5 Active NBA point guards with the highest field goal shooting percentage

Chris Paul and Stephen Curry have the highest field goal shooting percentage among active point guards.
Chris Paul and Stephen Curry have the highest field goal shooting percentage among active point guards.

#3 Kyrie Irving - NBA career FG%: 47.0

Kyrie Irving in action during an NBA game.
Kyrie Irving in action during an NBA game.

Kyrie Irving has been a sensational player ever since he made his debut in the NBA. The former NBA champion has been one of the best offensive players in the league for the last few seasons.

Irving's ball-handling and ability to make clutch shots make him a special player to have for any team in the NBA. The former Cleveland Cavaliers point guard has averaged 22.8 points and 5.7 assists per game during his 582-game NBA career. He has done so, shooting 47% from the field on 17.9 attempts per contest.

Last season, Irving became the latest member to join the 50/40/90 club. It's an exclusive group featuring just nine players, including Irving from the NBA. A 50/40/90 club is basically a player shooting 50% from the field, 40% from the 3-point line and 90% from the free-throw line for the whole season.

A record like this just speaks volumes of how lethal of a scorer and shooter Kyrie Irving can be as he heads towards the prime of his career.


#2 Chris Paul - NBA career FG%: 47.2

Chris Paul in action during an NBA Playoff game.
Chris Paul in action during an NBA Playoff game.

Chris Paul is widely regarded as one of the best point guards to play in the NBA. Paul has been a remarkable facilitator and is also renowned for his high basketball IQ. These two traits have played a huge role behind his successful individual NBA career so far, which has spanned across 1090 games.

CP3 has averaged 18.3 points, 9.4 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game in the NBA. His scoring average is truly exceptional for someone who primarily plays as a facilitator on offense. A major reason behind that is Paul's efficiency as a shooter. He has shot 47.2% from the field during his NBA career, while attempting just 13.7 shots per game.

Chris Paul has never shot below 45% from the field post his sophomore season in the NBA, which is a staggering statistic to take note of.


#1 Stephen Curry - NBA career FG% - 47.7

Stephen Curry during a post-game interview.
Stephen Curry during a post-game interview.

It comes as no surprise that Stephen Curry is top of this list. He is widely regarded as the best shooter of all time in NBA history. Curry has achieved some remarkable records due to this trait.

Curry's shooting is enough for defenses to crumble against him. It has helped him come a long way in the NBA. His ability to pull up from miles away from the basket makes him one of the most difficult players to contain on the basketball court.

The Golden State Warriors talisman has averaged 24.2 points, 6.5 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game during his 762-game NBA career. Curry has shot 47.7% from the field, the highest among all active point guards in the NBA. He has done so, attempting a whopping 17.4 shots per game from the field.

Curry is also among the nine NBA players to record a 50/40/90 season.

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