nba league average field goal percentage by position 2017

Point guards sank 43.4 percent from the field in 2016-17.

POSITIONFG%SEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Point Guard
43.4
2016-17
5,251
23.6
11.1
2.8
4.2
0.9
0.2
4.0
9.1
1.1
3.1
35.9
2.1
2.5
82.6
54.4
0.5
2.4
1.8
123,896
58,377
14,850
22,195
4,610
1,042
9,256
9,134
+479
2
Shooting Guard
43.0
2016-17
5,434
23.3
10.1
2.7
1.9
0.7
0.3
3.6
8.4
1.3
3.6
36.7
1.5
1.9
81.0
54.5
0.5
2.3
1.2
126,450
54,813
14,862
10,534
4,002
1,365
6,289
8,972
-691
3
Small Forward
45.0
2016-17
5,188
23.9
10.1
3.8
1.8
0.8
0.4
3.7
8.2
1.1
3.0
35.5
1.7
2.2
78.6
55.4
0.7
3.1
1.1
124,198
52,477
19,952
9,106
4,260
2,075
5,766
9,358
+179
4
Power Forward
46.3
2016-17
5,397
21.3
8.7
4.8
1.3
0.6
0.5
3.3
7.2
0.7
2.1
34.6
1.3
1.8
74.6
54.5
1.2
3.6
1.0
114,726
47,048
25,952
7,257
3,240
2,776
5,570
10,452
-448
5
Center
52.7
2016-17
4,868
21.6
9.7
6.5
1.3
0.6
0.9
3.8
7.3
0.3
0.8
34.8
1.7
2.5
68.8
57.8
1.9
4.5
1.2
105,138
47,038
31,430
6,567
2,838
4,412
6,016
11,034
+481

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
21
.731
2
53
25
.679
4.0
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
49
29
.628
8.0
5
45
33
.577
12.0
6
43
35
.551
14.0
7
43
35
.551
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
42
36
.538
15.0
10
41
37
.526
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
47
.397
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
49
.372
28.0
13
Nets Nets - e
19
59
.244
38.0
14
18
60
.231
39.0
15
17
61
.218
40.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
62
16
.795
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
3.0
3
50
28
.641
12.0
4
50
28
.641
12.0
5
48
29
.623
13.5
6
46
32
.590
16.0
7
43
35
.551
19.0
8
40
38
.513
22.0
9
40
38
.513
22.0
10
36
41
.468
25.5
11
25
53
.321
37.0
12
25
53
.321
37.0
13
25
54
.316
37.5
14
Kings Kings - e
21
58
.266
41.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
58
.266
41.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/9
@
109-114
Mon
3/9
@
130-124
Mon
3/9
@
106-120
Tue
3/10
@
122-128
Tue
3/10
@
111-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM