NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Free Throw Attempts Per Game

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player FTA/G
1.Shaquille O'Neal* 10.73
2.Bob Pettit* 10.40
3.Wilt Chamberlain* 10.17
4.George Mikan* 10.07
5.Michael Jordan* 9.87
6.Jerry West* 9.84
7.Connie Hawkins* 9.70
8.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.61
9.Joel Embiid 9.53
10.Dolph Schayes* 9.03
11.Paul Arizin* 8.96
12.Karl Malone* 8.94
13.Allen Iverson* 8.82
14.LeBron James 8.55
15.Adrian Dantley* 8.53
16.Charles Barkley* 8.52
17.Kevin Durant 8.48
18.Joe Fulks* 8.42
19.Dirk Nowitzki* 8.30
20.Elgin Baylor* 8.19
21.Luka Dončić 8.16
22.Moses Malone* 8.07
23.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8.02
24.Dwight Howard* 7.98
25.Dominique Wilkins* 7.93
26.David Robinson* 7.85
27.Warren Jabali 7.83
28.George McGinnis* 7.78
29.Trae Young 7.78
30.Oscar Robertson* 7.62
31.George Yardley* 7.59
32.Anthony Davis 7.58
33.Brad Daugherty 7.49
34.James Harden 7.37
35.Kobe Bryant* 7.35
36.Bob Cousy* 7.33
37.Isaiah Thomas 7.31
38.George Gervin* 7.26
39.Bernard King* 7.25
40.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.13
41.Larry Jones 7.11
42.Chick Halbert 7.08
43.Yao Ming* 7.07
44.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.06
45.Tim Duncan* 7.04
46.Shawn Kemp 7.00
47.Carmelo Anthony* 6.93
48.Julius Erving* 6.92
49.Walt Bellamy* 6.91
50.Jimmy Butler 6.91
51.Dwyane Wade* 6.89
52.Rick Barry* 6.87
53.Tracy McGrady* 6.84
54.Elvin Hayes* 6.83
55.Kevin Johnson 6.79
56.Damian Lillard 6.76
57.DeMar DeRozan 6.76
58.Magic Johnson* 6.71
59.Bill Russell* 6.70
60.Mack Calvin 6.69
61.John Wall 6.68
62.Russell Westbrook 6.65
63.David Thompson* 6.65
64.Jayson Tatum 6.60
65.Devin Booker 6.59
66.Chet Walker* 6.56
67.Jalen Brunson 6.53
68.Alonzo Mourning* 6.52
69.Sidney Moncrief* 6.47
70.Billy Cunningham* 6.46
71.Arnie Risen* 6.39
72.Donovan Mitchell 6.37
73.Lenny Wilkens* 6.36
74.Bobby Wanzer* 6.34
75.Connie Simmons 6.31
76.Carl Braun* 6.25
 Artis Gilmore* 6.25
78.Ben Gordon 6.24
79.Hal Greer* 6.24
80.Isiah Thomas* 6.21
81.Ed Macauley* 6.19
82.Larry Bird* 6.17
83.Darel Carrier 6.16
84.Chauncey Billups* 6.11
85.Paul Pierce* 6.09
86.Anfernee Hardaway 6.09
87.John Havlicek* 6.08
88.Anthony Edwards 6.06
89.Nikola Jokić 5.99
90.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.99
91.Reggie Miller* 5.99
92.Patrick Ewing* 5.98
93.Zelmo Beaty* 5.94
94.Cliff Hagan* 5.93
95.Max Zaslofsky 5.90
96.Freddie Lewis 5.90
97.Willie Wise 5.89
98.Gilbert Arenas 5.87
 Rudy LaRusso 5.87
100.Clyde Drexler* 5.87
101.Dan Issel* 5.84
102.Walter Dukes 5.83
103.Harry Gallatin* 5.83
104.Kleggie Hermsen 5.81
105.Paul George 5.80
106.World B. Free 5.76
107.Marques Johnson 5.76
108.Kevin McHale* 5.75
109.Gene Shue 5.75
110.Larry Brown* 5.74
111.Doug Moe 5.70
112.Richie Guerin* 5.69
113.Arnie Johnson 5.69
114.Charlie Scott* 5.69
115.Mel Daniels* 5.65
116.Walt Frazier* 5.62
117.Gail Goodrich* 5.59
118.George Carter 5.57
119.Calvin Natt 5.56
120.Alex English* 5.54
121.Richard Hamilton 5.49
122.Tom Heinsohn* 5.46
123.George King 5.44
124.Goose Ligon 5.41
125.Derrick Coleman 5.41
126.Latrell Sprewell 5.40
127.Jimmy Jones 5.39
128.Lou Hudson* 5.34
129.Bob Davies* 5.34
130.DeAndre Jordan 5.33
131.Bob Love 5.32
132.Ralph Sampson* 5.32
133.Roger Brown* 5.30
134.Julius Randle 5.29
135.Cincy Powell 5.26
136.Larry Foust 5.26
137.Vern Mikkelsen* 5.25
138.Kawhi Leonard 5.25
139.Dennis Johnson* 5.24
140.Stephen Curry 5.23
141.Baron Davis 5.22
142.LaMarcus Aldridge 5.21
143.Bill Sharman* 5.21
144.Zach Randolph 5.20
145.Earl Monroe* 5.20
146.Jim Pollard* 5.17
147.Pete Maravich* 5.15
148.Vince Carter* 5.14
149.Blake Griffin 5.13
150.Scottie Pippen* 5.13
151.Chris Webber* 5.05
152.James Silas 5.05
153.Bailey Howell* 5.03
154.Tiny Archibald* 5.02
155.Donnie Freeman 5.00
156.Karl-Anthony Towns 4.99
157.Doug Collins* 4.97
 Rudy Gobert 4.97
159.Al Cervi* 4.96
160.Tom Gola* 4.92
161.Josh Smith 4.92
162.John Drew 4.90
163.Sam Jones* 4.89
164.Gus Williams 4.88
165.Red Rocha 4.87
166.Les Hunter 4.87
167.Frank Ramsey* 4.86
168.Joe Caldwell 4.82
169.Allan Houston 4.81
170.Andrew Toney 4.81
171.Slater Martin* 4.80
172.Wally Osterkorn 4.76
173.Bradley Beal 4.76
174.Kelly Tripucka 4.72
175.Tom Chambers 4.71
176.Bob McAdoo* 4.70
177.Clyde Lovellette* 4.68
178.Fred Carter 4.68
179.Jack Twyman* 4.68
180.Buck Williams 4.66
181.Kemba Walker 4.65
182.Charlie Williams 4.63
183.Jaren Jackson Jr. 4.63
184.Cedric Maxwell 4.62
185.Pau Gasol* 4.60
186.Manu Ginóbili* 4.59
187.Jay Vincent 4.58
188.Spencer Haywood* 4.58
189.Derrick Rose 4.58
190.Dan Roundfield 4.58
191.Maurice McHartley 4.56
192.James Worthy* 4.56
193.Mark Price 4.55
194.Ralph Simpson 4.53
195.Deron Williams 4.52
196.Wayne Hightower 4.50
 Norm Van Lier 4.50
198.Mel Hutchins 4.48
199.Reggie Lewis 4.48
200.Antonio Davis 4.47
201.Detlef Schrempf 4.44
202.Tom Meschery 4.44
203.Bob Lanier* 4.43
204.Bam Adebayo 4.42
 Larry Costello* 4.42
206.Jarrett Allen 4.40
207.Dikembe Mutombo* 4.40
208.Jalen Williams 4.39
209.Ben Simmons 4.38
210.Don Ohl 4.38
211.Jeff Malone 4.37
212.Dick McGuire* 4.37
213.Dick Barnett* 4.36
214.Hersey Hawkins 4.35
215.Fred Scolari 4.34
216.John Roche 4.33
217.Kevin Loughery 4.33
218.Archie Clark 4.32
219.Bob Dandridge* 4.31
220.Marc Gasol 4.30
 Paul Seymour 4.30
222.Jermaine O'Neal 4.28
223.Chris Bosh* 4.27
224.Terry Porter 4.27
225.Joe Dumars* 4.25
226.Tony Parker* 4.24
227.Carlos Boozer 4.22
228.Vlade Divac* 4.21
229.Kyrie Irving 4.20
230.Jamal Mashburn 4.19
231.Doc Rivers 4.19
232.Robert Parish* 4.18
233.Phil Chenier 4.18
234.Paul Pressey 4.17
235.John Stockton* 4.17
236.Ricky Pierce 4.16
237.Billy Knight 4.16
238.Tim Hardaway* 4.16
239.Kevin Garnett* 4.15
240.Nate Thurmond* 4.14
241.Jerry Stackhouse 4.13
242.Chris Paul 4.13
243.Larry Hughes 4.12
244.Jack Marin 4.12
245.Nat Clifton* 4.11
246.Orlando Woolridge 4.11
247.Josh Howard 4.11
248.Dave Bing* 4.10
249.Lamar Odom 4.09
250.Jaylen Brown 4.09

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player FTA/G
1.Shaquille O'Neal* 10.73
2.Bob Pettit* 10.40
3.Wilt Chamberlain* 10.17
4.George Mikan* 10.07
5.Michael Jordan* 9.87
6.Jerry West* 9.84
7.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.61
8.Joel Embiid 9.53
9.Dolph Schayes* 9.03
10.Paul Arizin* 8.96
11.Karl Malone* 8.94
12.Allen Iverson* 8.82
13.LeBron James 8.55
14.Adrian Dantley* 8.53
15.Charles Barkley* 8.52
16.Kevin Durant 8.48
17.Joe Fulks* 8.42
18.Dirk Nowitzki* 8.30
19.Elgin Baylor* 8.19
20.Luka Dončić 8.16
21.Moses Malone* 8.04
22.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8.02
23.Dwight Howard* 7.98
24.Dominique Wilkins* 7.93
25.David Robinson* 7.85
26.Trae Young 7.78
27.Oscar Robertson* 7.62
28.George Yardley* 7.59
29.Anthony Davis 7.58
30.Brad Daugherty 7.49
31.James Harden 7.37
32.Kobe Bryant* 7.35
33.Bob Cousy* 7.33
34.Isaiah Thomas 7.31
35.Bernard King* 7.25
36.George Gervin* 7.19
37.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.13
38.Chick Halbert 7.08
39.Yao Ming* 7.07
40.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.06
41.Tim Duncan* 7.04
42.Shawn Kemp 7.00
43.Carmelo Anthony* 6.93
44.Walt Bellamy* 6.91
45.Jimmy Butler 6.91
46.Dwyane Wade* 6.89
47.Tracy McGrady* 6.84
48.Elvin Hayes* 6.83
49.Kevin Johnson 6.79
50.Damian Lillard 6.76
51.DeMar DeRozan 6.76
52.Magic Johnson* 6.71
53.Bill Russell* 6.70
54.Billy Cunningham* 6.69
55.John Wall 6.68
56.Russell Westbrook 6.65
57.Jayson Tatum 6.60
58.Devin Booker 6.59
59.Chet Walker* 6.56
60.Jalen Brunson 6.53
61.Alonzo Mourning* 6.52
62.Sidney Moncrief* 6.47
63.Julius Erving* 6.44
64.Arnie Risen* 6.39
65.Donovan Mitchell 6.37
66.Lenny Wilkens* 6.36
67.Bobby Wanzer* 6.34
68.Connie Simmons 6.31
69.Carl Braun* 6.25
70.Ben Gordon 6.24
71.Hal Greer* 6.24
72.Isiah Thomas* 6.21
73.Ed Macauley* 6.19
74.Larry Bird* 6.17
75.Chauncey Billups* 6.11
76.Paul Pierce* 6.09
77.Anfernee Hardaway 6.09
78.John Havlicek* 6.08
79.Anthony Edwards 6.06
80.Rick Barry* 6.05
81.Zelmo Beaty* 6.03
82.Cliff Hagan* 6.00
83.Nikola Jokić 5.99
84.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.99
85.Reggie Miller* 5.99
86.Patrick Ewing* 5.98
87.David Thompson* 5.96
88.Max Zaslofsky 5.90
89.Gilbert Arenas 5.87
 Rudy LaRusso 5.87
91.Clyde Drexler* 5.87
92.Walter Dukes 5.83
93.Harry Gallatin* 5.83
94.Kleggie Hermsen 5.81
95.Paul George 5.80
96.World B. Free 5.76
97.Marques Johnson 5.76
98.Kevin McHale* 5.75
99.Gene Shue 5.75
100.Richie Guerin* 5.69
101.Arnie Johnson 5.69
102.Walt Frazier* 5.62
103.Gail Goodrich* 5.59
104.George McGinnis* 5.56
105.Calvin Natt 5.56
106.Alex English* 5.54
107.Richard Hamilton 5.49
108.Tom Heinsohn* 5.46
109.George King 5.44
110.Derrick Coleman 5.41
111.Latrell Sprewell 5.40
112.Lou Hudson* 5.34
113.Bob Davies* 5.34
114.DeAndre Jordan 5.33
115.Bob Love 5.32
116.Ralph Sampson* 5.32
117.Julius Randle 5.29
118.Larry Foust 5.26
119.Vern Mikkelsen* 5.25
120.Kawhi Leonard 5.25
121.Dennis Johnson* 5.24
122.Stephen Curry 5.23
123.Baron Davis 5.22
124.LaMarcus Aldridge 5.21
125.Bill Sharman* 5.21
126.Zach Randolph 5.20
127.Earl Monroe* 5.20
128.Jim Pollard* 5.17
129.Joe Caldwell 5.16
130.Pete Maravich* 5.15
131.Vince Carter* 5.14
132.Blake Griffin 5.13
133.Scottie Pippen* 5.13
134.Dan Issel* 5.08
135.Chris Webber* 5.05
136.Bailey Howell* 5.03
137.Tiny Archibald* 5.02
138.Karl-Anthony Towns 4.99
139.Doug Collins* 4.97
 Rudy Gobert 4.97
141.Al Cervi* 4.96
142.Tom Gola* 4.92
143.Josh Smith 4.92
144.John Drew 4.90
145.Sam Jones* 4.89
146.Gus Williams 4.88
147.Red Rocha 4.87
148.Frank Ramsey* 4.86
149.Allan Houston 4.81
150.Andrew Toney 4.81
151.Slater Martin* 4.80
152.Wally Osterkorn 4.76
153.Bradley Beal 4.76
154.Kelly Tripucka 4.72
155.Tom Chambers 4.71
156.Bob McAdoo* 4.70
157.Artis Gilmore* 4.69
158.Clyde Lovellette* 4.68
159.Fred Carter 4.68
160.Jack Twyman* 4.68
161.Buck Williams 4.66
162.Kemba Walker 4.65
163.Jaren Jackson Jr. 4.63
 James Silas 4.63
165.Cedric Maxwell 4.62
166.Pau Gasol* 4.60
167.Manu Ginóbili* 4.59
168.Dan Roundfield 4.58
 Jay Vincent 4.58
170.Derrick Rose 4.58
171.James Worthy* 4.56
172.Mark Price 4.55
173.Deron Williams 4.52
174.Norm Van Lier 4.50
175.Mel Hutchins 4.48
176.Reggie Lewis 4.48
177.Antonio Davis 4.47
178.Detlef Schrempf 4.44
179.Tom Meschery 4.44
180.Bob Lanier* 4.43
181.Charlie Scott* 4.42
182.Bam Adebayo 4.42
 Larry Costello* 4.42
184.Jarrett Allen 4.40
185.Dikembe Mutombo* 4.40
186.Jalen Williams 4.39
187.Ben Simmons 4.38
188.Don Ohl 4.38
189.Jeff Malone 4.37
190.Dick McGuire* 4.37
191.Dick Barnett* 4.36
192.Hersey Hawkins 4.35
193.Fred Scolari 4.34
194.Kevin Loughery 4.33
195.Archie Clark 4.32
196.Bob Dandridge* 4.31
197.Marc Gasol 4.30
 Paul Seymour 4.30
199.Jermaine O'Neal 4.28
200.Chris Bosh* 4.27
201.Terry Porter 4.27
202.Joe Dumars* 4.25
203.Tony Parker* 4.24
204.Carlos Boozer 4.22
205.Vlade Divac* 4.21
206.Kyrie Irving 4.20
207.Jamal Mashburn 4.19
208.Doc Rivers 4.19
209.Robert Parish* 4.18
210.Phil Chenier 4.18
211.Paul Pressey 4.17
212.John Stockton* 4.17
213.Ricky Pierce 4.16
214.Tim Hardaway* 4.16
215.Kevin Garnett* 4.15
216.Nate Thurmond* 4.14
217.Jerry Stackhouse 4.13
218.Chris Paul 4.13
219.Larry Hughes 4.12
220.Jack Marin 4.12
221.Nat Clifton* 4.11
222.Orlando Woolridge 4.11
223.Josh Howard 4.11
224.Dave Bing* 4.10
225.Lamar Odom 4.09
226.Jaylen Brown 4.09
227.Vince Boryla 4.09
228.Mark Aguirre 4.09
229.Ray Scott 4.08
230.Sean Elliott 4.07
231.Steve Smith 4.07
232.Walter Davis* 4.06
233.Ernie Vandeweghe 4.05
234.Jamal Murray 4.04
235.Pascal Siakam 4.02
236.Dave DeBusschere* 4.00
237.Jack Sikma* 3.99
238.Danny Manning 3.98
239.Otis Birdsong 3.97
240.Terry Cummings 3.95
241.Roy Hibbert 3.94
242.Al Ferrari 3.94
243.Austin Reaves 3.94
 John Starks 3.94
245.Jeff Hornacek 3.94
246.Paul Millsap 3.93
247.Khris Middleton 3.92
248.Hot Rod Williams 3.91
249.Jerome Kersey 3.90
250.Kristaps Porziņģis 3.89

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player FTA/G
1.George McGinnis* 8.86
2.Rick Barry* 8.81
3.Julius Erving* 8.33
4.Larry Jones 7.93
5.Warren Jabali 7.83
6.Mack Calvin 7.80
7.George Gervin* 7.44
8.Artis Gilmore* 7.38
9.Dan Issel* 6.35
10.Jimmy Jones 6.31
11.Darel Carrier 6.16
12.Freddie Lewis 6.07
13.Willie Wise 6.04
14.Ralph Simpson 5.95
15.Zelmo Beaty* 5.83
16.Larry Brown* 5.74
17.Doug Moe 5.70
18.Mel Daniels* 5.65
19.George Carter 5.57
20.Dave Robisch 5.43
21.Goose Ligon 5.41
22.Roger Brown* 5.30
23.Cincy Powell 5.26
24.Billy Paultz 5.09
25.Donnie Freeman 5.00
26.Les Hunter 4.87
27.Charlie Williams 4.63
28.Maurice McHartley 4.56
29.John Roche 4.33
30.Bob Netolicky 4.07
31.Glen Combs 4.06
32.Steve Jones 3.81
33.Ollie Taylor 3.74
34.Red Robbins 3.64
35.Louie Dampier* 3.63
36.Jim Eakins 3.63
37.Chuck Williams 3.59
38.Ron Boone 3.55
39.Tom Owens 3.43
40.George Stone 3.37
41.Jackie Moreland 3.29
42.Sam Smith 3.28
43.Bill Melchionni 3.16
44.Bobby Jones* 3.12
45.Bird Averitt 3.07
46.Byron Beck 3.05
47.Larry Kenon 3.00
48.Bob Warren 2.97
49.John Williamson 2.97
50.Bill Keller 2.68
51.Merv Jackson 2.61
52.Brian Taylor 2.57
53.Gene Moore 2.55
54.Jeff Congdon 2.54
55.Darnell Hillman 2.49
56.Rich Jones 2.36
57.Andy Anderson 2.36
58.Lonnie Wright 2.30
59.Rick Mount 2.20
60.John Beasley 2.20
61.Ira Harge 2.13
62.Trooper Washington 2.11
63.Mike Pratt 2.08
64.Art Becker 2.04
65.Ted McClain 2.00
 Walt Simon 2.00
67.Fatty Taylor 1.94
68.Tom Thacker 1.93
69.Jimmy O'Brien 1.83
70.Gene Littles 1.75
71.Mike Gale 1.74
72.Kevin Joyce 1.70
73.George Irvine 1.68
74.Gerald Govan 1.65
75.Wil Jones 1.62
76.Don Buse 1.31
77.Ron Thomas 1.24
78.Johnny Baum 1.18
79.Wendell Ladner 0.82
80.Claude Terry 0.82
81.Willie Sojourner 0.62