lowest field goal percentage while scoring more than 20 points in a game

Nate Archibald has the lowest field-goal percentage in a game with more than 20 points, at 11.1 percent against the Bulls on January 16, 1980.

Interpreted as:
lowest field goal percentage by a player while scoring more than 20 points in a regular-season game
NAMEFG%PTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
11.1
22
1/16/1980
vs
37
2
7
1
0
1
9
0
0
20
22
90.9
58.9
1
1
2
4
2Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
12.5
26
12/20/1995
vs
47
14
5
3
1
2
16
0
3
0.0
22
27
81.5
46.6
5
9
5
5
3Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
14.3
21
2/23/1949
vs
0
4
28
13
18
72.2
29.2
6
4Bill Hanzlik
B. Hanzlik
15.4
21
3/4/1986
vs
33
9
5
0
0
2
13
0
0
17
18
94.4
50.2
3
6
4
3
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
15.4
21
1/30/1967
13
2
4
26
13
16
81.3
31.8
3
6Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
16.0
22
2/25/1958
21
4
25
14
17
82.4
33.9
3
7Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
16.0
21
1/14/1956
@
9
12
4
25
13
16
81.3
32.8
3
8Danilo Gallinari
D. Gallinari
16.7
21
3/24/2017
@
35
11
2
1
2
2
12
0
6
0.0
17
18
94.4
52.7
1
10
1
0
+14
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
17.4
26
1/17/2014
vs
40
20
3
2
0
4
23
2
7
28.6
16
16
100.0
43.3
7
13
4
5
-12
10Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
17.4
21
3/2/2001
vs
47
4
8
0
0
4
23
1
4
25.0
12
15
80.0
35.5
2
2
2
5
-1
11Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
17.5
21
11/1/1961
@
7
40
7
8
87.5
24.1
6
12Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
17.5
24
11/27/1947
vs
0
7
40
10
13
76.9
26.2
5
13Robin Lopez
R. Lopez
17.6
21
11/21/2012
@
33
13
1
2
4
3
17
0
0
15
17
88.2
42.9
7
6
2
3
-17
14Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
17.6
21
1/31/1984
@
41
3
10
3
2
3
17
0
1
0.0
15
18
83.3
42.1
1
2
5
3
15Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
18.2
21
11/1/2006
@
48
5
3
2
1
4
22
3
8
37.5
10
14
71.4
37.3
2
3
2
3
-4
16George Mikan
G. Mikan
18.6
32
11/17/1951
vs
8
43
16
21
76.2
30.6
3
17Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
18.8
21
11/20/2019
vs
32
5
5
2
4
3
16
2
4
50.0
13
13
100.0
48.3
1
4
3
2
+28
18Baron Davis
B. Davis
18.8
22
1/14/2005
vs
41
5
6
0
1
3
16
3
11
27.3
13
14
92.9
49.6
1
4
0
1
-2
19Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
19.0
23
11/27/2019
vs
40
10
1
0
2
4
21
2
11
18.2
13
13
100.0
43.0
0
10
3
2
-5
20Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
19.0
22
2/11/1954
vs
10
3
4
21
14
16
87.5
39.2
6
21Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
19.2
25
10/24/1960
vs
16
3
5
26
15
20
75.0
35.9
6
22George Mikan
G. Mikan
19.4
34
11/19/1949
@
7
36
20
23
87.0
36.9
6
23Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
19.5
21
2/22/1949
@
0
8
41
5
6
83.3
24.1
3
24Paul George
P. George
20.0
21
11/5/2021
@
38
10
6
3
0
4
20
0
7
0.0
13
14
92.9
40.1
0
10
6
4
+18
25James Harden
J. Harden
20.0
21
3/22/2018
vs
40
8
5
2
2
4
20
0
8
0.0
13
18
72.2
37.6
0
8
3
2
-8
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1982-83 season.

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