NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Free Throw Attempts Per 36 Minutes

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player FTA/36 MP
1.Joel Embiid 11.34
2.Shaquille O'Neal* 9.66
3.Bob Pettit* 9.52
4.John Drew 9.52
5.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.10
6.Wilt Chamberlain* 8.92
7.Adrian Dantley* 8.80
8.Neil Johnston* 8.75
9.Jerry West* 8.66
10.Karl Malone* 8.66
11.Moses Malone* 8.64
12.Corey Maggette 8.63
13.Dwight Howard 8.63
14.David Robinson* 8.61
15.James Harden 8.53
16.Luka Dončić 8.49
17.World B. Free 8.39
18.Dolph Schayes* 8.23
19.Paul Arizin* 8.19
20.DeMarcus Cousins 8.14
21.Alonzo Mourning* 8.12
22.George McGinnis* 8.01
23.Mack Calvin 8.00
24.David Thompson* 7.97
25.Trae Young 7.97
26.Charles Barkley* 7.91
27.Elgin Baylor* 7.86
28.George Yardley* 7.84
29.Allen Iverson* 7.82
30.Michael Jordan* 7.70
31.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7.64
32.Ray Felix 7.55
33.Ed Macauley* 7.54
34.Oscar Robertson* 7.53
35.Dwyane Wade* 7.51
36.Walt Bellamy* 7.48
37.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.46
38.Harry Gallatin* 7.46
39.Kobe Bryant* 7.41
40.Billy Cunningham* 7.38
41.Anthony Davis 7.36
42.Bailey Howell* 7.32
43.Jimmy Butler 7.29
44.Richie Guerin* 7.28
45.Larry Foust 7.27
46.Frank Ramsey* 7.24
47.Kevin Durant 7.22
48.Chuck Share 7.20
49.Dan Issel* 7.16
50.LeBron James 7.16
51.Shawn Kemp 7.13
52.Eddy Curry 7.11
53.George Thompson 7.09
54.Kenny Sears 7.09
55.Dominique Wilkins* 7.03
56.Bob Verga 6.98
57.Larry Jones 6.96
58.Cedric Maxwell 6.95
59.Steve Johnson 6.93
60.George Gervin* 6.90
61.Chet Walker* 6.87
62.Dave Gambee 6.85
63.Donald Royal 6.83
64.Kevin Martin 6.83
65.Walter Dukes 6.80
66.DeMar DeRozan 6.79
67.Yao Ming* 6.79
68.Russell Westbrook 6.77
69.Don Sidle 6.75
70.Jerry Stackhouse 6.74
71.Orlando Woolridge 6.74
72.Kevin Johnson 6.74
73.Paul Pierce* 6.73
74.Connie Hawkins* 6.73
75.Sidney Moncrief* 6.72
76.Artis Gilmore* 6.71
77.Jerry Reynolds 6.70
78.Gilbert Arenas 6.67
79.Rony Seikaly 6.66
80.Bernard King* 6.66
81.Tom Chambers 6.66
82.Blake Griffin 6.66
83.Tiny Archibald* 6.65
84.Bob McAdoo* 6.65
85.Tyler Hansbrough 6.63
86.Donnie Freeman 6.61
87.Brad Daugherty 6.60
88.Lenny Wilkens* 6.59
89.James Silas 6.56
90.Vern Mikkelsen* 6.47
91.Patrick Ewing* 6.46
92.Damian Lillard 6.46
93.Tim Duncan* 6.44
94.Bob Cousy* 6.43
95.Pete Maravich* 6.43
96.Bob Rule 6.43
97.Carmelo Anthony 6.42
98.Mark Aguirre 6.42
99.Hakim Warrick 6.41
100.Julius Erving* 6.41
101.Lou Williams 6.38
102.Danny Fortson 6.34
103.Magic Johnson* 6.33
104.Rudy LaRusso 6.33
105.Arnie Risen* 6.32
106.Cliff Hagan* 6.31
107.Chris Bosh* 6.30
108.Warren Jabali 6.29
109.Kelly Tripucka 6.29
110.Devin Booker 6.29
111.Tom Heinsohn* 6.27
112.Dave Bing* 6.24
113.Chris Gatling 6.24
114.Don Nelson* 6.22
115.Levern Tart 6.21
116.John Block 6.21
117.Hakeem Olajuwon* 6.20
118.Isaiah Thomas 6.20
119.Wayne Embry* 6.19
120.Johnny Green 6.18
121.Mitch Kupchak 6.17
122.Montrezl Harrell 6.17
123.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6.16
124.Micheal Williams 6.16
125.Willie Wise 6.14
126.Tracy McGrady* 6.11
127.Dick Van Arsdale 6.10
128.Ben Warley 6.08
129.Phil Hubbard 6.05
130.Julius Randle 6.04
131.Happy Hairston 6.04
132.Rick Barry* 6.04
133.Derrick Coleman 6.01
134.Quintin Dailey 5.99
135.Ramon Sessions 5.99
136.Detlef Schrempf 5.98
137.Charles Smith 5.97
138.Wayne Hightower 5.97
139.Jack Twyman* 5.95
140.Ron Franz 5.94
141.Clyde Lovellette* 5.93
142.Mel Daniels* 5.93
143.James Edwards 5.92
144.Zelmo Beaty* 5.91
145.De'Aaron Fox 5.91
146.Darel Carrier 5.91
147.Campy Russell 5.90
148.Jim Eakins 5.89
149.Ricky Pierce 5.89
150.Reggie Theus 5.87
151.Kiki Vandeweghe 5.87
152.Rudy Gobert 5.86
153.Mickey Johnson 5.85
154.Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.85
155.Dick Garmaker 5.85
156.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.83
157.Steve Francis 5.81
158.Bill Cartwright 5.78
159.Len Chappell 5.78
160.Dirk Nowitzki* 5.77
161.Elvin Hayes* 5.76
162.Gail Goodrich* 5.75
163.John Brisker 5.74
164.Andrew Toney 5.74
165.Doug Moe 5.73
166.Clyde Drexler* 5.72
167.Bill Sharman* 5.70
168.Grant Hill* 5.69
169.Kevin Love 5.69
170.Dan Roundfield 5.69
171.George Carter 5.69
172.Flynn Robinson 5.68
173.Danny Schayes 5.67
174.Calvin Natt 5.65
175.Jayson Tatum 5.65
176.Les Hunter 5.65
177.Danilo Gallinari 5.64
178.Bob Boozer 5.63
179.Mitch Richmond* 5.63
180.Bob Ferry 5.62
181.Kristaps Porziņģis 5.59
182.Terry Dischinger 5.59
183.Warren Davis 5.58
184.Freddie Lewis 5.57
185.Karl-Anthony Towns 5.56
186.Frank Selvy 5.56
187.Terry Catledge 5.55
188.Tom Burleson 5.55
189.Pau Gasol* 5.54
190.Billy Knight 5.54
191.Walt Wesley 5.54
192.Jermaine O'Neal 5.54
193.Andrei Kirilenko 5.53
194.Ray Scott 5.53
195.Larry Brown* 5.53
196.John Wall 5.53
197.Sidney Wicks 5.53
198.Cincy Powell 5.52
199.Nenê 5.51
200.Goose Ligon 5.50
201.Stromile Swift 5.50
202.Ruben Patterson 5.50
203.Andre Drummond 5.49
204.Dave Twardzik 5.49
205.Chauncey Billups* 5.48
206.Earl Monroe* 5.48
207.Manu Ginóbili* 5.48
208.Derek Smith 5.48
209.Spencer Haywood* 5.47
210.Paul Neumann 5.46
211.Bob Lanier* 5.45
212.Rod Thorn* 5.44
213.Kevin McHale* 5.44
214.Paul Westphal* 5.44
215.Willie Norwood 5.44
216.Bob Warren 5.43
217.Adrian Smith 5.43
218.Stephon Marbury 5.42
219.Darryl Dawkins 5.42
220.Glen Combs 5.41
221.Carl Landry 5.41
222.Nikola Jokić 5.40
223.Ledell Eackles 5.40
224.John Tresvant 5.40
225.Bam Adebayo 5.39
226.Isiah Thomas* 5.39
227.Dick Barnett* 5.38
228.Michael Redd 5.37
229.Larry Miller 5.37
230.Brandon Ingram 5.36
231.Jamaal Magloire 5.36
232.Fred Hetzel 5.36
233.Elden Campbell 5.35
234.Arvydas Sabonis* 5.35
235.Stu Lantz 5.34
236.Bob Love 5.34
237.Don Kojis 5.34
238.Donovan Mitchell 5.31
239.Reggie Miller* 5.31
240.Armen Gilliam 5.31
241.Robert Pack 5.30
242.Tom Van Arsdale 5.30
243.Cedric Ceballos 5.30
244.Vin Baker 5.30
245.Sam Jones* 5.30
246.Bird Averitt 5.29
247.Kevin Loughery 5.29
248.Devin Harris 5.27
249.Eric Williams 5.27
250.Joe Graboski 5.26

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player FTA/36 MP
1.Joel Embiid 11.34
2.Shaquille O'Neal* 9.66
3.Bob Pettit* 9.52
4.John Drew 9.52
5.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.10
6.Wilt Chamberlain* 8.92
7.Moses Malone* 8.86
8.Adrian Dantley* 8.80
9.Neil Johnston* 8.75
10.Jerry West* 8.66
11.Karl Malone* 8.66
12.Corey Maggette 8.63
13.Dwight Howard 8.63
14.David Robinson* 8.61
15.James Harden 8.53
16.Luka Dončić 8.49
17.World B. Free 8.39
18.Dolph Schayes* 8.23
19.Paul Arizin* 8.19
20.DeMarcus Cousins 8.14
21.Alonzo Mourning* 8.12
22.David Thompson* 7.98
23.Trae Young 7.97
24.George McGinnis* 7.91
25.Charles Barkley* 7.91
26.Elgin Baylor* 7.86
27.George Yardley* 7.84
28.Allen Iverson* 7.82
29.Michael Jordan* 7.70
30.Dan Issel* 7.66
31.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7.64
32.Billy Cunningham* 7.58
33.Ray Felix 7.55
34.Ed Macauley* 7.54
35.Oscar Robertson* 7.53
36.Dwyane Wade* 7.51
37.Walt Bellamy* 7.48
38.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.46
39.Harry Gallatin* 7.46
40.Kobe Bryant* 7.41
41.Anthony Davis 7.36
42.Bailey Howell* 7.32
43.George Gervin* 7.30
44.Jimmy Butler 7.29
45.Richie Guerin* 7.28
46.Larry Foust 7.27
47.Frank Ramsey* 7.24
48.Kevin Durant 7.22
49.Chuck Share 7.20
50.LeBron James 7.16
51.Shawn Kemp 7.13
52.Eddy Curry 7.11
53.Kenny Sears 7.09
54.Dominique Wilkins* 7.03
55.Artis Gilmore* 7.00
56.Cedric Maxwell 6.95
57.Steve Johnson 6.93
58.Chet Walker* 6.87
59.Dave Gambee 6.85
60.Donald Royal 6.83
61.Kevin Martin 6.83
62.Walter Dukes 6.80
63.DeMar DeRozan 6.79
64.Yao Ming* 6.79
65.Russell Westbrook 6.77
66.Jerry Stackhouse 6.74
67.Orlando Woolridge 6.74
68.Kevin Johnson 6.74
69.Paul Pierce* 6.73
70.Sidney Moncrief* 6.72
71.Jerry Reynolds 6.70
72.Gilbert Arenas 6.67
73.Rony Seikaly 6.66
74.Bernard King* 6.66
75.Tom Chambers 6.66
76.Blake Griffin 6.66
77.Tiny Archibald* 6.65
78.Bob McAdoo* 6.65
79.Tyler Hansbrough 6.63
80.Brad Daugherty 6.60
81.Lenny Wilkens* 6.59
82.Vern Mikkelsen* 6.47
83.Patrick Ewing* 6.46
84.Damian Lillard 6.46
85.Tim Duncan* 6.44
86.Bob Cousy* 6.43
87.Pete Maravich* 6.43
88.Bob Rule 6.43
89.Carmelo Anthony 6.42
90.Mark Aguirre 6.42
91.Hakim Warrick 6.41
92.Lou Williams 6.38
93.Danny Fortson 6.34
94.Magic Johnson* 6.33
95.Rudy LaRusso 6.33
96.Arnie Risen* 6.32
97.Chris Bosh* 6.30
98.Kelly Tripucka 6.29
99.Devin Booker 6.29
100.Tom Heinsohn* 6.27
101.Dave Bing* 6.24
102.Chris Gatling 6.24
103.Don Nelson* 6.22
104.Julius Erving* 6.21
105.John Block 6.21
106.Hakeem Olajuwon* 6.20
107.Isaiah Thomas 6.20
108.Wayne Embry* 6.19
109.Johnny Green 6.18
110.Mitch Kupchak 6.17
111.Montrezl Harrell 6.17
112.Cliff Hagan* 6.17
113.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6.16
114.Micheal Williams 6.16
115.Tracy McGrady* 6.11
116.Dick Van Arsdale 6.10
117.Zelmo Beaty* 6.06
118.Phil Hubbard 6.05
119.Julius Randle 6.04
120.Happy Hairston 6.04
121.Derrick Coleman 6.01
122.Quintin Dailey 5.99
123.Ramon Sessions 5.99
124.Detlef Schrempf 5.98
125.Charles Smith 5.97
126.Jack Twyman* 5.95
127.Clyde Lovellette* 5.93
128.James Edwards 5.92
129.De'Aaron Fox 5.91
130.Campy Russell 5.90
131.Ricky Pierce 5.89
132.Len Chappell 5.88
133.Connie Hawkins* 5.87
134.Reggie Theus 5.87
135.Kiki Vandeweghe 5.87
136.Rudy Gobert 5.86
137.Mickey Johnson 5.85
138.Flynn Robinson 5.85
139.Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.85
140.Dick Garmaker 5.85
141.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.83
142.Steve Francis 5.81
143.Bill Cartwright 5.78
144.Dirk Nowitzki* 5.77
145.Elvin Hayes* 5.76
146.Gail Goodrich* 5.75
147.Andrew Toney 5.74
148.Clyde Drexler* 5.72
149.Bill Sharman* 5.70
150.Grant Hill* 5.69
151.Kevin Love 5.69
152.Dan Roundfield 5.68
153.Danny Schayes 5.67
154.Billy Knight 5.65
155.Calvin Natt 5.65
156.Jayson Tatum 5.65
157.Danilo Gallinari 5.64
158.Bob Boozer 5.63
159.Mitch Richmond* 5.63
160.Bob Ferry 5.62
161.Kristaps Porziņģis 5.59
162.Terry Dischinger 5.59
163.Karl-Anthony Towns 5.56
164.Frank Selvy 5.56
165.Ray Scott 5.56
166.Terry Catledge 5.55
167.Tom Burleson 5.55
168.Pau Gasol* 5.54
169.Walt Wesley 5.54
170.Jermaine O'Neal 5.54
171.Andrei Kirilenko 5.53
172.John Wall 5.53
173.Sidney Wicks 5.53
174.Nenê 5.51
175.Stromile Swift 5.50
176.Ruben Patterson 5.50
177.Andre Drummond 5.49
178.Chauncey Billups* 5.48
179.Earl Monroe* 5.48
180.Manu Ginóbili* 5.48
181.Derek Smith 5.48
182.Paul Neumann 5.46
183.Bob Lanier* 5.45
184.Rod Thorn* 5.44
185.Kevin McHale* 5.44
186.Paul Westphal* 5.44
187.Willie Norwood 5.44
188.Adrian Smith 5.43
189.Stephon Marbury 5.42
190.Darryl Dawkins 5.42
191.Carl Landry 5.41
192.Nikola Jokić 5.40
193.Ledell Eackles 5.40
194.John Tresvant 5.40
195.Bam Adebayo 5.39
196.Isiah Thomas* 5.39
197.Dick Barnett* 5.38
198.Michael Redd 5.37
199.Brandon Ingram 5.36
200.Jamaal Magloire 5.36
201.Fred Hetzel 5.36
202.Elden Campbell 5.35
203.Arvydas Sabonis* 5.35
204.Stu Lantz 5.34
205.Bob Love 5.34
206.Don Kojis 5.34
207.Donovan Mitchell 5.31
208.Reggie Miller* 5.31
209.Armen Gilliam 5.31
210.Robert Pack 5.30
211.Tom Van Arsdale 5.30
212.Rick Barry* 5.30
213.Cedric Ceballos 5.30
214.Vin Baker 5.30
215.Spencer Haywood* 5.30
216.Sam Jones* 5.30
217.Kevin Loughery 5.29
218.Devin Harris 5.27
219.Eric Williams 5.27
220.Joe Graboski 5.26
221.Collin Sexton 5.22
222.Ray Williams 5.21
223.Jusuf Nurkić 5.21
224.Corliss Williamson 5.20
225.Kenny Carr 5.20
226.Carl Braun* 5.18
227.Hal Greer* 5.17
228.Roy Hinson 5.17
229.Jay Vincent 5.15
230.Derrick Williams 5.15
231.Willis Reed* 5.15
232.Larry Siegfried 5.14
233.Rodney Stuckey 5.13
234.Dave Stallworth 5.13
235.Gerald Wallace 5.12
236.Jim Davis 5.12
237.Mark Olberding 5.11
238.Kawhi Leonard 5.11
239.Rick Roberson 5.11
240.Nate Thurmond* 5.11
241.John Havlicek* 5.10
242.Jason Caffey 5.10
243.Joe Barry Carroll 5.09
244.Rod Strickland 5.09
245.Truck Robinson 5.09
246.Bob Kauffman 5.09
247.James Bailey 5.09
248.Todd Day 5.09
249.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 5.08
250.Elton Brand 5.08

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player FTA/36 MP
1.Rick Barry* 8.31
2.George McGinnis* 8.13
3.Mack Calvin 8.09
4.George Thompson 7.61
5.Larry Jones 7.27
6.Bob Verga 7.02
7.Don Sidle 6.75
8.Julius Erving* 6.75
9.Donnie Freeman 6.74
10.Wayne Hightower 6.72
11.Dan Issel* 6.59
12.Warren Jabali 6.29
13.Artis Gilmore* 6.23
14.Levern Tart 6.21
15.James Silas 6.20
16.Willie Wise 6.18
17.Ron Franz 5.94
18.Mel Daniels* 5.92
19.Darel Carrier 5.91
20.Jim Eakins 5.90
21.Dave Robisch 5.79
22.Doug Moe 5.73
23.George Gervin* 5.72
24.George Carter 5.69
25.Zelmo Beaty* 5.68
26.Les Hunter 5.66
27.Ralph Simpson 5.61
28.Freddie Lewis 5.60
29.Warren Davis 5.58
30.Larry Brown* 5.53
31.Cincy Powell 5.52
32.Goose Ligon 5.50
33.Jimmy Jones 5.45
34.Bob Warren 5.43
35.Glen Combs 5.41
36.Larry Miller 5.37
37.Ron Boone 5.30
38.Roger Brown* 5.23
39.Joe Caldwell 5.09
40.Julian Hammond 5.06
41.Charlie Williams 5.01
42.Chuck Williams 5.00
43.Johnny Neumann 4.96
44.Randy Mahaffey 4.74
45.Steve Jones 4.65
46.Bob Netolicky 4.63
47.Manny Leaks 4.52
48.Tom Owens 4.50
49.Al Smith 4.24
50.Mike Lewis 4.14
51.Gene Moore 4.13
52.Walt Simon 4.08
53.Billy Paultz 4.06
54.Rich Jones 4.04
55.Marv Roberts 4.01
56.John Beasley 3.90
57.Ted McClain 3.83
58.John Roche 3.82
59.Red Robbins 3.81
60.Joe Hamilton 3.79
61.Darnell Hillman 3.78
62.Art Becker 3.76
63.Louie Dampier* 3.69
64.Lee Davis 3.68
65.Bill Keller 3.65
66.George Lehmann 3.63
67.Fatty Taylor 3.62
68.Bill Melchionni 3.60
69.Gene Littles 3.58
70.Ira Harge 3.43
71.Lonnie Wright 3.40
72.Trooper Washington 3.20
73.Wil Jones 3.19
74.Larry Kenon 3.15
75.Caldwell Jones 3.14
76.Brian Taylor 3.13
77.Randy Denton 3.12
78.Byron Beck 2.83
79.Julius Keye 2.66
80.Stew Johnson 2.61
81.Wendell Ladner 2.35
82.Mike Gale 2.26
83.Gerald Govan 2.23
84.Don Buse 1.81