Field Goals
Field Goals Made (FGM) is the number of shots a player converts from the field — any shot that isn't a free throw. Field Goals Attempted (FGA) is the number of shots they took. Together they tell you how much a player shoots and how often they succeed.
Points alone don't tell you how a player scored. Field goal numbers reveal shot volume and raw make rate — the foundation for every shooting efficiency metric that came after. A player who scores 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting is in a very different place than one who scores 20 on 8-of-22.
Benchmarks
- League average: 46–48% field goal percentage
- Good: 50–53%
- Elite: above 55%
Percentage alone can mislead — a big man who only takes layups will shoot 65% on low volume; a guard creating off the dribble might shoot 42% on high volume and still be more valuable. In 2025–26, Olympiacos leads EuroLeague with a 59.7% two-point field goal percentage, while the league average for two-point shooting sits at 55.5%.
In 2025–26, Kai Jones of Anadolu Efes has been converting at an absurd 92.1% from the field — numbers that look impossible until you consider the context. Jones operates almost exclusively as a rim-runner and lob threat, meaning his attempts come on high-percentage looks near the basket. That efficiency is real but reveals the limitation of raw percentage: it tells you what he does with his shots, not whether he can create them. Compare that to Sasha Vezenkov, who leads the league in PIR at 22.7 while shooting efficiently on far more varied attempts — contested threes, mid-range pull-ups, post-ups. That combination of volume and shot diversity is what separates star-level field goal production from merely acceptable.
Tensions
A player who takes two shots and makes both is shooting 100% — and tells you almost nothing. Field goal percentage only becomes meaningful when the attempt volume is high enough to be representative.
A made two-pointer and a made three-pointer both count as one FGM but produce different point values. This is exactly why advanced stats like True Shooting and eFG% were invented — to weight makes by their actual scoring value.
Formula
FG% = FGM ÷ FGA × 100
Divide shots made by shots attempted and multiply by 100 to get a percentage.
FGM: Field Goals Made / FGA: Field Goals Attempted / FG%: Field Goal Percentage
