highest fg% in a game with 55 points

Wilt Chamberlain has the highest field-goal percentage in a game with 55+ points, at 82.9 percent versus the Suns on February 9, 1969.

Interpreted as:
highest fg% by a player in a regular-season game with 55 or more points
NAME FG% PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
82.9
66
2/9/1969
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
48
27
4
29
35
8
18
44.4
76.9
1
2 Karl Malone
K. Malone
80.8
61
1/27/1990
UTA UTA
vs
MIL MIL
33
18
2
3
0
21
26
0
0
19
23
82.6
84.4
9
9
2
2
3 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
78.6
56
3/3/1985
BOS BOS
vs
DET DET
41
16
4
1
3
22
28
0
0
12
13
92.3
83.0
10
6
4
3
4 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
77.8
59
4/3/1988
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
42
4
6
2
2
21
27
0
1
0.0
17
19
89.5
83.4
2
2
1
4
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
76.5
58
2/13/1967
PHI PHI
vs
CIN CIN
48
25
6
26
34
6
14
42.9
72.2
3
6 James Harden
J. Harden
76.0
56
11/5/2017
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
35
2
13
2
0
19
25
7
8
87.5
11
12
91.7
92.5
0
2
7
3
+25
7 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
75.8
73
1/26/2024
DAL DAL
@
ATL ATL
45
10
7
1
0
25
33
8
13
61.5
15
16
93.8
91.2
0
10
4
1
+13
8 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
75.0
68
12/16/1967
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
48
34
2
30
40
8
22
36.4
68.4
1
9 Glen Rice
G. Rice
74.1
56
4/15/1995
MIA MIA
vs
ORL ORL
45
4
0
0
0
20
27
7
8
87.5
9
10
90.0
89.2
1
3
2
4
10 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
74.1
57
12/4/1982
UTA UTA
vs
CHI CHI
38
9
3
0
0
20
27
0
0
17
22
77.3
77.7
3
6
2
5
11 David Thompson
D. Thompson
73.7
73
4/9/1978
DEN DEN
@
DET DET
43
7
2
0
1
28
38
17
20
85.0
78.0
3
4
4
2
12 Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
73.5
57
11/10/1969
ATL ATL
CHI CHI
38
8
8
25
34
7
8
87.5
76.0
4
13 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
73.3
55
12/4/2022
LAL LAL
@
WAS WAS
38
17
1
0
3
22
30
2
3
66.7
9
9
100.0
81.0
3
14
2
1
+17
14 Chet Walker
C. Walker
73.3
56
2/6/1972
CHI CHI
vs
CIN CIN
36
4
2
22
30
12
13
92.3
78.4
1
15 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
73.0
67
3/9/1961
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
48
31
1
27
37
13
17
76.5
75.3
1
16 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
72.4
60
1/25/2023
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
40
7
8
3
0
21
29
9
15
60.0
9
10
90.0
89.8
0
7
4
1
+11
17 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
71.4
64
12/13/2023
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
37
14
3
4
1
20
28
0
3
0.0
24
32
75.0
76.0
3
11
4
1
+29
18 Purvis Short
P. Short
71.4
59
11/17/1984
GSW GSW
vs
NJN NJN
40
5
0
1
0
20
28
4
6
66.7
15
16
93.8
84.2
2
3
3
2
19 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
71.1
70
3/10/1963
SFW SFW
@
SYR SYR
48
18
3
27
38
16
22
72.7
73.4
2
20 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
70.6
59
2/21/2016
NOP NOP
@
DET DET
43
20
4
0
1
24
34
2
2
100.0
9
10
90.0
76.8
6
14
2
1
+17
21 DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
70.0
56
1/25/2016
SAC SAC
vs
CHA CHA
46
12
4
1
2
21
30
1
3
33.3
13
16
81.3
75.6
1
11
7
6
+15
22 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
69.4
58
1/24/1963
SFW SFW
DET DET
43
23
4
25
36
8
11
72.7
71.0
2
23 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
69.4
59
12/2/1962
SFW SFW
vs
STL STL
48
24
2
25
36
9
14
64.3
70.0
1
24 Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
69.2
56
1/29/1983
DET DET
vs
CHI CHI
37
6
4
18
26
0
0
20
22
90.9
78.5
4
25 Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
68.8
60
3/24/1990
PHX PHX
vs
SEA SEA
42
6
4
1
2
22
32
0
0
16
18
88.9
75.2
1
5
1
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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