nba players in 1973 by best field goal percentage

Wilt Chamberlain had the best field-goal percentage in 1972-73, at 72.7 percent.

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	NAME	FG%	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	72.7	1972-73	LAL	82	43.2	13.2	18.6	4.5	5.2	7.1	2.8	5.5	51.0	68.9	3,542	1,084	1,526	365	191
2	Matt Guokas M. Guokas	57.0	1972-73	KCO	79	36.0	9.1	3.1	5.1	4.1	7.2	0.9	1.1	82.2	59.4	2,846	718	245	403	190
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	55.4	1972-73	MIL	76	42.8	30.2	16.1	5.0	12.9	23.3	4.3	6.1	71.3	58.0	3,254	2,292	1,224	379	208
4	Curtis Rowe C. Rowe	51.9	1972-73	DET	81	37.1	16.1	9.4	2.1	6.8	13.0	2.6	4.0	64.2	54.5	3,009	1,304	760	172	191
5	Jim Fox J. Fox	51.5	1972-73	SEA	74	33.0	11.4	11.2	2.4	4.3	8.3	2.9	3.6	80.8	58.0	2,439	846	827	176	239
6	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	51.3	1972-73	NYK	71	28.2	9.9	7.2	4.5	4.4	8.6	1.1	1.4	80.0	54.0	2,001	704	510	317	157
7	Mike Riordan M. Riordan	51.0	1972-73	BAL	82	42.3	18.1	4.9	5.2	8.0	15.6	2.2	2.7	82.1	54.0	3,466	1,483	404	426	216
8	Archie Clark A. Clark	50.7	1972-73	BAL	39	37.9	18.3	3.3	7.1	7.7	15.3	2.8	3.5	81.0	54.5	1,477	715	129	275	111
9	Bob Kauffman B. Kauffman	50.5	1972-73	BUF	77	39.6	17.5	11.1	5.1	6.9	13.8	3.6	4.7	78.0	55.5	3,049	1,350	855	396	211
10	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	50.5	1972-73	ATL	74	37.9	16.1	13.0	2.4	6.1	12.2	3.8	7.1	53.8	52.7	2,802	1,193	964	179	244
11	Jon McGlocklin J. McGlocklin	50.2	1972-73	MIL	80	24.4	9.6	2.0	3.0	4.4	8.7	0.8	0.9	86.3	52.3	1,951	765	158	236	119
12	Ollie Johnson O. Johnson	49.7	1972-73	POR	78	27.4	9.9	5.3	2.6	3.9	7.9	2.0	2.6	75.7	54.3	2,138	772	417	200	166
13	Lloyd Neal L. Neal	49.4	1972-73	POR	82	33.2	13.4	11.8	1.8	5.5	11.2	2.3	3.6	63.8	52.2	2,723	1,097	967	146	305
14	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	49.3	1972-73	BAL	79	39.1	12.5	15.9	4.4	5.3	10.8	1.9	2.7	70.3	52.3	3,085	991	1,260	347	168
15	Jeff Mullins J. Mullins	49.3	1972-73	GSW	81	37.1	17.8	4.5	4.2	8.0	16.3	1.8	2.1	83.1	51.7	3,005	1,445	363	337	201
16	John Mengelt J. Mengelt	49.2	1972-73	TOT	79	20.8	9.7	2.3	1.9	4.1	8.2	1.6	2.0	79.4	53.2	1,647	767	181	153	148
17	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	49.0	1972-73	NYK	78	40.8	21.1	7.3	5.9	8.7	17.8	3.7	4.5	81.7	53.4	3,181	1,648	570	461	186
18	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	49.0	1972-73	DET	81	38.9	23.8	14.9	3.2	10.0	20.4	3.8	4.9	77.3	52.7	3,150	1,927	1,205	260	278
19	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	48.8	1972-73	NYK	75	31.6	15.5	3.3	3.8	6.6	13.5	2.3	2.8	82.2	52.5	2,370	1,163	245	288	195
20	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	48.8	1972-73	KCO	80	46.0	34.0	2.8	11.4	12.9	26.3	8.3	9.8	84.7	55.5	3,681	2,719	223	910	207
21	Otto Moore O. Moore	48.7	1972-73	HOU	82	33.1	11.7	10.6	2.0	5.1	10.5	1.5	2.6	60.2	50.6	2,712	963	868	167	239
22	Lucius Allen L. Allen	48.4	1972-73	MIL	80	33.7	15.5	3.5	5.3	6.8	14.1	1.8	2.5	71.5	50.8	2,693	1,237	279	426	188
23	Elmore Smith E. Smith	48.2	1972-73	BUF	76	37.2	18.3	12.4	2.5	7.9	16.4	2.5	4.4	55.8	49.8	2,829	1,388	946	192	295
24	Don Chaney D. Chaney	48.2	1972-73	BOS	79	31.5	13.1	5.7	2.8	5.2	10.9	2.7	3.4	78.7	53.2	2,488	1,038	449	221	276
25	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	47.9	1972-73	PHX	75	36.9	16.1	8.5	4.1	5.9	12.3	4.3	5.4	79.7	54.8	2,768	1,204	641	304	229

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