Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Frank Gates had the lowest true shooting percentage, at 32.2 percent.

Interpreted as:

lowest ts% with a minimum of 363 points per 82 team games by a player in the 50s

	NAME	TS%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Frank Gates F. Gates	32.2	64		4.5		1.4	1.8	6.3	28.1	1.0	1.5	62.2		287		91	147
2	Milo Komenich M. Komenich	32.6	64		9.9		1.9	3.8	13.5	28.3	2.3	3.9	58.4		634		124	246
3	Floyd Volker F. Volker	34.0	54		7.4		2.1	3.0	9.8	30.9	1.3	2.4	55.0		397		112	169
4	Charlie Black C. Black	34.2	78	9.0	8.7	2.4	2.2	3.0	10.8	27.5	2.7	4.3	64.3	117	678	31	172	304
5	Jack Cotton J. Cotton	34.3	54		5.1		1.2	1.8	6.1	29.2	1.5	3.0	50.9		276		65	184
6	Ron Livingstone R. Livingstone	34.6	117		6.3	4.7	1.9	2.3	8.0	28.6	1.7	2.4	69.2		732	297	217	480
7	Jim Neal J. Neal	35.4	80	13.7	4.4	3.8	0.4	1.6	5.4	30.1	1.2	1.9	60.4	1,093	351	304	33	166
8	Howie Schultz H. Schultz	35.7	173	16.7	5.3	3.1	1.7	1.7	6.2	27.1	1.9	2.7	71.1	1,775	913	326	300	514
9	Bones McKinney B. McKinney	36.0	160	17.2	6.8	3.5	1.8	2.7	8.6	30.9	1.5	2.0	77.0	1,083	1,091	373	284	469
10	Kleggie Hermsen K. Hermsen	36.2	148	6.2	7.4	5.8	1.3	2.6	8.7	30.2	2.1	3.3	63.6	62	1,089	467	194	546
11	Chink Crossin C. Crossin	36.3	64		7.0		2.3	2.9	9.0	32.2	1.2	1.6	78.2		449		148	139
12	Johnny Ezersky J. Ezersky	36.4	54		7.6		1.6	2.6	9.0	29.4	2.4	3.4	69.4		413		86	139
13	Dick O'Keefe D. O'Keefe	36.7	85		6.4	2.2	1.2	2.2	7.4	29.0	2.1	2.8	72.3		541	37	99	295
14	Jack Smiley J. Smiley	36.7	59		5.6		2.7	1.7	6.2	26.9	2.3	3.4	67.7		332		161	193
15	Curly Armstrong C. Armstrong	36.9	101		6.5	2.3	2.5	2.1	7.4	28.9	2.3	3.3	68.9		660	89	253	314
16	Ralph Johnson R. Johnson	36.9	204	33.3	8.4	3.6	2.8	3.4	10.4	32.7	1.6	2.1	74.0	2,295	1,705	498	569	703
17	Joe Holland J. Holland	37.0	186	13.4	5.8	4.2	1.8	2.3	7.1	33.1	1.2	1.9	62.1	737	1,084	510	327	538
18	Red Holzman R. Holzman	37.0	298	13.0	5.4	1.5	1.9	2.0	6.5	31.3	1.4	2.0	70.1	2,106	1,620	344	572	385
19	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	37.5	326	23.4	12.6	5.3	1.4	4.6	14.8	30.9	3.4	4.4	77.2	4,490	4,105	1,379	462	1,151
20	Warren Perkins W. Perkins	37.5	126		6.1	4.8	2.0	2.1	6.7	30.9	1.9	3.1	61.8		767	319	257	492
21	Ariel Maughan A. Maughan	37.7	103		7.1	4.0	1.4	2.3	8.0	28.9	2.5	3.2	77.7		731	141	149	265
22	Jack Burmaster J. Burmaster	37.8	61		9.8		2.9	3.9	11.7	33.3	2.0	3.0	68.1		598		179	237
23	Danny Finn D. Finn	37.9	142	23.9	7.3	3.9	4.0	2.7	8.2	32.7	2.0	3.3	59.9	3,397	1,042	548	566	453
24	Leo Klier L. Klier	37.9	66		6.9		1.8	2.4	7.8	30.4	2.1	2.9	74.2		455		121	177
25	Bill Closs B. Closs	37.9	186	19.6	9.0	5.0	1.9	3.3	10.3	31.5	2.5	3.4	71.8	1,120	1,669	605	346	471