rookies with the highest field goal percentage in a season

Brandon Clarke has the highest field-goal percentage by a rookie, at 61.9 percent in 2019-20.

Interpreted as:
rookies with the highest field goal percentage with a minimum of 300 field-goals made per 82 team games in a season
NAMEFG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Brandon Clarke
B. Clarke
61.9
2019-20
58
22.4
12.1
5.9
1.4
0.6
0.8
5.1
8.2
0.4
1.1
35.9
1.5
1.9
75.9
66.4
1.6
4.4
0.9
1,300
700
345
81
32
48
55
100
-20
2Steve Johnson
S. Johnson
61.3
1981-82
78
22.3
12.8
5.9
1.2
0.5
1.1
5.1
8.3
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.2
64.2
63.5
1.9
3.9
2.5
1,741
1,002
459
91
39
89
197
372
3Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
60.0
1984-85
82
23.4
12.8
6.8
1.4
0.4
0.5
5.0
8.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.5
62.0
62.0
2.3
4.5
2.3
1,918
1,052
556
111
34
37
187
256
4Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
58.5
2018-19
71
30.7
16.3
10.3
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383
5Buck Williams
B. Williams
58.2
1981-82
82
34.5
15.5
12.3
1.3
1.0
1.0
6.3
10.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.7
62.4
60.3
4.2
8.0
2.9
2,825
1,268
1,005
107
84
84
235
285
6James Worthy
J. Worthy
57.9
1982-83
77
25.6
13.4
5.2
1.7
1.2
0.8
5.8
10.0
0.0
0.1
25.0
1.8
2.9
62.4
59.4
2.0
3.1
2.3
1,970
1,033
399
132
91
64
178
221
7John Collins
J. Collins
57.6
2017-18
74
24.0
10.5
7.3
1.3
0.6
1.1
4.2
7.4
0.2
0.6
34.0
1.8
2.5
71.5
62.0
2.4
4.9
1.4
1,776
777
541
98
47
80
105
215
-217
8Mitch Kupchak
M. Kupchak
57.2
1976-77
82
18.5
10.4
6.0
0.8
0.3
0.4
4.2
7.3
2.1
3.0
69.1
60.5
2.2
3.8
1,513
852
494
62
22
34
204
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
56.2
1992-93
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
10John Shumate
J. Shumate
56.1
1975-76
TOT
75
26.3
11.7
7.4
1.7
1.1
0.5
4.4
7.9
2.8
4.3
65.0
59.6
1.9
5.5
1,976
876
554
127
82
34
159
11Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
56.1
1981-82
82
27.0
14.4
9.3
1.6
0.5
0.7
5.1
9.1
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.2
5.5
75.2
62.3
3.1
6.2
2.9
2,214
1,183
762
134
44
58
237
319
12Chris Webber
C. Webber
55.2
1993-94
76
32.1
17.5
9.1
3.6
1.2
2.2
7.5
13.6
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
4.7
53.2
55.9
4.0
5.1
2.7
2,438
1,333
694
272
93
164
206
247
13Greg Monroe
G. Monroe
55.1
2010-11
80
27.8
9.4
7.5
1.3
1.2
0.6
3.8
6.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.9
62.2
57.5
3.1
4.4
1.0
2,222
751
601
105
93
45
81
196
-136
14Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
54.9
1997-98
82
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
15Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
54.7
1979-80
82
38.4
21.7
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
8.1
14.8
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.9
79.7
60.8
2.4
6.5
2.7
3,150
1,781
726
165
48
101
222
279
16Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
54.5
1984-85
82
28.6
14.0
8.6
1.9
1.2
1.0
5.2
9.5
0.0
0.1
16.7
3.6
4.9
73.3
59.9
3.2
5.3
2.5
2,347
1,148
703
155
95
80
209
301
17Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
54.5
2017-18
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+387
18Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
54.5
1995-96
73
23.8
14.5
8.1
1.8
0.9
1.1
5.4
9.9
0.5
1.4
37.5
3.2
4.2
75.7
61.7
2.0
6.0
2.1
1,735
1,058
588
130
64
78
154
211
19Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
54.2
2015-16
82
32.0
18.3
10.5
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
20Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
53.8
1984-85
82
35.5
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
344
21Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
53.8
1986-87
80
33.7
15.7
8.1
3.8
0.6
0.8
6.1
11.3
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.0
69.6
57.9
1.9
6.2
3.1
2,695
1,253
647
304
49
63
248
248
22Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
53.6
2002-03
81
25.3
10.0
7.5
1.3
0.7
0.6
4.1
7.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.4
77.1
57.7
2.5
5.0
1.3
2,049
810
609
106
59
50
103
224
-497
23Eric Montross
E. Montross
53.4
1994-95
78
29.7
10.0
7.3
0.5
0.4
0.8
3.9
7.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.4
63.5
56.5
2.5
4.7
1.4
2,315
781
566
36
29
61
112
299
24Kevin McHale
K. McHale
53.3
1980-81
82
20.1
10.0
4.4
0.7
0.3
1.8
4.3
8.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.9
67.9
55.6
1.9
2.5
1.3
1,645
818
359
55
27
151
110
260
25Andrew Bogut
A. Bogut
53.3
2005-06
82
28.6
9.4
7.0
2.3
0.6
0.8
3.9
7.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.4
62.9
55.5
2.3
4.7
1.5
2,348
768
573
192
49
68
125
259
+77

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Team Leaders

PPG

19.0

Morant

Ja Morant

RPG

6.8

Aldama

Santi Aldama

APG

7.6

Morant

Ja Morant
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.0

25th

DRTG

113.9

11th

NETRTG

-0.9

17th

3P%

34.7

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
19
18
.514
11.0
9
17
20
.459
13.0
10
Grizzlies Grizzlies
16
20
.444
13.5
11
14
23
.378
16.0
12
13
22
.371
16.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/7
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
3:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
2:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
12:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

25 - 11

105

Final

106

MEM Grizzlies

16 - 20

Tue 6 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
27
9
.750
2
23
12
.657
3.5
3
23
13
.639
4.0
4
22
15
.595
5.5
5
19
15
.559
7.0
6
21
17
.553
7.0
7
20
17
.541
7.5
8
20
17
.541
7.5
9
17
19
.472
10.0
10
17
21
.447
11.0
11
16
20
.444
11.0
12
13
23
.361
14.0
13
11
22
.333
14.5
14
10
25
.286
16.5
15
6
31
.162
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
25
11
.694
4.5
3
23
11
.676
5.5
4
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
11
.667
6.0
6
24
13
.649
6.0
7
21
15
.583
8.5
8
19
18
.514
11.0
9
17
20
.459
13.0
10
16
20
.444
13.5
11
14
23
.378
16.0
12
13
22
.371
16.0
13
12
23
.343
17.0
14
8
29
.216
22.0
15
8
30
.211
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
12/5
@
99-94
Fri
12/5
@
112-124
Fri
12/5
@
106-109
Fri
12/5
@
127-111
Fri
12/5
@
109-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/7
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
9:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
10:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
10:00 PM