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1977-1978 NBA Effective FG Percentage Leaders

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Bobby Jones led the NBA in effective fg percentage in 1977-1978 with 57.8%, 0.3 percentage points ahead of Darryl Dawkins (57.5%).

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Bobby Jones Led the NBA in 1977-1978 Bobby Jones DEN
57.8% Effective FG Percentage 0.3% clear of Darryl Dawkins
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# Player Team eFG% GP FGM FGA FG%
1 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones DEN 57.8% 75 440 761 57.8%
2 Darryl Dawkins Darryl Dawkins PHL 57.5% 70 332 577 57.5%
3 Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore CHI 55.9% 82 704 1,260 55.9%
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 55.0% 62 663 1,205 55.0%
5 Alex English Alex English MIL 54.2% 82 343 633 54.2%
6 Bob Lanier Bob Lanier DET 53.7% 63 622 1,159 53.7%
7 George Gervin George Gervin SAN 53.6% 82 864 1,611 53.6%
8 Bob Gross Bob Gross POR 52.9% 72 381 720 52.9%
9 Billy Paultz SAN 52.9% 80 518 979 52.9%
10 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 52.6% 81 786 1,494 52.6%
11 Doug Collins Doug Collins PHL 52.6% 79 643 1,223 52.6%
12 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 52.2% 80 628 1,204 52.2%
13 Bill Walton Bill Walton POR 52.2% 58 460 882 52.2%
14 David Thompson David Thompson DEN 52.1% 80 826 1,584 52.1%
15 Bob McAdoo Bob McAdoo NYK 52.0% 79 814 1,564 52.0%
16 Sonny Parker GOS 51.9% 82 406 783 51.9%
17 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 51.6% 80 809 1,568 51.6%
18 Lonnie Shelton Lonnie Shelton NYK 51.4% 82 508 988 51.4%
19 Adrian Dantley Adrian Dantley LAL 51.2% 79 578 1,128 51.2%
20 Dan Issel Dan Issel DEN 51.2% 82 659 1,287 51.2%
21 Mitch Kupchak Mitch Kupchak WAS 51.2% 67 393 768 51.2%
22 Scott Wedman Scott Wedman KCK 50.9% 81 607 1,192 50.9%
23 Lou Dampier Lou Dampier SAN 50.9% 82 336 660 50.9%
24 Rich Kelley NOJ 50.5% 82 304 602 50.5%
25 Swen Nater Swen Nater BUF 50.4% 78 501 994 50.4%
26 Junior Bridgeman Junior Bridgeman MIL 50.3% 82 476 947 50.3%
27 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 50.2% 74 611 1,217 50.2%
28 Marvin Webster SEA 50.2% 82 427 851 50.2%
29 Butch Beard NYK 50.2% 79 308 614 50.2%
30 Eric Money DET 50.0% 76 600 1,200 50.0%
31 Moses Malone Moses Malone HOU 49.9% 59 413 828 49.9%
32 Aaron James NOJ 49.7% 80 428 861 49.7%
33 Norm Nixon Norm Nixon LAL 49.7% 81 496 998 49.7%
34 Lou Hudson Lou Hudson LAL 49.7% 82 493 992 49.7%
35 Elmore Smith Elmore Smith CLE 49.7% 81 402 809 49.7%
36 Gail Goodrich Gail Goodrich NOJ 49.5% 81 520 1,050 49.5%
37 Earl Monroe Earl Monroe NYK 49.5% 76 556 1,123 49.5%
38 Billy Knight Billy Knight BUF 49.4% 53 457 926 49.4%
39 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong KCK 49.2% 73 470 955 49.2%
40 Calvin Murphy Calvin Murphy HOU 49.1% 76 852 1,737 49.1%
41 Dave Cowens Dave Cowens BOS 49.0% 77 598 1,220 49.0%
42 Tom Owens Tom Owens POR 49.0% 82 313 639 49.0%
43 Larry Kenon SAN 48.9% 81 698 1,426 48.9%
44 Dan Roundfield Dan Roundfield IND 48.9% 79 421 861 48.9%
45 John Gianelli John Gianelli MIL 48.8% 82 307 629 48.8%
46 Fred Brown Fred Brown SEA 48.8% 72 508 1,042 48.8%
47 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 48.5% 70 434 895 48.5%
48 Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson ATL 48.4% 79 332 686 48.4%
49 Spencer Haywood NYK 48.4% 67 412 852 48.4%
50 John Mengelt CHI 48.1% 81 325 675 48.1%
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