Which NBA Players Try To Dunk the Most

Allen MollSep 14, 2009

As most would have predicted, Dwight Howard led the NBA in total number of dunks with 202, during the ‘08-’09 season. But which players had the highest percentage of their shot attempts come as dunks? Anthony Morrow of Golden State led the NBA in 3 point shooting with a .467%. Which players had the most of their shot attempt come from behind the arc and can truly be considered 3 pt specialists? Some on these two lists are as expected while others will surprise you.

Players Who Had the Highest Percentage of Shot Attempts as Dunks

(min 300 shot attempts)

Player	Team	% of Dunks	# of Dunks
Joakim Noah	CHI	94	86
Joel Pryzbilla	POR	92	61
Tyson Chandler	NOH	91	89
Greg Oden	POR	90	99
Eric Dampier	DAL	88	69
Andrew Bogut	MIL	86	38
A. Biedrins	GSW	84	66
Dwight Howard	ORL	83	202
Leon Powe	BOS	78	47
Kendrick Perkins	BOS	71	52

No real shocks here, but Noah as #1 in the league over players like Oden and Howard got my attention. Notable players with more than 100 dunks who did not make the list are Shaquille O’Neal, Nene, Ameka Okafor, and David Lee. I guess all of these players could stand to add a 10 foot jumper to their arsenal.

Shane Battier

Players Who Had the Highest Percentage of Their Shots as 3 Pointers

(min 50 shots)

Player	Team	% of 3 PT Shots	3 PT %
Shane Battier	HOU	66	.384
Rudy Fernandez	POR	63	.399
Dequan Cook	MIA	61	.387
Eddie House	BOS	60	.444
Bobby Simmons	NJN	59	.447
James Posey	NOH	59	.369
JJ Redick	ORL	59	.374
Vujacic	LAL	55	.363
Boobie Gibson	CLE	53	.382
Rodney Carney	MIN	53	.350

We all knew that Eddie House, J.J Redick, and Boobie Gibson like to jack up 3’s immediately once they are on the court, but I personally thought that Shane Battier was a more well rounded player since he also plays great defense. His stats show he is strictly a 3 point shooter when in the game, as evidence by his 2 dunks for the entire season. The two players who are the best slashers on the list prove to be Rudy Fernandez and Rodney Carney since they had 26 and 39 dunks to go with shooting more than 53% of the time behind the arc.

Thanks to 82games.com