NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Free Throw Attempts Per 36 Minutes

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player FTA/36 MP
1.Joel Embiid 11.24
2.Shaquille O'Neal* 9.66
3.Bob Pettit* 9.52
4.John Drew 9.52
5.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.21
6.Wilt Chamberlain* 8.92
7.Adrian Dantley* 8.80
8.Neil Johnston* 8.75
9.Luka Dončić 8.70
10.Jerry West* 8.66
11.Karl Malone* 8.66
12.Moses Malone* 8.64
13.Corey Maggette 8.63
14.Dwight Howard* 8.63
15.David Robinson* 8.61
16.James Harden 8.48
17.World B. Free 8.39
18.Dolph Schayes* 8.23
19.Paul Arizin* 8.19
20.DeMarcus Cousins 8.14
21.Alonzo Mourning* 8.12
22.George McGinnis* 8.01
23.Mack Calvin 8.00
24.Trae Young 7.99
25.David Thompson* 7.97
26.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7.91
27.Charles Barkley* 7.91
28.Elgin Baylor* 7.86
29.George Yardley* 7.84
30.Allen Iverson* 7.82
31.Michael Jordan* 7.70
32.Ray Felix 7.55
33.Ed Macauley* 7.54
34.Oscar Robertson* 7.53
35.Dwyane Wade* 7.51
36.Walt Bellamy* 7.48
37.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.46
38.Harry Gallatin* 7.46
39.Kobe Bryant* 7.41
40.Billy Cunningham* 7.38
41.Jimmy Butler 7.35
42.Bailey Howell* 7.32
43.Anthony Davis 7.30
44.Richie Guerin* 7.28
45.Larry Foust 7.27
46.Frank Ramsey* 7.24
47.Chuck Share 7.20
48.Dan Issel* 7.16
49.Kevin Durant 7.14
50.Shawn Kemp 7.13
51.LeBron James 7.11
52.Eddy Curry 7.11
53.George Thompson 7.09
54.Kenny Sears 7.09
55.Dominique Wilkins* 7.03
56.Bob Verga 6.98
57.Larry Jones 6.96
58.Cedric Maxwell 6.95
59.Steve Johnson 6.93
60.George Gervin* 6.90
61.Chet Walker* 6.87
62.Dave Gambee 6.85
63.Donald Royal 6.83
64.Kevin Martin 6.83
65.Walter Dukes 6.80
66.Yao Ming* 6.79
67.DeMar DeRozan 6.77
68.Don Sidle 6.75
69.Jerry Stackhouse 6.74
70.Orlando Woolridge 6.74
71.Kevin Johnson 6.74
72.Paul Pierce* 6.73
73.Connie Hawkins* 6.73
74.Sidney Moncrief* 6.72
75.Artis Gilmore* 6.71
76.Jerry Reynolds 6.70
77.Gilbert Arenas 6.67
78.Rony Seikaly 6.66
79.Bernard King* 6.66
80.Tom Chambers 6.66
81.Blake Griffin 6.66
82.Tiny Archibald* 6.65
83.Bob McAdoo* 6.65
84.Tyler Hansbrough 6.63
85.Russell Westbrook 6.63
86.Donnie Freeman 6.61
87.Brad Daugherty 6.60
88.Lenny Wilkens* 6.59
89.James Silas 6.56
90.Devin Booker 6.49
91.Vern Mikkelsen* 6.47
92.Patrick Ewing* 6.46
93.Damian Lillard 6.46
94.Tim Duncan* 6.44
95.Bob Cousy* 6.43
96.Pete Maravich* 6.43
97.Bob Rule 6.43
98.Carmelo Anthony* 6.42
99.Mark Aguirre 6.42
100.Hakim Warrick 6.41
101.Julius Erving* 6.41
102.Lou Williams 6.38
103.Danny Fortson 6.34
104.Magic Johnson* 6.33
105.Rudy LaRusso 6.33
106.Arnie Risen* 6.32
107.Cliff Hagan* 6.31
108.Chris Bosh* 6.30
109.Warren Jabali 6.29
110.Kelly Tripucka 6.29
111.Tom Heinsohn* 6.27
112.Dave Bing* 6.24
113.Chris Gatling 6.24
114.Don Nelson* 6.22
115.Levern Tart 6.21
116.John Block 6.21
117.Hakeem Olajuwon* 6.20
118.Isaiah Thomas 6.20
119.Wayne Embry* 6.19
120.Johnny Green 6.18
121.Mitch Kupchak 6.17
122.Montrezl Harrell 6.17
123.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6.16
124.Micheal Williams 6.16
125.Willie Wise 6.14
126.Julius Randle 6.12
127.Tracy McGrady* 6.11
128.Dick Van Arsdale 6.10
129.Ben Warley 6.08
130.Phil Hubbard 6.05
131.Happy Hairston 6.04
132.Rick Barry* 6.04
133.Derrick Coleman 6.01
134.Quintin Dailey 5.99
135.Ramon Sessions 5.99
136.Detlef Schrempf 5.98
137.Charles Smith 5.97
138.Wayne Hightower 5.97
139.Jack Twyman* 5.95
140.Ron Franz 5.94
141.Clyde Lovellette* 5.93
142.Mel Daniels* 5.93
143.James Edwards 5.92
144.Zelmo Beaty* 5.91
145.Darel Carrier 5.91
146.Campy Russell 5.90
147.Jim Eakins 5.89
148.Ricky Pierce 5.89
149.Reggie Theus 5.87
150.Kiki Vandeweghe 5.87
151.Mickey Johnson 5.85
152.Dick Garmaker 5.85
153.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.83
154.Steve Francis 5.81
155.Bill Cartwright 5.78
156.Len Chappell 5.78
157.Dirk Nowitzki* 5.77
158.Elvin Hayes* 5.76
159.Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.76
160.Gail Goodrich* 5.75
161.Rudy Gobert 5.75
162.John Brisker 5.74
163.Andrew Toney 5.74
164.Doug Moe 5.73
165.Clyde Drexler* 5.72
166.Bill Sharman* 5.70
167.De'Aaron Fox 5.69
168.Grant Hill* 5.69
169.Dan Roundfield 5.69
170.George Carter 5.69
171.Flynn Robinson 5.68
172.Kristaps Porziņģis 5.67
173.Danny Schayes 5.67
174.Calvin Natt 5.65
175.Karl-Anthony Towns 5.65
176.Les Hunter 5.65
177.Jayson Tatum 5.64
178.Anthony Edwards 5.64
179.Danilo Gallinari 5.64
180.Bob Boozer 5.63
181.Mitch Richmond* 5.63
182.Bob Ferry 5.62
183.Kevin Love 5.62
184.Nikola Jokić 5.60
185.Terry Dischinger 5.59
186.Warren Davis 5.58
187.Freddie Lewis 5.57
188.Frank Selvy 5.56
189.Terry Catledge 5.55
190.Tom Burleson 5.55
191.Pau Gasol* 5.54
192.Billy Knight 5.54
193.Walt Wesley 5.54
194.Jermaine O'Neal 5.54
195.Andrei Kirilenko 5.53
196.Ray Scott 5.53
197.Larry Brown* 5.53
198.John Wall 5.53
199.Sidney Wicks 5.53
200.Bam Adebayo 5.52
201.Cincy Powell 5.52
202.Nenê 5.51
203.Goose Ligon 5.50
204.Stromile Swift 5.50
205.Ruben Patterson 5.50
206.Dave Twardzik 5.49
207.Chauncey Billups* 5.48
208.Earl Monroe* 5.48
209.Manu Ginóbili* 5.48
210.Derek Smith 5.48
211.Spencer Haywood* 5.47
212.RJ Barrett 5.47
213.Paul Neumann 5.46
214.Donovan Mitchell 5.46
215.Bob Lanier* 5.45
216.Rod Thorn* 5.44
217.Kevin McHale* 5.44
218.Paul Westphal* 5.44
219.Willie Norwood 5.44
220.Bob Warren 5.43
221.Adrian Smith 5.43
222.Stephon Marbury 5.42
223.Darryl Dawkins 5.42
224.Glen Combs 5.41
225.Carl Landry 5.41
226.Ledell Eackles 5.40
227.John Tresvant 5.40
228.Isiah Thomas* 5.39
229.Dick Barnett* 5.38
230.Michael Redd 5.37
231.Larry Miller 5.37
232.Jamaal Magloire 5.36
233.Fred Hetzel 5.36
234.Elden Campbell 5.35
235.Arvydas Sabonis* 5.35
236.Andre Drummond 5.35
237.Stu Lantz 5.34
238.Bob Love 5.34
239.Don Kojis 5.34
240.Reggie Miller* 5.31
241.Armen Gilliam 5.31
242.Robert Pack 5.30
243.Tom Van Arsdale 5.30
244.Brandon Ingram 5.30
245.Cedric Ceballos 5.30
246.Vin Baker 5.30
247.Sam Jones* 5.30
248.Bird Averitt 5.29
249.Kevin Loughery 5.29
250.Kawhi Leonard 5.28

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player FTA/36 MP
1.Joel Embiid 11.24
2.Shaquille O'Neal* 9.66
3.Bob Pettit* 9.52
4.John Drew 9.52
5.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.21
6.Wilt Chamberlain* 8.92
7.Moses Malone* 8.86
8.Adrian Dantley* 8.80
9.Neil Johnston* 8.75
10.Luka Dončić 8.70
11.Jerry West* 8.66
12.Karl Malone* 8.66
13.Corey Maggette 8.63
14.Dwight Howard* 8.63
15.David Robinson* 8.61
16.James Harden 8.48
17.World B. Free 8.39
18.Dolph Schayes* 8.23
19.Paul Arizin* 8.19
20.DeMarcus Cousins 8.14
21.Alonzo Mourning* 8.12
22.Trae Young 7.99
23.David Thompson* 7.98
24.George McGinnis* 7.91
25.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7.91
26.Charles Barkley* 7.91
27.Elgin Baylor* 7.86
28.George Yardley* 7.84
29.Allen Iverson* 7.82
30.Michael Jordan* 7.70
31.Dan Issel* 7.66
32.Billy Cunningham* 7.58
33.Ray Felix 7.55
34.Ed Macauley* 7.54
35.Oscar Robertson* 7.53
36.Dwyane Wade* 7.51
37.Walt Bellamy* 7.48
38.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.46
39.Harry Gallatin* 7.46
40.Kobe Bryant* 7.41
41.Jimmy Butler 7.35
42.Bailey Howell* 7.32
43.George Gervin* 7.30
44.Anthony Davis 7.30
45.Richie Guerin* 7.28
46.Larry Foust 7.27
47.Frank Ramsey* 7.24
48.Chuck Share 7.20
49.Kevin Durant 7.14
50.Shawn Kemp 7.13
51.LeBron James 7.11
52.Eddy Curry 7.11
53.Kenny Sears 7.09
54.Dominique Wilkins* 7.03
55.Artis Gilmore* 7.00
56.Cedric Maxwell 6.95
57.Steve Johnson 6.93
58.Chet Walker* 6.87
59.Dave Gambee 6.85
60.Donald Royal 6.83
61.Kevin Martin 6.83
62.Walter Dukes 6.80
63.Yao Ming* 6.79
64.DeMar DeRozan 6.77
65.Jerry Stackhouse 6.74
66.Orlando Woolridge 6.74
67.Kevin Johnson 6.74
68.Paul Pierce* 6.73
69.Sidney Moncrief* 6.72
70.Jerry Reynolds 6.70
71.Gilbert Arenas 6.67
72.Rony Seikaly 6.66
73.Bernard King* 6.66
74.Tom Chambers 6.66
75.Blake Griffin 6.66
76.Tiny Archibald* 6.65
77.Bob McAdoo* 6.65
78.Tyler Hansbrough 6.63
79.Russell Westbrook 6.63
80.Brad Daugherty 6.60
81.Lenny Wilkens* 6.59
82.Devin Booker 6.49
83.Vern Mikkelsen* 6.47
84.Patrick Ewing* 6.46
85.Damian Lillard 6.46
86.Tim Duncan* 6.44
87.Bob Cousy* 6.43
88.Pete Maravich* 6.43
89.Bob Rule 6.43
90.Carmelo Anthony* 6.42
91.Mark Aguirre 6.42
92.Hakim Warrick 6.41
93.Lou Williams 6.38
94.Danny Fortson 6.34
95.Magic Johnson* 6.33
96.Rudy LaRusso 6.33
97.Arnie Risen* 6.32
98.Chris Bosh* 6.30
99.Kelly Tripucka 6.29
100.Tom Heinsohn* 6.27
101.Dave Bing* 6.24
102.Chris Gatling 6.24
103.Don Nelson* 6.22
104.Julius Erving* 6.21
105.John Block 6.21
106.Hakeem Olajuwon* 6.20
107.Isaiah Thomas 6.20
108.Wayne Embry* 6.19
109.Johnny Green 6.18
110.Mitch Kupchak 6.17
111.Montrezl Harrell 6.17
112.Cliff Hagan* 6.17
113.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6.16
114.Micheal Williams 6.16
115.Julius Randle 6.12
116.Tracy McGrady* 6.11
117.Dick Van Arsdale 6.10
118.Zelmo Beaty* 6.06
119.Phil Hubbard 6.05
120.Happy Hairston 6.04
121.Derrick Coleman 6.01
122.Quintin Dailey 5.99
123.Ramon Sessions 5.99
124.Detlef Schrempf 5.98
125.Charles Smith 5.97
126.Jack Twyman* 5.95
127.Clyde Lovellette* 5.93
128.James Edwards 5.92
129.Campy Russell 5.90
130.Ricky Pierce 5.89
131.Len Chappell 5.88
132.Connie Hawkins* 5.87
133.Reggie Theus 5.87
134.Kiki Vandeweghe 5.87
135.Mickey Johnson 5.85
136.Flynn Robinson 5.85
137.Dick Garmaker 5.85
138.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.83
139.Steve Francis 5.81
140.Bill Cartwright 5.78
141.Dirk Nowitzki* 5.77
142.Elvin Hayes* 5.76
143.Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.76
144.Gail Goodrich* 5.75
145.Rudy Gobert 5.75
146.Andrew Toney 5.74
147.Clyde Drexler* 5.72
148.Bill Sharman* 5.70
149.De'Aaron Fox 5.69
150.Grant Hill* 5.69
151.Dan Roundfield 5.68
152.Kristaps Porziņģis 5.67
153.Danny Schayes 5.67
154.Billy Knight 5.65
155.Calvin Natt 5.65
156.Karl-Anthony Towns 5.65
157.Jayson Tatum 5.64
158.Anthony Edwards 5.64
159.Danilo Gallinari 5.64
160.Bob Boozer 5.63
161.Mitch Richmond* 5.63
162.Bob Ferry 5.62
163.Kevin Love 5.62
164.Nikola Jokić 5.60
165.Terry Dischinger 5.59
166.Frank Selvy 5.56
167.Ray Scott 5.56
168.Terry Catledge 5.55
169.Tom Burleson 5.55
170.Pau Gasol* 5.54
171.Walt Wesley 5.54
172.Jermaine O'Neal 5.54
173.Andrei Kirilenko 5.53
174.John Wall 5.53
175.Sidney Wicks 5.53
176.Bam Adebayo 5.52
177.Nenê 5.51
178.Stromile Swift 5.50
179.Ruben Patterson 5.50
180.Chauncey Billups* 5.48
181.Earl Monroe* 5.48
182.Manu Ginóbili* 5.48
183.Derek Smith 5.48
184.RJ Barrett 5.47
185.Paul Neumann 5.46
186.Donovan Mitchell 5.46
187.Bob Lanier* 5.45
188.Rod Thorn* 5.44
189.Kevin McHale* 5.44
190.Paul Westphal* 5.44
191.Willie Norwood 5.44
192.Adrian Smith 5.43
193.Stephon Marbury 5.42
194.Darryl Dawkins 5.42
195.Carl Landry 5.41
196.Ledell Eackles 5.40
197.John Tresvant 5.40
198.Isiah Thomas* 5.39
199.Dick Barnett* 5.38
200.Michael Redd 5.37
201.Jamaal Magloire 5.36
202.Fred Hetzel 5.36
203.Elden Campbell 5.35
204.Arvydas Sabonis* 5.35
205.Andre Drummond 5.35
206.Stu Lantz 5.34
207.Bob Love 5.34
208.Don Kojis 5.34
209.Reggie Miller* 5.31
210.Armen Gilliam 5.31
211.Robert Pack 5.30
212.Tom Van Arsdale 5.30
213.Brandon Ingram 5.30
214.Rick Barry* 5.30
215.Cedric Ceballos 5.30
216.Vin Baker 5.30
217.Spencer Haywood* 5.30
218.Sam Jones* 5.30
219.Kevin Loughery 5.29
220.Kawhi Leonard 5.28
221.Collin Sexton 5.28
222.Devin Harris 5.27
223.Eric Williams 5.27
224.Joe Graboski 5.26
225.Ray Williams 5.21
226.Corliss Williamson 5.20
227.Kenny Carr 5.20
228.Carl Braun* 5.18
229.Hal Greer* 5.17
230.Roy Hinson 5.17
231.Jay Vincent 5.15
232.Derrick Williams 5.15
233.Willis Reed* 5.15
234.Larry Siegfried 5.14
235.Rodney Stuckey 5.13
236.Dave Stallworth 5.13
237.Gerald Wallace 5.12
238.Jim Davis 5.12
239.Mark Olberding 5.11
240.Rick Roberson 5.11
241.Jusuf Nurkić 5.11
242.Nate Thurmond* 5.11
243.John Havlicek* 5.10
244.Jason Caffey 5.10
245.Joe Barry Carroll 5.09
246.Rod Strickland 5.09
247.Truck Robinson 5.09
248.Bob Kauffman 5.09
249.James Bailey 5.09
250.Todd Day 5.09

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player FTA/36 MP
1.Rick Barry* 8.31
2.George McGinnis* 8.13
3.Mack Calvin 8.09
4.George Thompson 7.61
5.Larry Jones 7.27
6.Bob Verga 7.02
7.Don Sidle 6.75
8.Julius Erving* 6.75
9.Donnie Freeman 6.74
10.Wayne Hightower 6.72
11.Dan Issel* 6.59
12.Warren Jabali 6.29
13.Artis Gilmore* 6.23
14.Levern Tart 6.21
15.James Silas 6.20
16.Willie Wise 6.18
17.Ron Franz 5.94
18.Mel Daniels* 5.92
19.Darel Carrier 5.91
20.Jim Eakins 5.90
21.Dave Robisch 5.79
22.Doug Moe 5.73
23.George Gervin* 5.72
24.George Carter 5.69
25.Zelmo Beaty* 5.68
26.Les Hunter 5.66
27.Ralph Simpson 5.61
28.Freddie Lewis 5.60
29.Warren Davis 5.58
30.Larry Brown* 5.53
31.Cincy Powell 5.52
32.Goose Ligon 5.50
33.Jimmy Jones 5.45
34.Bob Warren 5.43
35.Glen Combs 5.41
36.Larry Miller 5.37
37.Ron Boone 5.30
38.Roger Brown* 5.23
39.Joe Caldwell 5.09
40.Julian Hammond 5.06
41.Charlie Williams 5.01
42.Chuck Williams 5.00
43.Johnny Neumann 4.96
44.Randy Mahaffey 4.74
45.Steve Jones 4.65
46.Bob Netolicky 4.63
47.Manny Leaks 4.52
48.Tom Owens 4.50
49.Al Smith 4.24
50.Mike Lewis 4.14
51.Gene Moore 4.13
52.Walt Simon 4.08
53.Billy Paultz 4.06
54.Rich Jones 4.04
55.Marv Roberts 4.01
56.John Beasley 3.90
57.Ted McClain 3.83
58.John Roche 3.82
59.Red Robbins 3.81
60.Joe Hamilton 3.79
61.Darnell Hillman 3.78
62.Art Becker 3.76
63.Louie Dampier* 3.69
64.Lee Davis 3.68
65.Bill Keller 3.65
66.George Lehmann 3.63
67.Fatty Taylor 3.62
68.Bill Melchionni 3.60
69.Gene Littles 3.58
70.Ira Harge 3.43
71.Lonnie Wright 3.40
72.Trooper Washington 3.20
73.Wil Jones 3.19
74.Larry Kenon 3.15
75.Caldwell Jones 3.14
76.Brian Taylor 3.13
77.Randy Denton 3.12
78.Byron Beck 2.83
79.Julius Keye 2.66
80.Stew Johnson 2.61
81.Wendell Ladner 2.35
82.Mike Gale 2.26
83.Gerald Govan 2.23
84.Don Buse 1.81