Best Field-Goal Percentages in NBA History

The most fundamental element of basketball is the shot, and the closer to the basket you shoot, the better your chance of the ball going in.

That’s why the list of the best career field-goal percentages in NBA history is dotted with some of basketball’s greatest big men.

These are the players with the highest field-goal percentages in NBA history.

Career FG percentage: 54.8

Years: 8 seasons (2016-present)

Teams: Oklahoma City Thunder (2016-17), Indiana Pacers (2017-22), Sacramento Kings (2022-present)

Position: Center

Height/weight: 7-foot, 240 pounds

NBA titles: None

Bottom line: Domanta Sabonis seems to have found the perfect home with the Sacramento Kings, where he made his third NBA All-Star Team and helped the franchise snap a 16-year postseason drought in his first year with the team in 2022-23.

Note: Minimum 200 career games and 2,000 career field-goal attempts. All stats updated through the end of the 2022-23 regular season.  

Career FG percentage: 54.9

Years: 17 seasons (1981-98)

Teams: New Jersey Nets (1981-89), Portland Trail Blazers (1989-96), New York Knicks (1996-98)

Position: Power forward

Height/weight: 6-foot-8, 215 pounds

NBA titles: None

Bottom line: Buck Williams was one of the great lunchpail post players in the NBA throughout most of the 1980s and early 1990s, and is most well known for his time with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Williams helped lead Portland to a pair of NBA Finals in that stretch and led the NBA in field-goal percentage in 1991 and 1992.

Career FG percentage: 55.0

Years: 12 seasons (1974-86)

Teams: Denver Nuggets (1974-78), Philadelphia 76ers (1978-86)

Position: Power forward

Height/weight: 6-foot-9. 210 pounds

NBA titles: 1 (1983)

Bottom line: Bobby Jones was one of the most selfless, hardworking players in NBA history. He made nine NBA All-Defensive teams plus two more in the ABA.

Jones’ value to his teams is best looked at through a postseason prism, as he never played on a team that didn’t make the playoffs and won an NBA championship with the 76ers in 1983.

Career FG percentage: 55.0

Years: 7 seasons (2017-present)

Teams: Atlanta Hawks (2017-23), Utah Jazz (2023-present)

Position: Center

Height/weight: 6-foot-9, 226 pounds

NBA titles: None

Bottom line: John Collins has seen his numbers steadily drop since signing a five-year, $125 million contract with the Atlanta Hawks before the 2021-22 season. He was finally traded to the Utah Jazz in 2023 where he’ll get a chance to be featured on a roster full of talented young players.