Neil Johnston had the highest field-goal percentage in 1952-53, at 45.2 percent.

Interpreted as:

most fg% with a minimum of 300 field-goals made per 82 team games by a player in 1953

	NAME	FG%	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	45.2	1952-53	PHI	70	45.2	22.3	13.9	2.8	7.2	15.9	7.9	11.3	70.0	53.4	3,166	1,564	976	197	248
2	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	45.2	1952-53	BOS	69	42.1	20.3	9.1	4.1	6.5	14.4	7.2	9.7	75.0	54.3	2,902	1,402	629	280	188
3	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	44.4	1952-53	NYK	70	33.3	12.4	13.1	1.8	4.0	9.1	4.3	6.1	70.0	52.5	2,333	865	916	126	224
4	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	43.6	1952-53	BOS	71	32.9	16.2	4.1	2.7	5.7	13.0	4.8	5.6	85.0	52.1	2,333	1,147	288	191	240
5	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	43.5	1952-53	MIN	70	35.2	15.0	9.3	2.1	5.4	12.4	4.2	5.5	75.2	50.4	2,465	1,047	654	148	289
6	Ernie Vandeweghe E. Vandeweghe	43.5	1952-53	NYK	61	28.6	12.0	5.6	2.4	4.5	10.2	3.1	4.0	76.6	49.9	1,745	731	342	144	242
7	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	42.0	1952-53	ROC	70	37.5	10.9	11.1	3.3	4.5	10.7	1.9	3.0	64.9	45.4	2,625	763	774	231	245
8	Slater Martin S. Martin	41.0	1952-53	MIN	70	36.5	10.6	2.7	3.6	3.7	9.1	3.2	4.1	78.0	48.9	2,556	744	186	250	246
9	Carl Braun C. Braun	40.0	1952-53	NYK	70	33.1	14.0	3.3	3.5	4.6	11.5	4.7	5.7	82.5	49.7	2,316	977	233	243	287
10	George Mikan G. Mikan	39.9	1952-53	MIN	70	37.9	20.6	14.4	2.9	7.1	17.9	6.3	8.1	78.0	48.0	2,651	1,442	1,007	201	290
11	Leo Barnhorst L. Barnhorst	38.9	1952-53	IND	71	40.4	13.6	6.8	3.9	5.7	14.6	2.3	3.6	62.9	42.1	2,871	967	483	277	245
12	Red Rocha R. Rocha	38.8	1952-53	SYR	69	35.6	11.2	7.4	2.0	3.9	10.0	3.4	4.5	75.5	46.6	2,454	770	510	137	257
13	Don Barksdale D. Barksdale	38.7	1952-53	BAL	65	35.4	13.8	9.2	2.6	4.9	12.8	4.0	6.2	64.1	44.7	2,298	899	597	166	273
14	Bob Davies B. Davies	38.5	1952-53	ROC	66	33.6	15.6	3.0	4.2	5.1	13.3	5.3	7.1	75.3	47.4	2,216	1,029	195	280	261
15	Paul Seymour P. Seymour	38.3	1952-53	SYR	67	40.1	14.2	3.7	4.4	4.6	11.9	5.1	6.2	81.7	48.5	2,684	952	246	294	210
16	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	37.9	1952-53	MIL	71	40.7	11.7	11.2	3.2	4.5	11.9	2.7	4.2	65.4	42.8	2,891	831	793	227	214
17	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	37.4	1952-53	SYR	71	37.6	17.8	13.0	3.2	5.3	14.1	7.2	8.7	82.7	49.5	2,668	1,262	920	227	271
18	Arnie Risen A. Risen	36.8	1952-53	ROC	68	33.6	13.0	11.0	2.0	4.3	11.8	4.3	6.3	68.5	44.6	2,288	884	745	135	274
19	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	36.7	1952-53	ROC	70	36.8	14.6	5.0	3.6	4.5	12.4	5.5	6.8	81.2	47.5	2,577	1,020	351	252	206
20	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	36.3	1952-53	MIL	69	38.1	15.8	7.7	2.8	6.2	17.0	3.5	4.9	70.8	41.3	2,626	1,090	533	196	237
21	Larry Foust L. Foust	36.0	1952-53	FTW	67	34.4	14.3	11.5	2.3	4.6	12.9	5.0	6.9	72.3	44.8	2,303	958	769	151	267
22	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	35.7	1952-53	MIN	66	36.4	13.0	6.8	3.5	5.0	14.1	2.9	3.8	76.9	41.2	2,403	859	452	231	194
23	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	35.2	1952-53	BOS	71	41.5	19.8	6.3	7.7	6.5	18.6	6.7	8.3	81.6	44.6	2,945	1,407	449	547	227
24	Eddie Miller E. Miller	35.0	1952-53	TOT	70	28.8	10.5	9.6	1.6	3.9	11.2	2.7	4.1	65.2	40.4	2,018	733	669	115	250
25	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	34.6	1952-53	PHI	70	29.8	11.9	5.5	2.0	4.7	13.7	2.4	3.3	72.7	39.2	2,085	832	387	138	319