nba league average field goal percentage by position 1987

Point guards had a field-goal percentage of 46.3 in 1986-87.

POSITIONFG%SEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Point Guard
46.3
1986-87
3,387
25.1
10.1
2.5
5.6
1.2
0.2
3.9
8.4
0.3
0.9
29.2
2.1
2.6
80.7
53.1
0.6
1.8
1.9
85,116
34,361
8,333
19,038
4,089
517
6,534
6,962
2
Shooting Guard
46.3
1986-87
4,117
23.6
12.0
2.6
2.8
1.1
0.3
4.7
10.2
0.3
0.8
31.8
2.3
2.9
79.5
52.3
0.9
1.7
1.6
97,257
49,386
10,718
11,521
4,337
1,131
6,752
8,641
3
Small Forward
48.8
1986-87
3,746
24.0
12.2
4.2
2.1
0.8
0.4
4.7
9.7
0.1
0.5
32.5
2.6
3.4
76.2
54.5
1.5
2.7
1.6
89,855
45,731
15,769
7,897
2,972
1,598
6,036
8,615
4
Power Forward
49.8
1986-87
4,114
23.5
10.4
6.2
1.4
0.7
0.7
4.0
8.0
0.0
0.2
23.3
2.3
3.2
73.5
55.0
2.1
4.1
1.6
96,501
42,620
25,424
5,886
2,784
3,006
6,571
11,507
5
Center
49.3
1986-87
3,894
22.3
9.0
5.8
1.2
0.5
1.1
3.5
7.1
0.0
0.0
12.0
2.0
2.8
72.6
54.2
1.9
4.0
1.4
86,861
35,240
22,776
4,656
2,082
4,159
5,630
10,552

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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
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52
30
.634
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36
.561
14.0
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36
.561
14.0
7
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45
37
.549
15.0
8
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45
37
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15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
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32
50
.390
28.0
12
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31
51
.378
29.0
13
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
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22
60
.268
42.0
15
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22
60
.268
42.0

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