which nba player have the worst field goal percentage in nba history with at least 40 attempts in one game

Richie Guerin and Joe Fulks are tied for the lowest field-goal percentage in a game with 40+ field-goal attempts, at 17.5 percent.

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Which NBA player have the worst field goal percentage in NBA history with at least 40 field goal attempts in one regular-season game?

	NAME	FG%	FGA	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	17.5	40	11/1/1961	NYK	@	DET		21					7				7	8	87.5	24.1				6
2	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	17.5	40	11/27/1947	PHI	vs	NYK		24		0			7				10	13	76.9	26.2				5
3	George Mikan G. Mikan	18.6	43	11/17/1951	MIN	vs	FTW		32					8				16	21	76.2	30.6				3
4	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	19.5	41	2/22/1949	PHI	@	ROC		21		0			8				5	6	83.3	24.1				3
5	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	23.6	55	3/18/1948	PHI	vs	PRO		35					13				9	10	90.0	29.5
6	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	25.5	47	12/30/1947	PHI	@	BOS		31					12				7	8	87.5	30.7
7	Jerry West J. West	25.6	43	1/20/1966	LAL	@	BAL		37	7	7			11				15	15	100.0	37.3				5
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31.0	42	1/10/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	35	27	7			13				9	13	69.2	36.7				2
9	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	31.1	45	11/10/2025	DET	vs	WAS	45	46	12	11	5	2	14	2	11	18.2	16	18	88.9	43.5	5	7	2	4	+10
10	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	32.0	50	12/3/1946	PHI	vs	PRO		37					16				5	8	62.5	34.6				2
11	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	32.5	40	1/19/1971	SDR	@	NYK	50	29	35	1			13				3	5	60.0	34.4				2
12	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	32.5	40	2/8/1969	SDR	@	DET	53	28	24	0			13				2	4	50.0	33.5				4
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32.6	43	2/23/1963	SFW	@	CHI	46	34	22	0			14				6	9	66.7	36.2				3
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33.3	48	11/27/1960	PHI	@	LAL	48	41	27	4			16				9	17	52.9	37.0				3
15	Rick Barry R. Barry	34.0	50	2/5/1967	SFW	@	CHI	53	48	9	3			17				14	16	87.5	42.1				4
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.9	43	11/17/1961	LAL	@	PHI	44	37	28	8			15				7	9	77.8	39.4				5
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34.9	43	11/24/1960	PHI	vs	BOS	48	34	55	4			15				4	10	40.0	35.9				3
18	John Williamson J. Williamson	35.0	40	3/4/1978	NJN	@	BUF		40					14				12	12	100.0	44.2
19	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35.0	40	3/4/1963	LAL	vs	CIN		35	12				14				7	9	77.8	39.8				2
20	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	35.7	42	2/3/1965	BOS	vs	BAL	37	38	5	1			15				8	9	88.9	41.3				4
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35.7	42	11/1/1961	LAL	vs	CIN		41	19				15				11	14	78.6	42.6				2
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	36.2	47	11/7/2002	LAL	@	BOS	46	41	9	4	4	0	17	0	8	0.0	7	7	100.0	40.9	2	7	5	3	-3
23	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	36.6	41	10/27/1970	SDR	@	MIL	46	34	21	0			15				4	9	44.4	37.8				5
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36.7	49	1/26/1964	SFW	@	LAL	48	49	19	2			18				13	24	54.2	41.1				4
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.3	51	12/30/1959	PHI	vs	MIN	46	45	32	3			19				7	11	63.6	40.3				3

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