which nba player has highest field goals percentage in a season before 2003

Before 2002-03, Wilt Chamberlain had the highest field-goal percentage in a season, at 72.7 percent in 1972-73.

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Which NBA player has highest field goals percentage with a minimum of 300 field-goals made per 82 team games in a season before 2003?

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	72.7	1972-73	LAL	82	43.2	13.2	18.6	4.5			5.2	7.1				2.8	5.5	51.0	68.9				3,542	1,084	1,526	365				191
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	68.3	1966-67	PHI	81	45.5	24.1	24.2	7.8			9.7	14.2				4.8	10.8	44.1	63.7				3,682	1,956	1,957	630				143
3	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	67.0	1980-81	CHI	82	34.5	17.9	10.1	2.1	0.6	2.4	6.7	10.0	0.0	0.0		4.6	6.5	70.5	69.9	2.7	7.4	2.9	2,832	1,469	828	172	47	198	236	295
4	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	65.2	1981-82	CHI	82	34.1	18.5	10.2	1.7	0.6	2.7	6.7	10.2	0.0	0.0	100.0	5.2	6.7	76.8	70.2	2.7	7.5	2.8	2,796	1,517	835	136	49	220	227	287
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	64.9	1971-72	LAL	82	42.3	14.8	19.2	4.0			6.0	9.3				2.7	6.4	42.2	61.0				3,469	1,213	1,572	329				196
6	James Donaldson J. Donaldson	63.7	1984-85	LAC	82	29.2	11.3	8.1	0.6	0.3	1.6	4.3	6.7	0.0	0.0		2.8	3.7	74.9	67.9	2.0	6.1	2.5	2,392	929	668	48	28	130	206	217
7	Chris Gatling C. Gatling	63.3	1994-95	GSW	58	25.3	13.7	7.6	0.9	0.7	0.9	5.6	8.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	4.3	59.2	64.0	2.5	5.2	2.0	1,470	796	443	51	39	52	117	184
8	Steve Johnson S. Johnson	63.2	1985-86	SAS	71	25.7	13.8	6.5	1.3	0.6	0.9	5.1	8.1	0.0	0.0		3.6	5.3	69.4	66.7	2.0	4.5	2.7	1,828	983	462	95	44	66	191	291
9	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	63.1	1983-84	SAS	64	31.8	15.3	10.3	1.1	0.6	2.1	5.5	8.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	6.1	71.8	67.5	3.3	7.0	2.3	2,034	982	662	70	36	132	149	229
10	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	62.6	1982-83	SAS	82	34.1	18.0	12.0	1.5	0.5	2.3	6.8	10.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.5	6.0	74.0	66.8	3.6	8.4	3.1	2,797	1,479	984	126	40	192	254	273
11	Mark West M. West	62.5	1989-90	PHX	82	29.3	10.5	8.9	0.5	0.4	2.2	4.0	6.5	0.0	0.0		2.4	3.5	69.1	65.6	2.6	6.3	1.5	2,399	861	728	45	36	184	126	277
12	Steve Johnson S. Johnson	62.4	1982-83	KCK	79	19.5	11.7	5.0	1.2	0.5	1.1	4.7	7.5	0.0	0.0		2.4	4.1	57.4	62.9	1.8	3.3	2.3	1,544	928	398	95	40	83	180	323
13	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	62.3	1984-85	SAS	81	34.0	19.1	10.4	1.6	0.5	2.1	6.6	10.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	8.0	74.9	68.0	2.9	7.6	3.0	2,756	1,548	846	131	40	173	241	306
14	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	61.8	1985-86	SAS	71	33.7	16.7	8.5	1.4	0.5	1.5	6.0	9.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	6.8	70.1	66.1	2.3	6.1	2.6	2,395	1,184	600	102	39	108	186	239
15	Steve Johnson S. Johnson	61.3	1981-82	KCK	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
16	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	60.9	1979-80	BOS	80	34.3	16.9	8.8	2.5	1.0	0.8	5.7	9.4	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	78.7	67.9	3.6	5.3	2.9	2,744	1,350	704	199	76	61	230	266
17	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	60.7	1980-81	PHI	76	27.5	14.0	7.2	1.4	0.5	1.5	5.6	9.2	0.0	0.0		2.9	4.0	72.0	64.1	1.4	5.8	2.9	2,088	1,065	545	109	38	112	220	316
18	Kevin McHale K. McHale	60.4	1986-87	BOS	77	39.7	26.1	9.9	2.6	0.5	2.2	10.3	17.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.6	6.6	83.6	65.5	3.2	6.7	2.6	3,060	2,008	763	198	38	172	197	240
19	Gheorghe Muresan G. Muresan	60.4	1996-97	WAS	73	25.3	10.6	6.6	0.4	0.6	1.3	4.5	7.4	0.0	0.0		1.7	2.7	61.8	61.8	1.9	4.7	1.6	1,849	777	481	29	43	96	117	230	+236
20	Buck Williams B. Williams	60.4	1991-92	POR	80	31.5	11.3	8.8	1.4	0.8	0.5	4.3	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.7	75.4	65.1	3.3	5.6	1.6	2,519	901	704	108	62	41	130	244
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	60.4	1979-80	LAL	82	38.3	24.8	10.8	4.5	1.0	3.4	10.2	16.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	5.8	76.5	63.9	2.3	8.5	3.6	3,143	2,034	886	371	81	280	297	216
22	Kevin McHale K. McHale	60.4	1987-88	BOS	64	37.3	22.6	8.4	2.7	0.4	1.4	8.6	14.2	0.0	0.0		5.4	6.8	79.7	65.6	2.5	5.9	2.2	2,390	1,446	536	171	27	92	141	179
23	Buck Williams B. Williams	60.2	1990-91	POR	80	32.3	11.7	9.4	1.2	0.6	0.6	4.5	7.4	0.0	0.0		2.7	3.9	70.5	63.9	2.8	6.6	1.7	2,582	933	751	97	47	47	137	247
24	Tyrone Hill T. Hill	60.0	1996-97	CLE	74	34.9	12.9	9.9	1.2	0.9	0.4	4.8	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.1	63.3	62.6	3.5	6.4	2.0	2,582	955	736	92	63	30	147	268	+243
25	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	60.0	1984-85	KCK	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

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