lowest field goal percentage for an nba 40 point game since 1990

Since 1989-90, Michael Finley and Anthony Peeler are tied for the worst field-goal percentage when scoring 40+ points, at 46.4 percent.

Interpreted as:
lowest field goal percentage by a player for an NBA 40 or more point game since 1990
NAMEFG%PTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Finley
M. Finley
46.4
42
1
39.0
42.0
10.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
13.0
28.0
1.0
6.0
16.7
15.0
17.0
88.2
59.2
2.0
8.0
2.0
39
10
2
2
0
2
1
+28
2Anthony Peeler
A. Peeler
46.4
40
1
43.0
40.0
7.0
5.0
3.0
0.0
13.0
28.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
8.0
8.0
100.0
63.5
5.0
2.0
2.0
43
7
5
3
0
2
5
+2
3Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
46.7
43
1
59.4
43.0
3.0
5.0
1.0
0.0
14.0
30.0
6.0
9.0
66.7
9.0
12.0
75.0
60.9
0.0
3.0
1.0
59
3
5
1
0
1
3
+15
4GG Jackson
GG Jackson
47.2
44
1
44.1
44.0
12.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
17.0
36.0
4.0
13.0
30.8
6.0
7.0
85.7
56.3
6.0
6.0
3.0
44
12
1
2
1
3
1
-13
5Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
47.6
41
1
45.1
41.0
14.0
7.0
1.0
1.0
10.0
21.0
4.0
8.0
50.0
17.0
22.0
77.3
66.8
0.0
14.0
6.0
45
14
7
1
1
6
1
-3
6Caron Butler
C. Butler
48.1
40
1
50.7
40.0
8.0
2.0
5.0
0.0
13.0
27.0
4.0
7.0
57.1
10.0
10.0
100.0
63.7
3.0
5.0
2.0
51
8
2
5
0
2
4
0
7Spencer Dinwiddie
S. Dinwiddie
48.3
41
1
33.9
41.0
1.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
14.0
29.0
4.0
11.0
36.4
9.0
10.0
90.0
61.4
1.0
0.0
4.0
34
1
5
0
0
4
1
-4
8Zach Randolph
Z. Randolph
48.4
125
3
44.3
41.7
12.7
3.3
0.7
1.0
15.0
31.0
0.7
1.3
50.0
11.0
14.0
78.6
56.1
4.0
8.7
3.0
133
38
10
2
3
9
10
+11
9Grayson Allen
G. Allen
48.9
82
2
34.1
41.0
4.5
4.0
2.0
0.5
11.5
23.5
7.5
14.0
53.6
10.5
12.0
87.5
71.2
1.5
3.0
2.0
68
9
8
4
1
4
1
+19
10LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
50.0
94
2
39.7
47.0
7.0
8.5
1.0
0.5
17.0
34.0
5.0
14.0
35.7
8.0
10.5
76.2
60.8
0.0
7.0
5.5
79
14
17
2
1
11
7
+5
11Elden Campbell
E. Campbell
50.0
40
1
46.0
40.0
10.0
4.0
0.0
4.0
12.0
24.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
15.0
19.0
78.9
61.8
3.0
7.0
6.0
46
10
4
0
4
6
6
+8
12Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
50.0
41
1
52.0
41.0
7.0
6.0
1.0
1.0
18.0
36.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
53.1
2.0
5.0
5.0
52
7
6
1
1
5
3
13Randy Breuer
R. Breuer
50.0
40
1
39.0
40.0
9.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
14.0
28.0
0.0
0.0
12.0
17.0
70.6
56.4
5.0
4.0
4.0
39
9
5
5
1
4
4
14James Harden
J. Harden
50.8
4,854
107
39.5
45.4
7.4
8.1
2.1
0.7
13.3
26.2
5.6
12.8
44.2
13.1
14.9
87.9
69.2
1.2
6.2
4.8
4,226
788
869
228
79
516
318
+1074
15Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
50.9
252
6
39.3
42.0
7.7
6.8
2.0
0.8
14.8
29.2
3.2
7.5
42.2
9.2
10.5
87.3
62.2
2.0
5.7
3.0
236
46
41
12
5
18
15
+48
16Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
51.0
3,507
79
44.9
44.4
4.3
6.3
2.3
0.2
15.5
30.5
2.0
5.0
40.6
11.3
13.6
83.4
60.9
1.0
3.3
3.7
3,546
339
494
185
14
294
177
+443
17Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
51.1
5,501
122
42.8
45.1
6.1
4.2
1.8
0.6
15.4
30.1
2.9
6.6
43.8
11.4
13.3
85.7
62.7
1.2
4.9
3.2
5,218
741
512
214
74
396
334
+759
18Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
51.6
2,212
50
39.0
44.2
9.8
8.3
1.6
0.3
15.5
30.1
3.1
7.8
40.2
10.1
12.2
82.6
62.4
2.0
7.9
5.0
1,949
491
417
78
15
251
141
+74
19Luguentz Dort
L. Dort
51.6
42
1
36.6
42.0
7.0
3.0
4.0
0.0
16.0
31.0
7.0
11.0
63.6
3.0
7.0
42.9
61.6
2.0
5.0
2.0
37
7
3
4
0
2
3
-1
20Lionel Simmons
L. Simmons
51.6
42
1
39.0
42.0
12.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
16.0
31.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
12.0
83.3
57.9
3.0
9.0
3.0
39
12
3
1
0
3
4
21Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
51.7
84
2
44.5
42.0
6.5
5.5
3.0
1.0
15.5
30.0
4.5
10.0
45.0
6.5
7.5
86.7
63.1
1.5
5.0
4.5
89
13
11
6
2
9
6
-5
22Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
51.8
137
3
46.0
45.7
5.7
3.0
0.7
0.0
14.3
27.7
6.3
13.0
48.7
10.7
13.3
80.0
68.1
0.7
5.0
2.7
138
17
9
2
0
8
5
23Michael Adams
M. Adams
51.8
306
7
41.0
43.7
4.7
10.0
3.7
0.1
14.3
27.6
4.9
10.6
45.9
10.3
12.3
83.7
66.3
1.0
3.7
4.4
287
33
70
26
1
31
17
24Arron Afflalo
A. Afflalo
51.9
43
1
52.4
43.0
6.0
5.0
2.0
0.0
14.0
27.0
5.0
13.0
38.5
10.0
11.0
90.9
67.5
1.0
5.0
3.0
52
6
5
2
0
3
5
+5
25Tyler Herro
T. Herro
51.9
161
4
39.5
40.3
6.5
6.0
2.0
0.3
13.5
26.0
6.5
14.5
44.8
6.8
7.5
90.0
68.7
0.8
5.8
2.5
158
26
24
8
1
10
5
+9
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