A statistic calculated by dividing a player's field goals made with his field goal attempts.
In order to qualify as an NBA league leader in field goal percentage in a single season, a player has to register 300 field goals made. In order to qualify as an NBA career league leader in field goal percentage, a player must register 2,000 field goals made.
Former Chicago Bulls center Artis Gilmore holds the NBA record in field goal percentage with 0.599.