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Career Leaders and Records for Free Throw Attempts

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

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Total

RankPlayerFTA
1.Karl Malone13188
2.Moses Malone*11864
3.Wilt Chamberlain*11862
4.Shaquille O'Neal10376
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*9304
6.Oscar Robertson*9185
7.Jerry West*8801
8.Artis Gilmore8790
9.Michael Jordan8772
10.Charles Barkley*8643
11.Adrian Dantley*8351
12.Dan Issel*8315
13.David Robinson8201
14.Bob Pettit*8119
15.Walt Bellamy*8088
16.Julius Erving*8052
17.Elvin Hayes*7999
18.Dolph Schayes*7904
19.Allen Iverson7690
20.Hakeem Olajuwon*7621
21.Dominique Wilkins*7438
22.Elgin Baylor*7391
23.Patrick Ewing*7289
24.Reggie Miller7026
25.Lenny Wilkens*6973
26.George Gervin*6822
27.Kobe Bryant6703
28.John Havlicek*6589
29.Rick Barry*6397
30.Chet Walker6384
31.Tom Chambers6274
32.George McGinnis6267
33.World B. Free6264
34.Bailey Howell*6224
35.Paul Arizin*6189
36.Tim Duncan6047
37.Buck Williams5979
38.Clyde Drexler*5962
39.Alonzo Mourning5862
40.Magic Johnson*5850
41.Shawn Kemp5805
42.John Stockton5796
43.Paul Pierce5777
44.John Drew5774
45.Tiny Archibald*5760
46.Bob Cousy*5756
47.Hal Greer*5717
48.Robert Parish*5694
49.Dave Bing*5683
50.Reggie Theus5644
51.Bill Russell*5614
52.Otis Thorpe5612
53.Detlef Schrempf5585
54.Richie Guerin5549
55.Jerry Stackhouse5530
56.Billy Cunningham*5502
57.Bernard King5444
58.Dick Van Arsdale5385
59.Mitch Richmond5365
60.Gail Goodrich*5354
61.Isiah Thomas*5316
62.Bob McAdoo*5229
63.Clifford Robinson5165
64.Alex English*5141
65.Kevin Garnett5117
66.Nate Thurmond*5089
67.Jack Sikma5053
68.Dikembe Mutombo4951
69.Mark Aguirre4944
70.Shareef Abdur-Rahim4943
71.Ed Macauley*4929
72.Dirk Nowitzki4902
73.Zelmo Beaty4873
74.Bob Lanier*4858
75.Larry Foust4816
76.Mack Calvin4801
77.Stephon Marbury4791
78.Tracy McGrady4771
79.Rod Strickland4759
80.Dennis Johnson4754
81.Paul Silas4748
82.Terry Cummings4711
83.Kevin Johnson4691
84.James Edwards4666
85.Grant Hill4633
86.Cedric Maxwell4592
87.Kevin McHale*4554
88.Earl Monroe*4513
89.Orlando Woolridge4501
90.Gary Payton4480
91.Larry Bird*4471
 Spencer Haywood4471
93.Neil Johnston*4447
94.Scottie Pippen4437
95.Bill Cartwright4412
96.Pete Maravich*4344
97.Ron Boone4334
98.Derrick Coleman4326
99.Jack Twyman*4325
100.Dick Barnett4324
101.Sidney Moncrief4319
102.Rolando Blackman4309
103.Rudy LaRusso4308
104.Latrell Sprewell4298
105.David Thompson*4297
106.Sam Perkins4292
107.Vince Carter4271
108.A.C. Green4250
109.Kevin Willis4238
110.Tom Van Arsdale4226
 Johnny Green4226
 Walt Frazier*4226
113.Cliff Hagan*4219
114.Chris Mullin4178
115.Vlade Divac4176
116.Harry Gallatin*4167
117.Connie Hawkins*4154
118.Sam Cassell4144
119.Terry Porter4107
120.Happy Hairston4080
121.Mickey Johnson4066
122.Joe Dumars*4059
123.Corey Maggette4052
124.Bob Boozer3998
125.Kiki Vandeweghe3997
126.Johnny Newman3984
127.Hersey Hawkins3983
128.Elton Brand3980
129.Rony Seikaly3961
130.Lou Hudson3960
131.Sidney Wicks3955
132.George Mikan*3924
133.Maurice Lucas3911
134.Chris Webber3906
135.Armon Gilliam3896
136.Larry Nance3892
137.Vern Mikkelsen*3874
138.Ricky Pierce3871
139.Calvin Murphy*3864
 Juwan Howard3864
141.Donnie Freeman3861
142.Freddie Lewis3859
143.Elden Campbell3832
144.Bill Bridges3824
 Dan Roundfield3824
146.Ray Allen3819
147.Glen Rice3813
148.Ron Harper3799
149.Eddie Johnson3792
150.Vin Baker3787
151.Don Nelson3744
152.Wayne Embry3741
153.Dave DeBusschere*3730
154.Bob Love3728
155.James Silas3710
156.Mychal Thompson3707
157.Randy Smith3705
158.Mel Daniels3699
159.Red Kerr3682
160.Walter Davis3676
161.Brad Daugherty3670
162.Antonio Davis3668
163.Larry Jones3666
164.Kelly Tripucka3660
165.Billy Knight3652
166.Ray Scott3643
167.Steve Smith3625
168.Charlie Scott3609
169.Christian Laettner3604
170.Jason Kidd3597
171.Sam Jones*3572
172.Bill Sharman*3559
173.Truck Robinson3556
174.Charles Oakley3522
175.Joe Caldwell3518
176.Anthony Mason3511
177.Steve Francis3494
178.Sleepy Floyd3493
179.Chauncey Billups3485
180.Carl Braun3484
181.Danny Schayes3461
182.Jalen Rose3457
183.Mike Newlin3456
184.Arnie Risen*3451
185.Joe Graboski3447
186.Antawn Jamison3442
187.Jermaine O'Neal3440
188.George Yardley*3434
189.Derek Harper3426
190.Jimmy Jones3398
191.Eddie Jones3394
192.Jeff Hornacek3390
193.Jeff Malone3383
194.LeBron James3382
 Bob Dandridge3382
196.Jerry Lucas*3365
 Dale Ellis3365
198.Jerome Kersey3364
199.Tom Heinsohn*3353
200.Andre Miller3333
201.Mark Olberding3321
202.Hot Rod Williams3315
203.Antoine Walker3303
204.Pau Gasol3299
205.Willis Reed*3298
206.Gene Shue3273
207.Grant Long3272
208.Kendall Gill3267
209.Marques Johnson3265
210.Tim Hardaway3263
211.Kevin Loughery3262
212.Clarence Weatherspoon3261
213.Bobby Jones3251
214.Dave Robisch3241
215.Jerry Sloan3239
216.Joe Barry Carroll3232
217.Billy Paultz3231
218.Gilbert Arenas3198
219.Ray Felix3187
220.James Worthy*3184
221.Purvis Short3174
222.Gus Williams3173
223.Paul Westphal3166
224.Archie Clark3163
225.Alvan Adams3160
226.Willie Wise3143
227.Clyde Lovellette*3141
228.Danny Manning3120
229.Roger Brown3116
230.Jim Eakins3114
231.Doc Rivers3093
232.Frank Ramsey*3083
233.Louie Dampier3075
 Joe Fulks*3075
235.Joe Smith3068
236.Horace Grant3053
237.Xavier McDaniel3046
238.Jamal Mashburn3032
239.Richard Jefferson3023
240.Glenn Robinson3016
241.Richard Hamilton3015
242.Guy Rodgers3003
243.Mike Gminski3002
244.Amare Stoudemire2999
245.Byron Scott2985
246.Allan Houston2979
247.Larry Johnson2978
248.Wes Unseld*2976
 Bobby Wanzer*2976
250.Don Ohl2975

NBA

RankPlayerFTA
1.Karl Malone13188
2.Wilt Chamberlain*11862
3.Moses Malone*11090
4.Shaquille O'Neal10376
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*9304
6.Oscar Robertson*9185
7.Jerry West*8801
8.Michael Jordan8772
9.Charles Barkley*8643
10.Adrian Dantley*8351
11.David Robinson8201
12.Bob Pettit*8119
13.Walt Bellamy*8088
14.Elvin Hayes*7999
15.Dolph Schayes*7904
16.Allen Iverson7690
17.Hakeem Olajuwon*7621
18.Dominique Wilkins*7438
19.Elgin Baylor*7391
20.Patrick Ewing*7289
21.Reggie Miller7026
22.Lenny Wilkens*6973
23.Kobe Bryant6703
24.John Havlicek*6589
25.Chet Walker6384
26.Tom Chambers6274
27.World B. Free6264
28.Bailey Howell*6224
29.Paul Arizin*6189
30.Tim Duncan6047
31.Buck Williams5979
32.Clyde Drexler*5962
33.Alonzo Mourning5862
34.Magic Johnson*5850
35.Shawn Kemp5805
36.John Stockton5796
37.Paul Pierce5777
38.John Drew5774
39.Artis Gilmore5768
40.Tiny Archibald*5760
41.Bob Cousy*5756
42.Hal Greer*5717
43.Robert Parish*5694
44.Dave Bing*5683
45.Reggie Theus5644
46.Bill Russell*5614
47.Otis Thorpe5612
48.Detlef Schrempf5585
49.Richie Guerin5549
50.Jerry Stackhouse5530
51.Bernard King5444
52.Dick Van Arsdale5385
53.George Gervin*5383
54.Mitch Richmond5365
55.Gail Goodrich*5354
56.Isiah Thomas*5316
57.Bob McAdoo*5229
58.Clifford Robinson5165
59.Alex English*5141
60.Kevin Garnett5117
61.Nate Thurmond*5089
62.Jack Sikma5053
63.Dikembe Mutombo4951
64.Julius Erving*4950
65.Mark Aguirre4944
66.Shareef Abdur-Rahim4943
67.Ed Macauley*4929
68.Dirk Nowitzki4902
69.Bob Lanier*4858
70.Larry Foust4816
71.Stephon Marbury4791
72.Tracy McGrady4771
73.Rod Strickland4759
74.Dan Issel*4756
75.Dennis Johnson4754
76.Paul Silas4748
77.Billy Cunningham*4717
78.Terry Cummings4711
79.Kevin Johnson4691
80.James Edwards4666
81.Grant Hill4633
82.Cedric Maxwell4592
83.Kevin McHale*4554
84.Earl Monroe*4513
85.Orlando Woolridge4501
86.Gary Payton4480
87.Larry Bird*4471
88.Neil Johnston*4447
89.Scottie Pippen4437
90.Bill Cartwright4412
91.Pete Maravich*4344
92.Derrick Coleman4326
93.Jack Twyman*4325
94.Dick Barnett4324
95.Sidney Moncrief4319
96.Rolando Blackman4309
97.Rudy LaRusso4308
98.Latrell Sprewell4298
99.Sam Perkins4292
100.Vince Carter4271
101.A.C. Green4250
102.Rick Barry*4243
103.Kevin Willis4238
104.Johnny Green4226
 Tom Van Arsdale4226
 Walt Frazier*4226
107.Chris Mullin4178
108.Vlade Divac4176
109.Harry Gallatin*4167
110.Sam Cassell4144
111.Terry Porter4107
112.Happy Hairston4080
113.Mickey Johnson4066
114.Joe Dumars*4059
115.Corey Maggette4052
116.Bob Boozer3998
117.Kiki Vandeweghe3997
118.Johnny Newman3984
119.Hersey Hawkins3983
120.Elton Brand3980
121.Rony Seikaly3961
122.Lou Hudson3960
123.Sidney Wicks3955
124.George Mikan*3924
125.Chris Webber3906
126.Armon Gilliam3896
127.Larry Nance3892
128.Vern Mikkelsen*3874
129.Ricky Pierce3871
130.Juwan Howard3864
 Calvin Murphy*3864
132.Elden Campbell3832
133.Bill Bridges3824
134.Ray Allen3819
135.Glen Rice3813
136.Ron Harper3799
137.Eddie Johnson3792
138.Vin Baker3787
139.Spencer Haywood3766
140.Don Nelson3744
141.Wayne Embry3741
142.Dave DeBusschere*3730
143.Bob Love3728
144.Cliff Hagan*3722
145.Mychal Thompson3707
146.Randy Smith3705
147.Dan Roundfield3702
148.Red Kerr3682
149.Walter Davis3676
150.Brad Daugherty3670
151.Antonio Davis3668
152.Kelly Tripucka3660
153.Steve Smith3625
154.David Thompson*3616
155.Christian Laettner3604
156.Jason Kidd3597
157.Sam Jones*3572
158.George McGinnis3559
 Bill Sharman*3559
160.Truck Robinson3556
161.Charles Oakley3522
162.Anthony Mason3511
163.Steve Francis3494
164.Sleepy Floyd3493
165.Chauncey Billups3485
166.Carl Braun3484
167.Danny Schayes3461
168.Jalen Rose3457
169.Mike Newlin3456
170.Arnie Risen*3451
171.Joe Graboski3447
172.Antawn Jamison3442
173.Jermaine O'Neal3440
174.George Yardley*3434
175.Derek Harper3426
176.Maurice Lucas3399
177.Eddie Jones3394
178.Jeff Hornacek3390
179.Jeff Malone3383
180.LeBron James3382
 Bob Dandridge3382
182.Jerry Lucas*3365
 Dale Ellis3365
184.Jerome Kersey3364
185.Tom Heinsohn*3353
186.Andre Miller3333
187.Hot Rod Williams3315
188.Antoine Walker3303
189.Pau Gasol3299
190.Willis Reed*3298
191.Ray Scott3293
192.Gene Shue3273
193.Grant Long3272
194.Kendall Gill3267
195.Marques Johnson3265
196.Tim Hardaway3263
197.Kevin Loughery3262
198.Clarence Weatherspoon3261
199.Jerry Sloan3239
200.Joe Barry Carroll3232
201.Gilbert Arenas3198
202.Ray Felix3187
203.James Worthy*3184
204.Purvis Short3174
205.Gus Williams3173
206.Paul Westphal3166
207.Archie Clark3163
208.Alvan Adams3160
209.Clyde Lovellette*3141
210.Danny Manning3120
211.Doc Rivers3093
212.Zelmo Beaty3087
213.Frank Ramsey*3083
214.Joe Fulks*3075
215.Mark Olberding3074
216.Joe Smith3068
217.Horace Grant3053
218.Xavier McDaniel3046
219.Jamal Mashburn3032
220.Richard Jefferson3023
221.Glenn Robinson3016
222.Richard Hamilton3015
223.Guy Rodgers3003
224.Mike Gminski3002
225.Amare Stoudemire2999
226.Byron Scott2985
227.Allan Houston2979
228.Larry Johnson2978
229.Bobby Wanzer*2976
 Wes Unseld*2976
231.Don Ohl2975
232.Max Zaslofsky2969
233.Carmelo Anthony2965
234.Antonio McDyess2958
235.Michael Finley2955
236.Calvin Natt2954
237.Maurice Cheeks2938
238.Kenny Sears2937
239.Rik Smits2932
240.Zydrunas Ilgauskas2922
241.Rasheed Wallace2916
 Bill Laimbeer2916
243.Jimmy Walker2903
244.Tyrone Hill2901
245.Wayman Tisdale2897
246.Mike Mitchell2894
247.Billy Knight2892
248.Larry Costello2891
249.Tom Meschery2885
 Derrick McKey2885

ABA

RankPlayerFTA
1.Mack Calvin4105
2.Freddie Lewis3741
3.Mel Daniels3676
4.Donnie Freeman3662
5.Dan Issel*3559
6.Larry Jones3379
7.Ron Boone3179
8.Jimmy Jones3158
9.Roger Brown3116
10.Julius Erving*3102
11.Artis Gilmore3022
12.Willie Wise2921
13.Cincinnatus Powell2855
14.Louie Dampier2849
15.Jim Eakins2832
16.George McGinnis2708
17.Warren Jabali2669
18.Bob Netolicky2644
19.Steve Jones2608
20.George Carter2563
21.George Thompson2548
22.Ralph Simpson2437
23.Glen Combs2296
24.Larry Miller2228
25.Goose Ligon2226
26.Rick Barry*2154
27.Chuck Williams2088
28.Bob Verga2054
29.Warren Davis2030
30.Darel Carrier2024
31.James Silas2020
32.Red Robbins1986
33.Dave Robisch1966
34.Doug Moe1924
35.Billy Paultz1891
36.Les Hunter1850
37.Rich Jones1810
38.Zelmo Beaty1786
39.Larry Brown1737
40.Ronald Franz1635
41.Fatty Taylor1627
42.Donald Sidle1610
43.Joe Caldwell1609
44.Levern Tart1600
45.Charles Williams1593
46.Walter Simon1592
47.Wil Jones1551
48.Wayne Hightower1536
49.Bill Melchionni1533
50.John Beasley1512
51.Bob Warren1494
52.Byron Beck1471
53.George Gervin*1439
54.Gerald Govan1419
55.Stew Johnson1393
56.Bill Keller1378
57.Gene Moore1350
58.Connie Hawkins*1343
59.Stephen Chubin1310
60.Johnny Neumann1287
61.Charlie Scott1265
62.Randolph Mahaffey1262
63.Ira Harge1253
64.Larry Cannon1219
65.John Brisker1203
66.Trooper Washington1176
67.Tom Owens1171
68.Mike Lewis1164
69.Manny Leaks1159
70.Darnell Hillman1158
71.Julian Hammond1130
72.Gene Littles1124
73.Arthur Becker1101
74.Oliver Taylor1096
75.Al Smith1057
76.Gary Bradds1047
77.Willie Somerset1043
 Frank Card1043
79.Art Heyman1021
80.Julius Keye1009
81.George Peeples1002
82.John Roche982
83.Ted McClain979
84.Joe Hamilton959
85.Dave Twardzik949
86.George Lehmann916
87.Bird Averitt890
88.Tony Jackson880
89.Skeeter Swift848
90.Marv Roberts840
91.Ed Johnson837
92.Charles Beasley830
93.George Stone827
94.Lonnie Wright822
95.Randy Denton821
96.Chico Vaughn815
97.Mervin Jackson804
98.Lee Davis797
99.Willie Long793
100.Larry Kenon787
101.Maurice McHartley785
 Billy Cunningham*785
103.Marvin Barnes779
104.Moses Malone*774
105.Brian Taylor772
106.Bo Lamar771
107.Billy Knight760
108.Jackie Moreland752
109.Caldwell Jones751
110.Rick Mount748
111.Mike Jackson743
112.Sam Smith740
113.Mike Green729
114.Collis Jones727
115.Skip Thoren711
116.Spencer Haywood705
117.David Thompson*681
118.Goo Kennedy667
119.Willie Murrell659
120.Swen Nater655
 Sonny Dove655
122.Bob Bedell633
123.Ben Warley620
124.Andrew Anderson616
125.George Irvine615
126.Mike Barrett614
127.Ollie Darden597
128.Mike Gale594
129.Bobby Jones577
130.Will Frazier570
131.John Williamson569
132.Ron Perry568
133.Jim Hadnot551
134.Simmie Hill528
135.Gus Gerard517
 Larry Bunce517
137.Wendell Ladner514
138.Maurice Lucas512
139.Henry Logan509
 Neil Johnson509
141.Craig Raymond500
142.Cliff Hagan*497
143.Jim Chones492
144.Jesse Branson473
145.Coby Dietrick470
146.Mike Butler469
 Dan Anderson469
148.Dave Lattin464
149.Travis Grant463
150.Don Buse458
151.Jeffrey Congdon457
152.Willard Sojourner455
153.Bobby Lloyd445
154.Wayne Chapman440
155.Hank Whitney438
156.Keith Swagerty424
157.Bobby Rascoe423
158.Tim Bassett411
159.Jan Van Breda Kolff409
160.Arvesta Kelly408
161.Jimmy O'Brien406
162.Mel Bennett403
163.George Karl396
164.Tom Hoover395
165.John Barnhill387
166.Bill McGill372
167.Ticky Burden369
168.Steven Kramer368
169.Claude Terry364
170.Jim Ard360
171.Ed Manning358
172.Jim McDaniels352
173.Ray Scott350
174.Leary Lentz338
175.Bernie Williams337
 John Fairchild337
177.Bruce Spraggins336
178.Al Skinner335
179.Gary Keller334
180.Kevin Joyce332
181.Mike Barr327
182.Willie Porter325
183.Grant Simmons324
184.Kendall Rhine321
185.Ronald Thomas317
186.Jimmy Rayl311
187.Barry Liebowitz308
 John Smith308
189.Dennis Grey304
190.Len Elmore299
191.Charles Edge296
192.Jim Caldwell295
193.Rich Niemann286
194.Don Carlos283
195.