NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Free Throw Attempts

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Table
  Year-by-Year FTA   Active FTA   Career FTA   Single Season FTA
1946-47Joe Fulks* 601   Joe Fulks* 601   Joe Fulks* 601   Joe Fulks* 601
1947-48Ed Sadowski 422   Joe Fulks* 991   Joe Fulks* 991   Joe Fulks* 601
1948-49George Mikan* 689   Joe Fulks* 1629   Joe Fulks* 1629   George Mikan* 689
1949-50George Mikan* 728   Joe Fulks* 2050   Joe Fulks* 2050   George Mikan* 728
1950-51George Mikan* 717   Joe Fulks* 2492   Joe Fulks* 2492   George Mikan* 728
1951-52Paul Arizin* 707   Joe Fulks* 2795   Joe Fulks* 2795   George Mikan* 728
1952-53Neil Johnston* 794   George Mikan* 3256   George Mikan* 3256   Neil Johnston* 794
1953-54Neil Johnston* 772   George Mikan* 3802   George Mikan* 3802   Neil Johnston* 794
1954-55Neil Johnston* 769   Ed Macauley* 3542   George Mikan* 3802   Neil Johnston* 794
1955-56Bob Pettit* 757   Ed Macauley* 4046   Ed Macauley* 4046   Neil Johnston* 794
1956-57Paul Arizin* 713   Dolph Schayes* 4637   Dolph Schayes* 4637   Neil Johnston* 794
1957-58George Yardley* 808   Dolph Schayes* 5333   Dolph Schayes* 5333   George Yardley* 808
1958-59Bob Pettit* 879   Dolph Schayes* 5942   Dolph Schayes* 5942   Bob Pettit* 879
1959-60Wilt Chamberlain* 991   Dolph Schayes* 6539   Dolph Schayes* 6539   Wilt Chamberlain* 991
1960-61Wilt Chamberlain* 1054   Dolph Schayes* 7322   Dolph Schayes* 7322   Wilt Chamberlain* 1054
1961-62Wilt Chamberlain* 1363   Dolph Schayes* 7641   Dolph Schayes* 7641   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1962-63Wilt Chamberlain* 1113   Dolph Schayes* 7847   Dolph Schayes* 7847   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1963-64Wilt Chamberlain* 1016   Dolph Schayes* 7904   Dolph Schayes* 7904   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1964-65Wilt Chamberlain* 880   Bob Pettit* 8119   Bob Pettit* 8119   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1965-66Jerry West* 977   Wilt Chamberlain* 7393   Bob Pettit* 8119   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1966-67Wilt Chamberlain* 875   Wilt Chamberlain* 8268   Wilt Chamberlain* 8268   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1967-68Wilt Chamberlain* 932   Wilt Chamberlain* 9200   Wilt Chamberlain* 9200   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1968-69Wilt Chamberlain* 857   Wilt Chamberlain* 10057   Wilt Chamberlain* 10057   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1969-70Jerry West* 785   Wilt Chamberlain* 10214   Wilt Chamberlain* 10214   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1970-71Dave Bing* 772   Wilt Chamberlain* 10883   Wilt Chamberlain* 10883   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1971-72Tiny Archibald* 824   Wilt Chamberlain* 11407   Wilt Chamberlain* 11407   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1972-73Tiny Archibald* 783   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1973-74Gail Goodrich* 588   Oscar Robertson* 9185   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1974-75Bob McAdoo* 796   Walt Bellamy* 8088   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1975-76Bob McAdoo* 734   John Havlicek* 6032   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1976-77David Thompson* 623   John Havlicek* 6320   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1977-78Adrian Dantley* 680   John Havlicek* 6589   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1978-79World B. Free 865   Elvin Hayes* 6241   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1979-80Moses Malone* 783   Elvin Hayes* 6719   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1980-81Moses Malone* 804   Elvin Hayes* 7158   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1981-82Moses Malone* 827   Elvin Hayes* 7580   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1982-83Moses Malone* 788   Elvin Hayes* 7867   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1983-84Adrian Dantley* 946   Elvin Hayes* 7999   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1984-85Moses Malone* 904   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8088   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1985-86Adrian Dantley* 796   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8527   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1986-87Michael Jordan* 972   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8870   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1987-88Charles Barkley* 951   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9139   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1988-89Karl Malone* 918   Moses Malone* 9403   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1989-90Karl Malone* 913   Moses Malone* 10034   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1990-91Karl Malone* 888   Moses Malone* 10406   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1991-92Karl Malone* 865   Moses Malone* 10910   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1992-93Karl Malone* 836   Moses Malone* 10941   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1993-94David Robinson* 925   Moses Malone* 11058   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1994-95Shaquille O'Neal* 854   Moses Malone* 11090   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1995-96David Robinson* 823   Karl Malone* 8293   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1996-97Karl Malone* 690   Karl Malone* 8983   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1997-98Karl Malone* 825   Karl Malone* 9808   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1998-99Shaquille O'Neal* 498   Karl Malone* 10288   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 824   Karl Malone* 11027   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2000-01Shaquille O'Neal* 972   Karl Malone* 11703   Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2001-02Shaquille O'Neal* 717   Karl Malone* 12342   Karl Malone* 12342   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2002-03Paul Pierce* 753   Karl Malone* 12963   Karl Malone* 12963   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2003-04Shaquille O'Neal* 676   Karl Malone* 13188   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2004-05Amar'e Stoudemire 795   Shaquille O'Neal* 9273   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2005-06Allen Iverson* 829   Shaquille O'Neal* 9744   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2006-07Kobe Bryant* 768   Shaquille O'Neal* 10038   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2007-08Dwight Howard 897   Shaquille O'Neal* 10376   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2008-09Dwight Howard 849   Shaquille O'Neal* 10895   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2009-10Kevin Durant 840   Shaquille O'Neal* 11121   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2010-11Dwight Howard 916   Shaquille O'Neal* 11252   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2011-12Dwight Howard 572   Kobe Bryant* 8842   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2012-13James Harden 792   Kobe Bryant* 9468   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2013-14Kevin Durant 805   Kobe Bryant* 9489   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2014-15James Harden 824   Kobe Bryant* 9730   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2015-16James Harden 837   Kobe Bryant* 10011   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2016-17James Harden 881   LeBron James 8752   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2017-18James Harden 727   LeBron James 9283   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2018-19James Harden 858   LeBron James 9701   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2019-20James Harden 800   LeBron James 10082   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2020-21Giannis Antetokounmpo 581   LeBron James 10337   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2021-22Joel Embiid 803   LeBron James 10673   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2022-23Giannis Antetokounmpo 772                  
2023-24Giannis Antetokounmpo 782   LeBron James 11404   Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363