NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Free Throw Attempts

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

Table
Season Lg Player Tot FTA Reg FTA Play FTA Tm
2024-25 NBA Anthony Davis 165 165 0 LAL
2023-24 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 782 782 0 MIL
2022-23 NBA Joel Embiid 855 771 84 PHI
2021-22 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 900 766 134 MIL
2020-21 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 787 581 206 MIL
2019-20 NBA James Harden 916 800 116 HOU
2018-19 NBA James Harden 956 858 98 HOU
2017-18 NBA James Harden 860 727 133 HOU
2016-17 NBA James Harden 996 881 115 HOU
2015-16 NBA James Harden 882 837 45 HOU
2014-15 NBA James Harden 1002 824 178 HOU
2013-14 NBA Kevin Durant 968 805 163 OKC
2012-13 NBA Kevin Durant 862 750 112 OKC
2011-12 NBA LeBron James 736 502 234 MIA
2010-11 NBA Dwight Howard 1004 916 88 ORL
2009-10 NBA Dwight Howard 974 816 158 ORL
2008-09 NBA Dwight Howard 1077 849 228 ORL
2007-08 NBA Dwight Howard 980 897 83 ORL
2006-07 NBA LeBron James 897 701 196 CLE
2005-06 NBA Dwyane Wade* 1053 803 250 MIA
2004-05 NBA Amar'e Stoudemire 978 795 183 PHO
2003-04 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 930 676 254 LAL
2002-03 NBA Paul Pierce* 870 753 117 BOS
2001-02 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 925 717 208 LAL
2000-01 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 1172 972 200 LAL
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 1120 824 296 LAL
1998-99 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 616 498 118 LAL
1997-98 NBA Karl Malone* 990 825 165 UTA
1996-97 NBA Karl Malone* 890 690 200 UTA
1995-96 NBA David Robinson* 928 823 105 SAS
1994-95 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 1115 854 261 ORL
1993-94 NBA David Robinson* 952 925 27 SAS
1992-93 NBA David Robinson* 876 766 110 SAS
1991-92 NBA Karl Malone* 1075 865 210 UTA
1990-91 NBA Karl Malone* 979 888 91 UTA
1989-90 NBA Karl Malone* 958 913 45 UTA
1988-89 NBA Michael Jordan* 1022 793 229 CHI
1987-88 NBA Michael Jordan* 959 860 99 CHI
1986-87 NBA Michael Jordan* 1011 972 39 CHI
1985-86 NBA Adrian Dantley* 796 796 0 UTA
1984-85 NBA Moses Malone* 1007 904 103 PHI
1983-84 NBA Adrian Dantley* 1085 946 139 UTA
1982-83 NBA Moses Malone* 908 788 120 PHI
1981-82 NBA Moses Malone* 842 827 15 HOU
1980-81 NBA Moses Malone* 1012 804 208 HOU
1979-80 NBA Moses Malone* 826 783 43 HOU
1978-79 NBA World B. Free 865 865 0 SDC
1977-78 NBA David Thompson* 748 668 80 DEN
1976-77 NBA David Thompson* 676 623 53 DEN
1975-76 NBA Bob McAdoo* 816 734 82 BUF
1975-76 ABA Artis Gilmore* 838 764 74 KEN
1974-75 NBA Bob McAdoo* 869 796 73 BUF
1974-75 ABA George McGinnis* 945 753 192 INA
1973-74 NBA Bob McAdoo* 626 579 47 BUF
1973-74 ABA George McGinnis* 844 715 129 INA
1972-73 NBA Tiny Archibald* 783 783 0 KCO
1972-73 ABA George McGinnis* 927 778 149 INA
1971-72 NBA Tiny Archibald* 824 824 0 CIN
1971-72 ABA Rick Barry* 876 730 146 NYA
1970-71 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 782 681 101 MIL
1970-71 ABA Dan Issel* 887 748 139 KEN
1969-70 NBA Jerry West* 997 785 212 LAL
1969-70 ABA Larry Jones 833 732 101 DNR
1968-69 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1005 857 148 LAL
1968-69 ABA Larry Jones 836 760 76 DNR
1967-68 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1090 932 158 PHI
1967-68 ABA Connie Hawkins* 966 789 177 PTP
1966-67 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1035 875 160 PHI
1965-66 NBA Jerry West* 1102 977 125 LAL
1964-65 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1016 880 136 TOT
1963-64 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1155 1016 139 SFW
1962-63 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1113 1113 0 SFW
1961-62 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1514 1363 151 PHW
1960-61 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1092 1054 38 PHW
1959-60 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1101 991 110 PHW
1958-59 NBA Bob Pettit* 944 879 65 STL
1957-58 NBA George Yardley* 875 808 67 DET
1956-57 NBA Bob Pettit* 817 684 133 STL
1955-56 NBA Bob Pettit* 827 757 70 STL
1954-55 NBA Neil Johnston* 769 769 0 PHW
1953-54 NBA Neil Johnston* 772 772 0 PHW
1952-53 NBA Neil Johnston* 794 794 0 PHW
1951-52 NBA Paul Arizin* 740 707 33 PHW
1950-51 NBA George Mikan* 772 717 55 MNL
1949-50 NBA George Mikan* 898 728 170 MNL
1948-49 BAA George Mikan* 810 689 121 MNL
1947-48 BAA Joe Fulks* 511 390 121 PHW
1946-47 BAA Joe Fulks* 695 601 94 PHW