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

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Year Lg Player FT/36 MP Tm
2025 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 8.43 MIL
2024 NBA Joel Embiid 9.73 PHI
2023 NBA Joel Embiid 8.14 PHI
2022 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 7.31 MIL
2021 NBA Joel Embiid 9.18 PHI
2020 NBA James Harden 7.88 HOU
2019 NBA Kevin Durant 8.31 GSW
2018 NBA LaMarcus Aldridge 8.34 SAS
2017 NBA Russell Westbrook 10.39 OKC
2016 NBA Paul George 7.99 IND
2015 NBA James Harden 9.23 HOU
2014 NBA DeMar DeRozan 9.06 TOR
2013 NBA James Harden 7.85 HOU
2012 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 8.88 DAL
2011 NBA Dwight Howard 8.37 ORL
2010 NBA Kevin Durant 8.42 OKC
2009 NBA LeBron James 9.25 CLE
2008 NBA LeBron James 7.96 CLE
2007 NBA Yao Ming* 9.14 HOU
2006 NBA Michael Redd 7.98 MIL
2005 NBA Amar'e Stoudemire 8.57 PHO
2004 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 6.11 DAL
2003 NBA Paul Pierce* 8.17 BOS
2002 NBA Jamaal Magloire 11.57 CHH
2001 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 7.49 DAL
2000 NBA David Robinson* 7.43 SAS
1999 NBA Anfernee Hardaway 6.47 ORL
1998 NBA Shawn Kemp 9.00 CLE
1997 NBA Shawn Kemp 7.09 SEA
1996 NBA Arvydas Sabonis* 8.75 POR
1995 NBA Karl Malone* 9.00 UTA
1994 NBA Derrick Coleman 8.12 NJN
1993 NBA Reggie Miller* 7.41 IND
1992 NBA Karl Malone* 8.84 UTA
1991 NBA Micheal Williams 8.46 IND
1990 NBA Michael Jordan* 7.10 CHI
1989 NBA Michael Jordan* 9.18 CHI
1988 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.44 HOU
1987 NBA Chuck Person 6.79 IND
1986 NBA Dominique Wilkins* 6.80 ATL
1985 NBA Michael Jordan* 10.11 CHI
1984 NBA Adrian Dantley* 9.52 UTA
1983 NBA Alex English* 6.27 DEN
1982 NBA Jeff Ruland 6.53 WSB
1981 NBA Andrew Toney 6.67 PHI
1980 NBA John Drew 6.00 ATL
1979 NBA Adrian Dantley* 6.25 LAL
1978 NBA World B. Free 7.93 PHI
1977 NBA World B. Free 6.79 PHI
1976 NBA Don Nelson* 6.86 BOS
  ABA Julius Erving* 8.30 NYA
1975 NBA Calvin Murphy* 6.02 HOU
  ABA George McGinnis* 6.50 INA
1974 NBA Chet Walker* 6.07 CHI
  ABA George McGinnis* 5.91 INA
1973 NBA Rick Barry* 6.16 GSW
  ABA Mack Calvin 7.01 CAR
1972 NBA Pete Maravich* 9.53 ATL
  ABA Mack Calvin 6.78 FLO
1971 NBA Gail Goodrich* 6.60 LAL
  ABA Dan Issel* 6.56 KEN
1970 NBA Jerry West* 7.37 LAL
  ABA Mack Calvin 7.41 LAS
1969 NBA Jerry West* 7.80 LAL
  ABA Warren Jabali 7.34 OAK
1968 NBA Lou Hudson* 8.35 STL
  ABA Connie Hawkins* 7.54 PTP
1967 NBA Rick Barry* 7.45 SFW
1966 NBA Oscar Robertson* 9.80 CIN
1965 NBA Jerry West* 10.49 LAL
1964 NBA Oscar Robertson* 8.33 CIN
1963 NBA Bob Pettit* 8.71 STL
1962 NBA Elgin Baylor* 8.20 LAL
1961 NBA Bob Ferry 8.84 DET
1960 NBA Elgin Baylor* 6.97 MNL
1959 NBA Dolph Schayes* 10.05 SYR
1958 NBA George Yardley* 8.50 DET
1957 NBA Bob Pettit* 8.54 STL
1956 NBA Larry Foust 8.72 FTW
1955 NBA Dolph Schayes* 8.83 SYR
1954 NBA Bob Cousy* 8.31 BOS
1953 NBA Bob Cousy* 8.13 BOS
1952 NBA Dolph Schayes* 8.71 SYR