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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 .5816
3. Mark West .5804
4. Steve Johnson .5722
5. Darryl Dawkins .5721
6. James Donaldson .5706
7. Brent Barry .5703
8. Dwight Howard .5702
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 .5555
16. Kevin McHale* .5554
17. Buck Williams .5494
18. Leandro Barbosa .5487
19. Larry Nance .5465
20. Mike Miller .5464
21. John Stockton* .5463
22. Eddy Curry .5462
23. Otis Thorpe .5458
24. Cedric Maxwell .5456
25. Reggie Miller .5441
26. Amare Stoudemire .5421
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. Robert Parish* .5367
34. Mario Elie .5365
35. Dana Barros .5359
36. Dale Ellis .5357
37. Swen Nater .5353
  Carlos Boozer .5353
39. Kiki Vandeweghe .5341
40. Brad Davis .5335
41. Peja Stojakovic .5333
42. Magic Johnson* .5333
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. Maurice Cheeks .5261
53. Rashard Lewis .5258
54. Eric Piatkowski .5257
55. Wally Szczerbiak .5256
56. Lewis Lloyd .5253
57. James Worthy* .5253
58. Shane Battier .5252
59. Bill Cartwright .5250
60. Kenny Smith .5249
61. Yao Ming .5248
62. Clifford Ray .5243
63. Kevin Gamble .5241
64. Frank Brickowski .5238
65. Ray Allen .5234
66. Kyle Macy .5234
67. Mitch Kupchak .5227
68. Mike McGee .5226
69. Tree Rollins .5223
70. Pau Gasol .5211
71. Bill Walton* .5208
72. Ruben Patterson .5204
73. Manu Ginobili .5203
74. Danny Ainge .5193
75. Bernard King .5190
76. David Robinson* .5188
77. Marques Johnson .5188
78. Hersey Hawkins .5185
79. Dikembe Mutombo .5182
80. Terry Porter .5179
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. Jason Terry .5148
92. Michael Cage .5147
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. Kenny Carr .5099
109. Jimmy Jones .5099
110. Dirk Nowitzki .5098
111. Brian Taylor .5097
112. Anthony Mason .5096
113. Billy Knight .5094
114. Rasheed Wallace .5092
115. Wes Unseld* .5090
116. Sidney Moncrief .5089
117. Horace Grant .5087
118. Michael Jordan* .5087
119. Tony Parker .5086
120. Otis Birdsong .5086
121. Julius Erving* .5086
122. Mark Blount .5082
123. Glen Rice .5082
124. Tim Duncan .5082
125. Chuck Person .5081
126. Fred Roberts .5077
127. Michael Redd .5073
128. Alex English* .5071
129. Ricky Pierce .5070
130. Rik Smits .5069
131. Bill Laimbeer .5068
132. David Thompson* .5068
133. George Gervin* .5067
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. Byron Beck .5055
142. Othella Harrington .5051
143. Dan Majerle .5049
144. Wayman Tisdale .5048
145. Patrick Ewing* .5047
146. Larry Johnson .5046
147. Andre Iguodala .5044
  LeBron James .5044
149. Tracy Murray .5044
150. Jim Eakins .5041
151. Derek Smith .5040
152. Chris Paul .5040
153. Scottie Pippen .5038
154. Mychal Thompson .5037
155. Mehmet Okur .5035
156. Al Jefferson .5035
157. Antoine Carr .5032
158. Bob McAdoo* .5031
159. Jim Paxson .5030
160. Derek Harper .5025
161. Rudy Tomjanovich .5024
162. Tyrone Hill .5022
163. Elton Brand .5021
164. Michael Cooper .5021
165. Dennis Scott .5019
166. Ben Gordon .5017
167. Mike Dunleavy .5015
168. Matt Geiger .5013
169. Kevin Johnson .5013
170. Doug Collins .5013
171. Rolando Blackman .5012
172. Rick Fox .5011
173. Rasho Nesterovic .5009
174. Vern Fleming .5008
  Kevin Garnett .5008
176. Ken Norman .5007
177. A.C. Green .5005
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. Dan Issel* .4997
185. Jamaal Wilkes .4995
186. Mo Williams .4992
187. Steve Mix .4990
  Jerry Lucas* .4990
189. Blue Edwards .4987
190. Roy Hinson .4986
191. John Beasley .4985
192. Allan Houston .4984
193. Rod Higgins .4983
194. Derrick McKey .4982
195. Joe Dumars* .4982
196. Antonio McDyess .4981
197. Alvan Adams .4981
198. Mark Aguirre .4976
199. Theo Ratliff .4972
200. Billy Paultz .4970
201. Richard Jefferson .4969
202. Mitch Richmond .4968
203. Benoit Benjamin .4968
204. Pat Cummings .4965
  Tim Thomas .4965
206. Jason Richardson .4965
207. Ollie Johnson .4965
208. Sedale Threatt .4964
209. Brad Miller .4963
  Bryon Russell .4963
211. Gary Payton .4960
212. James Posey .4957
213. Sherman Douglas .4955
214. Moses Malone* .4955
215. Phil Hubbard .4955
216. Andrei Kirilenko .4952
217. Gerald Wallace .4952
218. Clyde Drexler* .4950
219. Morris Peterson .4950
220. James Silas .4950
221. James Edwards .4949
222. Vinny Del Negro .4949
223. Rodney Rogers .4945
224. Zelmo Beaty .4944
225. Steve Smith .4943
226. Voshon Lenard .4942
  Walt Williams .4942
228. Sam Perkins .4942
  Dwyane Wade .4942
230. Kent Benson .4942
231. Mike Mitchell .4941
232. Mike Bibby .4941
233. Matt Harpring .4938
234. Lamar Odom .4936
235. Eric Money .4936
  Tayshaun Prince .4936
237. Kerry Kittles .4933
238. Chauncey Billups .4933
239. Rick Mahorn .4932
240. Paul Pierce .4932
241. Erick Dampier .4930
242. Johnny Green .4928
243. Tony Battie .4927
244. Bob Netolicky .4927
245. Anthony Peeler .4922
246. LaSalle Thompson .4922
247. Mark Olberding .4921
248. Toni Kukoc .4920
249. Greg Anderson .4919
250. Johnny Newman .4918

NBA

Rank Player eFG%
1. Artis Gilmore .5990
2. Shaquille O'Neal .5816
3. Mark West .5804
4. Steve Johnson .5722
5. Darryl Dawkins .5721
6. James Donaldson .5706
7. Brent Barry .5703
8. Dwight Howard .5702
9. Bo Outlaw .5678
10. Steve Kerr .5642
11. Jeff Ruland .5641
12. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5595
13. Charles Barkley* .5578
14. Steve Nash .5555
15. Kevin McHale* .5554
16. Bobby Jones .5504
17. Buck Williams .5494
18. Leandro Barbosa .5487
19. Larry Nance .5465
20. Mike Miller .5464
21. John Stockton* .5463
22. Eddy Curry .5462
23. Otis Thorpe .5458
24. Cedric Maxwell .5456
25. Reggie Miller .5441
26. Amare Stoudemire .5421
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. Swen Nater .5372
34. Robert Parish* .5367
35. Mario Elie .5365
36. Dana Barros .5359
37. Dale Ellis .5357
38. Carlos Boozer .5353
39. Kiki Vandeweghe .5341
40. Brad Davis .5335
41. Peja Stojakovic .5333
42. Magic Johnson* .5333
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. Maurice Cheeks .5261
53. Rashard Lewis .5258
54. Eric Piatkowski .5257
55. Wally Szczerbiak .5256
56. Lewis Lloyd .5253
57. James Worthy* .5253
58. Shane Battier .5252
59. Bill Cartwright .5250
60. Kenny Smith .5249
61. Yao Ming .5248
62. Clifford Ray .5243
63. Kevin Gamble .5241
64. Frank Brickowski .5238
65. Ray Allen .5234
66. Kyle Macy .5234
67. Mitch Kupchak .5227
68. Mike McGee .5226
69. Tree Rollins .5223
70. Pau Gasol .5211
71. Bill Walton* .5208
72. Ruben Patterson .5204
73. Manu Ginobili .5203
74. Danny Ainge .5193
75. Bernard King .5190
76. David Robinson* .5188
77. Marques Johnson .5188
78. Hersey Hawkins .5185
79. Dikembe Mutombo .5182
80. Terry Porter .5179
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. Jason Terry .5148
92. Michael Cage .5147
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. Kenny Carr .5099
109. Dirk Nowitzki .5098
110. Anthony Mason .5096
111. Rasheed Wallace .5092
112. Wes Unseld* .5090
113. Sidney Moncrief .5089
114. Horace Grant .5087
115. Michael Jordan* .5087
116. Tony Parker .5086
117. Otis Birdsong .5086
118. Julius Erving* .5085
119. Billy Knight .5085
120. Mark Blount .5082
121. Glen Rice .5082
122. Tim Duncan .5082
123. Chuck Person .5081
124. Tom Owens .5080
125. Fred Roberts .5077
126. Dan Issel* .5073
127. Michael Redd .5073
128. Alex English* .5071
129. Ricky Pierce .5070
130. Rik Smits .5069
131. Bill Laimbeer .5068
132. Rodney McCray .5066
133. Danny Ferry .5064
134. Paul Westphal .5064
135. Olden Polynice .5059
136. Terry Dischinger .5057
137. Loy Vaught .5057
138. Eddie Jones .5055
139. Othella Harrington .5051
140. David Thompson* .5050
141. Dan Majerle .5049
142. Wayman Tisdale .5048
143. Patrick Ewing* .5047
144. Larry Johnson .5046
145. Andre Iguodala .5044
  LeBron James .5044
147. Tracy Murray .5044
148. Derek Smith .5040
149. Chris Paul .5040
150. Scottie Pippen .5038
151. Mychal Thompson .5037
152. Mehmet Okur .5035
153. Al Jefferson .5035
154. Antoine Carr .5032
155. Bob McAdoo* .5031
156. Jim Paxson .5030
157. Derek Harper .5025
158. Rudy Tomjanovich .5024
159. Tyrone Hill .5022
160. Elton Brand .5021
161. Michael Cooper .5021
162. Dennis Scott .5019
163. Ben Gordon .5017
164. Mike Dunleavy .5015
165. Matt Geiger .5013
166. Kevin Johnson .5013
167. Doug Collins .5013
168. Rolando Blackman .5012
169. Rick Fox .5011
170. Rasho Nesterovic .5009
171. Kevin Garnett .5008
  Vern Fleming .5008
173. Ken Norman .5007
174. A.C. Green .5005
175. Sean Elliott .5002
176. Vlade Divac .5000
177. Terry Mills .4999
178. Nick Anderson .4998
179. Clark Kellogg .4998
180. Craig Ehlo .4997
181. Jamaal Wilkes .4995
182. Mo Williams .4992
183. Jerry Lucas* .4990
184. Steve Mix .4989
185. Blue Edwards .4987
186. Roy Hinson .4986
187. Allan Houston .4984
188. Rod Higgins .4983
189. Derrick McKey .4982
190. Joe Dumars* .4982
191. Antonio McDyess .4981
192. Alvan Adams .4981
193. Mark Aguirre .4976
194. Theo Ratliff .4972
195. Richard Jefferson .4969
196. Mitch Richmond .4968
197. Benoit Benjamin .4968
198. Tim Thomas .4965
  Pat Cummings .4965
200. Jason Richardson .4965
201. Ollie Johnson .4965
202. Sedale Threatt .4964
203. Bryon Russell .4963
  Brad Miller .4963
205. Gary Payton .4960
206. James Posey .4957
207. Sherman Douglas .4955
208. Phil Hubbard .4955
209. Andrei Kirilenko .4952
210. Gerald Wallace .4952
211. Clyde Drexler* .4950
212. Morris Peterson .4950
213. James Edwards .4949
214. Vinny Del Negro .4949
215. Rodney Rogers .4945
216. Steve Smith .4943
217. Walt Williams .4942
  Voshon Lenard .4942
219. Dwyane Wade .4942
  Sam Perkins .4942
221. Kent Benson .4942
222. Mike Mitchell .4941
223. Mike Bibby .4941
224. Matt Harpring .4938
225. Lamar Odom .4936
226. Tayshaun Prince .4936
  Eric Money .4936
228. Kerry Kittles .4933
229. Chauncey Billups .4933
230. Rick Mahorn .4932
231. Paul Pierce .4932
232. Erick Dampier .4930
233. Johnny Green .4928
234. Tony Battie .4927
235. Anthony Peeler .4922
236. LaSalle Thompson .4922
237. Toni Kukoc .4920
238. Greg Anderson .4919
239. Johnny Newman .4918
240. Chris Bosh .4917
  Lonnie Shelton .4917
242. Mark Olberding .4916
243. Paul Pressey .4914
244. Joe Johnson .4914
245. Michael Finley .4914
246. Grant Hill .4913
247. Moses Malone* .4910
248. Hedo Turkoglu .4908
249. Billy Paultz .4907
250. Jay Humphries .4906

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