worst shooting percentage while scoring 20 points in a single game

Nate Archibald has the worst field-goal percentage in a game with 20+ points, at 11.1 percent against the Bulls on January 16, 1980.

Interpreted as:
worst shooting percentage by a player while scoring 20 or more points in a single regular-season game
NAMEFG%PTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
11.1
22
1/16/1980
vs
37
2
7
1
0
1
9
0
0
20
22
90.9
58.9
1
1
2
4
2Kevin Martin
K. Martin
12.5
20
3/17/2007
@
31
2
1
2
1
1
8
1
4
25.0
17
20
85.0
59.5
1
1
1
4
+1
3Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
12.5
26
12/20/1995
vs
47
14
5
3
1
2
16
0
3
0.0
22
27
81.5
46.6
5
9
5
5
4Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
14.3
21
2/23/1949
vs
0
4
28
13
18
72.2
29.2
6
5Bill Hanzlik
B. Hanzlik
15.4
21
3/4/1986
vs
33
9
5
0
0
2
13
0
0
17
18
94.4
50.2
3
6
4
3
6Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
15.4
21
1/30/1967
13
2
4
26
13
16
81.3
31.8
3
7Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
16.0
22
2/25/1958
21
4
25
14
17
82.4
33.9
3
8Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
16.0
21
1/14/1956
@
9
12
4
25
13
16
81.3
32.8
3
9Danilo Gallinari
D. Gallinari
16.7
21
3/24/2017
@
35
11
2
1
2
2
12
0
6
0.0
17
18
94.4
52.7
1
10
1
0
+14
10Kevin Martin
K. Martin
16.7
20
3/21/2008
@
37
2
1
1
0
2
12
1
4
25.0
15
17
88.2
51.3
0
2
2
2
-5
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
17.4
26
1/17/2014
vs
40
20
3
2
0
4
23
2
7
28.6
16
16
100.0
43.3
7
13
4
5
-12
12Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
17.4
21
3/2/2001
vs
47
4
8
0
0
4
23
1
4
25.0
12
15
80.0
35.5
2
2
2
5
-1
13Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
17.5
21
11/1/1961
@
7
40
7
8
87.5
24.1
6
14Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
17.5
24
11/27/1947
vs
0
7
40
10
13
76.9
26.2
5
15James Harden
J. Harden
17.6
20
3/8/2013
@
42
6
11
3
0
3
17
3
8
37.5
11
14
78.6
43.2
1
5
3
1
+5
16Robin Lopez
R. Lopez
17.6
21
11/21/2012
@
33
13
1
2
4
3
17
0
0
15
17
88.2
42.9
7
6
2
3
-17
17Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
17.6
21
1/31/1984
@
41
3
10
3
2
3
17
0
1
0.0
15
18
83.3
42.1
1
2
5
3
18Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
17.9
20
3/27/2005
@
43
2
15
4
0
5
28
0
6
0.0
10
14
71.4
29.3
1
1
4
2
+3
19Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
18.2
20
2/25/2007
@
40
4
6
0
1
4
22
1
11
9.1
11
12
91.7
36.7
0
4
3
3
-12
20Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
18.2
21
11/1/2006
@
48
5
3
2
1
4
22
3
8
37.5
10
14
71.4
37.3
2
3
2
3
-4
21George Mikan
G. Mikan
18.6
32
11/17/1951
vs
8
43
16
21
76.2
30.6
3
22Cam Thomas
C. Thomas
18.8
20
2/9/2023
vs
33
6
4
0
0
3
16
1
6
16.7
13
13
100.0
46.0
0
6
4
3
+18
23Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
18.8
21
11/20/2019
vs
32
5
5
2
4
3
16
2
4
50.0
13
13
100.0
48.3
1
4
3
2
+28
24Baron Davis
B. Davis
18.8
22
1/14/2005
vs
41
5
6
0
1
3
16
3
11
27.3
13
14
92.9
49.6
1
4
0
1
-2
25Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
19.0
23
11/27/2019
vs
40
10
1
0
2
4
21
2
11
18.2
13
13
100.0
43.0
0
10
3
2
-5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1982-83 season.

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