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Career Leaders and Records for Free Throws

Leaders and Records: Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Yearly ▪ Game (since 1986-87)

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Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NBA/ABA

RankPlayerFT
1.Karl Malone9787
2.Moses Malone*9018
3.Oscar Robertson*7694
4.Michael Jordan*7327
5.Jerry West*7160
6.Adrian Dantley*6832
7.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*6712
 Dolph Schayes*6712
9.Dan Issel*6591
10.Charles Barkley*6349
11.Allen Iverson6271
12.Julius Erving*6256
13.Reggie Miller6237
14.Bob Pettit*6182
15.Artis Gilmore6132
16.Kobe Bryant6104
17.Wilt Chamberlain*6057
18.David Robinson*6035
19.Dominique Wilkins*6031
20.Elgin Baylor*5763
21.Shaquille O'Neal5750
22.George Gervin*5737
23.Rick Barry*5713
24.Hakeem Olajuwon*5423
25.Lenny Wilkens*5394
26.Patrick Ewing*5392
27.John Havlicek*5369
28.Elvin Hayes*5356
29.Walt Bellamy*5113
30.Chet Walker5079
31.Tom Chambers5066
32.Paul Pierce5053
33.Paul Arizin*5010
34.Magic Johnson*4960
35.John Stockton*4788
36.Dirk Nowitzki4748
37.Bailey Howell*4740
38.World B. Free4718
39.Clyde Drexler*4698
40.Tiny Archibald*4664
41.Reggie Theus4663
42.Bob Cousy*4624
43.Hal Greer*4578
44.Mitch Richmond4561
45.Jerry Stackhouse4548
46.Detlef Schrempf4486
47.Tim Duncan4470
48.Dave Bing*4403
49.Richie Guerin4328
50.John Drew4319
 Gail Goodrich*4319
52.Shawn Kemp4304
53.Jack Sikma4292
54.Alex English*4277
55.Dick Van Arsdale4253
56.George McGinnis4164
57.Mack Calvin4144
58.Kevin Garnett4107
59.Robert Parish*4106
60.Alonzo Mourning4057
61.Isiah Thomas*4036
62.Billy Cunningham*4015
63.Shareef Abdur-Rahim4006
64.Bernard King3972
65.Buck Williams3971
66.Larry Bird*3960
67.Bob McAdoo*3944
68.Kevin Johnson3943
69.Otis Thorpe3853
70.Dennis Johnson3791
71.Stephon Marbury3768
72.Zelmo Beaty3757
73.Ed Macauley*3750
74.Vince Carter3728
75.Bob Lanier*3724
76.Grant Hill3713
77.Tracy McGrady3689
78.Mark Aguirre3664
79.Corey Maggette3660
80.Earl Monroe*3642
81.Kevin McHale*3634
82.Ray Allen3632
83.Ron Boone3626
84.Rolando Blackman3620
85.Chris Mullin3616
86.Cedric Maxwell3598
87.Sidney Moncrief3587
88.Larry Foust3570
89.Sam Cassell3567
90.Pete Maravich*3564
91.Clifford Robinson3560
92.Spencer Haywood3558
93.Chauncey Billups3506
94.Kiki Vandeweghe3484
95.Sam Perkins3479
96.Hersey Hawkins3466
97.Latrell Sprewell3456
98.Calvin Murphy*3445
99.Terry Porter3433
100.Rod Strickland3432
101.Joe Dumars*3423
102.Neil Johnston*3417
103.Bill Cartwright3401
104.Nate Thurmond*3395
105.Dikembe Mutombo3391
106.Ricky Pierce3389
107.Cliff Hagan*3370
108.Jack Twyman*3366
109.David Thompson*3356
110.Terry Cummings3326
 Derrick Coleman3326
112.Walt Frazier*3321
113.Orlando Woolridge3315
114.Rudy LaRusso3303
115.Dick Barnett3290
116.Gary Payton3265
117.James Edwards3257
118.Mickey Johnson3253
119.Connie Hawkins*3235
120.Johnny Newman3228
121.Glen Rice3225
122.Harry Gallatin*3223
123.Tom Van Arsdale3222
124.Paul Silas3196
125.Eddie Johnson3186
126.James Silas3172
127.Lou Hudson3156
128.Freddie Lewis3154
129.Bill Russell*3148
130.Bill Sharman*3143
131.Walter Davis3128
132.Scottie Pippen3122
133.A.C. Green3119
134.Kelly Tripucka3106
135.Donnie Freeman3090
136.George Mikan*3068
137.Steve Smith3064
138.LeBron James3057
139.Bob Boozer3042
140.Happy Hairston3025
141.Armen Gilliam3024
142.Kevin Willis3023
143.Billy Knight3021
144.Elton Brand3010
145.Mike Newlin3005
146.Andre Miller3002
147.Bob Love3001
148.Maurice Lucas2992
149.Juwan Howard2974
150.Jeff Hornacek2973
151.Vern Mikkelsen*2969
152.Christian Laettner2957
153.Jeff Malone2947
154.Larry Nance2939
155.Larry Jones2907
156.Jason Kidd2894
157.Randy Smith2893
158.Vlade Divac2888
159.Sam Jones*2869
160.Don Nelson2864
161.Antawn Jamison2859
162.Sleepy Floyd2846
163.Dwyane Wade2819
164.Dan Roundfield2810
165.Carl Braun2801
166.Richard Hamilton2795
167.Charlie Scott2790
168.Danny Schayes2788
169.Steve Francis2785
170.Jalen Rose2770
171.Richard Jefferson2766
172.Pau Gasol2760
173.Eddie Jones2745
174.Brad Daugherty2741
175.Ron Harper2735
176.Carmelo Anthony2731
177.Sidney Wicks2711
178.Rony Seikaly2691
179.Mark Olberding2683
180.Elden Campbell2679
 Charles Oakley2679
182.George Yardley*2677
183.Jimmy Jones2668
184.Antonio Davis2665
185.Red Kerr2662
186.Bill Bridges2650
187.Tom Heinsohn*2648
 Ray Scott2648
189.Dale Ellis2639
190.Gene Shue2638
 Bob Dandridge2638
192.Jerry Lucas*2635
193.Kevin Loughery2621
194.Purvis Short2614
195.Dave DeBusschere*2609
196.Jermaine O'Neal2600
197.Gilbert Arenas2599
198.Paul Westphal2596
199.Dave Robisch2587
200.Allan Houston2572
201.Amare Stoudemire2557
202.Derek Harper2554
203.Tim Hardaway2551
204.Chris Webber2534
205.Mike Gminski2531
206.Chris Bosh2527
207.Louie Dampier2521
208.Grant Long2491
209.Alvan Adams2490
210.Bobby Jones2489
211.Anthony Mason2488
212.Joe Smith2487
213.Byron Scott2486
214.Frank Ramsey*2480
215.Glenn Robinson2472
216.Yao Ming2470
217.Roger Brown2466
218.Willis Reed*2465
219.Kendall Gill2463
220.Jim Eakins2455
221.Michael Finley2452
222.James Worthy*2447
223.Bill Laimbeer2440
224.Archie Clark2433
225.Larry Costello2432
226.Mel Daniels2431
227.Mychal Thompson2427
228.Doc Rivers2426
229.Kenny Sears2425
230.Clarence Weatherspoon2423
231.Zydrunas Ilgauskas2420
232.Vin Baker2416
233.Joe Graboski2414
234.Joe Barry Carroll2413
 Arnie Risen*2413
236.Marques Johnson2412
237.Jimmy Walker2407
238.Hot Rod Williams2406
239.Jack Marin2405
240.Adrian Smith2400
241.Gus Williams2399
242.Wayne Embry2394
243.Bobby Wanzer*2388
244.Clyde Lovellette*2379
245.Michael Redd2374
246.Steve Nash2366
247.Brad Miller2361
248.Truck Robinson2355
 Joe Fulks*2355
250.Jerry Sloan2339

NBA

RankPlayerFT
1.Karl Malone9787
2.Moses Malone*8531
3.Oscar Robertson*7694
4.Michael Jordan*7327
5.Jerry West*7160
6.Adrian Dantley*6832
7.Dolph Schayes*6712
 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*6712
9.Charles Barkley*6349
10.Allen Iverson6271
11.Reggie Miller6237
12.Bob Pettit*6182
13.Kobe Bryant6104
14.Wilt Chamberlain*6057
15.David Robinson*6035
16.Dominique Wilkins*6031
17.Elgin Baylor*5763
18.Shaquille O'Neal5750
19.Hakeem Olajuwon*5423
20.Lenny Wilkens*5394
21.Patrick Ewing*5392
22.John Havlicek*5369
23.Elvin Hayes*5356
24.Walt Bellamy*5113
25.Chet Walker5079
26.Tom Chambers5066
27.Paul Pierce5053
28.Paul Arizin*5010
29.Magic Johnson*4960
30.John Stockton*4788
31.Dirk Nowitzki4748
32.Bailey Howell*4740
33.World B. Free4718
34.Clyde Drexler*4698
35.Tiny Archibald*4664
36.Reggie Theus4663
37.Bob Cousy*4624
38.Hal Greer*4578
39.Mitch Richmond4561
40.Jerry Stackhouse4548
41.George Gervin*4541
42.Detlef Schrempf4486
43.Tim Duncan4470
44.Dave Bing*4403
45.Richie Guerin4328
46.John Drew4319
 Gail Goodrich*4319
48.Shawn Kemp4304
49.Jack Sikma4292
50.Alex English*4277
51.Dick Van Arsdale4253
52.Artis Gilmore4114
53.Kevin Garnett4107
54.Robert Parish*4106
55.Alonzo Mourning4057
56.Isiah Thomas*4036
57.Shareef Abdur-Rahim4006
58.Bernard King3972
59.Buck Williams3971
60.Larry Bird*3960
61.Bob McAdoo*3944
62.Kevin Johnson3943
63.Otis Thorpe3853
64.Julius Erving*3844
65.Rick Barry*3818
66.Dan Issel*3792
67.Dennis Johnson3791
68.Stephon Marbury3768
69.Ed Macauley*3750
70.Vince Carter3728
71.Bob Lanier*3724
72.Grant Hill3713
73.Tracy McGrady3689
74.Mark Aguirre3664
75.Corey Maggette3660
76.Earl Monroe*3642
77.Kevin McHale*3634
78.Ray Allen3632
79.Rolando Blackman3620
80.Chris Mullin3616
81.Cedric Maxwell3598
82.Sidney Moncrief3587
83.Larry Foust3570
84.Sam Cassell3567
85.Pete Maravich*3564
86.Clifford Robinson3560
87.Chauncey Billups3506
88.Kiki Vandeweghe3484
89.Sam Perkins3479
90.Hersey Hawkins3466
91.Latrell Sprewell3456
92.Calvin Murphy*3445
93.Terry Porter3433
94.Rod Strickland3432
95.Joe Dumars*3423
96.Neil Johnston*3417
97.Bill Cartwright3401
98.Nate Thurmond*3395
99.Billy Cunningham*3394
100.Dikembe Mutombo3391
101.Ricky Pierce3389
102.Jack Twyman*3366
103.Derrick Coleman3326
 Terry Cummings3326
105.Walt Frazier*3321
106.Orlando Woolridge3315
107.Rudy LaRusso3303
108.Dick Barnett3290
109.Gary Payton3265
110.James Edwards3257
111.Mickey Johnson3253
112.Johnny Newman3228
113.Glen Rice3225
114.Harry Gallatin*3223
115.Tom Van Arsdale3222
116.Paul Silas3196
117.Eddie Johnson3186
118.Lou Hudson3156
119.Bill Russell*3148
120.Bill Sharman*3143
121.Walter Davis3128
122.Scottie Pippen3122
123.A.C. Green3119
124.Kelly Tripucka3106
125.George Mikan*3068
126.Steve Smith3064
127.LeBron James3057
128.Bob Boozer3042
129.Happy Hairston3025
130.Armen Gilliam3024
131.Kevin Willis3023
132.Spencer Haywood3011
133.Elton Brand3010
134.Mike Newlin3005
135.Andre Miller3002
136.Bob Love3001
137.Juwan Howard2974
138.Jeff Hornacek2973
139.Cliff Hagan*2969
 Vern Mikkelsen*2969
141.Christian Laettner2957
142.Jeff Malone2947
143.Larry Nance2939
144.Jason Kidd2894
145.Randy Smith2893
146.Vlade Divac2888
147.Sam Jones*2869
148.Don Nelson2864
149.Antawn Jamison2859
150.Sleepy Floyd2846
151.Dwyane Wade2819
152.David Thompson*2815
153.Carl Braun2801
154.Richard Hamilton2795
155.Danny Schayes2788
156.Steve Francis2785
157.Jalen Rose2770
158.Richard Jefferson2766
159.Pau Gasol2760
160.Eddie Jones2745
161.Brad Daugherty2741
162.Ron Harper2735
163.Dan Roundfield2733
164.Carmelo Anthony2731
165.Sidney Wicks2711
166.Rony Seikaly2691
167.Charles Oakley2679
 Elden Campbell2679
169.George Yardley*2677
170.Antonio Davis2665
171.Red Kerr2662
172.Bill Bridges2650
173.Tom Heinsohn*2648
174.Dale Ellis2639
175.Gene Shue2638
 Bob Dandridge2638
177.Jerry Lucas*2635
178.Kevin Loughery2621
179.Purvis Short2614
180.Dave DeBusschere*2609
181.Jermaine O'Neal2600
182.Gilbert Arenas2599
183.Paul Westphal2596
184.Maurice Lucas2595
185.Allan Houston2572
186.Amare Stoudemire2557
187.Derek Harper2554
188.Tim Hardaway2551
189.Chris Webber2534
190.Mike Gminski2531
191.Chris Bosh2527
192.Mark Olberding2492
193.Grant Long2491
194.Alvan Adams2490
195.Anthony Mason2488
196.Joe Smith2487
197.Byron Scott2486
198.Frank Ramsey*2480
199.Glenn Robinson2472
200.Yao Ming2470
201.Willis Reed*2465
202.Kendall Gill2463
203.Michael Finley2452
204.James Worthy*2447
205.Bill Laimbeer2440
206.Archie Clark2433
207.Larry Costello2432
208.Mychal Thompson2427
209.Doc Rivers2426
210.Kenny Sears2425
211.Clarence Weatherspoon2423
212.Zydrunas Ilgauskas2420
213.Vin Baker2416
214.Joe Graboski2414
215.Joe Barry Carroll2413
 Arnie Risen*2413
217.Marques Johnson2412
218.Jimmy Walker2407
219.Hot Rod Williams2406
220.Jack Marin2405
221.Gus Williams2399
 Billy Knight2399
223.Wayne Embry2394
224.Bobby Wanzer*2388
225.Clyde Lovellette*2379
226.Michael Redd2374
227.Ray Scott2372
228.Steve Nash2366
229.Brad Miller2361
230.Joe Fulks*2355
 Truck Robinson2355
232.Jerry Sloan2339
233.Johnny Green2335
234.Maurice Cheeks2331
235.Thurl Bailey2324
236.Jamal Mashburn2323
237.Jerome Kersey2321
238.George McGinnis2316
239.Zelmo Beaty2315
240.Adrian Smith2308
241.Dave Gambee2295
242.Max Zaslofsky2282
243.Larry Johnson2281
244.Johnny Davis2279
245.Danny Manning2274
246.Ricky Sobers2272
247.Calvin Natt2269
248.Rik Smits2266
249.Mike Mitchell2255
250.Willie Naulls2253

ABA

RankPlayerFT
1.Mack Calvin3554
2.Freddie Lewis3063
3.Donnie Freeman2927
4.Dan Issel*2799
5.Larry Jones2673
6.Ron Boone2640
7.Jimmy Jones2491
8.Roger Brown2466
9.Mel Daniels2418
10.Julius Erving*2412
11.Louie Dampier2352
12.Jim Eakins2217
13.Steve Jones2144
14.Willie Wise2133
15.George Carter2083
16.Cincinnatus Powell2069
17.Artis Gilmore2018
 Warren Jabali2018
19.George Thompson1937
20.Rick Barry*1895
21.Ralph Simpson1877
22.Glen Combs1859
23.George McGinnis1848
24.Bob Netolicky1748
25.James Silas1732
26.Darel Carrier1723
27.Chuck Williams1646
28.Red Robbins1624
29.Larry Miller1613
30.Dave Robisch1549
31.Bob Verga1543
32.Doug Moe1540
33.Zelmo Beaty1442
34.Goose Ligon1431
35.Larry Brown1413
36.Warren Davis1403
37.Rich Jones1393
38.Billy Paultz1369
39.Les Hunter1297
40.John Beasley1256
41.Bill Melchionni1255
42.Levern Tart1254
43.Bill Keller1202
44.Bob Warren1197
45.George Gervin*1196
46.Byron Beck1192
47.Wayne Hightower1158
48.Donald Sidle1155
49.Ronald Franz1150
50.Wil Jones1138
51.Charles Williams1136
52.Walter Simon1121
53.Fatty Taylor1106
54.Stew Johnson1097
55.Stephen Chubin1074
56.Connie Hawkins*1028
57.John Brisker1007
58.Johnny Neumann991
59.Charlie Scott981
60.Gerald Govan962
61.Larry Cannon929
62.Arthur Becker919
63.Gene Moore916
64.Randolph Mahaffey863
65.Mike Lewis855
66.Willie Somerset843
67.Gary Bradds841
68.Tom Owens837
69.Gene Littles829
70.Ira Harge828
71.Manny Leaks818
72.Al Smith817
73.Joe Caldwell800
74.Julian Hammond781
75.Dave Twardzik776
76.George Lehmann774
 Joe Hamilton774
78.John Roche769
79.Darnell Hillman756
80.Oliver Taylor749
 Tony Jackson749
82.Ted McClain746
83.Art Heyman731
84.Trooper Washington723
85.Charles Beasley717
86.Skeeter Swift713
87.Bird Averitt671
88.Frank Card659
89.Mervin Jackson657
90.Marv Roberts650
91.George Stone646
92.Randy Denton643
93.George Peeples640
94.Julius Keye629
95.Billy Knight622
96.Billy Cunningham*621
97.Willie Long614
98.Rick Mount613
99.Chico Vaughn609
100.Bo Lamar598
101.Larry Kenon594
102.Lonnie Wright593
103.Maurice McHartley586
104.Brian Taylor582
105.Caldwell Jones575
106.Mike Jackson569
107.Jackie Moreland552
108.Mike Green548
109.Spencer Haywood547
110.Marvin Barnes546
111.David Thompson*541
112.Collis Jones510
113.George Irvine508
114.Bob Bedell490
115.Moses Malone*487
 Ben Warley487
117.Sam Smith486
118.Lee Davis484
119.Willie Murrell474
120.Swen Nater473
121.Andrew Anderson465
122.Ed Johnson464
123.John Williamson460
124.Mike Barrett458
125.Goo Kennedy449
126.Mike Gale436
127.Skip Thoren435
128.Sonny Dove428
129.Ollie Darden415
130.Mike Butler406
131.Simmie Hill403
132.Bobby Jones402
133.Cliff Hagan*401
134.Ron Perry399
135.Maurice Lucas397
136.Bobby Lloyd388
137.Gus Gerard381
138.Travis Grant375
139.Larry Bunce370
140.Jim Hadnot368
141.Wendell Ladner366
142.Jeffrey Congdon365
143.Neil Johnson362
144.Henry Logan359
145.Don Buse356
146.Will Frazier348
147.Coby Dietrick342
 Jan Van Breda Kolff342
149.Dan Anderson341
150.Jimmy O'Brien337
151.Jesse Branson332
152.Bobby Rascoe325
153.Craig Raymond315
154.George Karl312
155.Willard Sojourner311
156.Wayne Chapman304
157.Hank Whitney303
158.Jim Chones297
159.Ed Manning292
160.Dave Lattin290
161.Steven Kramer287
162.Claude Terry284
163.Ticky Burden283
164.Bernie Williams281
165.Ray Scott276
166.Al Skinner275
167.John Barnhill262
168.Kevin Joyce261
169.Arvesta Kelly260
170.Keith Swagerty259
171.Bill McGill257
 Jim McDaniels257
173.Jimmy Rayl256
174.Tom Hoover253
175.Barry Liebowitz248
 Mike Barr248
177.Mel Bennett246
178.Tim Bassett239
179.Bruce Spraggins238
180.Jim Ard230
181.John Fairchild229
182.Grant Simmons228
183.Len Elmore224
184.Leary Lentz223
 Larry Finch223
186.George Adams216
 Willie Porter216
188.Don Carlos214
189.Gary Keller211
190.Rich Niemann209
191.George Tinsley208
192.Lester Selvage206
193.Johnny Baum198
194.Bill Bunting195
195.Walter Piatkowski193
196.Mark Olberding191
 Al Tucker191
198.Stephen Vacendak190
199.Charles Edge187
200.Joe Hamood186
 Jim Caldwell186
202.Tommie Bowens185
203.Jerry Harkness182
204.Mel Nowell176
 Kendall Rhine176
206.Mike Pratt175
207.John Smith172
208.Ronald Thomas170
 Errol Palmer170
210.Jay Miller168
211.Joe DePre166
212.Bobby Wilson163
 Tom Workman163
 Dennis Grey163
215.Samuel Robinson157
 Al Cueto157
217.Barry Orms152
218.Bobby Edmonds151
219.Jerry Chambers148
220.Len Chappell144
221.Spider Bennett140
222.Jim Jarvis139
223.Richard Clark137
 M.L. Carr137
 Dennis Wuycik137
226.Guy Manning136
227.Riney Lochmann134
228.Dewitt Menyard131
 William Franklin131
230.David Vaughn130
 Joe Kennedy130
 Barry Parkhill130
233.Jerry Pettway124
234.Cotton Nash121
235.David Lee120
 Ervin Inniger120
237.Daniel Sparks118
238.Marlbert Pradd113
239.Jim Bradley109
240.Patrick McFarland108
241.Mike Maloy106
242.Billy Schaeffer104
243.Wesley Bialosuknia103
 Loyd King103
 Billy Shepherd103
246.Wali Jones102
247.Johnny Austin101
248.Bob Lackey99
249.Chuck Terry97
250.Darrell Elston93
 Lionel Billingy93
 Dallas Thornton93