Dick Cunningham attempted the fewest field goals per game in 1971-72, with 2.8 per game.

Interpreted as:

lowest fga per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player season 1972

	NAME	FGA	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Dick Cunningham D. Cunningham	2.8	1971-72	HOU	63	11.4	2.7	3.9	0.9	1.1	38.5	0.6	0.8	69.8	43.3	720	171	243	57	76
2	Bill Turner B. Turner	2.9	1971-72	GSW	62	9.6	2.9	2.1	0.4	1.1	39.2	0.6	0.9	75.5	44.5	597	182	131	22	67
3	Nick Jones N. Jones	3.0	1971-72	GSW	65	7.4	3.3	0.6	0.7	1.3	41.8	0.8	0.9	83.6	48.2	478	215	39	45	109
4	Toby Kimball T. Kimball	3.1	1971-72	MIL	74	13.1	3.5	4.2	0.8	1.4	46.7	0.6	1.1	54.3	48.7	971	258	312	60	137
5	Hank Finkel H. Finkel	3.3	1971-72	BOS	78	9.4	3.2	3.2	0.8	1.3	40.6	0.6	0.9	58.1	43.4	736	249	251	61	118
6	Luther Rackley L. Rackley	3.4	1971-72	TOT	71	9.6	3.6	2.9	0.3	1.5	42.9	0.7	1.2	56.8	45.9	683	256	208	21	107
7	Bob Portman B. Portman	3.6	1971-72	GSW	61	9.1	3.8	2.2	0.4	1.5	40.3	0.9	1.0	88.3	46.7	553	231	133	26	69
8	Dean Meminger D. Meminger	3.8	1971-72	NYK	78	15.0	4.6	2.4	1.3	1.8	47.4	1.0	1.8	56.4	50.3	1,173	357	185	103	137
9	Dennis Awtrey D. Awtrey	3.8	1971-72	PHI	58	13.7	4.2	4.3	0.9	1.7	44.1	0.8	1.3	64.5	48.0	794	245	248	51	141
10	Steve Patterson S. Patterson	4.0	1971-72	CLE	65	11.9	3.2	3.5	0.8	1.4	35.7	0.4	0.7	50.0	37.2	775	211	228	54	80
11	Leroy Ellis L. Ellis	4.1	1971-72	LAL	74	14.6	4.6	4.2	0.6	1.9	46.0	0.9	1.3	69.5	50.0	1,081	342	310	46	115
12	Bill Hewitt B. Hewitt	4.1	1971-72	DET	68	17.7	4.5	5.4	1.0	1.9	47.3	0.6	1.2	50.0	48.4	1,203	303	370	71	134
13	Dick Gibbs D. Gibbs	4.1	1971-72	HOU	64	11.8	3.7	2.2	0.8	1.4	34.0	0.9	1.0	83.3	40.0	757	235	140	51	127
14	Art Williams A. Williams	4.2	1971-72	BOS	81	16.4	5.1	3.2	4.0	2.0	47.5	1.1	1.5	75.6	52.6	1,326	412	256	327	204
15	Larry Steele L. Steele	4.3	1971-72	POR	72	18.2	5.1	3.9	2.2	2.1	48.1	1.0	1.3	72.2	52.2	1,311	366	282	161	198
16	Lamar Green L. Green	4.4	1971-72	PHX	67	14.8	5.0	5.2	0.7	2.0	44.6	1.0	1.3	73.3	49.2	991	332	348	45	134
17	Bobby Washington B. Washington	4.5	1971-72	CLE	69	14.0	5.1	1.9	3.2	1.8	39.8	1.5	1.9	81.3	47.9	967	350	129	223	135
18	Jim Davis J. Davis	4.5	1971-72	TOT	75	13.1	5.3	3.7	0.7	2.0	43.5	1.3	2.1	64.9	48.6	983	394	276	51	138
19	Mel Counts M. Counts	4.5	1971-72	PHX	76	11.9	5.2	3.4	1.3	1.9	42.7	1.3	1.8	72.1	48.7	906	395	257	96	159
20	Pete Cross P. Cross	4.8	1971-72	SEA	74	19.2	5.5	6.9	0.9	2.1	42.8	1.4	1.9	73.6	48.8	1,424	407	509	63	135
21	Jim King J. King	4.9	1971-72	CHI	73	13.9	5.7	1.1	1.4	2.2	45.5	1.2	1.5	78.8	50.9	1,014	413	81	101	103
22	John Warren J. Warren	5.1	1971-72	CLE	68	14.3	5.0	2.0	1.3	2.1	41.7	0.7	0.9	84.5	45.5	969	337	133	91	92
23	John Trapp J. Trapp	5.4	1971-72	LAL	58	13.1	5.7	3.1	0.7	2.4	44.3	0.9	1.3	69.9	47.5	759	329	180	42	130
24	Clifford Ray C. Ray	5.4	1971-72	CHI	82	22.8	7.0	10.6	3.1	2.7	49.9	1.6	2.7	61.5	53.4	1,872	578	869	254	296
25	Luke Jackson L. Jackson	5.5	1971-72	PHI	63	17.2	5.8	4.9	1.4	2.2	39.6	1.5	2.1	69.2	45.2	1,083	366	309	88	141