin Garnett .5027
182. Danny Granger .5026
183. Derek Harper .5025
184. Rudy Tomjanovich .5024
185. Tyrone Hill .5022
186. Michael Cooper .5021
187. Rasho Nesterovic .5020
188. Dennis Scott .5019
189. Kevin Durant .5015
190. Matt Geiger .5013
191. Kevin Johnson .5013
192. Doug Collins .5013
193. Elton Brand .5012
  Rolando Blackman .5012
195. Rick Fox .5011
196. Vern Fleming .5008
197. Ken Norman .5007
198. A.C. Green .5005
199. Gerald Wallace .5003
200. Al Jefferson .5002
201. Sean Elliott .5002
202. Vlade Divac .5000
203. Terry Mills .4999
204. Nick Anderson .4998
205. Clark Kellogg .4998
206. Craig Ehlo .4997
207. Dan Issel* .4997
208. Ben Gordon .4996
209. Jamaal Wilkes .4995
210. Mo Williams .4995
211. Dwyane Wade .4994
212. Andre Iguodala .4993
213. Jerry Lucas* .4990
  Steve Mix .4990
215. Lamar Odom .4989
216. Blue Edwards .4987
217. Roy Hinson .4986
218. John Beasley .4985
219. Allan Houston .4984
220. Rod Higgins .4983
221. Erick Dampier .4983
222. Andrei Kirilenko .4982
223. Derrick McKey .4982
224. Paul Pierce .4982
225. Joe Dumars* .4982
226. Alvan Adams .4981
227. Mike Lewis .4980
228. Mark Aguirre .4976
229. Mike Bibby .4975
230. Tim Thomas .4972
231. Billy Paultz .4970
232. Antonio McDyess .4970
233. Andrea Bargnani .4969
234. Mitch Richmond .4968
  Chris Bosh .4968
236. Charlie Villanueva .4968
  Benoit Benjamin .4968
238. Pat Cummings .4965
239. Udonis Haslem .4965
240. Ollie Johnson .4965
241. Sedale Threatt .4964
242. Bryon Russell .4963
243. Gary Payton .4960
244. Theo Ratliff .4958
245. Chauncey Billups .4957
246. Sherman Douglas .4955
247. Moses Malone* .4955
248. Phil Hubbard .4955
249. Morris Peterson .4951
250. LaMarcus Aldridge .4950

NBA

Rank Player eFG%
1. Artis Gilmore* .5990
2. Shaquille O'Neal .5823
3. Mark West .5804
4. Dwight Howard .5771
5. Tyson Chandler .5734
6. Steve Johnson .5722
7. Darryl Dawkins .5721
8. James Donaldson .5706
9. Brent Barry .5703
10. Bo Outlaw .5678
11. Steve Kerr .5642
12. Jeff Ruland .5641
13. Nene Hilario .5611
14. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5595
15. Charles Barkley* .5578
16. Steve Nash .5570
17. Kevin McHale* .5554
18. Bobby Jones .5504
19. Buck Williams .5494
20. Mike Miller .5483
21. Larry Nance .5465
22. John Stockton* .5463
23. Otis Thorpe .5458
24. Cedric Maxwell .5456
25. Eddy Curry .5452
26. Reggie Miller .5441
27. David Lee .5436
28. Kyle Korver .5419
29. Wesley Person .5411
30. Adrian Dantley* .5405
31. Chris Mullin* .5397
32. Wilt Chamberlain* .5397
33. Gene Banks .5390
34. Hubert Davis .5374
35. Swen Nater .5372
36. Robert Parish* .5367
37. Mario Elie .5365
38. Carlos Boozer .5365
39. Dana Barros .5359
40. Dale Ellis .5357
41. Leandro Barbosa .5352
42. Amare Stoudemire .5349
43. Kiki Vandeweghe .5341
44. Brad Davis .5335
45. Magic Johnson* .5333
46. Peja Stojakovic .5322
47. Brad Daugherty .5319
48. Larry Smith .5311
49. Mark Price .5305
50. Jeff Hornacek .5305
51. Dale Davis .5299
52. Calvin Natt .5292
53. Ray Allen .5289
54. Dennis Rodman* .5286
55. Alonzo Mourning .5285
56. John Paxson .5277
57. Maurice Cheeks .5261
58. Eric Piatkowski .5257
59. Wally Szczerbiak .5256
60. Lewis Lloyd .5253
61. James Worthy* .5253
62. Shane Battier .5252
63. Bill Cartwright .5250
64. Kenny Smith .5249
65. Rashard Lewis .5246
66. Yao Ming .5246
67. Clifford Ray .5243
68. Kevin Gamble .5241
69. Frank Brickowski .5238
70. Kyle Macy .5234
71. Pau Gasol .5229
72. Mitch Kupchak .5227
73. Mike McGee .5226
74. Andrew Bogut .5225
75. Tree Rollins .5223
76. Bill Walton* .5208
77. Ruben Patterson .5204
78. Manu Ginobili .5201
79. Boris Diaw .5199
80. Danny Ainge .5193
81. Bernard King .5190
82. David Robinson* .5188
83. Marques Johnson .5188
84. Samuel Dalembert .5187
85. Hersey Hawkins .5185
86. Dikembe Mutombo .5182
87. Terry Porter .5179
88. Karl Malone* .5178
89. Cedric Ceballos .5175
90. Chris Gatling .5173
91. Arvydas Sabonis* .5168
92. Emeka Okafor .5168
93. Walter Davis .5164
94. Cliff Levingston .5162
95. Walt Bellamy* .5159
96. Raef LaFrentz .5158
97. Craig Hodges .5156
98. J.R. Smith .5150
99. Michael Cage .5147
100. Larry Bird* .5143
101. Bob Lanier* .5143
102. LeBron James .5142
103. Byron Scott .5140
104. Raja Bell .5138
105. Jason Terry .5135
106. Orlando Woolridge .5135
107. George Gervin* .5133
108. Danny Manning .5131
109. B.J. Armstrong .5130
110. Detlef Schrempf .5127
111. Hakeem Olajuwon* .5127
112. Dell Curry .5125
113. Alton Lister .5124
114. Andrew Toney .5121
115. Luis Scola .5121
116. Trent Tucker .5116
117. Dirk Nowitzki .5115
118. Joe Meriweather .5114
119. Shawn Marion .5113
120. Jameer Nelson .5101
121. Kenny Carr .5099
122. Vladimir Radmanovic .5096
123. Anthony Mason .5096
124. Wes Unseld* .5090
125. Sidney Moncrief .5089
126. Horace Grant .5087
127. Michael Jordan* .5087
128. Otis Birdsong .5086
129. Julius Erving* .5085
130. Billy Knight .5085
131. Tony Parker .5083
132. Mark Blount .5082
133. Glen Rice .5082
134. Chuck Person .5081
135. Tom Owens .5080
136. Tim Duncan .5079
137. Rasheed Wallace .5077
138. Fred Roberts .5077
139. Dan Issel* .5073
140. Alex English* .5071
141. Ricky Pierce .5070
142. Rik Smits .5069
143. Bill Laimbeer .5068
144. Rodney McCray .5066
145. Danny Ferry .5064
146. Paul Westphal .5064
147. Kevin Martin .5061
148. Olden Polynice .5059
149. Terry Dischinger .5057
150. Loy Vaught .5057
151. Eddie Jones .5055
152. Othella Harrington .5051
153. Chris Paul .5051
154. David Thompson* .5050
155. Dan Majerle .5049
156. Wayman Tisdale .5048
157. Patrick Ewing* .5047
158. Mike Dunleavy .5047
159. Larry Johnson .5046
160. Tracy Murray .5044
161. Richard Jefferson .5042
162. Michael Redd .5042
163. Derek Smith .5040
164. Deron Williams .5039
165. Scottie Pippen* .5038
166. Mychal Thompson .5037
167. Jason Richardson .5036
168. Antoine Carr .5032
169. Bob McAdoo* .5031
170. Jim Paxson .5030
171. Mehmet Okur .5028
172. Kevin Garnett .5027
173. Danny Granger .5026
174. Derek Harper .5025
175. Rudy Tomjanovich .5024
176. Tyrone Hill .5022
177. Michael Cooper .5021
178. Rasho Nesterovic .5020
179. Dennis Scott .5019
180. Kevin Durant .5015
181. Matt Geiger .5013
182. Kevin Johnson .5013
183. Doug Collins .5013
184. Elton Brand .5012
  Rolando Blackman .5012
186. Rick Fox .5011
187. Vern Fleming .5008
188. Ken Norman .5007
189. A.C. Green .5005
190. Gerald Wallace .5003
191. Al Jefferson .5002
192. Sean Elliott .5002
193. Vlade Divac .5000
194. Terry Mills .4999
195. Nick Anderson .4998
196. Clark Kellogg .4998
197. Craig Ehlo .4997
198. Ben Gordon .4996
199. Jamaal Wilkes .4995
200. Mo Williams .4995
201. Dwyane Wade .4994
202. Andre Iguodala .4993
203. Jerry Lucas* .4990
204. Steve Mix .4989
205. Lamar Odom .4989
206. Blue Edwards .4987
207. Roy Hinson .4986
208. Allan Houston .4984
209. Rod Higgins .4983
210. Erick Dampier .4983
211. Andrei Kirilenko .4982
212. Derrick McKey .4982
213. Paul Pierce .4982
214. Joe Dumars* .4982
215. Alvan Adams .4981
216. Mark Aguirre .4976
217. Mike Bibby .4975
218. Tim Thomas .4972
219. Antonio McDyess .4970
220. Andrea Bargnani .4969
221. Mitch Richmond .4968
  Chris Bosh .4968
223. Charlie Villanueva .4968
  Benoit Benjamin .4968
225. Pat Cummings .4965
226. Udonis Haslem .4965
227. Ollie Johnson .4965
228. Sedale Threatt .4964
229. Bryon Russell .4963
230. Gary Payton .4960
231. Theo Ratliff .4958
232. Chauncey Billups .4957
233. Sherman Douglas .4955
234. Phil Hubbard .4955
235. Morris Peterson .4951
236. LaMarcus Aldridge .4950
237. Clyde Drexler* .4950
238. James Edwards .4949
239. Vinny Del Negro .4949
240. James Posey .4946
241. Rodney Rogers .4945
242. Steve Smith .4943
243. Brad Miller .4943
244. Walt Williams .4942
  Voshon Lenard .4942
246. Sam Perkins .4942
247. Kent Benson .4942
248. Mike Mitchell .4941
249. Hedo Turkoglu .4941
250. Matt Harpring .4938

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