worst season fg percentage post merger

Bob Fitzgerald has the worst field-goal percentage by a big man in a season, at 19.3 percent in his rookie season in 1946-47.

Interpreted as:
worst season fg percentage with a minimum of 300 field-goals missed per 82 team games post merger
NAMEFG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Fitzgerald
B. Fitzgerald
19.3
1946-47
TOT
60
3.7
0.6
1.2
6.0
1.4
2.2
62.3
26.4
221
35
153
2Grady Lewis
G. Lewis
20.4
1946-47
60
4.8
0.9
1.8
8.7
1.3
2.3
54.3
24.7
287
54
166
3Ariel Maughan
A. Maughan
24.1
1946-47
59
9.0
1.0
3.8
15.7
1.4
1.9
73.7
27.2
532
57
180
4Chuck Connors
C. Connors
24.7
1946-47
49
4.6
0.8
1.9
7.8
0.8
1.7
46.4
27.2
227
40
129
5John Mahnken
J. Mahnken
24.9
1947-48
48
6.6
0.6
2.7
11.0
1.1
1.8
61.4
28.0
316
31
151
6Bob Doll
B. Doll
25.3
1946-47
60
8.7
0.4
3.2
12.8
2.2
3.4
65.0
30.4
522
22
167
7John Mahnken
J. Mahnken
25.5
1946-47
60
9.3
1.0
3.7
14.6
1.9
2.7
68.1
29.4
557
60
181
8Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
25.8
1947-48
TOT
46
9.8
0.7
3.4
13.2
3.0
4.8
63.6
32.2
452
32
126
9John Mahnken
J. Mahnken
25.9
1948-49
TOT
57
9.4
2.2
3.8
14.6
1.8
2.9
62.3
29.6
534
125
215
10Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
25.9
1947-48
43
22.1
0.6
7.6
29.3
6.9
9.1
76.2
33.2
949
26
162
11Bob Cluggish
B. Cluggish
26.1
1946-47
54
4.4
0.4
1.7
6.6
1.0
1.7
57.1
30.0
238
22
113
12Hank Beenders
H. Beenders
26.2
1946-47
58
12.3
0.6
4.6
17.5
3.1
4.4
70.4
31.6
713
37
196
13Blackie Towery
B. Towery
26.3
1948-49
TOT
60
10.0
2.9
3.4
12.9
3.3
4.4
74.1
33.9
601
171
243
14Giff Roux
G. Roux
26.4
1947-48
46
3.8
0.3
1.5
5.6
0.9
1.5
58.8
30.6
176
12
60
15Bob Doll
B. Doll
26.4
1947-48
42
10.6
0.6
4.1
15.7
2.3
3.5
66.2
30.8
446
26
107
16John Mahnken
J. Mahnken
26.7
1949-50
TOT
62
5.5
1.7
2.1
8.0
1.2
1.9
67.0
31.3
341
108
231
17Howie Schultz
H. Schultz
26.7
1949-50
TOT
67
8.3
2.5
2.7
10.0
2.9
4.2
69.5
34.8
554
169
244
18Art Spector
A. Spector
26.7
1946-47
55
6.0
0.8
2.2
8.4
1.5
2.7
55.3
31.3
329
46
130
19Bones McKinney
B. McKinney
26.8
1947-48
43
11.3
0.8
4.2
15.8
2.8
4.4
64.4
31.8
485
36
176
20George Mearns
G. Mearns
26.8
1946-47
57
6.7
0.6
2.2
8.4
2.2
3.1
72.0
34.4
382
35
137
21Chet Carlisle
C. Carlisle
26.8
1946-47
51
5.0
0.3
2.0
7.3
1.1
1.8
60.9
31.0
256
17
136
22Grady Lewis
G. Lewis
26.8
1947-48
TOT
45
7.0
0.9
2.5
9.4
1.9
3.0
64.4
32.5
315
41
151
23Lee Knorek
L. Knorek
26.8
1947-48
48
5.4
1.0
2.1
7.7
1.3
2.5
50.8
30.7
259
50
171
24Mike Bloom
M. Bloom
27.2
1947-48
TOT
48
10.6
0.8
3.6
13.3
3.3
4.8
69.9
34.3
508
38
116
25Irv Rothenberg
I. Rothenberg
27.5
1948-49
53
5.9
1.3
1.9
6.9
2.1
3.3
64.4
35.4
314
68
174

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