This article provides two lists:
- A list of National Basketball Association players by, total career regular season free throws made.
- A progressive list of free throws made leaders showing how the: record has increased through theββyears.
Free throws made leadersβ»
This is: a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season free throws made.
- Statistics accurate as of the 2023β24 NBA season.
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^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
β | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration |
Progressive list of free throw scoring leadersβ»
This is a progressive list of free throw scoring leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.
- Statistics accurate as of the 2023β24 NBA season.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
BOS | Boston Celtics | HOU | Houston Rockets | NOJ | New Orleans Jazz | SAC | Sacramento Kings |
BUF | Buffalo Braves | IND | Indiana Pacers | NOP | New Orleans Pelicans | SDC | San Diego Clippers |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | KCO | Kansas CityβOmaha Kings | OKC | Oklahoma City Thunder | SFW | San Francisco Warriors |
CIN | Cincinnati Royals | LAC | Los Angeles Clippers | PHI | Philadelphia 76ers | STL | St. Louis Hawks |
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | PHO | Phoenix Suns | SYR | Syracuse Nationals |
DAL | Dallas Mavericks | MIA | Miami Heat | PHW | Philadelphia Warriors | TOR | Toronto Raptors |
DEN | Denver Nuggets | MIL | Milwaukee Bucks | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | UTA | Utah Jazz |
DET | Detroit Pistons | MNL | Minneapolis Lakers | SAS | San Antonio Spurs | WSB | Washington Bullets |
Season | Year-by-Year | FT | Active Player | FT | Career Record | FT | Single Season Record | FT | Season |
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1946β47 | Joe Fulks*000PHW | 439 | Joe Fulks*000PHW | 439 | Joe Fulks*000PHW | 439 | Joe Fulks*000PHW | 439 | 1946β47 |
1947β48 | 297 | 736 | 736 | 1947β48 | |||||
1948β49 | George Mikan*000MNL | 532 | 1,238 | 1,238 | George Mikan*000MNL | 532 | 1948β49 | ||
1949β50 | 567 | 1,531 | 1,531 | 567 | 1949β50 | ||||
1950β51 | 576 | 1,909 | 1,909 | 576 | 1950β51 | ||||
1951β52 | Paul Arizin*000PHW | 578 | 2,159 | 2,159 | Paul Arizin*000PHW | 578 | 1951β52 | ||
1952β53 | Neil Johnston*000PHW | 556 | George Mikan*000MNL | 2,550 | George Mikan*000MNL | 2,550 | 1952β53 | ||
1953β54 | 577 | 2,974 | 2,974 | 1953β54 | |||||
1954β55 | 589 | Ed Macauley*000BOS | 2,703 | Neil Johnston*000PHW | 589 | 1954β55 | |||
1955β56 | Bob Pettit*000STL | 557 | Dolph Schayes*000SYR | 3,206 | Dolph Schayes*000SYR | 3,206 | 1955β56 | ||
1956β57 | Dolph Schayes*000SYR | 625 | 3,831 | 3,831 | Dolph Schayes*000SYR | 625 | 1956β57 | ||
1957β58 | George Yardley*000DET | 655 | 4,460 | 4,460 | George Yardley*000DET | 655 | 1957β58 | ||
1958β59 | Bob Pettit*000STL | 667 | 4,986 | 4,986 | Bob Pettit*000STL | 667 | 1958β59 | ||
1959β60 | Jack Twyman*000CIN | 598 | 5,519 | 5,519 | 1959β60 | ||||
1960β61 | Dolph Schayes*000SYR | 680 | 6,199 | 6,199 | Dolph Schayes*000SYR | 680 | 1960β61 | ||
1961β62 | Wilt Chamberlain*000PHW | 835 | 6,485 | 6,485 | Wilt Chamberlain*000PHW | 835 | 1961β62 | ||
1962β63 | Bob Pettit*000STL | 685 | 6,666 | 6,666 | 1962β63 | ||||
1963β64 | Oscar Robertson*000CIN | 800 | 6,712 | 6,712 | 1963β64 | ||||
1964β65 | 665 | Bob Pettit*000STL | 6,182 | 1964β65 | |||||
1965β66 | Jerry West*000LAL | 840 | Oscar Robertson* 000CIN 1965β70 000MIL 1970β74 |
4,174 | Jerry West*000LAL | 840 | 1965β66 | ||
1966β67 | Rick Barry*000SFW | 753 | 4,910 | 1966β67 | |||||
1967β68 | Oscar Robertson*000CIN | 576 | 5,486 | 1967β68 | |||||
1968β69 | 643 | 6,129 | 1968β69 | ||||||
1969β70 | Jerry West*000LAL | 647 | 6,583 | 1969β70 | |||||
1970β71 | Dave Bing*000DET | 615 | 6,968 | Oscar Robertson*000MIL | 6,968 | 1970β71 | |||
1971β72 | Nate Archibald*0CIN 000KCO 1972β73 |
677 | 7,244 | 7,244 | 1971β72 | ||||
1972β73 | 663 | 7,482 | 7,482 | 1972β73 | |||||
1973β74 | Gail Goodrich*000LAL | 508 | 7,694 | 7,694 | 1973β74 | ||||
1974β75 | Nate Archibald*000KCO | 652 | Lenny Wilkens*000POR | 5,394 | 1974β75 | ||||
1975β76 | Bob McAdoo*000BUF | 559 | John Havlicek*000BOS | 4,904 | 1975β76 | ||||
1976β77 | Pete Maravich*000NOJ | 501 | 5,139 | 1976β77 | |||||
1977β78 | Adrian Dantley*000LAL | 541 | 5,369 | 1977β78 | |||||
1978β79 | World B. Free000SDC | 654 | Gail Goodrich*000NOJ | 4,319 | 1978β79 | ||||
1979β80 | 572 | Elvin Hayes* 000WSB 1979β81 000HOU 1981β83 |
4,523 | 1979β80 | |||||
1980β81 | Adrian Dantley*000UTA | 632 | 4,794 | 1980β81 | |||||
1981β82 | 648 | 5,074 | 1981β82 | ||||||
1982β83 | Moses Malone*000PHI | 600 | 5,270 | 1982β83 | |||||
1983β84 | Adrian Dantley*000UTA | 813 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL | 5,515 | 1983β84 | ||||
1984β85 | Moses Malone*000PHI | 737 | 5,804 | 1984β85 | |||||
1985β86 | Adrian Dantley*000UTA | 630 | 6,140 | 1985β86 | |||||
1986β87 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 833 | 6,385 | 1986β87 | |||||
1987β88 | 723 | Moses Malone* 000WSB 1987β88 000ATL 1988β91 000MIL 1991β93 000PHI 1993β94 000SAS 1994β95 |
6,636 | 1987β88 | |||||
1988β89 | Karl Malone*000UTA | 703 | 7,197 | 1988β89 | |||||
1989β90 | 696 | 7,690 | 1989β90 | ||||||
1990β91 | 684 | 7,999 | Moses Malone* 000ATL 1990β91 000MIL 1991β93 000PHI 1993β94 000SAS 1994β95 |
7,999 | 1990β91 | ||||
1991β92 | 673 | 8,395 | 8,395 | 1991β92 | |||||
1992β93 | 619 | 8,419 | 8,419 | 1992β93 | |||||
1993β94 | David Robinson*000SAS | 693 | 8,509 | 8,509 | 1993β94 | ||||
1994β95 | 656 | 8,531 | 8,531 | 1994β95 | |||||
1995β96 | 626 | Karl Malone* 000UTA 1995β2003 000LAL 2003β04 |
5,984 | 1995β96 | |||||
1996β97 | Karl Malone*000UTA | 521 | 6,505 | 1996β97 | |||||
1997β98 | 628 | 7,133 | 1997β98 | ||||||
1998β99 | 378 | 7,511 | 1998β99 | ||||||
1999β00 | Jerry Stackhouse000DET | 618 | 8,100 | 1999β00 | |||||
2000β01 | 666 | 8,636 | Karl Malone* 000UTA 2000β03 000LAL 2003β04 |
8,636 | 2000β01 | ||||
2001β02 | Tim Duncan*000SAS | 560 | 9,145 | 9,145 | 2001β02 | ||||
2002β03 | Paul Pierce*000BOS | 604 | 9,619 | 9,619 | 2002β03 | ||||
2003β04 | Corey Maggette000LAC | 526 | 9,787 | 9,787 | 2003β04 | ||||
2004β05 | Allen Iverson*000PHI | 656 | Reggie Miller*000IND | 6,237 | 2004β05 | ||||
2005β06 | Kobe Bryant*000LAL | 696 | Shaquille O'Neal*000MIA | 5,147 | 2005β06 | ||||
2006β07 | 667 | Allen Iverson* 000PHI 2006 000DEN 2006β08 000DET 2008β09 |
5,355 | 2006β07 | |||||
2007β08 | Allen Iverson*00DEN | 645 | 6,000 | 2007β08 | |||||
2008β09 | LeBron James^000CLE | 594 | 6,271 | 2008β09 | |||||
2009β10 | Kevin Durant^000OKC | 756 | Kobe Bryant*000LAL | 6,543 | 2009β10 | ||||
2010β11 | Kevin Martin00HOU | 594 | 7,026 | 2010β11 | |||||
2011β12 | Kevin Durant^000OKC | 431 | 7,407 | 2011β12 | |||||
2012β13 | 679 | 7,932 | 2012β13 | ||||||
2013β14 | 703 | 7,950 | 2013β14 | ||||||
2014β15 | James Harden^000HOU | 715 | 8,146 | 2014β15 | |||||
2015β16 | 720 | 8,378 | 2015β16 | ||||||
2016β17 | 746 | Dirk Nowitzki*000DAL | 7,104 | 2016β17 | |||||
2017β18 | 624 | 7,201 | 2017β18 | ||||||
2018β19 | 754 | 7,240 | 2018β19 | ||||||
2019β20 | 692 | LeBron James000LAL | 7,404 | 2019β20 | |||||
2020β21 | Trae Young^000ATL | 484 | 7,582 | 2020β21 | |||||
2021β22 | Joel Embiid^000PHI | 654 | 7,836 | 2021β22 | |||||
2022β23 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^000OKC | 669 | 8,087 | 2022β23 | |||||
2023β24 | 567 | 8,390 | 2023β24 | ||||||
Season | Year-by-Year | FT | Active Player | FT | Career Record | FT | Single Season Record | FT | Season |
See alsoβ»
Notesβ»
- ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ^ American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linkedββto an article about that particular NBA season.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "NBA Progressive Leaders. And Records for Free Throws". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 4 April 2015.