most fg percentage per game by nba mvp after 1989

Since 1989-90, Karl Malone has the highest field-goal percentage per game played by an MVP in a season, with 1.01 in 1998-99.

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most fg percentage per game by NBA mvp in a regular season by a player after 1989
NAMEFG%/GPMVPFG%GPSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Karl Malone
K. Malone
1.01
1
49.3
49
1998-99
UTA UTA
37.4
23.8
9.4
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.0
16.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.7
9.8
78.8
57.7
2.2
7.3
3.3
1,832
1,164
463
201
62
28
162
134
+355
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.88
1
55.3
63
2019-20
MIL MIL
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
3LeBron James
L. James
0.86
1
53.1
62
2011-12
MIA MIA
37.5
27.1
7.9
6.2
1.9
0.8
10.0
18.9
0.9
2.4
36.2
6.2
8.1
77.1
60.5
1.5
6.4
3.4
2,326
1,683
492
387
115
50
213
96
+473
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.83
1
54.8
66
2022-23
PHI PHI
34.6
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.8
1
57.8
72
2018-19
MIL MIL
32.8
27.7
12.5
5.9
1.3
1.5
10.0
17.3
0.7
2.8
25.6
6.9
9.5
72.9
64.4
2.2
10.3
3.7
2,358
1,994
898
424
92
110
268
232
+654
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
0.79
1
58.3
74
2021-22
DEN DEN
33.5
27.1
13.8
7.9
1.5
0.9
10.3
17.7
1.3
3.9
33.7
5.1
6.3
81.0
66.1
2.8
11.0
3.8
2,475
2,004
1,019
584
109
63
281
191
+442
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
0.79
1
56.6
72
2020-21
DEN DEN
34.5
26.4
10.8
8.3
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
8LeBron James
L. James
0.74
1
56.5
76
2012-13
MIA MIA
37.9
26.8
8.0
7.3
1.7
0.9
10.1
17.8
1.4
3.3
40.6
5.3
7.0
75.3
64.0
1.3
6.8
3.0
2,877
2,036
610
551
129
67
226
110
+720
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
0.74
1
58.3
79
2023-24
DEN DEN
34.6
26.4
12.4
9.0
1.4
0.9
10.4
17.9
1.1
2.9
35.9
4.5
5.5
81.7
65.0
2.8
9.5
3.0
2,737
2,085
976
708
108
68
238
195
+684
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
0.73
1
57.4
79
1999-00
LAL LAL
40.0
29.7
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
2.8
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
11Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
0.68
1
52.0
76
1992-93
PHX PHX
37.6
25.6
12.2
5.1
1.6
1.0
9.4
18.1
0.9
2.9
30.5
5.9
7.7
76.5
59.6
3.1
9.1
3.1
2,859
1,944
928
385
119
74
233
197
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.68
1
51.9
76
2024-25
OKC OKC
34.2
32.7
5.0
6.4
1.7
1.0
11.3
21.8
2.1
5.7
37.5
7.9
8.8
89.8
63.7
0.9
4.1
2.4
2,598
2,484
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
0.67
1
55.0
82
1996-97
UTA UTA
36.6
27.4
9.9
4.5
1.4
0.6
10.5
19.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.4
8.4
75.5
60.0
2.4
7.5
2.8
2,998
2,249
809
368
113
48
233
217
+768
14Steve Nash
S. Nash
0.67
1
50.2
75
2004-05
PHX PHX
34.3
15.5
3.3
11.5
1.0
0.1
5.7
11.4
1.3
2.9
43.1
2.8
3.2
88.7
60.6
0.8
2.6
3.3
2,573
1,165
249
861
74
6
245
136
+664
15LeBron James
L. James
0.66
1
50.3
76
2009-10
CLE CLE
39.0
29.7
7.3
8.6
1.6
1.0
10.1
20.1
1.7
5.1
33.3
7.8
10.2
76.7
60.4
0.9
6.4
3.4
2,966
2,258
554
651
125
77
261
119
+648
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
0.66
1
52.8
80
1993-94
HOU HOU
41.0
27.3
11.9
3.6
1.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
0.1
0.2
42.1
4.9
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
128
297
271
289
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.66
1
53.9
82
1990-91
CHI CHI
37.0
31.5
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
229
18David Robinson
D. Robinson
0.65
1
53.0
81
1994-95
SAS SAS
38.0
27.6
10.8
2.9
1.7
3.2
9.7
18.4
0.1
0.2
30.0
8.1
10.5
77.4
60.2
2.9
7.9
2.9
3,074
2,238
877
236
134
262
233
230
19Steve Nash
S. Nash
0.65
1
51.2
79
2005-06
PHX PHX
35.4
18.8
4.2
10.5
0.8
0.2
6.8
13.4
1.9
4.3
43.9
3.3
3.5
92.1
63.2
0.6
3.6
3.5
2,796
1,489
333
826
61
12
276
120
+472
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.65
1
51.9
80
1991-92
CHI CHI
38.8
30.1
6.4
6.1
2.3
0.9
11.8
22.7
0.3
1.3
27.0
6.1
7.4
83.2
57.9
1.1
5.3
2.5
3,102
2,404
511
489
182
75
200
201
21Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
0.64
1
50.2
78
2006-07
DAL DAL
36.2
24.6
8.9
3.4
0.7
0.8
8.6
17.2
0.9
2.2
41.6
6.4
7.1
90.4
60.5
1.6
7.3
2.1
2,820
1,916
693
263
52
62
167
171
+623
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
0.64
1
50.4
79
2015-16
GSW GSW
34.2
30.1
5.4
6.7
2.1
0.2
10.2
20.2
5.1
11.2
45.4
4.6
5.1
90.8
66.9
0.9
4.6
3.3
2,700
2,375
430
527
169
15
262
161
+1022
23Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
0.63
1
51.3
81
2002-03
SAS SAS
39.3
23.3
12.9
3.9
0.7
2.9
8.8
17.2
0.1
0.3
27.3
5.6
7.8
71.0
56.4
3.2
9.7
3.1
3,181
1,884
1,043
316
55
237
248
231
+557
24James Harden
J. Harden
0.62
1
44.9
72
2017-18
HOU HOU
35.4
30.4
5.4
8.8
1.8
0.7
9.0
20.1
3.7
10.0
36.7
8.7
10.1
85.8
61.9
0.6
4.8
4.4
2,551
2,191
389
630
126
50
315
169
+527
25Kevin Durant
K. Durant
0.62
1
50.3
81
2013-14
OKC OKC
38.5
32.0
7.4
5.5
1.3
0.7
10.5
20.8
2.4
6.1
39.1
8.7
9.9
87.3
63.5
0.7
6.7
3.5
3,122
2,593
598
445
103
59
285
174
+509
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