NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Free Throws

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Table
  Year-by-Year FT   Active FT   Career FT   Single Season FT
1946-47Joe Fulks* 439   Joe Fulks* 439   Joe Fulks* 439   Joe Fulks* 439
1947-48Joe Fulks* 297   Joe Fulks* 736   Joe Fulks* 736   Joe Fulks* 439
1948-49George Mikan* 532   Joe Fulks* 1238   Joe Fulks* 1238   George Mikan* 532
1949-50George Mikan* 567   Joe Fulks* 1531   Joe Fulks* 1531   George Mikan* 567
1950-51George Mikan* 576   Joe Fulks* 1909   Joe Fulks* 1909   George Mikan* 576
1951-52Paul Arizin* 578   Joe Fulks* 2159   Joe Fulks* 2159   Paul Arizin* 578
1952-53Neil Johnston* 556   George Mikan* 2550   George Mikan* 2550   Paul Arizin* 578
1953-54Neil Johnston* 577   George Mikan* 2974   George Mikan* 2974   Paul Arizin* 578
1954-55Neil Johnston* 589   Ed Macauley* 2703   George Mikan* 2974   Neil Johnston* 589
1955-56Bob Pettit* 557   Dolph Schayes* 3206   Dolph Schayes* 3206   Neil Johnston* 589
1956-57Dolph Schayes* 625   Dolph Schayes* 3831   Dolph Schayes* 3831   Dolph Schayes* 625
1957-58George Yardley* 655   Dolph Schayes* 4460   Dolph Schayes* 4460   George Yardley* 655
1958-59Bob Pettit* 667   Dolph Schayes* 4986   Dolph Schayes* 4986   Bob Pettit* 667
1959-60Jack Twyman* 598   Dolph Schayes* 5519   Dolph Schayes* 5519   Bob Pettit* 667
1960-61Dolph Schayes* 680   Dolph Schayes* 6199   Dolph Schayes* 6199   Dolph Schayes* 680
1961-62Wilt Chamberlain* 835   Dolph Schayes* 6485   Dolph Schayes* 6485   Wilt Chamberlain* 835
1962-63Bob Pettit* 685   Dolph Schayes* 6666   Dolph Schayes* 6666   Wilt Chamberlain* 835
1963-64Oscar Robertson* 800   Dolph Schayes* 6712   Dolph Schayes* 6712   Wilt Chamberlain* 835
1964-65Oscar Robertson* 665   Bob Pettit* 6182   Dolph Schayes* 6712   Wilt Chamberlain* 835
1965-66Jerry West* 840   Oscar Robertson* 4174   Dolph Schayes* 6712   Jerry West* 840
1966-67Rick Barry* 753   Oscar Robertson* 4910   Dolph Schayes* 6712   Jerry West* 840
1967-68Oscar Robertson* 576   Oscar Robertson* 5486   Dolph Schayes* 6712   Jerry West* 840
1968-69Oscar Robertson* 643   Oscar Robertson* 6129   Dolph Schayes* 6712   Jerry West* 840
1969-70Jerry West* 647   Oscar Robertson* 6583   Dolph Schayes* 6712   Jerry West* 840
1970-71Dave Bing* 615   Oscar Robertson* 6968   Oscar Robertson* 6968   Jerry West* 840
1971-72Tiny Archibald* 677   Oscar Robertson* 7244   Oscar Robertson* 7244   Jerry West* 840
1972-73Tiny Archibald* 663   Oscar Robertson* 7482   Oscar Robertson* 7482   Jerry West* 840
1973-74Gail Goodrich* 508   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1974-75Tiny Archibald* 652   Lenny Wilkens* 5394   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1975-76Bob McAdoo* 559   John Havlicek* 4904   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1976-77Pete Maravich* 501   John Havlicek* 5139   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1977-78Adrian Dantley* 541   John Havlicek* 5369   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1978-79World B. Free 654   Gail Goodrich* 4319   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1979-80World B. Free 572   Elvin Hayes* 4523   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1980-81Adrian Dantley* 632   Elvin Hayes* 4794   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1981-82Adrian Dantley* 648   Elvin Hayes* 5074   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1982-83Moses Malone* 600   Elvin Hayes* 5270   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1983-84Adrian Dantley* 813   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5515   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1984-85Moses Malone* 737   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5804   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1985-86Adrian Dantley* 630   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6140   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1986-87Michael Jordan* 833   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6385   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1987-88Michael Jordan* 723   Moses Malone* 6636   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1988-89Karl Malone* 703   Moses Malone* 7197   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1989-90Karl Malone* 696   Moses Malone* 7690   Oscar Robertson* 7694   Jerry West* 840
1990-91Karl Malone* 684   Moses Malone* 7999   Moses Malone* 7999   Jerry West* 840
1991-92Karl Malone* 673   Moses Malone* 8395   Moses Malone* 8395   Jerry West* 840
1992-93Karl Malone* 619   Moses Malone* 8419   Moses Malone* 8419   Jerry West* 840
1993-94David Robinson* 693   Moses Malone* 8509   Moses Malone* 8509   Jerry West* 840
1994-95David Robinson* 656   Moses Malone* 8531   Moses Malone* 8531   Jerry West* 840
1995-96David Robinson* 626   Karl Malone* 5984   Moses Malone* 8531   Jerry West* 840
1996-97Karl Malone* 521   Karl Malone* 6505   Moses Malone* 8531   Jerry West* 840
1997-98Karl Malone* 628   Karl Malone* 7133   Moses Malone* 8531   Jerry West* 840
1998-99Karl Malone* 378   Karl Malone* 7511   Moses Malone* 8531   Jerry West* 840
1999-00Jerry Stackhouse 618   Karl Malone* 8100   Moses Malone* 8531   Jerry West* 840
2000-01Jerry Stackhouse 666   Karl Malone* 8636   Karl Malone* 8636   Jerry West* 840
2001-02Tim Duncan* 560   Karl Malone* 9145   Karl Malone* 9145   Jerry West* 840
2002-03Paul Pierce* 604   Karl Malone* 9619   Karl Malone* 9619   Jerry West* 840
2003-04Corey Maggette 526   Karl Malone* 9787   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2004-05Allen Iverson* 656   Reggie Miller* 6237   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2005-06Kobe Bryant* 696   Shaquille O'Neal* 5147   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2006-07Kobe Bryant* 667   Allen Iverson* 5355   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2007-08Allen Iverson* 645   Allen Iverson* 6000   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2008-09LeBron James 594   Allen Iverson* 6271   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2009-10Kevin Durant 756   Kobe Bryant* 6543   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2010-11Kevin Durant
Kevin Martin		 594   Kobe Bryant* 7026   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2011-12Kevin Durant 431   Kobe Bryant* 7407   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2012-13Kevin Durant 679   Kobe Bryant* 7932   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2013-14Kevin Durant 703   Kobe Bryant* 7950   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2014-15James Harden 715   Kobe Bryant* 8146   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2015-16James Harden 720   Kobe Bryant* 8378   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2016-17James Harden 746   Dirk Nowitzki* 7104   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2017-18James Harden 624   Dirk Nowitzki* 7201   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2018-19James Harden 754   Dirk Nowitzki* 7240   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2019-20James Harden 692   LeBron James 7404   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2020-21Trae Young 484   LeBron James 7582   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2021-22Joel Embiid 654   LeBron James 7836   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2022-23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 669   LeBron James 8087   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2023-24Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 567   LeBron James 8390   Karl Malone* 9787   Jerry West* 840
2024-25Anthony Davis 121   LeBron James 8452   Karl Malone* 11056   Jerry West* 949