In 2015, the top kickers in terms of field goal percentage (FGM/FGA) were Josh Brown (93.75%) and Dan Bailey (93.75%). Yet, we know a field goal attempt from 50+ yards is much more difficult than a 22 yard "chip shot". So adjusted the field goal percentage for the distance of the kicks should give us a indication of who is really the most accurate kicker in the league.
I gathered the field goal percentages via Footballdb.com for the following ranges, 20-29 yd, 30-39 yd, 40-49 yd, and 50+ yd. I excluded kicks from 0-19 yd and kickers who had less than 20 attempts. The field goal percentages at each were then weighted against the proportion of all NFL field goal attempts in the various ranges in 2015.
Here's the most accurate kickers in 2015 NFL season:
With adjusting for distances, Matt Prater moved from 5th place to 1st. Chandler Catanzaro suffered the biggest drop in accuracy as he fell from 8th to 24th which is largely explained from his 0% on attempts from 50+ in a league that averages 65% from 50+ yd. Josh Lambo enjoyed an climb from 25th to 14th an improvement of 11 positions. This is mostly a result of his high number of attempts from 40-49 yd.
Here's the full chart:
2015 NFL Kicking Statistics
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