Magic Johnson had the best true shooting percentage by a guard in 1979-80 in his rookie season, at 60.2 percent.
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| NAME | TS% | SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Johnson | 60.2 | 1979-80 | 77 | 36.3 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 53.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 22.6 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 81.0 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 2,795 | 1,387 | 596 | 563 | 187 | 41 | 305 | 218 | ||
| 2 |  | P. Westphal | 59.3 | 1979-80 | 82 | 32.5 | 21.9 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 16.1 | 52.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 28.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 86.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2,665 | 1,792 | 187 | 416 | 119 | 35 | 207 | 162 | ||
| 3 |  | B. Knight | 58.9 | 1979-80 | 75 | 25.5 | 13.1 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 9.6 | 53.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 26.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 80.9 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1,910 | 986 | 361 | 155 | 82 | 9 | 132 | 96 | ||
| 4 |  | M. Cheeks | 58.9 | 1979-80 | 79 | 33.2 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 54.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 44.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 77.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2,623 | 898 | 274 | 556 | 183 | 32 | 216 | 197 | ||
| 5 |  | G. Gervin | 58.7 | 1979-80 | 78 | 37.6 | 33.1 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 24.9 | 52.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 31.4 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 85.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2,934 | 2,585 | 403 | 202 | 110 | 79 | 254 | 208 | ||
| 6 |  | J. Silas | 58.5 | 1979-80 | 77 | 29.8 | 17.7 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 13.0 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 88.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2,293 | 1,365 | 167 | 347 | 61 | 14 | 192 | 206 | ||
| 7 |  | R. Theus | 57.9 | 1979-80 | 82 | 36.9 | 20.2 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 14.3 | 48.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 26.7 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 83.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3,029 | 1,660 | 329 | 515 | 114 | 20 | 348 | 262 | ||
| 8 |  | N. Archibald | 57.4 | 1979-80 | 80 | 35.8 | 14.1 | 2.5 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 9.9 | 48.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 22.2 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 83.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2,864 | 1,131 | 197 | 671 | 106 | 10 | 242 | 218 | ||
| 9 |  | J. Roche | 56.2 | 1979-80 | 82 | 27.9 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 47.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 38.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 86.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2,286 | 932 | 115 | 405 | 82 | 12 | 159 | 139 | ||
| 10 |  | A. Leavell | 56.0 | 1979-80 | 77 | 27.6 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 81.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2,123 | 843 | 184 | 417 | 127 | 28 | 205 | 197 | ||
| 11 |  | D. Thompson | 54.9 | 1979-80 | 39 | 31.8 | 21.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 15.8 | 46.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 36.8 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 75.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1,239 | 839 | 174 | 124 | 39 | 38 | 116 | 106 | ||
| 12 |  | N. Nixon | 54.8 | 1979-80 | 82 | 39.3 | 17.6 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 14.7 | 51.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 77.9 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3,226 | 1,446 | 229 | 642 | 147 | 14 | 288 | 241 | ||
| 13 |  | B. Taylor | 54.6 | 1979-80 | 78 | 35.3 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 11.5 | 46.7 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 37.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 80.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2,754 | 1,056 | 188 | 335 | 147 | 25 | 141 | 246 | ||
| 14 |  | R. Williams | 54.6 | 1979-80 | 82 | 31.5 | 20.9 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 16.9 | 49.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 18.9 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 78.7 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2,582 | 1,714 | 412 | 512 | 167 | 24 | 256 | 295 | ||
| 15 | | W. B. Free | 54.4 | 1979-80 | 68 | 38.0 | 30.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 22.9 | 47.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 36.0 | 8.4 | 11.2 | 75.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 2,585 | 2,055 | 238 | 283 | 81 | 32 | 228 | 195 | ||
| 16 |  | C. Murphy | 54.3 | 1979-80 | 76 | 35.2 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 16.7 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 89.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2,676 | 1,520 | 150 | 299 | 143 | 9 | 162 | 269 | ||
| 17 |  | M. Newlin | 54.0 | 1979-80 | 78 | 32.2 | 20.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 17.0 | 46.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 29.6 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 88.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2,510 | 1,634 | 264 | 314 | 115 | 4 | 231 | 195 | ||
| 18 |  | E. Johnson | 53.8 | 1979-80 | 79 | 33.2 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 15.3 | 48.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 38.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 82.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2,622 | 1,465 | 200 | 370 | 120 | 24 | 189 | 216 | ||
| 19 |  | O. Birdsong | 53.8 | 1979-80 | 82 | 35.2 | 22.7 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 18.9 | 50.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 27.8 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 69.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2,885 | 1,858 | 331 | 202 | 136 | 22 | 179 | 226 | ||
| 20 |  | C. Ford | 53.7 | 1979-80 | 73 | 29.0 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 46.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 42.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 75.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2,115 | 816 | 181 | 215 | 111 | 27 | 105 | 178 | ||
| 21 |  | R. Phegley | 53.6 | 1979-80 | TOT | 78 | 19.4 | 11.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 47.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 44.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 87.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1,512 | 881 | 185 | 102 | 34 | 7 | 119 | 158 | |
| 22 |  | J. Long | 53.5 | 1979-80 | 69 | 34.3 | 19.4 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 16.9 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 82.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2,364 | 1,337 | 337 | 206 | 129 | 26 | 206 | 221 | ||
| 23 |  | B. Winters | 53.4 | 1979-80 | 80 | 32.8 | 16.2 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 14.0 | 47.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 37.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 86.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2,623 | 1,292 | 223 | 362 | 101 | 28 | 186 | 208 | ||
| 24 | | P. Ford | 53.4 | 1979-80 | 82 | 32.0 | 16.2 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 12.9 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 17.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 81.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 2,621 | 1,328 | 172 | 610 | 136 | 4 | 282 | 208 | ||
| 25 |  | F. Brown | 53.2 | 1979-80 | 80 | 21.3 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 10.5 | 47.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 44.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 83.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1,701 | 960 | 155 | 174 | 65 | 17 | 105 | 117 | ||
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