who is the player to make the basketball hall of fame with the shortest career

George Mikan made 3,544 baskets in his career.

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Who is the player to field goal make the basketball hall of fame with the shortest career?
NAMEFGMHOFGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
3,544
1959
439
34.4
23.1
13.4
2.8
20.0
40.4
7.0
8.9
78.2
48.3
8,350
10,156
4,167
1,245
1,862
2Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
3,742
1960
641
35.7
17.5
7.5
3.2
13.4
43.6
5.9
7.7
76.1
52.2
18,071
11,234
4,325
2,079
1,667
3Andy Phillip
A. Phillip
2,323
1961
701
32.2
9.1
4.4
5.4
9.0
36.8
2.5
3.6
69.5
43.0
15,378
6,384
2,395
3,759
1,925
4Bob Davies
B. Davies
2,292
1970
462
31.3
14.3
2.9
4.9
13.1
37.8
4.4
5.7
75.9
45.6
8,617
6,594
980
2,250
1,566
5Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
7,349
1971
792
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
6Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
6,168
1971
924
35.3
18.4
5.2
7.5
17.8
37.5
5.0
6.2
80.3
44.6
30,165
16,960
4,786
6,955
2,242
7Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
5,863
1973
996
34.4
18.5
12.1
3.1
15.5
38.0
6.7
7.9
84.9
48.8
29,800
18,438
11,256
3,072
3,432
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
5,687
1975
963
42.3
15.1
22.5
4.3
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
9Tom Gola
T. Gola
2,964
1976
698
32.3
11.3
8.0
4.2
9.9
43.1
2.8
3.7
76.0
49.1
22,529
7,871
5,617
2,962
2,688
10Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
4,761
1976
711
32.0
17.8
3.9
3.0
15.7
42.6
4.4
5.0
88.3
49.7
21,793
12,665
2,793
2,101
1,925
11Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
8,693
1977
846
40.0
27.4
13.5
4.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
12Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
5,239
1978
745
29.2
18.0
6.9
3.0
15.6
45.0
4.0
5.0
79.8
50.7
21,731
13,447
5,116
2,242
2,388
13Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
5,628
1978
713
38.4
22.8
8.6
2.3
18.7
42.1
7.0
8.7
81.0
50.6
24,897
16,266
6,129
1,665
2,764
14Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
2,299
1978
438
35.4
13.2
7.8
3.2
14.6
36.0
2.7
3.5
75.0
40.8
9,391
5,762
2,487
1,417
1,145
15Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
2,824
1978
489
23.4
16.4
5.3
1.2
19.1
30.2
4.8
6.3
76.6
37.4
4,490
8,003
1,379
587
1,774
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12,681
1979
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
17Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
5,709
1980
829
38.8
17.0
15.6
3.3
0.4
0.3
13.8
49.9
3.2
4.1
78.3
54.4
0.8
4.3
32,131
14,053
12,942
2,730
28
24
2,389
18Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
9,508
1980
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
19Jerry West
J. West
9,016
1980
932
39.2
27.0
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
25,192
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
20Willis Reed
W. Reed
4,859
1982
650
35.5
18.7
12.9
1.8
0.6
1.1
15.7
47.6
3.8
5.1
74.7
52.3
2.5
4.9
23,073
12,183
8,414
1,186
12
21
2,411
21Hal Greer
H. Greer
8,504
1982
1,122
35.5
19.2
5.0
4.0
16.8
45.2
4.1
5.1
80.1
50.6
39,788
21,586
5,665
4,540
3,855
22Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
2,949
1982
623
24.6
13.4
5.5
1.8
11.8
39.9
4.0
4.9
80.4
47.9
15,330
8,378
3,410
1,134
2,158
23Slater Martin
S. Martin
2,632
1982
745
35.9
9.8
3.4
4.2
9.7
36.4
2.8
3.7
76.2
43.6
21,889
7,337
2,302
3,160
2,238
24Bill Bradley
B. Bradley
3,927
1983
742
30.7
12.4
3.2
3.4
0.7
0.2
11.8
44.8
1.8
2.2
84.0
48.6
0.6
2.1
22,799
9,217
2,354
2,533
209
65
2,363
25Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
5,722
1983
875
35.7
16.1
11.0
2.9
0.9
0.5
15.1
43.2
3.0
4.3
69.9
47.2
1.9
8.8
31,202
14,053
9,618
2,497
67
39
2,801

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