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1983 NBA Field Goal Percentage Leaders

Share of field goals made

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Artis Gilmore led the NBA in field goal percentage in 1983 with 63.1%, 3.5 percentage points ahead of James Donaldson (59.6%). It stands 51st among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 4 times Artis Gilmore led in field goal percentage.

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Artis Gilmore Led the NBA in 1983 Artis Gilmore SAN
63.1% Field Goal Percentage 3.5% clear of James Donaldson
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# Player Team FG% GP FGM FGA
1 Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore SAN 63.1% 64 351 556
2 James Donaldson SDC 59.6% 82 360 604
3 Mike McGee LAL 59.4% 77 347 584
4 Darryl Dawkins Darryl Dawkins NJN 59.3% 81 507 855
5 Calvin Natt POR 58.3% 79 500 857
6 Jeff Ruland WAS 57.9% 75 599 1,035
7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 57.8% 80 716 1,238
8 Larry Nance Larry Nance PHX 57.6% 82 601 1,044
9 Bob Lanier MIL 57.2% 72 392 685
10 Bernard King Bernard King NYK 57.2% 77 795 1,391
11 Gene Banks Gene Banks SAN 56.8% 80 424 747
12 Magic Johnson Magic Johnson LAL 56.5% 67 441 780
13 Mike Glenn ATL 56.3% 81 312 554
14 Kenny Carr Kenny Carr POR 56.1% 82 518 923
15 Bill Cartwright Bill Cartwright NYK 56.1% 77 453 808
16 Steve Johnson Steve Johnson CHI 55.9% 81 302 540
17 Kiki Vandeweghe DEN 55.8% 78 895 1,603
18 Adrian Dantley UTH 55.8% 79 802 1,438
19 Kevin McHale Kevin McHale BOS 55.6% 82 587 1,055
20 James Worthy James Worthy LAL 55.6% 82 495 890
21 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 55.0% 75 386 702
22 Robert Parish BOS 54.7% 80 623 1,140
23 Rolando Blackman DAL 54.6% 81 721 1,320
24 James Edwards James Edwards PHX 53.6% 72 438 817
25 Buck Williams Buck Williams NJN 53.5% 81 495 926
26 Jerry Sichting IND 53.2% 80 397 746
27 Cedric Maxwell Cedric Maxwell BOS 53.2% 80 317 596
28 Brad Davis Brad Davis DAL 53.0% 81 345 651
29 Bill Laimbeer Bill Laimbeer DET 53.0% 82 553 1,044
30 Alex English DEN 52.9% 82 907 1,714
31 Andrew Toney Andrew Toney PHL 52.7% 78 593 1,125
32 Orlando Woolridge CHI 52.5% 75 570 1,086
33 Mychal Thompson POR 52.4% 79 487 929
34 Mark Aguirre Mark Aguirre DAL 52.4% 79 925 1,765
35 Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson BOS 52.4% 78 376 718
36 Ralph Sampson Ralph Sampson HOU 52.3% 82 716 1,369
37 LaSalle Thompson LaSalle Thompson KCK 52.3% 80 333 637
38 Greg Kelser Greg Kelser SDC 51.9% 80 313 603
39 Clark Kellogg IND 51.9% 79 619 1,193
40 Lewis Lloyd HOU 51.6% 82 610 1,182
41 Jim Paxson Jim Paxson POR 51.4% 81 680 1,322
42 Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes LAL 51.4% 75 542 1,055
43 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 51.2% 77 678 1,324
44 Thurl Bailey Thurl Bailey UTH 51.2% 81 302 590
45 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 51.2% 78 652 1,274
46 Phil Hubbard CLE 51.1% 80 321 628
47 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong NJN 50.8% 69 583 1,147
48 Rick Mahorn Rick Mahorn WAS 50.7% 82 307 605
49 Caldwell Jones HOU 50.2% 81 318 633
50 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 50.2% 74 646 1,288
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