nba worst true shooting percentage in a season post merger

Ariel Maughan has the worst true shooting percentage by a big man in a season, at 27.2 percent in his rookie season in 1946-47.

Interpreted as:
NBA worst true shooting percentage with a minimum of 725 points per 82 team games by a player in a season post merger
NAMETS%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ariel Maughan
A. Maughan
27.2
1946-47
59
9.0
1.0
3.8
15.7
24.1
1.4
1.9
73.7
532
57
180
2John Mahnken
J. Mahnken
29.4
1946-47
60
9.3
1.0
3.7
14.6
25.5
1.9
2.7
68.1
557
60
181
3John Mahnken
J. Mahnken
29.6
1948-49
TOT
57
9.4
2.2
3.8
14.6
25.9
1.8
2.9
62.3
534
125
215
4Bob Doll
B. Doll
30.8
1947-48
42
10.6
0.6
4.1
15.7
26.4
2.3
3.5
66.2
446
26
107
5Hank Beenders
H. Beenders
31.6
1946-47
58
12.3
0.6
4.6
17.5
26.2
3.1
4.4
70.4
713
37
196
6Bones McKinney
B. McKinney
31.8
1947-48
43
11.3
0.8
4.2
15.8
26.8
2.8
4.4
64.4
485
36
176
7Bones McKinney
B. McKinney
32.2
1946-47
58
12.0
1.2
4.7
17.0
27.9
2.5
3.6
69.0
695
69
162
8Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
32.2
1947-48
TOT
46
9.8
0.7
3.4
13.2
25.8
3.0
4.8
63.6
452
32
126
9Milo Komenich
M. Komenich
32.6
1949-50
64
9.9
1.9
3.8
13.5
28.3
2.3
3.9
58.4
634
124
246
10Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
33.2
1947-48
43
22.1
0.6
7.6
29.3
25.9
6.9
9.1
76.2
949
26
162
11Kleggie Hermsen
K. Hermsen
33.2
1947-48
48
12.0
1.0
4.4
15.9
27.7
3.1
4.7
66.5
575
48
154
12Stan Miasek
S. Miasek
33.8
1946-47
60
14.9
1.6
5.5
19.2
28.7
3.9
6.4
60.5
895
93
208
13Blackie Towery
B. Towery
33.9
1948-49
TOT
60
10.0
2.9
3.4
12.9
26.3
3.3
4.4
74.1
601
171
243
14Dick Holub
D. Holub
34.0
1947-48
48
10.5
0.8
4.1
13.8
29.5
2.4
3.8
63.3
504
37
159
15George Nostrand
G. Nostrand
34.0
1947-48
45
11.6
0.7
4.4
14.7
29.7
2.9
5.3
54.0
521
30
148
16Mike Bloom
M. Bloom
34.3
1947-48
TOT
48
10.6
0.8
3.6
13.3
27.2
3.3
4.8
69.9
508
38
116
17Woody Sauldsberry
W. Sauldsberry
34.6
1959-60
71
26.0
9.9
6.3
1.6
4.6
13.7
33.4
0.8
1.5
53.4
1,848
705
447
112
203
18Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
34.6
1949-50
68
14.2
0.8
4.9
17.8
27.8
4.3
6.2
69.6
965
56
240
19Charlie Black
C. Black
34.6
1948-49
TOT
58
9.8
2.4
3.5
11.9
29.4
2.8
5.0
55.3
567
140
247
20Charlie Black
C. Black
34.6
1949-50
TOT
65
10.2
2.5
3.5
12.5
27.8
3.2
4.9
65.1
661
163
273
21Chuck Gilmur
C. Gilmur
34.7
1947-48
48
9.6
1.6
3.8
12.4
30.3
2.0
3.1
65.5
459
77
231
22Stan Miasek
S. Miasek
35.7
1947-48
48
14.9
0.6
5.5
18.1
30.3
4.0
6.5
61.3
716
31
192
23Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
36.1
1946-47
61
12.7
0.8
4.6
15.0
30.6
3.5
5.8
59.8
773
46
161
24Connie Simmons
C. Simmons
36.4
1946-47
60
10.3
1.0
4.1
12.8
32.0
2.1
3.2
67.7
620
62
130
25Red Rocha
R. Rocha
36.6
1947-48
48
12.7
0.8
4.8
15.4
31.4
3.1
4.4
69.0
611
39
209

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