most fg% by a rookie in a single game with 20+ fg attempts

Hakeem Olajuwon has the highest field-goal percentage by a rookie in a game with 20+ field-goal attempts, at 81.8 percent versus the Warriors on December 6, 1984.

Interpreted as:
most fg% by a rookie in a single regular-season game with 20+ fg attempts
NAME FG% FGA DATE TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
81.8
22
12/6/1984
HOU HOU
@
GSW GSW
45
42
13
0
0
5
18
0
0
6
9
66.7
80.9
5
8
3
4
2 Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
80.0
20
12/29/2018
PHX PHX
vs
DEN DEN
39
33
14
1
4
0
16
0
0
1
3
33.3
77.4
10
4
0
2
0
3 John Drew
J. Drew
80.0
20
11/16/1974
ATL ATL
vs
NOJ NOJ
39
44
20
5
5
16
12
16
75.0
81.4
3
17
5
4 Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
79.2
24
1/17/2011
LAC LAC
vs
IND IND
37
47
14
3
0
1
19
0
0
9
11
81.8
81.5
3
11
4
3
+17
5 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
79.2
24
3/9/1969
SDR SDR
@
PHX PHX
38
39
14
1
19
1
7
14.3
72.0
5
6 Elton Brand
E. Brand
78.3
23
2/24/2000
CHI CHI
@
IND IND
39
38
7
3
1
3
18
0
0
2
2
100.0
79.6
4
3
2
2
-10
7 Chuck Person
C. Person
78.3
23
2/11/1987
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
38
42
9
2
2
0
18
6
6
100.0
0
0
91.3
0
9
2
4
8 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
77.3
22
5/5/2021
MIN MIN
vs
MEM MEM
38
42
6
7
1
1
17
8
9
88.9
0
1
0.0
93.6
1
5
3
4
+11
9 Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
77.3
22
2/16/1982
DAL DAL
@
NYK NYK
33
40
10
3
17
0
6
7
85.7
79.7
4
1
10 Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
77.3
22
12/18/1963
BAL BAL
@
DET DET
42
38
10
9
17
4
5
80.0
78.5
4
11 Elton Brand
E. Brand
76.2
21
4/13/2000
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
43
44
12
2
0
3
16
0
0
12
15
80.0
79.7
7
5
1
2
-11
12 Walter Davis
W. Davis
76.2
21
2/28/1978
PHX PHX
@
CHI CHI
37
36
6
2
5
1
16
4
6
66.7
76.1
3
3
5
5
13 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
76.0
25
2/16/1993
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
49
46
21
3
0
5
19
0
0
8
16
50.0
71.8
3
18
6
5
14 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
76.0
25
1/28/1962
CHI CHI
@
LAL LAL
45
18
19
7
10
70.0
76.5
4
15 Zaccharie Risacher
Z. Risacher
75.0
20
4/10/2025
ATL ATL
@
BKN BKN
35
38
4
2
2
1
15
6
11
54.5
2
5
40.0
85.6
0
4
1
5
+28
16 Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
75.0
20
4/6/2011
LAC LAC
@
OKC OKC
38
35
11
6
1
1
15
0
0
5
8
62.5
74.4
3
8
0
2
-8
17 Anthony Morrow
A. Morrow
75.0
20
11/15/2008
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
42
37
11
1
0
0
15
4
5
80.0
3
3
100.0
86.8
3
8
2
2
+24
18 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
75.0
20
12/13/1997
SAS SAS
vs
ORL ORL
36
32
11
3
0
1
15
0
0
2
3
66.7
75.0
1
10
0
1
+29
19 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
75.0
20
2/23/1985
CHI CHI
vs
GSW GSW
32
38
5
5
3
0
15
0
0
8
8
100.0
80.8
1
4
0
4
20 Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
75.0
20
3/13/1971
CIN CIN
vs
ATL ATL
47
3
15
17
21
81.0
80.4
4
21 Dave Sorenson
D. Sorenson
75.0
20
12/19/1970
CLE CLE
vs
BUF BUF
40
34
8
3
15
4
5
80.0
76.6
5
22 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
73.9
23
4/6/1993
ORL ORL
vs
PHI PHI
35
35
16
5
1
3
17
0
0
1
2
50.0
73.3
4
12
2
2
23 Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
73.9
23
2/17/1983
SDC SDC
@
GSW GSW
36
37
15
1
1
1
17
0
0
3
3
100.0
76.1
4
11
7
5
24 Jason Richardson
J. Richardson
72.7
22
2/22/2002
GSW GSW
@
MIL MIL
42
35
3
5
0
1
16
3
5
60.0
0
0
79.5
2
1
1
2
+4
25 Dennis Scott
D. Scott
72.7
22
3/8/1991
ORL ORL
vs
DEN DEN
32
40
3
3
0
1
16
4
5
80.0
4
4
100.0
84.2
0
3
3
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal attempts and field-goal percentage going back to the 1982-83 season.

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68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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