NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Effective Field Goal Pct

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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Table
  Year-by-Year eFG%   Active eFG%   Career eFG%   Single Season eFG%
1946-47Bob Feerick .4009               Ed Sadowski .3929
1947-48Buddy Jeannette* .3488               Buddy Jeannette* .4918
1948-49Arnie Risen* .4228               Buddy Jeannette* .4918
1949-50Alex Groza .4780   George Mikan* .4125   George Mikan* .4125   Alex Groza .5946
1950-51Alex Groza .4704   George Mikan* .4115   George Mikan* .4115   Alex Groza .5946
1951-52Paul Arizin* .4485   George Mikan* .4027   George Mikan* .4027   Alex Groza .5946
1952-53Neil Johnston* .4524   George Mikan* .3961   George Mikan* .3961   Alex Groza .5946
1953-54Ed Macauley* .4863   Dolph Schayes* .4260   Dolph Schayes* .4260   Alex Groza .5946
1954-55Larry Foust .4865   Dolph Schayes* .4093   Dolph Schayes* .4093   Alex Groza .5946
1955-56Neil Johnston* .4570   George Mikan* .4039   George Mikan* .4039   Alex Groza .5946
1956-57Neil Johnston* .4471   Bill Sharman* .4150   Bill Sharman* .4150   Alex Groza .5946
1957-58Jack Twyman* .4523   Ed Macauley* .4369   Ed Macauley* .4369   Alex Groza .5946
1958-59Kenny Sears .4900   Cliff Hagan* .4846   Cliff Hagan* .4846   Dick McGuire* .6250
1959-60Kenny Sears .4774   Cliff Hagan* .4611   Cliff Hagan* .4611   Dick McGuire* .6250
1960-61Wilt Chamberlain* .5092   Cliff Hagan* .4568   Cliff Hagan* .4568   Dick McGuire* .6250
1961-62Walt Bellamy* .5189   Wilt Chamberlain* .4777   Wilt Chamberlain* .4777   Dick McGuire* .6250
1962-63Wilt Chamberlain* .5282   Jerry West* .4850   Jerry West* .4850   Dick McGuire* .6250
1963-64Jerry Lucas* .5266   Wilt Chamberlain* .4985   Wilt Chamberlain* .4985   Dick McGuire* .6250
1964-65Wilt Chamberlain* .5103   Wilt Chamberlain* .5044   Wilt Chamberlain* .5044   Dick McGuire* .6250
1965-66Wilt Chamberlain* .5397   Wilt Chamberlain* .5048   Wilt Chamberlain* .5048   Dick McGuire* .6250
1966-67Wilt Chamberlain* .6826   Wilt Chamberlain* .5154   Wilt Chamberlain* .5154   Bob Boozer .6316
1967-68Wilt Chamberlain* .5948   Wilt Chamberlain* .5179   Wilt Chamberlain* .5179   Bob Boozer .6316
1968-69Wilt Chamberlain* .5833   Wilt Chamberlain* .5203   Wilt Chamberlain* .5203   Bob Boozer .6316
1969-70Johnny Green .5593   Wilt Chamberlain* .5239   Wilt Chamberlain* .5239   Bob Boozer .6316
1970-71Johnny Green .5871   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5389   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5389   Bob Boozer .6316
1971-72Wilt Chamberlain* .6492   Wilt Chamberlain* .5211   Wilt Chamberlain* .5211   Bob Boozer .6316
1972-73Wilt Chamberlain* .7270   Wilt Chamberlain* .5224   Wilt Chamberlain* .5224   Bob Boozer .6316
1973-74Bob McAdoo* .5471   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5100   Wilt Chamberlain* .5224   Bob Boozer .6316
1974-75Don Nelson* .5389   Walt Frazier* .5113   Wilt Chamberlain* .5224   Larry McNeill .6471
1975-76Wes Unseld* .5608   Walt Frazier* .5113   Wilt Chamberlain* .5224   Larry McNeill .6471
1976-77Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5793   Bob Lanier* .5408   Bob Lanier* .5408   Larry McNeill .6471
1977-78Bobby Jones* .5782   Bob Lanier* .5408   Bob Lanier* .5408   Larry McNeill .6471
1978-79Cedric Maxwell .5842   Bob Lanier* .5408   Bob Lanier* .5408   Larry McNeill .6471
1979-80Cedric Maxwell .6093   Clifford Ray .5377   Clifford Ray .5377   Larry McNeill .6471
1980-81Artis Gilmore* .6703   Bob Lanier* .5431   Bob Lanier* .5431   Larry McNeill .6471
1981-82Artis Gilmore* .6529   Cedric Maxwell .5736   Cedric Maxwell .5736   Larry McNeill .6471
1982-83Artis Gilmore* .6261   Cedric Maxwell .5679   Cedric Maxwell .5679   Larry McNeill .6471
1983-84Artis Gilmore* .6313   Bernard King* .5689   Bernard King* .5689   Kurt Rambis .6522
1984-85James Donaldson .6370   James Worthy* .6118   James Worthy* .6118   Kurt Rambis .6522
1985-86Steve Johnson .6318   James Worthy* .5963   James Worthy* .5963   Bob Hansen .7568
1986-87Charles Barkley* .6057   James Worthy* .5947   James Worthy* .5947   Bob Hansen .7568
1987-88Charles Barkley* .6040   Kurt Rambis .5917   Kurt Rambis .5917   Bob Hansen .7568
1988-89Dennis Rodman* .6008   Kurt Rambis .5917   Kurt Rambis .5917   Bob Hansen .7568
1989-90Mark West .6245   Kurt Rambis .5755   Kurt Rambis .5755   Bob Hansen .7568
1990-91Buck Williams .6017   Charles Barkley* .5792   Charles Barkley* .5792   Bob Hansen .7568
1991-92Buck Williams .6039   Charles Barkley* .5792   Charles Barkley* .5792   Bob Hansen .7568
1992-93Kenny Smith .5847   Kurt Rambis .5737   Kurt Rambis .5737   Bob Hansen .7568
1993-94Shaquille O'Neal* .5990   Otis Thorpe .5894   Otis Thorpe .5894   Bob Hansen .7568
1994-95Chris Gatling .6328   Otis Thorpe .5886   Otis Thorpe .5886   Bob Hansen .7568
1995-96John Stockton* .5960   Otis Thorpe .5862   Otis Thorpe .5862   Bob Hansen .7568
1996-97Chris Mullin* .6054   Otis Thorpe .5805   Otis Thorpe .5805   Bob Hansen .7568
1997-98Dale Ellis .5879   Otis Thorpe .5805   Otis Thorpe .5805   Bob Hansen .7568
1998-99Shaquille O'Neal* .5763   Otis Thorpe .5805   Otis Thorpe .5805   Bob Hansen .7568
1999-00Brent Barry .5785   Otis Thorpe .5757   Otis Thorpe .5757   Bob Hansen .7568
2000-01Shaquille O'Neal* .5717   Otis Thorpe .5700   Kurt Rambis .5737   Bob Hansen .7568
2001-02Brent Barry .6114   Shaquille O'Neal* .5604   Kurt Rambis .5737   Bob Hansen .7568
2002-03Eddy Curry .5846   Shaquille O'Neal* .5583   Kurt Rambis .5737   Bob Hansen .7568
2003-04Shaquille O'Neal* .5844   Shaquille O'Neal* .5618   Kurt Rambis .5737   Bob Hansen .7568
2004-05Damon Jones .6109   Shaquille O'Neal* .5616   Kurt Rambis .5737   Bob Hansen .7568
2005-06Shaquille O'Neal* .6000   Shaquille O'Neal* .5659   Kurt Rambis .5737   Bob Hansen .7568
2006-07Steve Nash* .6128   Shaquille O'Neal* .5658   Kurt Rambis .5737   Bob Hansen .7568
2007-08Andris Biedriņš .6261   Shaquille O'Neal* .5640   Kurt Rambis .5737   Bob Hansen .7568
2008-09Shaquille O'Neal* .6088   Dwight Howard .5899   Dwight Howard .5899   Bob Hansen .7568
2009-10Dwight Howard .6115   Dwight Howard .5958   Dwight Howard .5958   Bob Hansen .7568
2010-11Nenê .6154   Dwight Howard .6000   Dwight Howard .6000   Bob Hansen .7568
2011-12Tyson Chandler .6789   Dwight Howard .6000   Dwight Howard .6000   Bob Hansen .7568
2012-13DeAndre Jordan .6434   Dwight Howard .6011   Dwight Howard .6011   Chris Andersen .8070
2013-14DeAndre Jordan .6757   Danny Green .5950   Danny Green .5950   Chris Andersen .8070
2014-15DeAndre Jordan .7107   Dwight Howard .5909   Dwight Howard .5909   Chris Andersen .8070
2015-16DeAndre Jordan .7028   Dwight Howard .5886   Dwight Howard .5886   Chris Andersen .8070
2016-17DeAndre Jordan .7140   DeAndre Jordan .6623   DeAndre Jordan .6623   Chris Andersen .8070
2017-18Clint Capela .6524   DeAndre Jordan .6623   DeAndre Jordan .6623   Chris Andersen .8070
2018-19Rudy Gobert .6685   DeAndre Jordan .6623   DeAndre Jordan .6623   Chris Andersen .8070
2019-20Mitchell Robinson .7419   DeAndre Jordan .6623   DeAndre Jordan .6623   Chris Andersen .8070
2020-21Rudy Gobert .6753   Rudy Gobert .6647   Rudy Gobert .6647   Daniel Gafford .8461
2021-22Rudy Gobert .7126   DeAndre Jordan .6677   DeAndre Jordan .6677   Daniel Gafford .8461
2022-23Nic Claxton .7053   DeAndre Jordan .6677   DeAndre Jordan .6677   Daniel Gafford .8461
2023-24Daniel Gafford .7250   DeAndre Jordan .6667   DeAndre Jordan .6667   Daniel Gafford .8461