The 50β40β90 club is a statistical achievement usedββto distinguish players as excellent shooters in the National Basketball Association (NBA), NBA G League, Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and men's college basketball. It requires a playerββto achieve the criteria of 50% field goal percentage, 40% three-point field goal percentage, and 90% free throw percentage over the course of a regular season, "while meeting the minimum thresholds to qualify as a league leader in each category."
In NBA, WNBA, and NBA G League history, only 11 players have recorded a 50β40β90 season, with nine in the NBA. And one each in the WNBA and "the NBA G League." The most recent player to achieve a 50β40β90 season was Kevin Durant in 2022β23 (which was also the first 55β40β90 season in NBA history). Eleven collegiate players have recorded a 50β40β90 season, with Salim Stoudamire and Matt Kennedy recording 50β50β90 seasons.
Historyβ»
The 50β40β90 season has only been a possibility since the introduction of the three-point field goal in the 1979β80 NBA season.
Steve Nash, Larry Bird, and Kevin Durant are the only players who have had multiple 50β40β90 seasons. Bird recorded consecutive 50β40β90 seasons in 1986β87 and 1987β88, while Nash recorded four such seasons between 2005 and 2010. Nash narrowly missed five consecutive 50β40β90 seasons by, shooting at 89.9% from the free throw line during the 2006β07 season, one made free throw short of the 90% mark. Durant's two 50β40β90 seasons are notably separated by 10 years, having been recorded in 2012β13 and 2022β23.
Stephen Curry is the only player to record a 50β40β90 season while averaging over 30 PPG. He is also the only player in NBA history to join the club and lead the league in scoring in the same season. Curry recorded 30.1 PPG on 50β45β91 splits in the 2015β16 season.
Kevin Durant (2012-13) and Mark Price (1988-89), at the age of 24, are the youngest players to join the 50β40β90 club.
Quinn Cook became the first NBA G League player to record a 50β40β90 season in 2018.
Elena Delle Donne became the first WNBA player to record a 50β40β90 season in 2019.
Tony Snell became the first player in NBA history to have a 50β50β100 season (min. 100 attempts) in 2021.
List and calculationsβ»
NBAβ»
Similar to baseball batting averages, official NBA shooting statistics are calculated to the third decimal place (thousandths) but are referred to as percentages. While the NBA officially uses a three-digit number, it reports shooting statistics in a shortened and rounded form as a percentage, so that .899 to the third decimal place is simplified as a two digit "90%" in most of its reporting. Thus, a true 50β40β90 season requires a player to achieve. Or exceed 50.0 percent field goal efficiency, 40.0 percent three-point field goal efficiency and 90.0 percent free-throw shooting efficiency. The NBA requires a player to make at least 300 field goals, 82 three-pointers, and 125 free throws to be a leader in the respective category. For shortened seasons, stats are prorated to an 82-game season.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
Player | Season | GP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | Ref. |
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Larry Bird* | 1986β87 | 74 | 786 | 1,497 | 53% (.525) | 90 | 225 | 40% (.400) | 414 | 455 | 91% (.910) | 2,076 | 28.1 | |
Larry Bird* (2) | 1987β88 | 76 | 881 | 1,672 | 53% (.527) | 98 | 237 | 41% (.414) | 415 | 453 | 92% (.916) | 2,275 | 29.9 | |
Mark Price | 1988β89 | 75 | 529 | 1,006 | 53% (.526) | 93 | 211 | 44% (.441) | 263 | 292 | 90% (.901) | 1,414 | 18.9 | |
Reggie Miller* | 1993β94 | 79 | 524 | 1,042 | 50% (.503) | 123 | 292 | 42% (.421) | 403 | 444 | 91% (.908) | 1,574 | 19.9 | |
Steve Nash* | 2005β06 | 79 | 541 | 1,056 | 51% (.512) | 150 | 342 | 44% (.439) | 257 | 279 | 92% (.921) | 1,489 | 18.8 | |
Dirk Nowitzki* | 2006β07 | 78 | 673 | 1,341 | 50% (.502) | 72 | 173 | 42% (.416) | 498 | 551 | 90% (.904) | 1,916 | 24.6 | |
Steve Nash* (2) | 2007β08 | 81 | 485 | 962 | 50% (.504) | 179 | 381 | 47% (.470) | 222 | 245 | 91% (.906) | 1,371 | 16.9 | |
Steve Nash* (3) | 2008β09 | 74 | 428 | 851 | 50% (.503) | 108 | 246 | 44% (.439) | 196 | 210 | 93% (.933) | 1,160 | 15.7 | |
Steve Nash* (4) | 2009β10 | 81 | 499 | 985 | 51% (.507) | 124 | 291 | 43% (.426) | 211 | 225 | 94% (.938) | 1,333 | 16.5 | |
Kevin Durant^ | 2012β13 | 81 | 731 | 1,433 | 51% (.510) | 139 | 334 | 42% (.416) | 679 | 750 | 91% (.905) | 2,280 | 28.1 | |
Stephen Curry^ | 2015β16 | 79 | 805 | 1,598 | 50% (.504) | 402 | 886 | 45% (.454) | 363 | 400 | 91% (.908) | 2,375 | 30.1 | |
Malcolm Brogdon^ | 2018β19 | 64 | 378 | 748 | 51% (.505) | 104 | 244 | 43% (.426) | 141 | 152 | 93% (.928) | 1,001 | 15.6 | |
Kyrie Irving^ | 2020β21 | 54 | 549 | 1,086 | 51% (.506) | 152 | 378 | 40% (.402) | 201 | 218 | 92% (.922) | 1,451 | 26.9 | |
Kevin Durant^ (2) | 2022β23 | 47 | 483 | 862 | 56% (.560) | 93 | 230 | 40% (.404) | 307 | 334 | 92% (.919) | 1,366 | 29.1 |
NBA G Leagueβ»
Player | Season | GP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | Ref. |
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Quinn Cook | 2017β18 | 29 | 269 | 513 | 52% (.524) | 83 | 190 | 44% (.437) | 114 | 120 | 95% (.950) | 735 | 25.3 |
WNBAβ»
Player | Season | GP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elena Delle Donne | 2019 | 31 | 220 | 427 | 52% (.515) | 52 | 121 | 43% (.430) | 114 | 117 | 97% (.974) | 606 | 19.5 |
Men's NCAAβ»
Player | Team | Season | GP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | Ref. |
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Josh Grant | Utah | 1992β93 | 31 | 194 | 366 | 53% (.530) | 44 | 100 | 44% (.440) | 104 | 113 | 92% (.920) | 536 | 17.3 | |
Salim Stoudamire | Arizona | 2004β05 | 36 | 210 | 417 | 50% (.504) | 120 | 238 | 50% (.504) | 122 | 134 | 91% (.910) | 662 | 18.4 | |
Jaycee Carroll | Utah State | 2007β08 | 34 | 251 | 502 | 50% (.500) | 42 | 101 | 42% (.416) | 137 | 149 | 92% (.919) | 785 | 22.4 | |
Luke Babbitt | Nevada | 2009β10 | 36 | 194 | 366 | 53% (.530) | 44 | 100 | 44% (.440) | 199 | 217 | 92% (.917) | 743 | 21.9 | |
Levi Knutson | Colorado | 2010β11 | 38 | 158 | 312 | 51% (.506) | 81 | 171 | 47% (.474) | 47 | 52 | 90% (.904) | 444 | 11.7 | |
Isaiah Williams | Iona | 2013β14 | 28 | 118 | 221 | 53% (.534) | 61 | 143 | 43% (.427) | 18 | 20 | 90% (.900) | 315 | 12.8 | |
Matt Kennedy | Charleston Southern | 2013β14 | 31 | 135 | 264 | 51% (.511) | 49 | 98 | 50% (.500) | 69 | 76 | 91% (.908) | 388 | 12.5 | |
Miles Bowman | High Point | 2016β17 | 30 | 140 | 274 | 51% (.511) | 34 | 69 | 49% (.493) | 109 | 121 | 90% (.901) | 423 | 14.1 | |
Cassius Winston | Michigan State | 2017β18 | 35 | 143 | 282 | 51% (.507) | 73 | 169 | 49% (.497) | 81 | 90 | 90% (.900) | 442 | 12.6 | |
David Cohn | William & Mary | 2017β18 | 31 | 144 | 272 | 53% (.529) | 49 | 115 | 43% (.426) | 103 | 113 | 91% (.912) | 440 | 14.2 | |
Trey Murphy III | Virginia | 2020β21 | 25 | 96 | 191 | 50% (.503) | 52 | 120 | 43% (.433) | 38 | 41 | 93% (.927) | 282 | 11.3 |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
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