highest field goal percentage for forward in nba history

Zion Williamson has the best career field-goal percentage by a forward, at 58.5 percent.

Interpreted as:
highest field goal percentage with a minimum of 2000 field-goals made for forward in NBA history
NAMEFG%FGMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
58.5
2,115
224
31.4
24.6
6.6
4.3
1.0
0.6
16.1
0.1
0.5
31.7
5.5
8.0
69.1
62.5
2.3
4.3
2.9
7,023
5,500
1,471
960
235
143
639
506
+375
2Amir Johnson
A. Johnson
57.4
2,339
745
22.3
7.5
5.7
1.2
0.6
1.0
5.5
0.1
0.3
34.0
1.1
1.6
67.4
60.5
2.1
3.6
1.1
16,623
5,559
4,215
895
463
782
832
2,287
+970
3Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
55.7
2,083
358
29.3
14.9
9.7
4.2
0.7
0.4
10.4
0.4
1.3
32.6
2.9
4.0
72.8
61.3
2.4
7.3
2.3
10,498
5,350
3,474
1,500
258
158
838
1,116
+574
4Kevin McHale
K. McHale
55.4
6,830
971
31.0
17.9
7.3
1.7
0.4
1.7
12.7
0.0
0.2
26.1
3.7
4.7
79.8
60.5
2.4
4.9
1.9
30,118
17,335
7,122
1,670
344
1,690
1,893
2,758
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
55.2
7,713
876
32.8
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
15.9
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.2
61.2
1.9
8.0
3.0
28,728
21,030
8,702
4,392
977
1,080
2,642
2,578
+3109
6Bobby Jones
B. Jones
55.0
3,412
774
26.1
11.5
5.5
2.4
1.4
1.3
8.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.5
78.0
60.4
1.7
3.8
1.8
20,177
8,911
4,256
1,888
1,050
982
1,217
2,104
7Buck Williams
B. Williams
55.0
6,329
1,266
33.0
13.1
10.1
1.3
0.8
0.9
9.1
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.1
4.7
66.3
58.8
3.5
6.6
2.2
41,726
16,582
12,834
1,625
1,063
1,085
2,746
4,174
+143
8Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
54.7
6,453
1,178
31.5
14.1
8.3
2.2
0.7
0.4
10.0
0.0
0.1
4.8
3.1
4.5
68.8
58.6
2.7
5.5
2.2
37,161
16,564
9,748
2,597
781
484
2,629
3,848
-720
9Kenneth Faried
K. Faried
54.6
2,190
478
24.5
11.4
8.1
1.0
0.7
0.8
8.4
0.0
0.1
22.2
2.2
3.3
65.4
57.7
3.1
5.1
1.3
11,728
5,430
3,884
470
351
392
626
1,180
-126
10Larry Nance
L. Nance
54.6
6,370
920
33.4
17.1
8.0
2.6
0.9
2.2
12.7
0.0
0.1
14.5
3.2
4.2
75.5
58.6
2.5
5.5
1.9
30,697
15,687
7,352
2,393
872
2,027
1,711
2,703
11Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
54.6
3,433
835
28.5
12.5
6.3
2.2
0.8
0.5
7.5
0.0
0.0
5.3
4.3
5.5
78.4
62.9
2.5
3.8
2.2
23,769
10,465
5,261
1,862
671
433
1,841
2,273
12John Collins
J. Collins
54.4
3,053
497
29.0
15.8
7.9
1.4
0.6
1.0
11.3
1.0
2.9
35.9
2.5
3.1
79.2
62.3
2.2
5.7
1.5
14,403
7,855
3,921
715
309
494
761
1,494
-632
13Dale Davis
D. Davis
54.3
2,530
646
29.5
9.4
9.0
0.8
0.7
1.3
7.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
3.0
52.8
55.2
3.4
5.6
1.2
19,084
6,081
5,784
548
449
871
788
1,899
+722
14Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
54.1
8,435
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
14.5
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
15Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
54.0
8,169
955
35.8
24.3
5.7
3.0
1.0
0.2
15.8
0.0
0.1
17.1
7.2
8.7
81.8
61.7
2.3
3.4
2.9
34,151
23,177
5,455
2,830
944
150
2,503
2,550
16Gene Banks
G. Banks
53.9
2,134
468
27.9
11.3
5.8
2.9
0.9
0.2
8.5
0.0
0.1
4.3
2.2
3.0
73.0
57.9
2.2
3.7
1.8
13,074
5,305
2,718
1,335
436
101
835
1,289
17David Lee
D. Lee
53.2
3,379
667
27.7
12.4
8.1
2.0
0.7
0.4
9.5
0.0
0.0
5.6
2.3
3.0
76.8
57.3
2.5
5.6
1.7
18,450
8,299
5,420
1,356
460
267
1,115
1,653
+372
18Larry Smith
L. Smith
53.1
2,519
883
25.9
6.7
9.2
1.1
0.8
0.5
5.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.8
53.1
54.1
3.9
5.3
1.4
22,879
5,904
8,125
941
699
457
1,280
2,966
19Derrick Favors
D. Favors
53.0
2,821
666
23.7
10.4
6.7
1.0
0.7
1.2
8.0
0.1
0.3
20.1
1.9
2.8
66.6
56.4
2.4
4.4
1.2
15,757
6,925
4,470
679
472
785
811
1,633
+179
20Walter Davis
W. Davis
52.9
2,889
350
27.7
20.3
3.9
3.3
1.3
0.2
15.6
0.1
0.3
16.7
3.8
4.5
84.2
57.8
1.2
2.8
2.8
9,712
7,104
1,378
1,172
462
75
965
923
21Calvin Natt
C. Natt
52.8
4,003
599
31.4
17.2
6.8
2.2
0.9
0.3
12.7
0.0
0.1
21.9
3.8
4.9
76.8
57.9
2.3
4.5
2.1
18,818
10,291
4,070
1,306
525
191
1,256
1,386
22Anthony Davis
A. Davis
52.5
5,880
666
34.3
23.5
10.5
2.5
1.3
2.3
16.8
0.4
1.5
29.1
5.4
6.8
79.2
59.3
2.7
7.8
1.9
22,817
15,623
6,962
1,666
863
1,529
1,297
1,561
+717
23Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
52.5
6,139
810
30.3
19.7
3.4
2.1
0.6
0.3
14.4
0.3
0.7
36.8
4.3
4.9
87.2
59.4
1.1
2.3
1.6
24,521
15,980
2,785
1,668
468
243
1,310
1,560
24Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
52.2
5,416
802
31.2
16.1
9.5
2.2
0.9
0.4
12.9
0.0
0.0
7.1
2.6
3.6
72.4
55.5
2.4
7.1
2.1
25,019
12,943
7,627
1,783
720
328
1,675
2,426
+28
25Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
52.1
2,766
911
31.7
7.3
13.1
1.8
0.7
0.6
5.8
0.1
0.4
23.1
1.2
2.0
58.4
54.6
4.8
8.4
1.6
28,839
6,683
11,954
1,600
611
531
1,484
2,843
+827

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Team Rankings

ORTG

113.1

24th

DRTG

122.4

29th

NETRTG

-9.3

28th

3P%

34.8

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
9
16
.360
15.0
12
Jazz Jazz
8
15
.348
15.0
13
Kings Kings
6
19
.240
18.0
14
Clippers Clippers
6
19
.240
18.0
15
Pelicans Pelicans
4
22
.154
20.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
IND IND
@
NOP NOP
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
DAL DAL
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
12/23
NOP NOP
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Last Game

120

Final

143

NOP Pelicans

4 - 22

Thu 11 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
4.5
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131
Tue
11/11
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
130-116
Tue
11/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
125-117
Tue
11/11
WAS WAS
@
HOU HOU
112-135
Tue
11/11
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
125-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
IND IND
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM