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1978-1979 NBA Effective FG Percentage Leaders

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Cedric Maxwell led the NBA in effective fg percentage in 1978-1979 with 58.4%, 0.7 percentage points ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (57.7%). It was one of 2 times Cedric Maxwell led in effective fg percentage.

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Cedric Maxwell Led the NBA in 1978-1979 Cedric Maxwell BOS
58.4% Effective FG Percentage 0.7% clear of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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# Player Team eFG% GP FGM FGA FG%
1 Cedric Maxwell Cedric Maxwell BOS 58.4% 80 472 808 58.4%
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 57.7% 80 777 1,347 57.7%
3 Wes Unseld Wes Unseld WAS 57.7% 77 346 600 57.7%
4 Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore CHI 57.5% 82 753 1,310 57.5%
5 Swen Nater Swen Nater SDC 56.9% 79 357 627 56.9%
6 Kermit Washington Kermit Washington SDC 56.2% 82 350 623 56.2%
7 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 56.1% 79 764 1,362 56.1%
8 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 55.0% 77 820 1,491 55.0%
9 Bill Robinzine KCK 54.8% 82 459 837 54.8%
10 Tom Owens Tom Owens POR 54.8% 82 600 1,095 54.8%
11 Norm Nixon Norm Nixon LAL 54.2% 82 623 1,149 54.2%
12 George Gervin George Gervin SAN 54.1% 80 947 1,749 54.1%
13 Moses Malone Moses Malone HOU 54.0% 82 716 1,325 54.0%
14 Mitch Kupchak Mitch Kupchak WAS 53.9% 66 369 685 53.9%
15 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones PHL 53.7% 80 378 704 53.7%
16 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 53.5% 81 801 1,496 53.5%
17 Scott Wedman Scott Wedman KCK 53.4% 73 561 1,050 53.4%
18 Tom Boswell Tom Boswell DEN 53.2% 79 321 603 53.2%
19 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 53.0% 77 569 1,073 53.0%
20 Billy Paultz SAN 52.6% 79 399 758 52.6%
21 Bernard King Bernard King NJN 52.2% 82 710 1,359 52.2%
22 Lonnie Shelton Lonnie Shelton SEA 51.9% 76 446 859 51.9%
23 Toby Knight NYK 51.9% 82 609 1,174 51.9%
24 Kent Benson Kent Benson MIL 51.8% 82 413 798 51.8%
25 Darryl Dawkins Darryl Dawkins PHL 51.7% 78 430 831 51.7%
26 Lou Hudson Lou Hudson LAL 51.7% 78 329 636 51.7%
27 Rudy Tomjanovich Rudy Tomjanovich HOU 51.7% 74 620 1,200 51.7%
28 Dan Issel Dan Issel DEN 51.7% 81 532 1,030 51.7%
29 Bob Lanier Bob Lanier DET 51.5% 53 489 950 51.5%
30 M.L. Carr DET 51.4% 80 587 1,143 51.4%
31 Mike Mitchell Mike Mitchell CLE 51.3% 80 362 706 51.3%
32 David Thompson David Thompson DEN 51.2% 76 693 1,353 51.2%
33 Alex English Alex English IND 51.1% 81 563 1,102 51.1%
34 Adrian Dantley Adrian Dantley LAL 51.0% 60 374 733 51.0%
35 Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson ATL 51.0% 78 501 982 51.0%
36 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong KCK 50.9% 82 741 1,456 50.9%
37 Junior Bridgeman Junior Bridgeman MIL 50.6% 82 540 1,067 50.6%
38 Rich Kelley NOJ 50.6% 80 440 870 50.6%
39 James Silas SAN 50.5% 79 466 922 50.5%
40 Dan Roundfield Dan Roundfield ATL 50.4% 80 462 916 50.4%
41 Larry Kenon SAN 50.4% 81 748 1,484 50.4%
42 Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes LAL 50.4% 82 626 1,242 50.4%
43 Sonny Parker GOS 50.2% 79 512 1,019 50.2%
44 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 50.2% 82 350 697 50.2%
45 James Edwards James Edwards IND 50.1% 82 534 1,065 50.1%
46 Phil Smith Phil Smith GOS 50.1% 59 489 977 50.1%
47 Doug Collins Doug Collins PHL 49.9% 47 358 717 49.9%
48 Bob Dandridge WAS 49.9% 78 629 1,260 49.9%
49 Robert Parish Robert Parish GOS 49.9% 76 554 1,110 49.9%
50 Calvin Murphy Calvin Murphy HOU 49.6% 82 707 1,424 49.6%
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