NBA HISTORY: STATISTICS ABOUT THE MOST EFFICIENT 2-PT FIELD GOAL % SCORERS IN THE REGULAR SEASON.
Most impressive records in NBA history about efficient
scorers in regular season: the best 2-PT Field Goal % scorers.
This is the third part of a
series of articles about historical records on the major statistics in NBA
history (points, assists, rebounds…) while looking at which current player
could eventually challenge these records along
his career.
In the two previous articles, we
looked at the most general efficient scorers and records in points in the NBA
history. We saw that Steve Nash was the current leader in term of efficiency while Kevin Durant was
in position to challenge some records over his career as well as in terms of
efficiency (see the article) as in points (see the article).
Today, we continue to focus on
the most efficient scorers: the best 2-PT Field Goal Pct shooters.
A. RECORDS IN SCORING EFFICIENCY.
I looked at players that reached at
least 60% in 2 points field goal % per season (with a minimum of 62 games, or
75% of a season, and 24 minutes played per game).
It’s no surprise to see that the
majority of players hitting this threshold are/were forwards/centers, players
that use to play near the basket.
Within this list, we then found some of the most powerful and best ever players of the NBA history (Charles Barkley with 5 years; Wilt Chamberlain with 3 years, Shaquille O'Neal with 2 years and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 1 year: see the articles about the G.O.A.T).
30 players reached this benchmark in NBA history. Artis Gilmore is the leader in this statistic with 6 years. The first player to reach this threshold was Wilt Chamberlain in 1967. The most recent players who achieved it were Lebron James , Tyson Chandler and DeAndre Jordan. It was last year (see table (a) below for the details).
Within this list, we then found some of the most powerful and best ever players of the NBA history (Charles Barkley with 5 years; Wilt Chamberlain with 3 years, Shaquille O'Neal with 2 years and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 1 year: see the articles about the G.O.A.T).
30 players reached this benchmark in NBA history. Artis Gilmore is the leader in this statistic with 6 years. The first player to reach this threshold was Wilt Chamberlain in 1967. The most recent players who achieved it were Lebron James , Tyson Chandler and DeAndre Jordan. It was last year (see table (a) below for the details).
We must mention that one of the best shooter non
Forward/Center ever to play appears in this list: Chris Mullin.
Finally, the record in term of the best 2 points field
goal % ever for one season belongs to Wilt Chamberlain with an amazing 72.7% in 1972/73 (see
table (b) below for the details).
a. In the regular season; from 1946-47 to 2012-13;
requiring 2-PT Field Goal Pct >= 0.6 and Games >= 62 and Minutes Per Game
>= 24; sorted by most seasons matching criteria.
Rk
|
Player
|
From
|
To
|
Count ▾
|
1
|
Artis Gilmore
|
1981
|
1986
|
6
|
2
|
Charles Barkley
|
1987
|
1991
|
5
|
3
|
2007
|
2013
|
5
|
|
4
|
Wilt Chamberlain
|
1967
|
1973
|
3
|
5
|
1997
|
2001
|
3
|
|
6
|
2007
|
2010
|
3
|
|
7
|
2011
|
2013
|
3
|
|
8
|
1987
|
1988
|
2
|
|
9
|
1989
|
1990
|
2
|
|
10
|
1991
|
1992
|
2
|
|
11
|
2005
|
2009
|
2
|
|
12
|
2007
|
2008
|
2
|
|
13
|
2008
|
2010
|
2
|
|
14
|
2009
|
2011
|
2
|
|
15
|
1975
|
1975
|
1
|
|
16
|
1977
|
1977
|
1
|
|
17
|
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
|
1980
|
1980
|
1
|
18
|
1980
|
1980
|
1
|
|
19
|
1981
|
1981
|
1
|
|
20
|
1985
|
1985
|
1
|
|
21
|
1986
|
1986
|
1
|
|
22
|
Dennis Rodman
|
1989
|
1989
|
1
|
23
|
1994
|
1994
|
1
|
|
24
|
1997
|
1997
|
1
|
|
25
|
Chris Mullin
|
1997
|
1997
|
1
|
26
|
1997
|
1997
|
1
|
|
27
|
2007
|
2007
|
1
|
|
28
|
2008
|
2008
|
1
|
|
29
|
2008
|
2008
|
1
|
|
30
|
2013
|
2013
|
1
|
b. In the regular season; from 1946-47 to 2013-14;
requiring 2-PT Field Goal Pct >= 0.6 and Games >= 62 and Minutes Per Game
>= 24; sorted by descending 2-PT Field Goal Pct (the full data with this link).
Rk
|
Player
|
Season
|
Age
|
G
|
2P%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
1
|
1972-73
|
36
|
82
|
.727
|
.510
|
||
2
|
2010-11
|
22
|
80
|
.688
|
.000
|
.452
|
|
3
|
1966-67
|
30
|
81
|
.683
|
.441
|
||
4
|
2011-12
|
29
|
62
|
.683
|
.000
|
.689
|
|
5
|
2013-14
|
25
|
80
|
.675
|
.434
|
||
6
|
1980-81
|
31
|
82
|
.670
|
.705
|
||
7
|
2010-11
|
28
|
74
|
.654
|
.732
|
||
8
|
1988-89
|
28
|
82
|
.653
|
.535
|
||
9
|
1981-82
|
32
|
82
|
.652
|
1.000
|
.768
|
|
10
|
1971-72
|
35
|
82
|
.649
|
.422
|
B. CURRENT SEASON 2013/2014.
Currently, there are 4 players who
are in position to reach this threshold during the current season.
Lebron James
could do it for the second season in a row while DeAndre Jordan would reach
this benchmark for the fourth consecutive year.
a. In the regular season; in 2013-14; requiring 2-PT Field Goal Pct
>= 0.6 and Games >= 62 and Minutes Per Game >= 24; sorted by
descending 2-PT Field Goal Pct.
Rk
|
Player
|
Season
|
G
|
2P%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
1
|
2013-14
|
79
|
.674
|
.439
|
||
2
|
2013-14
|
66
|
.629
|
.344
|
||
3
|
2013-14
|
79
|
.627
|
.000
|
.413
|
|
4
|
2013-14
|
76
|
.624
|
.378
|
.754
|
Source: www.basketball-reference.com.
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