NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Free Throws Per 36 Minutes

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.

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Season Lg Player FT/36 MP Tm
2024-25 NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8.33 OKC
2023-24 NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8.00 OKC
2022-23 NBA Joel Embiid 10.42 PHI
2021-22 NBA Joel Embiid 10.25 PHI
2020-21 NBA Joel Embiid 10.70 PHI
2019-20 NBA James Harden 10.03 HOU
2018-19 NBA James Harden 9.47 HOU
2017-18 NBA James Harden 8.81 HOU
2016-17 NBA Russell Westbrook 9.12 OKC
2015-16 NBA James Harden 8.29 HOU
2014-15 NBA James Harden 8.63 HOU
2013-14 NBA Kevin Durant 8.11 OKC
2012-13 NBA James Harden 8.13 HOU
2011-12 NBA Kevin Love 6.36 MIN
2010-11 NBA Kevin Martin 8.22 HOU
2009-10 NBA Kevin Durant 8.40 OKC
2008-09 NBA Devin Harris 7.16 NJN
2007-08 NBA Kevin Martin 8.16 SAC
2006-07 NBA Corey Maggette 8.16 LAC
2005-06 NBA Allen Iverson* 7.83 PHI
2004-05 NBA Corey Maggette 8.32 LAC
2003-04 NBA Corey Maggette 7.21 LAC
2002-03 NBA Paul Pierce* 7.02 BOS
2001-02 NBA Jerry Stackhouse 6.64 DET
2000-01 NBA Jerry Stackhouse 7.46 DET
1999-00 NBA Karl Malone* 7.20 UTA
1998-99 NBA Shawn Kemp 7.49 CLE
1997-98 NBA Karl Malone* 7.46 UTA
1996-97 NBA Karl Malone* 6.26 UTA
1995-96 NBA David Robinson* 7.46 SAS
1994-95 NBA David Robinson* 7.68 SAS
1993-94 NBA Alonzo Mourning* 7.72 CHH
1992-93 NBA Karl Malone* 7.19 UTA
1991-92 NBA Karl Malone* 7.93 UTA
1990-91 NBA Karl Malone* 7.46 UTA
1989-90 NBA Karl Malone* 8.03 UTA
1988-89 NBA Karl Malone* 8.10 UTA
1987-88 NBA Adrian Dantley* 8.26 DET
1986-87 NBA Michael Jordan* 9.14 CHI
1985-86 NBA Adrian Dantley* 8.27 UTA
1984-85 NBA Moses Malone* 8.97 PHI
1983-84 NBA Adrian Dantley* 9.81 UTA
1982-83 NBA Moses Malone* 7.39 PHI
1981-82 NBA Dan Issel* 7.95 DEN
1980-81 NBA World B. Free 8.02 GSW
1979-80 NBA World B. Free 7.97 SDC
1978-79 NBA World B. Free 7.97 SDC
1977-78 NBA World B. Free 7.22 PHI
1976-77 NBA Mack Calvin 7.18 TOT
1975-76 NBA John Drew 7.47 ATL
  ABA James Silas 6.52 SAA
1974-75 NBA Tiny Archibald* 7.24 KCO
  ABA Mack Calvin 6.94 DNA
1973-74 NBA Gail Goodrich* 5.97 LAL
  ABA Mack Calvin 6.81 CAR
1972-73 NBA Tiny Archibald* 6.48 KCO
  ABA Mack Calvin 8.08 CAR
1971-72 NBA Tiny Archibald* 7.45 CIN
  ABA Mack Calvin 7.39 FLO
1970-71 NBA Dave Bing* 7.22 DET
  ABA Mack Calvin 7.38 FLO
1969-70 NBA Jerry West* 7.50 LAL
  ABA Donnie Freeman 7.12 MMF
1968-69 NBA Oscar Robertson* 6.69 CIN
  ABA Larry Jones 6.99 DNR
1967-68 NBA Oscar Robertson* 7.50 CIN
  ABA Steve Chubin 7.64 ANA
1966-67 NBA Rick Barry* 8.54 SFW
1965-66 NBA Jerry West* 9.40 LAL
1964-65 NBA Jerry West* 7.61 LAL
1963-64 NBA Oscar Robertson* 8.09 CIN
1962-63 NBA Bob Pettit* 7.98 STL
1961-62 NBA Jerry West* 8.30 LAL
1960-61 NBA Dolph Schayes* 8.14 SYR
1959-60 NBA Jack Twyman* 7.12 CIN
1958-59 NBA Bob Pettit* 8.36 STL
1957-58 NBA George Yardley* 8.29 DET
1956-57 NBA Dolph Schayes* 7.89 SYR
1955-56 NBA Dolph Schayes* 7.75 SYR
1954-55 NBA Chuck Share 7.50 MLH
1953-54 NBA Dolph Schayes* 6.62 SYR
1952-53 NBA Dolph Schayes* 6.91 SYR
1951-52 NBA Al Cervi* 9.28 SYR