NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Free Throws Per Game

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

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Season Lg Player FT/G Tm
2025-26 NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7.94 OKC
2024-25 NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7.91 OKC
2023-24 NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7.56 OKC
2022-23 NBA Joel Embiid 10.02 PHI
2021-22 NBA Joel Embiid 9.62 PHI
2020-21 NBA Joel Embiid 9.24 PHI
2019-20 NBA James Harden 10.18 HOU
2018-19 NBA James Harden 9.67 HOU
2017-18 NBA James Harden 8.67 HOU
2016-17 NBA James Harden 9.21 HOU
2015-16 NBA James Harden 8.78 HOU
2014-15 NBA James Harden 8.83 HOU
2013-14 NBA Kevin Durant 8.68 OKC
2012-13 NBA James Harden 8.64 HOU
2011-12 NBA Kevin Love 6.89 MIN
2010-11 NBA Kevin Durant 7.62 OKC
2009-10 NBA Kevin Durant 9.22 OKC
2008-09 NBA Dwyane Wade* 7.47 MIA
2007-08 NBA Kevin Martin 8.23 SAC
2006-07 NBA Kobe Bryant* 8.66 LAL
2005-06 NBA Allen Iverson* 9.38 PHI
2004-05 NBA Allen Iverson* 8.75 PHI
2003-04 NBA Corey Maggette 7.21 LAC
2002-03 NBA Tracy McGrady* 7.68 ORL
2001-02 NBA Allen Iverson* 7.92 PHI
2000-01 NBA Jerry Stackhouse 8.32 DET
1999-00 NBA Jerry Stackhouse 7.54 DET
1998-99 NBA Karl Malone* 7.71 UTA
1997-98 NBA Karl Malone* 7.75 UTA
1996-97 NBA Karl Malone* 6.35 UTA
1995-96 NBA David Robinson* 7.63 SAS
1994-95 NBA David Robinson* 8.10 SAS
1993-94 NBA David Robinson* 8.66 SAS
1992-93 NBA Karl Malone* 7.55 UTA
1991-92 NBA Karl Malone* 8.31 UTA
1990-91 NBA Karl Malone* 8.34 UTA
1989-90 NBA Karl Malone* 8.49 UTA
1988-89 NBA Karl Malone* 8.79 UTA
1987-88 NBA Charles Barkley* 8.93 PHI
1986-87 NBA Michael Jordan* 10.16 CHI
1985-86 NBA Moses Malone* 8.34 PHI
1984-85 NBA Moses Malone* 9.33 PHI
1983-84 NBA Adrian Dantley* 10.29 UTA
1982-83 NBA Moses Malone* 7.69 PHI
1981-82 NBA Adrian Dantley* 8.00 UTA
1980-81 NBA World B. Free 8.12 GSW
1979-80 NBA World B. Free 8.41 SDC
1978-79 NBA World B. Free 8.38 SDC
1977-78 NBA Adrian Dantley* 6.85 TOT
1976-77 NBA Pete Maravich* 6.86 NOJ
1975-76 NBA Bob McAdoo* 7.17 BUF
  ABA James Silas 6.71 SAA
1974-75 NBA Tiny Archibald* 7.95 KCO
  ABA George McGinnis* 6.90 INA
1973-74 NBA Bob McAdoo* 6.20 BUF
  ABA George McGinnis* 6.10 INA
1972-73 NBA Tiny Archibald* 8.29 KCO
  ABA George Thompson 6.86 MMT
1971-72 NBA Tiny Archibald* 8.91 CIN
  ABA Rick Barry* 8.01 NYA
1970-71 NBA Dave Bing* 7.50 DET
  ABA Mack Calvin 8.59 FLO
1969-70 NBA Jerry West* 8.74 LAL
  ABA Donnie Freeman 7.92 MMF
1968-69 NBA Oscar Robertson* 8.14 CIN
  ABA Larry Jones 7.88 DNR
1967-68 NBA Oscar Robertson* 8.86 CIN
  ABA Connie Hawkins* 8.61 PTP
1966-67 NBA Rick Barry* 9.65 SFW
1965-66 NBA Jerry West* 10.63 LAL
1964-65 NBA Oscar Robertson* 8.87 CIN
1963-64 NBA Oscar Robertson* 10.13 CIN
1962-63 NBA Bob Pettit* 8.67 STL
1961-62 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 10.44 PHW
1960-61 NBA Elgin Baylor* 9.26 LAL
1959-60 NBA Elgin Baylor* 8.06 MNL
1958-59 NBA Bob Pettit* 9.26 STL
1957-58 NBA George Yardley* 9.10 DET
1956-57 NBA Dolph Schayes* 8.68 SYR
1955-56 NBA Neil Johnston* 7.84 PHW
1954-55 NBA Neil Johnston* 8.18 PHW
1953-54 NBA Neil Johnston* 8.01 PHW
1952-53 NBA Neil Johnston* 7.94 PHW
1951-52 NBA Paul Arizin* 8.76 PHW