Cedric Maxwell had the highest field-goal percentage in 1978-79, at 58.4 percent.

Interpreted as:

1979 NBA players fg% with a minimum of 300 field-goals made per 82 team games leaders

	NAME	FG%	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	58.4	1978-79	BOS	80	37.1	19.0	9.9	2.9	1.2	0.9	5.9	10.1	7.2	9.0	80.2	67.6	3.4	6.5	3.4	2,969	1,518	791	228	98	74	273	266
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	57.7	1978-79	LAL	80	39.5	23.8	12.8	5.4	1.0	4.0	9.7	16.8	4.4	5.9	73.6	61.2	2.6	10.2	3.5	3,157	1,903	1,025	431	76	316	282	230
3	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	57.7	1978-79	WAS	77	31.2	10.9	10.8	4.1	0.9	0.5	4.5	7.8	2.0	3.1	64.3	59.9	3.6	7.2	2.0	2,406	843	830	315	71	37	156	204
4	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	57.5	1978-79	CHI	82	39.8	23.7	12.7	3.3	0.6	1.9	9.2	16.0	5.3	7.2	73.9	61.9	3.6	9.1	3.8	3,265	1,940	1,043	274	50	156	310	280
5	Swen Nater S. Nater	56.9	1978-79	SDC	79	25.4	10.7	8.9	1.8	0.5	0.4	4.5	7.9	1.7	2.1	80.0	60.5	2.8	6.1	2.2	2,006	846	701	140	38	29	170	244
6	Kermit Washington K. Washington	56.2	1978-79	SDC	82	33.7	11.3	9.8	1.5	1.0	1.5	4.3	7.6	2.8	4.0	68.8	60.3	3.6	6.1	2.3	2,764	927	800	125	85	121	185	317
7	Walter Davis W. Davis	56.1	1978-79	PHX	79	30.8	23.6	4.7	4.3	1.9	0.3	9.7	17.2	4.3	5.2	83.1	60.6	1.4	3.3	3.7	2,437	1,868	373	339	147	26	293	250
8	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	55.0	1978-79	MIL	77	36.1	25.6	7.6	3.0	1.5	1.2	10.6	19.4	4.3	5.7	76.0	58.6	2.8	4.9	2.2	2,779	1,972	586	234	116	89	170	186
9	Bill Robinzine B. Robinzine	54.8	1978-79	KCK	82	26.6	13.4	7.8	1.3	1.3	0.2	5.6	10.2	2.2	3.0	73.2	58.1	2.7	5.1	2.2	2,179	1,098	638	104	105	15	179	367
10	Tom Owens T. Owens	54.8	1978-79	POR	82	34.0	18.5	9.0	3.7	0.7	0.7	7.3	13.4	3.9	4.9	79.4	59.7	3.2	5.8	3.0	2,791	1,520	740	301	59	58	247	329
11	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	54.2	1978-79	LAL	82	38.4	17.1	2.8	9.0	2.5	0.2	7.6	14.0	1.9	2.5	77.5	56.7	0.6	2.2	2.8	3,145	1,404	231	737	201	17	231	250
12	George Gervin G. Gervin	54.1	1978-79	SAS	80	36.1	29.6	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	11.8	21.9	5.9	7.1	82.6	59.1	1.8	3.2	3.6	2,888	2,365	400	219	137	91	286	275
13	Moses Malone M. Malone	54.0	1978-79	HOU	82	41.3	24.8	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	8.7	16.2	7.3	9.9	73.9	60.4	7.2	10.5	4.0	3,390	2,031	1,444	147	79	119	326	223
14	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	53.9	1978-79	WAS	66	24.3	14.6	6.5	1.3	0.3	0.3	5.6	10.4	3.4	4.5	74.3	58.8	2.3	4.2	1.8	1,604	961	430	88	23	23	120	141
15	Bobby Jones B. Jones	53.7	1978-79	PHI	80	28.8	12.1	6.6	2.5	1.3	1.2	4.7	8.8	2.6	3.5	75.5	58.4	2.5	4.2	2.1	2,304	965	531	201	107	96	165	245
16	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	53.5	1978-79	PHX	81	32.6	24.0	2.0	6.5	1.4	0.3	9.9	18.5	4.2	5.0	83.7	58.0	0.4	1.5	2.9	2,641	1,941	159	529	111	26	232	159
17	Scott Wedman S. Wedman	53.4	1978-79	KCK	73	34.2	18.3	5.3	2.0	1.0	0.4	7.7	14.4	3.0	3.7	79.7	57.2	1.8	3.4	1.5	2,498	1,338	386	144	76	30	106	239
18	Tom Boswell T. Boswell	53.2	1978-79	DEN	79	27.9	10.6	6.8	3.1	0.6	0.6	4.1	7.6	2.5	3.6	69.7	57.7	3.1	3.7	2.3	2,201	840	538	242	50	51	185	263
19	Alvan Adams A. Adams	53.0	1978-79	PHX	77	30.7	17.8	9.2	4.7	1.4	0.8	7.4	13.9	3.0	3.8	79.9	57.0	2.9	6.3	3.6	2,364	1,369	705	360	110	63	279	246
20	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	52.9	1978-79	TOT	60	37.2	24.8	8.7	2.8	1.2	1.1	9.9	18.8	4.9	7.5	65.6	56.1	2.2	6.5	3.6	2,231	1,487	520	168	74	67	217	189
21	Billy Knight B. Knight	52.8	1978-79	TOT	79	26.5	14.3	4.4	1.9	0.8	0.1	5.6	10.6	3.2	3.7	84.1	58.6	1.2	3.2	2.8	2,095	1,131	347	152	63	8	225	160
22	Billy Paultz B. Paultz	52.6	1978-79	SAS	79	26.9	11.5	7.9	2.3	0.4	1.6	5.1	9.6	1.4	2.5	58.8	54.1	2.1	5.8	2.0	2,122	912	625	178	35	125	157	204
23	Bernard King B. King	52.2	1978-79	NJN	82	34.9	21.6	8.2	3.6	1.4	0.5	8.7	16.6	4.3	7.5	56.4	54.2	3.1	5.1	3.9	2,859	1,769	669	295	118	39	323	326
24	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	51.9	1978-79	SEA	76	28.4	13.5	6.2	1.4	1.0	1.0	5.9	11.3	1.7	2.5	69.3	54.3	2.4	3.8	2.5	2,158	1,023	468	110	76	75	188	266
25	Toby Knight T. Knight	51.9	1978-79	NYK	82	32.5	16.6	6.7	1.5	0.7	0.7	7.4	14.3	1.8	2.5	70.4	53.9	2.5	4.2	2.0	2,667	1,363	548	124	61	60	163	309