worst field goal percentage with at least 19 attempts in a playoff game

Max Zaslofsky has the worst field-goal percentage with 19+ field-goal attempts in a playoff game, at 5.3 percent in Game 2 of the 1947 NBA Finals versus the Philadelphia Warriors.

Interpreted as:
worst field goal percentage by a player with at least 19 field goal attempts in a playoff game
NAMEFG%FGADATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGM3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
5.3
19
4/17/1947
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
4
0
1
2
2
100.0
10.1
3
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
10.0
20
5/8/1997
UTA UTA
@
LAL LAL
34
15
10
0
0
0
2
0
0
11
12
91.7
29.7
2
8
2
3
-19
3Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
10.0
20
4/13/1957
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
58
12
3
11
2
8
10
80.0
24.6
4
4Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
13.0
23
6/15/2003
NJN NJN
@
SAS SAS
39
6
10
1
1
2
3
0
2
0.0
0
0
13.0
0
10
2
3
-8
5Hal Greer
H. Greer
13.0
23
3/26/1969
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
45
11
8
6
3
5
6
83.3
21.5
5
6Frank Johnson
F. Johnson
13.6
22
5/1/1982
WAS WAS
vs
BOS BOS
40
9
7
8
0
3
1
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
19.7
3
7Lou Williams
L. Williams
14.3
21
4/26/2019
LAC LAC
vs
GSW GSW
27
8
2
7
1
0
3
0
3
0.0
2
2
100.0
18.3
1
1
3
2
-28
8Woody Sauldsberry
W. Sauldsberry
14.3
21
3/16/1960
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
38
6
11
1
3
0
1
0.0
14.0
6
9James Harden
J. Harden
15.0
20
4/20/2019
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
39
22
4
10
6
1
3
2
13
15.4
14
16
87.5
40.7
0
4
4
5
+4
10Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
15.0
20
5/21/2002
BOS BOS
@
NJN NJN
46
18
14
4
2
1
3
1
5
20.0
11
20
55.0
31.3
3
11
3
2
+8
11Vince Carter
V. Carter
15.0
20
4/23/2000
TOR TOR
@
NYK NYK
37
16
4
6
1
0
3
1
4
25.0
9
10
90.0
32.8
2
2
2
4
-10
12Jim McMillian
J. McMillian
15.0
20
4/9/1972
LAL LAL
vs
MIL MIL
42
6
9
2
3
0
0
15.0
1
13Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
15.0
20
4/13/1957
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
48
9
1
3
3
3
3
100.0
21.1
3
14Slater Martin
S. Martin
15.0
20
4/5/1953
MIN MIN
vs
NYK NYK
9
3
3
3
100.0
21.1
4
15Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
15.0
20
3/30/1948
PHI PHI
vs
STL STL
8
1
3
2
5
40.0
18.0
2
16Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
15.8
19
5/12/2023
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
38
8
3
5
0
0
3
2
12
16.7
0
0
21.1
0
3
0
2
-33
17Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
15.8
19
4/16/2023
LAC LAC
@
PHX PHX
36
9
11
8
2
3
3
1
6
16.7
2
3
66.7
22.1
5
6
2
2
-6
18Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
15.8
19
5/31/2021
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
42
19
21
14
2
0
3
0
4
0.0
13
16
81.3
36.5
6
15
4
5
+1
19Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
15.8
19
5/21/2016
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
38
13
4
1
1
0
3
1
7
14.3
6
6
100.0
30.0
1
3
3
2
-14
20Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
15.8
19
4/24/2005
WAS WAS
@
CHI CHI
47
9
8
8
1
0
3
1
6
16.7
2
2
100.0
22.6
1
7
4
4
-5
21Rik Smits
R. Smits
15.8
19
5/5/1998
IND IND
vs
NYK NYK
24
8
5
1
1
1
3
0
0
2
2
100.0
20.1
2
3
3
2
-6
22Jim McMillian
J. McMillian
15.8
19
4/15/1973
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
40
7
2
1
3
1
1
100.0
18.0
1
23George Mikan
G. Mikan
15.8
19
4/6/1952
MIN MIN
vs
ROC ROC
16
3
10
14
71.4
31.8
4
24Andy Phillip
A. Phillip
15.8
19
3/20/1950
CHI CHI
@
FTW FTW
8
4
3
2
2
100.0
20.1
3
25Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
15.8
38
3/23/1948
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
18
0
6
6
8
75.0
21.7
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal attempts and field-goal percentage going back to the 1963 playoffs.

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11
.560
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
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POR POR
@
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Thu
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UTA UTA
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Mon
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MEM MEM
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LAC LAC
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