most field goal attempts per game in 1987 nba season total

Michael Jordan attempted the most field goals per game in 1986-87, with 27.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most field goal attempts per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in 1987 NBA season total
NAMEFGASEASONTMGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27.8
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
1,098
48.2
12
66
18.2
833
972
85.7
56.2
166
264
272
237
40.0
37.1
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
3.3
2Alex English
A. English
23.4
1986-87
DEN DEN
82
3,085
2,345
344
422
73
21
965
50.3
4
15
26.7
411
487
84.4
54.9
146
198
214
216
37.6
28.6
4.2
5.1
0.9
0.3
2.6
3Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
22.6
1986-87
ATL ATL
79
2,969
2,294
494
261
117
51
828
46.3
31
106
29.2
607
742
81.8
54.3
210
284
215
149
37.6
29.0
6.3
3.3
1.5
0.6
2.7
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
20.2
1986-87
BOS BOS
74
3,005
2,076
682
566
135
70
786
52.5
90
225
40.0
414
455
91.0
61.2
124
558
240
185
40.6
28.1
9.2
7.6
1.8
0.9
3.2
5Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
19.9
1986-87
DAL DAL
80
2,663
2,056
427
254
84
30
787
49.5
53
150
35.3
429
557
77.0
56.0
181
246
217
243
33.3
25.7
5.3
3.2
1.1
0.4
2.7
6Ron Harper
R. Harper
19.7
1986-87
CLE CLE
82
3,064
1,874
392
394
209
84
734
45.5
20
94
21.3
386
564
68.4
50.3
169
223
345
247
37.4
22.9
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
4.2
7Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
19.6
1986-87
POR POR
79
3,029
2,122
251
220
52
17
808
52.3
39
81
48.1
467
527
88.6
59.7
86
165
139
137
38.3
26.9
3.2
2.8
0.7
0.2
1.8
8Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
19.3
1986-87
SEA SEA
82
3,031
1,890
705
207
115
52
806
50.9
3
14
21.4
275
395
69.6
53.8
338
367
234
300
37.0
23.0
8.6
2.5
1.4
0.6
2.9
9Walter Davis
W. Davis
19.2
1986-87
PHX PHX
79
2,646
1,867
244
364
96
5
779
51.4
21
81
25.9
288
334
86.2
56.2
90
154
226
184
33.5
23.6
3.1
4.6
1.2
0.1
2.9
10Jeff Malone
J. Malone
18.9
1986-87
WAS WAS
80
2,763
1,758
218
298
75
13
689
45.7
4
26
15.4
376
425
88.5
51.8
50
168
182
154
34.5
22.0
2.7
3.7
0.9
0.2
2.3
11Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
18.5
1986-87
SEA SEA
82
3,073
2,041
447
238
104
32
785
51.6
86
240
35.8
385
489
78.7
58.8
187
260
238
267
37.5
24.9
5.5
2.9
1.3
0.4
2.9
12Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
18.0
1986-87
GSW GSW
81
2,724
1,720
589
214
92
123
690
47.2
0
0
340
432
78.7
52.1
173
416
226
255
33.6
21.2
7.3
2.6
1.1
1.5
2.8
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
18.0
1986-87
WAS WAS
73
2,488
1,760
824
120
59
92
595
45.4
0
11
0.0
570
692
82.4
54.5
340
484
202
139
34.1
24.1
11.3
1.6
0.8
1.3
2.8
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
17.8
1986-87
HOU HOU
75
2,760
1,755
858
220
140
254
677
50.8
1
5
20.0
400
570
70.2
55.4
315
543
228
294
36.8
23.4
11.4
2.9
1.9
3.4
3.0
15Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
17.6
1986-87
SEA SEA
82
3,018
1,909
545
245
81
50
660
45.6
54
145
37.2
535
630
84.9
55.4
163
382
268
307
36.8
23.3
6.6
3.0
1.0
0.6
3.3
16Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
17.4
1986-87
MIL MIL
82
2,770
1,707
700
229
129
81
729
51.1
0
3
0.0
249
376
66.2
53.6
214
486
172
296
33.8
20.8
8.5
2.8
1.6
1.0
2.1
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
17.3
1986-87
UTA UTA
82
2,857
1,779
855
158
104
60
728
51.2
0
7
0.0
323
540
59.8
53.6
278
577
237
323
34.8
21.7
10.4
1.9
1.3
0.7
2.9
18Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
17.2
1986-87
POR POR
82
3,114
1,782
518
566
204
71
707
50.2
11
47
23.4
357
470
76.0
55.2
227
291
253
281
38.0
21.7
6.3
6.9
2.5
0.9
3.1
19Kevin McHale
K. McHale
17.0
1986-87
BOS BOS
77
3,060
2,008
763
198
38
172
790
60.4
0
4
0.0
428
512
83.6
65.5
247
516
197
240
39.7
26.1
9.9
2.6
0.5
2.2
2.6
20Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
16.7
1986-87
NYK NYK
63
2,206
1,356
555
104
89
147
530
50.3
0
7
0.0
296
415
71.3
54.9
157
398
229
248
35.0
21.5
8.8
1.7
1.4
2.3
3.6
21Fat Lever
F. Lever
16.7
1986-87
DEN DEN
82
3,054
1,552
729
654
201
34
643
46.9
22
92
23.9
244
312
78.2
51.5
216
513
167
219
37.2
18.9
8.9
8.0
2.5
0.4
2.0
22Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
16.7
1986-87
DET DET
81
3,013
1,671
319
813
153
20
626
46.3
19
98
19.4
400
521
76.8
52.8
82
237
343
251
37.2
20.6
3.9
10.0
1.9
0.2
4.2
23Chuck Person
C. Person
16.6
1986-87
IND IND
82
2,956
1,541
677
295
90
16
635
46.8
49
138
35.5
222
297
74.7
51.8
168
509
211
310
36.0
18.8
8.3
3.6
1.1
0.2
2.6
24Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
16.4
1986-87
LAL LAL
80
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
683
52.2
8
39
20.5
535
631
84.8
60.2
122
382
300
168
36.3
23.9
6.3
12.2
1.7
0.5
3.8
25Gerald Wilkins
G. Wilkins
16.3
1986-87
NYK NYK
80
2,758
1,527
294
354
88
18
633
48.6
26
74
35.1
235
335
70.1
52.7
120
174
214
165
34.5
19.1
3.7
4.4
1.1
0.2
2.7

More Bulls Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.3

23rd

DRTG

118.3

23rd

NETRTG

-5.1

23rd

3P%

36.6

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
Hawks Hawks
14
11
.560
5.5
10
Bucks Bucks
11
15
.423
9.0
11
Bulls Bulls
9
14
.391
9.5
12
Hornets Hornets
7
17
.292
12.0
13
Nets Nets
6
17
.261
12.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sun
12/21
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
3:30 PM
Tue
12/23
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

13 - 12

123

Final

91

CHI Bulls

9 - 14

Sun 7 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
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Fri
12/12
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Fri
12/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sat
12/13
NYK NYK
@
ORL ORL
5:30 PM
Sat
12/13
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
9:00 PM