NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Free Throws

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

Table
  Year-by-Year FT   Active FT   Career FT   Single Season FT
1946-47Joe Fulks* 74   Joe Fulks* 74   Joe Fulks* 74   Joe Fulks* 74
1947-48Joe Fulks* 98   Joe Fulks* 172   Joe Fulks* 172   Joe Fulks* 98
1948-49George Mikan* 97   Joe Fulks* 172   Joe Fulks* 172   Joe Fulks* 98
1949-50George Mikan* 134   George Mikan* 231   George Mikan* 231   George Mikan* 134
1950-51Arnie Risen* 87   George Mikan* 275   George Mikan* 275   George Mikan* 134
1951-52George Mikan* 109   George Mikan* 384   George Mikan* 384   George Mikan* 134
1952-53George Mikan* 82   George Mikan* 466   George Mikan* 466   George Mikan* 134
1953-54Dolph Schayes* 80   George Mikan* 544   George Mikan* 544   George Mikan* 134
1954-55Dolph Schayes* 89   Dolph Schayes* 362   George Mikan* 544   George Mikan* 134
1955-56Paul Arizin* 83   George Mikan* 554   George Mikan* 554   George Mikan* 134
1956-57Bob Pettit* 102   Dolph Schayes* 484   George Mikan* 554   George Mikan* 134
1957-58Bob Pettit* 86   Dolph Schayes* 514   George Mikan* 554   George Mikan* 134
1958-59Dolph Schayes* 98   Dolph Schayes* 612   Dolph Schayes* 612   George Mikan* 134
1959-60Bob Pettit* 107   Dolph Schayes* 640   Dolph Schayes* 640   George Mikan* 134
1960-61Elgin Baylor* 117   Dolph Schayes* 703   Dolph Schayes* 703   George Mikan* 134
1961-62Elgin Baylor* 130   Dolph Schayes* 712   Dolph Schayes* 712   George Mikan* 134
1962-63Oscar Robertson* 133   Dolph Schayes* 723   Dolph Schayes* 723   George Mikan* 134
1963-64Oscar Robertson* 109   Dolph Schayes* 723   Dolph Schayes* 723   George Mikan* 134
1964-65Jerry West* 137   Bob Pettit* 708   Dolph Schayes* 723   Jerry West* 137
1965-66Sam Jones* 114   Elgin Baylor* 633   Dolph Schayes* 723   Jerry West* 137
1966-67Rick Barry* 127   Elgin Baylor* 648   Dolph Schayes* 723   Jerry West* 137
1967-68Jerry West* 132   Elgin Baylor* 724   Elgin Baylor* 724   Jerry West* 137
1968-69Jerry West* 164   Jerry West* 856   Jerry West* 856   Jerry West* 164
1969-70Jerry West* 170   Jerry West* 1026   Jerry West* 1026   Jerry West* 170
1970-71Earl Monroe* 107   Jerry West* 1026   Jerry West* 1026   Jerry West* 170
1971-72Gail Goodrich* 97   Jerry West* 1114   Jerry West* 1114   Jerry West* 170
1972-73Jerry West* 99   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1973-74John Havlicek* 89   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1974-75Phil Chenier 102   John Havlicek* 795   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1975-76Jo Jo White* 78   John Havlicek* 833   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1976-77Julius Erving* 110   John Havlicek* 874   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1977-78Dennis Johnson* 112   John Havlicek* 874   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1978-79Bob Dandridge* 91   Elvin Hayes* 412   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1979-80Julius Erving* 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 493   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1980-81Moses Malone* 148   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 513   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1981-82Julius Erving* 124   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 568   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1982-83Moses Malone* 86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 648   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1983-84Larry Bird* 167   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 738   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1984-85Larry Bird*
Kevin McHale*
121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 818   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1985-86Hakeem Olajuwon* 127   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 866   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1986-87Larry Bird* 176   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 963   Jerry West* 1213   Larry Bird* 176
1987-88Adrian Dantley* 140   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1019   Jerry West* 1213   Larry Bird* 176
1988-89Michael Jordan* 183   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1050   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1989-90Terry Porter 139   Magic Johnson* 883   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1990-91Magic Johnson* 157   Magic Johnson* 1040   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1991-92Karl Malone* 169   Larry Bird* 901   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1992-93Charles Barkley* 168   Michael Jordan* 942   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1993-94Hakeem Olajuwon* 128   Moses Malone* 576   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1994-95Shaquille O'Neal* 149   Michael Jordan* 1006   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1995-96Michael Jordan* 153   Michael Jordan* 1159   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1996-97Karl Malone* 144   Michael Jordan* 1282   Michael Jordan* 1282   Michael Jordan* 183
1997-98Michael Jordan* 181   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
1998-99Latrell Sprewell 113   Karl Malone* 1070   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 135   Karl Malone* 1134   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
2000-01Allen Iverson* 161   Karl Malone* 1173   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
2001-02Shaquille O'Neal* 135   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
2002-03Tim Duncan* 157   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
2003-04Kobe Bryant* 135   Karl Malone* 1269   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
2004-05Tim Duncan*
Manu Ginóbili*
147   Shaquille O'Neal* 1028   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
2005-06Dirk Nowitzki* 205   Shaquille O'Neal* 1096   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2006-07LeBron James 148   Shaquille O'Neal* 1105   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2007-08Kobe Bryant* 157   Shaquille O'Neal* 1137   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2008-09Kobe Bryant* 174   Shaquille O'Neal* 1137   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2009-10Kobe Bryant* 154   Kobe Bryant* 1191   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2010-11Dirk Nowitzki* 175   Kobe Bryant* 1241   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2011-12LeBron James 173   Kobe Bryant* 1320   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2012-13LeBron James 136   Kobe Bryant* 1320   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2013-14Russell Westbrook 145   Kobe Bryant* 1320   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2014-15James Harden 163   Kobe Bryant* 1320   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2015-16Kevin Durant 130   LeBron James 1355   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2016-17LeBron James 113   LeBron James 1468   LeBron James 1468   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2017-18LeBron James 159   LeBron James 1627   LeBron James 1627   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2018-19Kawhi Leonard 191   LeBron James 1627   LeBron James 1627   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2019-20Jimmy Butler 164   LeBron James 1735   LeBron James 1735   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2020-21Devin Booker 133   LeBron James 1749   LeBron James 1749   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2021-22Jayson Tatum 136   LeBron James 1749   LeBron James 1749   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2022-23Jimmy Butler 150   LeBron James 1819   LeBron James 1819   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2023-24Joel Embiid 19   LeBron James 1828   LeBron James 1828   Dirk Nowitzki* 205