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Field Goal Percentage

What does Field Goal Percentage Mean?

A statistic calculated by dividing a player's field goals made with his field goal attempts.


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Sporting Charts explains Field Goal Percentage

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.

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