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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Effective Field Goal Pct

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player eFG%
1. Artis Gilmore .5820
2. Shaquille O'Neal .5815
3. Mark West .5804
4. Dwight Howard .5748
5. Steve Johnson .5722
6. Darryl Dawkins .5721
7. James Donaldson .5706
8. Brent Barry .5703
9. Bo Outlaw .5678
10. Steve Kerr .5642
11. Jeff Ruland .5641
12. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5595
13. Bobby Jones .5583
14. Charles Barkley* .5578
15. Steve Nash .5565
16. Kevin McHale* .5554
17. Nene Hilario .5540
18. Buck Williams .5494
19. Mike Miller .5481
20. Larry Nance .5465
21. John Stockton* .5463
22. Otis Thorpe .5458
23. Cedric Maxwell .5456
24. Eddy Curry .5453
25. Amare Stoudemire .5446
26. Reggie Miller .5441
27. Leandro Barbosa .5439
28. Wesley Person .5411
29. Carlos Boozer .5406
30. Adrian Dantley* .5405
31. Chris Mullin .5397
32. Wilt Chamberlain* .5397
33. Gene Banks .5390
34. Hubert Davis .5374
35. Robert Parish* .5367
36. Mario Elie .5365
37. Dana Barros .5359
38. Dale Ellis .5357
39. Swen Nater .5353
40. Kiki Vandeweghe .5341
41. Brad Davis .5335
42. Magic Johnson* .5333
43. Brad Daugherty .5319
44. Peja Stojakovic .5315
45. Larry Smith .5311
46. Mark Price .5305
47. Jeff Hornacek .5305
48. Dale Davis .5299
49. Calvin Natt .5292
50. Dennis Rodman .5286
51. Alonzo Mourning .5285
52. John Paxson .5277
53. Rashard Lewis .5272
54. Maurice Cheeks .5261
55. Eric Piatkowski .5257
56. Wally Szczerbiak .5256
57. Lewis Lloyd .5253
58. James Worthy* .5253
59. Bill Cartwright .5250
60. Ray Allen .5249
61. Kenny Smith .5249
62. Yao Ming .5248
63. Shane Battier .5243
64. Clifford Ray .5243
65. Kevin Gamble .5241
66. Frank Brickowski .5238
67. Kyle Macy .5234
68. Mitch Kupchak .5227
69. Mike McGee .5226
70. Pau Gasol .5223
71. Tree Rollins .5223
72. Bill Walton* .5208
73. Ruben Patterson .5204
74. Manu Ginobili .5202
75. Danny Ainge .5193
76. Bernard King .5190
77. David Robinson* .5188
78. Marques Johnson .5188
79. Hersey Hawkins .5185
80. Dikembe Mutombo .5182
81. Boris Diaw .5180
82. Terry Porter .5179
83. Karl Malone* .5178
84. Cedric Ceballos .5175
85. Chris Gatling .5173
86. Arvydas Sabonis .5168
87. Walter Davis .5164
88. Cliff Levingston .5162
89. Walt Bellamy* .5159
90. Raef LaFrentz .5158
91. Craig Hodges .5156
92. Raja Bell .5154
93. Michael Cage .5147
94. Larry Bird* .5143
95. Bob Lanier* .5143
96. Jason Terry .5142
97. Byron Scott .5140
98. Tom Owens .5136
99. Orlando Woolridge .5135
100. Danny Manning .5131
101. B.J. Armstrong .5130
102. Detlef Schrempf .5127
103. Hakeem Olajuwon* .5127
104. Dell Curry .5125
105. Alton Lister .5124
106. Andrew Toney .5121
107. Trent Tucker .5116
108. Danny Granger .5115
109. Joe Meriweather .5114
110. Shawn Marion .5112
111. Kenny Carr .5099
112. Jimmy Jones .5099
113. Brian Taylor .5097
114. Anthony Mason .5096
115. Dirk Nowitzki .5094
116. Billy Knight .5094
117. Emeka Okafor .5093
118. Deron Williams .5091
119. Wes Unseld* .5090
120. Tim Duncan .5089
121. Sidney Moncrief .5089
122. Horace Grant .5087
123. Michael Jordan* .5087
124. LeBron James .5087
125. Otis Birdsong .5086
126. Julius Erving* .5086
127. Mark Blount .5082
128. Glen Rice .5082
129. Chuck Person .5081
130. Tony Parker .5078
131. Rasheed Wallace .5077
132. Fred Roberts .5077
133. Alex English* .5071
134. Ricky Pierce .5070
135. Rik Smits .5069
136. Bill Laimbeer .5068
137. David Thompson* .5068
138. George Gervin* .5067
139. Rodney McCray .5066
140. Danny Ferry .5064
141. Paul Westphal .5064
142. Olden Polynice .5059
143. Terry Dischinger .5057
144. Loy Vaught .5057
145. Eddie Jones .5055
146. Byron Beck .5055
147. Othella Harrington .5051
148. Michael Redd .5049
149. Dan Majerle .5049
150. Mehmet Okur .5048
151. Wayman Tisdale .5048
152. Patrick Ewing* .5047
153. Larry Johnson .5046
154. Tracy Murray .5044
155. Jim Eakins .5041
156. Derek Smith .5040
157. Mo Williams .5038
158. Scottie Pippen* .5038
159. Mychal Thompson .5037
160. Al Jefferson .5034
161. Chris Paul .5033
162. Antoine Carr .5032
163. Bob McAdoo* .5031
164. Jim Paxson .5030
165. Derek Harper .5025
166. Rudy Tomjanovich .5024
167. Tyrone Hill .5022
168. Michael Cooper .5021
169. Rasho Nesterovic .5020
170. Dennis Scott .5019
171. Kevin Garnett .5017
172. Matt Geiger .5013
173. Kevin Johnson .5013
174. Doug Collins .5013
175. Rolando Blackman .5012
176. Rick Fox .5011
177. Elton Brand .5009
178. Andre Iguodala .5008
179. Gerald Wallace .5008
180. Vern Fleming .5008
181. Ken Norman .5007
182. A.C. Green .5005
183. Jason Richardson .5003
184. Sean Elliott .5002
185. Brandon Roy .5001
186. Vlade Divac .5000
187. Terry Mills .4999
188. Nick Anderson .4998
189. Clark Kellogg .4998
190. Craig Ehlo .4997
191. Dan Issel* .4997
192. Jamaal Wilkes .4995
193. Udonis Haslem .4993
194. Mike Dunleavy .4991
195. Steve Mix .4990
  Jerry Lucas* .4990
197. Blue Edwards .4987
198. Roy Hinson .4986
199. John Beasley .4985
200. Ben Gordon .4985
201. Allan Houston .4984
202. Rod Higgins .4983
203. Derrick McKey .4982
204. Joe Dumars* .4982
205. Alvan Adams .4981
206. Andrei Kirilenko .4980
207. Mark Aguirre .4976
208. Richard Jefferson .4973
209. Tim Thomas .4972
210. Antonio McDyess .4972
211. Billy Paultz .4970
212. Erick Dampier .4969
213. Mitch Richmond .4968
214. Benoit Benjamin .4968
215. Pat Cummings .4965
216. Ollie Johnson .4965
217. Sedale Threatt .4964
218. Dwyane Wade .4963
219. Bryon Russell .4963
220. Theo Ratliff .4963
221. Gary Payton .4960
222. Sherman Douglas .4955
223. Moses Malone* .4955
224. Phil Hubbard .4955
225. James Posey .4954
226. Chris Bosh .4954
227. Morris Peterson .4952
228. Tayshaun Prince .4950
229. Clyde Drexler* .4950
230. James Silas .4950
231. James Edwards .4949
232. Paul Pierce .4949
233. Vinny Del Negro .4949
234. Mike Bibby .4948
235. Rodney Rogers .4945
236. Lamar Odom .4945
237. Chauncey Billups .4945
238. Monta Ellis .4944
239. Zelmo Beaty .4944
240. Steve Smith .4943
241. Walt Williams .4942
  Voshon Lenard .4942
243. Sam Perkins .4942
244. Kent Benson .4942
245. Mike Mitchell .4941
246. Troy Murphy .4941
247. John Salmons .4939
248. Matt Harpring .4938
249. Kevin Durant .4937
250. Brad Miller .4936

NBA

Rank Player eFG%
1. Artis Gilmore .5990
2. Shaquille O'Neal .5815
3. Mark West .5804
4. Dwight Howard .5748
5. Steve Johnson .5722
6. Darryl Dawkins .5721
7. James Donaldson .5706
8. Brent Barry .5703
9. Bo Outlaw .5678
10. Steve Kerr .5642
11. Jeff Ruland .5641
12. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5595
13. Charles Barkley* .5578
14. Steve Nash .5565
15. Kevin McHale* .5554
16. Nene Hilario .5540
17. Bobby Jones .5504
18. Buck Williams .5494
19. Mike Miller .5481
20. Larry Nance .5465
21. John Stockton* .5463
22. Otis Thorpe .5458
23. Cedric Maxwell .5456
24. Eddy Curry .5453
25. Amare Stoudemire .5446
26. Reggie Miller .5441
27. Leandro Barbosa .5439
28. Wesley Person .5411
29. Carlos Boozer .5406
30. Adrian Dantley* .5405
31. Chris Mullin .5397
32. Wilt Chamberlain* .5397
33. Gene Banks .5390
34. Hubert Davis .5374
35. Swen Nater .5372
36. Robert Parish* .5367
37. Mario Elie .5365
38. Dana Barros .5359
39. Dale Ellis .5357
40. Kiki Vandeweghe .5341
41. Brad Davis .5335
42. Magic Johnson* .5333
43. Brad Daugherty .5319
44. Peja Stojakovic .5315
45. Larry Smith .5311
46. Mark Price .5305
47. Jeff Hornacek .5305
48. Dale Davis .5299
49. Calvin Natt .5292
50. Dennis Rodman .5286
51. Alonzo Mourning .5285
52. John Paxson .5277
53. Rashard Lewis .5272
54. Maurice Cheeks .5261
55. Eric Piatkowski .5257
56. Wally Szczerbiak .5256
57. Lewis Lloyd .5253
58. James Worthy* .5253
59. Bill Cartwright .5250
60. Ray Allen .5249
61. Kenny Smith .5249
62. Yao Ming .5248
63. Shane Battier .5243
64. Clifford Ray .5243
65. Kevin Gamble .5241
66. Frank Brickowski .5238
67. Kyle Macy .5234
68. Mitch Kupchak .5227
69. Mike McGee .5226
70. Pau Gasol .5223
71. Tree Rollins .5223
72. Bill Walton* .5208
73. Ruben Patterson .5204
74. Manu Ginobili .5202
75. Danny Ainge .5193
76. Bernard King .5190
77. David Robinson* .5188
78. Marques Johnson .5188
79. Hersey Hawkins .5185
80. Dikembe Mutombo .5182
81. Boris Diaw .5180
82. Terry Porter .5179
83. Karl Malone* .5178
84. Cedric Ceballos .5175
85. Chris Gatling .5173
86. Arvydas Sabonis .5168
87. Walter Davis .5164
88. Cliff Levingston .5162
89. Walt Bellamy* .5159
90. Raef LaFrentz .5158
91. Craig Hodges .5156
92. Raja Bell .5154
93. Michael Cage .5147
94. Larry Bird* .5143
95. Bob Lanier* .5143
96. Jason Terry .5142
97. Byron Scott .5140
98. Orlando Woolridge .5135
99. George Gervin* .5133
100. Danny Manning .5131
101. B.J. Armstrong .5130
102. Detlef Schrempf .5127
103. Hakeem Olajuwon* .5127
104. Dell Curry .5125
105. Alton Lister .5124
106. Andrew Toney .5121
107. Trent Tucker .5116
108. Danny Granger .5115
109. Joe Meriweather .5114
110. Shawn Marion .5112
111. Kenny Carr .5099
112. Anthony Mason .5096
113. Dirk Nowitzki .5094
114. Emeka Okafor .5093
115. Deron Williams .5091
116. Wes Unseld* .5090
117. Tim Duncan .5089
118. Sidney Moncrief .5089
119. Horace Grant .5087
120. Michael Jordan* .5087
121. LeBron James .5087
122. Otis Birdsong .5086
123. Julius Erving* .5085
124. Billy Knight .5085
125. Mark Blount .5082
126. Glen Rice .5082
127. Chuck Person .5081
128. Tom Owens .5080
129. Tony Parker .5078
130. Rasheed Wallace .5077
131. Fred Roberts .5077
132. Dan Issel* .5073
133. Alex English* .5071
134. Ricky Pierce .5070
135. Rik Smits .5069
136. Bill Laimbeer .5068
137. Rodney McCray .5066
138. Danny Ferry .5064
139. Paul Westphal .5064
140. Olden Polynice .5059
141. Terry Dischinger .5057
142. Loy Vaught .5057
143. Eddie Jones .5055
144. Othella Harrington .5051
145. David Thompson* .5050
146. Michael Redd .5049
147. Dan Majerle .5049
148. Mehmet Okur .5048
149. Wayman Tisdale .5048
150. Patrick Ewing* .5047
151. Larry Johnson .5046
152. Tracy Murray .5044
153. Derek Smith .5040
154. Mo Williams .5038
155. Scottie Pippen* .5038
156. Mychal Thompson .5037
157. Al Jefferson .5034
158. Chris Paul .5033
159. Antoine Carr .5032
160. Bob McAdoo* .5031
161. Jim Paxson .5030
162. Derek Harper .5025
163. Rudy Tomjanovich .5024
164. Tyrone Hill .5022
165. Michael Cooper .5021
166. Rasho Nesterovic .5020
167. Dennis Scott .5019
168. Kevin Garnett .5017
169. Matt Geiger .5013
170. Kevin Johnson .5013
171. Doug Collins .5013
172. Rolando Blackman .5012
173. Rick Fox .5011
174. Elton Brand .5009
175. Andre Iguodala .5008
176. Gerald Wallace .5008
177. Vern Fleming .5008
178. Ken Norman .5007
179. A.C. Green .5005
180. Jason Richardson .5003
181. Sean Elliott .5002
182. Brandon Roy .5001
183. Vlade Divac .5000
184. Terry Mills .4999
185. Nick Anderson .4998
186. Clark Kellogg .4998
187. Craig Ehlo .4997
188. Jamaal Wilkes .4995
189. Udonis Haslem .4993
190. Mike Dunleavy .4991
191. Jerry Lucas* .4990
192. Steve Mix .4989
193. Blue Edwards .4987
194. Roy Hinson .4986
195. Ben Gordon .4985
196. Allan Houston .4984
197. Rod Higgins .4983
198. Derrick McKey .4982
199. Joe Dumars* .4982
200. Alvan Adams .4981
201. Andrei Kirilenko .4980
202. Mark Aguirre .4976
203. Richard Jefferson .4973
204. Tim Thomas .4972
205. Antonio McDyess .4972
206. Erick Dampier .4969
207. Mitch Richmond .4968
208. Benoit Benjamin .4968
209. Pat Cummings .4965
210. Ollie Johnson .4965
211. Sedale Threatt .4964
212. Dwyane Wade .4963
213. Bryon Russell .4963
214. Theo Ratliff .4963
215. Gary Payton .4960
216. Sherman Douglas .4955
217. Phil Hubbard .4955
218. James Posey .4954
219. Chris Bosh .4954
220. Morris Peterson .4952
221. Tayshaun Prince .4950
222. Clyde Drexler* .4950
223. James Edwards .4949
224. Paul Pierce .4949
225. Vinny Del Negro .4949
226. Mike Bibby .4948
227. Rodney Rogers .4945
228. Lamar Odom .4945
229. Chauncey Billups .4945
230. Monta Ellis .4944
231. Steve Smith .4943
232. Voshon Lenard .4942
  Walt Williams .4942
234. Sam Perkins .4942
235. Kent Benson .4942
236. Mike Mitchell .4941
237. Troy Murphy .4941
238. John Salmons .4939
239. Matt Harpring .4938
240. Kevin Durant .4937
241. Brad Miller .4936
242. Eric Money .4936
243. Kerry Kittles .4933
244. Rick Mahorn .4932
245. Joe Johnson .4931
246. Johnny Green .4928
247. Grant Hill .4923
248. Anthony Peeler .4922
249. LaSalle Thompson .4922
250. Toni Kukoc .4920

ABA

Rank Player eFG%
1. Bobby Jones .5857
2. Artis Gilmore .5574
3. Goo Kennedy .5488
4. Zelmo Beaty .5363
5. Trooper Washington .5324
6. Swen Nater .5317
7. Travis Grant .5297
8. George Irvine .5250
9. Tom Owens .5210
10. Connie Hawkins* .5166
11. Julian Hammond .5135
12. Billy Knight .5121
13. Jimmy Jones .5103
14. Mike Jackson .5089
15. Julius Erving* .5086
16. Brian Taylor .5080
17. Byron Beck .5079
18. Jim Eakins .5074
19. James Silas .5036
20. Billy Paultz .5018
21. Marvin Barnes .5005
22. John Beasley .4985
23. Mike Lewis .4980
24. Mike Green .4936
25. Bob Netolicky .4927
26. Dan Issel* .4917
27. Roger Brown .4881
28. Goose Ligon .4878
29. Rick Barry* .4872
30. Billy Cunningham* .4866
31. George Gervin* .4850
32. Larry Kenon .4848
33. John Roche .4845
34. Darnell Hillman .4838
35. Lee Davis .4835
36. Donald Sidle .4815
37. Arthur Becker .4811
38. Warren Davis .4799
39. Gene Littles .4798
40. George Lehmann .4789
41. Gary Bradds .4786
42. Willie Wise .4781
43. Randy Denton .4778
44. George Thompson .4769
45. Joe Caldwell .4767
46. George McGinnis .4762
47. Caldwell Jones .4762
48. John Brisker .4760
49. John Williamson .4745
50. Glen Combs .4743
51. Cincinnatus Powell .4740
52. Chuck Williams .4724
53. Louie Dampier .4721
54. Red Robbins .4716
55. Ron Boone .4709
56. Larry Jones .4693
57. Bill Keller .4692
58. Dave Robisch .4690
59. Skeeter Swift .4686
60. Mel Daniels .4684
61. Willie Murrell .4683
62. Bill Melchionni .4682
63. Gene Moore .4675
64. George Stone .4668
65. Wil Jones .4660
66. Maurice Lucas .4645
67. Walter Simon .4633
68. Charlie Scott .4613
69. Frank Card .4612
70. Ralph Simpson .4611
71. Donnie Freeman .4585
72. Warren Jabali .4569
73. Mike Gale .4557
74. Mack Calvin .4551
75. Manny Leaks .4550
76. Ted McClain .4545
77. Steve Jones .4543
78. Ronald Franz .4541
79. Bob Warren .4538
80. Rick Mount .4534
81. Darel Carrier .4507
82. Ira Harge .4502
83. Johnny Neumann .4500
84. Bob Verga .4489
85. George Carter .4488
86. Les Hunter .4482
87. Levern Tart .4475
88. Freddie Lewis .4471
89. Randolph Mahaffey .4452
90. Fatty Taylor .4429
91. Joe Hamilton .4402
92. Simmie Hill .4400
93. Larry Miller .4393
94. Willie Somerset .4391
95. Marv Roberts .4357
96. Stew Johnson .4349
97. Rich Jones .4311
98. Doug Moe .4297
99. Al Smith .4266
100. Jackie Moreland .4263
101. Bo Lamar .4260
102. Lonnie Wright .4228
103. Mervin Jackson .4202
104. Larry Brown .4194
105. Julius Keye .4189
106. Bird Averitt .4184
107. Larry Cannon .4166
108. Charles Williams .4071
109. Gerald Govan .4055
110. Wendell Ladner .4001
111. Wayne Hightower .3999