NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Free Throws Per Game

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player FT/G
1.Joel Embiid 8.31
2.Bob Pettit* 7.81
3.Jerry West* 7.68
4.Oscar Robertson* 7.40
5.Adrian Dantley* 7.15
6.James Harden 7.09
7.Paul Arizin* 7.03
8.Allen Iverson* 6.97
9.Michael Jordan* 6.83
10.Elgin Baylor* 6.81
11.Dolph Schayes* 6.74
12.Trae Young 6.65
13.Karl Malone* 6.63
14.Neil Johnston* 6.62
15.Kevin Durant 6.50
16.Kobe Bryant* 6.22
17.Moses Malone* 6.20
18.Luka Dončić 6.18
19.David Robinson* 6.11
20.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6.05
21.Charles Barkley* 5.92
22.Ed Macauley* 5.85
23.Damian Lillard 5.85
24.John Drew 5.84
25.Wilt Chamberlain* 5.80
26.Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.76
27.George Yardley* 5.67
28.David Thompson* 5.67
29.Jimmy Butler 5.66
30.Dominique Wilkins* 5.62
31.Rick Barry* 5.60
32.Anthony Davis 5.59
33.Corey Maggette 5.57
34.LeBron James 5.54
35.DeMar DeRozan 5.52
36.Mack Calvin 5.49
37.Magic Johnson* 5.47
38.Pete Maravich* 5.42
39.Dwyane Wade* 5.42
40.George Gervin* 5.41
41.Dan Issel* 5.41
42.Kevin Johnson 5.36
43.World B. Free 5.33
44.Tiny Archibald* 5.32
45.Larry Jones 5.28
46.Connie Hawkins* 5.25
47.Devin Booker 5.25
48.Gilbert Arenas 5.22
49.Billy Cunningham* 5.21
50.Paul Pierce* 5.15
51.Yao Ming* 5.11
52.Richie Guerin* 5.10
53.Julius Erving* 5.03
54.Carmelo Anthony 5.02
55.Lenny Wilkens* 5.01
56.Bob Cousy* 5.00
57.Brad Daugherty 5.00
58.Chris Bosh* 5.00
59.Bailey Howell* 4.99
60.Kevin Martin 4.99
61.DeMarcus Cousins 4.97
62.George McGinnis* 4.95
63.Darel Carrier 4.92
64.Chet Walker* 4.92
65.Shaquille O'Neal* 4.92
66.Walt Bellamy* 4.90
67.Amar'e Stoudemire 4.90
68.Dave Bing* 4.89
69.Alonzo Mourning* 4.84
70.Russell Westbrook 4.84
71.Steve Francis 4.84
72.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.83
73.George Thompson 4.82
74.Jerry Stackhouse 4.79
75.Donnie Freeman 4.77
76.Dirk Nowitzki* 4.76
77.Harry Gallatin* 4.73
78.Sidney Moncrief* 4.68
79.Mitch Richmond* 4.67
80.James Silas 4.63
81.Bob McAdoo* 4.63
82.Dick Van Arsdale 4.62
83.Artis Gilmore* 4.61
84.Kenny Sears 4.58
85.Levern Tart 4.58
86.Tom Chambers 4.58
87.Bob Verga 4.57
88.Patrick Ewing* 4.56
89.Jayson Tatum 4.55
90.Reggie Theus 4.54
91.Bernard King* 4.54
92.Warren Jabali 4.51
93.Reggie Miller* 4.49
94.Rudy LaRusso 4.49
95.Stephon Marbury 4.45
96.Bill Sharman* 4.42
97.Larry Bird* 4.41
98.Karl-Anthony Towns 4.41
99.Kelly Tripucka 4.39
100.Hakeem Olajuwon* 4.38
101.Larry Foust 4.37
102.George Carter 4.35
103.Clyde Drexler* 4.33
104.Dwight Howard 4.32
105.Chauncey Billups* 4.31
106.Cedric Maxwell 4.31
107.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.30
108.Kiki Vandeweghe 4.30
109.Derrick Coleman 4.26
110.Vern Mikkelsen* 4.25
111.Tim Duncan* 4.24
112.John Havlicek* 4.23
113.Zelmo Beaty* 4.23
114.Spencer Haywood* 4.22
115.Isaiah Thomas 4.21
116.Freddie Lewis 4.21
117.Donovan Mitchell 4.20
118.Gail Goodrich* 4.19
119.John Wall 4.16
120.Tracy McGrady* 4.14
121.Willie Wise 4.12
122.Isiah Thomas* 4.12
123.Grant Hill* 4.12
124.Elvin Hayes* 4.11
125.Blake Griffin 4.10
126.Shawn Kemp 4.10
127.Jack Twyman* 4.09
128.Hal Greer* 4.08
129.Roger Brown* 4.08
130.De'Aaron Fox 4.08
131.Doug Moe 4.07
132.Julius Randle 4.05
133.Tom Heinsohn* 4.05
134.Walt Frazier* 4.03
135.Geoff Petrie 4.02
136.Cliff Hagan* 4.02
137.John Brisker 4.00
138.Glen Combs 4.00
139.Michael Redd 4.00
140.Frank Ramsey* 3.98
141.Mark Aguirre 3.97
142.Rony Seikaly 3.97
143.Danilo Gallinari 3.96
144.Kristaps Porziņģis 3.96
145.Detlef Schrempf 3.95
146.Earl Monroe* 3.93
147.Stephen Curry 3.93
148.Nikola Jokić 3.92
149.Paul George 3.91
150.Happy Hairston 3.90
151.Orlando Woolridge 3.90
152.Charlie Scott* 3.89
153.Jimmy Jones 3.89
154.Bob Lanier* 3.88
155.Pau Gasol* 3.88
156.Kawhi Leonard 3.88
157.Jack Sikma* 3.88
158.Brandon Ingram 3.86
159.Kyrie Irving 3.83
160.Mel Daniels* 3.80
161.Bob Love 3.80
162.Jamal Mashburn 3.80
163.Willis Reed* 3.79
164.Doug Collins* 3.79
165.Arnie Risen* 3.79
166.Calvin Natt 3.79
167.Latrell Sprewell 3.79
168.Kevin Love 3.78
169.Gene Shue 3.77
170.Larry Brown* 3.76
171.Kemba Walker 3.76
172.Campy Russell 3.75
173.Kevin McHale* 3.74
174.Micheal Williams 3.74
175.Charles Smith 3.73
176.Danny Granger 3.73
177.Rolando Blackman 3.69
178.Dick Garmaker 3.69
179.Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.68
180.Billy Knight 3.68
181.Don Sidle 3.68
182.Chris Mullin* 3.67
183.Collin Sexton 3.63
184.Bob Rule 3.61
185.Lou Williams 3.60
186.Mickey Johnson 3.60
187.Zach LaVine 3.60
188.Glenn Robinson 3.59
189.Sam Cassell 3.59
190.Mike Newlin 3.59
191.Chris Paul 3.59
192.Alex English* 3.59
193.Sidney Wicks 3.57
194.Bradley Beal 3.56
195.Carl Braun* 3.55
196.Lou Hudson* 3.55
197.Bill Cartwright 3.53
198.Hersey Hawkins 3.53
199.Nate Thurmond* 3.52
200.Richard Hamilton 3.52
201.Walter Dukes 3.51
202.Ricky Pierce 3.50
203.Marques Johnson 3.49
204.Ron Boone 3.48
205.Bob Boozer 3.48
206.Andrei Kirilenko 3.48
207.Kevin Loughery 3.47
208.Tom Van Arsdale 3.47
209.Bam Adebayo 3.47
210.Dan Roundfield 3.46
211.Cincy Powell 3.45
212.Jimmy Walker 3.45
213.LaMarcus Aldridge 3.45
214.Dennis Johnson* 3.45
215.Larry Costello* 3.44
216.Calvin Murphy* 3.44
217.Elton Brand 3.43
218.Andrew Toney 3.42
219.Joe Barry Carroll 3.42
220.Wayne Hightower 3.41
221.Christian Laettner 3.41
222.Deron Williams 3.41
223.Ray Felix 3.39
224.Dick Barnett* 3.39
225.Ray Allen* 3.38
226.Clyde Lovellette* 3.38
227.Stu Lantz 3.37
228.Joe Dumars* 3.36
229.Archie Clark 3.36
230.Kevin Garnett* 3.34
231.Larry Miller 3.32
232.Michael Adams 3.30
233.Goose Ligon 3.30
234.Sam Jones* 3.29
235.Reggie Lewis 3.29
236.Ray Williams 3.27
237.Bill Russell* 3.27
238.Ray Scott 3.27
239.Gordon Hayward 3.26
240.Roy Hinson 3.26
241.Andrew Wiggins 3.26
242.Jeff Malone 3.26
243.Armen Gilliam 3.26
244.Steve Smith 3.25
245.Antawn Jamison 3.25
246.Rodney Stuckey 3.23
247.Larry Johnson 3.23
248.Glen Rice 3.23
249.John Block 3.22
250.Terry Dischinger 3.22

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player FT/G
1.Joel Embiid 8.31
2.Bob Pettit* 7.81
3.Jerry West* 7.68
4.Oscar Robertson* 7.40
5.Adrian Dantley* 7.15
6.James Harden 7.09
7.Paul Arizin* 7.03
8.Allen Iverson* 6.97
9.Michael Jordan* 6.83
10.Elgin Baylor* 6.81
11.Dolph Schayes* 6.74
12.Trae Young 6.65
13.Karl Malone* 6.63
14.Neil Johnston* 6.62
15.Kevin Durant 6.50
16.Moses Malone* 6.42
17.Kobe Bryant* 6.22
18.Luka Dončić 6.18
19.David Robinson* 6.11
20.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6.05
21.Charles Barkley* 5.92
22.Ed Macauley* 5.85
23.Damian Lillard 5.85
24.John Drew 5.84
25.Wilt Chamberlain* 5.80
26.Giannis Antetokounmpo 5.76
27.George Gervin* 5.74
28.George Yardley* 5.67
29.Jimmy Butler 5.66
30.Dominique Wilkins* 5.62
31.Anthony Davis 5.59
32.Corey Maggette 5.57
33.LeBron James 5.54
34.David Thompson* 5.53
35.DeMar DeRozan 5.52
36.Magic Johnson* 5.47
37.Pete Maravich* 5.42
38.Dwyane Wade* 5.42
39.Kevin Johnson 5.36
40.World B. Free 5.33
41.Tiny Archibald* 5.32
42.Dan Issel* 5.28
43.Devin Booker 5.25
44.Gilbert Arenas 5.22
45.Billy Cunningham* 5.19
46.Paul Pierce* 5.15
47.Yao Ming* 5.11
48.Richie Guerin* 5.10
49.Carmelo Anthony 5.02
50.Lenny Wilkens* 5.01
51.Bob Cousy* 5.00
52.Brad Daugherty 5.00
53.Chris Bosh* 5.00
54.Bailey Howell* 4.99
55.Kevin Martin 4.99
56.DeMarcus Cousins 4.97
57.Chet Walker* 4.92
58.Shaquille O'Neal* 4.92
59.Walt Bellamy* 4.90
60.Amar'e Stoudemire 4.90
61.Dave Bing* 4.89
62.Alonzo Mourning* 4.84
63.Russell Westbrook 4.84
64.Steve Francis 4.84
65.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.83
66.Rick Barry* 4.81
67.Jerry Stackhouse 4.79
68.Dirk Nowitzki* 4.76
69.Harry Gallatin* 4.73
70.Sidney Moncrief* 4.68
71.Mitch Richmond* 4.67
72.Bob McAdoo* 4.63
73.Dick Van Arsdale 4.62
74.Julius Erving* 4.60
75.Kenny Sears 4.58
76.Tom Chambers 4.58
77.Patrick Ewing* 4.56
78.Jayson Tatum 4.55
79.Reggie Theus 4.54
80.Bernard King* 4.54
81.Artis Gilmore* 4.53
82.Reggie Miller* 4.49
83.Rudy LaRusso 4.49
84.Stephon Marbury 4.45
85.Connie Hawkins* 4.42
86.Bill Sharman* 4.42
87.Larry Bird* 4.41
88.Karl-Anthony Towns 4.41
89.Kelly Tripucka 4.39
90.George McGinnis* 4.39
91.Hakeem Olajuwon* 4.38
92.Larry Foust 4.37
93.Clyde Drexler* 4.33
94.Dwight Howard 4.32
95.Chauncey Billups* 4.31
96.Cedric Maxwell 4.31
97.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.30
98.Kiki Vandeweghe 4.30
99.Derrick Coleman 4.26
100.Vern Mikkelsen* 4.25
101.Tim Duncan* 4.24
102.John Havlicek* 4.23
103.Isaiah Thomas 4.21
104.Donovan Mitchell 4.20
105.Gail Goodrich* 4.19
106.John Wall 4.16
107.Tracy McGrady* 4.14
108.Isiah Thomas* 4.12
109.Grant Hill* 4.12
110.Elvin Hayes* 4.11
111.Blake Griffin 4.10
112.Shawn Kemp 4.10
113.Jack Twyman* 4.09
114.Hal Greer* 4.08
115.De'Aaron Fox 4.08
116.Zelmo Beaty* 4.06
117.Julius Randle 4.05
118.Tom Heinsohn* 4.05
119.Walt Frazier* 4.03
120.Geoff Petrie 4.02
121.Michael Redd 4.00
122.Cliff Hagan* 3.99
123.Frank Ramsey* 3.98
124.Mark Aguirre 3.97
125.Rony Seikaly 3.97
126.Spencer Haywood* 3.96
127.Danilo Gallinari 3.96
128.Kristaps Porziņģis 3.96
129.Detlef Schrempf 3.95
130.Earl Monroe* 3.93
131.Stephen Curry 3.93
132.Nikola Jokić 3.92
133.Paul George 3.91
134.Happy Hairston 3.90
135.Orlando Woolridge 3.90
136.Bob Lanier* 3.88
137.Pau Gasol* 3.88
138.Kawhi Leonard 3.88
139.Jack Sikma* 3.88
140.Brandon Ingram 3.86
141.Kyrie Irving 3.83
142.Bob Love 3.80
143.Jamal Mashburn 3.80
144.Willis Reed* 3.79
145.Doug Collins* 3.79
146.Arnie Risen* 3.79
147.Calvin Natt 3.79
148.Latrell Sprewell 3.79
149.Kevin Love 3.78
150.Gene Shue 3.77
151.Kemba Walker 3.76
152.Campy Russell 3.75
153.Kevin McHale* 3.74
154.Micheal Williams 3.74
155.Charles Smith 3.73
156.Danny Granger 3.73
157.Rolando Blackman 3.69
158.Dick Garmaker 3.69
159.Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.68
160.Chris Mullin* 3.67
161.Dan Roundfield 3.66
162.Collin Sexton 3.63
163.Bob Rule 3.61
164.Lou Williams 3.60
165.Mickey Johnson 3.60
166.Zach LaVine 3.60
167.Glenn Robinson 3.59
168.Sam Cassell 3.59
169.Mike Newlin 3.59
170.Chris Paul 3.59
171.Alex English* 3.59
172.Billy Knight 3.58
173.Sidney Wicks 3.57
174.Bradley Beal 3.56
175.Carl Braun* 3.55
176.Lou Hudson* 3.55
177.Bill Cartwright 3.53
178.Hersey Hawkins 3.53
179.Nate Thurmond* 3.52
180.Richard Hamilton 3.52
181.Walter Dukes 3.51
182.Ricky Pierce 3.50
183.Marques Johnson 3.49
184.Bob Boozer 3.48
185.Andrei Kirilenko 3.48
186.Kevin Loughery 3.47
187.Tom Van Arsdale 3.47
188.Ray Scott 3.47
189.Bam Adebayo 3.47
190.Jimmy Walker 3.45
191.LaMarcus Aldridge 3.45
192.Dennis Johnson* 3.45
193.Larry Costello* 3.44
194.Calvin Murphy* 3.44
195.Elton Brand 3.43
196.Andrew Toney 3.42
197.Joe Barry Carroll 3.42
198.Christian Laettner 3.41
199.Deron Williams 3.41
200.Ray Felix 3.39
201.Dick Barnett* 3.39
202.Ray Allen* 3.38
203.Clyde Lovellette* 3.38
204.Stu Lantz 3.37
205.Joe Dumars* 3.36
206.Archie Clark 3.36
207.Kevin Garnett* 3.34
208.Michael Adams 3.30
209.Sam Jones* 3.29
210.Reggie Lewis 3.29
211.Ray Williams 3.27
212.Bill Russell* 3.27
213.Gordon Hayward 3.26
214.Roy Hinson 3.26
215.Andrew Wiggins 3.26
216.Jeff Malone 3.26
217.Armen Gilliam 3.26
218.Steve Smith 3.25
219.Antawn Jamison 3.25
220.Flynn Robinson 3.23
221.Charlie Scott* 3.23
222.Rodney Stuckey 3.23
223.Larry Johnson 3.23
224.Glen Rice 3.23
225.John Block 3.22
226.Terry Dischinger 3.22
227.Monta Ellis 3.21
228.Adrian Smith 3.21
229.Jalen Brunson 3.21
230.Rudy Gobert 3.20
231.Manu Ginóbili* 3.20
232.Larry Nance 3.19
233.Steve Stipanovich 3.18
234.John Stockton* 3.18
235.Jerry Lucas* 3.18
236.Keith Van Horn 3.16
237.Marc Gasol 3.16
238.Paul Westphal* 3.15
239.Eddy Curry 3.15
240.Vince Carter* 3.15
241.Willie Naulls 3.15
242.Bob Dandridge* 3.14
243.Zach Randolph 3.14
244.Rod Strickland 3.14
245.Lauri Markkanen 3.13
246.Pascal Siakam 3.13
247.Kyle Lowry 3.11
248.Anfernee Hardaway 3.11
249.Purvis Short 3.10
250.Jerry Sloan* 3.10

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player FT/G
1.Rick Barry* 8.38
2.Mack Calvin 6.67
3.Julius Erving* 5.93
4.George McGinnis* 5.89
5.Larry Jones 5.86
6.Dan Issel* 5.60
7.George Thompson 5.32
8.James Silas 5.28
9.Donnie Freeman 5.01
10.Darel Carrier 4.92
11.Bob Verga 4.81
12.Artis Gilmore* 4.80
13.Wayne Hightower 4.65
14.Levern Tart 4.58
15.Jimmy Jones 4.56
16.Zelmo Beaty* 4.52
17.Warren Jabali 4.51
18.Willie Wise 4.49
19.Freddie Lewis 4.47
20.George Gervin* 4.45
21.George Carter 4.36
22.Roger Brown* 4.08
23.Doug Moe 4.07
24.Glen Combs 4.00
25.Ron Boone 3.99
26.Ralph Simpson 3.85
27.Mel Daniels* 3.85
28.Larry Brown* 3.76
29.Don Sidle 3.68
30.Dave Robisch 3.67
31.Cincy Powell 3.45
32.Jim Eakins 3.40
33.Steve Jones 3.35
34.Larry Miller 3.32
35.Goose Ligon 3.30
36.Chuck Williams 3.29
37.Louie Dampier* 3.23
38.Warren Davis 3.14
39.Charlie Williams 3.05
40.Rich Jones 2.94
41.Les Hunter 2.92
42.Ron Franz 2.85
43.Bob Netolicky 2.83
44.Billy Paultz 2.81
45.Red Robbins 2.77
46.Randy Mahaffey 2.69
47.Johnny Neumann 2.66
48.Manny Leaks 2.63
49.Joe Caldwell 2.55
50.Mike Lewis 2.54
51.Bill Melchionni 2.50
52.George Lehmann 2.50
53.Caldwell Jones 2.49
54.John Beasley 2.48
55.Bob Warren 2.46
56.John Roche 2.43
57.Al Smith 2.42
58.Larry Kenon 2.39
59.Julian Hammond 2.37
60.Joe Hamilton 2.25
61.Art Becker 2.22
62.Bill Keller 2.16
63.Tom Owens 2.15
64.Brian Taylor 2.15
65.Walt Simon 2.07
66.Wil Jones 2.01
67.Ted McClain 1.98
68.Fatty Taylor 1.97
69.Gene Moore 1.97
70.Ira Harge 1.94
71.Darnell Hillman 1.91
72.Gene Littles 1.84
73.Lonnie Wright 1.77
74.Randy Denton 1.75
75.Marv Roberts 1.74
76.Byron Beck 1.72
77.Trooper Washington 1.70
78.Stew Johnson 1.70
79.Julius Keye 1.50
80.Gerald Govan 1.41
81.Wendell Ladner 1.22
82.Mike Gale 1.12
83.Don Buse 1.12
84.Lee Davis 1.07