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NBA 1951 Leaders
Field Goal %

1
Profile photo of Bob Donham

Bob Donham

Boston Celtics

.507

2
Profile photo of Alex Groza

Alex Groza

Indianapolis Olympians

.470

3
Profile photo of Ed Macauley

Ed Macauley

Boston Celtics

.466

4
Profile photo of Arnie Johnson

Arnie Johnson

Rochester Royals

.459

5
Profile photo of George Mikan

George Mikan

Minneapolis Lakers

.428

6
Profile photo of Jack Coleman

Jack Coleman

Rochester Royals

.421

7
Profile photo of Harry Gallatin

Harry Gallatin

New York Knicks

.416

8
Profile photo of George Ratkovicz

George Ratkovicz

Syracuse Nationals

.415

9
Profile photo of Dick Schnittker

Dick Schnittker

Washington Capitols

.411

10
Profile photo of Paul Arizin

Paul Arizin

Philadelphia Warriors

.407

11
Profile photo of Vince Boryla

Vince Boryla

New York Knicks

.406

12
Profile photo of Ray Lumpp

Ray Lumpp

New York Knicks

.404

13
Profile photo of Gene Vance

Gene Vance

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.404

14
Profile photo of Vern Mikkelsen

Vern Mikkelsen

Minneapolis Lakers

.402

15
Profile photo of Ernie Vandeweghe

Ernie Vandeweghe

New York Knicks

.402

16
Profile photo of Bobby Wanzer

Bobby Wanzer

Rochester Royals

.401

17
Profile photo of Arnie Risen

Arnie Risen

Rochester Royals

.401

18
Profile photo of Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip

Philadelphia Warriors

.399

19
Profile photo of Brady Walker

Brady Walker

Boston Celtics
Baltimore Bullets

.394

20
Profile photo of Wah Wah Jones

Wah Wah Jones

Indianapolis Olympians

.392

21
Profile photo of George Kaftan

George Kaftan

New York Knicks

.388

22
Profile photo of Don Rehfeldt

Don Rehfeldt

Baltimore Bullets

.385

23
Profile photo of Al Cervi

Al Cervi

Syracuse Nationals

.382

24
Profile photo of Belus Smawley

Belus Smawley

Syracuse Nationals
Baltimore Bullets

.380

25
Profile photo of Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter

New York Knicks

.379

26
Profile photo of John Hargis

John Hargis

Fort Wayne Pistons
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.378

27
Profile photo of Harry Boykoff

Harry Boykoff

Boston Celtics
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.375

28
Profile photo of Connie Simmons

Connie Simmons

New York Knicks

.374

29
Profile photo of Bob Davies

Bob Davies

Rochester Royals

.372

30
Profile photo of Noble Jorgensen

Noble Jorgensen

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Syracuse Nationals

.372

31
Profile photo of Dick McGuire

Dick McGuire

New York Knicks

.371

32
Profile photo of Alan Sawyer

Alan Sawyer

Washington Capitols

.370

33
Profile photo of Jack Kerris

Jack Kerris

Fort Wayne Pistons

.370

34
Profile photo of Bill Sharman

Bill Sharman

Washington Capitols

.370

35
Profile photo of Ralph Beard

Ralph Beard

Indianapolis Olympians

.368

36
Profile photo of Alex Hannum

Alex Hannum

Syracuse Nationals

.368

37
Profile photo of Chick Halbert

Chick Halbert

Washington Capitols
Baltimore Bullets

.365

38
Profile photo of Slater Martin

Slater Martin

Minneapolis Lakers

.362

39
Profile photo of Dick Mehen

Dick Mehen

Baltimore Bullets
Boston Celtics
Fort Wayne Pistons

.361

40
Profile photo of Bob Lavoy

Bob Lavoy

Indianapolis Olympians

.357

41
Profile photo of Dolph Schayes

Dolph Schayes

Syracuse Nationals

.357

42
Profile photo of Walt Budko

Walt Budko

Baltimore Bullets

.356

43
Profile photo of Dike Eddleman

Dike Eddleman

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.355

44
Profile photo of Gerry Calabrese

Gerry Calabrese

Syracuse Nationals

.355

45
Profile photo of George Senesky

George Senesky

Philadelphia Warriors

.354

46
Profile photo of Max Zaslofsky

Max Zaslofsky

New York Knicks

.354

47
Profile photo of Leo Mogus

Leo Mogus

Philadelphia Warriors

.352

48
Profile photo of Bob Cousy

Bob Cousy

Boston Celtics

.352

49
Profile photo of Red Rocha

Red Rocha

Baltimore Bullets

.352

50
Profile photo of Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard

Minneapolis Lakers

.352

51
Profile photo of Ike Borsavage

Ike Borsavage

Philadelphia Warriors

.351

52
Profile photo of Jim Riffey

Jim Riffey

Fort Wayne Pistons

.351

53
Profile photo of Chuck Mrazovich

Chuck Mrazovich

Indianapolis Olympians

.350

54
Profile photo of Bob Harrison

Bob Harrison

Minneapolis Lakers

.347

55
Profile photo of Ed Mikan

Ed Mikan

Rochester Royals
Washington Capitols
Philadelphia Warriors

.347

56
Profile photo of Larry Foust

Larry Foust

Fort Wayne Pistons

.346

57
Profile photo of Bill Calhoun

Bill Calhoun

Rochester Royals

.346

58
Profile photo of Leo Barnhorst

Leo Barnhorst

Indianapolis Olympians

.346

59
Profile photo of Frank Kudelka

Frank Kudelka

Washington Capitols
Boston Celtics

.346

60
Profile photo of Chuck Cooper

Chuck Cooper

Boston Celtics

.344

61
Profile photo of Tony Lavelli

Tony Lavelli

New York Knicks

.344

62
Profile photo of Duane Klueh

Duane Klueh

Fort Wayne Pistons

.343

63
Profile photo of Bill Gabor

Bill Gabor

Syracuse Nationals

.342

64
Profile photo of Jack Nichols

Jack Nichols

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.342

65
Profile photo of Fred Schaus

Fred Schaus

Fort Wayne Pistons

.340

66
Profile photo of Kenny Sailors

Kenny Sailors

Boston Celtics
Baltimore Bullets

.340

67
Profile photo of Ken Murray

Ken Murray

Baltimore Bullets
Fort Wayne Pistons

.339

68
Profile photo of Pep Saul

Pep Saul

Rochester Royals

.339

69
Profile photo of Ed Peterson

Ed Peterson

Syracuse Nationals
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.339

70
Profile photo of Don Otten

Don Otten

Washington Capitols
Baltimore Bullets
Fort Wayne Pistons

.338

71
Profile photo of Vern Gardner

Vern Gardner

Philadelphia Warriors

.337

72
Profile photo of Gene James

Gene James

New York Knicks
Baltimore Bullets

.336

73
Profile photo of Paul Walther

Paul Walther

Indianapolis Olympians

.336

74
Profile photo of John Oldham

John Oldham

Fort Wayne Pistons

.333

75
Profile photo of Bob Harris

Bob Harris

Fort Wayne Pistons
Boston Celtics

.332

76
Profile photo of Joe Holland

Joe Holland

Indianapolis Olympians

.330

77
Profile photo of Nelson Bobb

Nelson Bobb

Philadelphia Warriors

.329

78
Profile photo of Joe Hutton

Joe Hutton

Minneapolis Lakers

.328

79
Profile photo of Fred Scolari

Fred Scolari

Washington Capitols
Syracuse Nationals

.327

80
Profile photo of Red Holzman

Red Holzman

Rochester Royals

.326

81
Profile photo of Kevin O'Shea

Kevin O'Shea

Minneapolis Lakers

.326

82
Profile photo of Bob Carpenter

Bob Carpenter

Fort Wayne Pistons
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.325

83
Profile photo of Paul Seymour

Paul Seymour

Syracuse Nationals

.325

84
Profile photo of Frankie Brian

Frankie Brian

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.322

85
Profile photo of Nat Clifton

Nat Clifton

New York Knicks

.322

86
Profile photo of Ed Leede

Ed Leede

Boston Celtics

.322

87
Profile photo of Bill Closs

Bill Closs

Philadelphia Warriors

.320

88
Profile photo of Arnie Ferrin

Arnie Ferrin

Minneapolis Lakers

.319

89
Profile photo of Ralph Johnson

Ralph Johnson

Fort Wayne Pistons

.319

90
Profile photo of Paul Hoffman

Paul Hoffman

Baltimore Bullets

.318

91
Profile photo of Sonny Hertzberg

Sonny Hertzberg

Boston Celtics

.316

92
Profile photo of John Mahnken

John Mahnken

Boston Celtics
Indianapolis Olympians

.316

93
Profile photo of Joe Fulks

Joe Fulks

Philadelphia Warriors

.316

94
Profile photo of Warren Perkins

Warren Perkins

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.315

95
Profile photo of John Logan

John Logan

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.312

96
Profile photo of Ariel Maughan

Ariel Maughan

Washington Capitols

.312

97
Profile photo of Bones McKinney

Bones McKinney

Washington Capitols
Boston Celtics

.312

98
Profile photo of Curly Armstrong

Curly Armstrong

Fort Wayne Pistons

.310

99
Profile photo of Mike Todorovich

Mike Todorovich

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.309

100
Profile photo of Tony Jaros

Tony Jaros

Minneapolis Lakers

.307

List only includes players that met minimum statistical requirements

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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