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1983 NBA Effective FG Percentage Leaders

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Artis Gilmore led the NBA in effective fg percentage in 1983 with 63.1%, 3.5 percentage points ahead of James Donaldson (59.6%). It stands 65th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 4 times Artis Gilmore led in effective fg percentage.

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Artis Gilmore Led the NBA in 1983 Artis Gilmore SAN
63.1% Effective FG Percentage 3.5% clear of James Donaldson
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# Player Team eFG% GP FGM FGA FG%
1 Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore SAN 63.1% 64 351 556 63.1%
2 James Donaldson SDC 59.6% 82 360 604 59.6%
3 Mike McGee LAL 59.6% 77 347 584 59.4%
4 Darryl Dawkins Darryl Dawkins NJN 59.4% 81 507 855 59.3%
5 Calvin Natt POR 58.5% 79 500 857 58.3%
6 Jeff Ruland WAS 57.9% 75 599 1,035 57.9%
7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 57.8% 80 716 1,238 57.8%
8 Larry Nance Larry Nance PHX 57.6% 82 601 1,044 57.6%
9 Bob Lanier MIL 57.2% 72 392 685 57.2%
10 Bernard King Bernard King NYK 57.2% 77 795 1,391 57.2%
11 Magic Johnson Magic Johnson LAL 56.9% 67 441 780 56.5%
12 Gene Banks Gene Banks SAN 56.8% 80 424 747 56.8%
13 Mike Glenn ATL 56.4% 81 312 554 56.3%
14 Kiki Vandeweghe DEN 56.2% 78 895 1,603 55.8%
15 Kenny Carr Kenny Carr POR 56.1% 82 518 923 56.1%
16 Bill Cartwright Bill Cartwright NYK 56.1% 77 453 808 56.1%
17 Steve Johnson Steve Johnson CHI 55.9% 81 302 540 55.9%
18 Adrian Dantley UTH 55.8% 79 802 1,438 55.8%
19 Kevin McHale Kevin McHale BOS 55.7% 82 587 1,055 55.6%
20 James Worthy James Worthy LAL 55.6% 82 495 890 55.6%
21 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 55.6% 75 386 702 55.0%
22 Rolando Blackman DAL 54.7% 81 721 1,320 54.6%
23 Robert Parish BOS 54.7% 80 623 1,140 54.7%
24 Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson BOS 53.8% 78 376 718 52.4%
25 Jerry Sichting IND 53.6% 80 397 746 53.2%
26 James Edwards James Edwards PHX 53.6% 72 438 817 53.6%
27 Brad Davis Brad Davis DAL 53.5% 81 345 651 53.0%
28 Buck Williams Buck Williams NJN 53.5% 81 495 926 53.5%
29 Cedric Maxwell Cedric Maxwell BOS 53.3% 80 317 596 53.2%
30 Andrew Toney Andrew Toney PHL 53.2% 78 593 1,125 52.7%
31 Bill Laimbeer Bill Laimbeer DET 53.0% 82 553 1,044 53.0%
32 Alex English DEN 53.0% 82 907 1,714 52.9%
33 Mark Aguirre Mark Aguirre DAL 52.8% 79 925 1,765 52.4%
34 Orlando Woolridge CHI 52.5% 75 570 1,086 52.5%
35 Mychal Thompson POR 52.4% 79 487 929 52.4%
36 Ralph Sampson Ralph Sampson HOU 52.3% 82 716 1,369 52.3%
37 LaSalle Thompson LaSalle Thompson KCK 52.3% 80 333 637 52.3%
38 Darrell Griffith UTH 52.2% 82 697 1,423 49.0%
39 Clark Kellogg IND 52.2% 79 619 1,193 51.9%
40 Jim Paxson Jim Paxson POR 52.1% 81 680 1,322 51.4%
41 Greg Kelser Greg Kelser SDC 52.1% 80 313 603 51.9%
42 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 52.0% 78 652 1,274 51.2%
43 Lewis Lloyd HOU 51.7% 82 610 1,182 51.6%
44 Kyle Macy Kyle Macy PHX 51.7% 82 357 713 50.1%
45 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 51.5% 77 678 1,324 51.2%
46 Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes LAL 51.5% 75 542 1,055 51.4%
47 Thurl Bailey Thurl Bailey UTH 51.2% 81 302 590 51.2%
48 Phil Hubbard CLE 51.1% 80 321 628 51.1%
49 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong NJN 51.1% 69 583 1,147 50.8%
50 Rick Mahorn Rick Mahorn WAS 50.7% 82 307 605 50.7%
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