Field Goal Percentage (Basketball)

A player's field goal percentage is a simple statistic to compute. Only two numbers are required: the number of made baskets, and the number of total attempts. The FG% is the number of made baskets divided by the total number.

For example, when Kobe Bryant scored 81 points on January 22, 2006, he made 28 out of 46 field goal attempts. That's a FG% of \(\frac{28}{46} = .609\) (60.9%).

It's also possible to break down the data further by computing his 3-point field goal percentage. He made 7 three pointers out of 13 that he took, good for 53.8%! Not only did he take a ton of shots that night, but as you can see he was making them at an exceptional rate.