<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Field goal percentage in basketball is the ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted . Its abbreviation is FG% . Although three - point field goal percentage is often calculated separately, three - point field goals are included in the general field goal percentage . Instead of using scales of 0 to 100%, the scale . 000 to 1.000 is commonly used . A higher field goal percentage denotes higher efficiency . In basketball, a FG% of . 500 (50%) or above is considered a good percentage, although this criterion does not apply equally to all positions . Guards usually have lower FG% than forwards and centers . Field goal percentage does not completely tell the skill of a player, but a low field goal percentage can indicate a poor offensive player or a player who takes many difficult shots . In the NBA, Center Shaquille O'Neal has a high career FG% (around . 580) because he plays near the basket making many high percentage layups and slam dunks . Guard Allen Iverson often had a low FG% (around . 420) because he took the bulk of his team's shot attempts, even with high difficulty shots . </P> <P> The NBA career record for field goal percentage is held by DeAndre Jordan at 0.677 . The highest field goal percentage for a single season was set by Wilt Chamberlain with 0.727 in the 1972--73 season . </P> <P> Field goal percentages were substantially lower in the NBA until the mid-to - late 1960s . For this reason, many early NBA stars have low field goal percentages, such as Bob Cousy at . 375, and George Mikan, Bob Pettit, and Bill Russell, whose career field goal percentages of . 404, . 436, and . 440, respectively, are much lower than later post players . </P>

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