NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Effective Field Goal Pct

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Season Lg Player eFG% Tm
2023-24 NBA Daniel Gafford .7160 TOT
2022-23 NBA Nic Claxton .7053 BRK
2021-22 NBA Rudy Gobert .7126 UTA
2020-21 NBA Rudy Gobert .6753 UTA
2019-20 NBA Mitchell Robinson .7419 NYK
2018-19 NBA Rudy Gobert .6685 UTA
2017-18 NBA Clint Capela .6524 HOU
2016-17 NBA DeAndre Jordan .7140 LAC
2015-16 NBA DeAndre Jordan .7028 LAC
2014-15 NBA DeAndre Jordan .7107 LAC
2013-14 NBA DeAndre Jordan .6757 LAC
2012-13 NBA DeAndre Jordan .6434 LAC
2011-12 NBA Tyson Chandler .6789 NYK
2010-11 NBA Nenê .6154 DEN
2009-10 NBA Dwight Howard .6115 ORL
2008-09 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* .6088 PHO
2007-08 NBA Andris Biedriņš .6261 GSW
2006-07 NBA Steve Nash* .6128 PHO
2005-06 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* .6000 MIA
2004-05 NBA Damon Jones .6109 MIA
2003-04 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* .5844 LAL
2002-03 NBA Eddy Curry .5846 CHI
2001-02 NBA Brent Barry .6114 SEA
2000-01 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* .5717 LAL
1999-00 NBA Brent Barry .5785 SEA
1998-99 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* .5763 LAL
1997-98 NBA Dale Ellis .5879 SEA
1996-97 NBA Chris Mullin* .6054 GSW
1995-96 NBA John Stockton* .5960 UTA
1994-95 NBA Chris Gatling .6328 GSW
1993-94 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* .5990 ORL
1992-93 NBA Kenny Smith .5847 HOU
1991-92 NBA Buck Williams .6039 POR
1990-91 NBA Buck Williams .6017 POR
1989-90 NBA Mark West .6245 PHO
1988-89 NBA Dennis Rodman* .6008 DET
1987-88 NBA Charles Barkley* .6040 PHI
1986-87 NBA Charles Barkley* .6057 PHI
1985-86 NBA Steve Johnson .6318 SAS
1984-85 NBA James Donaldson .6370 LAC
1983-84 NBA Artis Gilmore* .6313 SAS
1982-83 NBA Artis Gilmore* .6261 SAS
1981-82 NBA Artis Gilmore* .6529 CHI
1980-81 NBA Artis Gilmore* .6703 CHI
1979-80 NBA Cedric Maxwell .6093 BOS
1978-79 NBA Cedric Maxwell .5842 BOS
1977-78 NBA Bobby Jones* .5782 DEN
1976-77 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .5793 LAL
1975-76 NBA Wes Unseld* .5608 WSB
  ABA Bobby Jones* .5809 DNA
1974-75 NBA Don Nelson* .5389 BOS
  ABA Bobby Jones* .6039 DNA
1973-74 NBA Bob McAdoo* .5471 BUF
  ABA Swen Nater .5520 TOT
1972-73 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .7270 LAL
  ABA Artis Gilmore* .5598 KEN
1971-72 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .6492 LAL
  ABA Artis Gilmore* .5979 KEN
1970-71 NBA Johnny Green .5871 CIN
  ABA Zelmo Beaty* .5554 UTS
1969-70 NBA Johnny Green .5593 CIN
  ABA Trooper Washington .5533 TOT
1968-69 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .5833 LAL
  ABA Jimmy Jones .5350 NOB
1967-68 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .5948 PHI
  ABA Trooper Washington .5252 PTP
1966-67 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .6826 PHI
1965-66 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .5397 PHI
1964-65 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .5103 TOT
1963-64 NBA Jerry Lucas* .5266 CIN
1962-63 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .5282 SFW
1961-62 NBA Walt Bellamy* .5189 CHP
1960-61 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* .5092 PHW
1959-60 NBA Kenny Sears .4774 NYK
1958-59 NBA Kenny Sears .4900 NYK
1957-58 NBA Jack Twyman* .4523 CIN
1956-57 NBA Neil Johnston* .4471 PHW
1955-56 NBA Neil Johnston* .4570 PHW
1954-55 NBA Larry Foust .4865 FTW
1953-54 NBA Ed Macauley* .4863 BOS
1952-53 NBA Neil Johnston* .4524 PHW
1951-52 NBA Paul Arizin* .4485 PHW
1950-51 NBA Alex Groza .4704 INO
1949-50 NBA Alex Groza .4780 INO
1948-49 BAA Arnie Risen* .4228 ROC
1947-48 BAA Buddy Jeannette* .3488 BLB
1946-47 BAA Bob Feerick .4009 WSC