NBA Progressive Playoff 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* 74   Joe Fulks* 74   Joe Fulks* 74
1947-48Joe Fulks* 297   Joe Fulks* 172   Joe Fulks* 172   Joe Fulks* 98
1948-49George Mikan* 532   Joe Fulks* 172   Joe Fulks* 172   Joe Fulks* 98
1949-50George Mikan* 567   George Mikan* 231   George Mikan* 231   George Mikan* 134
1950-51George Mikan* 576   George Mikan* 275   George Mikan* 275   George Mikan* 134
1951-52Paul Arizin* 578   George Mikan* 384   George Mikan* 384   George Mikan* 134
1952-53Neil Johnston* 556   George Mikan* 466   George Mikan* 466   George Mikan* 134
1953-54Neil Johnston* 577   George Mikan* 544   George Mikan* 544   George Mikan* 134
1954-55Neil Johnston* 589   Dolph Schayes* 362   George Mikan* 544   George Mikan* 134
1955-56Bob Pettit* 557   George Mikan* 554   George Mikan* 554   George Mikan* 134
1956-57Dolph Schayes* 625   Dolph Schayes* 484   George Mikan* 554   George Mikan* 134
1957-58George Yardley* 655   Dolph Schayes* 514   George Mikan* 554   George Mikan* 134
1958-59Bob Pettit* 667   Dolph Schayes* 612   Dolph Schayes* 612   George Mikan* 134
1959-60Jack Twyman* 598   Dolph Schayes* 640   Dolph Schayes* 640   George Mikan* 134
1960-61Dolph Schayes* 680   Dolph Schayes* 703   Dolph Schayes* 703   George Mikan* 134
1961-62Wilt Chamberlain* 835   Dolph Schayes* 712   Dolph Schayes* 712   George Mikan* 134
1962-63Bob Pettit* 685   Dolph Schayes* 723   Dolph Schayes* 723   George Mikan* 134
1963-64Oscar Robertson* 800   Dolph Schayes* 723   Dolph Schayes* 723   George Mikan* 134
1964-65Oscar Robertson* 665   Bob Pettit* 708   Dolph Schayes* 723   Jerry West* 137
1965-66Jerry West* 840   Elgin Baylor* 633   Dolph Schayes* 723   Jerry West* 137
1966-67Rick Barry* 753   Elgin Baylor* 648   Dolph Schayes* 723   Jerry West* 137
1967-68Oscar Robertson* 576   Elgin Baylor* 724   Elgin Baylor* 724   Jerry West* 137
1968-69Oscar Robertson* 643   Jerry West* 856   Jerry West* 856   Jerry West* 164
1969-70Jerry West* 647   Jerry West* 1026   Jerry West* 1026   Jerry West* 170
1970-71Dave Bing* 615   Jerry West* 1026   Jerry West* 1026   Jerry West* 170
1971-72Tiny Archibald* 677   Jerry West* 1114   Jerry West* 1114   Jerry West* 170
1972-73Tiny Archibald* 663   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1973-74Gail Goodrich* 508   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1974-75Tiny Archibald* 652   John Havlicek* 795   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1975-76Bob McAdoo* 559   John Havlicek* 833   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1976-77Pete Maravich* 501   John Havlicek* 874   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1977-78Adrian Dantley* 541   John Havlicek* 874   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1978-79World B. Free 654   Elvin Hayes* 412   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1979-80World B. Free 572   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 493   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1980-81Adrian Dantley* 632   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 513   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1981-82Adrian Dantley* 648   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 568   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1982-83Moses Malone* 600   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 648   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1983-84Adrian Dantley* 813   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 738   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1984-85Moses Malone* 737   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 818   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1985-86Adrian Dantley* 630   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 866   Jerry West* 1213   Jerry West* 170
1986-87Michael Jordan* 833   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 963   Jerry West* 1213   Larry Bird* 176
1987-88Michael Jordan* 723   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1019   Jerry West* 1213   Larry Bird* 176
1988-89Karl Malone* 703   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1050   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1989-90Karl Malone* 696   Magic Johnson* 883   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1990-91Karl Malone* 684   Magic Johnson* 1040   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1991-92Karl Malone* 673   Larry Bird* 901   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1992-93Karl Malone* 619   Michael Jordan* 942   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1993-94David Robinson* 693   Moses Malone* 576   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1994-95David Robinson* 656   Michael Jordan* 1006   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1995-96David Robinson* 626   Michael Jordan* 1159   Jerry West* 1213   Michael Jordan* 183
1996-97Karl Malone* 521   Michael Jordan* 1282   Michael Jordan* 1282   Michael Jordan* 183
1997-98Karl Malone* 628   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
1998-99Karl Malone* 378   Karl Malone* 1070   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
1999-00Jerry Stackhouse 618   Karl Malone* 1134   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
2000-01Jerry Stackhouse 666   Karl Malone* 1173   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
2001-02Tim Duncan* 560   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
2002-03Paul Pierce* 604   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
2003-04Corey Maggette 526   Karl Malone* 1269   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
2004-05Allen Iverson* 656   Shaquille O'Neal* 1028   Michael Jordan* 1463   Michael Jordan* 183
2005-06Kobe Bryant* 696   Shaquille O'Neal* 1096   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2006-07Kobe Bryant* 667   Shaquille O'Neal* 1105   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2007-08Allen Iverson* 645   Shaquille O'Neal* 1137   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2008-09LeBron James 594   Shaquille O'Neal* 1137   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2009-10Kevin Durant 756   Kobe Bryant* 1191   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2010-11Kevin Durant
Kevin Martin
594   Kobe Bryant* 1241   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2011-12Kevin Durant 431   Kobe Bryant* 1320   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2012-13Kevin Durant 679   Kobe Bryant* 1320   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2013-14Kevin Durant 703   Kobe Bryant* 1320   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2014-15James Harden 715   Kobe Bryant* 1320   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2015-16James Harden 720   LeBron James 1355   Michael Jordan* 1463   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2016-17James Harden 746   LeBron James 1468   LeBron James 1468   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2017-18James Harden 624   LeBron James 1627   LeBron James 1627   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2018-19James Harden 754   LeBron James 1627   LeBron James 1627   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2019-20James Harden 692   LeBron James 1735   LeBron James 1735   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2020-21Trae Young 484   LeBron James 1749   LeBron James 1749   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2021-22Joel Embiid 654   LeBron James 1749   LeBron James 1749   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2022-23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 669   LeBron James 1819   LeBron James 1819   Dirk Nowitzki* 205
2023-24Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 567   LeBron James 1836   LeBron James 1836   Dirk Nowitzki* 205