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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Field Goal Pct

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player FG%
1. Artis Gilmore .5819
2. Shaquille O'Neal .5817
3. Mark West .5803
4. Steve Johnson .5722
5. Darryl Dawkins .5720
6. James Donaldson .5706
7. Dwight Howard .5692
8. Bo Outlaw .5673
9. Jeff Ruland .5637
10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5595
11. Bobby Jones .5583
12. Kevin McHale* .5538
13. Buck Williams .5492
14. Larry Nance .5461
15. Eddy Curry .5458
16. Otis Thorpe .5457
17. Cedric Maxwell .5455
18. Amare Stoudemire .5410
19. Charles Barkley* .5405
20. Adrian Dantley* .5402
21. Wilt Chamberlain* .5397
22. Gene Banks .5388
23. Robert Parish* .5367
24. Swen Nater .5352
25. Carlos Boozer .5347
26. Brad Daugherty .5318
27. Larry Smith .5311
28. Dale Davis .5299
29. Calvin Natt .5281
30. Alonzo Mourning .5274
31. Bill Cartwright .5250
32. Kiki Vandeweghe .5247
  Yao Ming .5247
34. Clifford Ray .5243
35. Lewis Lloyd .5241
36. Maurice Cheeks .5234
37. Mitch Kupchak .5227
38. Tree Rollins .5223
39. Dennis Rodman .5209
  James Worthy* .5209
41. Bill Walton* .5208
42. Pau Gasol .5198
43. Magic Johnson* .5197
44. Frank Brickowski .5188
45. Bernard King .5182
  Dikembe Mutombo .5182
47. Marques Johnson .5181
48. David Robinson* .5179
49. Ruben Patterson .5170
50. Karl Malone .5161
51. Walt Bellamy* .5159
52. Cliff Levingston .5157
53. John Stockton* .5154
54. Michael Cage .5147
55. Bob Lanier* .5142
56. Tom Owens .5133
57. Orlando Woolridge .5131
58. Chris Gatling .5127
59. Alton Lister .5123
60. Hakeem Olajuwon* .5121
61. Walter Davis .5115
62. Joe Meriweather .5113
63. Danny Manning .5110
64. Brad Davis .5103
65. Kenny Carr .5097
66. Anthony Mason .5095
67. Jimmy Jones .5093
68. Chris Mullin .5089
  Wes Unseld* .5089
70. Horace Grant .5086
71. Tim Duncan .5074
72. Billy Knight .5073
73. Rik Smits .5067
  Alex English* .5067
75. Otis Birdsong .5062
76. Julius Erving* .5057
  Terry Dischinger .5057
78. Olden Polynice .5055
79. David Thompson* .5054
80. Othella Harrington .5051
81. Wayman Tisdale .5048
82. Byron Beck .5046
83. Patrick Ewing* .5042
84. Jim Eakins .5041
85. Loy Vaught .5040
86. George Gervin* .5037
  Paul Westphal .5037
  Mychal Thompson .5037
89. Mark Blount .5036
90. Bob McAdoo* .5030
91. Antoine Carr .5027
92. Rodney McCray .5025
  Al Jefferson .5025
  Elton Brand .5025
95. Sidney Moncrief .5022
  Tyrone Hill .5022
97. Fred Roberts .5020
98. Kevin Gamble .5018
99. Kyle Macy .5013
  Doug Collins .5013
101. Rudy Tomjanovich .5009
102. Rasho Nesterovic .5008
103. Arvydas Sabonis .5005
104. Cedric Ceballos .5003
105. Andrew Toney .5000
106. Matt Geiger .4994
  John Paxson .4994
108. Jamaal Wilkes .4992
109. Dan Issel* .4990
  Jerry Lucas* .4990
111. Roy Hinson .4986
112. Steve Mix .4985
  Derek Smith .4985
114. Vern Fleming .4984
115. Alvan Adams .4980
116. Bill Laimbeer .4978
117. Antonio McDyess .4977
118. Jim Paxson .4976
119. Theo Ratliff .4972
120. Billy Paultz .4970
121. Clark Kellogg .4969
  Michael Jordan* .4969
123. Benoit Benjamin .4967
124. Pat Cummings .4965
125. Ollie Johnson .4961
126. Jeff Hornacek .4959
127. Kevin Garnett .4958
128. Larry Bird* .4956
129. Phil Hubbard .4954
130. Moses Malone* .4953
131. Vlade Divac .4952
132. James Silas .4950
133. James Edwards .4949
134. Zelmo Beaty .4943
135. A.C. Green .4938
136. Eric Money .4936
137. Kent Benson .4935
138. Mike Mitchell .4934
  Ricky Pierce .4934
140. Brian Taylor .4933
141. Rolando Blackman .4930
142. Johnny Green .4928
  Rick Mahorn .4928
144. Kevin Johnson .4926
  Erick Dampier .4926
146. Bob Netolicky .4920
147. LaSalle Thompson .4918
148. Mark Olberding .4917
  Greg Anderson .4917
  Tony Battie .4917
151. Lonnie Shelton .4915
152. John Beasley .4914
153. Detlef Schrempf .4911
154. Tony Parker .4903
155. Brian Grant .4901
156. Corliss Williamson .4899
157. Walt Frazier* .4898
158. Jon McGlocklin .4895
159. Armen Gilliam .4889
160. Lou Hudson .4886
161. Rich Kelley .4884
162. Reggie Lewis .4882
163. Dick Snyder .4881
  Shawn Kemp .4881
165. Chris Bosh .4877
166. Goose Ligon .4875
167. Larry Kenon .4873
168. Steve Nash .4872
169. Brad Miller .4871
170. Kevin Willis .4869
  Mike McGee .4869
172. Butch Beard .4865
173. Ralph Sampson .4864
174. Grant Hill .4857
175. Ken Norman .4856
  Derrick McKey .4856
177. Kurt Thomas .4855
  Xavier McDaniel .4855
179. Vin Baker .4850
  Terry Catledge .4850
181. Paul Pressey .4847
  Sedale Threatt .4847
183. Oscar Robertson* .4846
  Wally Szczerbiak .4846
185. Steve Stipanovich .4844
  Larry Johnson .4844
  Mark Aguirre .4844
188. Sherman Douglas .4843
189. Bob Dandridge .4840
  Terry Tyler .4840
191. Dave Corzine .4838
  Terry Cummings .4838
  Jeff Malone .4838
194. Rony Seikaly .4837
  James Bailey .4837
196. Steve Hawes .4833
  Larry Steele .4833
198. Truck Robinson .4830
  Norm Nixon .4830
200. Kenyon Martin .4829
  David West .4829
202. Dwyane Wade .4828
203. Kevin Porter .4827
204. Tom McMillen .4826
205. Curtis Rowe .4825
  Dan Roundfield .4825
207. Byron Scott .4824
208. Jim McMillian .4822
  Calvin Murphy* .4822
210. Bill Robinzine .4820
211. Elmore Smith .4818
212. Mike Sanders .4817
213. Billy Owens .4813
214. Shawn Marion .4811
215. Scott Wedman .4810
216. Doug West .4807
  Matt Harpring .4807
  Danny Schayes .4807
  Marvin Barnes .4807
220. Christian Laettner .4802
221. Mike Green .4801
  Hot Rod Williams .4801
223. Arthur Becker .4800
224. Don Nelson .4798
225. Archie Clark .4797
  Warren Davis .4797
  Kenny Smith .4797
228. Bailey Howell* .4796
229. Dale Ellis .4794
230. Connie Hawkins* .4792
231. John Mengelt .4791
232. Steve Kerr .4790
233. Jim Fox .4789
234. Avery Johnson .4788
235. Chris Webber .4787
236. Jim Chones .4784
237. Happy Hairston .4779
  Fred Brown .4779
239. Dave Greenwood .4772
  Alvin Robertson .4772
241. Ernie Grunfeld .4771
242. Bob Kauffman .4769
243. Darnell Hillman .4768
244. B.J. Armstrong .4765
245. Willis Reed* .4763
246. Phil Smith .4760
247. Eddie Johnson .4759
248. Jay Humphries .4757
  Zydrunas Ilgauskas .4757
  Kevin Kunnert .4757

NBA

Rank Player FG%
1. Artis Gilmore .5990
2. Shaquille O'Neal .5817
3. Mark West .5803
4. Steve Johnson .5722
5. Darryl Dawkins .5720
6. James Donaldson .5706
7. Dwight Howard .5692
8. Bo Outlaw .5673
9. Jeff Ruland .5637
10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5595
11. Kevin McHale* .5538
12. Bobby Jones .5504
13. Buck Williams .5492
14. Larry Nance .5461
15. Eddy Curry .5458
16. Otis Thorpe .5457
17. Cedric Maxwell .5455
18. Amare Stoudemire .5410
19. Charles Barkley* .5405
20. Adrian Dantley* .5402
21. Wilt Chamberlain* .5397
22. Gene Banks .5388
23. Swen Nater .5371
24. Robert Parish* .5367
25. Carlos Boozer .5347
26. Brad Daugherty .5318
27. Larry Smith .5311
28. Dale Davis .5299
29. Calvin Natt .5281
30. Alonzo Mourning .5274
31. Bill Cartwright .5250
32. Yao Ming .5247
  Kiki Vandeweghe .5247
34. Clifford Ray .5243
35. Lewis Lloyd .5241
36. Maurice Cheeks .5234
37. Mitch Kupchak .5227
38. Tree Rollins .5223
39. Dennis Rodman .5209
  James Worthy* .5209
41. Bill Walton* .5208
42. Pau Gasol .5198
43. Magic Johnson* .5197
44. Frank Brickowski .5188
45. Bernard King .5182
  Dikembe Mutombo .5182
47. Marques Johnson .5181
48. David Robinson* .5179
49. Ruben Patterson .5170
50. Karl Malone .5161
51. Walt Bellamy* .5159
52. Cliff Levingston .5157
53. John Stockton* .5154
54. Michael Cage .5147
55. Bob Lanier* .5142
56. Orlando Woolridge .5131
57. Chris Gatling .5127
58. Alton Lister .5123
59. Hakeem Olajuwon* .5121
60. Walter Davis .5115
61. Joe Meriweather .5113
62. Danny Manning .5110
63. George Gervin* .5109
64. Brad Davis .5103
65. Kenny Carr .5097
66. Anthony Mason .5095
67. Chris Mullin .5089
  Wes Unseld* .5089
69. Horace Grant .5086
70. Tom Owens .5077
71. Tim Duncan .5074
72. Julius Erving* .5069
73. Alex English* .5067
  Rik Smits .5067
75. Billy Knight .5064
  Dan Issel* .5064
77. Otis Birdsong .5062
78. Terry Dischinger .5057
79. Olden Polynice .5055
80. Othella Harrington .5051
81. Wayman Tisdale .5048
82. Patrick Ewing* .5042
83. Loy Vaught .5040
84. Mychal Thompson .5037
  Paul Westphal .5037
86. Mark Blount .5036
  David Thompson* .5036
88. Bob McAdoo* .5030
89. Antoine Carr .5027
90. Elton Brand .5025
  Al Jefferson .5025
  Rodney McCray .5025
93. Sidney Moncrief .5022
  Tyrone Hill .5022
95. Fred Roberts .5020
96. Kevin Gamble .5018
97. Doug Collins .5013
  Kyle Macy .5013
99. Rudy Tomjanovich .5009
100. Rasho Nesterovic .5008
101. Arvydas Sabonis .5005
102. Cedric Ceballos .5003
103. Andrew Toney .5000
104. Matt Geiger .4994
  John Paxson .4994
106. Jamaal Wilkes .4992
107. Jerry Lucas* .4990
108. Roy Hinson .4986
109. Derek Smith .4985
110. Vern Fleming .4984
  Steve Mix .4984
112. Alvan Adams .4980
113. Bill Laimbeer .4978
114. Antonio McDyess .4977
115. Jim Paxson .4976
116. Theo Ratliff .4972
117. Michael Jordan* .4969
  Clark Kellogg .4969
119. Benoit Benjamin .4967
120. Pat Cummings .4965
121. Ollie Johnson .4961
122. Jeff Hornacek .4959
123. Kevin Garnett .4958
124. Larry Bird* .4956
125. Phil Hubbard .4954
126. Vlade Divac .4952
127. James Edwards .4949
128. A.C. Green .4938
129. Eric Money .4936
130. Kent Benson .4935
131. Ricky Pierce .4934
  Mike Mitchell .4934
133. Rolando Blackman .4930
134. Rick Mahorn .4928
  Johnny Green .4928
136. Erick Dampier .4926
  Kevin Johnson .4926
138. LaSalle Thompson .4918
139. Tony Battie .4917
  Greg Anderson .4917
141. Lonnie Shelton .4915
142. Mark Olberding .4911
  Detlef Schrempf .4911
144. Moses Malone* .4908
145. Billy Paultz .4907
146. Tony Parker .4903
147. Brian Grant .4901
148. Corliss Williamson .4899
149. Walt Frazier* .4898
150. Jon McGlocklin .4895
151. Armen Gilliam .4889
152. Larry Kenon .4887
153. Lou Hudson .4886
154. Rich Kelley .4884
155. Reggie Lewis .4882
156. Dick Snyder .4881
  Shawn Kemp .4881
158. Chris Bosh .4877
159. Steve Nash .4872
160. Brad Miller .4871
161. Mike McGee .4869
  Kevin Willis .4869
163. Butch Beard .4865
164. Ralph Sampson .4864
165. Grant Hill .4857
166. Derrick McKey .4856
  Ken Norman .4856
168. Xavier McDaniel .4855
  Kurt Thomas .4855
170. Vin Baker .4850
  Terry Catledge .4850
172. Paul Pressey .4847
  Sedale Threatt .4847
174. Oscar Robertson* .4846
  Wally Szczerbiak .4846
176. Dan Roundfield .4845
177. Larry Johnson .4844
  Steve Stipanovich .4844
  Mark Aguirre .4844
180. Sherman Douglas .4843
181. Terry Tyler .4840
  Bob Dandridge .4840
183. Dave Corzine .4838
  Terry Cummings .4838
  Jeff Malone .4838
186. James Bailey .4837
  Rony Seikaly .4837
188. Steve Hawes .4833
  Larry Steele .4833
190. Norm Nixon .4830
  Truck Robinson .4830
192. Kenyon Martin .4829
  David West .4829
194. Dwyane Wade .4828
195. Kevin Porter .4827
196. Tom McMillen .4826
197. Curtis Rowe .4825
198. Byron Scott .4824
199. Calvin Murphy* .4822
  Jim McMillian .4822
201. Bill Robinzine .4820
202. Elmore Smith .4818
203. Mike Sanders .4817
204. Billy Owens .4813
205. Shawn Marion .4811
206. Scott Wedman .4810
207. Danny Schayes .4807
  Doug West .4807
  Matt Harpring .4807
210. Christian Laettner .4802
211. Hot Rod Williams .4801
212. Don Nelson .4798
213. Archie Clark .4797
  Kenny Smith .4797
215. Bailey Howell* .4796
216. Dale Ellis .4794
217. John Mengelt .4791
218. Steve Kerr .4790
219. Jim Fox .4789
220. Avery Johnson .4788
221. Chris Webber .4787
222. Happy Hairston .4779
  Fred Brown .4779
224. Alvin Robertson .4772
  Dave Greenwood .4772
226. Ernie Grunfeld .4771
227. Bob Kauffman .4769
228. B.J. Armstrong .4765
229. Willis Reed* .4763
230. Phil Smith .4760
231. Eddie Johnson .4759
232. Jay Humphries .4757
  Zydrunas Ilgauskas .4757
  Kevin Kunnert .4757
235. Junior Bridgeman .4754
236. Charles Smith .4751
237. Blue Edwards .4749
238. Brian Winters .4748
  Gerald Wallace .4748
240. Vinny Del Negro .4747
241. Luol Deng .4746
242. Purvis Short .4745
243. Joe Barry Carroll .4744
244. Jay Vincent .4737
  Jerry West* .4737
246. Caldwell Jones .4734
247. Chris Paul .4732
248. Maurice Lucas .4730
249. Kelly Tripucka .4727
  Thurl Bailey .4727

ABA

Rank Player FG%
1. Bobby Jones .5857
2. Artis Gilmore .5572
3. Goo Kennedy .5486
4. Zelmo Beaty .5360
5. Swen Nater .5317
6. Trooper Washington .5316
7. Travis Grant .5292
8. Tom Owens .5205
9. George Irvine .5175
10. Connie Hawkins* .5155
11. Julian Hammond .5136
12. Billy Knight .5102
13. Jimmy Jones .5097
14. Mike Jackson .5079
15. Jim Eakins .5074
16. Byron Beck .5070
17. Julius Erving* .5037
18. James Silas .5036
19. Billy Paultz .5018
20. Marvin Barnes .5000
21. Brian Taylor .4995
22. Mike Lewis .4980
23. Mike Green .4934
24. Bob Netolicky .4920
25. John Beasley .4914
26. Dan Issel* .4912
27. Goose Ligon .4875
28. Larry Kenon .4847
29. Darnell Hillman .4831
30. Billy Cunningham* .4830
31. Lee Davis .4824
32. Donald Sidle .4808
33. George Gervin* .4804
34. Arthur Becker .4800
35. Warren Davis .4797
36. Gary Bradds .4783
37. Randy Denton .4774
38. Rick Barry* .4771
39. Willie Wise .4766
40. Gene Littles .4761
41. Caldwell Jones .4754
42. Joe Caldwell .4749
43. John Williamson .4723
44. Cincinnatus Powell .4721
45. Chuck Williams .4707
46. George McGinnis .4699
47. Roger Brown .4692
48. Dave Robisch .4690
49. John Roche .4688
50. Mel Daniels .4682
51. George Thompson .4680
52. Gene Moore .4665
53. Red Robbins .4663
54. Willie Murrell .4657
55. Wil Jones .4650
56. Ron Boone .4648
57. Bill Melchionni .4647
58. Maurice Lucas .4634
59. Walter Simon .4622
60. Frank Card .4606
61. Ralph Simpson .4592
62. Larry Jones .4590
63. Donnie Freeman .4579
64. John Brisker .4578
65. Charlie Scott .4559
66. Manny Leaks .4550
67. Mike Gale .4532
68. Mack Calvin .4511
69. Ted McClain .4502
70. Ira Harge .4499
71. Ronald Franz .4474
72. George Carter .4454
73. Randolph Mahaffey .4452
74. Levern Tart .4450
75. Skeeter Swift .4449
  Les Hunter .4449
77. Steve Jones .4439
78. George Stone .4435
79. Bob Warren .4399
80. Fatty Taylor .4394
81. Louie Dampier .4391
82. Bob Verga .4381
83. Johnny Neumann .4357
84. Marv Roberts .4352
85. Glen Combs .4333
86. Rick Mount .4332
87. Freddie Lewis .4329
88. Simmie Hill .4323
89. Larry Miller .4321
90. Warren Jabali .4308
91. Doug Moe .4279
92. Willie Somerset .4255
93. Jackie Moreland .4253
94. Bill Keller .4251
95. George Lehmann .4225
  Stew Johnson .4225
97. Rich Jones .4219
98. Julius Keye .4183
99. Darel Carrier .4167
100. Larry Brown* .4123
101. Larry Cannon .4118
102. Mervin Jackson .4112
103. Bo Lamar .4111
104. Bird Averitt .4097
105. Joe Hamilton .4085
106. Al Smith .4082
107. Lonnie Wright .4072
108. Gerald Govan .4051
109. Wayne Hightower .3999
110. Charles Williams .3896
111. Wendell Ladner .3857