Before 1966-67, Walt Bellamy had the best field-goal percentage, at 51.5 percent.

Interpreted as:

most fg% with a minimum of 150 field-goals made per 82 team games by a player before 1967

	NAME	FG%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	51.5	399	41.8	26.8	16.5	2.5	10.2	19.7	6.5	9.9	65.6	55.7	16,697	10,688	6,590	995	1,418
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51.1	543	47.0	39.6	24.8	3.4	16.1	31.4	7.5	13.6	54.8	52.9	25,526	21,486	13,491	1,850	1,038
3	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	50.0	217	36.0	21.1	7.4	2.4	7.8	15.6	5.4	7.1	76.8	56.1	7,808	4,570	1,604	530	762
4	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	48.7	224	43.1	20.1	19.5	2.6	8.0	16.4	4.1	5.2	79.3	53.8	9,654	4,511	4,364	574	788
5	Bill McGill B. McGill	48.6	158	15.9	10.2	3.9	1.1	4.2	8.6	1.9	2.6	71.1	52.4	2,507	1,613	611	168	367
6	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	48.4	460	44.6	30.4	10.0	10.7	10.7	22.1	9.1	10.9	82.9	56.6	20,529	13,998	4,579	4,923	1,482
7	Bob Donham B. Donham	48.0	273	23.7	6.7	3.9	2.6	2.4	5.1	1.8	3.6	50.7	50.3	4,866	1,818	1,071	706	850
8	Bailey Howell B. Howell	48.0	545	35.1	20.3	11.4	2.3	7.2	14.9	6.0	7.8	77.3	55.4	19,129	11,080	6,225	1,245	2,137
9	Alex Groza A. Groza	47.4	130		22.5	10.7	2.4	7.8	16.4	6.9	9.1	75.6	55.0		2,925	709	318	458
10	Jerry West J. West	46.4	434	39.7	27.7	7.0	5.3	9.8	21.2	8.0	10.1	79.8	54.1	17,237	12,020	3,038	2,289	1,200
11	Zelmo Beaty Z. Beaty	46.4	299	32.9	15.4	11.2	1.3	5.7	12.3	4.0	5.4	73.5	52.4	9,828	4,595	3,350	400	1,246
12	Johnny Green J. Green	46.2	544	25.5	12.7	9.9	1.6	5.2	11.2	2.4	4.4	54.9	48.6	13,850	6,931	5,402	881	1,519
13	Dave Budd D. Budd	46.0	353	18.1	7.1	4.6	1.0	2.7	5.9	1.6	2.4	68.2	50.8	6,389	2,505	1,623	337	814
14	Sam Jones S. Jones	45.7	656	27.0	17.0	5.1	2.4	6.9	15.1	3.2	4.0	79.4	50.3	17,732	11,124	3,345	1,594	1,242
15	Dave Stallworth D. Stallworth	45.5	80	23.7	12.6	6.2	2.3	4.7	10.3	3.2	4.7	68.6	50.9	1,893	1,004	492	186	237
16	Kenny Sears K. Sears	45.5	529	28.2	13.9	7.1	1.6	4.7	10.2	4.6	5.6	82.6	54.8	14,927	7,355	3,755	843	1,470
17	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	45.4	133	19.0	10.4	6.3	0.5	4.0	8.8	2.5	3.7	67.9	50.3	2,530	1,388	839	71	311
18	Al Attles A. Attles	45.2	445	26.0	10.0	3.5	3.0	4.0	8.8	2.0	3.2	62.5	48.8	11,557	4,444	1,571	1,318	1,523
19	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	45.0	745	29.2	18.0	6.9	3.0	7.0	15.6	4.0	5.0	79.8	50.7	21,731	13,447	5,116	2,242	2,388
20	Hal Greer H. Greer	45.0	598	34.8	19.2	5.4	3.8	7.6	16.8	4.1	5.1	80.9	50.5	20,786	11,506	3,247	2,250	2,037
21	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	45.0	823	31.8	19.2	6.6	2.3	7.6	16.9	4.1	5.3	77.8	50.2	26,147	15,840	5,424	1,861	2,782
22	Dick Barnett D. Barnett	44.9	442	29.6	17.3	3.3	2.8	6.6	14.7	4.1	5.3	77.0	50.7	13,084	7,645	1,440	1,258	1,133
23	Paul Neumann P. Neumann	44.7	373	23.0	10.5	2.8	3.0	3.9	8.6	2.7	3.4	79.9	51.5	8,582	3,905	1,046	1,111	1,027
24	Wayne Embry W. Embry	44.6	603	29.2	14.1	10.4	1.6	5.4	12.2	3.2	5.0	64.3	49.0	17,591	8,486	6,257	951	2,225
25	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	44.4	516	35.5	19.4	11.3	2.5	6.4	14.4	6.6	8.6	76.8	53.4	18,298	10,023	5,856	1,269	1,681