worst field goal percentage in nba history

John Mahnken has the lowest career field-goal percentage, at 27.2 percent.

Interpreted as:
worst field goal percentage with a minimum of 2000 field-goals missed by a player in NBA history
NAMEFG%FG MISSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Mahnken
J. Mahnken
27.2
2,591
414
10.5
5.8
2.9
1.3
2.3
8.6
1.1
1.7
65.0
30.9
1,352
2,388
533
539
1,143
2Kleggie Hermsen
K. Hermsen
29.7
2,281
288
6.2
9.3
5.8
1.3
3.3
11.3
2.6
4.0
65.4
35.6
62
2,669
467
366
1,043
3Bones McKinney
B. McKinney
29.8
2,699
318
17.2
9.4
3.5
1.6
3.6
12.1
2.2
3.1
71.1
35.0
1,083
2,994
373
503
1,023
4Sonny Hertzberg
S. Hertzberg
29.9
2,220
293
8.7
4.0
2.1
3.2
10.8
2.3
2.9
79.2
36.2
2,563
260
618
619
5Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
30.2
6,514
489
23.4
16.4
5.3
1.2
5.8
19.1
4.8
6.3
76.6
37.4
4,490
8,003
1,379
587
1,774
6John Logan
J. Logan
31.2
2,493
258
12.4
4.5
3.0
4.4
14.0
3.7
4.8
76.7
38.5
3,203
134
775
744
7George Senesky
G. Senesky
31.3
2,808
482
27.3
7.2
3.5
3.2
2.7
8.5
1.9
2.6
70.2
37.2
5,032
3,455
878
1,553
982
8Fred Scolari
F. Scolari
32.1
4,519
534
26.4
11.3
2.7
2.6
4.0
12.5
3.3
4.0
81.8
39.6
6,573
6,014
857
1,406
1,482
9Kenny Sailors
K. Sailors
32.9
2,558
276
12.6
2.0
2.8
4.5
13.8
3.5
4.9
71.2
39.4
3,480
120
781
1,016
10Stan Miasek
S. Miasek
33.0
2,791
365
28.7
10.6
7.6
1.4
3.8
11.4
3.0
4.8
62.8
39.0
3,758
3,851
999
518
1,358
11Jack McMahon
J. McMahon
33.7
3,175
524
27.2
8.1
2.7
3.7
3.1
9.1
1.9
3.0
63.7
38.6
14,228
4,237
1,390
1,939
1,483
12Paul Hoffman
P. Hoffman
34.0
2,215
317
28.7
10.2
5.1
2.9
3.6
10.6
3.0
4.5
67.6
40.7
5,130
3,234
1,129
911
1,138
13Frankie Brian
F. Brian
34.0
3,427
438
24.9
12.3
2.4
2.6
4.0
11.9
4.2
5.1
82.1
43.5
7,616
5,379
903
1,138
1,127
14Bill Calhoun
B. Calhoun
34.1
2,260
442
31.9
7.8
4.0
2.3
2.6
7.8
2.5
3.5
70.2
41.8
8,221
3,440
1,292
1,036
836
15Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
34.3
5,459
540
28.3
14.8
2.8
2.0
5.3
15.4
4.2
5.5
76.9
41.5
6,760
7,990
864
1,093
1,291
16Bill Gabor
B. Gabor
34.4
2,061
307
19.4
9.8
1.8
2.0
3.5
10.2
2.7
3.7
73.7
41.2
3,680
2,997
448
626
1,050
17Jim Loscutoff
J. Loscutoff
34.5
2,535
511
18.5
6.2
5.6
0.7
2.6
7.6
1.0
1.5
65.3
37.6
9,431
3,156
2,848
353
1,497
18Chuck Noble
C. Noble
34.6
2,575
411
22.4
8.0
2.6
3.3
3.3
9.6
1.3
1.8
73.1
38.4
9,212
3,276
1,075
1,344
1,128
19Belus Smawley
B. Smawley
34.7
2,315
261
12.6
12.7
2.8
2.3
4.7
13.6
3.3
4.1
79.7
41.3
139
3,316
196
595
584
20Hot Rod Hundley
H. Rod Hundley
34.7
2,596
431
22.2
8.4
3.3
3.4
3.2
9.2
2.0
2.8
72.1
40.2
9,553
3,625
1,420
1,455
786
21Woody Sauldsberry
W. Sauldsberry
34.8
4,099
462
27.7
10.7
7.8
1.1
4.7
13.6
1.2
2.0
61.0
36.9
12,788
4,930
3,618
498
1,435
22Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
34.9
2,936
426
27.3
9.9
2.9
3.3
3.7
10.6
2.5
3.3
74.5
40.9
11,632
4,204
1,217
1,427
915
23Paul Seymour
P. Seymour
35.0
3,787
622
30.1
9.4
3.1
3.8
3.3
9.4
2.8
3.6
79.2
42.9
14,667
5,836
1,694
2,341
1,363
24Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
35.1
2,316
202
37.3
16.4
17.3
5.3
6.2
17.7
4.0
5.8
69.8
40.6
7,544
3,315
3,492
1,062
789
25Connie Simmons
C. Simmons
35.1
4,031
598
22.9
9.8
6.2
1.6
3.6
10.4
2.5
3.7
67.8
40.8
7,036
5,859
2,294
940
1,843

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
1
.957
2
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.0
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
8
.652
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
15
7
.682
3.0
3
Raptors Raptors
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Celtics Celtics
14
9
.609
4.5
5
Magic Magic
14
9
.609
4.5
6
76ers 76ers
13
9
.591
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/9
POR POR
@
ORL ORL
112-115
Sun
11/9
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
121-111
Sun
11/9
WAS WAS
@
DET DET
135-137
Sun
11/9
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
138-140
Sun
11/9
SAS SAS
@
CHI CHI
121-117

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
12:00 PM
Sun
12/7
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
3:30 PM
Sun
12/7
POR POR
@
MEM MEM
6:00 PM
Sun
12/7
DEN DEN
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sun
12/7
GSW GSW
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM