NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Free Throws

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

Table
Season Lg Player Tot FT Reg FT Play FT Tm
2024-25 NBA Anthony Davis 121 121 0 LAL
2023-24 NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 631 567 64 OKC
2022-23 NBA Joel Embiid 737 661 76 PHI
2021-22 NBA Joel Embiid 727 654 73 PHI
2020-21 NBA Trae Young 600 484 116 ATL
2019-20 NBA James Harden 790 692 98 HOU
2018-19 NBA James Harden 836 754 82 HOU
2017-18 NBA James Harden 742 624 118 HOU
2016-17 NBA James Harden 847 746 101 HOU
2015-16 NBA James Harden 758 720 38 HOU
2014-15 NBA James Harden 878 715 163 HOU
2013-14 NBA Kevin Durant 835 703 132 OKC
2012-13 NBA Kevin Durant 772 679 93 OKC
2011-12 NBA Kevin Durant 564 431 133 OKC
2010-11 NBA Kevin Durant 734 594 140 OKC
2009-10 NBA Kevin Durant 810 756 54 OKC
2008-09 NBA LeBron James 743 594 149 CLE
2007-08 NBA Kobe Bryant* 780 623 157 LAL
2006-07 NBA Kobe Bryant* 701 667 34 LAL
2005-06 NBA Dwyane Wade* 831 629 202 MIA
2004-05 NBA Amar'e Stoudemire 726 583 143 PHO
2003-04 NBA Kobe Bryant* 589 454 135 LAL
2002-03 NBA Paul Pierce* 705 604 101 BOS
2001-02 NBA Tim Duncan* 643 560 83 SAS
2000-01 NBA Allen Iverson* 746 585 161 PHI
1999-00 NBA Karl Malone* 653 589 64 UTA
1998-99 NBA Karl Malone* 446 378 68 UTA
1997-98 NBA Karl Malone* 758 628 130 UTA
1996-97 NBA Karl Malone* 665 521 144 UTA
1995-96 NBA Michael Jordan* 701 548 153 CHI
1994-95 NBA David Robinson* 777 656 121 SAS
1993-94 NBA David Robinson* 713 693 20 SAS
1992-93 NBA Karl Malone* 650 619 31 UTA
1991-92 NBA Karl Malone* 842 673 169 UTA
1990-91 NBA Karl Malone* 761 684 77 UTA
1989-90 NBA Karl Malone* 730 696 34 UTA
1988-89 NBA Michael Jordan* 857 674 183 CHI
1987-88 NBA Michael Jordan* 809 723 86 CHI
1986-87 NBA Michael Jordan* 868 833 35 CHI
1985-86 NBA Dominique Wilkins* 645 577 68 ATL
1984-85 NBA Moses Malone* 819 737 82 PHI
1983-84 NBA Adrian Dantley* 933 813 120 UTA
1982-83 NBA Moses Malone* 686 600 86 PHI
1981-82 NBA Adrian Dantley* 648 648 0 UTA
1980-81 NBA Moses Malone* 757 609 148 HOU
1979-80 NBA Moses Malone* 596 563 33 HOU
1978-79 NBA World B. Free 654 654 0 SDC
1977-78 NBA David Thompson* 586 520 66 DEN
1976-77 NBA David Thompson* 513 477 36 DEN
1975-76 NBA Bob McAdoo* 617 559 58 BUF
1975-76 ABA Julius Erving* 657 530 127 NYA
1974-75 NBA Bob McAdoo* 695 641 54 BUF
1974-75 ABA George McGinnis* 677 545 132 INA
1973-74 NBA Gail Goodrich* 536 508 28 LAL
1973-74 ABA George McGinnis* 584 488 96 INA
1972-73 NBA Tiny Archibald* 663 663 0 KCO
1972-73 ABA George McGinnis* 626 517 109 INA
1971-72 NBA Tiny Archibald* 677 677 0 CIN
1971-72 ABA Rick Barry* 766 641 125 NYA
1970-71 NBA Dave Bing* 615 615 0 DET
1970-71 ABA Mack Calvin 735 696 39 FLO
1969-70 NBA Jerry West* 817 647 170 LAL
1969-70 ABA Larry Jones 667 579 88 DNR
1968-69 NBA Jerry West* 654 490 164 LAL
1968-69 ABA Larry Jones 646 591 55 DNR
1967-68 NBA Rudy LaRusso 581 522 59 SFW
1967-68 ABA Connie Hawkins* 732 603 129 PTP
1966-67 NBA Rick Barry* 880 753 127 SFW
1965-66 NBA Jerry West* 949 840 109 LAL
1964-65 NBA Jerry West* 785 648 137 LAL
1963-64 NBA Oscar Robertson* 909 800 109 CIN
1962-63 NBA Bob Pettit* 797 685 112 STL
1961-62 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 931 835 96 PHW
1960-61 NBA Elgin Baylor* 793 676 117 LAL
1959-60 NBA Bob Pettit* 651 544 107 STL
1958-59 NBA Bob Pettit* 718 667 51 STL
1957-58 NBA George Yardley* 715 655 60 DET
1956-57 NBA Dolph Schayes* 674 625 49 SYR
1955-56 NBA Bob Pettit* 616 557 59 STL
1954-55 NBA Neil Johnston* 589 589 0 PHW
1953-54 NBA Neil Johnston* 577 577 0 PHW
1952-53 NBA Neil Johnston* 556 556 0 PHW
1951-52 NBA Paul Arizin* 607 578 29 PHW
1950-51 NBA George Mikan* 620 576 44 MNL
1949-50 NBA George Mikan* 701 567 134 MNL
1948-49 BAA George Mikan* 629 532 97 MNL
1947-48 BAA Joe Fulks* 395 297 98 PHW
1946-47 BAA Joe Fulks* 513 439 74 PHW