NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff Leaders and Records for Field Goal Attempts

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.

Table
Year Lg Player FGA Tm
2023 NBA Jimmy Butler 442 MIA
2022 NBA Jayson Tatum 472 BOS
2021 NBA Devin Booker 474 PHO
2020 NBA LeBron James 382 LAL
2019 NBA Kawhi Leonard 496 TOR
2018 NBA LeBron James 510 CLE
2017 NBA LeBron James 384 CLE
2016 NBA Klay Thompson 453 GSW
2015 NBA LeBron James 544 CLE
2014 NBA Kevin Durant 422 OKC
2013 NBA LeBron James 432 MIA
2012 NBA LeBron James 502 MIA
2011 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 396 DAL
2010 NBA Kobe Bryant* 511 LAL
2009 NBA Kobe Bryant* 530 LAL
2008 NBA Kobe Bryant* 463 LAL
2007 NBA LeBron James 399 CLE
2006 NBA Dwyane Wade* 441 MIA
2005 NBA Richard Hamilton 437 DET
2004 NBA Kobe Bryant* 460 LAL
2003 NBA Tim Duncan* 412 SAS
2002 NBA Kobe Bryant* 431 LAL
2001 NBA Allen Iverson* 661 PHI
2000 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 505 LAL
1999 NBA Latrell Sprewell 346 NYK
1998 NBA Michael Jordan* 526 CHI
1997 NBA Michael Jordan* 498 CHI
1996 NBA Michael Jordan* 407 CHI
1995 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 576 HOU
1994 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 514 HOU
1993 NBA Michael Jordan* 528 CHI
1992 NBA Michael Jordan* 581 CHI
1991 NBA Michael Jordan* 376 CHI
1990 NBA Michael Jordan* 426 CHI
1989 NBA Michael Jordan* 390 CHI
1988 NBA Isiah Thomas* 419 DET
1987 NBA Larry Bird* 454 BOS
1986 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 387 HOU
1985 NBA Larry Bird* 425 BOS
1984 NBA Larry Bird* 437 BOS
1983 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 287 LAL
1982 NBA Andrew Toney 365 PHI
1981 NBA Moses Malone* 432 HOU
1980 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 346 LAL
1979 NBA Elvin Hayes* 396 WSB
1978 NBA Elvin Hayes* 385 WSB
1977 NBA Julius Erving* 390 PHI
1976 NBA Jo Jo White* 371 BOS
  ABA Julius Erving* 300 NYA
1975 NBA Rick Barry* 426 GSW
  ABA George McGinnis* 455 INA
1974 NBA John Havlicek* 411 BOS
  ABA Willie Wise 372 UTS
1973 NBA Jerry West* 336 LAL
  ABA Dan Issel* 398 KEN
1972 NBA Jerry West* 340 LAL
  ABA Rick Barry* 429 NYA
1971 NBA Earl Monroe* 356 BAL
  ABA Dan Issel* 408 KEN
1970 NBA Jerry West* 418 LAL
  ABA George Stone 388 LAS
1969 NBA Jerry West* 423 LAL
  ABA Warren Jabali 350 OAK
1968 NBA John Havlicek* 407 BOS
  ABA Doug Moe 346 NOB
1967 NBA Rick Barry* 489 SFW
1966 NBA John Havlicek* 374 BOS
1965 NBA Jerry West* 351 LAL
1964 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 322 SFW
1963 NBA Elgin Baylor* 362 LAL
1962 NBA Elgin Baylor* 425 LAL
1961 NBA Elgin Baylor* 362 LAL
1960 NBA Cliff Hagan* 296 STL
1959 NBA Elgin Baylor* 303 MNL
1958 NBA Bob Pettit* 230 STL
1957 NBA Bob Pettit* 237 STL
1956 NBA Paul Arizin* 229 PHW
1955 NBA Dolph Schayes* 167 SYR
1954 NBA George Mikan* 190 MNL
1953 NBA George Mikan* 213 MNL
1952 NBA George Mikan* 261 MNL
1951 NBA Arnie Risen* 239 ROC
1950 NBA George Mikan* 316 MNL
1949 BAA George Mikan* 227 MNL
1948 BAA Joe Fulks* 380 PHW
1947 BAA Joe Fulks* 257 PHW