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

Active players are listed in bold
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Year Lg Player FT/G Tm
2026 NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8.80 OKC
2025 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 8.80 MIL
2024 NBA Joel Embiid 11.17 PHI
2023 NBA Joel Embiid 8.44 PHI
2022 NBA Kevin Durant 8.50 BRK
2021 NBA Jayson Tatum 9.00 BOS
2020 NBA James Harden 8.17 HOU
2019 NBA Kevin Durant 8.50 GSW
2018 NBA LaMarcus Aldridge 8.20 SAS
2017 NBA Russell Westbrook 11.20 OKC
2016 NBA Paul George 8.71 IND
2015 NBA James Harden 9.59 HOU
2014 NBA DeMar DeRozan 10.14 TOR
2013 NBA James Harden 8.83 HOU
2012 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 9.50 DAL
2011 NBA Dwight Howard* 10.00 ORL
2010 NBA Kevin Durant 9.00 OKC
2009 NBA LeBron James 10.64 CLE
2008 NBA LeBron James 9.38 CLE
2007 NBA Yao Ming* 9.43 HOU
2006 NBA Gilbert Arenas 9.00 WAS
2005 NBA Amar'e Stoudemire 9.53 PHO
2004 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 7.20 DAL
2003 NBA Paul Pierce* 10.10 BOS
2002 NBA Allen Iverson* 10.20 PHI
2001 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 8.30 DAL
2000 NBA David Robinson* 8.00 SAS
1999 NBA Anfernee Hardaway 7.50 ORL
1998 NBA Shawn Kemp 9.50 CLE
1997 NBA Anfernee Hardaway 8.00 ORL
1996 NBA Charles Barkley* 9.25 PHO
1995 NBA Karl Malone* 10.80 UTA
1994 NBA Derrick Coleman 9.75 NJN
1993 NBA Reggie Miller* 9.00 IND
1992 NBA Karl Malone* 10.56 UTA
1991 NBA Micheal Williams 8.60 IND
1990 NBA Michael Jordan* 8.31 CHI
1989 NBA Michael Jordan* 10.76 CHI
1988 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.50 HOU
1987 NBA Larry Bird* 7.65 BOS
1986 NBA Charles Barkley* 7.58 PHI
1985 NBA Michael Jordan* 12.00 CHI
1984 NBA Adrian Dantley* 10.91 UTA
1983 NBA Alex English* 6.71 DEN
1982 NBA George Gervin* 6.56 SAS
1981 NBA Moses Malone* 7.05 HOU
1980 NBA Julius Erving* 6.00 PHI
1979 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.50 LAL
1978 NBA George Gervin* 7.17 SAS
1977 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.91 LAL
1976 NBA Bob McAdoo* 6.44 BUF
  ABA Julius Erving* 9.77 NYA
1975 NBA Bob McAdoo* 7.71 BUF
  ABA George McGinnis* 7.33 INA
1974 NBA Bob McAdoo* 6.33 BUF
  ABA George McGinnis* 6.86 INA
1973 NBA Jerry West* 5.82 LAL
  ABA George Carter 6.80 NYA
1972 NBA Pete Maravich* 9.67 ATL
  ABA Mack Calvin 7.25 FLO
1971 NBA Gail Goodrich* 7.92 LAL
  ABA Rick Barry* 8.00 NYA
1970 NBA Jerry West* 9.44 LAL
  ABA Rick Barry* 8.86 WSA
1969 NBA Jerry West* 9.11 LAL
  ABA Warren Jabali 8.44 OAK
1968 NBA Jerry West* 8.80 LAL
  ABA Connie Hawkins* 9.21 PTP
1967 NBA Lenny Wilkens* 8.56 STL
1966 NBA Oscar Robertson* 12.20 CIN
1965 NBA Jerry West* 12.45 LAL
1964 NBA Oscar Robertson* 10.90 CIN
1963 NBA Oscar Robertson* 11.08 CIN
1962 NBA Elgin Baylor* 10.00 LAL
1961 NBA Elgin Baylor* 9.75 LAL
1960 NBA Elgin Baylor* 8.78 MNL
1959 NBA Dolph Schayes* 10.89 SYR
1958 NBA George Yardley* 8.57 DET
1957 NBA Bob Pettit* 10.20 STL
1956 NBA Dolph Schayes* 9.12 SYR
1955 NBA Dolph Schayes* 8.09 SYR
1954 NBA Bob Cousy* 10.00 BOS
1953 NBA Bob Cousy* 10.17 BOS
1952 NBA Dolph Schayes* 8.57 SYR