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1977-1978 NBA Field Goal Percentage Leaders

Share of field goals made

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