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

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

Table
Season Lg Player FT Tm
2024-25 NBA Anthony Davis 121 LAL
2023-24 NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 567 OKC
2022-23 NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 669 OKC
2021-22 NBA Joel Embiid 654 PHI
2020-21 NBA Trae Young 484 ATL
2019-20 NBA James Harden 692 HOU
2018-19 NBA James Harden 754 HOU
2017-18 NBA James Harden 624 HOU
2016-17 NBA James Harden 746 HOU
2015-16 NBA James Harden 720 HOU
2014-15 NBA James Harden 715 HOU
2013-14 NBA Kevin Durant 703 OKC
2012-13 NBA Kevin Durant 679 OKC
2011-12 NBA Kevin Durant 431 OKC
2010-11 NBA Kevin Martin 594 HOU
    Kevin Durant 594 OKC
2009-10 NBA Kevin Durant 756 OKC
2008-09 NBA LeBron James 594 CLE
2007-08 NBA Allen Iverson* 645 DEN
2006-07 NBA Kobe Bryant* 667 LAL
2005-06 NBA Kobe Bryant* 696 LAL
2004-05 NBA Allen Iverson* 656 PHI
2003-04 NBA Corey Maggette 526 LAC
2002-03 NBA Paul Pierce* 604 BOS
2001-02 NBA Tim Duncan* 560 SAS
2000-01 NBA Jerry Stackhouse 666 DET
1999-00 NBA Jerry Stackhouse 618 DET
1998-99 NBA Karl Malone* 378 UTA
1997-98 NBA Karl Malone* 628 UTA
1996-97 NBA Karl Malone* 521 UTA
1995-96 NBA David Robinson* 626 SAS
1994-95 NBA David Robinson* 656 SAS
1993-94 NBA David Robinson* 693 SAS
1992-93 NBA Karl Malone* 619 UTA
1991-92 NBA Karl Malone* 673 UTA
1990-91 NBA Karl Malone* 684 UTA
1989-90 NBA Karl Malone* 696 UTA
1988-89 NBA Karl Malone* 703 UTA
1987-88 NBA Michael Jordan* 723 CHI
1986-87 NBA Michael Jordan* 833 CHI
1985-86 NBA Adrian Dantley* 630 UTA
1984-85 NBA Moses Malone* 737 PHI
1983-84 NBA Adrian Dantley* 813 UTA
1982-83 NBA Moses Malone* 600 PHI
1981-82 NBA Adrian Dantley* 648 UTA
1980-81 NBA Adrian Dantley* 632 UTA
1979-80 NBA World B. Free 572 SDC
1978-79 NBA World B. Free 654 SDC
1977-78 NBA Adrian Dantley* 541 TOT
1976-77 NBA Pete Maravich* 501 NOJ
1975-76 NBA Bob McAdoo* 559 BUF
  ABA James Silas 564 SAA
1974-75 NBA Tiny Archibald* 652 KCO
  ABA George McGinnis* 545 INA
1973-74 NBA Gail Goodrich* 508 LAL
  ABA Mack Calvin 490 CAR
1972-73 NBA Tiny Archibald* 663 KCO
  ABA George Thompson 549 MMT
1971-72 NBA Tiny Archibald* 677 CIN
  ABA Rick Barry* 641 NYA
1970-71 NBA Dave Bing* 615 DET
  ABA Mack Calvin 696 FLO
1969-70 NBA Jerry West* 647 LAL
  ABA Donnie Freeman 626 MMF
1968-69 NBA Oscar Robertson* 643 CIN
  ABA Larry Jones 591 DNR
1967-68 NBA Oscar Robertson* 576 CIN
  ABA Connie Hawkins* 603 PTP
1966-67 NBA Rick Barry* 753 SFW
1965-66 NBA Jerry West* 840 LAL
1964-65 NBA Oscar Robertson* 665 CIN
1963-64 NBA Oscar Robertson* 800 CIN
1962-63 NBA Bob Pettit* 685 STL
1961-62 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 835 PHW
1960-61 NBA Dolph Schayes* 680 SYR
1959-60 NBA Jack Twyman* 598 CIN
1958-59 NBA Bob Pettit* 667 STL
1957-58 NBA George Yardley* 655 DET
1956-57 NBA Dolph Schayes* 625 SYR
1955-56 NBA Bob Pettit* 557 STL
1954-55 NBA Neil Johnston* 589 PHW
1953-54 NBA Neil Johnston* 577 PHW
1952-53 NBA Neil Johnston* 556 PHW
1951-52 NBA Paul Arizin* 578 PHW
1950-51 NBA George Mikan* 576 MNL
1949-50 NBA George Mikan* 567 MNL
1948-49 BAA George Mikan* 532 MNL
1947-48 BAA Joe Fulks* 297 PHW
1946-47 BAA Joe Fulks* 439 PHW