nba rookies with the worst shooting percentages

Bob Fitzgerald has the worst field-goal percentage by a rookie in a season, at 19.3 percent in 1946-47.

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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	Bob Fitzgerald B. Fitzgerald	19.3	1946-47	TOT	60		3.7		0.6			1.2	6.0				1.4	2.2	62.3	26.4					221		35				153
2	Moe Becker M. Becker	19.6	1946-47	TOT	43		3.8		0.7			1.6	8.3				0.5	1.0	50.0	21.5					162		30				98
3	Bob Dille B. Dille	19.7	1946-47	DET	57		5.2		0.7			1.9	9.9				1.3	1.9	66.7	24.2					296		40				92
4	Grady Lewis G. Lewis	20.4	1946-47	DET	60		4.8		0.9			1.8	8.7				1.3	2.3	54.3	24.7					287		54				166
5	Petey Rosenberg P. Rosenberg	20.9	1946-47	PHI	51		2.9		0.5			1.2	5.6				0.6	1.0	61.2	24.3					150		27				64
6	Kingston Flemings K. Flemings	21.4	2026-27	ATL	3	18.3	2.3	3.7	4.3	0.3	0.3	1.0	4.7	0.3	1.3	25.0	0.0	0.0		25.0	1.7	2.0	2.3	55	7	11	13	1	1	7	7	+3
7	Ray Wertis R. Wertis	21.6	1946-47	TOT	61		3.5		0.6			1.3	6.0				0.9	1.5	61.5	26.4					214		39				82
8	Roy Hurley R. Hurley	22.4	1946-47	TOR	46		5.2		0.7			2.2	9.7				0.8	1.4	60.9	25.1					239		34				85
9	Tom King T. King	23.7	1946-47	DET	58		5.1		0.6			1.7	7.1				1.7	2.8	63.1	30.7					295		32				102
10	Dick Schulz D. Schulz	23.7	1946-47	TOT	57		6.2		1.0			2.3	9.6				1.6	2.4	68.1	29.1					354		56				123
11	Tony Kappen T. Kappen	23.8	1946-47	TOT	59		6.5		0.5			2.2	9.1				2.2	2.7	79.5	31.6					384		28				78
12	Dick Fitzgerald D. Fitzgerald	23.8	1946-47	TOR	60		4.6		0.7			2.0	8.3				0.7	1.0	68.3	26.6					277		40				89
13	Gene Stump G. Stump	23.9	1947-48	BOS	43		3.3		0.4			1.4	5.7				0.6	0.9	63.2	26.9					142		18				66
14	Ariel Maughan A. Maughan	24.1	1946-47	DET	59		9.0		1.0			3.8	15.7				1.4	1.9	73.7	27.2					532		57				180
15	John Abramovic J. Abramovic	24.2	1946-47	PIT	47		11.2		0.7			4.3	17.7				2.6	3.8	69.1	28.9					527		35				161
16	Michael Bytzura M. Bytzura	24.4	1946-47	PIT	60		3.5		0.5			1.5	5.9				0.6	1.2	50.0	27.1					210		31				108
17	Dick O'Keefe D. O'Keefe	24.5	1947-48	WAS	37		4.2		0.5			1.7	6.9				0.8	1.6	50.8	27.6					156		18				85
18	Don Putman D. Putman	24.6	1946-47	STL	58		6.6		0.5			2.7	10.9				1.2	1.8	64.8	27.9					380		30				106
19	Jack Smiley J. Smiley	24.7	1948-49	FTW	59		6.7		2.3			2.4	9.7				1.9	2.8	68.3	30.6					394		138				202
20	Chuck Connors C. Connors	24.7	1946-47	BOS	49		4.6		0.8			1.9	7.8				0.8	1.7	46.4	27.2					227		40				129
21	Harold Brown H. Brown	24.8	1946-47	DET	54		4.9		0.7			1.8	7.1				1.4	2.2	63.2	30.4					264		39				122
22	Bulbs Ehlers B. Ehlers	24.9	1947-48	BOS	40		7.2		1.1			2.6	10.4				2.0	3.6	54.2	29.8					286		44				92
23	Sid Tanenbaum S. Tanenbaum	25.0	1947-48	NYK	24		10.1		1.5			3.8	15.0				2.6	3.1	83.8	30.8					242		37				33
24	Bob Doll B. Doll	25.3	1946-47	STL	60		8.7		0.4			3.2	12.8				2.2	3.4	65.0	30.4					522		22				167
25	Johnny Ezersky J. Ezersky	25.3	1947-48	PRO	25		10.1		0.6			3.8	15.0				2.5	4.2	60.6	30.0					253		16				62

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