NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Free Throw Attempts Per Game

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player FTA/G
1.Wilt Chamberlain* 11.35
2.Bob Pettit* 10.25
3.Joel Embiid 10.04
4.Jerry West* 9.44
5.Shaquille O'Neal* 9.32
6.Allen Iverson* 8.94
7.Karl Malone* 8.93
8.Oscar Robertson* 8.83
9.Adrian Dantley* 8.74
10.Elgin Baylor* 8.74
11.Paul Arizin* 8.68
12.Neil Johnston* 8.62
13.David Robinson* 8.31
14.Giannis Antetokounmpo 8.31
15.James Harden 8.23
16.Luka Dončić 8.23
17.Michael Jordan* 8.18
18.Moses Malone* 8.15
19.Charles Barkley* 8.05
20.Dolph Schayes* 7.94
21.John Drew 7.81
22.Walt Bellamy* 7.75
23.Ed Macauley* 7.69
24.Trae Young 7.62
25.Dwight Howard 7.61
26.LeBron James 7.51
27.George McGinnis* 7.44
28.Kobe Bryant* 7.44
29.Kevin Durant 7.37
30.George Yardley* 7.28
31.David Thompson* 7.26
32.Billy Cunningham* 7.15
33.Dwyane Wade* 7.08
34.World B. Free 7.07
35.Anthony Davis 7.05
36.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7.02
37.Alonzo Mourning* 7.00
38.Dominique Wilkins* 6.93
39.Dan Issel* 6.83
40.Corey Maggette 6.77
41.DeMarcus Cousins 6.74
42.Connie Hawkins* 6.74
43.Jimmy Butler 6.71
44.Brad Daugherty 6.70
45.Larry Jones 6.65
46.Artis Gilmore* 6.61
47.Pete Maravich* 6.60
48.Tiny Archibald* 6.58
49.DeMar DeRozan 6.55
50.Bailey Howell* 6.55
51.Richie Guerin* 6.54
52.Damian Lillard 6.50
53.Gilbert Arenas 6.49
54.Julius Erving* 6.48
55.Lenny Wilkens* 6.47
56.Magic Johnson* 6.46
57.George Gervin* 6.44
58.Amar'e Stoudemire 6.43
59.Paul Pierce* 6.39
60.Kevin Johnson 6.38
61.Mack Calvin 6.36
62.George Thompson 6.32
63.Dave Bing* 6.31
64.Rick Barry* 6.27
65.Russell Westbrook 6.26
66.Chris Bosh* 6.26
67.Bob Cousy* 6.23
68.Bernard King* 6.23
69.Chet Walker* 6.19
70.Carmelo Anthony 6.16
71.Patrick Ewing* 6.16
72.Hakeem Olajuwon* 6.16
73.Yao Ming* 6.14
74.Elvin Hayes* 6.14
75.Bob McAdoo* 6.14
76.Harry Gallatin* 6.11
77.Bob Verga 6.10
78.Tim Duncan* 6.08
79.Steve Francis 6.07
80.Devin Booker 6.01
81.Warren Jabali 5.97
82.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.96
83.Donnie Freeman 5.96
84.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 5.96
85.Larry Foust 5.89
86.Blake Griffin 5.89
87.Rudy LaRusso 5.85
88.Dick Van Arsdale 5.85
89.Rony Seikaly 5.84
90.Levern Tart 5.84
91.Jerry Stackhouse 5.83
92.Bill Russell* 5.83
93.Mel Daniels* 5.79
94.Darel Carrier 5.78
95.Kevin Martin 5.73
96.Willie Wise 5.69
97.Stephon Marbury 5.68
98.Tom Chambers 5.67
99.Sidney Moncrief* 5.63
100.Kenny Sears 5.55
101.Tracy McGrady* 5.55
102.Vern Mikkelsen* 5.54
103.Derrick Coleman 5.54
104.Shawn Kemp 5.52
105.Reggie Theus 5.50
106.Cedric Maxwell 5.50
107.Mitch Richmond* 5.50
108.Clyde Drexler* 5.49
109.Zelmo Beaty* 5.48
110.De'Aaron Fox 5.46
111.Isiah Thomas* 5.43
112.Arnie Risen* 5.42
113.James Silas 5.42
114.Jayson Tatum 5.41
115.Dirk Nowitzki* 5.41
116.Julius Randle 5.37
117.John Wall 5.36
118.Grant Hill* 5.36
119.Mark Aguirre 5.36
120.George Carter 5.35
121.Spencer Haywood* 5.30
122.Orlando Woolridge 5.29
123.Nate Thurmond* 5.28
124.Karl-Anthony Towns 5.26
125.Bob Rule 5.26
126.Happy Hairston 5.26
127.Jack Twyman* 5.26
128.Sidney Wicks 5.20
129.Gail Goodrich* 5.19
130.John Havlicek* 5.19
131.Kelly Tripucka 5.18
132.Roger Brown* 5.15
133.Pau Gasol* 5.15
134.Freddie Lewis 5.15
135.Goose Ligon 5.13
136.Don Sidle 5.13
137.Tom Heinsohn* 5.13
138.Walt Frazier* 5.12
139.Hal Greer* 5.10
140.Doug Moe 5.09
141.Willis Reed* 5.07
142.Bob Lanier* 5.07
143.Reggie Miller* 5.06
144.Charlie Scott* 5.03
145.Cliff Hagan* 5.03
146.Walter Dukes 5.01
147.Bill Sharman* 5.01
148.Ray Felix 5.00
149.Donovan Mitchell 4.99
150.Rudy Gobert 4.99
151.Geoff Petrie 4.99
152.Larry Bird* 4.98
153.Jamal Mashburn 4.96
154.Jimmy Jones 4.95
155.Frank Ramsey* 4.95
156.Glen Combs 4.94
157.Kiki Vandeweghe 4.93
158.Calvin Natt 4.93
159.Detlef Schrempf 4.92
160.Eddy Curry 4.91
161.Brandon Ingram 4.91
162.Earl Monroe* 4.87
163.Campy Russell 4.86
164.Isaiah Thomas 4.82
165.Chauncey Billups* 4.82
166.Charles Smith 4.82
167.John Brisker 4.80
168.Vin Baker 4.79
169.Kristaps Porziņģis 4.77
170.Michael Redd 4.77
171.Cincy Powell 4.77
172.Nikola Jokić 4.77
173.Marques Johnson 4.73
174.Bob Love 4.72
175.Latrell Sprewell 4.71
176.Dan Roundfield 4.70
177.Chris Webber* 4.70
178.Kevin McHale* 4.69
179.Dick Garmaker 4.69
180.Gene Shue 4.68
181.Elton Brand 4.66
182.Jaren Jackson Jr. 4.65
183.Larry Brown* 4.62
184.Andrei Kirilenko 4.61
185.Truck Robinson 4.61
186.Joe Barry Carroll 4.58
187.Larry Miller 4.58
188.Bam Adebayo 4.58
189.Bill Cartwright 4.58
190.Paul George 4.58
191.Buck Williams 4.57
192.Bob Boozer 4.57
193.Kevin Love 4.57
194.Jack Sikma* 4.56
195.Doug Collins* 4.55
196.Tom Van Arsdale 4.55
197.Warren Davis 4.54
198.Wayne Hightower 4.54
199.Danilo Gallinari 4.52
200.Kawhi Leonard 4.51
201.Wayne Embry* 4.50
202.Joe Caldwell 4.50
203.Mickey Johnson 4.50
204.George King 4.49
205.Andrew Wiggins 4.49
206.Ray Scott 4.49
207.Antawn Jamison 4.49
208.Kemba Walker 4.47
209.Otis Thorpe 4.46
210.Clyde Lovellette* 4.46
211.Dick Barnett* 4.45
212.Lou Hudson* 4.45
213.Billy Knight 4.45
214.Carl Braun* 4.42
215.Roy Hinson 4.40
216.Danny Granger 4.40
217.Rolando Blackman 4.40
218.Glenn Robinson 4.38
219.Chuck Share 4.37
220.Archie Clark 4.36
221.Rod Strickland 4.35
222.Collin Sexton 4.33
223.Bradley Beal 4.33
224.Dennis Johnson* 4.32
225.Kevin Loughery 4.32
226.Zach LaVine 4.32
227.Kyrie Irving 4.31
228.Stephen Curry 4.31
229.Micheal Williams 4.31
230.Alex English* 4.31
231.Andrew Toney 4.29
232.Jerry Sloan* 4.29
233.Charlie Williams 4.28
234.Bob Netolicky 4.28
235.Lou Williams 4.28
236.Dave DeBusschere* 4.26
237.Terry Dischinger 4.25
238.LaMarcus Aldridge 4.24
239.Chris Mullin* 4.24
240.Kevin Garnett* 4.23
241.Larry Nance 4.23
242.Gerald Wallace 4.23
243.Larry Johnson 4.21
244.Armen Gilliam 4.19
245.Josh Smith 4.19
246.Steve Johnson 4.19
247.Sam Cassell 4.17
248.Ron Boone 4.16
249.Jermaine O'Neal 4.16
250.Jimmy Walker 4.16

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player FTA/G
1.Wilt Chamberlain* 11.35
2.Bob Pettit* 10.25
3.Joel Embiid 10.04
4.Jerry West* 9.44
5.Shaquille O'Neal* 9.32
6.Allen Iverson* 8.94
7.Karl Malone* 8.93
8.Oscar Robertson* 8.83
9.Adrian Dantley* 8.74
10.Elgin Baylor* 8.74
11.Paul Arizin* 8.68
12.Neil Johnston* 8.62
13.Moses Malone* 8.34
14.David Robinson* 8.31
15.Giannis Antetokounmpo 8.31
16.James Harden 8.23
17.Luka Dončić 8.23
18.Michael Jordan* 8.18
19.Charles Barkley* 8.05
20.Dolph Schayes* 7.94
21.John Drew 7.81
22.Walt Bellamy* 7.75
23.Ed Macauley* 7.69
24.Trae Young 7.62
25.Dwight Howard 7.61
26.LeBron James 7.51
27.Kobe Bryant* 7.44
28.Kevin Durant 7.37
29.George Yardley* 7.28
30.Billy Cunningham* 7.21
31.David Thompson* 7.10
32.Dwyane Wade* 7.08
33.World B. Free 7.07
34.Anthony Davis 7.05
35.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7.02
36.Alonzo Mourning* 7.00
37.Dominique Wilkins* 6.93
38.George Gervin* 6.81
39.Corey Maggette 6.77
40.DeMarcus Cousins 6.74
41.George McGinnis* 6.74
42.Jimmy Butler 6.71
43.Brad Daugherty 6.70
44.Dan Issel* 6.62
45.Pete Maravich* 6.60
46.Tiny Archibald* 6.58
47.DeMar DeRozan 6.55
48.Bailey Howell* 6.55
49.Richie Guerin* 6.54
50.Damian Lillard 6.50
51.Gilbert Arenas 6.49
52.Lenny Wilkens* 6.47
53.Magic Johnson* 6.46
54.Amar'e Stoudemire 6.43
55.Paul Pierce* 6.39
56.Kevin Johnson 6.38
57.Artis Gilmore* 6.35
58.Dave Bing* 6.31
59.Russell Westbrook 6.26
60.Chris Bosh* 6.26
61.Bob Cousy* 6.23
62.Bernard King* 6.23
63.Chet Walker* 6.19
64.Carmelo Anthony 6.16
65.Patrick Ewing* 6.16
66.Hakeem Olajuwon* 6.16
67.Yao Ming* 6.14
68.Elvin Hayes* 6.14
69.Bob McAdoo* 6.14
70.Harry Gallatin* 6.11
71.Tim Duncan* 6.08
72.Steve Francis 6.07
73.Devin Booker 6.01
74.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.96
75.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 5.96
76.Julius Erving* 5.92
77.Larry Foust 5.89
78.Blake Griffin 5.89
79.Rudy LaRusso 5.85
80.Dick Van Arsdale 5.85
81.Rony Seikaly 5.84
82.Jerry Stackhouse 5.83
83.Bill Russell* 5.83
84.Kevin Martin 5.73
85.Stephon Marbury 5.68
86.Tom Chambers 5.67
87.Connie Hawkins* 5.63
88.Sidney Moncrief* 5.63
89.Kenny Sears 5.55
90.Tracy McGrady* 5.55
91.Vern Mikkelsen* 5.54
92.Derrick Coleman 5.54
93.Shawn Kemp 5.52
94.Reggie Theus 5.50
95.Cedric Maxwell 5.50
96.Mitch Richmond* 5.50
97.Clyde Drexler* 5.49
98.De'Aaron Fox 5.46
99.Isiah Thomas* 5.43
100.Arnie Risen* 5.42
101.Zelmo Beaty* 5.42
102.Jayson Tatum 5.41
103.Dirk Nowitzki* 5.41
104.Julius Randle 5.37
105.John Wall 5.36
106.Grant Hill* 5.36
107.Mark Aguirre 5.36
108.Rick Barry* 5.34
109.Orlando Woolridge 5.29
110.Nate Thurmond* 5.28
111.Karl-Anthony Towns 5.26
112.Bob Rule 5.26
113.Happy Hairston 5.26
114.Jack Twyman* 5.26
115.Sidney Wicks 5.20
116.Gail Goodrich* 5.19
117.John Havlicek* 5.19
118.Kelly Tripucka 5.18
119.Pau Gasol* 5.15
120.Tom Heinsohn* 5.13
121.Walt Frazier* 5.12
122.Hal Greer* 5.10
123.Willis Reed* 5.07
124.Bob Lanier* 5.07
125.Reggie Miller* 5.06
126.Walter Dukes 5.01
127.Bill Sharman* 5.01
128.Ray Felix 5.00
129.Cliff Hagan* 5.00
130.Donovan Mitchell 4.99
131.Rudy Gobert 4.99
132.Geoff Petrie 4.99
133.Larry Bird* 4.98
134.Dan Roundfield 4.96
135.Jamal Mashburn 4.96
136.Spencer Haywood* 4.96
137.Frank Ramsey* 4.95
138.Kiki Vandeweghe 4.93
139.Calvin Natt 4.93
140.Detlef Schrempf 4.92
141.Eddy Curry 4.91
142.Brandon Ingram 4.91
143.Earl Monroe* 4.87
144.Campy Russell 4.86
145.Isaiah Thomas 4.82
146.Chauncey Billups* 4.82
147.Charles Smith 4.82
148.Ray Scott 4.81
149.Vin Baker 4.79
150.Kristaps Porziņģis 4.77
151.Michael Redd 4.77
152.Nikola Jokić 4.77
153.Marques Johnson 4.73
154.Bob Love 4.72
155.Latrell Sprewell 4.71
156.Chris Webber* 4.70
157.Kevin McHale* 4.69
158.Dick Garmaker 4.69
159.Gene Shue 4.68
160.Elton Brand 4.66
161.Jaren Jackson Jr. 4.65
162.Andrei Kirilenko 4.61
163.Truck Robinson 4.61
164.Joe Barry Carroll 4.58
165.Bam Adebayo 4.58
166.Bill Cartwright 4.58
167.Paul George 4.58
168.Buck Williams 4.57
169.Bob Boozer 4.57
170.Kevin Love 4.57
171.Jack Sikma* 4.56
172.Doug Collins* 4.55
173.Tom Van Arsdale 4.55
174.Danilo Gallinari 4.52
175.Kawhi Leonard 4.51
176.Wayne Embry* 4.50
177.Mickey Johnson 4.50
178.George King 4.49
179.Andrew Wiggins 4.49
180.Antawn Jamison 4.49
181.Kemba Walker 4.47
182.Otis Thorpe 4.46
183.Clyde Lovellette* 4.46
184.Dick Barnett* 4.45
185.Lou Hudson* 4.45
186.Carl Braun* 4.42
187.Roy Hinson 4.40
188.Danny Granger 4.40
189.Rolando Blackman 4.40
190.Glenn Robinson 4.38
191.Chuck Share 4.37
192.Archie Clark 4.36
193.Rod Strickland 4.35
194.Collin Sexton 4.33
195.Bradley Beal 4.33
196.Dennis Johnson* 4.32
197.Kevin Loughery 4.32
198.Zach LaVine 4.32
199.Kyrie Irving 4.31
200.Stephen Curry 4.31
201.Billy Knight 4.31
202.Micheal Williams 4.31
203.Alex English* 4.31
204.Andrew Toney 4.29
205.Jerry Sloan* 4.29
206.Lou Williams 4.28
207.Dave DeBusschere* 4.26
208.Terry Dischinger 4.25
209.LaMarcus Aldridge 4.24
210.Chris Mullin* 4.24
211.Kevin Garnett* 4.23
212.Larry Nance 4.23
213.Gerald Wallace 4.23
214.Larry Johnson 4.21
215.Armen Gilliam 4.19
216.Josh Smith 4.19
217.Steve Johnson 4.19
218.Charlie Scott* 4.19
219.Sam Cassell 4.17
220.Gus Johnson* 4.17
221.Jermaine O'Neal 4.16
222.Jimmy Walker 4.16
223.Monta Ellis 4.16
224.Christian Laettner 4.15
225.Domantas Sabonis 4.15
226.Dikembe Mutombo* 4.15
227.Deron Williams 4.14
228.Stu Lantz 4.14
229.John Block 4.14
230.Richard Hamilton 4.13
231.Bill Bridges 4.13
232.Mike Newlin 4.13
233.Chris Paul 4.12
234.Zach Randolph 4.11
235.Pascal Siakam 4.10
236.Sam Jones* 4.10
237.Larry Costello* 4.09
238.Don Ohl 4.09
239.Andre Drummond 4.09
240.Ray Williams 4.08
241.Joe Graboski 4.08
242.Joe Caldwell 4.08
243.Larry Hughes 4.08
244.Frank Selvy 4.07
245.Red Kerr 4.07
246.Marc Gasol 4.07
247.Tyreke Evans 4.07
248.Antonio Davis 4.06
249.Jerry Lucas* 4.06
250.Hersey Hawkins 4.05

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player FTA/G
1.Rick Barry* 9.53
2.George McGinnis* 8.62
3.Mack Calvin 7.70
4.Julius Erving* 7.62
5.Larry Jones 7.41
6.Artis Gilmore* 7.20
7.Dan Issel* 7.12
8.George Thompson 7.00
9.Bob Verga 6.40
10.Donnie Freeman 6.27
11.Wayne Hightower 6.17
12.James Silas 6.16
13.Willie Wise 6.15
14.Warren Jabali 5.97
15.Mel Daniels* 5.85
16.Levern Tart 5.84
17.Jimmy Jones 5.78
18.Darel Carrier 5.78
19.Zelmo Beaty* 5.60
20.Freddie Lewis 5.45
21.George Carter 5.36
22.George Gervin* 5.35
23.Roger Brown* 5.15
24.Goose Ligon 5.13
25.Don Sidle 5.13
26.Joe Caldwell 5.12
27.Doug Moe 5.09
28.Ralph Simpson 5.00
29.Glen Combs 4.94
30.Ron Boone 4.80
31.Cincy Powell 4.77
32.Dave Robisch 4.66
33.Larry Brown* 4.62
34.Larry Miller 4.58
35.Warren Davis 4.54
36.Jim Eakins 4.34
37.Charlie Williams 4.28
38.Bob Netolicky 4.28
39.Chuck Williams 4.18
40.Les Hunter 4.17
41.Steve Jones 4.08
42.Ron Franz 4.06
43.Randy Mahaffey 3.93
44.Louie Dampier* 3.91
45.Billy Paultz 3.88
46.Rich Jones 3.82
47.Manny Leaks 3.73
48.Johnny Neumann 3.46
49.Mike Lewis 3.45
50.Julian Hammond 3.43
51.Red Robbins 3.39
52.Caldwell Jones 3.25
53.Larry Kenon 3.16
54.Al Smith 3.14
55.John Roche 3.10
56.Bob Warren 3.07
57.Bill Melchionni 3.05
58.Tom Owens 3.01
59.John Beasley 2.99
60.George Lehmann 2.95
61.Walt Simon 2.94
62.Ira Harge 2.93
63.Darnell Hillman 2.93
64.Gene Moore 2.90
65.Fatty Taylor 2.90
66.Brian Taylor 2.85
67.Joe Hamilton 2.79
68.Trooper Washington 2.76
69.Wil Jones 2.74
70.Art Becker 2.66
71.Ted McClain 2.60
72.Gene Littles 2.50
73.Bill Keller 2.48
74.Lonnie Wright 2.45
75.Julius Keye 2.41
76.Marv Roberts 2.25
77.Randy Denton 2.23
78.Stew Johnson 2.15
79.Byron Beck 2.12
80.Gerald Govan 2.08
81.Lee Davis 1.76
82.Wendell Ladner 1.71
83.Mike Gale 1.53
84.Don Buse 1.44