NBA league field goal percentage by decade
| LEAGUE | DECADE | FG% | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | |
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| 1 | NBA | 1940s | 29.9 | 1,766 | 241.7 | 73.8 | 11.7 | 27.5 | 91.8 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 48.5 | 18,942 | 241.6 | 109.3 | 43.8 | 25.8 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 43.1 | 88.8 | 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 | 46.4 | 21,868 | 241.7 | 101.3 | 42.3 | 23.5 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 38.6 | 83.2 | 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 | 44.9 | 24,190 | 241.8 | 96.9 | 41.9 | 21.5 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 36.2 | 80.6 | 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 | 45.6 | 24,118 | 241.8 | 102.2 | 43.0 | 22.3 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 38.2 | 83.9 | 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 | 46.8 | 11,658 | 241.5 | 112.7 | 41.0 | 25.2 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 41.4 | 88.5 | 12.5 | 34.7 | 36.1 | 17.4 | 22.4 | 77.8 | 57.3 | 10.3 | 33.8 | 13.0 | 2,815,920 | 1,314,107 | 477,515 | 293,750 | 87,647 | 56,594 | 151,175 | 229,201 |
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