highest fg% by an mvp after 1969

Since 1969-70, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the best field-goal percentage by an MVP in a season, at 60.4 percent in 1979-80.

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highest fg% by an mvp in a regular season by a player after 1969
NAMEFG%MVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
60.4
1
1979-80
82
38.3
24.8
10.8
4.5
1.0
3.4
10.2
16.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
5.8
76.5
63.9
2.3
8.5
3.6
3,143
2,034
886
371
81
280
297
216
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
58.3
1
2021-22
74
33.4
27.1
13.8
7.9
1.5
0.9
10.3
17.7
1.3
3.9
33.7
5.1
6.3
81.0
66.1
2.8
11.0
3.8
2,475
2,004
1,019
584
109
63
281
191
+442
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
58.3
1
2023-24
79
34.6
26.4
12.4
9.0
1.4
0.9
10.4
17.9
1.1
2.9
35.9
4.5
5.5
81.7
65.0
2.8
9.5
3.0
2,737
2,085
976
708
108
68
237
194
+684
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
57.9
1
1976-77
82
36.8
26.2
13.3
3.9
1.2
3.2
10.8
18.7
4.6
6.5
70.1
60.8
3.2
10.0
3,016
2,152
1,090
319
101
261
262
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
57.8
1
2018-19
72
32.8
27.7
12.5
5.9
1.3
1.5
10.0
17.3
0.7
2.8
25.6
6.9
9.5
72.9
64.4
2.2
10.3
3.7
2,358
1,994
898
424
92
110
268
232
+654
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
57.7
1
1970-71
82
40.1
31.7
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
7Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
57.4
1
1999-00
79
40.0
29.7
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
2.8
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
57.4
1
1971-72
81
44.2
34.8
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
56.6
1
2020-21
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
8.3
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
10LeBron James
L. James
56.5
1
2012-13
76
37.9
26.8
8.0
7.3
1.7
0.9
10.1
17.8
1.4
3.3
40.6
5.3
7.0
75.3
64.0
1.3
6.8
3.0
2,877
2,036
610
551
129
67
226
110
+720
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
55.3
1
2025-26
68
33.2
31.1
4.3
6.6
1.4
0.8
10.8
19.4
1.7
4.4
38.6
7.9
9.0
87.9
66.5
0.6
3.7
2.2
2,259
2,117
292
448
95
52
151
139
+788
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
55.3
1
2019-20
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
55.0
1
1996-97
82
36.6
27.4
9.9
4.5
1.4
0.6
10.5
19.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.4
8.4
75.5
60.0
2.4
7.5
2.8
2,998
2,249
809
368
113
48
233
217
+768
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
54.8
1
2022-23
66
34.6
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
15Moses Malone
M. Malone
54.0
1
1978-79
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
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
53.9
1
1973-74
81
43.8
27.0
14.5
4.8
1.4
3.5
11.7
21.7
3.6
5.2
70.2
56.4
3.5
11.0
3,548
2,191
1,178
386
112
283
238
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
53.9
1
1990-91
82
37.0
31.5
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
229
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
53.5
1
1987-88
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
19LeBron James
L. James
53.1
1
2011-12
62
37.5
27.1
7.9
6.2
1.9
0.8
10.0
18.9
0.9
2.4
36.2
6.2
8.1
77.1
60.5
1.5
6.4
3.4
2,326
1,683
492
387
115
50
213
96
+473
20David Robinson
D. Robinson
53.0
1
1994-95
81
38.0
27.6
10.8
2.9
1.7
3.2
9.7
18.4
0.1
0.2
30.0
8.1
10.5
77.4
60.2
2.9
7.9
2.9
3,074
2,238
877
236
134
262
233
230
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
52.9
1
1975-76
82
41.2
27.7
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
52.8
1
1993-94
80
41.0
27.3
11.9
3.6
1.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
0.1
0.2
42.1
4.9
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
128
297
271
289
23Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
52.2
1
1986-87
80
36.3
23.9
6.3
12.2
1.7
0.5
8.5
16.4
0.1
0.5
20.5
6.7
7.9
84.8
60.2
1.5
4.8
3.8
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
300
168
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
52.2
1
1984-85
80
39.5
28.7
10.5
6.6
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
25Bill Walton
B. Walton
52.2
1
1977-78
58
33.3
18.9
13.2
5.0
1.0
2.5
7.9
15.2
3.1
4.2
72.0
55.4
2.0
11.2
3.6
1,929
1,097
766
291
60
146
206
145

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