When a NBA player is fouled while shooting, does it affect their FG%?

Question

B/C MJ and AI both have low FG%, I was thinking that was the reason why.

Answer 1

No only if they make the basket it goes with the fg if they dont make the basket it doesnt count against them.

Answer 2

when you are fouled it only counts if the basket is made in continuation. It can only heip your FG%. A foul and a miss doesn't count as an attempt. So every time you get fouled and the basket goes in, that's a 100% FG%. Again, for everytime you're fouled and given the "and 1" it's 100%, any miss doesn't count as an attempt.



And MJ did not have a low FG%. He was a career .497 from the field from the Guard position. That's an amazing stat, when you also consider that he averaged over 30 points per game. Yes, A. Iverson has a low FG% for his career. And if you don't count Jordan's last 2 yrs with the Wizards his career FG% was .501 - incredible.

Answer 3

It only affects their FG% when they MAKE the shot. When a player is fouled while shooting and the shot is made, then he will be credited with 1 field goal made and 1 field goal attempt. On the other hand, when he is fouled while shooting and in the process missed the shot, then he will not be credited with a field goal attempt.



BTW, MJ's FG% was pretty high. For his career, he hit 0.505 of his field goal attempts, not counting his shots when he played for Washington.



And to BillH, the part of the NBA Rules you refer to (Rule No. 4 - Section XI) is written a folllows:

"A field goal attempt is a player's attempt to shoot the ball into his basket for a field goal. The attempt starts when the player begins the motion which habitually precedes the actual shot. It continues until the shooting effort ceases and he returns a normal floor position. The term is also used to include movement of the ball in flight until it has become dead or ha sbeen touched by a player."



Nowhere in that rule can you find the answer to the question. What you need to do is watch an NBA game and keep track of the field goal attempts of someone who gets fouled often, say Iverson or Pierce, and check the boxscores afterwards.

Answer 4

In high school, NCAA and FIBA when a player is fouled the only time there is a field goal attempt is when the field goal is made. In the NBA, that is NOT the case. In the NBA when a player is fouled in the act of shooting, it is a shot attempt regardless of whether or not the shot is made. The only time a shot attempt is not scored is during the act of goal tending. (At least according to NBA Rule #4, Section XI)

Answer 5

no it doesnt, if you make it its added but if you miss i doesnt count.mj and ai have low fg% because they shot a lot

Answer 6

what everyone else said...if you miss no harm if you make it that's a bonus

Answer 7

no

Answer 8

no..