nba players highest fg% 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain had the highest field-goal percentage, at 61.3 percent.

Interpreted as:
NBA players highest fg% with a minimum of 150 field-goals made per 82 team games 1970s
NAMEFG%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
61.3
258
43.2
16.7
18.7
4.2
6.7
10.9
3.4
7.0
48.9
60.1
11,146
4,321
4,812
1,095
592
2Dave Twardzik
D. Twardzik
58.0
213
25.0
9.9
2.1
3.1
1.5
0.1
3.3
5.7
3.2
3.8
83.6
66.4
0.7
1.4
2.1
5,327
2,099
455
667
319
23
285
599
3Johnny Green
J. Green
57.5
301
25.2
12.4
8.0
1.3
5.0
8.7
2.4
4.0
60.4
59.4
7,584
3,740
2,418
380
924
4Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
57.1
152
27.5
13.5
7.7
1.9
1.0
0.8
4.2
7.4
5.0
6.4
78.9
66.0
2.7
5.0
2.6
4,182
2,046
1,170
296
151
122
395
417
5Bobby Jones
B. Jones
56.3
237
30.2
13.9
7.8
3.0
1.8
1.6
5.6
9.9
2.8
3.7
74.0
60.2
2.3
5.5
2.3
7,163
3,291
1,845
717
430
384
359
704
6Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
55.4
246
37.4
21.7
12.9
3.0
0.6
2.2
8.2
14.9
5.3
7.5
70.1
59.8
3.8
9.2
4.1
9,209
5,346
3,184
736
136
540
676
807
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
55.1
773
41.1
28.6
14.8
4.5
1.3
3.5
11.8
21.5
5.0
7.1
70.6
58.3
3.1
11.0
3.5
31,771
22,141
11,460
3,440
576
1,595
490
2,399
8Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
55.0
244
18.9
9.2
6.0
1.0
0.3
1.3
3.8
7.0
1.5
2.3
64.9
57.4
1.3
4.7
2.2
4,606
2,238
1,465
240
80
326
320
732
9Walter Davis
W. Davis
54.3
160
31.4
23.9
5.4
3.8
1.6
0.3
9.7
17.9
4.5
5.5
83.1
59.0
1.7
3.7
3.6
5,027
3,827
857
612
260
46
576
492
10George Gervin
G. Gervin
54.0
244
34.6
26.6
5.2
3.1
1.5
1.3
10.4
19.2
5.8
7.0
83.0
59.6
1.6
3.6
3.7
8,450
6,492
1,274
759
378
305
592
816
11Mitch Kupchak
M. Kupchak
53.8
215
22.7
13.4
6.4
1.0
0.3
0.5
5.1
9.5
3.1
4.4
71.0
58.4
2.3
4.1
2.3
4,876
2,879
1,384
221
73
99
304
541
12Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
53.7
157
35.3
22.5
9.1
2.7
1.3
1.2
9.2
17.2
4.0
5.4
74.8
57.5
3.2
5.9
2.2
5,544
3,529
1,433
424
208
192
345
407
13Mike Glenn
M. Glenn
53.5
131
16.2
7.8
1.2
1.6
0.5
0.1
3.5
6.5
0.8
1.0
84.4
56.1
0.3
0.9
0.9
2,118
1,024
161
214
72
11
114
211
14Swen Nater
S. Nater
52.9
229
29.4
13.1
11.3
2.0
0.6
0.6
5.4
10.2
2.2
2.9
77.0
56.7
3.3
8.0
2.5
6,744
2,994
2,595
464
132
127
395
732
15Clifford Ray
C. Ray
52.8
637
27.3
8.1
9.8
2.3
0.9
1.2
3.2
6.1
1.6
2.8
59.5
55.2
3.0
6.5
1.9
17,419
5,174
6,270
1,493
426
593
303
2,158
16Tom Owens
T. Owens
52.5
210
23.7
12.1
6.8
2.3
0.5
0.5
4.7
8.9
2.8
3.6
76.4
57.7
2.4
4.4
2.4
4,967
2,540
1,423
479
96
108
399
688
17Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
52.1
163
36.3
15.4
2.9
7.9
2.1
0.1
6.9
13.2
1.7
2.2
74.8
54.4
0.5
2.3
3.0
5,924
2,511
470
1,290
339
24
482
509
18John Shumate
J. Shumate
52.0
229
32.0
13.9
8.5
2.0
1.1
0.7
4.9
9.5
4.0
5.6
71.2
57.9
2.0
6.4
2.9
7,337
3,174
1,937
466
262
170
232
556
19Tom Boswell
T. Boswell
51.8
249
18.9
7.4
4.8
1.7
0.4
0.3
2.9
5.6
1.6
2.3
70.8
56.2
2.0
2.8
1.9
4,708
1,845
1,203
414
104
74
280
774
20Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
51.7
282
23.5
9.8
4.4
1.5
3.9
7.6
2.0
2.7
74.2
56.1
6,641
2,759
1,236
414
816
21Bob Gross
B. Gross
51.7
283
25.8
10.2
4.8
3.0
1.3
0.7
4.2
8.0
1.9
2.4
79.3
56.1
2.1
2.7
2.4
7,310
2,878
1,351
843
368
199
300
836
22Alex English
A. English
51.6
223
22.0
10.8
5.5
1.9
0.6
0.7
4.7
9.0
1.4
1.9
74.6
54.5
2.1
3.4
2.0
4,896
2,399
1,218
425
128
151
333
470
23Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
51.5
216
34.8
19.9
7.2
2.5
1.3
0.2
6.9
13.5
6.1
7.4
81.6
59.5
3.0
4.2
2.8
7,524
4,301
1,549
535
272
51
383
610
24Dan Issel
D. Issel
51.4
242
33.5
20.2
9.4
3.0
1.0
0.5
7.6
14.9
4.9
6.3
78.0
57.3
2.9
6.4
2.6
8,100
4,891
2,264
736
252
116
430
758
25David Thompson
D. Thompson
51.3
238
36.5
25.7
4.2
3.9
1.2
1.0
9.8
19.2
6.0
7.9
76.6
56.8
1.7
2.5
2.8
8,696
6,122
998
924
276
234
431
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