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

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.

Table
Season Lg Player FTA Tm
2024-25 NBA Anthony Davis 165 LAL
2023-24 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 782 MIL
2022-23 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 772 MIL
2021-22 NBA Joel Embiid 803 PHI
2020-21 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 581 MIL
2019-20 NBA James Harden 800 HOU
2018-19 NBA James Harden 858 HOU
2017-18 NBA James Harden 727 HOU
2016-17 NBA James Harden 881 HOU
2015-16 NBA James Harden 837 HOU
2014-15 NBA James Harden 824 HOU
2013-14 NBA Kevin Durant 805 OKC
2012-13 NBA James Harden 792 HOU
2011-12 NBA Dwight Howard 572 ORL
2010-11 NBA Dwight Howard 916 ORL
2009-10 NBA Kevin Durant 840 OKC
2008-09 NBA Dwight Howard 849 ORL
2007-08 NBA Dwight Howard 897 ORL
2006-07 NBA Kobe Bryant* 768 LAL
2005-06 NBA Allen Iverson* 829 PHI
2004-05 NBA Amar'e Stoudemire 795 PHO
2003-04 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 676 LAL
2002-03 NBA Paul Pierce* 753 BOS
2001-02 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 717 LAL
2000-01 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 972 LAL
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 824 LAL
1998-99 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 498 LAL
1997-98 NBA Karl Malone* 825 UTA
1996-97 NBA Karl Malone* 690 UTA
1995-96 NBA David Robinson* 823 SAS
1994-95 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 854 ORL
1993-94 NBA David Robinson* 925 SAS
1992-93 NBA Karl Malone* 836 UTA
1991-92 NBA Karl Malone* 865 UTA
1990-91 NBA Karl Malone* 888 UTA
1989-90 NBA Karl Malone* 913 UTA
1988-89 NBA Karl Malone* 918 UTA
1987-88 NBA Charles Barkley* 951 PHI
1986-87 NBA Michael Jordan* 972 CHI
1985-86 NBA Adrian Dantley* 796 UTA
1984-85 NBA Moses Malone* 904 PHI
1983-84 NBA Adrian Dantley* 946 UTA
1982-83 NBA Moses Malone* 788 PHI
1981-82 NBA Moses Malone* 827 HOU
1980-81 NBA Moses Malone* 804 HOU
1979-80 NBA Moses Malone* 783 HOU
1978-79 NBA World B. Free 865 SDC
1977-78 NBA Adrian Dantley* 680 TOT
1976-77 NBA David Thompson* 623 DEN
1975-76 NBA Bob McAdoo* 734 BUF
  ABA Artis Gilmore* 764 KEN
1974-75 NBA Bob McAdoo* 796 BUF
  ABA George McGinnis* 753 INA
1973-74 NBA Gail Goodrich* 588 LAL
  ABA George McGinnis* 715 INA
1972-73 NBA Tiny Archibald* 783 KCO
  ABA George McGinnis* 778 INA
1971-72 NBA Tiny Archibald* 824 CIN
  ABA Dan Issel* 753 KEN
1970-71 NBA Dave Bing* 772 DET
  ABA Mack Calvin 805 FLO
1969-70 NBA Jerry West* 785 LAL
  ABA Donnie Freeman 762 MMF
1968-69 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 857 LAL
  ABA Larry Jones 760 DNR
1967-68 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 932 PHI
  ABA Connie Hawkins* 789 PTP
1966-67 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 875 PHI
1965-66 NBA Jerry West* 977 LAL
1964-65 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 880 TOT
1963-64 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1016 SFW
1962-63 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1113 SFW
1961-62 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1363 PHW
1960-61 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1054 PHW
1959-60 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 991 PHW
1958-59 NBA Bob Pettit* 879 STL
1957-58 NBA George Yardley* 808 DET
1956-57 NBA Paul Arizin* 713 PHW
1955-56 NBA Bob Pettit* 757 STL
1954-55 NBA Neil Johnston* 769 PHW
1953-54 NBA Neil Johnston* 772 PHW
1952-53 NBA Neil Johnston* 794 PHW
1951-52 NBA Paul Arizin* 707 PHW
1950-51 NBA George Mikan* 717 MNL
1949-50 NBA George Mikan* 728 MNL
1948-49 BAA George Mikan* 689 MNL
1947-48 BAA Ed Sadowski 422 BOS
1946-47 BAA Joe Fulks* 601 PHW