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So, I was curious about who some of the most efficient mid range shooters. I previously did this a few years ago (back in 2020) but limited it to high volume scorers and thought that'd be a disservice to those still had enough volume but weren't known as scorers. So the new list is players with 2x+ All Star appearances and over 1500 FGA in that range. I'll post the Top 20 but also add some notable mentions namely those players who everyone thinks of also when they hear mid range or just other higher volume scorers.
| Rk | Player | G | FG | FGA | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Jokić | 507 | 751 | 1543 | 48.7% |
| 2 | John Stockton | 506 | 901 | 1857 | 48.5% |
| 3 | Chris Paul | 1217 | 3376 | 7035 | 48.0% |
| 4 | Steve Nash | 1140 | 2413 | 5051 | 47.8% |
| 5 | Dirk Nowitzki | 1511 | 6236 | 13225 | 47.2% |
| 6 | Glenn Robinson | 525 | 2487 | 5314 | 46.8% |
| 7 | Kyrie Irving | 668 | 1694 | 3631 | 46.7% |
| 8 | Stephen Curry | 842 | 1678 | 3606 | 46.5% |
| 9 | Khris Middleton | 673 | 1562 | 3362 | 46.5% |
| 10 | Allan Houston | 602 | 2330 | 5022 | 46.4% |
| 11 | Kevin Durant | 997 | 3522 | 7607 | 46.3% |
| 12 | Trae Young | 353 | 725 | 1584 | 45.8% |
| 13 | Kawhi Leonard | 594 | 1443 | 3156 | 45.7% |
| 14 | Al Horford | 912 | 1644 | 3612 | 45.5% |
| 15 | David West | 964 | 2496 | 5507 | 45.3% |
| 16 | Devin Booker | 527 | 1532 | 3387 | 45.2% |
| 17 | Kevin Garnett | 1378 | 5011 | 11082 | 45.2% |
| 18 | Michael Jordan | 306 | 1951 | 4346 | 44.9% |
| 19 | Donovan Mitchell | 405 | 730 | 1629 | 44.8% |
| 20 | Joel Embiid | 404 | 1067 | 2412 | 44.2% |
| HM | Damian Lillard | 743 | 1194 | 2728 | 43.8% |
| HM | Reggie Miller | 654 | 1413 | 3231 | 43.7% |
| HM | Klay Thompson | 723 | 1668 | 3819 | 43.7% |
| HM | DeMar DeRozan | 1034 | 3661 | 8676 | 42.2% |
| HM | Paul Pierce | 1287 | 2870 | 6932 | 41.4% |
| HM | Carmelo Anthony | 1253 | 3890 | 9400 | 41.4% |
| HM | Kobe Bryant | 1324 | 4790 | 11605 | 41.3% |
| HM | Tracy McGrady | 896 | 2810 | 6910 | 40.7% |
| HM | James Harden | 788 | 893 | 2202 | 40.6% |
| HM | Gilbert Arenas | 528 | 1184 | 2930 | 40.4% |
| HM | Paul George | 773 | 1520 | 3784 | 40.2% |
| HM | Anthony Davis | 667 | 1611 | 4049 | 39.8% |
| HM | Allen Iverson | 913 | 3288 | 8409 | 39.1% |
| HM | Jayson Tatum | 429 | 639 | 1633 | 39.1% |
| HM | Russell Westbrook | 1077 | 2502 | 6457 | 38.7% |
| HM | Dwyane Wade | 1047 | 2665 | 6916 | 38.5% |
| HM | LeBron James | 1398 | 3057 | 8047 | 38.0% |
| HM | Jason Kidd | 1094 | 1776 | 4715 | 37.7% |
| HM | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 629 | 761 | 2087 | 36.5% |
| HM | Manu Ginóbili | 811 | 661 | 1818 | 36.4% |
| HM | Blake Griffin | 621 | 1072 | 2977 | 36.0% |
Extra Notes
- Something I didn't add was how often these mid range shooters were assisted aka how many created their own looks vs being created for. Among the top 20, it was around 46% assisted rate. The lowest % was Chris Paul at 10%. The highest was Al Horford at 79.6%. Chris Paul is actually the least assisted out of all eligible players while having the 12th most attempts.
demar not being top 20 and kd not being top 10 is crazy