NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff Leaders and Records for Field Goals Missed

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

Table
Year Lg Player FGX Tm
2024 NBA Jalen Brunson 39 NYK
2023 NBA Jimmy Butler 235 MIA
2022 NBA Jayson Tatum 271 BOS
2021 NBA Devin Booker 262 PHO
2020 NBA Jayson Tatum 189 BOS
2019 NBA Kawhi Leonard 253 TOR
2018 NBA LeBron James 235 CLE
2017 NBA Kyrie Irving 197 CLE
2016 NBA Klay Thompson 252 GSW
2015 NBA LeBron James 317 CLE
2014 NBA Russell Westbrook 231 OKC
2013 NBA LeBron James 220 MIA
2012 NBA LeBron James 251 MIA
2011 NBA Derrick Rose 227 CHI
2010 NBA Kobe Bryant* 277 LAL
2009 NBA Kobe Bryant* 288 LAL
2008 NBA Kobe Bryant* 241 LAL
2007 NBA LeBron James 233 CLE
2006 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 223 DAL
2005 NBA Richard Hamilton 239 DET
2004 NBA Kobe Bryant* 270 LAL
2003 NBA Jason Kidd* 204 NJN
2002 NBA Kobe Bryant* 244 LAL
2001 NBA Allen Iverson* 404 PHI
2000 NBA Jalen Rose 220 IND
    Kobe Bryant* 220 LAL
1999 NBA Latrell Sprewell 201 NYK
1998 NBA Michael Jordan* 283 CHI
1997 NBA Michael Jordan* 271 CHI
1996 NBA Michael Jordan* 220 CHI
1995 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 270 HOU
1994 NBA Patrick Ewing* 271 NYK
1993 NBA Michael Jordan* 277 CHI
1992 NBA Michael Jordan* 291 CHI
1991 NBA James Worthy* 185 LAL
1990 NBA Clyde Drexler* 218 POR
1989 NBA Michael Jordan* 191 CHI
1988 NBA Isiah Thomas* 236 DET
1987 NBA Larry Bird* 238 BOS
1986 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 182 HOU
1985 NBA Larry Bird* 229 BOS
1984 NBA Larry Bird* 208 BOS
1983 NBA Jamaal Wilkes* 137 LAL
1982 NBA Andrew Toney 180 PHI
1981 NBA Moses Malone* 225 HOU
1980 NBA Julius Erving* 173 PHI
1979 NBA Elvin Hayes* 226 WSB
1978 NBA Elvin Hayes* 196 WSB
1977 NBA Lionel Hollins 187 POR
1976 NBA Jo Jo White* 206 BOS
  ABA Julius Erving* 140 NYA
1975 NBA Rick Barry* 237 GSW
  ABA George McGinnis* 242 INA
1974 NBA John Havlicek* 212 BOS
  ABA Willie Wise 201 UTS
1973 NBA Jerry West* 185 LAL
  ABA Dan Issel* 200 KEN
1972 NBA Jerry West* 212 LAL
  ABA Rick Barry* 226 NYA
1971 NBA Earl Monroe* 211 BAL
  ABA Dan Issel* 202 KEN
1970 NBA Jerry West* 222 LAL
  ABA George Stone 223 LAS
1969 NBA Jerry West* 227 LAL
  ABA Warren Jabali 189 OAK
1968 NBA John Havlicek* 223 BOS
  ABA Doug Moe 202 NOB
1967 NBA Rick Barry* 292 SFW
1966 NBA John Havlicek* 221 BOS
1965 NBA Jerry West* 196 LAL
1964 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 147 SFW
1963 NBA Elgin Baylor* 202 LAL
1962 NBA Elgin Baylor* 239 LAL
1961 NBA Elgin Baylor* 192 LAL
1960 NBA Bob Cousy* 182 BOS
1959 NBA Elgin Baylor* 181 MNL
1958 NBA Bob Pettit* 140 STL
1957 NBA Tom Heinsohn* 141 BOS
1956 NBA Paul Arizin* 126 PHW
1955 NBA Dolph Schayes* 107 SYR
1954 NBA George Mikan* 103 MNL
1953 NBA George Mikan* 135 MNL
1952 NBA George Mikan* 162 MNL
1951 NBA Bob Davies* 155 ROC
1950 NBA George Mikan* 195 MNL
1949 BAA George Mikan* 124 MNL
1948 BAA Joe Fulks* 288 PHW
1947 BAA Joe Fulks* 183 PHW