best effective field goal percentage by a rookie in a season

Ryan Kalkbrenner has the highest eFG% by a rookie, at 80.3 percent this season.

Interpreted as:

best effective field goal percentage with a minimum of 300 field-goals made per 82 team games by a rookie in a season

	NAME	EFG%	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ryan Kalkbrenner R. Kalkbrenner	80.3	2025-26	CHA	15	25.5	9.4	6.9	0.4	0.8	1.9	4.1	5.1	80.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.3	1.6	79.2	81.4	3.2	3.7	1.5	382	141	103	6	12	29	22	29	-27
2	Brandon Clarke B. Clarke	64.3	2019-20	MEM	58	22.4	12.1	5.9	1.4	0.6	0.8	5.1	8.2	61.9	0.4	1.1	35.9	1.5	1.9	75.9	66.4	1.6	4.4	0.9	1,300	700	345	81	32	48	55	100	-20
3	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	61.8	2025-26	CHA	16	33.5	18.8	5.8	2.9	0.8	0.2	6.6	13.6	48.8	3.5	8.3	42.1	2.1	2.3	89.2	64.5	1.1	4.7	2.4	536	301	93	46	13	3	39	40	-37
4	Steve Johnson S. Johnson	61.3	1981-82	KCK	78	22.3	12.8	5.9	1.2	0.5	1.1	5.1	8.3	61.3	0.0	0.0		2.7	4.2	64.2	63.5	1.9	3.9	2.5	1,741	1,002	459	91	39	89	197	372
5	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	60.0	1984-85	KCK	82	23.4	12.8	6.8	1.4	0.4	0.5	5.0	8.4	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	4.5	62.0	62.0	2.3	4.5	2.3	1,918	1,052	556	111	34	37	187	256
6	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	59.8	2023-24	OKC	82	29.4	16.5	7.9	2.4	0.6	2.3	6.2	11.6	53.0	1.6	4.3	37.0	2.7	3.4	79.3	63.2	1.6	6.3	1.6	2,413	1,357	648	200	53	190	131	197	+422
7	John Collins J. Collins	59.1	2017-18	ATL	74	24.0	10.5	7.3	1.3	0.6	1.1	4.2	7.4	57.6	0.2	0.6	34.0	1.8	2.5	71.5	62.0	2.4	4.9	1.4	1,776	777	541	98	47	80	105	215	-217
8	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	58.5	2018-19	PHX	71	30.7	16.3	10.3	1.8	0.9	0.9	7.2	12.3	58.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	2.7	74.6	60.8	3.1	7.1	1.8	2,183	1,159	729	125	61	67	126	209	-383
9	Keegan Murray K. Murray	58.4	2022-23	SAC	80	29.8	12.2	4.6	1.2	0.8	0.5	4.4	9.8	45.3	2.6	6.3	41.1	0.8	1.0	76.5	59.7	1.1	3.5	0.8	2,381	976	371	98	61	42	60	162	+99
10	Buck Williams B. Williams	58.2	1981-82	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	6.3	10.7	58.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.7	62.4	60.3	4.2	8.0	2.9	2,825	1,268	1,005	107	84	84	235	285
11	James Worthy J. Worthy	58.0	1982-83	LAL	77	25.6	13.4	5.2	1.7	1.2	0.8	5.8	10.0	57.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.8	2.9	62.4	59.4	2.0	3.1	2.3	1,970	1,033	399	132	91	64	178	221
12	Wesley Person W. Person	57.5	1994-95	PHX	78	23.1	10.4	2.6	1.3	0.6	0.3	4.0	8.2	48.4	1.5	3.4	43.6	1.0	1.3	79.2	59.6	0.9	1.7	1.0	1,800	814	201	105	48	24	79	149
13	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	57.2	1976-77	WAS	82	18.5	10.4	6.0	0.8	0.3	0.4	4.2	7.3	57.2				2.1	3.0	69.1	60.5	2.2	3.8		1,513	852	494	62	22	34		204
14	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	57.2	1995-96	POR	73	23.8	14.5	8.1	1.8	0.9	1.1	5.4	9.9	54.5	0.5	1.4	37.5	3.2	4.2	75.7	61.7	2.0	6.0	2.1	1,735	1,058	588	130	64	78	154	211
15	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	56.9	2020-21	SAC	58	30.1	13.0	3.0	5.3	1.3	0.5	5.0	10.7	47.2	2.1	5.1	40.9	0.8	1.0	85.7	58.5	0.7	2.3	1.6	1,746	753	173	309	77	28	92	83	-180
16	Jalen Williams J. Williams	56.7	2022-23	OKC	75	30.3	14.1	4.5	3.3	1.4	0.5	5.5	10.6	52.1	1.0	2.7	35.6	2.1	2.5	81.2	60.1	1.1	3.4	1.6	2,275	1,056	337	248	103	35	123	191	-53
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	56.2	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
18	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	56.1	1981-82	WAS	82	27.0	14.4	9.3	1.6	0.5	0.7	5.1	9.1	56.1	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.2	5.5	75.2	62.3	3.1	6.2	2.9	2,214	1,183	762	134	44	58	237	319
19	John Shumate J. Shumate	56.1	1975-76	TOT	75	26.3	11.7	7.4	1.7	1.1	0.5	4.4	7.9	56.1				2.8	4.3	65.0	59.6	1.9	5.5		1,976	876	554	127	82	34		159
20	Cedric Coward C. Coward	56.1	2025-26	MEM	17	26.4	14.3	6.0	2.8	0.7	0.4	4.8	10.2	46.8	1.9	4.8	39.0	2.9	3.3	87.5	61.5	1.6	4.4	1.2	449	243	102	48	12	6	21	33	+15
21	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	55.5	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	18.3	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,627	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
22	Jae'Sean Tate J. Tate	55.4	2020-21	HOU	70	29.2	11.3	5.3	2.5	1.2	0.5	4.5	8.9	50.6	0.9	2.8	30.8	1.5	2.1	69.4	57.6	1.9	3.5	1.4	2,043	794	374	178	85	36	98	222	-189
23	Chris Webber C. Webber	55.2	1993-94	GSW	76	32.1	17.5	9.1	3.6	1.2	2.2	7.5	13.6	55.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.5	4.7	53.2	55.9	4.0	5.1	2.7	2,438	1,333	694	272	93	164	206	247
24	Shaedon Sharpe S. Sharpe	55.1	2022-23	POR	80	22.2	9.9	3.0	1.2	0.5	0.3	3.8	8.1	47.2	1.3	3.5	36.0	0.9	1.3	71.4	56.8	0.8	2.2	1.0	1,779	789	236	94	38	24	83	136	-297
25	Greg Monroe G. Monroe	55.1	2010-11	DET	80	27.8	9.4	7.5	1.3	1.2	0.6	3.8	6.9	55.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.9	62.2	57.5	3.1	4.4	1.0	2,222	751	601	105	93	45	81	196	-136