NBA Progressive Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) 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* 695         Joe Fulks* 601   Joe Fulks* 601
1947-48Joe Fulks* 511         Joe Fulks* 991   Joe Fulks* 601
1948-49George Mikan* 810         Joe Fulks* 1629   George Mikan* 689
1949-50George Mikan* 898         Joe Fulks* 2050   George Mikan* 728
1950-51George Mikan* 772         Joe Fulks* 2492   George Mikan* 728
1951-52Paul Arizin* 740         Joe Fulks* 2795   George Mikan* 728
1952-53Neil Johnston* 794         George Mikan* 3256   Neil Johnston* 794
1953-54Neil Johnston* 772         George Mikan* 3802   Neil Johnston* 794
1954-55Neil Johnston* 769         George Mikan* 3802   Neil Johnston* 794
1955-56Bob Pettit* 827         Ed Macauley* 4046   Neil Johnston* 794
1956-57Bob Pettit* 817         Dolph Schayes* 4637   Neil Johnston* 794
1957-58George Yardley* 875         Dolph Schayes* 5333   George Yardley* 808
1958-59Bob Pettit* 944         Dolph Schayes* 5942   Bob Pettit* 879
1959-60Wilt Chamberlain* 1101         Dolph Schayes* 6539   Wilt Chamberlain* 991
1960-61Wilt Chamberlain* 1092         Dolph Schayes* 7322   Wilt Chamberlain* 1054
1961-62Wilt Chamberlain* 1514         Dolph Schayes* 7641   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1962-63Wilt Chamberlain* 1113         Dolph Schayes* 7847   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1963-64Wilt Chamberlain* 1155         Dolph Schayes* 7904   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1964-65Wilt Chamberlain* 1016         Bob Pettit* 8119   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1965-66Jerry West* 1102         Bob Pettit* 8119   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1966-67Wilt Chamberlain* 1035         Wilt Chamberlain* 8268   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1967-68Wilt Chamberlain* 1090         Wilt Chamberlain* 9200   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1968-69Wilt Chamberlain* 1005         Wilt Chamberlain* 10057   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1969-70Jerry West* 997         Wilt Chamberlain* 10214   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1970-71Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 782         Wilt Chamberlain* 10883   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1971-72Tiny Archibald* 824         Wilt Chamberlain* 11407   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1972-73Tiny Archibald* 783         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1973-74Bob McAdoo* 626         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1974-75Bob McAdoo* 869         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1975-76Bob McAdoo* 816         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1976-77David Thompson* 676         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1977-78David Thompson* 748         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1978-79World B. Free 865         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1979-80Moses Malone* 826         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1980-81Moses Malone* 1012         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1981-82Moses Malone* 842         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1982-83Moses Malone* 908         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1983-84Adrian Dantley* 1085         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1984-85Moses Malone* 1007         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1985-86Adrian Dantley* 796         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1986-87Michael Jordan* 1011         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1987-88Michael Jordan* 959         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1988-89Michael Jordan* 1022         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1989-90Karl Malone* 958         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1990-91Karl Malone* 979         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1991-92Karl Malone* 1075         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1992-93David Robinson* 876         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1993-94David Robinson* 952         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1994-95Shaquille O'Neal* 1115         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1995-96David Robinson* 928         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1996-97Karl Malone* 890         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1997-98Karl Malone* 990         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1998-99Shaquille O'Neal* 616         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 1120         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2000-01Shaquille O'Neal* 1172         Wilt Chamberlain* 11862   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2001-02Shaquille O'Neal* 925         Karl Malone* 12342   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2002-03Paul Pierce* 870         Karl Malone* 12963   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2003-04Shaquille O'Neal* 930         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2004-05Amar'e Stoudemire 978         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2005-06Dwyane Wade* 1053         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2006-07LeBron James 897         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2007-08Dwight Howard 980         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2008-09Dwight Howard 1077         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2009-10Dwight Howard 974         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2010-11Dwight Howard 1004         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2011-12LeBron James 736         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2012-13Kevin Durant 862         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2013-14Kevin Durant 968         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2014-15James Harden 1002         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2015-16James Harden 882         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2016-17James Harden 996         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2017-18James Harden 860         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2018-19James Harden 956         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2019-20James Harden 916         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2020-21Giannis Antetokounmpo 787         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2021-22Giannis Antetokounmpo 900         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2022-23Joel Embiid 855         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2023-24Giannis Antetokounmpo 782         Karl Malone* 13188   Wilt Chamberlain* 1363
2024-25Anthony Davis 165   LeBron James 13969   Karl Malone* 14913   Wilt Chamberlain* 1514