Before 1979-80, Wilt Chamberlain had the best field-goal percentage in a season, at 72.7 percent in 1972-73.

Interpreted as:

most fg% with a minimum of 300 field-goals made per 82 team games by a player in a seasons before 1980

	NAME	FG%	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	72.7	1972-73	LAL	82	43.2	13.2	18.6	4.5			5.2	7.1	2.8	5.5	51.0	68.9				3,542	1,084	1,526	365				191
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	68.3	1966-67	PHI	81	45.5	24.1	24.2	7.8			9.7	14.2	4.8	10.8	44.1	63.7				3,682	1,956	1,957	630				143
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	64.9	1971-72	LAL	82	42.3	14.8	19.2	4.0			6.0	9.3	2.7	6.4	42.2	61.0				3,469	1,213	1,572	329				196
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59.5	1967-68	PHI	82	46.8	24.3	23.8	8.6			10.0	16.8	4.3	11.4	38.0	55.7				3,836	1,992	1,952	702				160
5	Johnny Green J. Green	58.7	1970-71	CIN	75	28.6	16.7	8.7	1.2			6.7	11.4	3.3	5.4	61.7	60.7				2,147	1,252	656	89				233
6	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	58.4	1978-79	BOS	80	37.1	19.0	9.9	2.9	1.2	0.9	5.9	10.1	7.2	9.0	80.2	67.6	3.4	6.5	3.4	2,969	1,518	791	228	98	74	273	266
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58.3	1968-69	LAL	81	45.3	20.5	21.1	4.5			7.9	13.6	4.7	10.6	44.6	56.4				3,669	1,664	1,712	366				142
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	57.9	1976-77	LAL	82	36.8	26.2	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	10.8	18.7	4.6	6.5	70.1	60.8	3.2	10.0		3,016	2,152	1,090	319	101	261		262
9	Bobby Jones B. Jones	57.8	1977-78	DEN	75	32.5	14.5	8.5	3.4	1.8	1.7	5.9	10.1	2.8	3.7	75.1	61.6	2.2	6.3	2.6	2,440	1,088	636	252	137	126	194	221
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	57.7	1978-79	LAL	80	39.5	23.8	12.8	5.4	1.0	4.0	9.7	16.8	4.4	5.9	73.6	61.2	2.6	10.2	3.5	3,157	1,903	1,025	431	76	316	282	230
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	57.7	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	31.7	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	2,596	1,311	272				264
12	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	57.7	1978-79	WAS	77	31.2	10.9	10.8	4.1	0.9	0.5	4.5	7.8	2.0	3.1	64.3	59.9	3.6	7.2	2.0	2,406	843	830	315	71	37	156	204
13	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	57.5	1977-78	PHI	70	24.6	11.7	7.9	1.2	0.5	1.8	4.7	8.2	2.2	3.1	70.9	60.8	1.7	6.3	1.8	1,722	820	555	85	34	125	123	268
14	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	57.5	1978-79	CHI	82	39.8	23.7	12.7	3.3	0.6	1.9	9.2	16.0	5.3	7.2	73.9	61.9	3.6	9.1	3.8	3,265	1,940	1,043	274	50	156	310	280
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	57.4	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6			14.3	24.9	6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
16	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	57.2	1976-77	WAS	82	18.5	10.4	6.0	0.8	0.3	0.4	4.2	7.3	2.1	3.0	69.1	60.5	2.2	3.8		1,513	852	494	62	22	34		204
17	Bobby Jones B. Jones	57.0	1976-77	DEN	82	29.5	15.1	8.3	3.2	2.3	2.0	6.1	10.7	2.9	4.0	71.7	60.5	2.1	6.1		2,419	1,238	678	264	186	162		238
18	Matt Guokas M. Guokas	57.0	1972-73	KCO	79	36.0	9.1	3.1	5.1			4.1	7.2	0.9	1.1	82.2	59.4				2,846	718	245	403				190
19	Swen Nater S. Nater	56.9	1978-79	SDC	79	25.4	10.7	8.9	1.8	0.5	0.4	4.5	7.9	1.7	2.1	80.0	60.5	2.8	6.1	2.2	2,006	846	701	140	38	29	170	244
20	Johnny Green J. Green	56.9	1971-72	CIN	82	23.3	9.8	6.8	1.5			4.0	7.1	1.7	3.0	56.4	58.0				1,914	803	560	120				238
21	Kermit Washington K. Washington	56.2	1978-79	SDC	82	33.7	11.3	9.8	1.5	1.0	1.5	4.3	7.6	2.8	4.0	68.8	60.3	3.6	6.1	2.3	2,764	927	800	125	85	121	185	317
22	Walter Davis W. Davis	56.1	1978-79	PHX	79	30.8	23.6	4.7	4.3	1.9	0.3	9.7	17.2	4.3	5.2	83.1	60.6	1.4	3.3	3.7	2,437	1,868	373	339	147	26	293	250
23	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	56.1	1975-76	WAS	78	37.5	9.6	13.3	5.2	1.1	0.8	4.1	7.3	1.5	2.5	58.5	57.4	3.5	9.8		2,922	750	1,036	404	84	59		203
24	John Shumate J. Shumate	56.1	1975-76	TOT	75	26.3	11.7	7.4	1.7	1.1	0.5	4.4	7.9	2.8	4.3	65.0	59.6	1.9	5.5		1,976	876	554	127	82	34		159
25	Johnny Green J. Green	55.9	1969-70	CIN	78	29.2	15.6	10.8	1.4			6.2	11.0	3.3	5.5	59.2	58.0				2,278	1,216	841	112				268