best shooting center before 2000

Before 1999-00, Artis Gilmore had the highest field-goal percentage by a center, at 59.9 percent.

Interpreted as:
best shooting with a minimum of 150 field-goals made per 82 team games center before 2000
NAMEFG%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
59.9
909
32.7
17.1
10.1
2.0
0.5
1.9
6.3
10.5
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.5
6.3
71.3
64.3
2.9
7.2
2.8
29,685
15,579
9,161
1,777
470
1,747
2,347
2,986
2Mark West
M. West
58.2
1,002
19.2
6.0
5.1
0.4
0.3
1.3
2.4
4.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.0
57.1
59.4
1.7
3.4
1.1
19,198
5,989
5,065
411
311
1,350
1,143
2,916
-24
3Ben Coleman
B. Coleman
58.1
68
15.1
6.6
4.2
0.5
0.5
0.5
2.7
4.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.8
72.7
61.7
1.5
2.8
1.4
1,029
452
288
37
32
31
94
200
4Gheorghe Muresan
G. Muresan
57.8
277
23.3
10.5
6.8
0.5
0.6
1.6
4.4
7.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.6
64.6
59.9
2.3
4.5
1.6
6,462
2,915
1,889
141
171
443
430
906
+232
5Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
57.8
455
37.3
27.1
12.2
2.5
0.8
2.6
10.9
18.8
0.0
0.0
6.3
5.4
10.1
53.6
58.4
4.0
8.2
2.9
16,985
12,343
5,537
1,131
364
1,197
1,331
1,581
+1142
6Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
57.2
726
23.7
12.0
6.1
1.3
0.5
1.4
4.8
8.4
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.4
3.6
68.5
60.5
1.5
4.6
2.6
17,235
8,733
4,432
917
345
1,023
1,621
2,784
7Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
57.1
223
31.9
16.4
9.8
2.7
0.7
0.7
5.9
10.3
0.0
0.1
16.7
4.6
6.3
72.8
62.6
3.1
6.7
3.6
7,112
3,658
2,187
609
152
165
794
806
8James Donaldson
J. Donaldson
57.1
957
27.4
8.6
7.8
0.8
0.4
1.3
3.2
5.7
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.8
73.2
61.8
2.2
5.7
1.5
26,222
8,203
7,492
765
336
1,267
1,454
2,025
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
55.9
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
10Steve Johnson
S. Johnson
55.7
402
21.4
11.7
5.4
1.3
0.4
0.8
4.5
8.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
4.2
62.0
58.4
1.9
3.5
2.4
8,587
4,691
2,153
523
169
319
955
1,530
11Paul Griffin
P. Griffin
55.3
82
22.1
6.3
5.3
3.0
1.0
0.6
2.1
3.8
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.9
72.5
62.1
1.9
3.5
1.6
1,812
520
438
250
81
53
131
306
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
54.0
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
13Robert Traylor
R. Traylor
53.7
49
16.0
5.3
3.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
2.2
4.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.6
53.8
54.8
1.6
2.1
0.9
786
259
182
38
44
44
42
140
+68
14Swen Nater
S. Nater
53.7
489
28.4
12.2
10.8
2.0
0.5
0.5
5.0
9.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.2
2.9
76.0
57.7
3.1
7.7
2.4
13,868
5,943
5,297
954
258
226
982
1,501
15Robert Parish
R. Parish
53.7
1,611
28.4
14.5
9.1
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
72.1
57.1
2.9
6.3
2.1
45,704
23,334
14,715
2,180
1,219
2,361
3,183
4,443
+105
16Tyrone Hill
T. Hill
53.5
357
29.1
10.7
9.4
0.9
0.8
0.5
4.0
7.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.2
65.5
57.6
3.2
6.2
1.6
10,382
3,832
3,347
308
285
189
574
1,341
+243
17Chris Gatling
C. Gatling
53.4
130
15.9
7.3
4.4
0.6
0.6
0.6
3.0
5.6
0.0
0.1
11.1
1.3
2.3
55.1
54.9
1.5
2.9
1.1
2,071
943
576
73
72
73
146
341
-48
18Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
53.2
79
33.7
13.1
7.9
1.7
0.7
0.2
5.3
10.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.8
65.3
56.3
2.9
5.0
1.8
2,661
1,036
622
133
59
17
145
298
+282
19Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
53.2
548
36.5
19.0
9.5
3.7
0.8
0.7
7.0
13.1
0.0
0.0
14.3
5.0
6.7
74.7
59.0
2.2
7.3
2.8
20,029
10,389
5,227
2,028
422
397
1,511
1,466
20Oliver Miller
O. Miller
53.0
394
24.7
8.1
6.4
2.4
1.0
1.7
3.4
6.4
0.0
0.1
11.9
1.2
1.9
63.5
55.3
2.0
4.3
2.1
9,744
3,181
2,502
957
394
652
814
1,237
-323
21Kenny Gattison
K. Gattison
52.9
82
27.1
12.7
7.1
1.6
0.7
0.8
5.2
9.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.5
68.8
56.4
2.2
4.9
1.7
2,223
1,042
580
131
59
69
140
273
22Tim McCormick
T. McCormick
52.8
406
21.4
8.2
4.8
1.0
0.3
0.4
3.2
6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.7
70.1
57.2
1.6
3.3
1.3
8,685
3,349
1,963
408
120
159
509
1,037
23Bison Dele
B. Dele
52.8
413
24.2
11.0
6.2
1.1
0.8
0.9
4.5
8.5
0.0
0.0
14.3
2.0
2.9
69.1
56.2
2.1
4.1
2.0
10,004
4,536
2,564
440
320
355
822
1,297
+128
24Theo Ratliff
T. Ratliff
52.7
233
21.6
6.8
4.7
0.4
0.4
2.1
2.6
5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.2
70.2
57.1
1.9
2.8
1.0
5,044
1,589
1,100
83
95
485
228
617
+112
25Mitch Kupchak
M. Kupchak
52.5
271
20.9
11.5
6.0
0.8
0.3
0.4
4.4
8.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.9
69.8
57.1
2.1
3.9
2.0
5,657
3,128
1,628
211
94
110
385
644

More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

17.6

Giddey

Josh Giddey

RPG

9.0

Vučević

Nikola Vučević

APG

9.2

Giddey

Josh Giddey
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.5

23rd

DRTG

117.9

23rd

NETRTG

-4.4

23rd

3P%

36.3

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
39
34
.534
14.0
11
29
43
.403
23.5
12
Bulls Bulls
29
43
.403
23.5
13
17
55
.236
35.5
14
17
56
.233
36.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/27
@
8:00 PM
Sat
3/28
@
8:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
8:00 PM
Fri
4/3
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

29 - 43

137

Final

157

PHI 76ers

40 - 33

Wed 25 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
53
20
.726
2
48
24
.667
4.5
3
48
26
.649
5.5
4
45
28
.616
8.0
5
41
32
.562
12.0
6
40
32
.556
12.5
7
40
33
.548
13.0
8
39
34
.534
14.0
9
39
34
.534
14.0
10
39
34
.534
14.0
11
29
43
.403
23.5
12
29
43
.403
23.5
13
17
55
.236
35.5
14
Nets Nets - e
17
56
.233
36.0
15
16
57
.219
37.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
16
.781
2
Spurs Spurs - x
55
18
.753
2.0
3
47
26
.644
10.0
4
46
28
.622
11.5
5
45
28
.616
12.0
6
43
29
.597
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.0
8
37
36
.507
20.0
9
37
37
.500
20.5
10
35
38
.479
22.0
11
25
49
.338
32.5
12
24
48
.333
32.5
13
23
50
.315
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
52
.288
36.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
55
.257
38.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
2/27
@
115-105
Sat
2/28
@
89-114
Sat
2/28
@
106-102
Sat
2/28
@
117-108
Sat
2/28
@
97-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/27
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/27
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/27
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/27
@
8:00 PM
Fri
3/27
@
8:00 PM