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

Active players are listed in bold
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Year Lg Player FTA/36 MP Tm
2025 NBA Jalen Brunson 8.05 NYK
2024 NBA Joel Embiid 11.32 PHI
2023 NBA Joel Embiid 9.00 PHI
2022 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 10.77 MIL
2021 NBA Joel Embiid 10.99 PHI
2020 NBA Luka Dončić 10.72 DAL
2019 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 11.77 MIL
2018 NBA LaMarcus Aldridge 8.54 SAS
2017 NBA Russell Westbrook 12.99 OKC
2016 NBA DeAndre Jordan 10.73 LAC
2015 NBA DeAndre Jordan 11.73 LAC
2014 NBA DeMar DeRozan 10.09 TOR
2013 NBA James Harden 9.78 HOU
2012 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 9.82 DAL
2011 NBA Dwight Howard 12.28 ORL
2010 NBA Dwight Howard 11.44 ORL
2009 NBA LeBron James 12.35 CLE
2008 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 15.36 PHO
2007 NBA Yao Ming* 10.38 HOU
2006 NBA Carmelo Anthony 9.70 DEN
2005 NBA Amar'e Stoudemire 10.96 PHO
2004 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 9.97 LAL
2003 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 9.88 LAL
2002 NBA Jamaal Magloire 15.21 CHH
2001 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 10.65 LAL
2000 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 10.66 LAL
1999 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 13.49 LAL
1998 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 11.43 LAL
1997 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 11.60 LAL
1996 NBA Arvydas Sabonis* 12.20 POR
1995 NBA Karl Malone* 13.00 UTA
1994 NBA Derrick Coleman 10.40 NJN
1993 NBA David Robinson* 9.41 SAS
1992 NBA Karl Malone* 10.99 UTA
1991 NBA Micheal Williams 9.44 IND
1990 NBA Charles Barkley* 9.28 PHI
1989 NBA Michael Jordan* 11.48 CHI
1988 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.56 HOU
1987 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.98 HOU
1986 NBA Charles Barkley* 9.49 PHI
1985 NBA Michael Jordan* 12.21 CHI
1984 NBA Adrian Dantley* 11.02 UTA
1983 NBA Moses Malone* 8.24 PHI
1982 NBA Jeff Ruland 8.51 WSB
1981 NBA Andrew Toney 8.19 PHI
1980 NBA John Drew 8.40 ATL
1979 NBA Otis Birdsong 8.14 KCK
1978 NBA World B. Free 10.88 PHI
1977 NBA World B. Free 9.86 PHI
1976 NBA Tom Burleson 7.96 SEA
  ABA Julius Erving* 10.32 NYA
1975 NBA Bob McAdoo* 8.04 BUF
  ABA George McGinnis* 9.46 INA
1974 NBA Chet Walker* 7.06 CHI
  ABA George McGinnis* 7.94 INA
1973 NBA Jerry West* 7.17 LAL
  ABA Billy Paultz 9.00 NYA
1972 NBA Pete Maravich* 11.67 ATL
  ABA George McGinnis* 8.53 INA
1971 NBA Billy Cunningham* 8.01 PHI
  ABA Charlie Scott* 7.86 VIR
1970 NBA Jerry West* 9.20 LAL
  ABA Mack Calvin 9.47 LAS
1969 NBA Jerry West* 9.70 LAL
  ABA Warren Jabali 10.98 OAK
1968 NBA Jerry West* 9.78 LAL
  ABA Connie Hawkins* 10.34 PTP
1967 NBA Billy Cunningham* 9.56 PHI
1966 NBA Oscar Robertson* 10.93 CIN
1965 NBA Jerry West* 11.80 LAL
1964 NBA Oscar Robertson* 9.71 CIN
1963 NBA Bob Pettit* 11.20 STL
1962 NBA Elgin Baylor* 10.59 LAL
1961 NBA Bob Ferry 10.56 DET
1960 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 9.54 PHW
1959 NBA Dolph Schayes* 10.97 SYR
1958 NBA Bob Pettit* 9.88 STL
1957 NBA Bob Pettit* 11.13 STL
1956 NBA Larry Foust 11.09 FTW
1955 NBA Dolph Schayes* 10.51 SYR
1954 NBA Dolph Schayes* 10.40 SYR
1953 NBA Bob Cousy* 9.73 BOS
1952 NBA Dolph Schayes* 11.32 SYR