nba field goal percentage leader 1956-57

Neil Johnston had the highest field-goal percentage in 1956-57, at 44.7 percent.

Interpreted as:

NBA field goal percentage with a minimum of 300 field-goals made per 82 team games leader 1956-57

	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	44.7	1956-57	PHI	69	36.7	22.8	12.4	2.9	7.5	16.9	7.8	9.4	82.6	54.4	2,531	1,575	855	203	231
2	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	43.9	1956-57	ROC	72	32.5	16.3	4.9	1.7	6.2	14.2	3.8	5.0	76.0	49.6	2,338	1,174	354	123	251
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	42.7	1956-57	BOS	48	35.3	14.7	19.6	1.8	5.8	13.5	3.2	6.4	49.2	45.0	1,695	706	943	88	143
4	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	42.6	1956-57	MIN	69	36.1	20.8	13.5	2.0	8.3	19.5	4.1	5.8	71.7	47.1	2,492	1,434	932	139	251
5	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	42.2	1956-57	PHI	71	39.0	25.6	7.9	2.1	8.6	20.4	8.3	10.0	82.9	51.5	2,767	1,817	561	150	274
6	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	41.9	1956-57	STL	72	35.9	16.5	6.1	2.8	5.8	13.7	5.0	6.7	74.9	49.6	2,582	1,187	440	202	206
7	Kenny Sears K. Sears	41.8	1956-57	NYK	72	34.9	14.8	8.5	1.4	4.8	11.4	5.3	6.7	79.0	51.7	2,516	1,069	614	101	226
8	Ray Felix R. Felix	41.6	1956-57	NYK	72	22.5	12.0	8.2	0.5	4.1	9.8	3.8	5.2	74.7	49.7	1,622	867	587	36	284
9	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	41.6	1956-57	BOS	67	35.9	21.1	4.3	3.5	7.7	18.5	5.7	6.3	90.5	49.5	2,403	1,413	286	236	188
10	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	41.5	1956-57	STL	71	35.1	24.7	14.6	1.9	8.6	20.8	7.5	9.6	77.3	49.4	2,491	1,755	1,037	133	181
11	George Yardley G. Yardley	41.0	1956-57	FTW	72	37.4	21.5	10.5	2.0	7.3	17.7	7.0	8.9	78.7	49.8	2,691	1,547	755	147	231
12	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	40.8	1956-57	STL	72	29.8	10.5	9.0	2.2	4.4	10.8	1.7	2.2	76.4	44.6	2,145	755	645	159	235
13	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	40.6	1956-57	NYK	72	27.0	15.0	10.1	1.2	4.6	11.3	5.8	7.2	80.0	51.6	1,943	1,079	725	85	202
14	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	40.3	1956-57	SYR	72	30.4	12.4	11.2	1.3	4.6	11.5	3.1	4.3	71.9	46.2	2,191	891	807	90	190
15	Dick Garmaker D. Garmaker	40.0	1956-57	MIN	72	33.4	16.3	4.7	2.6	5.6	14.1	5.1	6.0	83.9	48.8	2,406	1,177	336	190	199
16	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	39.7	1956-57	BOS	72	29.9	16.2	9.8	1.6	6.2	15.6	3.8	4.8	79.0	45.6	2,150	1,163	705	117	304
17	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	38.7	1956-57	FTW	72	36.8	12.4	7.9	2.9	5.1	13.2	2.1	2.9	73.8	42.6	2,647	890	571	210	182
18	Gene Shue G. Shue	38.5	1956-57	FTW	72	34.3	10.9	5.8	3.3	3.8	9.9	3.3	4.4	76.3	46.3	2,470	787	421	238	137
19	Carl Braun C. Braun	38.1	1956-57	NYK	72	32.6	13.9	3.6	3.6	5.3	13.8	3.4	4.2	80.9	44.4	2,345	1,001	259	256	195
20	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	37.9	1956-57	SYR	72	39.6	22.5	14.0	3.2	6.9	18.2	8.7	9.6	90.4	50.2	2,851	1,617	1,008	229	219
21	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	37.8	1956-57	BOS	64	36.9	20.6	4.8	7.5	7.5	19.8	5.7	6.9	82.1	45.2	2,364	1,319	309	478	134
22	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	37.7	1956-57	MIN	72	30.5	13.7	8.8	1.7	4.5	11.9	4.8	5.9	80.7	47.4	2,198	986	630	121	312
23	Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton	37.7	1956-57	NYK	71	31.4	10.7	7.8	2.3	4.3	11.5	2.1	3.1	67.3	41.7	2,231	762	557	164	243
24	Ed Conlin E. Conlin	37.4	1956-57	SYR	71	31.7	13.4	6.1	2.9	4.7	12.6	4.0	5.2	76.9	45.0	2,250	953	430	205	170
25	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	35.7	1956-57	TOT	71	25.0	10.1	8.7	1.2	4.1	11.5	1.9	2.7	67.7	39.6	1,778	718	617	84	186