highest fg% in any game with 40+ pts after 1980

Since 1980-81, Scottie Pippen has the highest field-goal percentage with 40+ points in a regular-season or postseason game, at 94.1 percent versus the Hornets on February 23, 1991.

Interpreted as:
highest fg% by a player in any game with 40+ pts after 1980
NAMEFG%PTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
94.1
43
2/23/1991
vs
31
4
6
6
0
16
17
0
0
11
15
73.3
91.1
2
2
2
2
2Cedric Ceballos
C. Ceballos
93.3
40
3/9/1993
@
42
12
2
1
3
14
15
0
0
12
12
100.0
98.6
5
7
3
4
3Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
92.9
43
2/23/2000
vs
33
16
0
0
5
13
14
0
0
17
24
70.8
87.5
7
9
2
2
+6
4Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
91.7
48
2/20/1983
vs
32
3
2
1
1
22
24
1
1
100.0
3
6
50.0
90.1
0
2
5Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
89.5
44
4/10/2021
@
33
7
4
1
0
17
19
7
9
77.8
3
3
100.0
108.3
0
7
1
2
+31
6Bernard King
B. King
89.5
43
12/8/1982
@
38
9
4
17
19
0
0
9
11
81.8
90.2
3
6
3
7Jim Paxson
J. Paxson
88.9
40
1/15/1985
vs
37
1
5
3
0
16
18
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
92.9
0
1
1
2
8Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
87.5
44
3/19/2010
vs
35
7
0
1
2
14
16
0
0
16
18
88.9
92.0
2
5
5
4
+15
9Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
87.5
40
2/20/2008
vs
39
5
5
1
1
14
16
1
1
100.0
11
11
100.0
96.0
3
2
1
3
+28
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
87.0
42
11/20/2023
@
34
13
8
1
1
20
23
0
0
2
6
33.3
81.9
6
7
5
2
+10
11Myles Turner
M. Turner
86.7
40
2/23/2023
vs
37
10
2
0
1
13
15
8
10
80.0
6
7
85.7
110.6
3
7
5
5
+9
12Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
86.4
44
3/2/1990
vs
35
9
3
1
0
19
22
1
1
100.0
5
5
100.0
90.9
3
6
1
1
13Gene Banks
G. Banks
86.4
44
4/13/1983
vs
42
11
4
1
0
19
22
0
0
6
6
100.0
89.3
5
6
1
1
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
85.7
47
4/2/2021
@
33
12
2
1
3
18
21
0
3
0.0
11
13
84.6
87.9
1
11
4
2
+17
15Terry Porter
T. Porter
85.7
41
5/19/1992
vs
38
6
7
3
0
12
14
4
5
80.0
13
14
92.9
101.7
3
3
1
1
16Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
85.7
42
3/3/1988
@
39
13
2
4
0
18
21
0
0
6
8
75.0
85.6
5
8
4
2
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
85.0
43
12/14/2022
vs
33
14
8
5
1
17
20
0
2
0.0
9
10
90.0
88.1
2
12
8
2
+28
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
85.0
44
2/8/2022
@
35
14
8
1
2
17
20
2
2
100.0
8
13
61.5
85.5
4
10
0
5
+23
19Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
85.0
40
4/15/2021
@
32
9
3
1
0
17
20
3
5
60.0
3
3
100.0
93.8
0
9
6
2
+36
20Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
85.0
44
1/21/2019
@
27
3
2
0
1
17
20
10
11
90.9
0
0
110.0
0
3
2
2
+29
21Eddy Curry
E. Curry
85.0
43
4/7/2007
@
50
13
1
2
0
17
20
1
1
100.0
8
12
66.7
85.0
4
9
4
1
-1
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
84.6
41
11/19/1999
vs
43
17
1
1
7
11
13
0
0
19
31
61.3
77.0
7
10
2
4
+14
23Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
84.2
42
2/24/2025
vs
31
3
2
1
0
16
19
8
9
88.9
2
3
66.7
103.3
0
3
3
0
+36
24Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
84.2
41
3/14/2007
@
45
10
1
0
2
16
19
0
0
9
12
75.0
84.4
4
6
6
4
+2
25Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
84.2
40
3/19/1991
vs
43
8
6
3
0
16
19
1
1
100.0
7
7
100.0
90.6
4
4
5
2
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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