# List of NBA annual field goal percentage leaders

In basketball, a field goal is a basket scored from an action on the playing court, except free throws. The National Basketball Association's (NBA) field goal percentage leader is the player with the highest field goal percentage in a given season. To qualify as a field goal percentage leader, the player must have made at least 300 field goals. Aside from the lockout shortened 1998–99 and 2011–12 seasons, as well as the pandemic shortened 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, this has been the entry criteria since the 1974–75 season.

## Key

| ^ | ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA |
| * | * | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| § | § | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 |
| Player (X) | Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the field goal percentage leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the field goal percentage leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the field goal percentage leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the field goal percentage leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the field goal percentage leader up to and including that season |
| G | Guard | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |

## Annual leaders

| Season | Player | Position | Team | Games played | Field goals made | Field goals attempted | FG% |
| 1946–47 | Bob Feerick | F/G | Washington Capitols | 55 | 364 | 908 | .4009 |
| 1947–48 | Buddy Jeannette* | G | Baltimore Bullets | 46 | 150 | 430 | .3488 |
| 1948–49 | Arnie Risen* | C/F | Rochester Royals | 60 | 345 | 816 | .4228 |
| 1949–50 | Alex Groza | C | Indianapolis Olympians | 64 | 521 | 1090 | .4780 |
| 1950–51 | Alex Groza (2) | C | Indianapolis Olympians | 66 | 492 | 1046 | .4704 |
| 1951–52 | Paul Arizin* | F/G | Philadelphia Warriors | 66 | 548 | 1222 | .4484 |
| 1952–53 | Ed Macauley* | C/F | Boston Celtics | 69 | 451 | 997 | .4524 |
| 1952–53 | Neil Johnston* | C | Philadelphia Warriors | 70 | 504 | 1114 | .4524 |
| 1953–54 | Ed Macauley* (2) | C/F | Boston Celtics | 71 | 492 | 950 | .4863 |
| 1954–55 | Larry Foust | C/F | Fort Wayne Pistons | 70 | 398 | 818 | .4866 |
| 1955–56 | Neil Johnston* (2) | C | Philadelphia Warriors | 70 | 499 | 1092 | .4570 |
| 1956–57 | Neil Johnston* (3) | C | Philadelphia Warriors | 69 | 520 | 1163 | .4471 |
| 1957–58 | Jack Twyman* | F/G | Cincinnati Royals | 72 | 465 | 1028 | .4523 |
| 1958–59 | Ken Sears | F | New York Knicks | 71 | 491 | 1002 | .4900 |
| 1959–60 | Ken Sears (2) | F | New York Knicks | 64 | 412 | 863 | .4774 |
| 1960–61 | Wilt Chamberlain* | C | Philadelphia Warriors | 79 | 1251 | 2457 | .5092 |
| 1961–62 | Walt Bellamy* | C | Chicago Packers | 79 | 973 | 1875 | .5189 |
| 1962–63 | Wilt Chamberlain* (2) | C | San Francisco Warriors | 80 | 1463 | 2770 | .5282 |
| 1963–64 | Jerry Lucas* | F/C | Cincinnati Royals | 79 | 545 | 1035 | .5266 |
| 1964–65 | Wilt Chamberlain* (3) | C | San Francisco Warriors Philadelphia 76ers | 73 | 1063 | 2083 | .5103 |
| 1965–66 | Wilt Chamberlain* (4) | C | Philadelphia 76ers | 79 | 1074 | 1990 | .5397 |
| 1966–67 | Wilt Chamberlain* (5) | C | Philadelphia 76ers | 81 | 785 | 1150 | .6826 |
| 1967–68 | Wilt Chamberlain* (6) | C | Philadelphia 76ers | 82 | 819 | 1377 | .5948 |
| 1968–69 | Wilt Chamberlain* (7) | C | Los Angeles Lakers | 81 | 641 | 1099 | .5833 |
| 1969–70 | Johnny Green | F/C | Cincinnati Royals | 78 | 481 | 860 | .5593 |
| 1970–71 | Johnny Green (2) | F/C | Cincinnati Royals | 75 | 502 | 855 | .5871 |
| 1971–72 | Wilt Chamberlain* (8) | C | Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 496 | 764 | .6492 |
| 1972–73 | Wilt Chamberlain* (9) | C | Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 426 | 586 | .7270 |
| 1973–74 | Bob McAdoo* | C/F | Buffalo Braves | 74 | 901 | 1647 | .5471 |
| 1974–75 | Don Nelson | F | Boston Celtics | 79 | 423 | 785 | .5389 |
| 1975–76 | John Shumate | F/C | Phoenix Suns Buffalo Braves | 75 | 332 | 592 | .5608 |
| 1975–76 | Wes Unseld* | C/F | Washington Bullets | 78 | 318 | 567 | .5608 |
| 1976–77 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | C | Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 888 | 1533 | .5793 |
| 1977–78 | Bobby Jones | F | Denver Nuggets | 75 | 440 | 761 | .5782 |
| 1978–79 | Cedric Maxwell | F | Boston Celtics | 80 | 472 | 808 | .5842 |
| 1979–80 | Cedric Maxwell (2) | F | Boston Celtics | 80 | 457 | 750 | .6093 |
| 1980–81 | Artis Gilmore* | C | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 547 | 816 | .6703 |
| 1981–82 | Artis Gilmore* (2) | C | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 546 | 837 | .6523 |
| 1982–83 | Artis Gilmore* (3) | C | San Antonio Spurs | 82 | 556 | 888 | .6261 |
| 1983–84 | Artis Gilmore* (4) | C | San Antonio Spurs | 64 | 351 | 556 | .6313 |
| 1984–85 | James Donaldson | C | Los Angeles Clippers | 82 | 351 | 551 | .6370 |
| 1985–86 | Steve Johnson | C/F | San Antonio Spurs | 71 | 362 | 573 | .6318 |
| 1986–87 | Kevin McHale* | F/C | Boston Celtics | 77 | 790 | 1307 | .6044 |
| 1987–88 | Kevin McHale* (2) | F/C | Boston Celtics | 64 | 550 | 911 | .6037 |
| 1988–89 | Dennis Rodman* | F | Detroit Pistons | 82 | 316 | 531 | .5951 |
| 1989–90 | Mark West | C/F | Phoenix Suns | 82 | 331 | 530 | .6245 |
| 1990–91 | Buck Williams | F/C | Portland Trail Blazers | 80 | 358 | 595 | .6017 |
| 1991–92 | Buck Williams (2) | F/C | Portland Trail Blazers | 80 | 340 | 563 | .6039 |
| 1992–93 | Cedric Ceballos | F | Phoenix Suns | 74 | 381 | 662 | .5755 |
| 1993–94 | Shaquille O'Neal* | C | Orlando Magic | 81 | 953 | 1591 | .5990 |
| 1994–95 | Chris Gatling | F/C | Golden State Warriors | 58 | 324 | 512 | .6328 |
| 1995–96 | Gheorghe Mureșan | C | Washington Bullets | 76 | 466 | 798 | .5840 |
| 1996–97 | Gheorghe Mureșan (2) | C | Washington Bullets | 73 | 327 | 541 | .6044 |
| 1997–98 | Shaquille O'Neal* (2) | C | Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 670 | 1147 | .5841 |
| 1998–99 | Shaquille O'Neal* (3) | C | Los Angeles Lakers | 49 | 510 | 885 | .5763 |
| 1999–00 | Shaquille O'Neal* (4) | C | Los Angeles Lakers | 79 | 956 | 1665 | .5742 |
| 2000–01 | Shaquille O'Neal* (5) | C | Los Angeles Lakers | 74 | 813 | 1422 | .5717 |
| 2001–02 | Shaquille O'Neal* (6) | C | Los Angeles Lakers | 67 | 712 | 1229 | .5793 |
| 2002–03 | Eddy Curry | C | Chicago Bulls | 81 | 335 | 573 | .5846 |
| 2003–04 | Shaquille O'Neal* (7) | C | Los Angeles Lakers | 67 | 554 | 948 | .5844 |
| 2004–05 | Shaquille O'Neal* (8) | C | Miami Heat | 73 | 658 | 1095 | .6009 |
| 2005–06 | Shaquille O'Neal* (9) | C | Miami Heat | 59 | 480 | 800 | .6000 |
| 2006–07 | Mikki Moore | C | New Jersey Nets | 79 | 308 | 506 | .6087 |
| 2007–08 | Andris Biedriņš | C | Golden State Warriors | 76 | 340 | 543 | .6262 |
| 2008–09 | Shaquille O'Neal* (10) | C | Phoenix Suns | 75 | 512 | 841 | .6088 |
| 2009–10 | Dwight Howard$^§$ | C | Orlando Magic | 82 | 510 | 834 | .6115 |
| 2010–11 | Nenê | C/F | Denver Nuggets | 75 | 402 | 654 | .6147 |
| 2011–12 | Tyson Chandler | C | New York Knicks | 62 | 241 | 335 | .6789 |
| 2012–13 | DeAndre Jordan^ | C | Los Angeles Clippers | 82 | 314 | 448 | .6434 |
| 2013–14 | DeAndre Jordan^ (2) | C | Los Angeles Clippers | 82 | 348 | 515 | .6757 |
| 2014–15 | DeAndre Jordan^ (3) | C | Los Angeles Clippers | 82 | 379 | 534 | .7100 |
| 2015–16 | DeAndre Jordan^ (4) | C | Los Angeles Clippers | 77 | 357 | 508 | .7028 |
| 2016–17 | DeAndre Jordan^ (5) | C | Los Angeles Clippers | 81 | 412 | 577 | .7140 |
| 2017–18 | Clint Capela^ | C | Houston Rockets | 74 | 441 | 676 | .6524 |
| 2018–19 | Rudy Gobert^ | C | Utah Jazz | 81 | 476 | 712 | .6685 |
| 2019–20 | Mitchell Robinson^ | C | New York Knicks | 61 | 253 | 341 | .7419 |
| 2020–21 | Rudy Gobert^ (2) | C | Utah Jazz | 71 | 391 | 579 | .6753 |
| 2021–22 | Rudy Gobert^ (3) | C | Utah Jazz | 66 | 362 | 508 | .7126 |
| 2022–23 | Nic Claxton^ | C | Brooklyn Nets | 76 | 414 | 587 | .7053 |
| 2023–24 | Daniel Gafford^ | C | Washington Wizards Dallas Mavericks | 74 | 348 | 480 | .7250 |