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1985-1986 NBA Field Goal Percentage Leaders

Share of field goals made

Steve Johnson led the NBA in field goal percentage in 1985-1986 with 63.2%, 1.4 percentage points ahead of Artis Gilmore (61.8%). It stands 55th among all single seasons in NBA history.

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Steve Johnson Led the NBA in 1985-1986 Steve Johnson SAN
63.2% Field Goal Percentage 1.4% clear of Artis Gilmore
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# Player Team FG% GP FGM FGA
1 Steve Johnson Steve Johnson SAN 63.2% 71 362 573
2 Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore SAN 61.8% 71 423 684
3 Larry Nance Larry Nance PHX 58.1% 73 582 1,001
4 James Worthy James Worthy LAL 57.9% 75 629 1,086
5 Kevin McHale Kevin McHale BOS 57.4% 68 561 978
6 Charles Barkley Charles Barkley PHL 57.2% 80 595 1,041
7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 56.4% 79 755 1,338
8 Adrian Dantley Adrian Dantley UTH 56.3% 76 818 1,453
9 Alton Lister Alton Lister MIL 55.1% 81 318 577
10 Robert Parish Robert Parish BOS 54.9% 81 530 966
11 Mel Turpin CLE 54.4% 80 456 838
12 James Edwards James Edwards PHX 54.2% 52 318 587
13 Kiki Vandeweghe POR 54.0% 79 719 1,332
14 Ricky Pierce Ricky Pierce MIL 53.8% 81 429 798
15 Rodney McCray Rodney McCray HOU 53.7% 82 338 629
16 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 53.7% 82 490 913
17 Larry Smith Larry Smith GOS 53.6% 77 314 586
18 Derek Harper Derek Harper DAL 53.4% 79 390 730
19 Roy Hinson CLE 53.2% 82 621 1,167
20 Wes Matthews Wes Matthews SAN 53.1% 75 320 603
21 Randy Wittman ATL 53.0% 81 467 881
22 Lewis Lloyd HOU 52.9% 82 592 1,119
23 Magic Johnson Magic Johnson LAL 52.6% 72 483 918
24 Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Olajuwon HOU 52.6% 68 625 1,188
25 Buck Williams Buck Williams NJN 52.3% 82 500 956
26 Rory White LAC 51.9% 75 355 684
27 LaSalle Thompson LaSalle Thompson SAC 51.8% 80 411 794
28 Gene Banks Gene Banks CHI 51.7% 82 356 688
29 Mike Gminski NJN 51.7% 81 491 949
30 Kevin Willis Kevin Willis ATL 51.7% 82 419 811
31 Wayman Tisdale Wayman Tisdale IND 51.5% 81 516 1,002
32 Alvin Robertson Alvin Robertson SAN 51.4% 82 562 1,093
33 Rolando Blackman DAL 51.4% 82 677 1,318
34 Mike Sanders Mike Sanders PHX 51.3% 82 347 676
35 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong NJN 51.3% 77 542 1,056
36 Byron Scott Byron Scott LAL 51.3% 76 507 989
37 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson LAC 51.0% 75 613 1,201
38 Sleepy Floyd GOS 50.6% 82 510 1,007
39 Vern Fleming IND 50.6% 80 436 862
40 Calvin Natt DEN 50.4% 69 469 930
41 Alex English Alex English DEN 50.4% 81 951 1,888
42 Danny Ainge Danny Ainge BOS 50.4% 80 353 701
43 Mark Aguirre Mark Aguirre DAL 50.3% 74 668 1,327
44 Sam Perkins DAL 50.3% 80 458 910
45 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 50.2% 78 341 679
46 Kelly Tripucka DET 49.8% 81 615 1,236
47 Mychal Thompson POR 49.8% 82 503 1,011
48 Karl Malone Karl Malone UTH 49.6% 81 504 1,016
49 Terry Teagle GOS 49.6% 82 475 958
50 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 49.6% 82 796 1,606
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