List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders
This article provides two lists:
- A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season free throws made.
- A progressive list of free throws made leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.[1]
Free throws made leaders[]
This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season free throws made.
- Statistics accurate as of January 30, 2022.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a] |
Rank | Player | Position(s) | Team(s) played for (years)[b] | Total free throws made |
Total free throws attempted |
Free throw percentage |
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1 | Karl Malone* | PF | Utah Jazz (1985–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004) |
9,787 | 13,188 | .742 |
2 | Moses Malone* | C | Buffalo Braves (1976) Houston Rockets (1976–1982) Philadelphia 76ers (1982–1986, 1993–1994) Washington Bullets (1986–1988) Atlanta Hawks (1988–1991) Milwaukee Bucks (1991–1993) San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995) |
8,531 | 11,090 | .769 |
3 | Kobe Bryant* | SG | Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2016) | 8,378 | 10,011 | .837 |
4 | LeBron James^ | SF | Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010, 2014–2018) Miami Heat (2010–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2018–present) |
7,743 | 10,549 | .734 |
5 | Oscar Robertson* | PG | Cincinnati Royals (1960–1970) Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974) |
7,694 | 9,185 | .838 |
6 | Michael Jordan* | SG | Chicago Bulls (1984–1993, 1995–1998) Washington Wizards (2001–2003) |
7,327 | 8,772 | .835 |
7 | Dirk Nowitzki† | PF | Dallas Mavericks (1999–2019) | 7,240 | 8,239 | .879 |
8 | Jerry West* | PG/SG | Los Angeles Lakers (1960–1974) | 7,160 | 8,801 | .814 |
9 | Paul Pierce* | SF | Boston Celtics (1999–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014) Washington Wizards (2014–2015) Los Angeles Clippers (2015–2017) |
6,918 | 8,578 | .806 |
10 | James Harden^ | SG | Oklahoma City Thunder (2009–2012) Houston Rockets (2012–2021) Brooklyn Nets (2021–present) |
6,871 | 8,000 | .859 |
11 | Adrian Dantley* | SF | Buffalo Braves (1976–1977) Indiana Pacers (1977) Los Angeles Lakers (1977–1979) Utah Jazz (1979–1986) Detroit Pistons (1986–1989) Dallas Mavericks (1989–1990) Milwaukee Bucks (1991) |
6,832 | 8,351 | .818 |
12 | Dolph Schayes* | PF | Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1949–1964) | 6,712 | 7,904 | .849 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | C | Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989) |
9,304 | .721 | ||
14 | Allen Iverson* | SG/PG | Philadelphia 76ers (1996–2006, 2009–2010) Denver Nuggets (2006–2008) Detroit Pistons (2008–2009) Memphis Grizzlies (2009) |
6,375 | 8,168 | .780 |
15 | Charles Barkley* | PF | Philadelphia 76ers (1984–1992) Phoenix Suns (1992–1996) Houston Rockets (1996–2000) |
6,349 | 8,643 | .735 |
16 | Carmelo Anthony^ | SF | Denver Nuggets (2003–2011) New York Knicks (2011–2017) Oklahoma City Thunder (2017–2018) Houston Rockets (2018–2019) Portland Trail Blazers (2019–2021) Los Angeles Lakers (2021–present) |
6,282 | 7,718 | .814 |
17 | Reggie Miller* | SG | Indiana Pacers (1987–2005) | 6,237 | 7,026 | .888 |
18 | Bob Pettit* | PF | Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965) | 6,182 | 8,119 | .761 |
19 | Kevin Durant^ | SF | Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (2007–2016) Golden State Warriors (2016–2019) Brooklyn Nets (2019–present) |
6,180 | 6,999 | .883 |
20 | Wilt Chamberlain* | C | Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1959–1965) Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1968) Los Angeles Lakers (1968–1973) |
6,057 | 11,862 | .511 |
21 | David Robinson* | C | San Antonio Spurs (1989–2003) | 6,035 | 8,201 | .736 |
22 | Dominique Wilkins* | SF | Atlanta Hawks (1982–1994) Los Angeles Clippers (1994) Boston Celtics (1994–1995) San Antonio Spurs (1996–1997) Orlando Magic (1999) |
6,031 | 7,438 | .811 |
23 | Shaquille O'Neal* | C | Orlando Magic (1992–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2004) Miami Heat (2004–2008) Phoenix Suns (2008–2009) Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2010) Boston Celtics (2010–2011) |
5,935 | 11,252 | .527 |
24 | Tim Duncan* | PF/C | San Antonio Spurs (1997–2016) | 5,896 | 8,468 | .696 |
25 | Elgin Baylor* | SF | Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1958–1971) | 5,763 | 7,391 | .780 |
26 | Dwyane Wade† | SG | Miami Heat (2003–2016, 2018–2019) Chicago Bulls (2016–2017) Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018) |
5,708 | 7,463 | .765 |
27 | Hakeem Olajuwon* | C | Houston Rockets (1984–2001) Toronto Raptors (2001–2002) |
5,423 | 7,621 | .712 |
28 | Russell Westbrook^ | PG | Oklahoma City Thunder (2008–2019) Houston Rockets (2019–2020) Washington Wizards (2020–2021) Los Angeles Lakers (2021–present) |
5,422 | 6,900 | .786 |
29 | Lenny Wilkens* | PG | St. Louis Hawks (1960–1968) Seattle SuperSonics (1968–1972) Cleveland Cavaliers (1972–1974) Portland Trail Blazers (1974–1975) |
5,394 | 6,973 | .774 |
30 | Patrick Ewing* | C | New York Knicks (1985–2000) Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2001) Orlando Magic (2001–2002) |
5,392 | 7,289 | .740 |
31 | John Havlicek* | SF | Boston Celtics (1962–1978) | 5,369 | 6,589 | .815 |
32 | Elvin Hayes* | PF | San Diego/Houston Rockets (1968–1972) Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1972–1981) Houston Rockets (1981–1984) |
5,356 | 7,999 | .670 |
33 | Dwight Howard^ | C | Orlando Magic (2004–2012) Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013, 2019–2020, 2021–present) Houston Rockets (2013–2016) Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017) Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018) Washington Wizards (2018–2019) Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2021) |
5,312 | 9,385 | .566 |
34 | Walt Bellamy* | C | Chicago Packers/Zephyrs//Baltimore Bullets (1961–1965) New York Knicks (1965–1968) Detroit Pistons (1968–1970) Atlanta Hawks (1970–1974) New Orleans Jazz (1974) |
5,113 | 8,088 | .632 |
35 | Chet Walker* | SF | Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1962–1969) Chicago Bulls (1969–1975) |
5,079 | 6,384 | .796 |
36 | Tom Chambers | PF | San Diego Clippers (1981–1983) Seattle SuperSonics (1983–1988) Phoenix Suns (1988–1993) Utah Jazz (1993–1995) Charlotte Hornets (1997) Philadelphia 76ers (1997) |
5,066 | 6,274 | .807 |
37 | Paul Arizin* | SF | Philadelphia Warriors (1950–1962) | 5,010 | 6,189 | .810 |
38 | DeMar DeRozan^ | SG | Toronto Raptors (2009–2018) San Antonio Spurs (2018–2021) Chicago Bulls (2021–present}}) |
4,972 | 5,957 | .835 |
39 | Magic Johnson* | PG | Los Angeles Lakers (1979–1991, 1996) | 4,960 | 5,850 | .848 |
40 | Kevin Garnett* | PF | Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007, 2015–2016) Boston Celtics (2007–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015) |
4,887 | 6,190 | .789 |
41 | Vince Carter† | SG/SF | Toronto Raptors (1999–2004) New Jersey Nets (2004–2009) Orlando Magic (2009–2010) Phoenix Suns (2010–2011) Dallas Mavericks (2011–2014) Memphis Grizzlies (2014–2017) Sacramento Kings (2017–2018) Atlanta Hawks (2018–2020) |
4,852 | 6,082 | .798 |
42 | John Stockton* | PG | Utah Jazz (1984–2003) | 4,788 | 5,796 | .826 |
43 | Pau Gasol† | C/PF | Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2008) Los Angeles Lakers (2008–2014) Chicago Bulls (2014–2016) San Antonio Spurs (2016–2019) Milwaukee Bucks (2019) |
4,755 | 6,311 | .753 |
44 | Bailey Howell* | SF | Detroit Pistons (1959–1964) Baltimore Bullets (1964–1966) Boston Celtics (1966–1970) Philadelphia 76ers (1970–1971) |
4,740 | 6,224 | .762 |
45 | World B. Free | PG | Philadelphia 76ers (1975–1978, 1987) San Diego Clippers (1978–1980) Golden State Warriors (1980–1982) Cleveland Cavaliers (1982–1986) Houston Rockets (1987–1988) |
4,718 | 6,264 | .753 |
46 | Clyde Drexler* | SG | Portland Trail Blazers (1983–1995) Houston Rockets (1995–1998) |
4,698 | 5,962 | .788 |
47 | Nate Archibald* | PG | Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City(-Omaha) Kings (1970–1976) New York Nets (1976–1977) Boston Celtics (1978–1983) Milwaukee Bucks (1983–1984) |
4,664 | 5,760 | .810 |
48 | Reggie Theus | SG | Chicago Bulls (1978–1984) Kansas City/Sacramento Kings (1984–1988) Atlanta Hawks (1988–1989) Orlando Magic (1989–1990) New Jersey Nets (1990–1991) |
4,663 | 5,644 | .826 |
49 | Jerry Stackhouse | SG | Philadelphia 76ers (1995–1997) Detroit Pistons (1997–2002) Washington Wizards (2002–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2004–2009) Milwaukee Bucks (2010) Miami Heat (2010) Atlanta Hawks (2011–2012) Brooklyn Nets (2012–2013) |
4,649 | 5,659 | .822 |
50 | Bob Cousy* | PG | Boston Celtics (1950–1963) Cincinnati Royals (1970) |
4,624 | 5,756 | .803 |
Progressive list of free throw scoring leaders[]
This is a progressive list of free throw scoring leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.
- Statistics accurate as of January 30, 2022.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a] |
BOS | Boston Celtics | HOU | Houston Rockets | NOJ | New Orleans Jazz | SAC | Sacramento Kings |
BUF | Buffalo Braves | IND | Indiana Pacers | NOP | New Orleans Pelicans | SDC | San Diego Clippers |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | KCO | Kansas City–Omaha Kings | OKC | Oklahoma City Thunder | SFW | San Francisco Warriors |
CIN | Cincinnati Royals | LAC | Los Angeles Clippers | PHI | Philadelphia 76ers | STL | St. Louis Hawks |
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | PHO | Phoenix Suns | SYR | Syracuse Nationals |
DAL | Dallas Mavericks | MIA | Miami Heat | PHW | Philadelphia Warriors | TOR | Toronto Raptors |
DEN | Denver Nuggets | MIL | Milwaukee Bucks | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | UTA | Utah Jazz |
DET | Detroit Pistons | MNL | Minneapolis Lakers | SAS | San Antonio Spurs | WSB | Washington Bullets |
Season | Year-by-Year | FT | Active Player | FT | Career Record | FT | Single Season Record | FT | Season |
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1946–47 | Joe Fulks*PHW | 439 | Joe Fulks*PHW | 439 | Joe Fulks*PHW | 439 | Joe Fulks*PHW | 439 | 1946–47 |
1947–48 | 297 | 736 | 736 | 1947–48 | |||||
1948–49 | George Mikan*MNL | 532 | 1,238 | 1,238 | George Mikan*MNL | 532 | 1948–49 | ||
1949–50 | 567 | 1,531 | 1,531 | 567 | 1949–50 | ||||
1950–51 | 576 | 1,909 | 1,909 | 576 | 1950–51 | ||||
1951–52 | Paul Arizin*PHW | 578 | 2,159 | 2,159 | Paul Arizin*PHW | 578 | 1951–52 | ||
1952–53 | Neil Johnston*PHW | 556 | George Mikan*MNL | 2,550 | George Mikan*MNL | 2,550 | 1952–53 | ||
1953–54 | 577 | 2,974 | 2,974 | 1953–54 | |||||
1954–55 | 589 | Ed Macauley*BOS | 2,703 | Neil Johnston*PHW | 589 | 1954–55 | |||
1955–56 | Bob Pettit*STL | 557 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 3,206 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 3,206 | 1955–56 | ||
1956–57 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 625 | 3,831 | 3,831 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 625 | 1956–57 | ||
1957–58 | George Yardley*DET | 655 | 4,460 | 4,460 | George Yardley*DET | 655 | 1957–58 | ||
1958–59 | Bob Pettit*STL | 667 | 4,986 | 4,986 | Bob Pettit*STL | 667 | 1958–59 | ||
1959–60 | Jack Twyman*CIN | 598 | 5,519 | 5,519 | 1959–60 | ||||
1960–61 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 680 | 6,199 | 6,199 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 680 | 1960–61 | ||
1961–62 | Wilt Chamberlain*PHW | 835 | 6,485 | 6,485 | Wilt Chamberlain*PHW | 835 | 1961–62 | ||
1962–63 | Bob Pettit*STL | 685 | 6,666 | 6,666 | 1962–63 | ||||
1963–64 | Oscar Robertson*CIN | 800 | 6,712 | 6,712 | 1963–64 | ||||
1964–65 | 665 | Bob Pettit*STL | 6,182 | 1964–65 | |||||
1965–66 | Jerry West*LAL | 840 | Oscar Robertson* CIN 1965–70 MIL 1970–74 |
4,174 | Jerry West*LAL | 840 | 1965–66 | ||
1966–67 | Rick Barry*SFW | 753 | 4,910 | 1966–67 | |||||
1967–68 | Oscar Robertson*CIN | 576 | 5,486 | 1967–68 | |||||
1968–69 | 643 | 6,129 | 1968–69 | ||||||
1969–70 | Jerry West*LAL | 647 | 6,583 | 1969–70 | |||||
1970–71 | Dave Bing*DET | 615 | 6,968 | Oscar Robertson*MIL | 6,968 | 1970–71 | |||
1971–72 | Nate Archibald*CIN KCO 1972–73 |
677 | 7,244 | 7,244 | 1971–72 | ||||
1972–73 | 663 | 7,482 | 7,482 | 1972–73 | |||||
1973–74 | Gail Goodrich*LAL | 508 | 7,694 | 7,694 | 1973–74 | ||||
1974–75 | Nate Archibald*KCO | 652 | Lenny Wilkens*POR | 5,394 | 1974–75 | ||||
1975–76 | Bob McAdoo*BUF | 559 | John Havlicek*BOS | 4,904 | 1975–76 | ||||
1976–77 | Pete Maravich*NOJ | 501 | 5,139 | 1976–77 | |||||
1977–78 | Adrian Dantley*LAL | 541 | 5,369 | 1977–78 | |||||
1978–79 | World B. FreeSDC | 654 | Gail Goodrich*NOJ | 4,319 | 1978–79 | ||||
1979–80 | 572 | Elvin Hayes* WSB 1979–81 HOU 1981–83 |
4,523 | 1979–80 | |||||
1980–81 | Adrian Dantley*UTA | 632 | 4,794 | 1980–81 | |||||
1981–82 | 648 | 5,074 | 1981–82 | ||||||
1982–83 | Moses Malone*PHI | 600 | 5,270 | 1982–83 | |||||
1983–84 | Adrian Dantley*UTA | 813 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL | 5,515 | 1983–84 | ||||
1984–85 | Moses Malone*PHI | 737 | 5,804 | 1984–85 | |||||
1985–86 | Adrian Dantley*UTA | 630 | 6,140 | 1985–86 | |||||
1986–87 | Michael Jordan*CHI | 833 | 6,385 | 1986–87 | |||||
1987–88 | 723 | Moses Malone* WSB 1987–88 ATL 1988–91 MIL 1991–93 PHI 1993–94 SAS 1994–95 |
6,636 | 1987–88 | |||||
1988–89 | Karl Malone*UTA | 703 | 7,197 | 1988–89 | |||||
1989–90 | 696 | 7,690 | 1989–90 | ||||||
1990–91 | 684 | 7,999 | Moses Malone* ATL 1990–91 MIL 1991–93 PHI 1993–94 SAS 1994–95 |
7,999 | 1990–91 | ||||
1991–92 | 673 | 8,395 | 8,395 | 1991–92 | |||||
1992–93 | 619 | 8,419 | 8,419 | 1992–93 | |||||
1993–94 | David Robinson*SAS | 693 | 8,509 | 8,509 | 1993–94 | ||||
1994–95 | 656 | 8,531 | 8,531 | 1994–95 | |||||
1995–96 | 626 | Karl Malone* UTA 1995–2003 LAL 2003–04 |
5,984 | 1995–96 | |||||
1996–97 | Karl Malone*UTA | 521 | 6,505 | 1996–97 | |||||
1997–98 | 628 | 7,133 | 1997–98 | ||||||
1998–99 | 378 | 7,511 | 1998–99 | ||||||
1999–00 | Jerry StackhouseDET | 618 | 8,100 | 1999–00 | |||||
2000–01 | 666 | 8,636 | Karl Malone* UTA 2000–2003 LAL 2003–04 |
8,636 | 2000–01 | ||||
2001–02 | Tim Duncan*SAS | 560 | 9,145 | 9,145 | 2001–02 | ||||
2002–03 | Paul Pierce*BOS | 604 | 9,619 | 9,619 | 2002–03 | ||||
2003–04 | Corey MaggetteLAC | 526 | 9,787 | 9,787 | 2003–04 | ||||
2004–05 | Allen Iverson*PHI | 656 | Reggie Miller*IND | 6,237 | 2004–05 | ||||
2005–06 | Kobe Bryant*LAL | 696 | Shaquille O'Neal*MIA | 5,147 | 2005–06 | ||||
2006–07 | 667 | Allen Iverson* PHI 2006 DEN 2006–08 DET 2008–09 |
5,355 | 2006–07 | |||||
2007–08 | Allen Iverson*DEN | 645 | 6,000 | 2007–08 | |||||
2008–09 | LeBron James^CLE | 594 | 6,271 | 2008–09 | |||||
2009–10 | Kevin Durant^OKC | 756 | Kobe Bryant*LAL | 6,543 | 2009–10 | ||||
2010–11 | Kevin Durant^OKC Kevin MartinHOU |
594 | 7,026 | 2010–11 | |||||
2011–12 | Kevin Durant^OKC | 431 | 7,407 | 2011–12 | |||||
2012–13 | 679 | 7,932 | 2012–13 | ||||||
2013–14 | 703 | 7,950 | 2013–14 | ||||||
2014–15 | James Harden^HOU | 715 | 8,146 | 2014–15 | |||||
2015–16 | 720 | 8,378 | 2015–16 | ||||||
2016–17 | 746 | Dirk Nowitzki†DAL | 7,104 | 2016–17 | |||||
2017–18 | 624 | 7,201 | 2017–18 | ||||||
2018–19 | 754 | 7,240 | 2018–19 | ||||||
2019–20 | 692 | LeBron JamesLAL | 7,404 | 2019–20 | |||||
2020–21 | Trae Young^ATL | 484 | 7,582 | 2020–21 | |||||
2021–22 | Joel Embiid^PHI | 343 | 7,743 | 2021–22 | |||||
Season | Year-by-Year | FT | Active Player | FT | Career Record | FT | Single Season Record | FT | Season |
See also[]
- Basketball portal
Notes[]
- ^ a b A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ^ American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
References[]
- ^ "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Free Throws". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
External links[]
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