nba highest fg% in 1972 season

Wilt Chamberlain had the highest field-goal percentage in 1971-72, at 64.9 percent.

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NAMEFG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
64.9
1971-72
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
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
57.4
1971-72
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
3Johnny Green
J. Green
56.9
1971-72
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
4Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
54.5
1971-72
82
38.9
18.6
12.8
3.2
7.2
13.3
4.1
7.1
58.5
56.7
3,187
1,526
1,049
262
255
5Dick Snyder
D. Snyder
52.9
1971-72
73
34.7
16.6
3.1
3.9
6.8
12.8
3.0
3.5
84.2
57.6
2,534
1,210
228
283
200
6Dale Schlueter
D. Schlueter
52.5
1971-72
81
33.2
11.7
10.6
3.5
4.4
8.3
3.0
4.0
73.9
58.1
2,693
947
860
285
277
7Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
51.2
1971-72
77
38.0
16.7
13.1
4.1
7.1
13.8
2.6
3.2
79.1
54.8
2,926
1,283
1,011
318
218
8Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
51.2
1971-72
77
40.6
23.2
6.7
5.8
8.7
17.0
5.8
7.2
80.8
57.6
3,126
1,788
513
446
185
9Jon McGlocklin
J. McGlocklin
51.0
1971-72
80
27.7
10.7
2.3
2.9
4.7
9.2
1.4
1.6
86.5
54.3
2,213
857
181
231
146
10Chet Walker
C. Walker
50.5
1971-72
78
33.2
22.0
6.1
2.3
7.9
15.7
6.2
7.3
84.7
58.3
2,588
1,719
473
178
171
11Lucius Allen
L. Allen
50.5
1971-72
80
29.0
13.5
3.2
4.2
5.5
10.9
2.5
3.2
76.4
54.7
2,316
1,080
254
333
214
12Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
50.3
1971-72
77
39.5
24.7
5.0
4.0
10.1
20.0
4.5
5.6
81.2
54.9
3,042
1,899
385
309
225
13Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
49.8
1971-72
80
37.0
18.4
7.7
3.1
7.9
15.8
2.7
3.6
73.9
53.0
2,957
1,475
613
249
297
14Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
49.8
1971-72
76
41.7
13.0
17.6
3.7
5.4
10.8
2.3
3.6
62.9
52.5
3,171
989
1,336
278
218
15Bob Kauffman
B. Kauffman
49.7
1971-72
77
41.6
18.9
10.2
3.9
7.2
14.6
4.4
5.6
79.5
55.5
3,205
1,457
787
297
273
16Lee Winfield
L. Winfield
49.6
1971-72
81
25.2
10.6
2.7
3.6
4.2
8.5
2.2
3.2
66.8
53.3
2,040
861
218
290
198
17Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
49.5
1971-72
78
34.5
15.0
11.8
1.5
6.4
12.9
2.2
3.1
72.3
52.6
2,689
1,172
923
117
193
18Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
49.3
1971-72
80
38.7
25.7
14.2
3.1
10.4
21.1
4.9
6.3
76.8
53.8
3,092
2,056
1,132
248
297
19Stan McKenzie
S. McKenzie
49.2
1971-72
82
24.8
13.8
3.3
1.8
5.0
10.2
3.8
4.6
83.1
56.7
2,036
1,135
272
148
240
20Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
48.7
1971-72
82
37.1
25.9
3.6
4.5
10.1
20.7
5.8
6.8
85.0
54.8
3,040
2,127
295
365
210
21Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
48.7
1971-72
TOT
78
35.3
12.6
13.5
2.5
4.9
10.0
2.8
4.1
70.3
53.4
2,756
980
1,051
198
269
22Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
48.6
1971-72
76
43.1
28.2
2.9
9.2
9.7
19.9
8.9
10.8
82.2
57.2
3,272
2,145
222
701
198
23Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
48.4
1971-72
79
40.3
18.8
15.2
3.1
8.3
17.2
2.2
3.1
72.0
50.9
3,186
1,489
1,203
245
314
24Clem Haskins
C. Haskins
48.3
1971-72
79
31.1
15.7
3.4
3.7
6.4
13.3
2.8
3.3
85.3
53.0
2,453
1,238
270
290
194
25Jim McMillian
J. McMillian
48.2
1971-72
80
38.1
18.8
6.5
2.6
8.0
16.6
2.7
3.5
79.1
51.7
3,050
1,503
522
209
209

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