The 50-40-90 club is an exclusive one that requires players to shoot at least 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from three-point range, and 90 percent from the free-throw line in a single regular season.
Only nine players have had 50-40-90 seasons (Larry Bird, Mark Price, Reggie Miller, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Malcolm Brogdon, and Kyrie Irving), but nobody has done it for a whole career, showing just how challenging it is to maintain such exceptional shooting efficiency.
Some players have come close, though. Below, we rank those who fell just short.
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
Career FG%: 49.03 percent
Career 3P%: 42.78 percent
Career FT%: 90.43 percent
50-40-90 seasons: 4 (2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10)
DOUG COLLIER/AFP via Getty Images
Career FG%: 49.59 percent
Career 3P%: 40.29 percent
Career FT%: 87.7 percent
Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images
Career FG%: 47.2 percent
Career 3P%: 42.5 percent
Career FT%: 91.04 percent
50-40-90 seasons: 1 (2015-16)
Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images
Career FG%: 47.2 percent
Career 3P%: 40.2 percent
Career FT%: 90.39 percent
50-40-90 seasons: 1 (1988-89)
Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images
Career FG%: 50.11 percent
Career 3P%: 38.75 percent
Career FT%: 88.31 percent
50-40-90 seasons: 2 (2012-13, 2022-23)
Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
Career FG%: 49.56 percent
Career 3P%: 37.58 percent
Career FT%: 88.57 percent
50-40-90 seasons: 2 (1986-87, 1987-88)
Kyle Ross-Imagn Images
Career FG%: 47.49 percent
Career 3P%: 39.55 percent
Career FT%: 88.63 percent
50-40-90 seasons: 1 (2020-21)
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Career FG%: 47.09 percent
Career 3P%: 39.47 percent
Career FT%: 88.77 percent
50-40-90 seasons: 1 (1993-94)
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 49.82 percent
Career 3P%: 39.13 percent
Career FT%: 86.1 percent
Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images
Career FG%: 50.89 percent
Career 3P%: 38.44 percent
Career FT%: 86.55 percent
Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 45.2 percent
Career 3P%: 40.02 percent
Career FT%: 89.39 percent
Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 45.01 percent
Career 3P%: 40.07 percent
Career FT%: 89.48 percent
Jamie Squire /Allsport
Career FG%: 48.46 percent
Career 3P%: 40.61 percent
Career FT%: 85.99 percent
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 47.17 percent
Career 3P%: 40.71 percent
Career FT%: 87.26 percent
Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 46.85 percent
Career 3P%: 40.87 percent
Career FT%: 87.5 percent
Ken Levine/Allsport/Getty Images
Career FG%: 47.9 percent
Career 3P%: 45.4 percent
Career FT%: 86.36 percent
William Archie -Detroit Free Press
Career FG%: 50.61 percent
Career 3P%: 43.74 percent
Career FT%: 84.14 percent
Otto Greule Jr/Allsport/Getty Images
Career FG%: 52.47 percent
Career 3P%: 36.89 percent
Career FT%: 87.17 percent
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 44.66 percent
Career 3P%: 41.45 percent
Career FT%: 89.18 percent
Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
Career FG%: 52.53 percent
Career 3P%: 40.11 percent
Career FT%: 83.84 percent
Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images
Career FG%: 47.04 percent
Career 3P%: 43.06 percent
Career FT%: 86.43 percent
Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
Career FG%: 47.65 percent
Career 3P%: 42.40 percent
Career FT%: 85.61 percent
Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images
Career FG%: 45.39 percent
Career 3P%: 43.99 percent
Career FT%: 87.79 percent
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 47.06 percent
Career 3P%: 38.04 percent
Career FT%: 87.87 percent
50-40-90 seasons: 1 (2006-07)
Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images
Career FG%: 42.78 percent
Career 3P%: 42.67 percent
Career FT%: 90.24 percent
Frank Victores-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 44.66 percent
Career 3P%: 41.66 percent
Career FT%: 87.99 percent
Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images
Career FG%: 46.33 percent
Career 3P%: 38.87 percent
Career FT%: 87.41 percent
50-40-90 seasons: 1 (2018-19)
Michael McLoone-Imagn Images
Career FG%: 45.95 percent
Career 3P%: 38.73 percent
Career FT%: 87.86 percent
Brian Bahr /Allsport
Career FG%: 46.07 percent
Career 3P%: 39.45 percent
Career FT%: 86.98 percent
