FGM

Sports abbreviation · Basketball

FGM
Stands forField goals made
CategoriesSports

FGM stands for Field goals made, a basketball abbreviation.

Number of successful field goals, shown before the attempts in a box score's FG column. Together with attempts it gives field goal percentage.

Example: Box score line: 12 FGM on 20 FGA for 60 percent shooting.

Usage notes

Wilt Chamberlain made 36 field goals in his 100-point game, the NBA single-game record. Free throws are tracked separately as FTM. Analysts care more about efficiency than raw makes, so FGM is rarely quoted alone.

More basketball abbreviations

  • DRtg – Defensive rating
  • DTD – Day-to-day
  • eFG% – Effective field goal percentage
  • FG – Field goal (American football)
  • FG% – Field goal percentage
  • FGA – Field goal attempts
  • FT – Free throw
  • FT% – Free throw percentage
  • FTA – Free throw attempts
  • ISO – Isolation
  • MIN – Minutes
  • MIP – Most Improved Player

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