nba player with the best field goal percentage rookie year

Brandon Clarke has the best field-goal percentage by a rookie in a season, at 61.9 percent in 2019-20.

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	NAME	FG%	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Brandon Clarke B. Clarke	61.9	2019-20	MEM	58	22.4	12.1	5.9	1.4	0.6	0.8	5.1	8.2	0.4	1.1	35.9	1.5	1.9	75.9	66.4	1.6	4.4	0.9	1,300	700	345	81	32	48	55	100	-20
2	Steve Johnson S. Johnson	61.3	1981-82	KCK	78	22.3	12.8	5.9	1.2	0.5	1.1	5.1	8.3	0.0	0.0		2.7	4.2	64.2	63.5	1.9	3.9	2.5	1,741	1,002	459	91	39	89	197	372
3	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	60.0	1984-85	KCK	82	23.4	12.8	6.8	1.4	0.4	0.5	5.0	8.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	4.5	62.0	62.0	2.3	4.5	2.3	1,918	1,052	556	111	34	37	187	256
4	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	58.5	2018-19	PHX	71	30.7	16.3	10.3	1.8	0.9	0.9	7.2	12.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	2.7	74.6	60.8	3.1	7.1	1.8	2,183	1,159	729	125	61	67	126	209	-383
5	Buck Williams B. Williams	58.2	1981-82	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	6.3	10.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.7	62.4	60.3	4.2	8.0	2.9	2,825	1,268	1,005	107	84	84	235	285
6	James Worthy J. Worthy	57.9	1982-83	LAL	77	25.6	13.4	5.2	1.7	1.2	0.8	5.8	10.0	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.8	2.9	62.4	59.4	2.0	3.1	2.3	1,970	1,033	399	132	91	64	178	221
7	John Collins J. Collins	57.6	2017-18	ATL	74	24.1	10.5	7.3	1.3	0.6	1.1	4.2	7.4	0.2	0.6	34.0	1.8	2.5	71.5	62.0	2.4	4.9	1.4	1,785	777	541	98	47	80	105	215	-217
8	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	57.2	1976-77	WAS	82	18.5	10.4	6.0	0.8	0.3	0.4	4.2	7.3				2.1	3.0	69.1	60.5	2.2	3.8		1,513	852	494	62	22	34		204
9	Maxime Raynaud M. Raynaud	57.1	2025-26	SAC	74	26.5	12.5	7.5	1.4	0.5	0.5	5.2	9.1	0.3	1.0	32.4	1.8	2.3	78.6	61.9	1.9	5.6	1.3	1,964	922	556	100	38	39	94	170	-461
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	56.2	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
11	John Shumate J. Shumate	56.1	1975-76	TOT	75	26.3	11.7	7.4	1.7	1.1	0.5	4.4	7.9				2.8	4.3	65.0	59.6	1.9	5.5		1,976	876	554	127	82	34		159
12	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	56.1	1981-82	WAS	82	27.0	14.4	9.3	1.6	0.5	0.7	5.1	9.1	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.2	5.5	75.2	62.3	3.1	6.2	2.9	2,214	1,183	762	134	44	58	237	319
13	Chris Webber C. Webber	55.2	1993-94	GSW	76	32.1	17.5	9.1	3.6	1.2	2.2	7.5	13.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.5	4.7	53.2	55.9	4.0	5.1	2.7	2,438	1,333	694	272	93	164	206	247
14	Greg Monroe G. Monroe	55.1	2010-11	DET	80	27.8	9.4	7.5	1.3	1.2	0.6	3.8	6.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.9	62.2	57.5	3.1	4.4	1.0	2,222	751	601	105	93	45	81	196	-136
15	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	54.9	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
16	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	54.7	1979-80	NYK	82	38.4	21.7	8.9	2.0	0.6	1.2	8.1	14.8	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7	60.8	2.4	6.5	2.7	3,150	1,781	726	165	48	101	222	279
17	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	54.5	1984-85	PHI	82	28.6	14.0	8.6	1.9	1.2	1.0	5.2	9.5	0.0	0.1	16.7	3.6	4.9	73.3	59.9	3.2	5.3	2.5	2,347	1,148	703	155	95	80	209	301
18	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	54.5	2017-18	PHI	81	33.7	15.8	8.1	8.2	1.7	0.9	6.7	12.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	4.2	56.0	55.7	1.8	6.3	3.4	2,732	1,279	659	661	140	70	278	211	+389
19	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	54.5	1995-96	POR	73	23.8	14.5	8.1	1.8	0.9	1.1	5.4	9.9	0.5	1.4	37.5	3.2	4.2	75.7	61.7	2.0	6.0	2.1	1,735	1,058	588	130	64	78	154	211
20	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	54.2	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	18.3	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,627	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	53.8	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	344
22	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	53.8	1986-87	CLE	80	33.7	15.7	8.1	3.8	0.6	0.8	6.1	11.3	0.0	0.0		3.5	5.0	69.6	57.9	1.9	6.2	3.1	2,695	1,253	647	304	49	63	248	248
23	Carlos Boozer C. Boozer	53.6	2002-03	CLE	81	25.3	10.0	7.5	1.3	0.7	0.6	4.1	7.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.4	77.1	57.7	2.5	5.0	1.3	2,049	810	609	106	59	50	103	224	-497
24	Eric Montross E. Montross	53.4	1994-95	BOS	78	29.7	10.0	7.3	0.5	0.4	0.8	3.9	7.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.4	63.5	56.5	2.5	4.7	1.4	2,315	781	566	36	29	61	112	299
25	Kevin McHale K. McHale	53.3	1980-81	BOS	82	20.1	10.0	4.4	0.7	0.3	1.8	4.3	8.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.9	67.9	55.6	1.9	2.5	1.3	1,645	818	359	55	27	151	110	260

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PPG

29.8

Jerome

RPG

10.5

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APG

6.5

Jerome

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

10th

DRTG

107.7

8th

NETRTG

9.8

7th

3P%

39.3

6th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	1.000
2	Thunder	4	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	1.000
4	Lakers	3	1.000	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	2	1.000	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sat 10/31	SAC	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	NOP	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 11/4	IND	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Fri 11/6	OKC	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Last Game

Grizzlies

4 - 0

110

Final

105

Jazz

1 - 3

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.3

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

17.3

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.7

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.5

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

3.0

Kessler

3.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.0

Dončić

5.0

Robinson

4.5

Edwards

TS% Leaders

86.7

Carter

85.9

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.5

125.9

121.1

119.4

119.1

118.3

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

105.6

NetRtg Rankings

24.5

16.4

12.8

12.7

10.6

10.4

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-3

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

202.8

Johnson

195.8

Edwards

194.2

Şengün

DraftKings Points Leaders

204.8

Johnson

204

Antetokounmpo

203.3

Edwards

USG% Leaders

42.3

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

38.0

LaVine

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Johnson

1.55

Dončić

1.52

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

1.61

Antetokounmpo

1.58

Johnson

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

3-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hornets	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Celtics	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.5
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.5
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Nets	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Heat	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Lakers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.5
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Brandon Clarke has the best field-goal percentage by a rookie in a season, at 61.9 percent in 2019-20.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

202.8

195.8

194.2

204.8

204

203.3

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38.7

38.0

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