player with best shooting percentage in nba during 1950s

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Bob Donham had the best field-goal percentage, at 48.0 percent.

Interpreted as:
player with best shooting percentage with a minimum of 150 field-goals made per 82 team games in NBA during 1950s
NAMEFG%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Donham
B. Donham
48.0
273
23.7
6.7
3.9
2.6
2.4
5.1
1.8
3.6
50.7
50.3
4,866
1,818
1,071
706
850
2Alex Groza
A. Groza
47.4
130
22.5
10.7
2.4
7.8
16.4
6.9
9.1
75.6
55.0
2,925
709
318
458
3Hal Greer
H. Greer
45.4
68
23.9
11.1
2.9
1.5
4.5
10.0
2.0
2.6
77.8
49.8
1,625
753
196
101
189
4Kenny Sears
K. Sears
44.8
285
34.3
16.8
9.4
1.7
5.6
12.5
5.6
6.8
82.1
54.2
9,768
4,795
2,673
477
915
5Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
44.4
516
35.5
19.4
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
18,298
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
44.4
187
39.1
16.1
22.0
2.7
6.4
14.3
3.4
6.3
54.1
47.2
7,314
3,016
4,119
512
485
7Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
43.9
209
28.1
16.6
8.3
2.4
6.1
14.0
4.3
5.7
76.1
50.3
5,863
3,466
1,737
506
707
8Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
43.6
423
30.3
17.8
10.9
1.6
7.1
16.3
3.6
4.9
72.8
48.2
12,814
7,527
4,612
679
1,420
9Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
43.6
641
35.7
17.5
7.5
3.2
5.8
13.4
5.9
7.7
76.1
52.2
18,071
11,234
4,325
2,079
1,667
10Sam Jones
S. Jones
43.3
127
16.2
8.0
4.6
1.1
3.2
7.4
1.7
2.2
75.4
48.2
2,060
1,021
588
138
144
11Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
43.2
288
32.7
18.4
6.7
2.1
7.1
16.4
4.3
5.6
75.8
48.8
9,415
5,306
1,937
613
991
12Boo Ellis
B. Ellis
43.0
72
16.7
5.9
5.3
0.8
2.3
5.3
1.4
2.0
70.8
48.4
1,202
428
380
59
137
13Hub Reed
H. Reed
42.9
65
14.6
5.0
4.9
0.5
2.1
4.9
0.8
1.1
74.6
46.7
950
325
317
32
171
14Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
42.2
484
39.5
23.0
8.9
2.3
7.8
18.5
7.4
9.1
80.8
51.1
16,559
11,122
4,300
1,111
1,859
15Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
42.2
579
33.5
17.8
4.0
3.1
6.6
15.6
4.6
5.3
88.2
49.6
18,339
10,319
2,308
1,811
1,644
16Ernie Vandeweghe
E. Vandeweghe
42.1
224
26.1
9.5
4.7
2.4
3.7
8.7
2.2
3.0
74.0
47.7
3,600
2,135
853
548
753
17Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
42.1
357
37.4
24.9
15.7
2.6
8.6
20.5
7.7
10.2
75.4
49.9
13,345
8,894
5,593
929
1,063
18Arnie Johnson
A. Johnson
41.8
272
30.5
8.7
6.2
2.4
2.4
5.7
3.9
5.4
73.6
54.0
4,142
2,377
1,272
651
1,091
19Ray Felix
R. Felix
41.7
432
26.2
13.2
10.0
0.8
4.4
10.6
4.3
6.4
67.8
49.1
11,317
5,687
4,302
333
1,674
20Jack Coleman
J. Coleman
41.6
633
33.1
10.6
9.2
2.8
4.4
10.7
1.7
2.5
69.5
45.1
16,479
6,721
5,186
1,749
1,927
21George Yardley
G. Yardley
41.6
399
33.5
19.0
9.1
1.7
6.6
16.0
5.8
7.4
77.4
49.5
13,365
7,590
3,641
693
1,199
22Larry Costello
L. Costello
41.4
233
34.6
12.2
4.8
4.3
4.4
10.6
3.4
4.2
81.7
49.1
8,070
2,849
1,115
1,010
728
23Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
41.4
360
30.2
13.8
10.7
1.3
5.3
12.9
3.2
4.6
69.8
46.5
10,889
4,985
3,859
484
903
24Phil Jordon
P. Jordon
41.1
139
21.9
11.0
6.7
0.9
4.4
10.7
2.2
2.9
74.3
45.8
3,047
1,523
929
122
316
25Milt Schoon
M. Schoon
41.0
62
8.0
1.4
2.4
5.9
3.2
4.8
65.3
49.8
496
84
190
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