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

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

Table
Year Lg Player FTA Tm
2024 NBA Luka Dončić 153 DAL
2023 NBA Jimmy Butler 186 MIA
2022 NBA Jayson Tatum 170 BOS
2021 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 206 MIL
2020 NBA Jimmy Butler 191 MIA
2019 NBA Kawhi Leonard 216 TOR
2018 NBA LeBron James 213 CLE
2017 NBA LeBron James 162 CLE
2016 NBA Kevin Durant 146 OKC
2015 NBA James Harden 178 HOU
2014 NBA Russell Westbrook 164 OKC
2013 NBA LeBron James 175 MIA
2012 NBA LeBron James 234 MIA
2011 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 186 DAL
2010 NBA Kobe Bryant* 183 LAL
2009 NBA Dwight Howard 228 ORL
2008 NBA Kobe Bryant* 194 LAL
2007 NBA LeBron James 196 CLE
2006 NBA Dwyane Wade* 250 MIA
2005 NBA Tim Duncan* 205 SAS
2004 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 254 LAL
2003 NBA Tim Duncan* 232 SAS
2002 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 208 LAL
2001 NBA Allen Iverson* 208 PHI
2000 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 296 LAL
1999 NBA Tim Duncan* 143 SAS
1998 NBA Michael Jordan* 223 CHI
1997 NBA Karl Malone* 200 UTA
1996 NBA Michael Jordan* 187 CHI
1995 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 261 ORL
1994 NBA Patrick Ewing* 163 NYK
1993 NBA Charles Barkley* 218 PHO
1992 NBA Karl Malone* 210 UTA
1991 NBA Magic Johnson* 178 LAL
1990 NBA Terry Porter 165 POR
1989 NBA Michael Jordan* 229 CHI
1988 NBA Adrian Dantley* 178 DET
1987 NBA Larry Bird* 193 BOS
1986 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 199 HOU
1985 NBA Kevin McHale* 150 BOS
1984 NBA Larry Bird* 190 BOS
1983 NBA Moses Malone* 120 PHI
1982 NBA Julius Erving* 165 PHI
1981 NBA Moses Malone* 208 HOU
1980 NBA Julius Erving* 136 PHI
1979 NBA Elvin Hayes* 130 WSB
1978 NBA Dennis Johnson* 159 SEA
1977 NBA Julius Erving* 134 PHI
1976 NBA Jo Jo White* 95 BOS
  ABA Julius Erving* 158 NYA
1975 NBA Elvin Hayes* 127 WSB
  ABA George McGinnis* 192 INA
1974 NBA John Havlicek* 101 BOS
  ABA George McGinnis* 129 INA
1973 NBA Jerry West* 127 LAL
  ABA Dan Issel* 156 KEN
1972 NBA Walt Frazier* 125 NYK
  ABA George McGinnis* 150 INA
1971 NBA Earl Monroe* 135 BAL
  ABA Dan Issel* 139 KEN
1970 NBA Jerry West* 212 LAL
  ABA Mack Calvin 156 LAS
1969 NBA Jerry West* 204 LAL
  ABA Warren Jabali 202 OAK
1968 NBA Jerry West* 169 LAL
  ABA Connie Hawkins* 177 PTP
1967 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 160 PHI
1966 NBA Sam Jones* 136 BOS
1965 NBA Jerry West* 154 LAL
1964 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 139 SFW
1963 NBA Oscar Robertson* 154 CIN
1962 NBA Elgin Baylor* 168 LAL
1961 NBA Bob Pettit* 144 STL
1960 NBA Bob Pettit* 142 STL
1959 NBA Elgin Baylor* 113 MNL
1958 NBA Bob Pettit* 118 STL
1957 NBA Bob Pettit* 133 STL
1956 NBA Paul Arizin* 99 PHW
1955 NBA Dolph Schayes* 106 SYR
1954 NBA Dolph Schayes* 108 SYR
1953 NBA George Mikan* 112 MNL
1952 NBA George Mikan* 138 MNL
1951 NBA Arnie Risen* 135 ROC
1950 NBA George Mikan* 170 MNL
1949 BAA George Mikan* 121 MNL
1948 BAA Joe Fulks* 121 PHW
1947 BAA Joe Fulks* 94 PHW