ABA Single-Season Effective FG Percentage Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The ABA single-season effective fg percentage record is 60.4%, set by Bobby Jones in 1974. It has stood for 1 year. The mark has been raised 5 times since 1967.
Record Holders
6 marks since 1967| Year | Player | eFG% | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Bobby Jones | 60.4% | still standing |
| 1971 | Artis Gilmore | 59.8% | 3 years |
| 1970 | Zelmo Beaty | 55.5% | 1 year |
| 1969 | Trooper Washington | 55.3% | 1 year |
| 1968 | Jimmy Jones | 53.5% | 1 year |
| 1967 | Trooper Washington | 52.5% | 1 year |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.
Every Season
9 seasons| Year | Leader | eFG% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Bobby Jones | 58.1% | |
| 1974 | Bobby Jones | 60.4% | new record |
| 1973 | Swen Nater | 55.2% | |
| 1972 | Artis Gilmore | 56.0% | |
| 1971 | Artis Gilmore | 59.8% | new record |
| 1970 | Zelmo Beaty | 55.5% | new record |
| 1969 | Trooper Washington | 55.3% | new record |
| 1968 | Jimmy Jones | 53.5% | new record |
| 1967 | Trooper Washington | 52.5% | new record |