NBA league average effective shooting percentage by decade

	LEAGUE	DECADE	EFG%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	NBA	1940s	29.9	1,766	241.7	73.8		11.7			27.5	91.8	29.9				18.9	27.9	67.6	35.4				426,790	130,369		20,647				40,768
2	NBA	1950s	37.1	6,722	242.3	90.1	58.0	20.9			32.2	86.8	37.1				25.7	35.1	73.2	44.1				1,628,470	605,958	324,596	140,288				177,354
3	NBA	1960s	43.2	7,774	241.2	115.0	66.9	22.7			44.4	102.7	43.2				26.2	36.2	72.5	48.5				1,875,260	893,896	519,877	176,567				202,830
4	NBA	1970s	46.2	15,088	241.2	108.3	48.7	24.5	9.1	4.9	43.5	94.0	46.2				21.4	28.3	75.4	50.8	14.7	32.2		3,639,920	1,633,947	734,702	369,002	89,017	47,474		369,839
5	NBA	1980s	49.1	18,942	241.6	109.3	43.8	25.8	8.8	5.4	43.1	88.8	48.5	1.0	3.5	28.9	22.1	29.1	75.8	53.8	14.5	29.3	17.9	4,575,630	2,070,271	829,113	488,906	166,519	101,748	338,999	472,336
6	NBA	1990s	48.8	21,868	241.7	101.3	42.3	23.5	8.4	5.1	38.6	83.2	46.4	4.0	11.4	34.7	20.0	26.8	74.6	53.3	13.4	28.9	15.8	5,285,420	2,214,848	925,671	513,246	184,434	112,584	345,402	497,206
7	NBA	2000s	48.4	24,190	241.8	96.9	41.9	21.5	7.6	4.9	36.2	80.6	44.9	5.6	15.7	35.6	18.9	25.1	75.4	52.9	11.7	30.2	14.7	5,849,700	2,344,829	1,014,419	519,367	183,462	119,490	355,647	531,581
8	NBA	2010s	50.5	24,118	241.8	102.2	43.0	22.3	7.6	4.9	38.2	83.9	45.6	8.2	23.1	35.6	17.6	23.1	76.0	54.4	10.7	32.3	14.3	5,831,020	2,465,806	1,036,057	537,562	184,101	117,905	345,447	489,498
9	NBA	2020s	53.8	12,116	241.5	112.7	44.1	25.2	7.5	4.9	41.4	88.5	46.7	12.5	34.8	36.1	17.4	22.4	77.8	57.3	10.3	33.8	14.0	2,926,590	1,365,912	534,059	305,611	91,447	58,949	169,479	238,170