Field Goal Percentage (FG%) measures a player's or team's overall shooting efficiency on all attempts from the field, including both 2-point and 3-point shots. It's the oldest and most universal stat for raw offensive success.
A good FG% depends heavily on position and playstyle. A center who plays close to the rim can shoot 60% or more, while a guard taking many contested mid-range jumpers will often sit around 45%. In the NBA, the league average has historically hovered around 46%.
The main limitation of FG% is that it treats a 3-point shot the same as a 2-point shot, which penalizes shooters. That's why modern analytics prefer eFG% and TS%, which weight shot value correctly.
On HoopsTrackR, FG% is calculated automatically for every game and aggregated across the season. It appears in both individual and team box scores.
Formula
FG% = (FGM / FGA) × 100Real example
A player making 8 shots out of 15 attempts has a FG% of (8 / 15) × 100 = 53.3%.
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