NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Free Throws Per Game

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player FT/G
1.Joel Embiid 8.25
2.Bob Pettit* 7.81
3.Jerry West* 7.68
4.Oscar Robertson* 7.40
5.Adrian Dantley* 7.15
6.James Harden 7.07
7.Paul Arizin* 7.03
8.Allen Iverson* 6.97
9.Michael Jordan* 6.83
10.Elgin Baylor* 6.81
11.Dolph Schayes* 6.74
12.Karl Malone* 6.63
13.Neil Johnston* 6.62
14.Trae Young 6.61
15.Kevin Durant 6.41
16.Luka Dončić 6.39
17.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6.29
18.Kobe Bryant* 6.22
19.Moses Malone* 6.20
20.David Robinson* 6.11
21.Charles Barkley* 5.92
22.Ed Macauley* 5.85
23.Damian Lillard 5.85
24.John Drew 5.84
25.Wilt Chamberlain* 5.80
26.Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.79
27.Jimmy Butler 5.70
28.George Yardley* 5.67
29.David Thompson* 5.67
30.Dominique Wilkins* 5.62
31.Rick Barry* 5.60
32.Corey Maggette 5.57
33.Anthony Davis 5.53
34.Mack Calvin 5.49
35.DeMar DeRozan 5.48
36.LeBron James 5.48
37.Magic Johnson* 5.47
38.Pete Maravich* 5.42
39.Dwyane Wade* 5.42
40.George Gervin* 5.41
41.Dan Issel* 5.41
42.Devin Booker 5.41
43.Kevin Johnson 5.36
44.World B. Free 5.33
45.Tiny Archibald* 5.32
46.Larry Jones 5.28
47.Connie Hawkins* 5.25
48.Gilbert Arenas 5.22
49.Billy Cunningham* 5.21
50.Paul Pierce* 5.15
51.Yao Ming* 5.11
52.Richie Guerin* 5.10
53.Julius Erving* 5.03
54.Carmelo Anthony* 5.02
55.Lenny Wilkens* 5.01
56.Bob Cousy* 5.00
57.Brad Daugherty 5.00
58.Chris Bosh* 5.00
59.Bailey Howell* 4.99
60.Kevin Martin 4.99
61.DeMarcus Cousins 4.97
62.George McGinnis* 4.95
63.Darel Carrier 4.92
64.Chet Walker* 4.92
65.Shaquille O'Neal* 4.92
66.Walt Bellamy* 4.90
67.Amar'e Stoudemire 4.90
68.Dave Bing* 4.89
69.Alonzo Mourning* 4.84
70.Steve Francis 4.84
71.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.83
72.George Thompson 4.82
73.Jerry Stackhouse 4.79
74.Donnie Freeman 4.77
75.Dirk Nowitzki* 4.76
76.Harry Gallatin* 4.73
77.Russell Westbrook 4.70
78.Sidney Moncrief* 4.68
79.Mitch Richmond* 4.67
80.James Silas 4.63
81.Bob McAdoo* 4.63
82.Dick Van Arsdale 4.62
83.Artis Gilmore* 4.61
84.Kenny Sears 4.58
85.Levern Tart 4.58
86.Tom Chambers 4.58
87.Bob Verga 4.57
88.Patrick Ewing* 4.56
89.Reggie Theus 4.54
90.Bernard King* 4.54
91.Jayson Tatum 4.53
92.Warren Jabali 4.51
93.Reggie Miller* 4.49
94.Rudy LaRusso 4.49
95.Stephon Marbury 4.45
96.Karl-Anthony Towns 4.44
97.Bill Sharman* 4.42
98.Larry Bird* 4.41
99.Kelly Tripucka 4.39
100.Hakeem Olajuwon* 4.38
101.Anthony Edwards 4.38
102.Larry Foust 4.37
103.George Carter 4.35
104.Clyde Drexler* 4.33
105.Donovan Mitchell 4.33
106.Dwight Howard* 4.32
107.Chauncey Billups* 4.31
108.Cedric Maxwell 4.31
109.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.30
110.Kiki Vandeweghe 4.30
111.Derrick Coleman 4.26
112.Vern Mikkelsen* 4.25
113.Tim Duncan* 4.24
114.John Havlicek* 4.23
115.Zelmo Beaty* 4.23
116.Spencer Haywood* 4.22
117.Isaiah Thomas 4.21
118.Freddie Lewis 4.21
119.Gail Goodrich* 4.19
120.John Wall 4.16
121.Julius Randle 4.15
122.Tracy McGrady* 4.14
123.Willie Wise 4.12
124.Isiah Thomas* 4.12
125.Grant Hill* 4.12
126.Elvin Hayes* 4.11
127.Nikola Jokić 4.10
128.Blake Griffin 4.10
129.Shawn Kemp 4.10
130.Jack Twyman* 4.09
131.Hal Greer* 4.08
132.Roger Brown* 4.08
133.Doug Moe 4.07
134.Tom Heinsohn* 4.05
135.Kawhi Leonard 4.03
136.Walt Frazier* 4.03
137.Geoff Petrie 4.02
138.Cliff Hagan* 4.02
139.John Brisker 4.00
140.Glen Combs 4.00
141.Michael Redd 4.00
142.Frank Ramsey* 3.98
143.Kristaps Porziņģis 3.97
144.Mark Aguirre 3.97
145.Rony Seikaly 3.97
146.Stephen Curry 3.96
147.Danilo Gallinari 3.96
148.Detlef Schrempf 3.95
149.Earl Monroe* 3.93
150.De'Aaron Fox 3.90
151.Happy Hairston 3.90
152.Orlando Woolridge 3.90
153.Charlie Scott* 3.89
154.Jimmy Jones 3.89
155.Bob Lanier* 3.88
156.Pau Gasol* 3.88
157.Jack Sikma* 3.88
158.Brandon Ingram 3.85
159.Paul George 3.85
160.Kyrie Irving 3.83
161.Mel Daniels* 3.80
162.Bob Love 3.80
163.Jamal Mashburn 3.80
164.Willis Reed* 3.79
165.Doug Collins* 3.79
166.Arnie Risen* 3.79
167.Calvin Natt 3.79
168.Latrell Sprewell 3.79
169.Gene Shue 3.77
170.Larry Brown* 3.76
171.Kemba Walker 3.76
172.Campy Russell 3.75
173.Kevin McHale* 3.74
174.Micheal Williams 3.74
175.Charles Smith 3.73
176.Danny Granger 3.73
177.Rolando Blackman 3.69
178.Dick Garmaker 3.69
179.Billy Knight 3.68
180.Don Sidle 3.68
181.Kevin Love 3.68
182.Chris Mullin* 3.67
183.Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.65
184.Bob Rule 3.61
185.Lou Williams 3.60
186.Mickey Johnson 3.60
187.Glenn Robinson 3.59
188.Sam Cassell 3.59
189.Mike Newlin 3.59
190.Alex English* 3.59
191.Bam Adebayo 3.58
192.Zach LaVine 3.58
193.Collin Sexton 3.57
194.Sidney Wicks 3.57
195.Carl Braun* 3.55
196.Lou Hudson* 3.55
197.Chris Paul 3.55
198.Bradley Beal 3.54
199.Bill Cartwright 3.53
200.Hersey Hawkins 3.53
201.Nate Thurmond* 3.52
202.Richard Hamilton 3.52
203.Walter Dukes 3.51
204.Ricky Pierce 3.50
205.Marques Johnson 3.49
206.Ron Boone 3.48
207.RJ Barrett 3.48
208.Bob Boozer 3.48
209.Andrei Kirilenko 3.48
210.Kevin Loughery 3.47
211.Tom Van Arsdale 3.47
212.Dan Roundfield 3.46
213.Cincy Powell 3.45
214.Jimmy Walker 3.45
215.LaMarcus Aldridge 3.45
216.Dennis Johnson* 3.45
217.Larry Costello* 3.44
218.Calvin Murphy* 3.44
219.Elton Brand 3.43
220.Andrew Toney 3.42
221.Joe Barry Carroll 3.42
222.Jalen Brunson 3.41
223.Wayne Hightower 3.41
224.Christian Laettner 3.41
225.Deron Williams 3.41
226.Ray Felix 3.39
227.Dick Barnett* 3.39
228.Ray Allen* 3.38
229.Clyde Lovellette* 3.38
230.Stu Lantz 3.37
231.Joe Dumars* 3.36
232.Archie Clark 3.36
233.Lauri Markkanen 3.35
234.Kevin Garnett* 3.34
235.Larry Miller 3.32
236.Michael Adams 3.30
237.Goose Ligon 3.30
238.Sam Jones* 3.29
239.Reggie Lewis 3.29
240.Ray Williams 3.27
241.Bill Russell* 3.27
242.Ray Scott 3.27
243.Gordon Hayward 3.26
244.Roy Hinson 3.26
245.Jeff Malone 3.26
246.Armen Gilliam 3.26
247.Steve Smith 3.25
248.Antawn Jamison 3.25
249.Pascal Siakam 3.23
250.Rodney Stuckey 3.23

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player FT/G
1.Joel Embiid 8.25
2.Bob Pettit* 7.81
3.Jerry West* 7.68
4.Oscar Robertson* 7.40
5.Adrian Dantley* 7.15
6.James Harden 7.07
7.Paul Arizin* 7.03
8.Allen Iverson* 6.97
9.Michael Jordan* 6.83
10.Elgin Baylor* 6.81
11.Dolph Schayes* 6.74
12.Karl Malone* 6.63
13.Neil Johnston* 6.62
14.Trae Young 6.61
15.Moses Malone* 6.42
16.Kevin Durant 6.41
17.Luka Dončić 6.39
18.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6.29
19.Kobe Bryant* 6.22
20.David Robinson* 6.11
21.Charles Barkley* 5.92
22.Ed Macauley* 5.85
23.Damian Lillard 5.85
24.John Drew 5.84
25.Wilt Chamberlain* 5.80
26.Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.79
27.George Gervin* 5.74
28.Jimmy Butler 5.70
29.George Yardley* 5.67
30.Dominique Wilkins* 5.62
31.Corey Maggette 5.57
32.David Thompson* 5.53
33.Anthony Davis 5.53
34.DeMar DeRozan 5.48
35.LeBron James 5.48
36.Magic Johnson* 5.47
37.Pete Maravich* 5.42
38.Dwyane Wade* 5.42
39.Devin Booker 5.41
40.Kevin Johnson 5.36
41.World B. Free 5.33
42.Tiny Archibald* 5.32
43.Dan Issel* 5.28
44.Gilbert Arenas 5.22
45.Billy Cunningham* 5.19
46.Paul Pierce* 5.15
47.Yao Ming* 5.11
48.Richie Guerin* 5.10
49.Carmelo Anthony* 5.02
50.Lenny Wilkens* 5.01
51.Bob Cousy* 5.00
52.Brad Daugherty 5.00
53.Chris Bosh* 5.00
54.Bailey Howell* 4.99
55.Kevin Martin 4.99
56.DeMarcus Cousins 4.97
57.Chet Walker* 4.92
58.Shaquille O'Neal* 4.92
59.Walt Bellamy* 4.90
60.Amar'e Stoudemire 4.90
61.Dave Bing* 4.89
62.Alonzo Mourning* 4.84
63.Steve Francis 4.84
64.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.83
65.Rick Barry* 4.81
66.Jerry Stackhouse 4.79
67.Dirk Nowitzki* 4.76
68.Harry Gallatin* 4.73
69.Russell Westbrook 4.70
70.Sidney Moncrief* 4.68
71.Mitch Richmond* 4.67
72.Bob McAdoo* 4.63
73.Dick Van Arsdale 4.62
74.Julius Erving* 4.60
75.Kenny Sears 4.58
76.Tom Chambers 4.58
77.Patrick Ewing* 4.56
78.Reggie Theus 4.54
79.Bernard King* 4.54
80.Jayson Tatum 4.53
81.Artis Gilmore* 4.53
82.Reggie Miller* 4.49
83.Rudy LaRusso 4.49
84.Stephon Marbury 4.45
85.Karl-Anthony Towns 4.44
86.Connie Hawkins* 4.42
87.Bill Sharman* 4.42
88.Larry Bird* 4.41
89.Kelly Tripucka 4.39
90.George McGinnis* 4.39
91.Hakeem Olajuwon* 4.38
92.Anthony Edwards 4.38
93.Larry Foust 4.37
94.Clyde Drexler* 4.33
95.Donovan Mitchell 4.33
96.Dwight Howard* 4.32
97.Chauncey Billups* 4.31
98.Cedric Maxwell 4.31
99.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.30
100.Kiki Vandeweghe 4.30
101.Derrick Coleman 4.26
102.Vern Mikkelsen* 4.25
103.Tim Duncan* 4.24
104.John Havlicek* 4.23
105.Isaiah Thomas 4.21
106.Gail Goodrich* 4.19
107.John Wall 4.16
108.Julius Randle 4.15
109.Tracy McGrady* 4.14
110.Isiah Thomas* 4.12
111.Grant Hill* 4.12
112.Elvin Hayes* 4.11
113.Nikola Jokić 4.10
114.Blake Griffin 4.10
115.Shawn Kemp 4.10
116.Jack Twyman* 4.09
117.Hal Greer* 4.08
118.Zelmo Beaty* 4.06
119.Tom Heinsohn* 4.05
120.Kawhi Leonard 4.03
121.Walt Frazier* 4.03
122.Geoff Petrie 4.02
123.Michael Redd 4.00
124.Cliff Hagan* 3.99
125.Frank Ramsey* 3.98
126.Kristaps Porziņģis 3.97
127.Mark Aguirre 3.97
128.Rony Seikaly 3.97
129.Stephen Curry 3.96
130.Spencer Haywood* 3.96
131.Danilo Gallinari 3.96
132.Detlef Schrempf 3.95
133.Earl Monroe* 3.93
134.De'Aaron Fox 3.90
135.Happy Hairston 3.90
136.Orlando Woolridge 3.90
137.Bob Lanier* 3.88
138.Pau Gasol* 3.88
139.Jack Sikma* 3.88
140.Brandon Ingram 3.85
141.Paul George 3.85
142.Kyrie Irving 3.83
143.Bob Love 3.80
144.Jamal Mashburn 3.80
145.Willis Reed* 3.79
146.Doug Collins* 3.79
147.Arnie Risen* 3.79
148.Calvin Natt 3.79
149.Latrell Sprewell 3.79
150.Gene Shue 3.77
151.Kemba Walker 3.76
152.Campy Russell 3.75
153.Kevin McHale* 3.74
154.Micheal Williams 3.74
155.Charles Smith 3.73
156.Danny Granger 3.73
157.Rolando Blackman 3.69
158.Dick Garmaker 3.69
159.Kevin Love 3.68
160.Chris Mullin* 3.67
161.Dan Roundfield 3.66
162.Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.65
163.Bob Rule 3.61
164.Lou Williams 3.60
165.Mickey Johnson 3.60
166.Glenn Robinson 3.59
167.Sam Cassell 3.59
168.Mike Newlin 3.59
169.Alex English* 3.59
170.Bam Adebayo 3.58
171.Zach LaVine 3.58
172.Billy Knight 3.58
173.Collin Sexton 3.57
174.Sidney Wicks 3.57
175.Carl Braun* 3.55
176.Lou Hudson* 3.55
177.Chris Paul 3.55
178.Bradley Beal 3.54
179.Bill Cartwright 3.53
180.Hersey Hawkins 3.53
181.Nate Thurmond* 3.52
182.Richard Hamilton 3.52
183.Walter Dukes 3.51
184.Ricky Pierce 3.50
185.Marques Johnson 3.49
186.RJ Barrett 3.48
187.Bob Boozer 3.48
188.Andrei Kirilenko 3.48
189.Kevin Loughery 3.47
190.Tom Van Arsdale 3.47
191.Ray Scott 3.47
192.Jimmy Walker 3.45
193.LaMarcus Aldridge 3.45
194.Dennis Johnson* 3.45
195.Larry Costello* 3.44
196.Calvin Murphy* 3.44
197.Elton Brand 3.43
198.Andrew Toney 3.42
199.Joe Barry Carroll 3.42
200.Jalen Brunson 3.41
201.Christian Laettner 3.41
202.Deron Williams 3.41
203.Ray Felix 3.39
204.Dick Barnett* 3.39
205.Ray Allen* 3.38
206.Clyde Lovellette* 3.38
207.Stu Lantz 3.37
208.Joe Dumars* 3.36
209.Archie Clark 3.36
210.Lauri Markkanen 3.35
211.Kevin Garnett* 3.34
212.Michael Adams 3.30
213.Sam Jones* 3.29
214.Reggie Lewis 3.29
215.Ray Williams 3.27
216.Bill Russell* 3.27
217.Gordon Hayward 3.26
218.Roy Hinson 3.26
219.Jeff Malone 3.26
220.Armen Gilliam 3.26
221.Steve Smith 3.25
222.Antawn Jamison 3.25
223.Flynn Robinson 3.23
224.Charlie Scott* 3.23
225.Pascal Siakam 3.23
226.Rodney Stuckey 3.23
227.Larry Johnson 3.23
228.Glen Rice 3.23
229.John Block 3.22
230.Terry Dischinger 3.22
231.Monta Ellis 3.21
232.Adrian Smith 3.21
233.Manu Ginóbili* 3.20
234.Larry Nance 3.19
235.Steve Stipanovich 3.18
236.John Stockton* 3.18
237.Jerry Lucas* 3.18
238.Keith Van Horn 3.16
239.Marc Gasol 3.16
240.Paul Westphal* 3.15
241.Eddy Curry 3.15
242.Vince Carter* 3.15
243.Jaylen Brown 3.15
244.Willie Naulls 3.15
245.Andrew Wiggins 3.15
246.Bob Dandridge* 3.14
247.Zach Randolph 3.14
248.Rod Strickland 3.14
249.Anfernee Hardaway 3.11
250.Rudy Gobert 3.11

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player FT/G
1.Rick Barry* 8.38
2.Mack Calvin 6.67
3.Julius Erving* 5.93
4.George McGinnis* 5.89
5.Larry Jones 5.86
6.Dan Issel* 5.60
7.George Thompson 5.32
8.James Silas 5.28
9.Donnie Freeman 5.01
10.Darel Carrier 4.92
11.Bob Verga 4.81
12.Artis Gilmore* 4.80
13.Wayne Hightower 4.65
14.Levern Tart 4.58
15.Jimmy Jones 4.56
16.Zelmo Beaty* 4.52
17.Warren Jabali 4.51
18.Willie Wise 4.49
19.Freddie Lewis 4.47
20.George Gervin* 4.45
21.George Carter 4.36
22.Roger Brown* 4.08
23.Doug Moe 4.07
24.Glen Combs 4.00
25.Ron Boone 3.99
26.Ralph Simpson 3.85
27.Mel Daniels* 3.85
28.Larry Brown* 3.76
29.Don Sidle 3.68
30.Dave Robisch 3.67
31.Cincy Powell 3.45
32.Jim Eakins 3.40
33.Steve Jones 3.35
34.Larry Miller 3.32
35.Goose Ligon 3.30
36.Chuck Williams 3.29
37.Louie Dampier* 3.23
38.Warren Davis 3.14
39.Charlie Williams 3.05
40.Rich Jones 2.94
41.Les Hunter 2.92
42.Ron Franz 2.85
43.Bob Netolicky 2.83
44.Billy Paultz 2.81
45.Red Robbins 2.77
46.Randy Mahaffey 2.69
47.Johnny Neumann 2.66
48.Manny Leaks 2.63
49.Joe Caldwell 2.55
50.Mike Lewis 2.54
51.Bill Melchionni 2.50
52.George Lehmann 2.50
53.Caldwell Jones 2.49
54.John Beasley 2.48
55.Bob Warren 2.46
56.John Roche 2.43
57.Al Smith 2.42
58.Larry Kenon 2.39
59.Julian Hammond 2.37
60.Joe Hamilton 2.25
61.Art Becker 2.22
62.Bill Keller 2.16
63.Tom Owens 2.15
64.Brian Taylor 2.15
65.Walt Simon 2.07
66.Wil Jones 2.01
67.Ted McClain 1.98
68.Fatty Taylor 1.97
69.Gene Moore 1.97
70.Ira Harge 1.94
71.Darnell Hillman 1.91
72.Gene Littles 1.84
73.Lonnie Wright 1.77
74.Randy Denton 1.75
75.Marv Roberts 1.74
76.Byron Beck 1.72
77.Trooper Washington 1.70
78.Stew Johnson 1.70
79.Julius Keye 1.50
80.Gerald Govan 1.41
81.Wendell Ladner 1.22
82.Mike Gale 1.12
83.Don Buse 1.12
84.Lee Davis 1.07