NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Free Throw Attempts Per 36 Minutes

Active players are listed in bold
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Season Lg Player FTA/36 MP Tm
2024-25 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 11.12 MIL
2023-24 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 10.97 MIL
2022-23 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 13.73 MIL
2021-22 NBA Joel Embiid 12.59 PHI
2020-21 NBA Joel Embiid 12.45 PHI
2019-20 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 11.81 MIL
2018-19 NBA Joel Embiid 10.85 PHI
2017-18 NBA James Harden 10.26 HOU
2016-17 NBA Russell Westbrook 10.79 OKC
2015-16 NBA DeMarcus Cousins 10.63 SAC
2014-15 NBA Russell Westbrook 10.23 OKC
2013-14 NBA Dwight Howard 9.59 HOU
2012-13 NBA James Harden 9.55 HOU
2011-12 NBA Dwight Howard 9.95 ORL
2010-11 NBA Dwight Howard 11.24 ORL
2009-10 NBA Dwight Howard 10.33 ORL
2008-09 NBA Dwight Howard 10.83 ORL
2007-08 NBA Dwight Howard 10.46 ORL
2006-07 NBA Corey Maggette 9.95 LAC
2005-06 NBA Dwyane Wade* 10.00 MIA
2004-05 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 11.05 MIA
2003-04 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 9.88 LAL
2002-03 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 10.30 LAL
2001-02 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 10.66 LAL
2000-01 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 11.97 LAL
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 9.38 LAL
1998-99 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 10.51 LAL
1997-98 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 11.27 LAL
1996-97 NBA Alonzo Mourning* 8.77 MIA
1995-96 NBA David Robinson* 9.81 SAS
1994-95 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 10.52 ORL
1993-94 NBA David Robinson* 10.27 SAS
1992-93 NBA Karl Malone* 9.71 UTA
1991-92 NBA Karl Malone* 10.20 UTA
1990-91 NBA Karl Malone* 9.68 UTA
1989-90 NBA Karl Malone* 10.53 UTA
1988-89 NBA Karl Malone* 10.57 UTA
1987-88 NBA Charles Barkley* 10.80 PHI
1986-87 NBA Michael Jordan* 10.67 CHI
1985-86 NBA Adrian Dantley* 10.44 UTA
1984-85 NBA Moses Malone* 11.01 PHI
1983-84 NBA Adrian Dantley* 11.41 UTA
1982-83 NBA Moses Malone* 9.71 PHI
1981-82 NBA Dan Issel* 9.54 DEN
1980-81 NBA John Drew 10.01 ATL
1979-80 NBA World B. Free 10.58 SDC
1978-79 NBA George McGinnis* 10.79 DEN
1977-78 NBA World B. Free 9.87 PHI
1976-77 NBA Mack Calvin 8.46 TOT
1975-76 NBA John Drew 10.05 ATL
  ABA Artis Gilmore* 8.37 KEN
1974-75 NBA John Drew 8.56 ATL
  ABA George McGinnis* 8.49 INA
1973-74 NBA Pete Maravich* 7.04 ATL
  ABA George McGinnis* 7.88 INA
1972-73 NBA Tiny Archibald* 7.66 KCO
  ABA Mack Calvin 9.40 CAR
1971-72 NBA Tiny Archibald* 9.07 CIN
  ABA Donnie Freeman 8.72 DLC
1970-71 NBA Dave Bing* 9.07 DET
  ABA Larry Cannon 8.87 DNR
1969-70 NBA Jerry West* 9.10 LAL
  ABA Larry Jones 8.71 DNR
1968-69 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 8.41 LAL
  ABA Larry Jones 8.99 DNR
1967-68 NBA Billy Cunningham* 8.83 PHI
  ABA Gary Bradds 9.68 OAK
1966-67 NBA Rick Barry* 9.66 SFW
1965-66 NBA Jerry West* 10.93 LAL
1964-65 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 9.60 TOT
1963-64 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 9.91 SFW
1962-63 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 10.53 SFW
1961-62 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 12.64 PHW
1960-61 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 10.06 PHW
1959-60 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 10.69 PHW
1958-59 NBA Bob Pettit* 11.01 STL
1957-58 NBA Bob Pettit* 10.59 STL
1956-57 NBA Bob Pettit* 9.89 STL
1955-56 NBA Ray Felix 9.92 NYK
1954-55 NBA Chuck Share 10.51 MLH
1953-54 NBA Ray Felix 9.49 BLB
1952-53 NBA Neil Johnston* 9.03 PHW
1951-52 NBA Al Cervi* 10.50 SYR