best fg% by a rookie of the year

Buck Williams has the best field-goal percentage by a Rookie of the Year in a season, at 58.2 percent in 1981-82.

NAMEFG%ROYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Buck Williams
B. Williams
58.2
1
1981-82
82
34.5
15.5
12.3
1.3
1.0
1.0
6.3
10.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.7
62.4
60.3
4.2
8.0
2.9
2,825
1,268
1,005
107
84
84
235
285
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
56.2
1
1992-93
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
3Chris Webber
C. Webber
55.2
1
1993-94
76
32.1
17.5
9.1
3.6
1.2
2.2
7.5
13.6
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
4.7
53.2
55.9
4.0
5.1
2.7
2,438
1,333
694
272
93
164
206
247
4Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
54.9
1
1997-98
82
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
5Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
54.5
1
2017-18
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+389
6Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
54.2
1
2015-16
82
32.0
18.3
10.5
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
53.1
1
1989-90
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
8Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
52.7
1
1963-64
79
41.4
17.7
17.4
2.6
6.9
13.1
3.9
5.0
77.9
57.8
3,273
1,400
1,375
204
300
9Walter Davis
W. Davis
52.6
1
1977-78
81
32.0
24.2
6.0
3.4
1.4
0.2
9.7
18.4
4.8
5.8
83.0
57.7
2.0
4.0
3.5
2,590
1,959
484
273
113
20
283
242
10Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
52.3
1
1983-84
82
32.8
21.0
11.1
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.7
16.7
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.3
66.1
55.1
3.6
7.6
3.6
2,693
1,720
913
163
70
197
294
339
11Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
52.3
1
1982-83
70
36.2
23.7
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
12Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
52.0
1
1976-77
77
36.6
20.3
7.6
1.9
1.2
0.2
7.1
13.6
6.2
7.6
81.8
60.1
3.3
4.4
2,816
1,564
587
144
91
15
215
13Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
51.9
1
1961-62
79
42.3
31.6
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
51.8
1
1969-70
82
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
15Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
51.8
1
2001-02
82
36.7
17.6
8.9
2.7
0.5
2.1
6.7
13.0
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.1
5.8
70.9
56.6
2.9
6.0
2.7
3,007
1,441
730
223
41
169
224
195
-310
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
51.5
1
1984-85
82
38.3
28.2
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
17Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
51.2
1
1962-63
57
40.2
25.5
8.0
3.1
9.2
18.0
7.1
9.2
77.0
57.8
2,294
1,452
458
175
188
18Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
50.6
1
2010-11
82
38.0
22.5
12.1
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
19Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
49.2
1
2021-22
74
35.4
15.3
7.5
3.5
1.1
0.7
6.2
12.6
0.8
2.6
30.1
2.1
2.9
73.5
55.2
2.6
4.9
1.8
2,617
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
20Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
49.0
1
1991-92
82
37.2
19.2
11.0
3.6
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
3.9
7.0
2.0
3,047
1,576
899
292
81
51
160
225
21Elton Brand
E. Brand
48.2
1
1999-00
81
37.0
20.1
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
22Grant Hill
G. Hill
47.7
1
1994-95
70
38.3
19.9
6.4
5.0
1.8
0.9
7.3
15.2
0.1
0.4
14.8
5.3
7.3
73.2
54.1
1.8
4.6
2.9
2,678
1,394
445
353
124
62
202
203
23Ja Morant
J. Morant
47.7
1
2019-20
67
31.0
17.8
3.9
7.3
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
2,074
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
24Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
47.6
1
1968-69
82
36.2
13.8
18.2
2.6
5.2
10.9
3.4
5.6
60.5
51.5
2,970
1,131
1,491
213
276
25Derrick Rose
D. Rose
47.5
1
2008-09
81
37.0
16.8
3.9
6.3
0.8
0.2
7.1
14.9
0.2
0.9
22.2
2.4
3.1
78.8
51.6
1.2
2.7
2.5
3,000
1,361
317
512
66
18
202
125
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.857
2
5
1
.833
0.5
3
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0.5
4
4
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.667
1.5
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3
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.500
2.5
6
3
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.500
2.5
7
3
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.429
3.0
8
3
4
.429
3.0
9
2
4
.333
3.5
10
2
4
.333
3.5
11
2
4
.333
3.5
12
2
5
.286
4.0
13
1
5
.167
4.5
14
1
5
.167
4.5
15
1
5
.167
4.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
6
0
1.000
2
6
1
.857
0.5
3
4
1
.800
1.5
4
5
2
.714
1.5
5
4
2
.667
2.0
6
4
2
.667
2.0
7
4
2
.667
2.0
8
3
2
.600
2.5
9
4
3
.571
2.5
10
4
3
.571
2.5
11
2
4
.333
4.0
12
1
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.250
4.0
13
1
5
.167
5.0
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.167
5.0
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